Hawthorne Kick-Off Assembly: The Crowd Goes Wild!

Hawthorne Elementary's Safe Routes to School Assembly was a big hit with students and teachers alike. Children enjoyed the slide show, lively music, and informational presentations by volunteer Bonnie McKee-Hoadley (shown in photo) and representatives from the Air Pollution Control District. Also present were two SLO Police Department representatives, who will assist with traffic control on Safe Routes program days.

Students leaving the assembly could be heard excitedly discussing how they would participate on the program's first day, Friday, May 11th.

Let's have a big round of applause for Hawthorne's Safe Routes to School program!

Hawthorne Happenings

A Bike Education for Parents session will be held Wednesday, May 2nd at Hawthorne Elementary from 6:30-8:00pm. Childcare will be provided. Parents and teachers from all schools in the City of SLO are invited. The meeting will be held in Hawthorne's Staff Room. To find it, enter the blacktop area of the playground from Sandercock Street. The staff room is the first room on the left (directly below the office). RSVP to Rod@PeakRacks.com so we can get a headcount. Let us know if you need childcare.

Other important dates for Hawthorne students and parents:

• Friday, April 27th: Safe Routes Assembly. 1pm in the multi-use room.

• Friday, May 11th: First Safe Routes day. To participate, children can walk or bike to school, carpool, take the bus (walk to the bus stop!), or ride a skateboard or scooter to school. For more information, contact saferouteshawthorne@gmail.com

• May 8th-June 7th: SuperCyclers Kids Bike Education. Held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45 to 3:30, these informative courses will teach kids how to safely use their bikes as transportation. Taught by a League of American Bicyclists Cycling Educator.
  

Welcome to SLO Safe Routes to School!

We all want our children to get to school safely. How about adding in a little fun and a little fresh air? The SLO Safe Routes to School program helps get families out of cars and onto bikes or into walking groups. Children arrive at school invigorated and our air stays cleaner, too.

Our group operates with the cooperation and support of the following agencies

• City of SLO
• SLO Regional Rideshare
• SLO County Air Pollution Control District
• SLO Police Dept
• League of American Bicyclists Cycling Educators
• San Luis Obispo Bicycle Coalition
  
• School Staff Members
• Parents of Students

Hawthorne Elementary is the first school in the City of SLO to start a Safe Routes program. (Thanks to Principal Kirt Collins, parents and community volunteers for their enthusiastic support!)

If you'd like to start a Safe Routes program at your San Luis Obispo school, please let us know.