🚨⏰ YMCA CEP Registration Opens TODAY at 10 AM! ⏰🚨
Need before- or after-school care for next year? The YMCA Child Enrichment Program (CEP) registration for the 2026–27 school year opens TODAY at 10:00 AM.
⚠️ Families are encouraged to register EARLY — spots can fill quickly!

  • Before & after school care

  • Enrichment activities

  • Snacks & physical activity

  • Homework help and more!

Register here: https://www.ymcalouisville.org/programs/child-care/school-age

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🚨⏰ ¡La inscripción para YMCA CEP abre HOY a las 10 AM! ⏰🚨
¿Necesita cuidado antes o después de clases para el próximo año escolar? La inscripción para el programa YMCA Child Enrichment Program (CEP) 2026–27 abre HOY a las 10:00 AM.
¡Se recomienda registrarse TEMPRANO — los espacios pueden llenarse rápidamente!

  • Cuidado antes y después de clases

  • Actividades enriquecedoras

  • Bocadillos y actividad física

  • Ayuda con tareas y más

Regístrese aquí: https://www.ymcalouisville.org/programs/child-care/school-ag

3 months ago, Ms. Elvira Paguada-Gutiérrez
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🎒☀️ Summer Break Pack the Sack is TOMORROW! ☀️🎒

Join us as we help send students into summer with extra ready-to-eat food and snacks!

📍 Hawthorne Library
📅 Wednesday, May 13
⏰ 4:00–5:00 PM

Families are welcome to come help pack! It’s an easy and meaningful family service opportunity. 💙

We are also still accepting donations TOMORROW for our Summer Break Food Drive so we can include them in the bags we pack during the event. If you are able, we would greatly appreciate additional kid-friendly, easy-to-open foods and snacks to help us send home a few extra goodies for students over the summer.

Thank you for always supporting our Hawks community!

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🎒☀️ ¡Empaca el Saco para las Vacaciones de Verano es MAÑANA! ☀️🎒

¡Acompáñenos mientras ayudamos a nuestros estudiantes a comenzar el verano con comida y bocadillos listos para comer!

📍 Biblioteca de Hawthorne
📅 miércoles, 13 de mayo
⏰ 4:00–5:00 PM

¡Las familias están invitadas a ayudar a empacar! Es una oportunidad fácil y significativa de servicio en familia. 💙

También seguiremos aceptando donaciones MAÑANA para nuestra Colecta de Alimentos de Verano para poder incluirlas en las bolsas que empacaremos durante el evento. Si le es posible, agradeceríamos donaciones adicionales de alimentos y bocadillos fáciles de abrir y amigables para niños para poder enviar algunos extras a casa para los estudiantes durante el verano.

¡Gracias por siempre apoyar a nuestra comunidad Hawks
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⏰📚 SAVE THE DATE — YMCA CEP Registration Opens May 13! 📚⏰

The YMCA Child Enrichment Program (CEP) registration for the 2026–27 school year opens on: Wednesday, May 13 @ 10:00 AM

CEP provides before and after-school care for students, including homework help, enrichment activities, physical activity, snacks, and more.

⚠️ Register early — spaces are extremely limited!

More information & registration: https://www.ymcalouisville.org/programs/child-care/school-age

⏰📚 ¡APARTE LA FECHA — La inscripción para YMCA CEP abre el 13 de mayo! 📚⏰

La inscripción para el programa Child Enrichment Program (CEP) de YMCA para el año escolar 2026–27 abrirá el: miércoles, 13 de mayo a las 10:00 AM

CEP ofrece cuidado antes y después de clases para estudiantes, incluyendo ayuda con tareas, actividades enriquecedoras, actividad física, meriendas y más.

⚠️ ¡Regístrese temprano — los espacios son muy limitados!

Más información y registro: https://www.ymcalouisville.org/programs/child-care/school-age

3 months ago, Ms. Elvira Paguada-Gutiérrez
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❤️ Hawthorne Lends a Hand Results! 👟

A HUGE thank you to all of our Hawthorne students and families who participated in this year’s Hawthorne Lends a Hand: Month of Service! ❤️

Together, Hawthorne students logged an incredible 58 service hours helping others in our homes, school, and community! 👏

🏆 Congratulations to Mr. Flinn’s 4th grade class, winners of our “Class with the Biggest Heart” award with an amazing 22 service hours logged!

👟 Our WaterStep Shoe Drive was also a HUGE success! Together, Hawthorne collected an incredible 257 pounds of shoes to help support clean water projects around the world. 🌎💧

Shoe Drive Results:
🥇 4th Grade – 72 lbs
🥈 1st Grade – 60 lbs
🥉 2nd Grade – 38 lbs
⭐ 3rd Grade – 28 lbs
⭐ Kindergarten – 23 lbs

Thank you, Hawthorne families, for helping make April a month full of kindness, generosity, and community spirit! 💛
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❤️ ¡Resultados de Hawthorne Ofrece Una Mano! 👟

¡MUCHAS gracias a todos nuestros estudiantes y familias de Hawthorne que participaron en Hawthorne Ofrece Una Mano – Mes de Servicio! ❤️

¡Juntos, los estudiantes de Hawthorne registraron un increíble total de 58 horas de servicio ayudando a otros en nuestros hogares, escuela y comunidad! 👏

🏆 ¡Felicidades a la clase de 4to grado del Sr. Flinn, ganadores del premio “La Clase con el Corazón Más Grande” con unas increíbles 22 horas de servicio registradas!

👟 ¡Nuestra colecta de zapatos de WaterStep también fue un GRAN éxito! Juntos, Hawthorne recolectó un increíble total de 257 libras de zapatos para ayudar a apoyar proyectos de agua potable alrededor del mundo. 🌎💧

Resultados de la colecta:
🥇 4to grado – 72 libras
🥈 1er grado – 60 libras
🥉 2do grado – 38 libras
⭐ 3er grado – 28 libras
⭐ Kindergarten – 23 libras

¡Gracias, familias de Hawthorne, por ayudar a que abril fuera un mes lleno de amabilidad, generosidad y espíritu comunitario
4 months ago, Ms. Elvira Paguada-Gutiérrez
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The Hawthorne Weekly Newsletter is here! Don’t miss the latest news, events, and important updates.

¡Ya está disponible el boletín semanal de Hawthorne! No se pierdan las noticias, eventos y avisos importantes.

https://tinyurl.com/HawkWeeklyNews

4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🩺 NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY 💙 | They are the first call when a student isn't feeling well, the calm voice in an emergency, and a trusted presence for thousands of students every single day.

Today we celebrate our JCPS school nurses—compassionate, skilled, and absolutely essential. Thank you for taking care of our kids!
4 months ago, JCPS Communications
A Big Thank You. Happy National School Nurse Day!
❤️ FROM THE HEART 📝 | We invited seniors to write a letter to their favorite teacher. For #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we're sharing a few of the heartfelt responses.

"There were days when I needed more than just a teacher, and somehow, you always knew."
4 months ago, JCPS Communications
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week.  To: Mrs. Lopez. Fern Creek High School  Dear Mrs. Lopez,   I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for everything you've done for me. When I look back on my high school experience, I don’t think about or talk about my grade in your class, but rather, I remember and talk about you. There were days when I needed more than just a teacher, and somehow, you always knew. You are someone who listens without judging, someone who can make anyone feel safe and welcome.   Now, as I’m about to graduate high school, I can wholeheartedly say you were one of the most important people in my high school journey. You changed me in ways I didn’t even realize at the time. You made me realize that I really can do anything I put my mind to. I don't think I've said it enough and I will continue to say it, thank you Mrs. Lopez.  From Itzel R.  12th Grade Fern Creek High School

📢 Hawthorne SBDM Parent Nominations – Reminder!

We are still seeking parent nominations for Hawthorne’s School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council for the 2026–27 school year!

This is a great opportunity to have a voice in important school decisions and support student success.

📝 Interested? Please complete the nomination form here: https://forms.gle/AcYod37evTrWTBKs8

⏰ Deadline: Sunday, May 10 at noon

📢 Recordatorio: Nominaciones para SBDM en Hawthorne

¡Aún estamos buscando nominaciones de padres para el Consejo de Toma de Decisiones Escolares (SBDM) para el año escolar 2026–27!

Es una excelente oportunidad para participar en decisiones importantes de la escuela y apoyar el éxito estudiantil.

📝 ¿Interesado/a? Complete el formulario de nominación aquí: https://forms.gle/AcYod37evTrWTBKs8

⏰ Fecha límite: domingo, 10 de mayo al mediodía

4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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As a reminder, state testing (KSA) begins tomorrow (Monday, May 4) for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! Please get a good night's sleep, eat breakfast at home or school (it's free for everyone!), and be ON TIME to school! This is an important time to show what you know! 3rd graders test for three days, 4th graders test for four days, and 5th graders test for six days (this week and next Tuesday). It's time to shine and be GOLDEN! ------- Como recordatorio, ¡las pruebas estatales (KSA) comienzan mañana (lunes, 4 de mayo) para los estudiantes de 3º, 4º y 5º grado! Por favor, asegúrese de dormir bien esta noche, desayunar en casa o en la escuela (¡es gratis para todos!), y llegar A TIEMPO a la escuela. ¡Este es un momento importante para demostrar todo lo que sabe! Los estudiantes de 3º grado evaluarán durante tres días, los de 4º grado durante cuatro días, y los de 5º grado durante seis días (esta semana y hasta el próximo martes). ¡Es hora de brillar!
4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🍎✨ Teacher Appreciation Week Starts TOMORROW! ✨🍎 This week (May 4–8), Hawthorne families are invited to help us celebrate our amazing teachers and staff! Pick a day or two to join in the fun: 📅 Monday: Stock the snack cart 🌸 Tuesday: Send a flower 💌 Wednesday: Special thanks 😄 Thursday: Share a laugh 🍽️ Friday: Teachers’ luncheon Let’s show our incredible teachers, special area staff, and support staff just how much they are appreciated! 💙🦅 ⸻ 🍎✨ ¡La Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros comienza MAÑANA! ✨🍎 Esta semana (del 4 al 8 de mayo), ¡las familias de Hawthorne están invitadas a ayudarnos a celebrar a nuestros increíbles maestros y personal! Elija uno o dos días para participar: 📅 Lunes: Abastezca el carrito de botanas 🌸 Martes: Envíe una flor 💌 Miércoles: Agradecimientos especiales 😄 Jueves: Comparta una risa 🍽️ Viernes: Almuerzo para los maestros ¡Demostremos a nuestros maravillosos maestros, maestros de áreas especiales y personal de apoyo cuánto los apreciamos! 💙🦅
4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🎉 CELEBRATING PRINCIPALS | Every day, our principals show up for their students, their staff, and their communities. They are problem-solvers, encouragers, and visionaries. Today we celebrate every one of them and say thank you for everything you do to make JCPS great. Happy National School Principals' Day! 👏
4 months ago, JCPS Communications
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The Hawthorne Weekly Newsletter is here! Don’t miss the latest news, events, and important updates.

¡Ya está disponible el boletín semanal de Hawthorne! No se pierdan las noticias, eventos y avisos importantes.

https://tinyurl.com/HawkWeeklyNews

4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🎉 GAMECHANGER AWARD | Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood was honored to accept the Metro United Way Gamechanger Award on behalf of JCPS this week at the organization's seventh annual Community Impact Awards, also known as the "Immies."

Presented by Old National Bank, the Immies event celebrates the great work done to help kids thrive, households grow stronger, and ensure our community is more equitable!
4 months ago, JCPS Communications
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🌱 More moments from Cultivando Comunidad—we loved seeing our community come together! 💚

🌱 Más momentos de Cultivando Comunidad—¡nos encantó ver a nuestra comunidad unirse! 💚
4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🌎🌱 Cultivando Comunidad 🌱🌎

What a beautiful evening at Hawthorne! Our families came together to celebrate Earth Day through learning and connection.

Families explored stations throughout the building—planting marigold seeds, creating marigold art and storybooks, visiting the Book Fair, reading “Freaky Frog” stories, completing a tree scavenger hunt, and learning from our amazing community partners. 🌼📚🌳

We were excited to welcome Rootbound Farm, Rooted Solutions, and Blackacre, who shared information about local agriculture and sustainability.

Students also had the opportunity to meet animals up close thanks to Kentuckiana Backyard Farms, who brought goats, and our own Stone-Porter family, who brought sheep. 🐐🐑

Highland Middle School joined us to showcase their chickens and offered a quail egg taste test! 🐓

Families enjoyed a shared meal from Mayan Café, bringing everyone together to close out the evening. 🌮

We loved seeing so many families visit station after station and fully engage in the experience—that’s what cultivating community looks like at Hawthorne. 💚

🎉 Passport Prize Winners: Dylan J., Antonio Q., & Anthony H.

Thank you to our staff, volunteers, and community partners—and to our Hawthorne families for showing up and making this night so special.

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🌎🌱 Cultivando Comunidad 🌱🌎

¡Qué hermosa tarde en Hawthorne! Nuestras familias se reunieron para celebrar el Día de la Tierra a través del aprendizaje y la conexión.

Las familias participaron en estaciones por toda la escuela—sembrando semillas de cempasúchil, creando arte y cuentos, visitando la Feria del Libro, leyendo cuentos de “Freaky Frog,” participando en una búsqueda de árboles y aprendiendo con nuestros socios comunitarios. 🌼📚🌳

Tuvimos el gusto de contar con Rootbound Farm, Rooted Solutions y Blackacre, quienes compartieron información sobre la agricultura local y la sostenibilidad.

Los estudiantes también pudieron conocer animales de cerca gracias a Kentuckiana Backyard Farms y nuestra familia Stone-Porter, quienes trajeron cabras y ovejas. 🐐🐑

Highland Middle School también participó mostrando sus gallinas y ofreciendo una degustación de huevos de codorniz. 🐓

Las familias disfrutaron de una comida compartida de Mayan Café, cerrando la noche en comunidad. 🌮

Nos encantó ver a tantas familias participando en las estaciones—así es como cultivamos comunidad en Hawthorne. 💚

🎉 Ganadores del Pasaporte: Dylan J., Antonio Q., & Anthony H.

Gracias a nuestro personal, voluntarios y socios comunitarios—y a nuestras familias por ser parte de esta experiencia.

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The Hawthorne Weekly Newsletter is here! Don’t miss the latest news, events, and important updates. 🌱 Reminder: Join us tonight for Cultivando Comunidad at 5:30 PM—we hope to see you there!

¡Ya está disponible el boletín semanal de Hawthorne! No se pierdan las noticias, eventos y avisos importantes. 🌱 Recordatorio: Acompáñenos hoy en Cultivando Comunidad a las 5:30 PM—¡los esperamos!

https://tinyurl.com/HawkWeeklyNews

4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🌎🌱 Cultivando Comunidad – Plant Donation Reminder

As we prepare for our Earth Day celebration this Wednesday, April 22, we are still collecting plant donations to help grow our Hawthorne gardens!

We are especially looking for:
🌼 Drought-resistant, sun-loving perennials
🌿 Sensory plants (plants you can touch and smell)

We would love to have a little piece of your family garden in our school garden. 💚

👉 Please send plants in with your student this Wednesday or bring them with you to the event.
👉 If possible, label your plant with the plant name and your family’s name.

Thank you for helping us grow something beautiful together! 🌿



🌎🌱 Cultivando Comunidad – Recordatorio de Donación de Plantas

Mientras nos preparamos para nuestra celebración del Día de la Tierra este miércoles 22 de abril, ¡seguimos recolectando donaciones de plantas para nuestros jardines de Hawthorne!

Estamos buscando especialmente:
🌼 Plantas perennes resistentes a la sequía y que toleren el sol
🌿 Plantas sensoriales (que se puedan tocar y oler)

Nos encantaría tener un pedacito del jardín de su familia en el jardín de nuestra escuela. 💚

👉 Puede enviar las plantas con su estudiante este miércoles o traerlas al evento.
👉 Si es posible, incluya una etiqueta con el nombre de la planta y el nombre de su familia.

¡Gracias por ayudarnos a cultivar algo hermoso juntos! 🌿
4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🌙✨ Arab American Heritage Month ✨🌙 As April continues, we want to take a moment to recognize Arab American Heritage Month. While we’re a little late in sharing, we didn’t want the month to pass without honoring the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of Arab Americans in our community and beyond. Did you know that Arab Americans trace their heritage to over 20 countries across Southwest Asia and North Africa (often called the Arab world), and that Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world? Arab Americans have made important contributions in science, literature, medicine, and the arts. At Hawthorne, we celebrate the diversity that makes our school strong and vibrant. 💙 ⸻ 🌙✨ Mes de la Herencia Árabe Americana ✨🌙 Mientras continúa el mes de abril, queremos tomar un momento para reconocer el Mes de la Herencia Árabe Americana. Aunque estamos compartiendo esto un poco tarde, no queríamos dejar pasar el mes sin honrar las ricas culturas, historias y contribuciones de las personas árabe americanas en nuestra comunidad y más allá. ¿Sabía que las personas árabe americanas tienen sus raíces en más de 20 países del suroeste de Asia y el norte de África (conocido como el mundo árabe), y que el árabe es uno de los idiomas más hablados del mundo? Han hecho importantes contribuciones en áreas como la ciencia, la literatura, la medicina y las artes. En Hawthorne, celebramos la diversidad que hace que nuestra escuela sea fuerte y vibrante. 💙
4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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📘 Order your 2026 Hawthorne Yearbook TODAY!
Place orders here: Captura Yearbooks Store https://tinyurl.com/hawkyearbook26
Cost is $15 (plus 10% processing fee)
Deadline to place orders - Friday, April 24th

REMINDER: 5th graders do not need to place order to purchase yearbooks. They will be provided as a gift from the PTA.
4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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🎶A Musical Experience to Remember!🎶 Our 3rd–5th grade students had an incredible time enjoying a live performance by YAPA!, a high-energy Latin music group brought to us by the Louisville Folk School! Students were engaged—clapping, moving, and connecting with music rooted in Central and South American cultures. It was a meaningful opportunity to experience Spanish-language music in a fun and interactive way that connects directly to our learning as a Spanish immersion school. A huge thank you to Louisville Folk School for making this experience possible for our students! ⸻ 🎶 ¡Una experiencia musical inolvidable en Hawthorne! 🎶 ¡Nuestros estudiantes de 3.º a 5.º grado disfrutaron de una presentación en vivo increíble de YAPA!, un grupo de música latina lleno de energía, gracias a Louisville Folk School! Los estudiantes participaron con entusiasmo—aplaudiendo, moviéndose y conectando con música de raíces culturales de Centro y Sudamérica. Fue una oportunidad significativa para disfrutar música en español de una manera divertida e interactiva, conectada con nuestro aprendizaje como escuela de inmersión en español. ¡Muchísimas gracias a Louisville Folk School por hacer posible esta experiencia para nuestros estudiantes!
4 months ago, Hawthorne Elementary
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