Hansen Weekly Update
September 1, 2022
Hi Hansen Students, Parents, and Families!
We have had an awesome first two days of school with students, and are so excited to welcome our Kindergarten friends on Tuesday! While there have been some transportation pieces that we are working through, students have arrived and departed these first two days with smiles, positive energy, and great enthusiasm.
Thank you to all of our Hansen families for your patience and support during our opening days, and we are truly off to a terrific start.
Please enjoy some of this week's highlights below...
Creating a Culture of Equity, Achievement, Inspiration, and Joy!
Welcome to our Kindergarten Students!
For our Kindergarten families, we will take great care of your children, and will have several adults present at morning drop-off to welcome them and assist them in coming in and knowing where to find their classrooms. While difficult, we do ask that parents/guardians not enter the building with their student, unless something has been pre-arranged with our staff. We look forward to getting to know all of our new friends!
Demographics Form and Handbook Sign-Off - Important!
We ask that you complete this task by Friday, September 9. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you!
REMINDER: School Hours
Class will begin at 9:10 a.m., and students arriving after this time will need to enter through the Main Entrance and will be signed in as tardy. Our dismissal time is 3:25 p.m. Those that will be picking their students up at the end of the day should arrive at our walker's pick-up location a few minutes prior to dismissal. Drop-off and pick-up locations and procedures will be shared below.
REMINDER: Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures and Locations
During afternoon dismissal, those picking up their students should park their cars in a marked spot close to Pecunit St. or in the small lot off of Pecunit St. near the baseball field. If there are no spaces, we kindly ask that you please park on the side of the Galvin Middle School driveway or in their parking lot (located right next door to the Hansen). Please do not park in unmarked places along any part of the Hansen driveway or on Pecunit St., as buses will be arriving and exiting and we want to avoid families crossing in front of them.
Our walker's pick up is located at the double doors on the back side of the front blacktop (facing the Galvin Middle School). Students will be released to approved adults only, and we appreciate your understanding!
First CAPT Meeting on September 13 - All Are Welcome!
The first Hansen CAPT (Canton Association of Parents and Teachers) meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hansen Library. The CAPT is a wonderful organization of parents/guardians and staff that work together to provide programming, funding, and resources for our students and staff at the Hansen School.
Please consider coming to the first meeting of the year, and we look forward to seeing you!
Open House Updates
As a reminder, our Open House for Grades 2 - 5 will be on Wednesday, September 14 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Students and families will again have an opportunity to meet with teachers, see classrooms, and connect. We are encouraging those with last names beginning with A - L to visit during the 6:00 - 6:45 window, while those with last names beginning with M - Z to visit during the 6:45 - 7:30 window. If you have more than one classroom to visit, please visit during either/both window.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing all of our grade 2- 5 families on September 14!
What's Coming Up?
- Friday, September 2 - No School (Labor Day)
- Monday, September 5 - No School (Labor Day)
- Tuesday, September 6 - First day of school (Kindergarten)
- Tuesday, September 13 - CAPT Meeting (7:00 p.m. in Hansen Library)
- Wednesday, September 14 - Grades 2 - 5 Open House (6:00 - 7:30 p.m.)
- Friday, September 23 - Early Release (Dismissal at 12:20) - Staff PD in afternoon
- Monday, September 26 - No School (Rosh Hashanah)
Contact Us
Lt. Peter M. Hansen Elementary School
Email: brauningerd@cantonma.org
Website: cantonma.org/hansen/index
Location: 25 Pecunit Street, Canton, MA, USA
Phone: 781-821-5085
Twitter: @CoachTeamHansen