Hawkins Elementary

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Registration is now open for NEW and RETURNING students.
For New Students, click the New Enrollment button at the top right of the website. This will prompt you to set up an account.
For Returning Students, click the Returning Student button at the top right of the website.
https://www.hawkinsisd.org/

Second and final field trip for this summer’s Summer Safari - the Perot Museum! The students had lots of fun exploring! A big thanks to Perot Museum for the Title 1 School Grant that allowed us to attend at no cost to us!

Our first Summer Safari field trip was a hit! Thanks to the Caldwell Zoo for graciously hosting our group and showing our students an amazing time!

Summer Safari students in the coding club are learning to code Sphero Robots and VEX 123 robots. They are having so much fun and picking up computer skills so fast! Thanks to the Education Foundation for supplying a grant to buy the Sphero Robots and to UT Austin for the VEX 123 robots!

Summer Safari HES students are using their math skills to measure pieces of balsa wood and cut and build models of the Alamo.

HES received a grant from UT Austin to teach physical computing. Summer Safari students as young as 2nd grade programmed a microcontroller to take a light level reading. The light level would show on a scale from 0 (dark) to 255 (bright) and show a bar graph, and a number representation. We had so much fun trying out our light level machines in different places around the school!

Our 3rd Annual Summer Safari has kicked off and our students are already engaged in all the learning opportunities! Here are some pictures of our cooking club, gardening, and beginning-stage Alamo projects!

Power has been restored, Summer Safari will run as normal!

Power is out and we aren’t sure for how long. If you have a student on campus we ask that you try to pick up your kiddos. Buses will run but not until it is deemed safe - time TBD. Therefore, if you can please make arrangements to get your student. We will keep everyone posted via here and Remind as to the status of the campus and power. If you need to call please call 903-769-0520 - that is Mrs. Bell’s direct work number. You can call but sometimes the connection is rough - you can also text that number!

If any elementary student goes to the Allen Memorial Public Library and checks out a book once a week for a minimum of five weeks, student will receive two book coins for the book vending machine. There will be a sign in sheet at the library. Starting in July, if students sign up and complete the Summer Reading Program through the public library, they will also receive two coins for the book vending machine and will also be entered into a drawing for a Nintendo Switch! We will post more info on the Summer Reading Program at a later date.
https://www.hawkinslibrary.org/

Parents/Guardians, we have finished up another amazing school year. Our students have made some amazing gains, especially in their reading ability. It is important that we keep the momentum going! We will be posting information about our summer reading program with the Hawkins Public Library in the next few days.

Our End of Year Awards are complete! Thank you to all for helping us celebrate our students and their accomplishments! Enjoy the summer and see you in August!

We had one man standing - our final and ONLY perfect attendance winner for the year - Mr. Christopher Gutierrez - and this is not his first year either - he has accomplished this multiple years! He had a choice of prize and went with the Nintendo Switch! Congratulations Christopher!

🎉Exciting Day at our Elementary Career Day! 🎉

Thursday, 5/16, our students explored a world of possibilities as they learned about various professions from inspiring community members. From nurses to firefighters, and pilots to chemists, the future looks bright for these curious minds! 🌟

A huge thank you to all our amazing guest speakers for sharing their passion and knowledge and to Mrs. Whitehead and all her helpers for organizing this fun event for HES!

🎓✨ Congratulations to Our 2024 Kindergarten Graduates! ✨🎓

We are so proud to celebrate the incredible journey of our little stars who have completed their kindergarten adventure! 🌟 From learning the ABCs to making lifelong friends, you’ve shown us the true meaning of growth and joy.

📚✏️ **Highlights of Our Year:**
- Mastering letters, numbers, and new words
- Creating beautiful arts and crafts
- Participating in fun-filled field trips
- Learning the importance of kindness and sharing
- Celebrating special events and milestones together

To our amazing teachers and staff, thank you for your dedication, love, and support in nurturing these young minds. Your hard work and passion have made this year unforgettable.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 **To Our Parents:**
Thank you for being our partners in education, for your encouragement, and for your involvement every step of the way. Your support means the world to us.

🌟 **To Our Graduates:**
You are brave, smart, and full of potential. As you step into the next chapter of your education, remember to always stay curious, be kind, and reach for the stars. The future is yours to create, and we can't wait to see all the wonderful things you'll achieve!

Here’s to the Class of 2024! 🎉 Let's celebrate these little graduates and their big dreams! 🎈

Today we celebrated our HISD Seniors with the Senior Walk through campus and they took in hand the next generation of students from our current Kindergarten graduates!

No school on Friday, May 17, 2024. This is an in-service day for teachers and staff.

Due to anticipated inclement weather, we will only have one car rider pickup line.

Kindergarten Graduation is Thursday (May 16) at 6:00 p.m. in the HISD Auditorium. Enter from CR 3300 or the Main Entrance and park in the parking lot between the Elementary School and the Auditorium. Doors will open at 5:30. Students need to arrive between 5:30 and 5:45 to allow time for dressing in their graduation gowns and lining up.

We met our attendance goal last week! We will have hat day on Thursday, May 16th!

Mrs. Harrison’s class sent some letters to the Dallas Stars at the beginning of this semester and they just received an incredible response from the team!

Congrats to Jessie Barlow for being named our 5th Grade Student of the Month for May!

Congrats to Anna Boudreau for being named the Hawkins Elementary PARA of the Month!

Congrats to Laura Cranford for being named the Hawkins Elementary Teacher of the Month for May!

If you plan on coming to Field Day tomorrow, you must check in at the office and get a badge. Please bring your driver's license.

Today is also Nurse’s Day! Our nurses take great care of our students on the regular - from minor bumps and bruises to stomach aches to high need situations- these ladies are there for it all! Please join us in celebrating and thanking the incredible Nurse Nat and Nurse Jacinda for their incredible care and dedication to our students!

Today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day and we want to give recognition where it is due for our amazing paras who keep our school running! We couldn’t do it without them and we consider ourselves lucky to have these incredible people working with us every day! Please join us in thanking and recognizing these amazing individuals:

💙Jade Weaver
💙Anna Boudreau
💙Sharon Edgar
💙Kem Black
💙Melody Crawley
💙Marilyn Salinas
💙Janet Perkins
💙Theo Davis
💙Randi Smith
💙Allie Shelton