Hawthorne Home & School Association

Welcome back Students and Families

Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year at Hawthorne Elementary. If there is anything that you would like PTA to help out with the school, come to one of our meeting and share your ideas with us. There are lots of thing going on this year. Come join us and get involved in making your school the best it can be.

Bucky Books are here

The 2008-09 Bucky Books are here. I will have them at the Picnic / open house on Sept. 9. If you would like one sooner email me at president@hawthorneelementary.com and I will get you one. They are $35.

Movie Night

Family Fun magazine has a great deal in a year subscription for only $5. It has great family ideas and craft ideas.

Summer Ideas

I am posting a list of fun summer ideas for things for your children. These are both full day and partial day. I will also include just some other fun things to do. If you have any fun ideas that you want to share with others, pass them on to by by email to president@hawthorneelementary.com

Kalahari Waterpark Deals

Kalahari Water Park Deals. These are discounted days for area families. You get to swim the day of your reservation and the day of your checkout. They have changing room there and lockers you can rent. When you just need to get away for the night...

UW-Madison Bucky's Buddies

Join the Bucky's Buddies and they will give your children free tickets to many UW Badger sporting event. You will also get a few other mailings about UW events for students. They have an on-line form on their website.

S.P.A.R.C

Hawthorne Elementary is proud to introduce the S.P.A.R.C. bag program for 2008! S.P. A.R.C. stands for School, Parent, and Reading Connection. Not only does the program aim to make learning fun and exciting, it is designed to encourage families to play an active role in this process.
Our families are invited to enroll their elementary school age child in the program each year. Once enrolled, the child is eligible to "borrow" a special backpack for a two week period several times a year. The backpacks contain books at many reading levels for all members of the family, a game or other toy, and other activities that share a common theme.
Some themes found in the K-3 bags are: sports, weather, families, animals, dinosaurs, insects, space, the dark, food, and many others! The best part about S.P.A.R.C. is that it is free!! document and form...

Passport to Hawthorne Rescheduled again

Scheduled Wednesday March 26th 5:30-7:00. Now called the Love of Library - Family Literacy Night. It will be held at the Hawthorne Public Library at 2707 East Washington Ave. Food - Story Teller - Raffle - Book Give Away

Endowment grants

Hawthorne Elementary School Endowment has $800 in money available in grants. They received the following grants. PTA members will be voting on additional funding for the grants that are not able to be filled by the Endowment grant money. Read more about the Foundation for Madison Public Schools

Budget for approval

Hawthorne Elementary PTA budget will be voted for approval at the Nov. 20 PTA meeting.

PTA membership

Hawthorne Elementary PTA forms are available in the PTA mailbox in the office, here on-line or at any PTA meeting or event.

Hawthorne SIP

Hawthorne Elementary School School Improvement Plan 2007-2008 is posted

In the News:
The MMSD has listed the bus schedules

Madison Magazines ranking of schools in Dane county

Forms and Documents

Until the website gets redesigned, here are some forms:
SCRIP Order form
Reimbursement form or (form in pdf format)
HHSA Budget

HHSA Fundraisers

Here are some things to save for your school. These are things that you normally would throw out anyhow. There is a drop off container outside from the office. We will make this a bigger push this year due to the districts no candy policy. Find out more about what to save!

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