Did you know that Hawkswood School was recently featured on the "Empowered" Television Series? The collaboration between Hawkswood School and Empowered leverages the unique strengths of both entities to enlighten and educate viewers on the importance of specialized education for students with diverse learning needs. Click the link to navigate to the Empowered program website to see footage from our episode: https://www.empoweredprogram.com/features-hawkswood-school/ !

Together with Principal Andrew, our Arts Integration Creative Leadership Team recently returned from the yearly Arts Institute in Princeton. Also pictured in the group photo is our Arts Integration coach, Kira Rizzuto, Director of Learning Programs at Arts Ed NJ.
Casey Burd and Mary Anne Korth presented "Composure Composers," an arts integration model that enables students to develop the skills necessary to understand, manage, and express their emotions as part of their social-emotional learning.
Lori Marshall, Yalitza Figueroa, and Monique Adams presented: "Come Soar through a lesson": adapting and modifying lessons for neurodivergent learners.
Casey Burd and Mary Anne Korth presented "Composure Composers," an arts integration model that enables students to develop the skills necessary to understand, manage, and express their emotions as part of their social-emotional learning.
Lori Marshall, Yalitza Figueroa, and Monique Adams presented: "Come Soar through a lesson": adapting and modifying lessons for neurodivergent learners.




We look forward to welcoming our staff and students back to Hawkswood School on July 7th!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend ahead!

The Art Show was a huge success! Wonderful job to all the students on these beautiful creations!





Friendly reminder to order your Hawkswood School Yearbook!

Wishing everyone a happy and safe spring break week! Enjoy!

Class 140 hard at work during music class! Excellent job, everyone!
Hawkswood School will operate on a 90 minute delayed opening on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Thank you.
Hawkswood School will operate on a 90 minute delayed opening on Thursday, February 6th. Be safe, all!
One of the Hawkswood students hard at work during the Holiday Pop Up Shop!
Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!

Hawkswood School is so excited to open the Holiday Pop Up Shop tomorrow! The students of Hawkswood School have been working hard since the summer creating and packaging crafts to be sold at this year's Pop Up Shop, making it a student-created, and student-led shop!
We can't wait for all the students to come and purchase small presents for their family and friends this holiday season.

Spreading some holiday cheer!

Class 163 followed step by step directions to complete a "pumpkin volcano" activity;
All students did a great job with this science experiment!



Class 148 went on a leaf hunt. Students observed the different colors of the leaves, listened to them crunch, and got to touch and smell them. They helped gather a pile for a seasonal craft. Great job to the preschoolers!
This Thursday! Enjoy 🥪

Class W142 has been learning all about pumpkins this week. The students explored the inside of the pumpkin and read a short story about pumpkins. Everyone learned a lot and did a great job participating in the activity!

Vaccine Clinic coming to Hawkswood School

Back to School Night is 7-8:30 this evening!
See you there!
Hawkswood School welcomed Dr. Laymon Hicks to one of our two staff professional development days. He spoke to staff about the topic "Someone Needs You." After two full days of professional learning, staff are so happy to welcome the students back today!
We are all looking forward to a wonderful 2024-2025 school year!

Class 127 learned about the history of ice cream. The class learned about how it began and evolved into what we currently eat today. The students answered questions throughout the lesson and then followed directions make their own - good work, all!

