Hawks Weekly Newsletter: 8/17/26=8/21/26

Dear Hawk Families,

What an incredible first week of school! Thank you for helping us start the 2026–2027 school year Full Speed Ahead!

Our students did an amazing job learning new classrooms, meeting new teachers and friends, practicing routines, and getting right to work. Walking through our campus this week, it was exciting to see students happy, engaged, and already settling into the routines that will help them be successful this year.

A HUGE thank you goes to our families for your patience and support as we worked through first-week arrival and dismissal procedures. We know the first few days always take a little extra time as everyone learns the routine, and your cooperation made a tremendous difference.

We also want to give an extra-special THANK YOU to our amazing parent volunteers who jumped in to help with our car lines during both morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. Your willingness to give your time, brave the Florida heat, open doors, help students, and keep our lines moving safely was incredibly appreciated. It truly takes all of us working together!

As we head into Week 2, our focus shifts from simply learning routines to building consistency. Students have been taught expectations throughout campus, and now we will continue reinforcing that those expectations apply every day, everywhere, in classrooms, hallways, the cafeteria, at recess, during arrival and dismissal, and on the bus.

At the same time, we are already moving Full Speed Ahead academically! Teachers are diving into grade-level content, students are using notebooks and academic conversations, and classrooms are beginning to track progress and set goals. We believe students should know what they are learning, how they are doing, and what they need to do next to grow.

Thank you for trusting us with your children each day and for being such an important part of our Hawk family. Week 1 was a great start, and we cannot wait to see how much our Hawks accomplish this year.

The race has officially begun—and Excellence Has No Finish Line! 🏁

With Hawk Pride,

Mrs. Miller

We aren’t wasting any time getting into learning!

During classroom visits this week, we saw students already engaging in grade-level instruction, writing in academic notebooks, collaborating with classmates, analyzing mistakes, working in small groups, and receiving feedback from their teachers.

Teachers spent the first week establishing strong classroom routines within instruction so that students learn how to listen, participate, collaborate, write, problem-solve, ask questions, and work independently.

As we move into Week 2, families can help by asking questions such as:

The goal isn’t simply to complete assignments—it is for our students think, learn, grow.

You may notice data walls and progress-tracking displays in classrooms this year. These are designed to make learning and growth visible to students.

Teachers will use data throughout the year to help students understand where they are, celebrate progress, set goals, and identify their next steps for learning.

We want our Hawks to learn an important lesson:

Data isn’t just about a score—it tells us what we’ve learned, where we’ve grown, and what we should work on next.

You can support this mindset at home by celebrating growth, effort, persistence, and improvement in addition to grades and scores.

Our Hawks have done a fantastic job learning and demonstrating our SOAR expectations during the first week of school. Thank you, families, for reinforcing positive behavior at home!

As we enter Week 2, we want students to understand that expectations aren’t just “first-week rules.” They are how we keep our school safe, respectful, and ready for learning every single day.

Students are expected to follow school rules and procedures throughout the entire school day, including:

🚌 On the Bus – Follow the driver’s directions, remain seated appropriately, use respectful language, and keep hands, feet, and belongings to yourself.

🍎 In the Cafeteria – Use appropriate voice levels, remain in assigned areas, clean up after yourself, and follow adult directions.

🛝 At Recess – Play safely, include others, use equipment appropriately, solve problems respectfully, and follow adult directions.

🏫 Throughout Campus – Walk safely, use respectful language and behavior, follow directions the first time, and represent Hawk Pride wherever you go.

Please continue talking with your child about the importance of making good choices even when their classroom teacher isn’t standing beside them. Building independence and responsibility is an important part of growing up!

Keeping our Hawks safe is everyone’s responsibility. We continuously teach students that if they see something or hear something that concerns them, they should tell a trusted adult immediately. Florida’s FortifyFL system also provides a way to report suspicious activity or potential threats involving a Florida school. Families and students should understand that FortifyFL is for reporting legitimate safety concerns and threats and should never be used as a joke or prank.