MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL: I want to wish everyone in our Hunking Community a very Happy Thanksgiving! Please enjoy this long weekend with your family and friends! I am grateful for your continued support!
NO SCHOOL THURSDAY & FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD-24TH: HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS. DISMISSAL WILL BE AT 11:05AM
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. This contest will run 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.
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.
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:
Leaders in Youth Mental Health Parent Series will occur Thursday, November 30th at 9:00am-10:00am.
The speakers are Catherine Lopes, LICSW , Program Director of McLean SouthEast Adolescent Services and Melanie Harkins, PsyD., Clinical Director of McLean SouthEast Adolescent Services. Their presentation titled: “Helping Families Navigate the Mental Health System” hopes to provide information to help parents become more familiar with different mental health services offered in the state of Massachusetts and understand how to access various levels of care for youth in crisis.
All information for this parent webinar (and others!) can be found on this website.
THIS FRIDAY!!
UPPER SCHOOL BOWLING!!! Kids and families, don’t miss out on something fun to do the day after Thanksgiving. 8th graders, this is for you! DC trip fundraiser! Get some friends for glow bowling for Friyay Fun at Academy Lanes on November 24th from 5-7pm for Upper School. Don’t wait until the last minute…SAVE $5 and order your ticket today! $15 pre-registration, $20 the day of. Adults will be checking in students but not supervising the length of the event. Tickets available on Cheddar Up Link (click).
WASHINGTON, DC GRADE 8:
- Update: 96 students registered! Keep them coming so we can keep assigning chaperones. Four 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:
- 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:
- Please consider donating to Heroes & Helpers where selected students are given $100 spending money and are paired up with a Haverhill first responder to go holiday shopping for their families! All funds donated through this collection will go to sponsor children for this great program…and we’re hoping to raise enough to cover more than 10 Hunking middle schoolers this year: 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!
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
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
Thursday, December 7th (TBD during school/transportation provided):
Whittier tour for Hunking 8th graders
Apply: https://whittiertech.go2cte.com/
Information on Private Schools
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
Jiji’s Turkey Feather Challenge Winners:
1st Place: Turkey Craft – Ms. Kalashian
2nd Place: Extra-Recess – Mrs. Wood
3rd Place: Sweet Treat – Ms. Crawford
Congratulations to all of our Bobcats!
A big shout out to our ST Math Finishers this week! Liam S. in Mrs. Driscoll’s class and Tyler R. in Mr. Santoro’s class. Way to go boys!
7th Grade Science: Students are studying the flow of energy in an ecosystem. Students are collecting evidence to answer the question “does sunlight impact the health of grass growth?”
7th Grade Math: In 7th grade math we are working hard on Rational Number Operations. Grades close on Wednesday November 29th, so any test corrections are due before then!
On Friday, students completed scale drawings of Comic Strips:
8th Grade: The 8th Grade team wishes to express its gratitude to the families of our 8th graders. We wish you all a meaningful and relaxing holiday.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: The weather is getting colder so please remember to send your children in with coats and jackets.
Next week, we will start vision and hearing screenings for 2nd grade.Please send your children in with their glasses if needed.
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Basketball: Our Girls and Boys Basketball teams will be hosting JGW on Tuesday, November 28th for their first game of the season. The boys will be playing first with the game starting at 3:30pm.
On Thursday, November 30th both teams will be hosting Consentino right here at Hunking. The girls will be playing first at 3:30pm
Girls will practice on Monday, November 27th and every Monday.
Boys will practice on Friday, December 1st and every Friday.
CLUB NEWS:
GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance): The GSA calendar can be found here.
LEGO Club: Sign-ups are now closed & LEGO Club is ready to build! The calendar can be found here.
4th Grade: First meeting Nov. 30th
5th Grade: First meeting Dec. 7th
6th-8th Grade: Free build Dec 21st. Please come to assist with a 4th or 5th grade calendar before that date.
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.
Student Council: Thank you to all who donated to our food drive. And a special thank you to Ms. K’s 3rd grade and Ms. Messina’s 5th grade for bringing in the most food items! Student council members passed out grab bag treats to both homerooms on Tuesday. The next
Student council meeting is Tuesday November 28th from 2:45 pm-3:45 pm. We will be planning our next Hunking community event.
CHORUS: Chorus is getting off to a great start! We are continuing to meet every Tuesday and Friday morning at 7:45am, starting next week. Parents, please make sure to drop students off at the front door of the school. If you are still interested in joining, please email Ms. Avalos at kathleen.avalos@haverhill-ps.org!
Drama Club: We would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Our next rehearsal will be on November 28, 2:45-4:45 please see google classroom for students needed at rehearsal. The December schedule will be posted by next Monday on google classroom and the website.
GRIT: Round 1 of the GRIT after school program has ended and after Thanksgiving we will be accepting applications for round 2 of GRIT. Applications will be posted into the grade 8 Google classroom and grade 7 Google health classrooms. Meetings are on Mondays from 2:45-4:30 and the first meeting of round 2 will begin on Monday, Dec. 11. Mr Schaefer (grade 8 math teacher) and Ms Curry ( health teacher grades 5-8) are the advisors. Please email them if you have any questions.
Guitar Ensemble: Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! I’ll see you on Thursday, Nov 30, 2023 at 8am. Remember that our concert is December 12th at 6:30. Call time will be 6pm.
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