Katherine Grykien, Principal
Michelle Murphy-Ertle, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 802-878-1384
Fax: 802-879-8190
Attendance:802-857-7007
School Day Hours:
7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday Early Release: 1:45 p.m.
Front Office Hours:
7:30 am - 3:30 pm
Hiawatha K-3 Open House Tuesday, Sept. 18Our K-3 Open House will take place on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 6:15 to 7:30 PM. All of our families & friends are invited to attend this annual event.
Join us in the cafeteria at 6:15 for a welcome from Mrs. Grykien. Classroom visits will follow.
Say Cheese! September 19th is Picture Day!
Order photos using the forms sent home or, you can order in advance on the photographers' website, mylifetouch.com (opens in a new page.) Instructions are on the site.
Hiawatha's Code is VJ178126Q0. For questions, contact Lifetouch at 1-800-736-4753 or vjterritory@lifetouch.com.
Get a chance to collaborate, learn, problem-solve, and build something​ students can only imagine! Sponsored by Hiawatha Library​ it's a fun (and free!) family event!
What to bring​: your ideas, cardboard, boxes, recycled materials or special items you might want to use.
We will provide​: limited amount of cardboard, TP rolls, duct tape, masking tape, scissors, power cutters for thick cardboard, drinking water. Get inspired! ​Watch Caine’s Arcade​ on Youtube, above. Read more in the latest newsletter!
We hope that you and your families have enjoyed a relaxing and rejuvenating summer. We would like to welcome you to the opening of what promises to be a wonderful school year!
On Wednesday, March 21 at Fine Arts Night, the first draft of the brand new EWSD vision was on display. Did you miss it?
A steering committee was formed in the fall of 2016 called Voices for Education (VFE). Made up of students, teachers, school administrators, community members, and school board representatives, VFE is in the process of being actively involved in helping to facilitate dialogue and other engagement opportunities to help the EWSD. Learn more about VFE and the activities that they are taking part in.
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The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for the US Department of Education visited EWSD on September 12.
At the EWSD Board meeting on September 4, the Board received the following update regarding transportation, which focused on the current status and next steps.
The Essex Westford School District welcomed students back on Wednesday for the start of the 2018-2019 school year.
Beginning on the first day of school for Essex High School, the District will be providing busing for those high school students historically served and not living within a half-mile walking path radius of Green Mountain Transit (GMT) routes # 2 and # 4.
