Community Nest
"Relationships are the agents of change." Dr. Bruce Perry
End of the 1st Semester
Our Gray Hawk Mission Statement
OUR GRAY HAWK FAMILY works together to help students feel safe, loved, and inspired so they can be empowered learners and engaged citizens.
Thank you to OUR GRAY HAWK COMMUNITY!
Celebrate Mrs. Billings Day on December 15
Featured Literature
Charles Schulz is recognized as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time. At this time of year we all can take time to appreciate the genius of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the entire group.
He grew up reading the Sunday morning “funnies” with his father and decided all he wanted to do was “draw funny pictures”. He was in the Army during World War II from 1943-1945 and when he returned he continued to pursue his cartooning career. The first peanuts strip appeared in 1950 in 7 newspapers around the country. He was 27 years old. When Charles Schulz passed away in 2000 his comic strip was syndicated in 2,600 papers worldwide and his books have been translated in 25 different languages.
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, celebrate Christmas with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this gorgeous deluxe storybook retelling of the beloved Christmas special!
Christmas is almost here, which means ice-skating, Christmas carols, and sparkly lights everywhere—even on Snoopy’s doghouse! Everyone is enjoying the holiday celebrations except Charlie Brown. Can the Peanuts gang help Charlie Brown discover the true meaning of Christmas?
Happiness is a Warm Puppy
Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown!
Snoopy to the Rescue
PROMOTING DIVERSITY
Monday: I was born on a farm in New York around 1797. My real name was Isabella Baumfree and I was a slave.
Tuesday: I was the first black woman to ever bring a lawsuit against a white man and win.
Wednesday: In the 1840’s I began working to end slavery. This was called abolitionism. And in 1850 I published a book all about my life called The Narrative of (my name). I also spoke up for Women’s Rights!
Thursday: In 1861, I visited Washington D.C. and met with President Abraham Lincoln to talk to him about what my life was like as a slave.
Friday: I died on November 26, 1883 in Battle Creek Michigan. Interestingly, NASA named one of the Mars rovers after me. They called it Sojourner.
Celebrating Sojourner Truth
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