¡Están invitados!
🧣👟 Making space this holiday season?
Donate your textiles, clothes, and shoes to Hawthorne’s big green bin, now located outside the fence on River Rd.
All proceeds come back to Hawthorne to support our students and community. 💚
Please share with family and friends — every donation makes a difference!
Together, we can continue to bring meaningful opportunities to our school community. 🌟
🍎 Need Food Assistance? Helpful Resources for Our Community 🧡
If you or someone you know is in need of food support, there are easy-to-use tools that can help connect families with free local food distributions and community resources:
✅ FreshTrak
One of the quickest ways to find SA Food Bank distributions near you. Simply enter your zip code to view upcoming food events in your area.
🔗 FreshTrak: https://www.freshtrak.com/
🌟 San Antonio Community Resource Directory (SACRD)
This site provides a wide range of support services. By entering your zip code, you can find resources for:
🍽️ Food
👕 Clothing
🧠 Counseling & mental health services
…and more!
🔗 SACRD: https://sacrd.org/
Please share these resources with anyone who may benefit — together, we can support and uplift our community. 💛
🎉 Congratulations to our winners! 🎉
Thank you to all our students who showed up and participated in today’s Attendance Raffle! 🐻✨
Your commitment to showing up every day makes a difference. 💙
Keep up the great attendance, Bears — we’re so proud of you! 🙌
🎃👻 What a spooktacular morning at Hawthorne! 🐻💫
Huge thanks to our amazing families, staff, and volunteers for making our Trunk-or-Treat such a success! Our PK–8th grade Bears had the best time celebrating together. 🍬🧡
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
Community makes the magic happen! ✨
🎉🐾 Busy day for our Hawthorne Family! Our Hawthorne Pom Paws had an incredible opportunity to cheer alongside the Trinity University Cheerleaders today! 🙌✨
We’re so proud of our Bears for representing Hawthorne with energy, teamwork, and school spirit! ❤️🖤🤍
Yesterday, Officer Rosa and his K-9 partner Blue from the SAISD Police Department came to visit Pre-k. He showed us tricks and taught us about their job. We thank them for taking time to come visit with us!
Ayer, el oficial Rosa y su compañero K-9, Blue, del Departamento de Policía de SAISD vinieron a visitar a pre-kínder. Nos mostraron trucos y nos enseñaron sobre su trabajo. ¡Les agradecemos por tomarse el tiempo de venir a visitarnos!
🌟🐾 Round 2 of Beary Good Behavior! 🎉
Congratulations to our Hawthorne Bears who were recognized Thursday for their “Beary Good Behavior”! Each of these students earned the Pawsitive Behavior Award by showing respect, kindness, and responsibility. We’re so proud of their continued hard work and leadership—keep shining bright, Bears! 🐻❤️🖤🤍
We can’t wait to celebrate even more Bears for their Pawsitive choices soon! 🙌✨
A message from our PTO:
Volunteers needed! Sign up here:
Fall Fest: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548AFAA2BA2F4C07-59167477-fall#/
Trunk or Treat: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548AFAA2BA2F4C07-57684176-ptovolunteer#/
See you Tuesday!
This morning Hawthorne participated in a lockdown drill with SAISD police. Please know all students were safe and it was a drill.
A message from our Hawthorne PTO:
📢 Hawthorne PTO Update
Check out our October PTO newsletter for upcoming events and volunteer opportunities! 🍂
A huge thank you to all parent volunteers who donated for our Custodian Appreciation goodie bags, and to Erin & Karina for preparing tomorrow’s Agua Fresca treat. 💙
✨ Can you help tomorrow? We’ll begin setup at 2:00pm to pass out drinks. Volunteers are needed & welcome!
If you can’t volunteer, don’t forget to grab an Agua Fresca after school as you head into the weekend. 🥤
👕 We’ll also be selling the last of our spirit shirts while supplies last — $15, cash or Cash App accepted.
✨ Today’s National Custodian Parade was all about celebrating the incredible team that keeps our school shining! 🧹💙
We proudly honored:
🌟 Mr. Lazo – our longtime Head Custodian, celebrated with a retirement plaque for his 27 years of dedication.
🌟 Patricia Sanchez – our new Head Custodian, leading the way with care and pride.
🌟 And our amazing custodial staff: Diana Castillo, Juan Martinez, Jeffrey Taylor, Steven Falcon, Rosana Sepulveda, and Debbie Ibarra – who work tirelessly to make our campus safe, clean, and welcoming every day.
👏 Thank you for everything you do for our students, staff, and families—you are truly the heart of our school community! ❤️🐻
#NationalCustodianDay #ThankYouCustodians #TeamHawthorne
Good Afternoon,
We had a 3 minute CPS power outage from 1:08-1:11 at Hawthorne Academy. Please see attached letter for more info.
Join us for an Athletics Meeting for 7th & 8th graders regarding Girl’s Soccer & Boy’s Basketball seasons ⚽🏀
📣 Hawthorne Families – Attendance Challenge! 🍿
From Oct. 1–16, classes can earn raffle entries each day they hit 95%+ attendance. 🎉
👉 Winners announced Friday, Oct. 17 – one Elementary & one Middle School class will celebrate with a Popcorn Bar Party sponsored by Hawthorne PTO! 🎊
✅ Help your child’s class:
1. Show up every day – attendance counts!
2. Schedule doctor’s appointments after 10am or return to school afterward.
3. Send a parent note or doctor’s excuse for absences.
Let’s reach our goals together! 💪🎈
🌸🥤 Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Us! 🥤🌸
Join us for a refreshing Agua Fresca Celebration on Friday, October 3rd from 2:30–3:30 PM during pick-up on the basketball court.
Come grab a drink, celebrate culture, and connect with our school community. 🇲🇽🇸🇻🇨🇴🇵🇷
We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉
**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AND WELCOME**
Contact HawthorneAcademyPTO@gmail.com
We hope you can join us!
Reminder!
Reminder! There is no school tomorrow Friday 9/19/25. We hope to see you at Open House today 4-5:45PM. Thank You!
