MCAS: We are officially in MCAS season. Please click the link below to view the calendar with our MCAS schedule, to see and be prepared for when your student(s) will be taking MCAS. It is very important that students are getting a good night sleep and eating a healthy breakfast on testing day. It is also imperative that students are to school on time on testing days. We very much appreciate your support!
Literacy News!
The Literacy Coaches and interventionists are hosting a K-5 Family Literacy Night on Thursday May 2, from 5:00-6:30. Come enjoy a story with your child, and leave with some literacy tips to help at home. The highlight of the night will be playing BINGO for Books! This event will be “take a book, leave a book,” so if you have a book to donate feel free to bring it along!
If you would like to attend, please sign up here: https://hunking-literacy-night.cheddarup.com
HUNKING SPRING CONCERT: Hunking Concert Flyer S24
HUNKING THEME OF THE MONTH: We are embracing the theme of BRAVERY throughout the month of April. Bravery is the quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty. I want to have all students this month look at bravery in regard to another quality or theme and that is ACCEPTANCE. Being kind and respectful is the number one rule at Hunking school…and while that is challenging at times…we are asking students to be brave and show acceptance for all. Acceptance is the ability to take people and things as they are, and not just to take things as they are, but be grateful for them. It is my hope that students will step up and show bravery around showing all peers their acceptance for being themselves, no matter who they are, what they look like, what they believe, or how they act. Staff will be on the lookout this month for those students who show the bravery to show the mental and moral strength to accept people for who they are regardless of the fear or difficulty.
APRIL Breakfast and Lunch Menus
(If the links don’t work, visit https://www.fdmealplanner.com/ and enter “Hunking” to get the current menus)
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
WASHINGTON, DC GRADE 8:
- Parent/Guardian update-Important DC update / Spanish copy of important DC update
- Rooming: Lists for chaperone groups/rooms are finalized. Much time was spent on making sure students have a common friend and the list assignments will only be changed if a student is unable to attend the trip.
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- What to wear? Look here!
- Next payment is due: Today-April 12th!! Please contact Shirley Crosley (978) 373-9140 or scrosley@capitaltours.net if you require a payment plan so your student is not removed from the trip.
- May 22, 2024: Parent/Guardian meeting @ 6pm, Hunking.
- Medication and doctors orders (please use this form) are due by May 15th & should be brought to Hunking Nurse’s Office.
Questions????- Megan.arivella@haverhill-ps.org
Monthly Attendance Challenge!!!
With the nice weather approaching, the attendance team thought it would be fun to issue an attendance challenge for the remainder of the year. We would like to continue to reinforce healthy attendance habits and the importance of being in school every day!
Beginning Monday April 22nd, the homeroom with the highest attendance percentage, per grade level, for the month, will be awarded a free period for the class and the homeroom teacher. The two homerooms (upper and lower) with the overall highest percentage will also be rewarded with pizza during their free period.
Challenge One will run from April 22nd till May 10th.
Challenge Two will run from May 13th till June 7th.
Please join us by challenging your students to come to school every day, we can’t wait to see them!
PTO NEWS:
- For anyone who hasn’t picked up their cookie dough, please get to Hunking during normal business hours (it’s in the walk-in freezer). Also, for those who sold at least $250 of cookies, you should have received an email from Amazon with your gift card on April 15th. If you haven’t received yours, please reach out HunkingPTO28@gmail.com.
- Teacher Appreciation Week is fast approaching (May 6 – May 10) and the PTO is looking for your help in showing our incredible Hunking teachers and staff some love throughout the week! Please consider donating snacks and/or a few dollars that will go towards breakfast and/or the ice cream truck!
- The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Monday May 20th at 6:30pm! There are a lot of fun things coming up (including Field Day!) so be on the lookout for volunteer opportunities!
NEWS FROM GUIDANCE:
Grades 5 and 6: Sarah Petrick sarah.petrick@haverhill-ps.org
Grades 7 and 8: Terri Carney terri.carney@haverhill-ps.org
NEED A WORK PERMIT?
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information/
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
Kindergarten: All classes received their cup of caterpillars this week. We are excited to watch them grow and change over the coming weeks!
In math, we are working on addition and subtraction. We are modeling story problems in various ways (pictures, number bonds, number sentences.)
4th Grade: We are looking forward to our annual Cardboard Carnival! We would love your help in gathering supplies for our engineers. We will be collecting recyclables from now until May 20th.
The following is a list of recyclable items that work best:
~ BOXES, BOXES, BOXES (small, medium, large, extra extra large, amazon, etc.)
~ toilet/paper towel rolls
~ shoeboxes
~ plastic bottles and yogurt containers (all sizes)
~ ANYTHING ELSE PLASTIC OR CARDBOARD THAT’S RECYCLABLE!!
*** We are also going to need donations of tape to build our projects with! We will take donations of the following: masking tape, packing tape, duct tape, painters tape!
Grade 5 & 6 Math Drop in Center
Congratulations to Arianna Partsch for winning our first Family Math problem of the week! If your family would like to receive the Family Math Problem each week please join my remind app at
https://www.remind.com/join/k39feg
Sincerely,
Kim Surette
7th Grade: Social studies students presented their Greek mythology projects. Math students prepared for the upcoming Math MCAS which will take place next Tuesday, April 30th. Students should try to get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast.
8th Grade: Thank you for all the care closet donations we have received. Mini deodorants are always needed if you are looking to contribute. All students have been given the opportunity to vote on a graduation dance theme, this will be announced once voting closes April 26th. Coming ahead will be DC, activities for those not attending DC (field day, etc) and full class trips to BSC and Canobie. As of Tuesday April 23rd ALL students have received end of the year behavior contracts that need adult signatures and returned to school.
HEALTH: Check out the informational video regarding the health program for Haverhill Middle Schools .Health & Wellness Awareness PSA 2024.mp4
- Students in grade 8 have been completing cooperative group activities discussing qualities of a healthy vs unhealthy relationship and analyzing scenarios to determine whether a relationship is healthy.
- Students in grade 7 will be beginning their unit on human reproduction next week with lessons on male & female reproductive systems.
- Students in grade 6 are continuing to learn about first aid.
- Students in grade 5 have started their human growth & development unit and have been learning about important hygiene habits.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: Spring weather is here. The health office does not supply allergy medication so please medicate your child accordingly if they have allergies. Also with the warmer weather, please remember to send your child in with a water bottle so they stay hydrated.
If your child was given a vision or hearing referral, please make sure it is sent back to the health office after seeing an eye or hearing specialist.
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Spring Track: A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing runners for a great start to our season this week! During this intro week we covered expectations, rebound and dynamic stretching, relay handoff drills, hill sprints, warm up/cool downs and how we facilitate practices.
We have also introduced an alternating additional practice day during the week to focus on strength and conditioning with event specific drills. All of this information can be found on our calendar that was handed out to each athlete. If you would like a digital copy, they can be found via the link below to our Remind Group! We encourage parents and students alike to join our Track Family Remind Group: https://www.remind.com/join/hunkingt to stay up to date with all things track. As always, thank you all, for all you do! Have a great weekend!
CLUB NEWS:
GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance): The GSA calendar can be found here.
LEGO Club: The LEGO club calendar can be found here.
NJHS: Thank you to all the applicants from 6th and 7th grade who have applied for consideration in National Junior Honor Society. Mr. Molloy and Mrs. Kelly will be reviewing applications and families should expect to be informed on or around May 1st whether the applicant has met the initial criteria and can begin phase 2 of the application process. Phase two of the process will consist of further review of the application, a recommendation form for the applicant’s teachers, and an interview. Details on scheduling an interview for qualifying applicants will be forthcoming at that time.
Great job to our members and Best Buddies for getting the roof deck up and running for a wonderful spring. The NJHS calendar can be found here.
Student Council: Meeting Schedule HERE. At our next meeting, May 7th, we will complete our teacher appreciation ideas, and finalize planning for our May event and June end of year Student Council celebration.
Guitar Ensemble: We are continuing to meet on Thursday mornings and are getting ready to strut our stuff at the May concert!
Drama Club: The dates for Mean Girls Jr. are April 26 @ 7 pm / April 27 @ 12 pm / April 28 @ 1 pm. Tickets are available online and will also be available at the door.
We also have Broadway Bobcat gear available for sale here
Chorus: Rehearsals are still going strong every Tuesday and Friday morning at 7:45am! We are now working on music for our upcoming performance in May and the Fisher Cats game! Any questions, please see Ms. Avalos.
GRIT: Next meeting is Monday, April 29. Meetings run until 4:30.
YEARBOOK: Caleb Dustin Hunking School is using Treering to build the yearbook. That means your yearbooks have a personal touch: your book includes two free pages for you to personalize with your photos and your memories.
Get started by creating your free account!
You can personalize and order your book for $18.82 until May 12, 2024. (The personal pages are totally optional, so if you just want the more traditional yearbook, that’s okay, too.)
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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