MCAS Grade 3-8 Schedule: MCAS is fast approaching! As we prepare it will be important to review the calendar and know when your students are testing. Attendance on testing days is of utmost importance. Please make sure your students get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and are at school on time. We appreciate your support. Please see the attached link for the testing schedule:
HUNKING THEME OF THE MONTH: Hunking will be embracing a theme of the month which will be focused on in and around our School building throughout each month. Hunking staff will promote and nominate students each month who they feel have personified the monthly theme on a consistent basis. Based on those nominations, one boy and one girl in each grade will be recognized as a “Hunking Hero” and receive a t-shirt.
Throughout the month of March, our theme will be a familiar one to morning announcements…. Kindness & Respect. Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Showing others they are valuable by how you treat them. How you can care for others. Respect is the admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. It is the regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions of others. It is Treating someone how you and they want to be treated. You can care about others. Staff will be on the lookout this month as we are everyday for the students who personify kindness & respect.
Future themes will include:
April – Patience & Peace:
May –Honesty:
June – Pride:
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
VIP FLYERS:
HHS Student Faculty Basketball Game:
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION NEWS:
WELLNESS EVENTS:
Spanish Stat Geek Flyer 2023 (1)
Portuguese Stat Geek Flyer 2023
MAKE IT HAVERHILL ELL CLASSES:
APRIL VACATION ACADEMY: April 2023 Vacation Academy
Spanish – April 2023 Vacation Academy.docx
PTO NEWS:
- The next PTO meeting is scheduled for April 12th!
- The Read-A-Thon runs through Monday, April 3rd…there’s still time to register/participate!
1. Go to this link – https://app.99pledges.com/fund/BobcatsRead/addme
2. Enter your child’s name, enter your email(s), and select their group.
3. Click “Add” > this will take you to your newly created pledge page!
100% of donations will go to the Hunking PTO and will be used to pay for field trips, buses and enrichment activities for students in grades K-8. Please know that no amount is too small! Thank you for your generosity… and happy reading! - Spiritwear Is back! The 25% off everything ends soon, so get your orders in: https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/MA/Bradford/Caleb+D.+Hunking+Middle+School
Mr. Malloy is starting an after-school LEGO club for the 7th and 8th grade and is looking for some donations. The more bricks he has, the more kids/grades he can accept into the club.
If you happen to have some old LEGOs at home that you have been meaning to do some spring cleaning for, please consider donating them. Or, if you’re feeling generous, you could donate funds to the cause or grab a small LEGO set or a box of pieces on your next Target run to drop off to the office.
NEWS FROM GUIDANCE:
Your School Counselors:
Sarah Petrick k-4 School Counselor sarah.petrick@haverhill-ps.org
Terri Carney 5-8 School Counselor terri.carney@haverhill-ps.org
Work Permits
Lots of students are looking to start jobs! Work permit information can be found here:
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information/
HHS CTE and Whittier should be made within the next few weeks. Please be patient during this process.
Whittier:
Questions about Whittier Admissions should be directed to Whittier. Please contact the admissions staff at Whittier:
- Ms. Lisa Zappala – Confidential Secretary to the Dept. Head of Guidance & Admissions
- Ms. Jill Karatkewicz – Director of Guidance and Admissions
- Whittier Admissions: 978.373.4101 x252 | admissions@whittiertech.org
Guidance Information
We are introducing a new avenue for you to access all information regarding applications and the transition to high school. We recommend you utilize this resource as often as possible, as we will consistently update this site throughout the week. We at Hunking believe that working together to support student success is paramount.
https://sites.google.com/haverhill-ps.org/roadmaptohighschool/hunking-home-hnk
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
Hunking’s ST Math Puzzle Clubs!
i-Ready March Madness
i-Ready March Madness is heating up as we have now hit the Elite Eight! Lower school classrooms are Mrs. Pike, Mrs. Silveira, Mrs. Kozlowski, Mrs. Augusta, Mrs. LaRochelle, Ms. Kalashian, Mrs. Mahan, and Mrs. Masello. Upper school classrooms are Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Bonilla, Mr. Santoro, Mrs. Woolf, Mrs. Hatch, Mr. Ivancic, Mrs. Mansour, and Mr. Ott. Who will make the Final Four?!
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: If you have received a referral from the Health Office for vision, hearing or scoliosis, kindly return any documentation from the doctor when evaluated. If you opted your child out of postural screening, please provide a current physical (within the last 12 months) or a doctor’s note stating they are screened for postural assessment.
Warmer weather is coming so please send your child in with a water bottle to avoid dehydration.
LOST AND FOUND: Our lost and found for any clothing items is located in the locker room area in the main hallway of the school. Any lost lunch boxes or water bottles can be found on the shelves in our cafeteria. We encourage you to have your students check frequently, as all unclaimed clothing at the end of each month is then donated by the school.
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Volleyball: It’s a busy week of volleyball!
Monday 3/27:game at Nettle girls play first
Tuesday 3/28:game at Whittier boys first
Wednesday 3/29: coed practice 3:00-4:30
Thursday 3/30: game at Hunking vs Nettle girls play first
CLUB NEWS:
LEGO Club: Mr. Molloy is starting a new after school LEGO club, which will be open to students from grade 4 and up. At this stage, we are still in the planning stages, but there will be a calendar released after we have gotten a sense of student interest. The first meetings for 8th graders will begin next week on Thursday the 30th.
GRIT: GRIT will continue to meet every Monday 2:45 -4:30 until April 10.
GSA: The GSA will next meet on Friday, March 31st.
CHORUS: Junior Chorus will meet on Tuesday, March 28th and Senior Chorus will meet on Thursday, March 30th. See you then!
STUDENT COUNCIL: A huge shout out and thank you to all that donated to “Pennies for Patients.” We raised $1,500.00. An extra special thank you to Ms. Pike in grade one for raising the most money and for winning the pizza party. Right behind Ms. Pike was Mr. Schafer in second place and Miss Riley in third.Thank you again for your support! The next meeting will be April 11th.
NJHS: The spring food drive will run from Wed March 15 through Wed March 29 and will benefit the Sacred Hearts Food Bank in Bradford. Please consider donating non-perishable items to homeroom teachers during this time.
DRAMA CLUB: 8th Grade class play news! The cast members had a meeting and took a vote to move the show officially to June, date yet to be chosen it will be the week of the 12th. They want to work more on the script and make some edits. Any tickets purchased will be refunded, the new show date will have no cost for tickets. 8th Grade cast members will meet every Tuesday from 2:45 to 4:00 for the rest of March and up until April Vacation.
Xanadu rehearsals have started! We are looking for 80’s clothes donations, or anything neon. Headbands and leg warmers are welcome, perfect timing if you are doing a little spring cleaning.
GUITAR ENSEMBLE: See you once again Thursday at 8 am. You all are amazing!
YEARBOOK: ATTENTION ARTISTS! The Yearbook Cover contest is still open! If you would like to submit a cover, please bring a 8.5×11 colored drawing to Room 213 (or email a high resolution image to matthew.thornton@haverhill-ps.org) before April 14th. Hunking Staff will vote on both a front and back cover. In addition to being featured on the Yearbook, winners will receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card. Click here for a sample of last year’s submissions.
Lastly, if you would like to pre-order your yearbook, click this link to create an account and purchase a yearbook. Here’s an informational flyer with more information.
ODDS & ENDS:
-All students in grades 5-8 have been issued school IDs. It is required that they bring and wear their ID badges each day.
-Please make sure that your student(s) are coming to school daily with a fully charged chromebook.
-Please make sure that you are sending your student(s) with a water bottle. We have a limited supply of cups and we do not have access to water fountains, only water bottle filling stations.
SCHOOL POLICIES:
MORNING DROP OFF: To all families that drop their students off in the morning, please remember to drop your students off at the proper end of the building. All K-4 students should be dropped on the lower school side of the building. All 5-8 students should be dropped off on the upper school side of the building. Please be aware that there should be NO DROP OFFS AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING BETWEEN 8:00AM-8:30AM. This is for safety reasons. We appreciate everyone’s support and cooperation with this procedure. Thank you!
UPPER SCHOOL DROP OFF: Parents and Guardians, please be aware that the safety and security of our students is the number one priority. We kindly ask that all parents/guardians who drop students off in the morning on the upper school side of the building, please follow the proper traffic pattern to ensure everyone’s safety. Please do not cut across the parking lot. We ask that you drive slow while on school grounds, and we appreciate your patience as we are aware that many people have places to be after dropping off. Again, we appreciate you prioritizing the safety of our students. Thank you!
CAR PICK UP & DROP OFF: Safety and Security of our students, staff, and families is our number one priority, so we would like to ask that those families who utilize car pick up and drop off be cognizant of our security guards directing traffic. Security would like to emphasize the use of turn signals when picking-up or dropping-off your student. If you are not turning, please flash your headlights so that they are aware that you are continuing straight. We want to make sure everyone remains safe. We greatly appreciate your attention and support with this matter.
Lower school pick up: If you are walking to pick up your K student please wait near the kindergarten doors and if you are walking to pick up your grade 1-4 student please wait at the lower school walker pick up door. DO NOT come to the lower school playground to pick up your child. The students in the playground area are waiting for car pick up only.
Student Dress Code: I have attached the dress code policy that can be found on page 23 of the HPS student handbook for all families to review:
“The responsibility for the dress and appearance of the students will rest with individual students and parents.
They have the right to determine how the student will dress providing that attire is not destructive to school property, complies with requirements for health and safety, and does not cause disorder or disruption. The administration is authorized to take action in instances where individual dress does not meet the stated requirements.
This does not mean that student, faculty, or parent groups may not recommend appropriate dress for school or special occasions. It means that students will not be prevented from attending school or a school function, or otherwise be discriminated against, so long as their dress and appearance meet the requirements set forth above.
Students are not permitted to dress in any manner that is distracting to teaching or learning, to other students or disrupting the educational process or environment of the school. Clothing that is considered to be distracting includes but may not be limited to the following:
- Extremely short skirts or shorts rising more than 7″ above the knee.
- Shirts or blouses bearing midriffs.
- See-through clothing.
- Halters or tank tops with less than 1″ straps, tube-tops, or blouses with excessively low cut tops.
- Low rider pants and pants that do not cover underwear.
- Clothing or jewelry that advertises or promotes products or activities that are illegal.
- Clothing containing inappropriate or suggestive language or pictures.
- Clothing that identifies students as members of a gang or an imitation of gang paraphernalia will not be permitted. This includes but is not limited to bandanas, pins, insignias, colors, jewelry, emblems, wave caps, etc.
- Studded accessories such as belt buckles, bracelets, chains, etc. are not permitted.
- Any other dress that distracts, disrupts, intimidates or provokes can be deemed inappropriate by the Principal or Assistant Principal.
The Principal and Assistant Principal have the final decision in making the determination that there has been a violation of the dress code policy. In the event that the Principal is unavailable, the Assistant Principal has the full authority to make the final determination on whether a student’s clothing is in violation of the dress code policy.”
CELL PHONE POLICY:
-Cell phones are not allowed to be used throughout the school day. The expectation is that the phone is turned off and put away.
-If students are found to be using their cell phone for any purpose the following policy will be followed:
-1st offense: Cell phone will be confiscated and submitted to the main office where the student can get the phone back at the end of the day with a warning.
-2nd offense: Cell phones will be confiscated and submitted to the main office where a parent/guardian will need to pick up the phone.
-3rd offense: Cell phone will be confiscated and submitted to the main office where a parent/guardian will need to pick up the phone and the student will be issued an office detention.
-4th offense: Cell phone will be confiscated and submitted to the main office where a parent/guardian will need to pick up the phone and a meeting will need to take place in order to establish a contract where phone can either be dropped off at arrival time and picked up at dismissal, or the phone is not allowed in school.
-Students will not be allowed to have cell phones in the bathroom. Students will need to leave their phones face down on their desk when leaving for the bathroom.
-We recognize the importance for students to have cell phones, but we respectfully ask for your support in reinforcing the cell phone rules. If there is ever a reason for a student to call home, I am happy to allow them to utilize my office phone. Also, if you have to get in touch with your student, we would ask that you please contact the main office during school hours.