🌟 What an impressive showing for our 4th and 5th graders at the Festival of Champions Tournament! 🌟
What an incredible journey these past seven weeks have been. This past Saturday, our players brought every bit of heart, teamwork, and perseverance they’ve practiced to the field — and it showed! ⚽
From battling back from two goals down to tie our final group match and secure a spot in the championship game, to showing resilience, sportsmanship, and a willingness to learn — our team truly embodied what this program is all about.
We finished with two wins, one draw, and a hard-fought loss in the final, earning second place and a ton of pride. 🥈 The lessons learned and memories made will last far beyond Saturday.
👏 Huge shoutout to Kylie, Devon, Denise, Kayla, Kathy, and Aaron — you’ve been amazing!
And thank you to Jon and Lizzie for keeping things grounded and strong.
💙 Thank you, Hawthorne! What a season!
What an incredible journey these past seven weeks have been. This past Saturday, our players brought every bit of heart, teamwork, and perseverance they’ve practiced to the field — and it showed! ⚽
From battling back from two goals down to tie our final group match and secure a spot in the championship game, to showing resilience, sportsmanship, and a willingness to learn — our team truly embodied what this program is all about.
We finished with two wins, one draw, and a hard-fought loss in the final, earning second place and a ton of pride. 🥈 The lessons learned and memories made will last far beyond Saturday.
👏 Huge shoutout to Kylie, Devon, Denise, Kayla, Kathy, and Aaron — you’ve been amazing!
And thank you to Jon and Lizzie for keeping things grounded and strong.
💙 Thank you, Hawthorne! What a season!
🌟 Sioux Falls Public Schools Early Childhood Programming 🌟
Now enrolling eligible children ages 3–5 for our half-day and full-day early childhood programs!
Our classrooms offer hands-on, play-based learning designed to support your child’s growth in language, social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development—all aligned with the South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines. We use the research-based High/Scope curriculum and provide experiences in:
🎨 Art & Music
📚 Early Literacy & Math
🔍 Science & Discovery
🏃 Outdoor Play
🧩 Dramatic Play & Exploration
Funded through programs like Head Start, Title 1, and Special Education, our highly qualified staff tailor learning to meet the needs of every child and family.
The child’s home and school are their two most important worlds, that’s why we prioritize family partnerships through regular engagement activities and learning opportunities.
📅 Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to be eligible for kindergarten.
For more information please scan the barcode on the attached flyer or call 605-367-8488
Now enrolling eligible children ages 3–5 for our half-day and full-day early childhood programs!
Our classrooms offer hands-on, play-based learning designed to support your child’s growth in language, social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development—all aligned with the South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines. We use the research-based High/Scope curriculum and provide experiences in:
🎨 Art & Music
📚 Early Literacy & Math
🔍 Science & Discovery
🏃 Outdoor Play
🧩 Dramatic Play & Exploration
Funded through programs like Head Start, Title 1, and Special Education, our highly qualified staff tailor learning to meet the needs of every child and family.
The child’s home and school are their two most important worlds, that’s why we prioritize family partnerships through regular engagement activities and learning opportunities.
📅 Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to be eligible for kindergarten.
For more information please scan the barcode on the attached flyer or call 605-367-8488
📚 Community Learning Centers (CLC) – Out-of-School Time Care 🏫
The CLC provides quality care during the school year for elementary students:
✅ Before School Care – Available at 8 elementary schools
✅ After School Care – Offered at all elementary schools except Horace Mann
✅ Extended Care Days – On most No School days, care is available from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM at 10 locations
📝 Note: Students don’t need to be enrolled in Before/After School Care to attend Extended Care Days, but pre-enrollment in the CLC program is required.
📌 Pre-enroll today:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p_Ro1wG5uae92dYnlipm65d9NPXnoZaV_oVxhI7vdTc/ed
The CLC provides quality care during the school year for elementary students:
✅ Before School Care – Available at 8 elementary schools
✅ After School Care – Offered at all elementary schools except Horace Mann
✅ Extended Care Days – On most No School days, care is available from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM at 10 locations
📝 Note: Students don’t need to be enrolled in Before/After School Care to attend Extended Care Days, but pre-enrollment in the CLC program is required.
📌 Pre-enroll today:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p_Ro1wG5uae92dYnlipm65d9NPXnoZaV_oVxhI7vdTc/ed
🐾"Students + Harley + treats = pure happiness! 🐾
🎉 Red Ribbon Week: October 27–31 🎉
Next week, we’re celebrating Red Ribbon Week! This year’s theme is “Life is a Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free.” 🧩
It’s a special time to learn how to make healthy choices and be proud to live drug-free! We’ll have fun dress-up days every day to celebrate together!
👕 Dress-Up Days:
- Monday: Sock It To Drugs! – Wear silly or colorful socks 🧦
- Tuesday: Team Up Against Drugs! – Wear your favorite team jersey 🏈
- Wednesday: Red Day – Wear red to say NO to drugs! ❤️
- Thursday: Too Bright For Drugs! – Wear neon or bright colors 🌟
- Friday: Crazy Hair or Hat Day! – Don’t go crazy with drugs! 🎩💇
Let’s have a fun week and stand together for healthy, drug-free lives! ❤️
Next week, we’re celebrating Red Ribbon Week! This year’s theme is “Life is a Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free.” 🧩
It’s a special time to learn how to make healthy choices and be proud to live drug-free! We’ll have fun dress-up days every day to celebrate together!
👕 Dress-Up Days:
- Monday: Sock It To Drugs! – Wear silly or colorful socks 🧦
- Tuesday: Team Up Against Drugs! – Wear your favorite team jersey 🏈
- Wednesday: Red Day – Wear red to say NO to drugs! ❤️
- Thursday: Too Bright For Drugs! – Wear neon or bright colors 🌟
- Friday: Crazy Hair or Hat Day! – Don’t go crazy with drugs! 🎩💇
Let’s have a fun week and stand together for healthy, drug-free lives! ❤️
🥶 When it’s just a little too chilly to head outside (and not everyone has their winter coat yet), we bring the fun indoors!
Our early childhood students turned the lunchroom into a tricycle racetrack — and a few grown-ups couldn’t resist joining the fun too! 😄❤️
Our early childhood students turned the lunchroom into a tricycle racetrack — and a few grown-ups couldn’t resist joining the fun too! 😄❤️
📣 Hawthorne Families!
You’re invited to our Living in the Circle Family Night at Hawthorne Elementary 💙
Thursday, November 6th at 5:00 PM
Join us for a fun and meaningful evening focused on family connection, routines, and caring for one another — all part of our Circle of Courage values.
Here’s what’s happening:
🎲 Learn new family games to play (and take home!)
🕒 Discover why routines are important for kids
📱 Tips on healthy screen time — how much is too much?
🌮 Enjoy walking tacos and dessert for supper
🧤 Winter clothing giveaway with mittens, hats, and socks
🧥 Center of Hope Winter Clothing Trailer will be on site — winter coats for just $5!
🕔 Evening Schedule:
5:00 – Supper & Family Games
5:30 – Family Activities
5:50 – Presentation: Routines & Screen Time
6:15 – Gift Card Drawings & Giveaways
6:15 – Winter Clothing Trailer Opens
❄️ Everyone is welcome! Come for the food, stay for the fun, and leave with warm hearts (and warm hands!).
You’re invited to our Living in the Circle Family Night at Hawthorne Elementary 💙
Thursday, November 6th at 5:00 PM
Join us for a fun and meaningful evening focused on family connection, routines, and caring for one another — all part of our Circle of Courage values.
Here’s what’s happening:
🎲 Learn new family games to play (and take home!)
🕒 Discover why routines are important for kids
📱 Tips on healthy screen time — how much is too much?
🌮 Enjoy walking tacos and dessert for supper
🧤 Winter clothing giveaway with mittens, hats, and socks
🧥 Center of Hope Winter Clothing Trailer will be on site — winter coats for just $5!
🕔 Evening Schedule:
5:00 – Supper & Family Games
5:30 – Family Activities
5:50 – Presentation: Routines & Screen Time
6:15 – Gift Card Drawings & Giveaways
6:15 – Winter Clothing Trailer Opens
❄️ Everyone is welcome! Come for the food, stay for the fun, and leave with warm hearts (and warm hands!).
🎃Huge Thank You to Pumpkins 4 College! 🎃
We’re so grateful to Pumpkins 4 College for once again putting big smiles on the faces of our K–3rd grade students!
Your generosity and community spirit make such a difference — thank you for helping spread joy this season! 🍂✨
We’re so grateful to Pumpkins 4 College for once again putting big smiles on the faces of our K–3rd grade students!
Your generosity and community spirit make such a difference — thank you for helping spread joy this season! 🍂✨
🎉 Congratulations to K01! 🧱
They were the classroom winners of our September Attendance Challenge, earning the most LEGOs of all the classrooms!
Each day a classroom had 90% or more of students in class by 8:00 AM, they earned a LEGO piece toward their classroom build. K01 showed up strong and built their way to the top! 💪🐾
They were the classroom winners of our September Attendance Challenge, earning the most LEGOs of all the classrooms!
Each day a classroom had 90% or more of students in class by 8:00 AM, they earned a LEGO piece toward their classroom build. K01 showed up strong and built their way to the top! 💪🐾
🍿 Way to go, 2nd Grade! 🎉
Our 2nd graders had the highest overall attendance for the September Attendance Challenge! Their commitment to showing up and being ready to learn earned them a well-deserved popcorn party! 👏
Keep showing up, Huskies — every day counts! 🐾💪
Our 2nd graders had the highest overall attendance for the September Attendance Challenge! Their commitment to showing up and being ready to learn earned them a well-deserved popcorn party! 👏
Keep showing up, Huskies — every day counts! 🐾💪
⚽ Festival of Champions — 4th Annual Event!
Sioux Falls Neighborhood Soccer and Empower Sioux Falls invite you to the 4th Annual Festival of Champions — a fun-filled day of soccer, teamwork, and community spirit!
When: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Sanford Crossing — 2405 W Benson Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Who: 4th and 5th grade students from area schools (organized and supported by Empower Sioux Falls volunteers)
What: Students from eight local schools will come together to compete on the field and practice living out our core values: Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Integrity, Encouragement, Determination, and Sportsmanship.A neighborhood soccer festival and friendly tournament celebrating youth, character, and community
Sioux Falls Neighborhood Soccer and Empower Sioux Falls invite you to the 4th Annual Festival of Champions — a fun-filled day of soccer, teamwork, and community spirit!
When: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Sanford Crossing — 2405 W Benson Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Who: 4th and 5th grade students from area schools (organized and supported by Empower Sioux Falls volunteers)
What: Students from eight local schools will come together to compete on the field and practice living out our core values: Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Integrity, Encouragement, Determination, and Sportsmanship.A neighborhood soccer festival and friendly tournament celebrating youth, character, and community
Reminder, Hawthorne Huskies!
Make sure to turn in your Hawthorne Apparel Order Form and payment by Friday, October 24th.
Don’t miss out on showing your school spirit! 🐾
Make sure to turn in your Hawthorne Apparel Order Form and payment by Friday, October 24th.
Don’t miss out on showing your school spirit! 🐾
Hawthorne 5th Grade Students wrapped up an exciting adventure with the Volume City Project! They designed their own buildings and put their math skills to work by calculating volume using the formula: Volume = length × width × height.
It’s amazing to see creativity and math come together as students built their cities block by block. Great job, future architects and mathematicians!
It’s amazing to see creativity and math come together as students built their cities block by block. Great job, future architects and mathematicians!
Early Childhood — “Where caring hearts grow and great friendships begin.”
This little one showed such a big heart! 💖 She noticed her friend was feeling sad and went over to comfort her with kindness and care. Moments like these remind us that even the smallest friends can show the biggest compassion.
This little one showed such a big heart! 💖 She noticed her friend was feeling sad and went over to comfort her with kindness and care. Moments like these remind us that even the smallest friends can show the biggest compassion.
🌟 Living in the Circle – “Reading is Our Superpower!” 🌟
Hawthorne families came together Thursday, October 9th for another amazing Living in the Circle night! 💙📚
Students proudly shared the books they created and showed off their superhero capes, reminding us all that reading truly is a superpower! Families enjoyed supper, played family bingo, and learned fun ways to make reading part of everyday life at home. We are so grateful for our families who joined us to celebrate learning, belonging, and the joy of reading together. Thank you for being part of our Hawthorne community—where every child’s superpower shines! 💫
Hawthorne families came together Thursday, October 9th for another amazing Living in the Circle night! 💙📚
Students proudly shared the books they created and showed off their superhero capes, reminding us all that reading truly is a superpower! Families enjoyed supper, played family bingo, and learned fun ways to make reading part of everyday life at home. We are so grateful for our families who joined us to celebrate learning, belonging, and the joy of reading together. Thank you for being part of our Hawthorne community—where every child’s superpower shines! 💫
🌟 Superhero Spotlight at Hawthorne CLC! 🌟
The Community Learning Center received a special grant to partner with the Dakota Players through the Black Hills Playhouse to bring The Superhero Show to life — and Hawthorne CLC was chosen for this exciting opportunity!
Seventeen talented Hawthorne CLC students earned their roles through auditions and spent two weeks in daily 2-hour rehearsals, learning lines, songs, and dances. 🎭
Their hard work truly paid off during their fantastic performance on Friday, September 26th! It was an inspiring and enriching experience for everyone involved.
A huge congratulations to our amazing student performers and a big thank-you to the Dakota Players and Black Hills Playhouse for making this possible!
The Community Learning Center received a special grant to partner with the Dakota Players through the Black Hills Playhouse to bring The Superhero Show to life — and Hawthorne CLC was chosen for this exciting opportunity!
Seventeen talented Hawthorne CLC students earned their roles through auditions and spent two weeks in daily 2-hour rehearsals, learning lines, songs, and dances. 🎭
Their hard work truly paid off during their fantastic performance on Friday, September 26th! It was an inspiring and enriching experience for everyone involved.
A huge congratulations to our amazing student performers and a big thank-you to the Dakota Players and Black Hills Playhouse for making this possible!
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📢 No School Reminder
There will be no school on Monday, October 13th, and Tuesday, October 14th.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday, October 14th — please check your schedule to see if you have a conference time with your child’s teacher. Enjoy the long weekend! 🍂
There will be no school on Monday, October 13th, and Tuesday, October 14th.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday, October 14th — please check your schedule to see if you have a conference time with your child’s teacher. Enjoy the long weekend! 🍂
💉 Flu Shot Clinic at Hawthorne Elementary!
Falls Community Health will be providing flu shots for students at our Hawthorne Elementary School-Based Clinic on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Consent forms will be sent home with students this week.
If you would like your child to receive a flu shot, please complete, sign, and return the consent form to school by Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
Help keep our students healthy this flu season!
Falls Community Health will be providing flu shots for students at our Hawthorne Elementary School-Based Clinic on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Consent forms will be sent home with students this week.
If you would like your child to receive a flu shot, please complete, sign, and return the consent form to school by Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
Help keep our students healthy this flu season!
Dear Hawthorne Families,
We would love for you to join us for our Living in the Circle gathering on Thursday, October 9th at 5:00 PM!
This month, we are celebrating our exciting theme: "Reading is Our Superpower!" Come enjoy a fun-filled evening where students will receive free books and have the chance to create their own bookmarks.
Supper will be served: hot dogs, chips, and dessert.
When we read, we unlock our superpowers and open the door to endless adventures. We can’t wait to see you there!
We would love for you to join us for our Living in the Circle gathering on Thursday, October 9th at 5:00 PM!
This month, we are celebrating our exciting theme: "Reading is Our Superpower!" Come enjoy a fun-filled evening where students will receive free books and have the chance to create their own bookmarks.
Supper will be served: hot dogs, chips, and dessert.
When we read, we unlock our superpowers and open the door to endless adventures. We can’t wait to see you there!
