Hawk News
October 12, 2023
Fall Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held at Hanawalt on October 16th and 26th. Each fifteen minute conference will include a time for us to discuss your studentʼs strengths and challenges, highlight growth that has occurred over the course of the quarter, and make goals for the year.
Picture Retakes
Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023, 08:00 AM
Hanawalt Elementary School, 56th Street, Des Moines, IA, USA
Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind
Begin With the End in Mind means to think about how you would like something to turn out before you get started. Reading a recipe before cooking or looking at a map before leaving on a trip is beginning with the end in mind. For young children, a good example is that of a jigsaw puzzle. Before doing a puzzle, they look at the cover of the box. They start with the end in mind.
Ways to practice Begin With the End in Mind:
- Lay out your clothes for tomorrow before you go to bed.
- Get out a pencil and a piece of paper and write down three goals you want to do. Put the paper in a safe place where you can see it.
- We all have something we need to get better at, like reading before bed, brushing our teeth at night, or completing our chores. Pick one thing you need to do better. Start doing it.
Library Help Needed
No School 10/16 & 10/17
Monday, Oct 16, 2023, 07:45 AM
Hanawalt Elementary School, 56th Street, Des Moines, IA, USA
Hanawalt Community Notes
Hanawalt Spirit Store - Open until 10/20
The Hanawalt Spirit Store is open for orders with a NEW design and refreshed apparel selections! Visit the store here and order by Friday, October 20th. Orders will be delivered in early December.
Special thanks to Hillary Fieldsend for our new design! (It's "fire" as the kids would say.)
Soaring Hawks After-School Enrichment Clubs
Mark your calendar for 6 p.m. Monday, October 16 to sign up for Soaring Hawks After-School Enrichment Clubs! Second session clubs take place from October 30 through December 21.
- Clubs meet immediately following school dismissal and run until 3:50 p.m. (clubs do not meet if there is no school)
- Students can enroll in up to two clubs each session
- Please carefully select clubs, changes are not able to be made to registrations
- Options for transportation are available
- More information available at hanawaltcommunity.org/soaring-hawks-clubs
- Create an account and register through dmps.revtrak.net/Community-Ed-Classes
- Registration opens Monday, October 16 and closes October 20.
If you are unable to use the registration platform or need language support, two sessions are available to receive assistance: Tonight, October 12, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Hanawalt or October 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Deer Ridge Support Services Office. Assistance is also available by emailing ryan.westerkamp@dmschools.org or calling 515-242-8147.
Upcoming Dates
16: No School, Fall Conferences 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
17: No School
25: Picture Retakes
26: Fall Conferences 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
November
6: No School
7: No School
22 - 24: No School
December
8: No School
22 – 31: Winter Break; No School
Hanawalt Elementary
Email: jolene.liebl@dmschools.org
Website: hanawalt.dmschools.org
Location: 225 56th Street, Des Moines, IA, USA
Phone: 515-242-8411