Principal's Update

The Updated District calendar can be found here.

Tuesday 18 @ 5:30 | Education Levy Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday 19 @ 1:15 | Early Release

Friday 21 | Spirit Friday

Friday 21 @ 6:00 | PAC Movie Night

Saturday 22 @ 9:00-1:00 | NAMI Community Presentation

Friday & Saturday 22 & 23 | Bottle Drop Weekend

Tuesday 25 @ 6:30 | Spring Choir Concert

Wednesday 26 @ 1:15 | Early Release

Wednesday 26 @ 4:00 | Student Services Parent Partnership

Thursday 27 @ 2:30 | Site Council (Date Change)

In upcoming newsletters, we will be highlighting some of the amazing things happening here at Hawks View. We know that so many of you are unable to be in our building regularly, so it is our hope that this provides you with opportunities for discussions with your child(ren) and a glimpse into the incredible things happening here!

This year we rolled out an exciting program addressing social learning, specifically for some of our youngest learners - our kindergarteners! Small groups of students meet two times weekly for a trimester at Social Explorer Club. During club meetings, we use child-friendly language, engaging storybooks, lessons, and activities to make these social competencies accessible. The curriculum, We Thinkers! Social Explorers is designed for students ages 4-7 and uses evidence-based materials to help students develop foundational social skills that include: Thinking Thoughts and Feeling Feelings, The Group Plan, Thinking with Your Eyes & Body in the Group, and Whole Body Listening. Through the use of this program, students strive to become flexible social thinkers and social problem solvers.

Our kindergarteners are so fortunate to learn from Ms. Walker and this group is often the highlight of their day (and her day!). In addition to her kindergarten groups, Ms. Walker also runs our “Hawk Zone,” which is a space many of our students visit for social-emotional skill building.

As shared with you last week, our Hawks View team has partnered with our technology team to pilot a new attendance emailing system. This email will now be sent on April 21st (instead of this week) and again in mid-May. All families will receive an email with an update on their student’s attendance for the school year. We know that regular attendance is a key factor in the success of our students, and we are hoping that these updates will help parents with more timely attendance information. We are required by the state to track and report attendance data and to move forward with attendance processes in order to support an improvement in attendance rates. Additional letters will be mailed for students falling below our state attendance guidelines. As always, if we can help in any way with improving your child’s attendance, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher or directly to me. We would be happy to help in any way we can. Please know, there is no specific action needed on your end from those emails, this is just to make you aware that you will be receiving them. Thank you for your continued partnership!

Please join us for our family movie night, hosted by Hawks View PAC, on Friday April 21st. Bring the family and a blanket for a fun evening movie watching event. Parents must stay with their children. Kona Ice will be available before the movie for a special treat! Flyers are coming home via backpack mail, or click HERE for details.

The Hawks View Cinco de Mayo Spring Carnival is coming up fast! Mark your calendars for May 5th, 4:00 to 8:00 pm. It’s an evening of fun for the whole family! Click HERE for the flyer with more information, including pre-order information for activity punch cards!

Flyers with ordering information for yearbooks will be coming home in the near future via backpack mail. If you would like to place your order now, you may follow the links below for more information.

English Flyer ~ Spanish Flyer

Be sure to like and follow our PAC Facebook page, as well as Instagram page for all the latest news and events. You can also check out our page on Hawks View website by clicking here, and then on the link for the Parent Advisory Committee.

Parent involvement is not only a great way to help support our amazing school, but also a great way to grow in community with each other. Many fun family events and supplementary educational programs are made possible for our kids because of so many wonderful volunteers, including those who serve on the PAC board. The Hawks View PAC is its own nonprofit and holding annual election keeps us in accordance with our governing bylaws.

Please take the time to place your votes HERE. Deadline for voting is April 22nd.

The SHARE Center is happy to partner with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) to host a morning of mental health education, support, and resources for parents of school-age youth.

Join us at the District Office on April 22nd at 9am-1pm for a day of learning and community with NAMI. NAMI has presented in neighboring school districts and is a non-profit organization that works to educate the community on Mental Health awareness.

Are you looking for more information about the proposed education levy for our school district? Visit www.sherwood.k12.or.us/levy for information and updates about Measure #34-323 on the May 16, 2023 ballot.

There will also be two more Town Hall meetings on the topic of the levy; community members are encouraged to attend these meetings to learn more about the levy and ask questions:

• Tuesday, April 18 – 5:30-7:00pm at the Archer Glen Elementary Cafeteria
• Friday, May 12 – 9:00-10:30am at the Sherwood Police Department Community Room

Pre-Kindergarten applications are open at Hawks View, Middleton, and Ridges! There are 20 slots available at each site. The application form can be found HERE. For more information or questions contact Alyssa Thompson at athompson@sherwood.k12.or.us.

Kindergarten registration is also available online. Incoming Kindergarten students must turn 5 prior to September 1. Registering early helps the school and district start planning for the fall. Please see our Kindergarten Special Edition for more information.

If you are interested in the Kindergarten Dual Immersion (DLI) program, please click here for information and the DLI application.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Student Services will be hosting a Parent Partnership meeting on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - 4:00pm-5:30pm at the District Office located at 21920 SW Sherwood Blvd. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about school-based disability services and network with professionals and parents who have a passion for supporting students with disabilities. Our April meeting will be focused on Section 504. Please RSVP via email to Angela Thiemann athiemann@sherwood.k12.or.us.

Do you have or a child age birth-to-6 years old and live in the Sherwood Community? Come join us on Tuesdays from 10am to 12pm for our drop-in community time in the Family Connection Center, Portable 42 at Hawks View. This is a chance for you and your child to come together with other children and parents of similar ages to play, build connections and community. Please email Alyssa Thompson at athompson@sherwood.k12.or.us for more information.

Sports and enrichment activities in our community can be found on our District website, under the Resources tab, and then Community-Bases Events and Announcements.

For information about admission to this year's athletic events at Sherwood High School, please visit the District website here.

Website: hv.sherwood.k12.or.us
Location: 21970 SW Sherwood Blvd
Phone: (503) 825-5400