HUNKING’S 1ST ANNUAL SPRING CARNIVAL: Come and join us this coming Thursday, June 15th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for our last community event of the school year! This event is open to all families and is free admission and participation in games! We would love to build on the momentum of a fabulous Multicultural event by once again having our families participate in sharing a culturally inclusive game or activity with our community.
This could include but is not limited to:
- Outdoor games
- Arts & crafts
Please fill out the attached form and make sure you hit ‘Continue’ if you are interested in facilitating a game or activity.
https://hunking-s-spring-carnival-participant.cheddarup.com
If you do not want to facilitate/volunteer a game or activity and just plan on coming to participate please see below…
There will be fun games, cash concessions, and prizes. Please let us know if you’ll be coming by registering here.
https://hunking-s-spring-carnival.cheddarup.com
*This event is free (admission) and open to the Hunking community. Please bring cash for popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream and face painting. (Most items will be priced at $1 with exception of the ice cream truck.)
We hope to end the year on a positive note, and would love it if you would all come and join us!
PARKING: Please be advised that this event will be similar to the Block party held in the fall, and parking will be extremely limited. We are asking attendees who are able to please walk or carpool. Thank you!
IT’S BACK!!
Field Day will take place on Wednesday June 21st! The event will include a bounce house obstacle course, dunk tank, tug-o-war and so much more! Set your student up for success with sunblock, sneakers, a hat and water. Parents who would like to volunteer must have a current CORI on file. Stay tuned for the sign up link!
YEARBOOKS: The deadline for ordering yearbooks to be shipped to the school has arrived! You can still order a yearbook through the company, Geskus. However, you will now have to pay for shipping to be sent to your homes. We have ordered a few extras that may be purchased here at the school for $20.00. Students will be selling them during field day on June 21st.
Student Dress Code: With the warmer weather here, the student dress code has become a “hot button” topic recently at Hunking. We recognize that this is a sensitive topic and one that includes a lot of “gray area”, so I have once again 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.”
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 June, we are embracing the theme of Pride. Pride is the state or feeling of being proud. A becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one’s position or character. It is self-respect and/or self-esteem Pride is also the quality of being especially proud of a particular quality, skill, or possession. Staff will be on the lookout this month for the students who personify pride.
Congratulations to the winners from May’s theme of Honesty! The following students all won Hunking Heroes T-shirts: Angelina D., Carter-Jayce S., Talya B., Kelin B., Kailyn M., Carter W., Violet P., Grayson F., Anna C., Guilherme L., Audrey K., David K., Kalina C., Nathan R., Sadie C., Theodore T., Dailyn G., Jasper S.
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
Haverhill Public Library Summer Kickoff!
The library is a great place to keep up your student’s summer reading momentum. The Summer Kickoff Party will be held on Saturday, June 17th. Check out the link below.
https://haverhillpl.org/summer-reading-kick-off-party-v-2/#scheduled-events
If you don’t have a library card, fill out this on-line form and the library will mail the card to you. https://haverhillpl.org/library-card-application/
The library is a great place for audio and electronic books too!
Plus, there are passes to museums, zoos and parks around New England. https://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/tkflex.cfm?curOrg=HAVERHILL&curApp=passes&CFID=4385235&CFTOKEN=9c6b2ca1eb4b7a93-B1A1ACDF-D4AE-528A-5350D26C4B687BF1
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION NEWS:
MAKE IT HAVERHILL ELL CLASSES:
PTO NEWS:
- The final PTO meeting of the 2022-2023 school year is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13th at 6:15pm. We’re looking for some new members for the 2023-2024 school year…if you’re interested in learning more about our open Board positions, please plan to come to our next meeting or reach out to HunkingPTO28@gmail.com.
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
STEM CAREER AWARENESS SUMMER PROGRAM
Any Grade 8 student looking to complete courses over the summer before joining HHS, are welcome to sign up for Credit Advancement. Available to all 8th going into 9th grade students, not just CTE/Classical Academy students.
Brochure: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j2qvoV-9_VFLFnlZd8WTxsiNNYImO6GvK6z7pyq3b4g/edit?usp=sharing
Form: https://forms.gle/Pt4wRKnQ7jPsz9SM8
Looking ahead!
In June, we are looking forward to visits from HP3 in Haverhill. https://thehp3.com/
Speakers from HP3 will visit 6th, 7th and 8th graders to discuss career paths and share stories of how each arrived at their career.
Work Permits
Students are applying for their first jobs! Work permit information can be found here:
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information/
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!
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: Please continue to have your children bring in water bottles for the hot weather and apply sunscreen/bug spray for any outdoor activities or field trips.
As the school year is winding down, the health office has been sending out letters for medication and immunizations for next year. Your children’s medications including Epipens and Inhalers should be picked up by June 22, 2023 if they have any in the health office.
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
TRACK: It’s official, another Hunking Track season is in the books! We are so thankful to have had the privilege to coach 122 of the hardest working student-athletes around. Here’s to the hill sprints, core workouts and drills we’ve come to be despised for and then reluctantly thanked for on race day. To our incredible track crew parents; your commitment and support are why we are here and able to coach a sport we have all loved for so long, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
It is always bittersweet at the close of a Spring season as it means we will be promoting our 8th graders. To our 8th grade crew who will undoubtedly excel no matter where they venture in this world. Always remember the following: you will forever be a part of this team, whatever you face in life, look it straight in the eye with your head high and the real love of any sport does not only come from the sport itself; it is your teammates that give it life.
Your BIGGEST fans,
Coach Law, Coach Jackie, Coach Molina & Coach Mazza
CLUB NEWS:
LEGO Club: The calendar containing all dates through the end of the year can be found here. Just a reminder that parent pick-up is at the middle school entrance on the far end of the building (not the main or elementary entrances). Due to a scheduling conflict, the last two previously-scheduled dates have been canceled. The last meeting for 5th grade is now 6/15 and the last meeting for 4th grade is now 6/20
GRIT: The end of year GRIT kayaking field trip takes place this Monday, June 12 at Plug’s Pond and then the last meeting of the year is on Monday, June 19 until 4:30.
DRAMA CLUB: Xanadu Jr. opens this Friday at 7:00 pm and two shows on Saturday at 12:00 and 3:30. Tickets are available at the door.
YEARBOOK: The deadline for ordering yearbooks to be shipped to the school has arrived! You can still order a yearbook through the company, Geskus. However, you will now have to pay for shipping to be sent to your homes. We have ordered a few extras that may be purchased here at the school for $20.00. Students will be selling them during field day on June 21st.
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.
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.