REPORT CARDS: Report cards for grades K-8 will be issued on Wednesday, December 6th. All students will be receiving a hardcopy of their report card.
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)
SchoolMessenger adding SMS Text Messaging: The district is adding text messaging (SMS) capability to SchoolMessenger, the system we now use for phone calls and emails.
Over the following weeks, families can opt-in to receive text messages from SchoolMessenger texting Y to number 67587.
- If families opt-in before January 2, 2024, you will be pre-approved to receive text messages from Haverhill Public Schools.
- If families do not opt-in before January 2, 2024, you will receive a mass communication from SchoolMessenger to your cell phone number on file in SchoolBrains asking for your permission.
We have included this information on the District website, which you can access with the link below:
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/district-is-adding-text-messaging-sms-to-schoolmessenger-communicate/
Thanks in advance as we work to keep important communication open and transparent with all HPS families and staff.
SMS Text Opt-In Flyer 67587 Eng and Esp
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.
HUNKING THEME OF THE MONTH: We are embracing the theme of Generosity throughout the month of December. Generosity is the quality of being kind and generous. Generosity is the willingness to give help & kindness, especially more than is usual or expected. Staff will be on the lookout throughout this month for the students that they feel most personify the theme of generosity.
All award recipients for November’s theme of Gratitude will be named next week. Stay tuned for our next bulletin!
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
SPELLING BEE (Grades 5 – 8): Classroom spelling bees will be held during the weeks of December 18 or January 2. Your student’s ELA teacher will set the schedule for their classroom. There will be two winners per classroom who will compete in our school spelling bee in mid-January (date TBD). Please click on the link https://spellingbee.com/parents for information and study resources.
POLISH DENTAL: Polish dental forms were sent home earlier this week. If anyone is looking to get a good cleaning, Please send back the forms as soon as possible. Polished Dental will be here Monday Dec. 4th & Tuesday December 5th. All students are welcome.
8th Grade Fundraisers (last ones for 2023!)
- 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.
- G’s Restaurant, Don’t make plans the day after Christmas. Keep the festivities going and dine at G’s on December 26th from 4-9pm
- Ski Bradford Signs (with every purchase of a handmade wooden 4″x18″ wooden sign, $10 will be deducted from your child’s trip balance. Email: Rebecca@rebeccagilbertdesign.com to order.
WASHINGTON, DC GRADE 8:
- Update: 98 students registered! Keep them coming so we can keep assigning chaperones. We have six staff attending and five 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. However, just registering with no payment does not hold your spot. Please make the $125 non refundable payment today.
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 (deadline to sign up)
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 support Heroes and Helpers! 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! All funds donated through this collection will go to sponsor children for this great program: https://heroes-and-helpers-2023-holiday-season.cheddarup.com
- 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
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. We will leave Hunking approx 8:45 and leave Whittier approx 10:45
Whittier tour for Hunking 8th graders
Apply: https://whittiertech.go2cte.com/
Information on Private Schools
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
Kindergarten: To culminate our week of reading various versions of The Gingerbread Man, the kindergarten classes each decorated and baked their own gingerbread man. Unfortunately, just like in the book they all ran away when we went to get them out of the oven. We hung up missing signs and will be keeping our fingers crossed that they come back.
7th Grade ELA: Students have started Unit 2 with a focus on figurative language.
7th Grade Science: Students continue to collect Qualitative and Quantitative Data from their Investigation on the Flow of Energy from Sun to Producers. This week they will select an Endangered Species for a research project.
7th Grade Social Studies & Science: Students will begin weekly Homework assignments for TERM 2 in their SS and SC classes. Be on the lookout for notifications on Remind and Google Classroom. Homework will mostly focus on reading and vocabulary.
8th Grade:
Science: Students have been learning about the effects of climate change on the planet.
Math: Students have been learning about angles and having been preparing for a test.
Civics: Students have been continuing to learn about Federalism.
ELA: Students practiced literature circles to discuss text, a skill they will be developing through early December.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: Next week, we will continue vision and hearing screenings for 2nd grade and will be starting screening for our 1st graders. Please send your children in with their glasses if needed.
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Basketball: Congratulations to both teams for getting off to a 2-0 start this week. Both teams will be back in action as they host Nettle on Tuesday, December 5th with the boys playing first.
Girls will practice on Monday, December 4th and every Monday.
Boys will practice on Friday, December 8th and every Friday.
CLUB NEWS:
GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance): The GSA calendar can be found here.
LEGO Club: The 5th Grade has its first LEGO Club meeting next Thursday in room 300. Pick-up will be on the middle school side at 3:55. Registrations have closed and, at this point, no new permission slips are being accepted in either 4th or 5th grade. The schedule for the year can be found here.
NJHS: NJHS has its first meeting today, December 1st, after school. An initial list of “all member meeting” dates can be found here. Please stay tuned as service requirements and volunteer opportunities are added to the calendar.
BAND: The Hunking winter concert is coming up on Tuesday, December 12th! The concert will include performances by the guitar ensemble, beginning band, advanced band and all-city jazz band. The concert starts at 6:30pm in the Hunking gym, and admission is free. Report time for students performing in the concert is 6pm.
Drama Club: There will be rehearsal for All-Cast members on Tuesday December 5, 2023 from 2:45 to 4:45 in the music room. Schedule is available in Google Classroom and on our website.
Guitar Ensemble: We will meet Thursday, December 7th at 8am. This is our last rehearsal before the Winter concert. The Hunking Winter Concert is on December 12th and starts at 6:30pm. Our call time is 6 and we will meet in my Music room. If you are in the band, please check in with me and then head into the band room. Let’s all dress in something cheerful for the season. Hope you’re as excited as I am! 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