PROGRESS REPORTS: Trimester 3 Progress reports for grades K-4 went home with students in backpacks on Friday, May 3rd. Grade 5-8 progress reports are available to view on the Parent/Student portal beginning on 5/3/24.
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!
HUNKING SPRING CONCERT: Hunking Concert Flyer S24
HUNKING THEME OF THE MONTH: It is May, and we are embracing a new theme at Hunking throughout this month. Our new theme for May will be EMPATHY. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It is generally described as the ability to take on another’s perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their experience. What is it like to walk in another person’s shoes? Part of being kind and respectful is to understand and accept others feelings without judgment. Staff will be on the lookout throughout this month for the students who are able to personify the theme of empathy.
(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:
- Families- check the DC google classroom for updated info
- All payments should have been paid in full. 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, in person to go over all details and expectations.
- Important!! Prescription & nonprescription medications need during the trip require doctor’s orders and parental consent with the exception of Motrin, tylenol, tums and benadryl if OTC form has already been completed for this school year. (please use this form) if your child will need medication during the trip. Please bring to the Hunking Nurse’s Office parental consent, doctor order and medication labeled with the student’s name. Please make this a priority as the deadline is May 15th.
Questions????- Megan.arivella@haverhill-ps.org
Monthly Attendance Challenge!!!
With the nice weather finally here (we think!), 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:
- Teacher Appreciation Week is next week (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 for Wednesday: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4EA5A823A5FD0-49290121-teacher
- Or donate a few dollars that will go towards Monday’s breakfast or Friday’s ice cream: http://my.cheddarup.com/c/hunking-teacher-appreciation
- The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Monday May 20th at 6:30pm! Please note this meeting will be fully virtual…Zoom link to follow next week!
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/
Planning ahead for 7th graders in the fall….
Haverhill High School Career Technical Program (CTE) https://cte.haverhill-ps.org/ as well as many other private schools and vocational schools consider 7th and 8th grade years when making admissions decisions. If you have a student who will be in 7th grade in the fall of 2024, attendance, grades and behavior are three areas that HHS CTE and the other schools consider. Admission to these programs has become more competitive so all three of the areas are important. Additionally, deadlines are critical!
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
Grade 3: On Tuesday (5/7), we begin our “ABC Countdown to 4th Grade!” and each day we will do a fun activity following the alphabet. Be sure to check our calendar to see what students can bring in for that day’s activity. Next week: Tuesday 5/7 = small stuffed ANIMAL, Wednesday
5/8 = BABY PICTURE! A fun way to end a terrific year!
7th Grade Social Studies: Students participated in a simulation of life in Ancient Rome. Students were placed in groups and made decisions about how they would respond in specific scenarios. Good decisions were rewarded while poor decisions set groups back.
7th Grade ELA: Students created utopian societies and are recruiting new members. Some students have already had the opportunity to present while others are preparing to present next week. Staying on theme, the students will be reading The Giver to end the year.
8th Grade: The Civics Showcase was held on 5/3 where staff members viewed and interviewed outstanding projects. ELA is working towards a debate and poetry slam. Math has wrapped up Functions, Scatter Plots and Volume. Be on the lookout for information regarding end of the year activities including BSC (5/7), Canobie (5/10), Awards, Promotion, the Dance “Hollywood Red Carpet” (6/11) and much more.
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.
CLUB NEWS:
GSA (Gender-Sexuality Alliance): The GSA calendar can be found here.
LEGO Club: The LEGO club calendar can be found here.
NJHS: Applicants to NJHS for the 2024-2025 school year were informed via email on Wednesday afternoon regarding their applications status. If you did not this notice, please reach out to Mr. Molloy (brendan.molloy@haverhill-ps.org). Applicants proceeding to Round 2 of the application process must sign up for an interview. Interviews are mandatory and are first come, first serve with limited spots. Students can sign up using this link (bit.ly/HunkingNJHS) to secure a timeslot. Questions about the application process can be directed to either Mrs. Kelly (nicole.kelly@haverhill-ps.org) or Mr. Molloy (see above). For current NJHS members: 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 Broadway Bobcats would like to thank everyone for all the support during the production of Mean Girls Jr. We had a very successful weekend and the cast and crew did an amazing job.
Chorus: The Hunking Chorus will be performing at the NH Fisher Cats game next Friday May 10th! The deadline to purchase tickets has been extended to Wednesday May 8th, get your tickets here if you are interested! We are so excited for this fun opportunity. You will also have an opportunity to hear the chorus perform at the Hunking Spring Concert on May 21st!
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. Join Hunking Class of 2024 Facebook Page for important information about leaving your child a message in the yearbook.
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.) Since we are ordering non-customized yearbooks for the grade, they will sell them for cash and reimburse any 8th grade families who ordered custom pages. However, the Yearbook Committee is working on sponsors (and thank you PTO for your donation) and fundraising so cost will be low to nothing. Stay tuned!
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