Hawthorne Happenings - October
From the desk of Mr. Mahal
Dates to remember...
October 6 - Virtual 2nd Step Assembly - Everyone Wear Orange!
October 12 - PTO Meeting at 5:30 in media center
October 15 - No School due to MEA Break
October 16 - No School due to MEA Break
October 19 - No School for students
October 22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30-7:30
October 26 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 7:30-7:30 (No School for Students)
Parent Survey
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Thank you!
Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up!
In either option, our goal is to have 100% of our families participate in conferences this fall! Your continued support and collaboration means a great deal and we look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks!
Masks
Consistent student attendance matters!
Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.
Over 8 million U.S. students miss nearly a month of school each year.
Absenteeism and its ill effects start early. One in 10 kindergarten and first grade students are chronically absent.
Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade or be held back.
By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school.
Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence.
Students who live in communities with high levels of poverty are four times more likely to be chronically absent than others often for reasons beyond their control, such as unstable housing, unreliable transportation and a lack of access to health care.
When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating.
Attendance improves when schools engage students and parents in positive ways and when schools provide mentors for chronically absent students.
MDH Decision Tree & Symptom Chart
Hawthorne Elementary
Email: john.mahal@alschools.org
Location: 1000 East Hawthorne Street, Albert Lea, MN, USA
Phone: 507-379-9060
Twitter: @HawthorneTigers