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Hiawatha Elementary School

Junior Hawks

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W.I.N. Time

Fueled by a delicious Bibber BBQ meal, our teachers spent the professional learning day crunching data. Our district is using a screening tool called Fastbridge. With this tool, teachers give short screeners which help analyze specific student needs.


Once a screener is given, the results are analyzed by a team of educators including the classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading interventionists, administrators, and in this instance, trainers. We are developing steps that help catch "holes" in the skills students need to be fluent in both reading and math. Once a student shows that they have a skill need, they are placed on a list to receive a diagnostic assessment. By conducting a diagnostic, we can better develop the skills students need. Students are then sorted by need into groups led by the professionals listed above.


Each student attends a session for both reading and math daily. We're calling this time of the day W.I.N. Time. It stands for What I Need. We recognize that every student has unique needs and we're doing our best to accommodate them.

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Homecoming Parade

With the new parking lot changes, we enjoyed participating with the Homecoming Parade on Miami Street. Students were able to see and hear the floats, cheerleaders, and royalty.
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Professional Development

While students were enjoying an extended weekend, our teachers were learning about our new Fastbridge tools. With these tools, teachers can analyze data to help determine specific needs each student may have.
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Morning Meetings

In order to set the tone of the day, many teachers spend time in the mornings doing a morning meeting. During this time, they discuss citizenship, layout the routines of the day, and establish a positive community of learning.

Teacher of the Month:

It is with great pleasure that Hiawatha Elementary School can celebrate Mrs. Scheutz. Mrs. Scheutz, one of our Kindergarten teachers, is the recipient of our first Teacher of the Month award. We can all agree that Mrs. Scheutz is well-deserving of the honor. She is enjoying her new wheels for the month provided by Hiawatha Ford. The SUV was even in her favorite color!

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Teacher of the Month

Congratulations to Mrs. Scheutz for being our Teacher of the Month. We're glad she is part of our team and excited for her honor.
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4th Grade Leadership

Our 4th graders took some time to help maintain our flower beds in front of the school. The plants were planted by former 4th-grade students who planned how to attrach butterflies and make our front entry look great.
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Fancy Lunch

Mrs. Walker's class enjoyed a "Fancy Lunch" to celebrate their recent 36 Hawk Blocks reward. Everyone involved loved this idea.

The calendar

Monday, September 30

One Room Schoolhouse-2B


Tuesday, October 1

One Room Schoolhouse- 2R


Wednesday, October 2

STUCO Service Day


Monday, October 7

One Room Schoolhouse- 2T


Tuesday, October 8

One Room Schoolhouse- 2W


Wednesday, October 9

4 – 8 pm Parent/Teacher Conferences


Thursday, October 10

2:50 – 3:10 pm Hiawatha High School Reading with the Red Hawks 1st grade

4 – 7:30 pm Parent/Teacher Conferences


Friday, October 11

NO SCHOOL/ COMP DAY


Tuesday, October 15

Picture Retakes


Thursday, October 17

5:15 – 6:15 pm SITE Council

6:15 – 7:15 pm PTO


Friday, October 18

2nd & 3rd-grade Grandparent's Day


Friday, October 25

Red out Friday- High School students to greet at the door


Thursday, October 31

NO SCHOOL

Community Service Day

Community Service Day

Some high school students will be volunteering on October 2nd. Our building has a list of things on the to-do list. A couple of larger projects they will complete will be repainting the dinosaurs and basketball goals on the playground, tending some of our flower beds and trimming some trees.


We do have plans to remove two of the small trees in front as they've taken some abuse from the rain and hail. Several of the lilac trees will remain as they are donations honoring Mr. Schmitz.


It's a nice circle that the trees were planted by students in high school when they were fourth-graders, and they can help remove them. I think it is a dignified way to honor their initial work and to find closure on the landscape project. A few teams are working on some updates to the design there as well.