Hello Families!
Our Charleston Wrap Fall Fundraiser is underway! You can help raise money for Carl Hankey by registering and sharing with your friends and family today! When you share just 10 unique emails, a gift card will be emailed to you for your FREE roll of Charleston Wrap®’s UltraHeavy™ gift wrap with the purchase of any item.

In addition to awarding the FREE roll of wrap, a Charleston Wrap® Gift Card will be rewarded to parents who have rallied others to support the fundraiser! We’ll award these Gift Cards on the last day of our sale (10/13/2020) for Parent Appreciation Day. When you rally:

• 5 supporters – receive a gift card for $10 off any purchase of $50 or more.
• 10 supporters – receive a gift card for $25 off any purchase of $50 or more.
• 20 supporters – receive a gift card for $50 off! Your $50 order is FREE!
*Gift Cards expire in April of next year and cannot be combined with any other offer. Orders may be subject to shipping and tax.

PRO TIP: The more email invites you send, the more supporters we’ll get! So, break out your email contact list, share on social media, and help spread the word!

Thank you so much for your support!
Carl Hankey School PTSA

With current health directives and to keep our community safe during the pandemic, this year’s Walk Against Drugs will be held virtually – with a contest designed to help students be more successful in school.  The annual Walk Against Drugs is a collaboration of local businesses, school districts, the City of Mission Viejo and Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Contest prizes include school supplies and equipment to assist with distance learning.  Any Mission Viejo student (K-12) can participate by submitting a photo of him or her holding a drawing or message depicting making healthy choices and staying drug, alcohol and tobacco free. Each grade category will have first though fourth-place winners. First-place winners will receive an iPad or Chromebook; second-place winners will receive a headset; with third and fourth-place winners receiving gift cards for school supplies. 

Criteria for students submitting images:

• The student contest runs from 8 am Thursday, September 10 to 8 am Monday, September 21.
• All Mission Viejo students (K-12) can participate by submitting a photo of them holding a drawing or message on how they make healthy choices and stay drug, alcohol and tobacco free. They should wear red to display their Red Ribbon spirit, be creative and have a parent’s permission to enter. Think of your commitment to making healthy choices and how you can pledge to continue a healthful lifestyle.  

Students can enter by visiting https://cityofmissionviejo.org/walk-against-drugs-2020

Must agree to terms and conditions on website form.

The winners will be contacted by Mission Viejo Police Services to coordinate the delivery of prizes.

For more information, contact 949-470-8433 or crimeprevention@cityofmissionviejo.org.

PTSA Reflections – “I Matter Because”
Does your child enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Encourage your child’s inner artist this summer by creating an entry to our PTA Reflections contest! This year’s theme, “I Matter Because,” calls for your own unique interpretation through the arts.

Hankey students in grades K-8 are invited to participate and submit original artwork in one of six areas:
Dance Choreography
Literature
Photography
Film Production
Music Composition
Visual Arts.

Entries must be submitted digitally by Monday, October 5, 2020. Visit https://forms.gle/xGPExWS4pJyGanLC6 to fill out our digital entry form and upload your entries to be judged. Rules can be found online at https://capta.org/resource/participant-forms/ Contact Jennifer Katayama at jkatayama@gmail.com with any questions.

Hankey K-5 Families,

You are invited to a Welcome Back to School Pick-up Event, celebrating our new school year, on MONDAY, AUGUST 17!

8:30-9:30 am                     Kindergarten and 1^st Grade Families

9:45-10:45 am                   2^nd and 3^rd Grade Families

11:00-12:00 am                4^th and 5^th Grade Families

This is a walk in event, so you are welcomed to walk over to school.  There will be limited parking in the lot (please do not park in a numbered staff spot) and plenty of parking on the street (but please observe parking restrictions and be courteous to our neighbors.)  Masks are MANDATORY while you are on campus.

Stop at the FRONT of the school to pick up your child’s OPTION CONFIRMATION, WEEK AT A GLANCE SCHEDULE, and REGISTRATION PACKET.  You can also meet representatives from Hankey’s PTSA and CARL HANKEY INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CHIEF).

KINDERGARTEN, 2^nd and 4^th GRADE FAMILIES:

• Follow the arrows into the Kindergarten playground area.
• Pick up your child’s textbooks and curriculum materials at the kindergarten lunch tables.
• Stop at the OPTIONAL CANVAS PARENT STATION located under the popups to set up your CANVAS Parent Account (you can use your cell phone).
• Stop at the mural in the front of the school to take your back to school picture!

1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th GRADE FAMILIES:

• Follow the arrows to the back of the school blacktop area.
• Pick up your child’s textbooks and curriculum materials at the back lunch tables.
• Stop at the OPTIONAL CANVAS PARENT STATION located under the popups by the handball courts to set up your CANVAS Parent Account (you can use your cell phone).
• Stop at the mural in the back of the school to take your back to school picture!

Families with students in multiple grade levels are welcomed to choose one time to come to school for your pick up if you would like.

If you are unable to attend, please call the Office (949 234-5315) and our staff will make arrangements for you to pick up your child’s materials.

We are looking forward to the 2020-21 School Year.  Together we can do “VIRTUALLY” anything!  Go HAWKS!

HOPE DRIVES ACTION

Hankey K-8 is excited to be kicking off our annual Global Awareness project focusing on the idea that “HOPE DRIVES ACTION.” Dean Jacobs; world traveler, author and inquirer, will be visiting the campus on Monday, September 26, meeting with students throughout the day to engage them in his “Wondrous Journey- A two year journey that crossed 28 countries.” Dean’s presentations, weaving together uplifting stories and visual images, will help our students create a foundation of hope, upon which they will be taking action throughout the rest of this school year.

Parents– Dean and Principal Aguilara cordially invited you and your family to attend a Hope Drives Action Night, scheduled for Monday, September 26, from 6:30-7:30 pm in our MPR.  Dean will share his adventures, explain how to take the IB Learner Profiles and bring them alive at home, and light the flames of Hope Drives Action within you as well!

PTSA Fall Fundraiser-Charleston Wrap

Make sure you check your child’s backpack!  Fall Fundraiser envelops came home on Friday, following our exciting kick off assembly. Extra envelopes are available in the front office. Drawings for extra prizes will continue next week. The final day to return order forms and packets is September 23^rd.  Monies generated from the Fall Fundraiser pay for assemblies, field trips, student programs and Primary Music.

Reflections:

The PTSA Reflections art contest is here!

Reflections is an arts based program sponsored by our PTSA that allows your K-8 Carl Hankey student to create his/her own art project in one of six different categories based on a specific theme.

This year’s (2016 – 2017) theme is:

What is your Story?

Your student can enter one or more pieces in the following categories:

• dance choreography
• film production
• literature
• music composition
• photography
• visual arts

Rules and specifics for each category are available at the front office.

Projects are judged by experts in each field, with the winning entry in each category moving on to the district level and possibly on up to the national level.

Deadline for CARL HANKEY K-8 entries is Friday October 14^th, 2016 – No late entries will be accepted.

Please turn entries in to the Carl Hankey Front Office addressed to PTSA Reflections Chair, Lindy Flowers.

Need some more information? Visit the CUCPTSA Website for more about Reflections: http://www.cucptsa.com/index.asp?scid=13

Questions? Please contact Lindy Flowers lindyflowers7@gmail.com

Go on!! Tell us your story!!

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Hello Hankey Families and welcome back to school! We are looking forward to a wonderful year. Please mark your calendars for the FIRST PTSA Meeting of the year on Friday September 2nd at 8am in the MPR. We will be discussing all the wonderful things that the PTSA has planned for the new school year! If you have any PTSA related questions before then please do not hesitate to contact me at howdywho2@gmail.com.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Emily Brandes

PTSA President.