Husky Highlights for Families
March Family News-- Updated March 12, 2021
Hawthorn Elementary School
School Hours: 9:03-3:53
Office Hours: 8:00-5:00
School Phone: 816-359-4390
Principal: Brooke Renton
Assistant Principal: Courtney Bishop
Counselor: Bianca Mayfield-Miller
Front Office Information
Angie Linard: Attendance Administrative Assistant/ Registrar
Barbara Ballou: Administrative Assistant
Phone: 359-4390
Email: hawthornadministrativeassistants@parkhill.k12.mo.us
If you need to make transportation changes please contact the office prior to 3:00. This will help ensure that dismissal goes smoothly and minimize the chance of a possible miscommunication.
Mark Your Calendars!
March 5th-14th: PTA Family Event-- Eileen's Cookies (details below)
March 15th: 6:30 pm PTA Meeting-- Election of Treasurer
March 18th: Distance Learning Day for ALL Students-Staff Vaccinations
March 26th: No School for Students-- Teacher Work Day
March 29th-April 2nd: No School-- SPRING BREAK
March 18th-- Distance Learning Day For ALL Students
Missouri gives us special clearance to offer distance learning for pandemic-related issues, including staff vaccinations. The state calls these AMI-x days, and by offering distance learning we do not have to add extra days to the end of the school year. Please note the details below for our upcoming AMI Day next week:
- All of our students, both in-person and Park Hill Online, will have distance learning from 9 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., with a break from noon to 1 p.m.
- Classroom teachers should host at least 1 Zoom meeting and be available for questions regarding instruction. Since most classroom teachers will be participating in the vaccination event, their daily schedule will need to be adjusted to accommodate their appointment time.
- Classroom teachers will communicate their schedule to you by Wednesday, March 17th, so that you will know what to expect.
- Our distance learning day on March 18th will resemble our earlier AMI Snow Days.
Spring Break Bulk Frozen Meal Order Opportunity
Special Spring Break Bulk Frozen Meal Order Opportunity for all Park Hill Families on March 24th.
All district and area parents will have the opportunity to order bulk frozen meals that will provide 10 days of breakfast and lunch over Spring Break. This special option is available for all students - in person, hybrid, and online - as well as non-school age and area children.
Please order based on the number of children/students in your household (0-18) at https://forms.gle/yq8DBeKQKsjnRxum7
Orders must be placed by 7:30 am on Tuesday, March 23.
Meal pick up is March 24th from 10:00 am – 5:30 pm at Park Hill Support Services Center, 9501 N Seymour, Kansas City, MO 64153.
Questions? 816-359-4090
FREE Eye Exams & Glasses
Park Hill STAR Nominees
Mrs. Knoll, ELD and Reading Improvement Teacher
Mrs. Meinke, Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Pickett, 1st Grade Online Teacher
Hawthorn Math-a-Thon
Countdown To Kindergarten
Children who turn five on or before July 31 are eligible for kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have a child who will start kindergarten in Park Hill this August, check out the list below of upcoming events. If you have a neighbor with an incoming kindergarten student, please share this information.
- Beginning April 5, you can enroll your child.
- After you enroll, mark your calendar for the Kindergarten Kickoff event on May 6.
- Remember, the first day of school is August 23.
- Please check out our district website for more details.
Join Us At Sophie's Run
Sophie’s Run will happen this year! This will be the 11th year for this event and Hawthorn has a team!! We hope you will consider joining us. The race will be on May 8th at Lake Waukomis or you may choose to participate virtually!
Here is the link to Register for the race. This year’s shirt is a beautiful purple, register to get one!
Here’s a little background information on Sophie’s Run:
The Edwards family and the board of directors put on this run each year in memory of their daughter, Sophie Edwards. Sophie needed a communication device because she could only communicate through her eyes. The family finally found an eye-gaze computer that Sophie could operate, but it took months to locate the sources to fund the $17,000 device. The device arrived in the mail just after Sophie's funeral.
The goal of Sophie’s Run is to never see a child wait to communicate. The event funds devices for our assistive technology library and individual students. Since communication doesn't stop when children leave school, the Edwards family hopes to assist families who want a device to create seamless communication from home to school and back again.
The Park Hill community is lucky to have such an organization willing to contribute to changing lives in the district. The support for this run and what it provides is crucial to giving every student a voice. Over the last 10 years, the need for assistive technology among our student population has skyrocketed. With your ongoing support, hundreds of devices have been made available to students who otherwise would not have been able to afford them. Please consider joining us for a day of fun and putting together a team.
Over 100 students have benefited from Sophie’s Run and this isn’t possible with your generous participation and donations. Thank you for your support!!
ONLINE SPRING BOOK FAIR!!
Shop our Virtual Online Spring Book Fair
Monday, March 8th-Sunday, March 21st
- All Orders Ship Home~ FREE Shipping on Book Only Orders over $25
- All purchases benefit our School Library
- Visit our Book Fair Homepage to start shopping!
Thank You for supporting the
Hawthorn Library!
Summer School-- Planning is Underway
With cold winter weather upon us, there's no time like the present to start thinking about summer plans! Hawthorn students will join students at Prairie Point for Summer School. At this time, Summer School will be completely in-person.
- Dates: June 7- July 2
- Monday-Friday
- 8:40am-3:40pm
- Hawthorn students will attend at PRAIRIE POINT
- Enrollment via Infinite Campus, April 5-May 7
Celebrating Student MVP's
Did You Know?
PTA Special Election Meeting- Monday, March 15th
While there is no regular PTA meeting in March, according to our bylaws, PTA board elections must take place in March. For that reason, we are hosting a special meeting on Monday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. to elect a new Treasurer. This will be a brief, but important meeting. Please join us at: Join Zoom Meeting, Meeting ID: 990 8607 3373, Passcode: 850562.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the February 22 PTA meeting. If you were not able to join, please find the minutes here.
PTA FAMILY NIGHT-- EILEEN'S COOKIES
Please join Hawthorn PTA and enjoy a St. Patrick’s Day activity from the comfort of your own home. Order cookie sets #1 or #2 (pictured below) via this link between Friday, March 5th and Sunday, March 14th. Pick-up your cookie kits from Eileen’s Cookies (6202 NW Barry Rd., in Boardwalk Square) on Tuesday, March 16th or Wednesday, March 17th and decorate with family or friends from the comfort of your own home! 15% of each purchase will be donated back to the school to support in-person and virtual students and staff in 2021! Thank you for your support and may the Luck ‘O the Irish be with your family!
PTA SPIRIT SHOP PROMOTIONS
Visit the Hawthorn PTA online Spirit Store for all your Husky merchandise needs! Click here to shop: https://www.hawthornschoolspiritwear.com/
Visit Hawthorn PTA’s flash sale at https://my.cheddarup.com/c/hawthorn-spirit-wear-flash-sale for special pricing on limited quantities of previous years' spirit wear items.
Health Room Reminders
Our nurses have provided the reminders below about the procedure for receiving and administering medications during school hours. The district has these guidelines to ensure we are receiving, storing, documenting, and administering medications in a safe, consistent, and professional manner.
- Medications need to be brought in by the parent/guardian, not sent with student. This includes cough drops.
- A Medication Authorization form must be signed by the parent/guardian before nurses are allowed to administer the medication. This form is provided as an attachment below.
- Medication must be in an appropriately labeled container. Do not send loose medication in a plastic baggie.
- Medication must not be expired.
- Prescription medications labels must be current and include the student’s name and instructions for administration including dosage.
- Over the counter medications must be appropriate for the student. For example, please only send Children’s Tylenol or Children’s Ibuprofen.
- If your student needs to bring an albuterol inhaler, please also bring in your student’s Asthma Action Plan provided by your physician.
Antigen Testing for Students
On January 4, the Park Hill School District started offering antigen testing to students who have COVID-19 symptoms.
If your child is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and you want to have them tested, here are the guidelines:
1. Your child must be a student in Park Hill School District.
2. Your child must have symptoms for 48 hours.
3. Call the school health room, at (816) 359-4394. After going over symptoms, you will be referred to the Antigen Testing Center (816) 359-5326, if it is determined your child should be tested.
4. Click and print this consent form: Consent Form
Please contact the Hawthorn Health Room if your child has had an exposure or symptoms of COVID, or if you have any health or wellness concerns at any time.
COVID-19 Communication & Information
We are taking every precaution we can to try to keep our students and our staff safe during this COVID-19 pandemic.
We appreciate all you are doing to help us in our efforts to protect our Park Hill community.
This plan is likely to change as more information becomes available and as we continue to follow the latest guidance of public health officials. We will notify you when we update our plans.
Please remember that Park Hill sends weekly communication about COVID-19 cases. This information can also be found HERE. We will always notify parents if children were in direct contact at school with someone who tested positive or if there is a positive case at Hawthorn.
Current Mask Guidelines At Hawthorn
In Park Hill, students and staff members must wear masks anytime they are in the same room as someone else, including PE and recess.
When picking out masks for yourself and your child, the CDC recommends that you choose masks that have two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric, wear masks that completely cover your nose and mouth, and wear masks that fit snug against the sides of your face. If you choose to wear reusable masks, be sure to regularly wash them.
Tutoring Resource for Park Hill Families
We are announcing a new partnership between Park Hill School District and the Mid-Continent Public Library. This partnership provides all Park Hill parents and students with live access to online tutoring and homework help through the Mid-Continent Public Library website.
Janis Yokely, Library Media Center coordinator, has put together resources for accessing these tutoring supports:
- Important information for you to know: Login access to this resource requires the parent/student to enter the student’s Park Hill S number. Written directions for logging in are attached.
- A video explaining how to navigate the website is located here.
- This resource is also located at Park Hill’s Parent University website located here.
ONLINE Families~ Support Resources Available
Support for Park Hill Online
For our Park Hill Online students and their families, we have developed some resources to help with navigating the online experience, including all the online learning tools.
- Check out the Parent University webpages our educators put together, with tips and resources for families. Using the feedback we hear, we will regularly add new information to support families as they help their students connect to technology, guide social-emotional learning, and navigate online learning.
- Also, feel free to call for Park Hill Online support at 816-359-4044 during office hours. You will be able to get answers about our learning platforms, online assessments, and finding resources when you need them.
Follow Hawthorn PTA On Social Media
Stay connected with what's happening with Hawthorn Elementary PTA in these channels:
Website: https://hawthorn.parkhill.k12.mo.us/parent_resources/p_t_a
Email: hawthornPTA@gmail.com
Facebook: Hawthorn Elementary PTA
Instagram: @hawthorn_pta
PTA Calendar of Events
September 21-- PTA Family Night at Culver’s
September 28-- PTA Meeting
October 7-- PTA Family Night at Papa John's
October 26-- PTA Meeting
October 27-- PTA Family Day at Jason's Deli, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
November 6-15-- PTA Family Activity with AR Workshop (Choose your project)
November 17-18-- PTA Family Activity with AR Workshop (Project Pick-Up)
Nov. 19-- PTA Family Activity with AR Workshop (Live Project Tutorial, Recording Available)
November 30-- PTA Meeting
December 7-- PTA Family Day at Papa Murphy’s
January 25-- PTA Meeting
February 22-- PTA Meeting
April 26-- PTA Meeting
Resources From Our School Social Worker
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA: This website provides resources and support and works to support mental health for all. Whether you need information to read, a webinar in order to learn more, or other forms of support, this resource is valuable.
COVID-19 and Mental Health Infographic: Click on the download below to get more information. While we are familiar with viruses like the common cold and the flu, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is new and presents a situation that none of us could have imagined a few short months ago. The fact that it is extremely contagious has resulted in business closures, social distancing, and quarantine measures which have disrupted our daily lives. It is more important now than ever to pay attention to mental health during this time of isolation and uncertainty.
Park Hill Clothing Center: We have a wonderful resource close to "home". The PTA of the Park Hill School District runs a clothing center that provides free, gently used clothing and new socks and underwear to district students. The PTA Clothing Center serves all Park Hill School District students from kindergarten through 12th grade, and the PTA asks you to bring some proof that you are enrolled in a Park Hill school. This could be a student ID, bus pass, dated letter from a principal or social worker, class schedule or enrollment form. If you are interested in visiting the clothing center to shop for your child, use the link to sign up: SHOP AT CLOTHING CENTER
Confidential Resource Checklist: If you are in need of additional resources, please use this link: Hawthorn Confidential Resource Request to let us know how we can help.
Cafeteria Information
Meals are free for all children, ages 18 and under, through the end of this school year.
While meals are FREE, if your child needs an individual milk to go with a lunch brought from home, our cafeteria has to charge $.60 for the drink.
We have two meal pickup options available for students who are learning from home. For both options, you must pre-order before picking up your food.
Click HERE for more detailed information about how to pre-order if your students are learning online, where the pick-up locations are, etc.
Stay Connected
Communication is very important to your child’s success at school and we want to keep you informed of what is going on at Hawthorn. Please remember communication is a two-way process and you are encouraged to get in touch with your child’s teacher or Mrs. Renton and Mrs. Bishop as needed. We will use electronic communication frequently, so if you do not have access to a computer at home, please be sure to contact your child’s teacher to let them know, so they can send you information in your child’s backpack. We don’t want you to miss important information.
Below are a few ways to stay informed about Hawthorn and the Park Hill School District.
Hawthorn Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HawthornElementary
Hawthorn PTA Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HawthornPTA/
Hawthorn Elementary Website: https://hawthorn.parkhill.k12.mo.us/
Park Hill School District Website: https://www.parkhill.k12.mo.us/
First Hand E-mail Newsletter
Be one of the first to know what’s going on in Park Hill. Sign up for the First Hand e-mail newsletter at www.parkhill.k12.mo.us to get the most current Park Hill news. Your address will never be shared.
Nominate a Staff Member for the Park Hill STAR Award
Our employees are the reason we are so successful here in the Park Hill School District, and we would like to recognize them for all they do for our students.
That is why we present the Park Hill Star award once a month to a pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher and a support employee. Anyone can nominate an employee for this award by using the form below. It asks you to share how your nominee demonstrates our district values of continuous improvement, high expectations, integrity, visionary leadership and student focus. You can also share how your nominee supports the goals in our district’s strategic plan.