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Celebrating Reading at Aspen

Planned activities have been scheduled for all Aspen students to help celebrate all the reading that has taken place all year.  On Tuesday, a Reading Celebration video will be played in each classroom right after morning announcements.  Also starting May 28, our PE teachers will do an activity outside in the “Grassy Grove” during PE.  […]

Last Birthday Breakfast for the school year!

Friday, May 31 will be the last birthday breakfast for this school year.  Mr. Fredricksen will be celebrating with all students that have a birthday in May.  Please call in to RSVP and let us know what your child would like for breakfast. 

Nora Friends Shine at Aspen Assembly

Nora friends were the central focus of yesterday’s assembly at Aspen Elementary. The event was a culmination of activities throughout the year in which students got to build friendships with Nora friends. In a video, students expressed how much they learned through their friendships and how they came to understand that our differences make us […]

PTO School Supplies for 19/20 School Year

The PTO School Supply Kits fundraiser has begun!  Believe it or not, it is now time to buy your school supply kits for next year.  You can purchase them either online or on the paper form. If you purchase them online (hawthornpto.org/supplies), you are able to use a credit card, but your order must be […]

Thank you, Volunteers!

We couldn’t ask for better volunteers! From working in the workroom by cutting, pasting, tracing, to copying, laminating, helping in the library, helping in the classroom, Choice Time, helping serve in the lounge and at the Conference dinners, and a million other things – our volunteers do it all!  We most certainly couldn’t do what […]

3rd Grade is Going to the Zoo

Our 3rd grade classes are lucky enough to be going to the Brookfield Zoo on Tuesday, May 21.  They will be visiting an array of exhibits from amphibians and invertebrates to birds, reptiles and exotic mammals.  They are in for a great day!

Band and Orchestra Concerts

Our band and orchestra students have been working hard preparing for their concerts on Tuesday, May 21 for orchestra and Wednesday, May 22 for band.  Both concerts will be held in Aspen’s gym.  Concerts begin at 7:00 p.m.  Don’t miss it!

Field Day is Here!

As the end of the year approaches, Aspen students look forward to Field Day.  This year, Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 24.  Our Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade students will participate from 8:10 – 10:00.  Our 4th and 5th grade students will participate from 11:50 – 1:50.  All students will […]

Open House / Music Program Information

Congratulations to all our students for their great musical performances on May 7 and May 9 at our Open House/Music program nights. Thank you to parents who came out and supported our students and visited the school.