March is also MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH!! Music is so important and so are the lovely ladies who teach our Hawks! Thank you Mrs. Wynn and Ms. Condra for the love, silliness, and MUSIC that you bring to our students and school!
This month, Hawthorne honors all of the women who helped pave a path for all other women to walk on. Happy Women's History Month!
What could be better than Hawthorne opening up our new gym!? HAVING A NEW GYM OPENING DAY ASSEMBL!!!!! It was so fun sharing excitement with the entire school this morning! We look forward to hosting when we can in the future!
We all hope that you enjoyed our Black History Month Spotlight series and learned a thing or two as well. Thank you for following along and meeting influential Black individuals who have worked to create a better tomorrow for everyone.
Today's the last day of Hawthorne's Black History Month Spotlights. We're ending with athlete, Jackie Robinson #42. Like many things during this time, sporting teams were segregated. Jackie was hand selected to break the color barrier in sports, specifically baseball.
What are you doing THIS SATURDAY MORNING?! If you can, check out this awesome Book Drive Kickoff in Fishers! Details on the flier. Hope you can make it!
Hawthorne's Black History Month Spotlight: Dorothy Johnson Vaughan AKA "Human Computer". Vaughan was part of a team that did mathematical calculations to help launch satellites(and later humans)into space.She watched as her profession went from a time of segregation to inclusion.
Reminder!!! Yearbooks this year are $19 and you'll be entered into a drawing for Hawthorne spirit wear as well!!!! Please let us know if you have any questions!
BHM spotlight: Fredrick Douglas. Douglas was taught to read while enslaved. He escaped and found himself in the Northern US, speaking to abolitionists about his life. He was such an amazing speaker that he started traveling the northern states to convince people to end slavery.
BHM Spotlight: Ida B. Wells. Wells was born into slavery in 1862. After moving to TN, Wells began writing for Black newspapers, speaking out against segregated schools and other forms of discrimination in the US. She wrote until her voice was heard and change was made.
Today's spotlight is on a leader most are familiar with. Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., never backed down in his stand against racism. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. King, the law is bound to uphold equal rights for all people across the US regardless of color.
Hawthorne's Black History Month Spotlight today goes to The first African American in the US to publish a book of poetry, Phillis Wheatley (1773). Wheatley enslaved by the American Wheatley family at just 7 years old and overcame obstacles to have her voice be heard by the world.
A big huge THANK YOU to today's Mystery Reader who surprised Mrs. Thomas' fourth graders! Not only did we get to hear two stories, we had great conversations about what it means to not judge others before we know them. What a great FriYAY over here at Hawthorne!
Miss Friedman taught our Hawks the meaning of "Unity" and how it relates to and with Black History Month. We UNITED our school by completing a school-wide bulletin board showing that we are 'The United Classrooms of Hawthorne'! The whole school was part of this project, GO HAWKS!
FriYay BHM Spotlight goes to Hattie McDaniel. She was the first Black person to win an Oscar (award for being standout working with a film). A singer, songwriter and actress, she won the won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1940 for her role in Gone With the Wind.
Hawthorne yearbooks for sale!! Just $19 will get you a yearbook, but you'll also be entered to win Hawthorne spirit wear! Please let us know if you have any questions.
Black History Month Spotlight: Macon Allen became the first Black man in America who became a lawyer and earned a license to practice law in 1845. He was admitted to practice in Boston, Massachusetts.
Black History Month Spotlight today shines on Harriet Tubman. Besides her famous work on the Underground Railroad, Tubman's considered the first African American woman to serve in the military as a nurse for the Union Army. Tubman lived and is now laid to rest in Rochester, NY.
Today's Black History Month Spotlight is on Famous singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole who was the first Black American to host a nationally televised TV show. The Nat King Cole Show debuted in 1956 on NBC.
