Parents and Guardians,
Happy Friday Eve. I am sending this early to get everyone excited about tomorrow’s NEST LUNCH! Tomorrow is our first 2022-2023 Nest Lunch! Students are encouraged
to wear their nest shirt and will be able to eat lunch with their nest instead of their class. It is a really fun day of getting to know some new friends.
Thank you to the following sponsors for the fabulous NEST shirts: Chase Construction Contracting, Killearn Lakes Taekwondo, and The Nova Group Realty. Our entire student body, faculty and staff are placed into one of five
nests. Throughout the year, special activities will be planned to build community within and among the members of the different nests. We look forward to our students, faculty and staff building positive relationships with lots of others who they might
not have met before. We are excited about a true community of learners who are encouraging and supportive of one another. Your child received a colored shirt indicating their nest color. The nest names are taken from other languages and mean hawk. Following
are the nest names and colors: Halcon – red; Baaz – yellow; Ying – purple; Mae – green; Bauka – blue.
The Principal’s Book Chat
for November is Anne of Green Gables.
This book chat is eligible for second through fifth grade students. Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Van Hise will meet to discuss the book and have a fun activity and themed snack on
November 30.
Please welcome Mrs. Martin. Terri Martin, originally from Mobile, Alabama, has been an educator in Florida for 36 years
and is excited to begin her new journey as principal of Hawks Rise Elementary School. When offered this opportunity, Mrs. Martin said, “Joining such a positive close-knit school community is an honor, and I look forward to getting to know students and families
over the next few months.” During her career she has been an elementary classroom teacher, a reading coach, and an assistant principal and has worked at several schools including Roberts Elementary, Sealey Elementary, and Oak Ridge Elementary. Mrs. Martin
has two children who attended Leon County schools, Scott who is now a student at TCC and Kelsey who lives in Nashville. In addition to reading mysteries, Mrs. Martin and her husband enjoy hiking and traveling together.
Also attached to this email is the document, ‘Understanding Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Grades 3-10 ELA Reading and Mathematics Reports for Families’.
A review of some items:
FOOD
DRIVE! We are working with the Salvation Army to sponsor a food drive to help support people in our community. The Salvation Army maintains two food pantries in which we serve hundreds of families
in the community. This is one of my favorite events as it works to support food security in our area. This year our
Project Joy Food Drive is scheduled to run November 7th - 11th.
. Food can be dropped off in the office, or students may deliver it to the cafeteria.
Attached is a survey for the City of Tallahassee. We are applying for a grant from the National Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program for streets in the Summerbrooke and Ox Bottom subdivisions
where Hawks Rise Elementary is located. The submittal is seeking grant funding for construction of a new sidewalk along Heritage Ridge Road (from Meadow Ridge Drive to Summerbrooke Drive). This is a nationally funded program by the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) administered through the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). This survey is coming home with your student. Thank you for your time with this.
It is
Helping Hands Time!
The Guidance Team and PTO partners are conducting Helping Hands similarly to last year by using Sign-Up Genius again. Helping Hands is an opportunity to help purchase winter clothes,
shoes, and needs for some of our Hawks Rise families anonymously. Information about the gifts and sizes will be given to teachers to send home with students. All gifts should be newly purchased with tags. Sign up Genius Link to go live on Friday, 11/4/22.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084AAAAF2FA02-helping3
Helping Hands timeline:
11/4/22 through 11/18/22: Parents can sign up to purchase gifts on Sign-up Genius
11/17/22 through 12/2/22: Information will be sent home with students about gift needs and sizes.
11/28/22 through 12/9/22: Purchased unwrapped gifts are returned to the school
Upcoming dates
11/7/2022 – 11/11/2022 Project Joy Food Drive
11/11/2022 Veteran’s Day – No school
11/13/2022 World Kindness Day
11/16/2022 Progress Reports Published
11/16/2022 Class Spelling Bee (4th and 5th grades)
11/17/2022 SAC & PTO meetings
11/21/2022 – 11/25/2022 Thanksgiving Holidays -offices closed
Thank you again and again for sharing your student with us.
Beth Jackson