LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: The last day of school is THURSDAY, JUNE 12th. It is a HALF DAY. DISMISSAL IS AT 11:05AM.
REPORT CARDS: Third Trimester (Final) Report Cards will be available on Thursday, June 12th. All students in Grades K-4 will come home with a physical copy of their report card. For students in grades 5-8 report cards will be available on the Student/Parent Portal on the same day.
8TH GRADE PROMOTION: The 8th grade promotion ceremony will be held at 6pm on Wednesday, June 11th, outside on the Upper School side. Students should arrive and report to their homerooms at 5:30pm to prepare.
This year, the ceremony will be held on the basketball courts. We will have all 8th-grade classes set up with chairs in a roped-off area. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the gymnasium.
We are asking families to bring their own lawn chairs and/or blankets. Families will be able to set up anywhere behind or beside the area where our 8th graders will be seated.
Families will not be allowed to set up prior to 5:00pm. We appreciate your attention and support with this.
Parking for this event will be very limited, so we are asking families to carpool and walk if able.
For those who are driving, we ask that you park in the lower school lot and the gravel parking lot adjacent to that.
The promotion ceremony should last for approximately 30-45 minutes maximum.
Immediately following the promotion ceremony, our 8th-grade students will be invited into our cafeteria & gym for their promotion dance, where food, music, and activities will be awaiting them.
The dance will end at 8:30pm. At this time, it will be expected that all 8th-grade students have rides waiting for them.
Please remember that all school rules still apply for the promotion and the promotion dance. Please review the following guidelines:
- Students cannot bring bags of any kind. Small purses will be allowed, but are subject to search.
- No outside food or drink will be allowed
- Students must have a ticket to attend the event
- Non-Hunking students are not allowed to attend the event
- If a student leaves the event, they are not allowed to return
Thank you for your attention to this, and we look forward to sharing in an exciting/special event.
Summer Reading List:
(If you have trouble accessing the menus, please go to www.fdmealplanner.com and enter “Hunking” as the school location.)
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
Haverhill Cultural Counsel:
PTO NEWS:
What a fantastic year! We hope to see some new faces join the PTO for the 2025-2026 school year, and can’t wait to see you all again after the summer! Thanks so much for your continued support, your generosity, and your help in making Hunking such a wonderful community! Happy almost summer!
NEWS FROM GUIDANCE
School Counselor: Terri Carney terri.carney@haverhill-ps.org
Current 8th graders: If you applied to CTE or WVT (or any other program), please check the email you used on your application in case you are moved from the waitlist. There has been some movement of students moving off the waitlist and obtaining a spot in each of these programs. There is a small window in which to respond if moved off the waitlist. Please be sure to check emails and spam in case you receive an email.
Work Permits: Find all the information needed to obtain a work permit here:
https://www.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
i-Ready Spring Diagnostic: Congratulations to the following students in grades K-4 who had the highest Math and ELA growth this spring. Each student received an i-Ready prize from either Mrs. Corcoran or Mrs. Bisegna. Way to go!
Kindergarten:
ELA – Nora O
Math – Benjamin M
1st Grade:
ELA – Ada R
Math – Annegret T
2nd Grade:
ELA – Katarina L
Math – Nathan S
3rd Grade:
ELA – Lillian M
Math – Lincoln S
4th Grade:
ELA – Audrey P
Math – Quinn P
8th Grade: Next week-
Monday June 9th:
- Staycation with lots of fun activities planned!
- Dress prepared to spend some time outside!
Tuesday June 10th:
- Canobie until 4:30pm.
Wednesday June 11th:
- Promotion drop off at 5:30pm
- Ceremony at 6:00pm dance until 8:30pm.
***********************Best of Luck in High School!****************************
This week-
While most of our 8th graders enjoyed a fun and educational trip to Washington D.C., those who chose not to attend also enjoyed some fun here at Hunking, including:
- Outdoor games
- Paper Airplane obstacle course
- Mario Kart Tournament
- Bowling at Academy Lanes
- Ari’s for frozen ice
- Field Day
- Egg Drop Challenge
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: We are wrapping up the school year and parents of students with medication in the health office will need to pick up their medications such as inhalers and epipens. Please reach out to the office to make arrangements to pick up the medications at 978-420-1913. We will also be sending home paperwork for next year.
The health office does not have allergy medication, so please have your child take allergy medication if needed before coming to school. Please make sure to apply sunscreen, particularly when your child is going on a field trip. It is important to protect a child’s skin from getting sunburned. The health office does not have sunscreen. Also, please send your child in with a water bottle. There are refill stations throughout the school for water.
CLUB NEWS:
Guitar Ensemble: Congratulations on an amazing performance and fantastic year! It’s been a real pleasure working with you. Thank you to everyone who attended our first Guitars and Goodies event. Looking forward to more next year and in years to come.
Have a wonderful summer! Mrs. F
GRIT: Monday, June 9, is our last meeting of the year. Participants will be treated to pizza and ice cream!
Drama Club: For our next drama club season, we allowed the Hunking Staff to vote on our next production. The votes are in, and our next show will be Elf Jr. So start working on audition songs because auditions will be in the early fall. We are looking forward to our next season, but for now, have a fantastic summer, and we will see you in the Fall.
Student Council: Student Council members are required to join our Student Council Remind group! You can also join the group using this code: remind.com/join/ff9feg. Student Council parents may also join! Be on the lookout for communication over the summer, especially as we get close to our Fall Open House! Student Council members are expected to take turns helping out during the August 25th Open House at our new activities and events table! See Mrs. Corkum in room 315 if you need help or have questions. Meeting & Agenda Calendar can be found here.
NJHS: Our last meeting was held on June 6th and we welcomed our newest members. Congratulations to our graduating 8th graders, you have upheld the 5 Pillars, and we are very proud of you. Best of luck in High School!
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 ensure 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 sign 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