3RD ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FEAST: We are just under 1 week away from our 3rd Annual Feast! We are hosting this event on Thursday, November 21st from 4:30-7:00pm right here at Hunking. We are hoping that all families will attend this event and take the opportunity to come and share a meal with us, along with other great attractions including:
– Hunking Chorus Performance
– Pie Raffle
– Art Project Table
– Showcase of Student Work
– Title 1 Activity & Information Table
– Pie Staff (Principal) in the Face Raffle
– PTO Holiday Store
Please find the the flyers and link to register below. It is essential that families register for this event so that we are properly able to plan for the event. Registration will be open through the end of Monday, November 18th. Please do not miss out on this amazing event!! Remember that it is a Free event, but we are always open to donations that will be used to go toward the event and to the students here at Hunking.
We look forward and hope to see everyone at the event next Thursday!!
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2024-hunking-thanksgiving-feast-copy-51402
Educator of the Year: I would like to extend a special congratulations to our very own K teacher, Mrs. Thibault, 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Lasonde, and 8th grade teacher, Ms. Corkum as each was celebrated this week as a nominee for Educator of the Year, hosted by the YMCA. We are very lucky to have each one of you here at Hunking! Congratulations on being recognized for all of your incredible work and dedication to our school and community!
THEME OF THE MONTH: November’s theme of the month will be GRATITUDE. This is a feeling of appreciation by a recipient of another’s kindness. This kindness can be in the form of help/support, favors, or another form of generosity to another person. Gratitude is when you feel thankful for the good things in your life. This could be stuff that people often take for granted, like having a place to live, food, friends, and family. Gratitude is taking a moment to reflect on how lucky you are when something good happens, whether it is big or small. Staff will be on the lookout this month for those students who best personify this theme.
NOVEMBER BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENUS
(If the links are not working, please visit https://www.fdmealplanner.com/ and type in “Hunking” for the location.)
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
FAMILY LITERACY CLASSES: English Family Literacy Flyer
Portuguese Family Literacy Flyer
Haitian Creole Family Literacy Flyer
Vietnamese Family Literacy Flyer
PTO NEWS:
- The holidays are near and the Hunking PTO is hosting a Lil’ Shopper’s Shoppe where students will have the opportunity to buy gifts for family and friends. The Lil’ Shopper’s Shoppe will be set up in the school library and will be run by volunteers 8:45am-2:15pm Tuesday, November 19th through Friday, November 22nd (it will also be open during the Feast!). There are gifts available for all members of your family: mom, dad, brothers, sisters, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, teachers, and even pets! Gifts are priced from approximately $0.25 to $15.00, with most between $3.00 to $8.00.
https://cdhunkingsch.myschool.holidayshop.org/myschool/cdhunkingsch/gifts. - The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 4th at 5:30 in the Hunking Conference Room!
- Get your Hunking spirit wear at: https://1stplace.sale/40727! The sale runs from 1/4/2024 to 12/10/2024 and you’ll get 25% off all merchandise plus free shipping on orders over $75. Guaranteed delivery by Dec. 23rd!
NEWS FROM GUIDANCE
School Counselor: Terri Carney terri.carney@haverhill-ps.org
Attention All 8th Graders!!!
Once a student has applied to the high school program of their choice, the next step is an interview which does not take place until Feb or March 2025.
You will not hear anything until the interview schedule is posted. Thank you for your patience!
HHS CTE practice interview questions are available on the School Counseling google classroom and CTE posts them on their application page: https://cte.haverhill-ps.org/application-process/.
8th grade School Counseling google classroom code
Students, join the google classroom with: egta65o
WVT does not release their interview questions.
Classical Academy @HHS
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
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. Deadline Feb 14th. Decisions are made March 29th, 2025.
Whittier Voc Tech: Application and important dates: https://whittiertech.go2cte.com/
Work Permits: Find all the information needed to obtain a work permit here:
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
Kindergarten: Students have begun Module 2 in math. We are learning about attributes of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes.
In Social Studies, we will be learning about life long ago and how it is different from life today.
Grade 3: The third grade team has invited families into the classroom next Friday, 11/22 to participate in our next book tasting that focuses on “Space”. Information has been sent home via email & Remind, please RSVP on the Google form so we can anticipate who can make it. Can’t make it? No worries, we will have another opportunity to visit the classroom later this year!
Grade 7: In ELA, students started Unit 2 of StudySync, which focuses on the essential question “What can we learn from love and loss” through the genre of poetry.
Grade 8:
Academics:
- Civics
- students are learning about the Constitution and having some good clean fun creating Bill of Rights rhymes (Mr. Sullivan’s forte’)
- Math
- students have begun their unit on parallel lines and transversals
- Science
- Students have been learning about the weather
- ELA
- Students participated in their first Socratic Seminar on Friday discussing the strategies authors can use to evoke a sense of mystery in their writing
- Next week students will begin writing an end of Unit 1 essay on multiple texts
ELA WIN students spent time as paragraph “editors” for Mrs. Hall’s 3rd graders today!
REMINDER: Grades for Trimester 1 close next Friday, November 22nd. Students should be checking in with teachers and working at home to complete any missing assignments. Term 1 grades will be seen by potential high schools.
**On Thursday, November 21st, some 7th and 8th grade students will participate in testing for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Testing will begin at 9:00 a.m., and a second group will begin at 10:30 a.m.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: We will be continuing the 7th grade screenings which include hearing, vision and height and weights. If your child wears glasses, please make sure you send them to school. If you have received a referral, please send it back as soon as possible. If your child has a physical, please send a copy to the health office so we may keep track of your child’s health needs at school.
Cold and flu season has arrived. Please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothes for the weather and using good hand hygiene to prevent getting sick. Proper cough etiquette is important to keep from spreading germs so please sneeze or cough into your elbow or a tissue.
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Basketball: Congratulations to all of the boys and girls that made both of the Hunking Basketball teams this season! Please stay tuned for more practice and game information…..
**Boys first practice will be on Monday 11/18 after school from 3:00-4:30pm.
Cheerleading: Any 6th – 8th graders interested in trying out for cheering. There will be tryouts this week on Tuesday November, 19th from 3:00-5:00 and Wednesday, November 20th also 3:00-5:00. Please make sure you have rides ready for pick up at 5:00 each day. Thank you
CLUB NEWS:
Drama Club: The next drama club meeting will be Wednesday, November 20, from 2:45 to 4:15 in room 113. We will be doing our first read through and all drama club members are invited. Please make sure that rides are ready for 4:15 in the upper school parking lot.
Chorus: A HUGE shout out to all the students who performed at the UML Hockey game last weekend!! We raised funds for the chorus and had a great time at the game. Congratulations Bobcats! We are so excited for everyone to see our performance at the Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday.
NJHS: Coming soon! Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser! Begins Nov. 20th -24th. Our Virtual Link will be live NEXT bulletin, however this event code is GAPBGG.
GSA: The calendar for the GSA can be found here.
LEGO Club: The LEGO Club calendar can be found here.
Student Council: Hunking Student Council voted to donate $400 of the funds raised at the Halloween Dance to support our Community Feast! Members should be checking Google Classroom Daily. There are several volunteer opportunities including assembling centerpieces for the feast Tuesday after school for 30 minutes in Mrs. Corkum’s room (315), setting up for our Community Feast this Thursday November 21st right after school until 3:30 pm, and volunteering time to work in the PTO Holiday Store next week (with teacher’s permission). Looking ahead, there are plans for a Holiday Fun Afternoon for students in grades K-2 December 9th from 3-4:30 pm. Information will be sent home soon. Council Meeting Calendar can be found here.
Model UN: Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 19th from 2:55-3:45. There is only a few more weeks until our MUN conference at Haverhill High School. If you can not make this meeting, please email Mrs. Seed or stop by room 213 to let her know.
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