NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MAY 27th: HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

Bradford Elementary 4th Grade Open House: We are inviting all incoming 4th grade students coming over from Bradford Elementary School next year to Hunking for an Open House on Thursday, May 30th from 4-5pm. 

NJHS INDUCTION CEREMONY: Thursday, May 30th at 6pm right here at Hunking

Literacy News!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Hunking next week! This event will take place in the library during school hours. Flyers have been sent home and the schedule has been posted. To volunteer at the Book Fair, be sure that your CORI form is up to date. 

Here is a link to our fair. The digital flyers are at the bottom:

Hunking Book Fair Link

To make shopping easier, you may sign up ahead of time using the Scholastic E-Wallet, using this link: E-Wallet Sign-Up

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. 

MAY Breakfast and Lunch Menus

(If the links don’t work, visit https://www.fdmealplanner.com/ and enter “Hunking” to get the current menus)

PTO NEWS: 

• Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5th (please note that this is a corrected date from last week’s Bulletin) and we’re going to need parent volunteers to help! You can sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4EA5A823A5FD0-49848715-field.
  
  Please plan to park in the gravel lot near the South Main entrance, check in with security at the school’s main entrance, and then head to the fun (upper school lot and fields).
  
  *CORI forms are required and can be found at: https://www.haverhill-ps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CORI-REQUEST-FORM-2.6.2024-1.pdf. 

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 

Loop Program for next year’s 8th graders:

The application is due on July 1st. Next year the high school will offer Band, Chorus, Italian, Latin, and JROTC and courses will run during our 1st block from Monday – Wednesday. 

High School Loop Program Application

8th grade student schedules:

Students going to HHS will receive their class schedules at the high school in the fall. We know this is a super exciting time for our 8th graders headed to HHS!!! Please know the high school staff is currently working very hard to get every student placed in classes. Neither Hunking, nor the high school guidance counselors, have any information on schedules at this time. Thank you for your patience!!

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! 

NEED A WORK PERMIT? 

https://www.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information/

EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:

Kindergarten: We will start our Pop Into Summer Countdown on Thursday 5/30. Each day we will pop a balloon with the name of a special activity to do that day inside. 

Grade 7 Math: All math classes are currently in the middle of an i-ready competition. The homeroom with the most lessons passed from May 6th through June 6th will win a class prize. The top 2 students in each class will also win a pizza party! 

Grade 8:

Tuesday night was the district Action Civics Showcase at City Hall. All four middle schools in Haverhill had projects represented.  Five projects were chosen to move on to the State Showcase this upcoming Tuesday in Bridgewater and Hunking won all FIVE spots! The kids worked incredibly hard and we are so very proud of them! 

IMPORTANT!  Sign up for end of the year activities on Cheddar Up.  Use this link and reach out to nicolekelly@haverhill-ps.org if you have any questions.  

Save the Date: The GR8 Debate is scheduled to take place in the Hunking gym on Wednesday May 29th from 10:45 am to 12:45 pm.  Parents are welcome to join our audience.  To clarify, while students have worked in debate teams to complete persuasive arguments, not all students will be speaking at the event.  See our tentative Debate Schedule here.

NEWS FROM OUR NURSES:  Tree pollen continues to be high in the area. 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.

In preparation for the 7th grade year, there are required vaccines (TDAP and Meningococcal) that are state mandated. Please send in a current physical with proof of vaccinations when received. Letters have been sent to students that have been found to be missing these required vaccines. Proof of yearly physicals should be sent in to the health office yearly so your students health record is up to date. 

CLUB NEWS: 

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

LEGO Club: The LEGO club calendar can be found here. 

NJHS: We are excited to welcome our new NJHS members at the induction ceremony on May 30th at 6pm. The NJHS calendar can be found here. 

Student Council:  Student Council Meeting Schedule HERE. 

Chorus: Congratulations to the chorus students for a successful concert! I am so proud of all of you!

GRIT:  GRIT attended their kayaking field trip on Friday, May 24. Due to Memorial Day, there is no meeting next week. The last meeting is Monday, June 3. 

YEARBOOK: Congratulations to the Yearbook Committee for publishing! Yearbooks are scheduled to be delivered by June 10th and will be distributed during promotion and the last two days of school year.

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