HATHAWAY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Sarika Mosley, Principal 360-954-3800 630 24th Street, Washougal, WA 98671
CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 2017:
5 CRGES and JMS - Open House 5-7 PM
6 Picture Day- please dress for Pictures and bring “RED” for spirit day 11 Coffee & Juice with the Principal – Library 3–4 pm 11 Early Release at 12:45
12 Booster meeting at 6:30 PM – childcare provided
18 Early Release at 12:45
18 Free & Reduced Lunch Application Deadline
19 Great Washington Shake Out!
20 NO SCHOOL – STATE INSERVICE DAY
24 Hearing Screening
25 Immunization compliance must be completed by this day for all students
25 Early Release at 12:45
26 Vision Screening
27 Smencil sale - before school only - $1 or 30 boxtops/pencil, Spooky Halloween scents
27 Free Popcorn Friday
30-Nov 3 CONFERENCE WEEK – EARLY RELEASE AT 12:30 ALL WEEK
30-Nov 3 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR(see information below)
30-Nov 3 RED RIBBON WEEK(for daily themes, see more information on back)
30 Child Find preschool screening (contact Diane Shortt @ 360-954-3020 to schedule an appointment)
31 Halloween Parade at 9:30 AM – Friendly costumes welcome
Looking ahead in November:
- Boo Bash (Resource fair, Carnival, Book fair) – Nov 2nd
- Veterans Day Assembly – November 9th @ 9:30am
- Nov 15th Cuts for Kids: Open to Entire school district, school age children
- Nov 16th Picture Re-takes
Picture Day-Bring “Red” to change into for Spirit Day!!!
Friday, October 6th~ Picture day for Preschool through fifth grade
FALL CONFERENCE WEEK – IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE ~
- Parent-teacher conferences will take place during the week of October 30th through November 3rd.
- School will be released at 12:30 on each of those days (including Wednesday)NOT 12:45.
- Please be sure the office is aware of your child’s after-school plans during the entire conference week. We do NOT assume your child will do what they do on early release Wednesdays.
- Communicate with your child’s teacher should you need to cancel or reschedule a conference. Staff e-mail addresses are constructed as follows:
1-2-3 Learn and Grow
For Families with children birth-5 years old
Help your child learn, socialize and grow
FREE
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Wednesdays9:00-10:30
Just drop in or contact Nancy Boon, Family Resource Coordinator
954-3809
Hello Hathaway families!
I would like to request your help in helping our students be prepared for PE class. Please help kids review their schedules and come prepared.
Thank you!
Howdy Hathaway Families! The Fall Scholastic Book Fair is almost here!
The Fair will run fromMonday, October 30th through Friday, November 3rd.
Hours:Monday,Tuesday, &Wednesday:9am to 4pm
Thursday:9am to 8pm
Friday:9am to 1pm
Can't wait to see y'all there!Yee-haw!!
Love the book fair? Be a Volunteer! Please contact Rachel Kesler at360.521.4233call/text or email
ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARADE INFORMATION
Our Halloween parade will take place on Tuesday, October 31stat 9:30 AM. You are welcome to come to the gym to see all of the costumes. Halloween party questions may be directed to your child’s teacher via written note or e-mail as parties are organized on a room-by-room basis. If you are looking for costume ideas, you might want to consider making a “Wild West friendly costume” to coordinate with our Book Fair theme.Be sure to have normal clothes to change back into.
The Spirit Friday winners have been split into two groups this year. We will have a PreK to 2nd Grade winner, and a 3rd to 5th Grade winner. The September Spirit Fridays winners are Mrs. Stultz's Kindergarten class & Mr. Schlauch's 5th grade class! Great job everyone!
RED RIBBON WEEK October 30-November 3rd, 2017Red Ribbon Week is a week to celebrate making healthy choices. In 1988, Congress proclaimed the first National Red Ribbon Week. Today, schools across the United States are involved in the annual Red Ribbon Week celebration and awareness campaign against the use of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence prevention. This year’s theme: Your Future Is Key, So Stay Drug Free.
Throughout the Washougal School District, schools will be participating in activities to celebrate Red Ribbon Week. At Hathaway Elementary, we will celebrate students, staff and families making healthy choices. One way we celebrate the week is by having themes for each day:
Monday, Oct. 30: “The first step to healthy choices” ~ Wear Sneakers Day
On this day we want you to pledge to make one new healthy choice during this week. It may be to eat a new fruit or vegetable, choose white milk instead of chocolate at lunch, limit your sugar intake (only one piece of candy per day), wear your helmet every time you are on wheels, or play for 60 minutes a day.
Tuesday, Oct. 31st: “We aren’t afraid of healthy choices” ~ Wear a Costume Day
Wear your favorite costume. Show that you are not afraid of trying something new and making healthy choices. Today we will “scare” unhealthy choices away.
Wednesday, Nov. 1st:
“Wake-up to healthy choices” ~ Wear Pajamas Day
Make this a healthy day from start to finish. Eat a healthy breakfast, make sure to get some exercise in, and avoid too many sweet treats!
Thursday, Nov. 2nd: “Be on a Drug Free Team” ~ Wear your favorite team’s gear or jersey!
Making healthy choices is much easier when you have support and are making choices together as a team. Take the time to make a goal together with your team, whether that is family, friends or community to make healthy choices and say “no” to unhealthy choices.
Friday, Nov. 3rd:
“Hathaway spirit” ~ Wear Red Day
The government recommends that school age children eat between 1 and 2 cups of fruit and 1 ½ to 2 ½ cups of vegetables each day. This is a great day to try to eat a new fruit or vegetable or add some RED, orange, yellow, green, blue or purple to your plate.
The number one reason kids give for
not using drugs is their parents.
Red Ribbon Week is the ideal time, as is every day of the year, for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs and focus on healthy choices. The National Family Partnership ( , which coordinates many Red Ribbon activities, is a great web site for further information and family support. Some other websites that parents and kids can go to are NFL’s Play60 program ( Let’s move, the campaign by Michelle Obama to combat childhood obesity, ( and Kids Health, ( a website all about different childhood health issues.
Red Ribbon Week is….
A time for gratitude for all the lives that remain drug free.
A time to pledge to live a healthy, safe and drug free life.
A time to actively choose healthy choices for you and your family.
A time to remember those we have lost in the fight against drugs and alcohol abuse.
A time to communicate openly with your children about your family values and expectations.
A time to celebrate all the positive choices we make on a daily basis.
Join us in celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Our children have the right to grow up drug free—we have the responsibility to make that happen.
Preschool
Child
Find
Screening
FREEPreschool Child Find Screening for children 3 - 5 years old in the Washougal School District boundaries. The screening tests children in motor development, concepts and communication.
WHEN: Monday, October 30th, 2017
WHERE: Hathaway School630 24th St.Washougal, WA 98671
HOW: Screenings are by appointment only. Call special Services at 360-954-3020
(For screenings of children birth - 2 years old call ESD #112 at 360-952-3531.)
NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Washougal School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Bullying and Harassment Complaint Officer: Dr. Patricia Boles; ADA and Title IX Compliance Officer: Marian Young; Section 504 Compliance Officer: Rebecca von Duering, Ph.D.