Dates To Remember / School Holidays

Labor Day
September 7

Back to School Night
September 24

Veteran's Day
November 11

Staff Development Days
November 23-24

Thanksgiving
November 25-27

Parent Conference Day
December 3

Winter Recess
December 21 - January 1

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 18

Lincoln's Birthday
February 8

President's Day
February 15

Open House
February 18

Spring Recess
April 5-9

Memorial Day
May 31

Last Day of School
June 17

**NEW** Hawes School Fliers

We've created a new page to which we'll be adding informational fliers throughout the year. Please check this page often!!

Parking Lot Closures

We close our lots to all but bus traffic during student arrivals and departures by bus. Students crossing Yellowstone Drive must use the crosswalk by the portable classrooms. Students may also enter our campus from the back playground area by the park.

*New - Yellowstone now has city signs designating a 3 minute drop off zone during school hours on the curb area between the two driveways.

Peanut Allergies

Dear Parents,

Several students have moderate to severe allergies to peanuts and other nut oils. In order to provide a safe environment for all of our children, we are asking that you do not send snacks and/or lunch items that contain nuts or nut oils. Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep ALL of our children healthy and happy!

School Supply List

Many parents have asked us to provide a shopping list of school supplies prior to the start of school. The grade level teachers have designed a preliminary optional supply list that your child may bring on the first day of school (9/2/09) if he/she chooses.

Community Fliers

Please visit the Huntington Beach City School District Website for the latest community fliers.

Principal's Message

Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.
-- Abraham Lincoln

As we embark on the 2009-2010 school year, I would like to welcome some talented teachers to our staff. Caryn Chalabian, formerly at Huntington Seacliff School, Amy Volk, formerly a GATE teacher at Peterson School and Julie Gray, an experienced HBCSD teacher who is returning from teaching in Germany. Their teaching experience and positive attitudes will only serve to enhance the learning experience at Hawes!

GATE Testing

The district provides a special program for students who are intellectually gifted. Children in grades 1 – 7 who perform extremely well on the district-administered Otis-Lennon School Ability Test and other standardized measurements may qualify for placement in the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program.

Educacion Talentosa

El distrito proporciona un programa especial para estudiantes que son intelectualmente talentosos. Los niños del primer grado 1 – 7 que realizan muy bien las pruebas administradas en el distrito en la Habilidades en la prueba de la Escuela de Otis-Lennon y otras medidas estandardizadas pueden calificar para la colocación en el Programa de la Educación Talentosa.