WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND WILL BE AN EARLY RELEASE DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS. DISMISSAL WILL BE AT 11:05AM

NO SCHOOL THURSDAY & FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD-24TH: HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!

2ND ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FEAST: What an amazing night last night! I want to thank each and every person who attended our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Feast for making it another successful Hunking community event! A special shout out to everyone who helped make it happen. An event like this takes a team effort and the team once again showed up in full force!! Thank you!! Thank you to all of our sponsors who we could not have done this without, and also to our PTO and Ms. Lois in our kitchen! She is the best!! Please enjoy the pictures of the event below: 

ATTENDANCE MATTERS CAMPAIGN: Haverhill Public schools has partnered with an organization called Haverhill Promise and is running an Attendance Matters Campaign for the rest of this calendar year. What this means is that each week for the rest of 2023, if your student is in school every day on time, they will be entered into a raffle to win a prize. If they miss a day one week, that is okay, because they can be entered into the next week’s raffle. Hunking will have 4 winners school wide each week. The next week will be thru Thanksgiving break and then every week until Christmas break. The importance of this contest is that being in school daily is the first step to all students being successful in school. 

Attendance Matters 2023-2024

La Asistencia es Importante 2023-2024

SPELLING BEE (Grades 5 – 8): Calling all students who love a good C-H-A-L-L-E-N-G-E! Does your student like to read? Does your student enjoy learning new words? Our second annual middle school spelling bee will be happening in January, so we want to start preparing very soon so that everyone who wants to compete will have time to study. Please stay tuned for more information about Hunking’s participation in the Scripps National Spelling Bee!  

HUNKING THEME OF THE MONTH: We are embracing the theme of GRATITUDE throughout the month of November! Gratitude is the quality of being thankful, readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Staff will be on the lookout this month for the students who personify the theme of gratitude and show appreciation.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students who were awarded for personifying the theme of RESPECT throughout the month of October: 

PICTURE MAKE-UP DAY: For any students who will need their pictures taken, or would like to do a retake, the date will be December 7th, 2023. 

C. D. Hunking School_Email Blast – Retake Picture Day Pre (Print)(1)

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:  

Ski Bradford is Back! The Hunking Ski Club will start on Friday, January 5th for 3rd – 8th graders for 6-weeks on Friday nights from 5-9 p.m (weather permitting). Enrollments will be accepted until Thursday, November 23, 2023. Please visit our website at https://2024-ski-club.cheddarup.com to print an enrollment & waiver form, review pricing (lift ticket $220.00), or make a payment by check or credit card.  A limited number of enrollment forms will be available at the school office and must be returned by November 27th Attention: Hunking Ski Club. Note: Lessons are for beginners, Level 1&2 and lessons will be in the Learning Area Only (no chairlift access). Transportation IS NOT provided.

Ski Club Coordinator Lisa Antolick Contact: lisa.antolick@crl.com or 781-640-4212.

UPPER SCHOOL BOWLING NEXT FRIDAY!!! SAVE $5 and order your ticket today! One week left to get tickets. 8th graders, this is especially for the DC trip! Get some friends for glow bowling the day after Thanksgiving! A Friyay Fun at Academy Lanes on November 24th from 5-7pm for Upper School. $15 pre-registration, $20 the day of. Tickets available on Cheddar Up Link (click)

WASHINGTON, DC GRADE 8:

• Update: 80 students registered! Keep them coming so we can keep assigning chaperones. Two parent/guardian chaperones have been added and we will contact those on the list as students register in groups of 10. Check the DC google classroom for updates! Once you have registered, your student will be added.  Dates/Info to remember:
• Nov. 17th, TODAY -1st payment $125.00
• January 24th- 6pm at Hunking /Held to answer questions and allow for any last minute signups. Nurse leader will be here to discuss medication.
• Feb. 9th-2nd payment $225
• Raffle Basket Donations!!! For 8th Grade DC trip…Already thinking about the holidays- please consider donating an item towards raffle baskets to be showcased a week before our next Restaurant Fundraiser at G’s in December. Click here to donate items.  Items should be sent to the office between Nov. 20th-Dec. 15th. 

REGISTRATION:

• Register your student for the Grade 8 DC trip Capital Tours. Once registered, you will be able to make payments online. Fundraising efforts will be deducted in the spring and if you have overpaid, you will be reimbursed by the company. Check the DC google classroom for updates!
• Online Insurance should be purchased if wanted, within 14 days after registration. 
• District Permission Slip AND Student Participation Contract: ALL REGISTERED STUDENTS NEED TO COMPLETE THESE FORMS & RETURN to your student’s homeroom teacher (print only the language needed-English-Spanish-Portuguese). Hard copies have been provided to homerooms. 

Questions????- Megan.arivella@haverhill-ps.org

PTO NEWS:  

• It’s that time of year again and the Hunking PTO is excited to bring this opportunity to our Hunking Bobcat Community for a third year! This program, formerly known as “Shop with a Cop” is a need-based program for middle school students. Selected students are given $100 spending money and are paired up with a Haverhill first responder to go shopping for their families at Target and then wrap the presents with Haverhill’s first responders! All funds donated through this collection will go to sponsor children for this great program! Let’s rally this holiday season around this cause: https://heroes-and-helpers-2023-holiday-season.cheddarup.com
• Dive into the festive season with the Hunking Holiday Spiritwear Sale! Discover our latest collection of unique designs perfect for everyone on your list – from parents to grandparents and beyond! Visit: https://1stplace.sale/40727.
• The next PTO meeting is scheduled for December 7th at 6:30pm! If you’re interested in getting involved in fundraising, event planning and/or communication before then, please follow us on Facebook (C.D. Hunking School PTO) or reach out to HunkingPTO28@gmail.com. If you can’t give your time, please consider making a small donation: my.cheddarup.com/c/general-donation-to-the-hunking-pto. 

NEWS FROM GUIDANCE:

Meet your school counselors!

Grades 5 and 6: Sarah Petrick  sarah.petrick@haverhill-ps.org    

Grades 7 and 8: Terri Carney    terri.carney@haverhill-ps-org

Haverhill High School

https://hhs.haverhill-ps.org/

HHS Programs:

Classical Academy: https://hhs.haverhill-ps.org/classical-academy-3/ 

Apply: CA One-Pager (updated fall 2020)

Career Technical Education (CTE): https://cte.haverhill-ps.org/ 

Apply: https://haverhill.go2cte.com/

Early College Information:  https://hhs.haverhill-ps.org/early-college/

Students can begin taking Early College Classes in 10th grade! 

Whittier Tech 

https://whittiertech.org/

Thursday, December 7th (TBD during school/transportation provided):

Whittier tour for Hunking 8th graders 

Apply: https://whittiertech.go2cte.com/

Information on Private Schools

Private School Info 23/24

EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS: 

Kindergarten: Disguise a Turkey projects are displayed in the kindergarten hallway and look amazing! After Thanksgiving, we will dive into our gingerbread unit. We will read and compare different versions of the classic folktale. We will even create a classroom Gingerbread Man!

Grade 2: Grade 2 worked hard on their Balloons Over Broadway project. They drew a balloon that they thought would be a good addition to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In addition to that, our students wrote a paragraph explaining why they chose that design.Things to look forward to in December. Grade 2 will be learning about different holidays around the world. We are also excited for our annual Grinchmas celebration coming the week before our holiday break!

Grade 4: Our “Balloons Over Hunking” project plans were out on display for parents and guests at the Thanksgiving Feast, stay tuned for final projects next week as we build our balloon designs for a grade level Balloons Over Hunking Parade!  Donations of supplies are appreciated :).

Grade 5: On Thursday Nov 16 we went to the High School to see the production of “Deadlines.” The high school cast did an amazing job and our fifth grade was a good audience. We are grateful for the invitation to attend each year and to be able to have this opportunity to take our fifth graders out of the building. 

Grade 7 Social Studies: Students have started working on their Samurai Projects. This assignment asks students to role play as experienced Samurai. They are creating a training booklet to teach a rookie how to become a successful Samurai. 

Grade 7 ELA: Students are engaged in the revision process of their personal narratives. This week they were peer editing their narratives with their groups. Reminder that students should be reading their book for their upcoming book projects. 

Grade 8: Grade 8 celebrated the Thanksgiving feast this week and had a wonderful time. We were also pleased to honor the students this month who exemplified respect and congratulate all the honorees. 

ELA: Students continued working on their Unit 1 essay this week, writing about symbolism, allusion, and irony across a series of texts.

Math: Students continued working on Rigid Motions

Science: Students worked on a project examining energy sources.

Civics: Students studied the Articles of Confederation this week. 

Health classes have recently started a new unit addressing various substance abuse issues. 

Grade 5 has just started an anti-bullying unit

Grade 6 – Avoiding nicotine products 

Grade 7 – Preventing underage drinking 

Grade 8 – Avoiding illegal drugs

NEWS FROM OUR NURSES:  The weather is getting colder so please remember to send your children in with coats and jackets. 

 Next week the Health Office will be rescreening students in 7th, 5th, 4th, 3rd and kindergarten that needed to be repeated or were absent on the original day of screening. The week after Thanksgiving we will start vision and hearing screenings for 2nd grade.Please send your children in with their glasses if needed. 

ATHLETIC NEWS: 

Basketball: The girl’s basketball team will have their first practice on Monday, 11/20 from 3:00-4:30pm. Practices will be conducted each Monday at the same time throughout the season. 

In Boys basketball news, we wanted to thank each and every one of the nearly 70 boys who tried out for the team. Rosters should be posted by the end of the day on Monday, 11/20 and the first practice will take place on Tuesday, 11/21 from 3:00-4:30pm. 

CLUB NEWS: 

LEGO Club: 

• Grades 4 & 5: Registration is now open for students interested in joining LEGO Club. Meetings will be held about once-monthly on Thursdays (calendar forthcoming). Interested students can speak to their homeroom teacher and permission slips will be distributed late next week.
• Grades 6-8: LEGO Club is seeking student volunteers in grades 6-8 to help facilitate with the younger grades. Students interested in grades 6-8 can see Mr. Molloy in room 300. 6-8th grade student helpers will also have a once-monthly meeting to hang out and build. Mr. Molloy would just ask that interested students commit to at least one date a month to attend as a helper. 
• Students in grades 6-8 who have returned permission slips or have expressed interest will have a brief (10-minute) meeting after school next Thursday, November 16th. This meeting will not last past 3:10. 
• The tentative calendar for LEGO Club (4th-8th grade) can be found here. 

NJHS: Current National Junior Honor Society members have their first meeting this year on Friday, December 1st after school in Room 300 until 3:35.

GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance): The GSA calendar can be found here.

Student Council: Student Council meetings for 2023 are December 5th and December 12th from 2:45 pm-3:45 pm. Thanks to all our representatives for supporting Hunking’s 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Feast. 

CHORUS: Chorus rehearsals have started! We had a great first rehearsal on Tuesday and will continue to meet on Tuesday’s and Friday’s at 7:45am. Any student who is still interested in joining, please reach out to Ms. Avalos and grab a permission slip outside of Room 128. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Drama Club:  The Broadway Bobcats have started the rehearsal process for Mean Girls Jr.  There are no meetings the week of Thanksgiving. The next Rehearsal, for select cast members, will be on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 from 2:45 to 5:00 Please see google classroom by the end of next week for the December schedule. Cast members should be bringing appropriate attire, water, a pencil, and a journal.

Tickets will be going on Sale starting in January. 

GRIT:  The first round of GRIT will be ending with its last meeting on Monday, Nov. 20. Members will be attending Academy Lanes for a fun bowling event after school. Next round of GRIT will begin mid- December and applications will open up after Thanksgiving for students in grades 7 & 8. There will be only 16 openings so applying is important to be considered. Mr Schaefer and Ms Curry will have applications available the first week of December. Students must be able to attend on Mondays until 4:30. GRIT is a 10 week program. 

Guitar Ensemble:  Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will NOT be meeting next week.  We will meet again on Thursday, 11/30 at 8am.  Also, our upcoming concert is December 12th at 6:30pm.   Call time is 6pm in the Music room.  Have a wonderful break!  Mrs. F

ODDS & ENDS: 

-All students have been issued school IDs. It is required that they bring and wear their ID badges each day. These badges are also used for breakfast and lunches as well as to “swipe” on & off the bus. 

-Please make sure that your student(s) are coming to school daily with a fully charged chromebook. 

HPS has chosen School Device Coverage (SDC) to insure the Chromebooks that students have been issued. The cost of coverage for the year is $20 and includes accidental damage, loss, fire, and theft. As of right now, families have the option to sign up during the month of September (we will let you know if it extends). After sign up closes, only new students will be given a special code to sign up at registration. Our website explains SDC and has instructions on how to signing up online:

 https://www.haverhill-ps.org/technology/device-insurance/

Qustodio: a FREE student safety, digital wellbeing platform that helps parents/guardians control their child’s access to the internet on their school issued devices. Qustodio is FREE for HPS Students/Families. More information and how to sign up for Qustodio can be found on our website at:

https://www.haverhill-ps.org/technology/athome/student-safety-and-digital-wellbeing-platform/

-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: Please click on the link below to review Hunking policies including cell phone, dress code, and pick up & drop off procedures: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OOOIPyskLX9WyYSuAWqfyQCB0ZJZ8JFsTTgB_sNW8d4/edit?usp=sharing