PICTURE DAY: Picture Day is coming! Save the date: Tuesday, October 22nd
C. D. Hunking School_ Picture Day Notice (Print)(1)
CHROMEBOOKS: Hello Hunking Families,
I would like to extend a friendly reminder and stress the importance for all students to come to school each and every day with a fully charged chromebook. While our district, school, and staff do provide opportunities for students to complete some of their academics, assignments, and projects without an electronic device, the student’s chromebook is still an essential tool for their success in school. There are some subjects, classes, and assignments where chromebooks are required, and when students do not have a chromebook or it is not fully charged, it could negatively impact their ability to complete the assignment and therefore their grade.
It is important that chromebooks are charged at home, because there are limited opportunities and spaces where they can potentially be charged at school. As a staff, we greatly appreciate your support with this.
Thank you.
MUSIC BINGO: Music Bingo is on October 19th at the Roma Restaurant in Haverhill. Even more exciting raffle prizes have come in. Rock climbing kit and passes, free tickets to Santa’s Village, Dale Rogers dog statue, passes to Wicked Ax, portrait session at Photo Factory and MORE!
Buy your tickets here https://music-bingo-2024.cheddarup.com!
THEME OF THE MONTH: The theme for our first month is KINDNESS. The definition of kindness is simply being friendly, generous, and considerate. It is part of the golden rule: treat others the way that you want to be treated. Kindness is the quality of being caring and helpful. We hope that everyone in the Hunking community will embrace this theme with us, and jumpstart an amazing school year. Staff will be on the lookout over the next month for the students that most personify this theme!
SEPTEMBER BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENUS
OCTOBER BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENUS (If the links are not working, please visit https://www.fdmealplanner.com/ and type in “Hunking” for the location.)
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
YMCA program: Hunking News (1)
Flyer Haverhill Jr. Celtics (2) (1)
Flyer All Fall Basketball Leagues (1)
Flyer 2024 Trunk or Treat (1) (1)
Community Health Survey Flyer: AJH – Survey Flyer – English
PTO NEWS:
- The next PTO Meeting is scheduled for next Thursday, October 3rd at 5:00pm at Hunking! Grab a friend and get involved! We’ll have babysitters on site! If you have ideas/suggestions, please reach out at (hunkingpto28@gmail.com).
NEWS FROM GUIDANCE
School Counselor: Terri Carney terri.carney@haverhill-ps.org
8th Graders!!! HHS Info!
Classical Academy
Classical Academy at HHS is accepting applications!!!!
The Classical Academy seeks students who are intellectually curious, who are passionate about learning, and who want to deepen their knowledge of the arts and sciences.
Classical Application 2023_2024.docx
Career Technical Education (CTE)
HHS Career Technical Education (CTE) Program: https://cte.haverhill-ps.org/
Is accepting applications NOW!!!!Please use a parent/guardian email address. School emails do not work for the application.
October 25th: HHS ROADSHOW-TOUR HHS!!
The roadshow continues! Eighth graders will have the opportunity to visit HHS during the school day! Eighth graders will have the chance to see programs in action and ask questions of students who are already in these programs!
November 7, 2024
Middle School Family Night (grades 6-8) at HHS!!! Tour HHS from 6-7:30 and get all of your questions answered! Check out the fabulous programs HHS has to offer!!!
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Whittier
The application window opens November 1. Open house is November 3rd from 1-4. Please see their website for more details.
Parents/Guardians of 7th graders: If your student is interested in attending a specialized high school program in 9th grade (to include Classical Academy and CTE at HHS) or a high school other than HHS (such as Whittier, Phillips, Central Catholic, etc), 7th grade counts!! The various voc and private high schools have gotten very competitive. Attendance, Grades and Behavior are factored into the student’s score which is used for acceptance. Please remind your student how important 7th grade is for their future plans.
Work Permits: Find all the information needed to obtain a work permit here
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information/
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
Kindergarten: This week kindergarten dove into Wit and Wisdom which is our newly adopted reading program. We will be learning about our 5 senses through reading and writing in module 1.
In math, we are continuing to learn how to classify and count objects in groups as well as writing numerals.
4th grade: Our 4th graders have enthusiastically jumped into our new reading curriculum, Wit & Wisdom! In our first module, we’re exploring the heart through the essential question: “What does it mean to have a great heart, literally and figuratively?”
Encourage your child to share their hand signals for both a literal and figurative heart!
To enrich our learning experience, we’d love to invite a member of the Hunking community who works with the heart—such as a cardiologist, cardiac nurse, nutritionist, or athletic trainer—to come in and speak with our students. If you or someone you know is interested, please reach out to any of the 4th grade teachers via email (you can find our contact information on the Hunking website). Thank you for your support!
Grade 8: Attendance matters! This past half day we are pleased to announce 94% of grade 8 students came to school. 9/27 was our second Fun Friday where students were able to choose between basketball, soccer, roof deck, legos, movie, board games and study hall. We hope to continue to reward this group and look forward to many days of fun together. Student’s had their first of two presentations from the HHS Roadshow. Ask what they learned. There is something for….. EVERYONE!
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: We will be screening second grade students which includes vision and hearing. If you receive a referral for your child, please have the child evaluated by a doctor and return the evaluation as soon as possible.
Health Forms were sent home. Please complete and send back to school as soon as possible if you not done so already. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Health Office (978-420-1913)
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Soccer:
Cross Country: We cannot thank all of our parents and student athletes enough for another great week! We are excited for our first meet of this short-but-sweet season, on Monday, October 7th @ Winnekenni for our gr. 6-8 runners! Transportation will be provided to and from the meet. As always we hope you join our XC Crew via this link: https://www.remind.com/join/hunkingx to be kept up to date with all things XC and direct access to Coach Law for any questions! Lastly, please see our calendar for October below! We are so proud of your athlete’s hardwork and continued commitment to their sport!
Your kiddos BIGGEST fans,
Coaches Law & Gibbs
Bocce: Are you interested in learning a new, low-impact level sport? Are you looking for opportunities to socialize with people? Are you open to getting some light exercise while having a lot of fun? If you answered yes to any of these questions and are in middle school, then we have just the thing for you! Become a member of Hunking’s 1st Special Olympics Unified Bocce Ball Team! Open to all middle (5th to 8th grade) school students with and without disabilities. All abilities are welcome!
The team will practice on Monday and Wednesday afternoons throughout the month of October from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Hunking School gym. Sign-ups and permission slips are required. Both will be available on the tall tables outside of the cafeteria. Registration must be completed by Friday, September 27, 2024, with the first practice scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Transportation following the Monday and Wednesday practices will not be provided.
For more information or questions, contact Mr. Langlais (Room 115) or Ms. Carella (Room 103D).
CLUB NEWS:
Drama Club: Next drama club meeting will be on Monday September 30th from 2:45 to 4:00 in the music room, make sure rides are ready for 4:00 and picking up at the main entrance. Auditions for BeetleJuice Jr will be on October 28 and October 29 from 3:00 to 6:00 after school, students are not required to stay till 6. If any one is going as Beetlejuice this year and would like to donate their costumes to the production it would be greatly appreciated. We need about 12 Beetlejuice costumes of all sizes, mostly child size, but can work with other sizes.
Chorus: Chorus is off to a great start! We will be continuing rehearsals on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. Please reference the schedule here or that was sent home via email/Remind. Please reach out to Ms. Avalos with any questions!
NJHS: Here is the calendar for the 24-25 year. 9/25 marked our first Bobcat Buddies activity. Students spent time getting to know each other while coloring and played a few rounds of Bocce Ball. Lots of smiles from all participants. Check out the new Unified Bocce Ball Team! They are looking for members.
GSA: The calendar for the GSA can be found here.
Student Council: After review of applications and recommendations, all eligible candidates for Student Council have been notified by notice or email. Friday morning new candidates met in room 301 to learn about next steps which includes creating a campaign video, no more than 2 minutes long, through Screencastify. This video link can be found on our Website. The video is due Monday September 30th. Videos will be viewed by grade level teams for voting Wednesday October 2nd or Thursday October 3rd. Results will be announced Friday October 4th. Any questions please contact jessica.corkum@haverhill-ps.org, kmansour@haverhill-ps.org, or katherine.bielski@haverhill-ps.org
ODDS & ENDS:
-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:
-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