EARLY RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH IS AN EARLY RELEASE DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS. DISMISSAL WILL BE AT 11:05AM. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
MCAS SCHEDULE: MCAS season is upon us. Our grades 3-8 students are participating in the state’s annual MCAS testing. This is still a very important assessment for our students and measures our progress as a school in comparison to other schools in our district and throughout the state of Massachusetts. Students’ participation in this test is of utmost importance.
Please find the link to the MCAS schedule below, where you can find out exactly when
your student(s) are scheduled to test.
Literacy Night: The Hunking Literacy Team is hosting a Literacy Night for grades K-5 next Thursday, April 10 5-6:30 in the cafeteria. Come enjoy an evening of literacy games with the literacy coaches and interventionists. Andy the Armadillo from The Texas Roadhouse will be here to greet families. The highlight of the night will be playing BINGO for Books! You will receive information about our June Scholastic Book Fair and reading tips for home. This is also a “bring-a-book, take-a-book” donation event. If you have a book to donate please bring along, and you can take a donated book home!
Please sign up here, to be sure we have enough snacks and prizes:
https://hunking-literacy-night-k-5-2025.cheddarup.com
THEME OF THE MONTH: Throughout the month of April we will be embracing the theme of Honesty. Honesty or truthfulness is a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straight forwardness, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Honesty also involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere. Staff will be on the lookout throughout this month for the students who best personify this theme.
(If you have trouble accessing the menus, please go to www.fdmealplanner.com and enter “Hunking” as the school location.)
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS:
EASTER EGG HUNT: Egg Hunt (4)
K-Registration: 2025 -K Registration Flyer (1)
Community Action: Community Action Flyer
PTO NEWS:
- Mark your calendars! The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 1st at 5:30pm at Hunking!
NEWS FROM GUIDANCE
School Counselor: Terri Carney terri.carney@haverhill-ps.org
**Please note that both CTE and WVT have earlier deadlines for accepting/declining placement. You will need to submit your decision before the deadlines of each program. **
HHS CTE
**If you are accepted to HHS CTE, you must respond (accept or decline) no later than Friday, April 11th.
Whittier
** If you are accepted to WVT, you must respond (accept or decline) no later than April 15th.
Work Permits: Find all the information needed to obtain a work permit here:
https://archive.haverhill-ps.org/work-permit-information
EDUCATIONAL HAPPENINGS:
4th Grade: Bowling Night is coming soon. Sign up here for a free night of bowling on April 11th from 6-8pm at Academy Lanes.
8th Grade: The next session of ELA MCAS is Tuesday is April 8th. All 8th graders have experienced the Anne Frank Exhibit and our guides did an excellent job sharing their knowledge.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES: Spring is here which brings milder weather but also allergies. The health office does not have allergy medication, so please have your child take allergy medication if needed before coming to school. Also please send your child in with a water bottle.
There has been an increase in Conjunctivitis in the school. Conjunctivitis, or pink eye, is an irritation or inflammation of the conjunctiva, which covers the white part of the eyeball. It can be caused by allergies or a bacterial or viral infection. Conjunctivitis can be extremely contagious, and is spread by contact with eye secretions from someone who is infected.
Symptoms include redness, itching, and tearing of the eyes. It can also lead to discharge or crusting around the eyes. If your child is showing signs of conjunctivitis, please take your child to the doctor.
Your child can return to school after 24 hours of starting antibiotic treatment for bacterial infection, or after symptoms improve and they are no longer contagious for viral infection.
If your child has a physical, please send a copy to the health office. It is important for the health office to be updated on any changes to your child’s health. If your child will be absent for a health issue, please call the health office at 978-420-1913 or for any health related issues.
ATHLETIC NEWS:
Volleyball: Volleyball Schedule for the week of 4/7-4-12/25:
Monday 4/7-Coed practice 3-5pm.
Tuesday 4/8-Game at Consentino (boys scheduled to play 1st).
Wednesday 4/9-Boys Practice after ½ day dismissal 11:30-1:30pm.
Thursday 4/10-Girls practice 3-5pm.
Friday 4/11-No practice due to school play.
Saturday 4/12-Coed practice for players that can make it 4-6pm.
Playoffs are scheduled for Monday 4/14 (semi finals) and Tuesday (finals).
Spring Track: Attention Bobcat parents! Early sign-ups for Spring Track tryouts are officially open! (Click here!) We will be holding tryouts and capping participation again this year, so please sign up as soon as possible! We are hoping to have 20 runners per grade for grades 5-8.
Once we are nearing capacity I will be sure to post an update in our Track Family Remind Class
If your student athlete is interested in participating please take time to review our expectation guide as we adhere to these guidelines without exception. This packet can be found posted in our Remind class.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, the best way to connect with Coach Law is via our Remind group! (link above)
Here’s to a season of positive vibes and negative splits!
Your Kiddos Biggest Fans,
Coaches Law & Gibbs
CLUB NEWS:
Guitar Ensemble: No rehearsal next Friday, April 11th as I’m busy with Beetlejuice! (Come see it!!) See you for rehearsal again on May 2nd!!
Drama Club: Say it 3 times! Beetle Juice Jr. is coming. Apr 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM and Apr 12, 2025 11:00 AM and 2 PM.
Purchase tickets here Ticket Sales or copy and paste this link https://hunking-beetlejuice.cheddarup.com/
GRIT: The third meeting of GRIT for round 3 will be on Monday, April 7. The students participated in some challenging activities this week to focus on their communication and teamwork skills.
Chorus: Please see the April Chorus calendar here: April 2025 Chorus Calendar
Tri-M: Our next Tri-M Meeting will be Wednesday April 16th.
Student Council: Next Student Council meeting next Friday April 11th in room 301 from 2:45-3:45. In the meantime, check Google Classroom for tasks to tackle before the meeting. Meeting & Agenda Calendar can be found here.
NJHS: The NJHS calendar can be found here. Please continue to check this sign-up for PTO meetings, Literacy Night, as well as check Google Classroom and your personal email weekly.
GSA: The calendar for the GSA can be found here.
LEGO Club: The LEGO Club calendar can be found here.
Yearbook: The yearbook is $20 ($18.82 + tax) and includes 2 free pages you can personalize with your own photos and memories. Click here for the informational flyer. The custom pages are optional, but if you decide to customize your pages they must be complete by May 9, 2025. Sign in and complete your custom 2 free pages!
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