Hiawatha Elementary School

Hiawatha students sang for faculty and families during their recent Green Mountain Sing event!

Dear Families, Please complete this form to request a spot in an EWSD prekindergarten classroom for the 2024-2025 school year. Eligible students reside in Essex Junction, Esse...

Hiawatha's first graders recently finished a literacy unit focused on - A World of Books. Their final book was Green Eggs and Ham. As one first grader said in response to Sam not ...

Hiawatha’s first grade team organized their annual Hand-to-Hand sale. Through this experience, the first graders learn about service to their community, caring for others, delayed...

The EWSD is excited to share its Get to Know Your Principal video series! We invite all students, parents, and community members to learn more about each principal leading our sch...

The EWSD Child Nutrition Program held its annual District-wide Vermont Harvest Menu on November 16th! To celebrate our collaboration with local producers, all EWSD schools served ...

First graders at Hiawatha Elementary are reading books such as Waiting for the Biblioburro and My Librarian is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World and ...

The Essex Westford School District understands that our decision to open or close schools in bad weather has a big effect on families. As always, the safety of our students is our...

Students at Hiawatha dropped off the donations they received during the Hiawatha Hustle event earlier this month. They toured the Heavenly Pantry in Essex Junction, learned about ...

Watch: Hiawatha students earned 100 good deeds and celebrated by picking out pumpkins to paint!

NBC5 Meteorologist, Marissa Vigevani, visited Hiawatha for the Weather at Your School morning segment where some students got to say hello!

At the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, Hiawatha revealed its new logo and sign. Take a look at the before and afters! For many years, the three schoolwide expectations...

Kindergarten students and families were welcomed during their Hiawatha Smart Start Day! Students were greeted at their classroom doors. Smiles and names were shared. ...

In June, Vermont’s Universal School Meal Act became law, allowing all Vermont public school students in grades K-12 access to free breakfast and lunch . We encourage all students...

We are excited to share that our District is now piloting a project with 802 Smiles to improve the oral health of our student population. Poor oral health is linked to increased ...

As part of its efforts to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer months, the Essex Westford School District (EWSD) is thrilled to announce its summer meals sit...

Dear EWSD Community, As we come to the end of another school year, I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation for your partnership and support. It has be...

Hiawatha's ELL teacher, Terri Geffert, has been selected as a WIDA: Fellow Instructional Expert for the 2023-24 academic year! As a WIDA: Fellow Instructional Expert, she will eng...

Hello EWSD Community, The EWSD Board will set aside our next regular business meeting to create space for community engagement. During regular board meetings, the protocols for...

The EWSD is launching a new mobile app to help students, parents, and community members stay up to date on what is happening in our schools from your phone! On the app, you can re...