Hawks Nest STEAM Academy

Celebrate Creativity, Courage & Collaboration!

Hawks Nest will recognize International Dot Day on Friday, Sept. 13th.

Everyone is invited to wear dots!

  Make Your Mark Service Project

   Monday, September 9th - Friday, September 13th

*Collecting the following items to be donated to Catherine’s House - paper

towels, toilet paper, washcloths and bath towels.

What Is Dot Day?

  The Dot Song Motions Guide - Emily Arrow & Peter H. Reynolds

International Dot Day Virtual Event 2024  

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Resources...

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - About Mental Illness & Mental Health Conditions

NAMI - Support & Education

NAMI - Get Involved

NAMI - North Carolina

NAMI North Carolina - Mental Illness Fact Sheets

Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Children's Mental Health

GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY PROJECT

Our Global Youth Service Day Project was a HUGE success!  Thank you Hawks Nest students and families for supporting our spring service project.  Together, we collected over 300 items for the Food Pantry at Webb Street School! Way to be a Bucketfiller and Make A Mark in our community!!!

April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Protective Factors - Prevent Child Abuse of North Carolina

Support for Families and Communities - Prevent Child Abuse of North Carolina/Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina

Prevent Child Abuse of North Carolina/Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina

Career Day was Friday, March 15th. Check out Hawks Nest STEAM Academy Facebook for pictures. We had a lot of fun learning about a variety of careers.  Thank you to all of the guests!!!!!!!

CELEBRATE

Random Acts of Kindness Week
February 11-17, 2024

Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17, 2024

Random Acts of Kindness Workplace Calendar

RAK 7 Steps to Create Kindness in the Workplace

RAK Kindness at Home Program

                                      National School Counseling Week is February 5th - 9th.                                           The theme this year is “School Counselors: Standards-Based, Student-Focused.” 

Department of Defense Educational Activity(DoDEA) - National School Counseling Week

American School Counselor Association - The Impact of School Counseling

Great Challenge Kindness Week is January 22 - 26, 2024

    The Great Kindness Challenge Week is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible.

  Students will participate in Great Kindness Week activities. They will also have an opportunity to complete a  Kindness Checklist to see how many acts of kindness they can perform during the week. On Friday, January 26th, we are wearing yellow in recognition of kindness.

                                                      Great Kindness Challenge Week 2024 Kickoff Video

    Great Kindness Challenge Week Checklist - Junior Edition

Great Kindness Challenge Week Checklist - School Edition

Wear Yellow on Friday, January 26th  

Beyond grateful for the Mentors at Hawks Nest STEAM Academy! 

HNSA Student Council - December 2023 Service Activity

So proud of HNSA Student Council members who made door decorations for the Ronald McDonald House - Charlotte.            Together, we created and donated 30 door hangers for the guest families. 

 In recognition of World Kindness Day on November 13th, Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is collecting canned and non-perishable food items for Alan Main Community Care Center.

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/world-kindness-day

Random Acts of Kindness at home and in your community

• Hawks Nest Steam Academy Collected Approximately 228 Food Items for the Alan Main Community Center!                           Thank you, Hawks Nest for continuing to make kindness the norm!!!

  Had a fantastic time learning and connecting at the North Carolina School Counselor Fall Conference  on November 9th -10th!  Learn more about NCSCA membership and resources at North Carolina School   Counselor Association.

                                                                       Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is recognizing Red Ribbon Week.

RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS

 October is National Bullying Prevention Month

   WEAR ORANGE on Unity Day, Wednesday, October 18th, to unite for kindness, acceptance,         and inclusion to send a visible message that no one should experience bullying. 

Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center - October is National Bullying Prevention Month

               stopbullying.gov                     

World Mental Health Day - October 10, 2023

World Mental Health Day is a global effort to improve knowledge and raise awareness about mental health. This year's theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right” is aimed at driving action that promotes and protects everyone's mental health as a universal human right.  World Health Organization - World Mental Health Day 2023

                                           Start with Hello Week is September 18 -22, 2023                                                                                                           HNSA Start with Hello Week 2023

 Hawks Nest STEAM Activity is celebrating International Dot Day! 

Wear Dots - Friday, September 15, 2023

Make Your Mark Service Project - September 11 - 15, 2023

Collecting Macaroni & Cheese cups, individual cereal boxes/bowls, card games and adult/teen coloring & activity books for Ronald McDonald House.  

   Together, we collected over 500 items for the Ronald McDonald House Charlotte! Way to make your mark, Hawks Nest!!

Self - Care Summer 

Our mental health is just as important as our physical health.  They are interconnected.  Self-care is one way to take care of both our physical health and our mental health.  According to www.annafreud.org, self-care is all about what you can do to help yourself feel better or to keep yourself feeling good. It’s a way that we can look after our own mental health and wellbeing. It can help your body and mind to relax, drift away, or be more energized.  

My Self Care Plan (Primary) - annafreud.org

Summer Self-Care Poster for Primary Students- annafreud.org

Understood.org - Self-care for kids: 6 ways to self-regulate

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Hawks Nest STEAM Academy participated in Gaston County Schools "“Walking Together, Working Together (for Mental Health Awareness)” campaign. We walked 3301.26 miles during the weeks of May 1st - 11th and wore green to show our support of mental health awareness. Students also talked about mental health and wellness in classroom guidance classes along with participating in mindfulness and movement activities.

For more information on mental health and mental health awareness month...

NAMI - Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health America - Mental Health Month

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Children's Mental Health

Global Youth Service Day @ Hawks Nest STEAM Academy

April 28, 2023

   Thank you, Hawks Nest for supporting Global Youth Service Day!  Together, we collected 139 items for Gaston  Skills!  

           NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH FOCUSES ON WORKING TOGETHER TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT.

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/#:~:text=April%20Is%20National%20Child%20Abuse,prevent%20child%20abuse%20and%20neglect.

https://preventchildabuse.org/buildingtogether2023/

https://preventchildabusenc.org/recognize-child-abuse-prevention-month/

Career Day and Global Youth Service Day Project

On April 28th, HNSA is participating in Career Day and the Global Youth Service Day Project. We are excited and can't wait to hear about careers from our guests.  In recognition of Global Youth Service Project Day, we are collecting easy and simple educational materials to donate to Gaston Skills. We love being Bucket Fillers at the Nest!

Random Acts of Kindness Week 

February 12 -18, 2023

This week, we're "extra-focused" on making kindness the norm!

How will you spread kindness this week?

Change the World with Kindness Video - Random Acts of Kindness.Org

Random Acts of Kindness @ Home - Random Acts of Kindness.Org

Random Acts of Kindness @ Work- Random Acts of Kindness.Org

Career Day is Friday, April 28, 2023

Career Day Participants Needed!

If you work in a STEAM-related field,please contact Shandrai Silva, School Counselor, at 704-866-8467 or sosilva@gaston.k12.nc.us.