Coffee orders for delicious Alternative Grounds coffee are due May 24th for delivery on May 31st.

Please pick up a form from Joan’s office and submit it to coffeehawthorne@gmail.com (or drop the completed form, with your cheque, in the coffee box in Joan’s office, that works too).

Haven’t tried it? You should! Different roasts, beans or ground, caf or decaf, and locally roasted.

Your coffee order contributes to Hawthorne council initiatives such as additional classroom resources, band equipment, student clubs, technology and much more.

Thanks to Peter and Susan, Hawthorne Parents, for organizing this initiative!

Papier Mâché Camp at Dufferin Grove
Dufferin Grove
Ages 6-10, July 23-27
Ages 9-13, July 30-August 3

Papier Mâché is entering into its 9 year. Please click on the links below to see the flyers for themes and dates. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Bridget Sine: email bridgetfrog@gmail.com or call 416 536-2634.

• July 23 – 27, 2012 (Ages 6 – 10)
  Theme: Mini Me
  Have you ever wanted your very own Mini Me? How would your miniature self dress, or act? Would they follow your every wish and command? On the final day, you shall introduce your creation to the WORLD! Explore and express your inner self in Papier mâché under the inspiring talents of Erin Robertson.

• July 30 – Aug 03, 2012 (Ages 9 – 13)
  Theme: Día de los Muertos
  It’s time…to bring your skeleton…to life! Cute or scary? Beautiful or bizarre? What will it do? On the final day, you will introduce YOUR creation to the WORLD. Here’s your chance to bring to life your creature with the one and only papier-mâché artist Erin Robertson.

Download the registration form here.

COFFEE!

• free coffee tasting on Friday, April 27 at drop off, in the lobby
• for coffee enthusiasts
• coffee orders are due by 9:30 AM on Monday, April 30

TRACK AND FIELD

• track practices are at 8:20 am, weather permitting
• Grade 2 and 3 practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Grade 4, 5, and 6 practices are on Wednesdays and Fridays
• remember, if it rains the night before or the day of a practice then the practice is cancelled
• if you are available to help Ian, please stick around on practice days and bring a stopwatch if you’ve got one

HOZA — SAVE THE DATE!!

• May 8, 2012, 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
• for the entire Hawthorne community
• sponsored by the Parent Council (so it’s free!!!)
• HOZA — an African dance group — will be coming to the school to lead an evening of drumming and gumboot dancing
• pull out your rubber boots, your wellies, boggs, muckboots, barnboots, poopkickers and come out to have some fun

JOIN THE GREENSTOCK COMMITTEE

• Greenstock, a Hawthorne and Essex community event, is set for Thursday evening, June 7
• contact Marc or Sonia if you are you available to help on the Greenstock planning committee

Eco Art Project
May 22, 2012
Hawthorne communnity

Have you heard? Hawthorne students will be working on an important ECO ART project on May 22.

Every Friday since March, School Improvement Committee volunteers have washed and sorted garbage generated by Hawthorne PIZZA Lunch.

This potential landfill is now art material to be used by each classroom to create an ART piece. Drinking boxes, straws, pizza boxes… everything but the crusts!

This project will raise environmental awareness and encourage stewardship, advocacy and accountability in line with our Big Idea: Climate Change. Plus this is an activity that the whole school will be sharing which is why we need a whole crew of helpful parents.

Please volunteer to help make this day a monumental day at Hawthorne. We are looking for volunteers who can help support the children during the art making process.

We need you to volunteer on May 22 (1 to 3:30 pm) to make this day a success. No art experience necessary! Glue gun experience an asset.
Please contact Shannon (Lucky, Grade 1) shannon_greene@yahoo.com or Jane (Cyrus, Grade 3) ejaneoh@gmail.com.

Earth Week
April 23-27, 2012
School Community

Did you receive an email from your class rep with details for Earth Week? The activities start with a community clean up on Friday, April 20, and the fun continues until April 27. Here is a summary in case you missed it!

• Earth Week Pledge
  Each Hawthorne student will be working on a pledge: one thing that they will do to recognize Earth Week. The kids are putting their individual pledges on hand and feet cut-outs that will be displayed around the school. Parents can support them on their pledge and work as a family to plan a home pledge. For some ideas you can check out David Suzuki’s website.

• Community Clean-Up on Friday, April 20
  Each class will have a different time and location. If you don’t know yours, come anyway and pitch in!

• Walk to School Week, April 23-27
  Come to school by foot, by bike, by scooter, or even by TTC! Try not to overuse your car to get around. We will be counting and recording the numbers of students who come to school by human power!! How will you come to school?

• Book Swap
  There will be a book swap in the library from April 23 to 27. During morning recess and during lunchtime, from 11:45 to 12:15 come on by the library to swap books. Students can bring in a book from their own personal collections and swap them at the book swap. Feel free to make book donations to the book swap, and if you don’t have any books to exchange you can purchase books for a small fee from $0.50 to $1.00.

Spring is here!

Call for Greenstock Organizers

The first planning committee meeting for the annual Greenstock Music and Eco Festival is on Monday, April 23rd, at 3:45 pm. If you can’t attend but are interested in helping to organize or volunteer at this annual spring event for the Hawthorne and Essex communities, email Wendy and Darcelle (chairs at hawthorne2.org). We will put you in touch with the right people!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!!!

ECO ART project (May 22, 2012)
Hawthorne students will make art out of the garbage from a pizza lunch! We will need parents to help out in the classrooms that day. Please contact your class rep or classroom teacher if you’re available to volunteer.

Enrichment Committee needs new members (organizing/booking workshops, plays etc. for the students with Enrichments funds). Please contact Shannon if you are interested: shannon_greene@yahoo.com

School Improvement Committee
This year, the Big Idea has been Climate Change. This theme will continue into next school year. Heather Morton (co-chair) will be stepping down and is happy to help someone transition into the position. Contact Wendy or Darcelle at chairs@hawthorne2.com if interested.

THANKS!!

Hi folks! The deadline for placing your coffee order for the new delicious Alternative Grounds coffee is END OF DAY MONDAY, APRIL 2nd. Please drop your form and cheque in to the coffee box in Joan’s office.

Details and link to download the order form can be found below.

Earth Hour
March 30, 2:00-3:00 pm
Hawthorne and Essex

Yes, Earth Hour is this Saturday, March 31. However, the TDSB is recognizing Earth Hour on Friday afternoon between 2:00 and 3:00 pm by asking everyone in the school to turn off any unnecessary electronics or lights during this time.

You can participate with your family at home on Saturday evening. Why not try one of the fun activities posted on Earth Hour’s website?

Family Gym Night
Friday, March 30 at 6:30 pm -8:00 pm
East gym

This week’s family gym night has an added twist: a volleyball challenge.

We’re hoping for a good turnout of star players from our Hawthorne volleyball teams. Parents, are we up to the challenge of taking them on?

There will be lots of activities for little kids too.

Hope to see you there for some active fun!

(Click on March 30 on the calendar for more details about our family gym nights.)