Haggerty School 110 Cushing Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617.349.6555 haggerty.cpsd.us facebook.com/haggerty.cpsd Dr. Nancy Campbell Principal 617.349.6555 x205 ncampbell@cpsd.us Sue Mapel Assistant Principal 617.349.6555 x206 smapel@cpsd.us. Lissa Galluccio Family Liaison 617.349.6555 x208 LGalluccio@cpsd.us Jessica Joseph Adjustment Counselor 617.349.6555 x302 JJoseph@cpsd.us Maria Williams Secretary 617.349.6555 x0 MWilliams@cpsd.us Kevin Mundt School Psychologist 617.349.6555 x301 KMundt@cpsd.us
Wee the People! Last Thursday, Haggerty was lucky to have Tanya and Francie from Wee the People present a workshop on racism for parents and kids. While the workshop was presented to the children, parents were watching to see the children’s powerful insights into the origins of slavery, racism, and its persistent effects on our society. Tanya and Francie used age appropriate analogies, activities, and stories to help kids and their parents understand the effects of systemic racism and white privilege. They encouraged parents to continue the conversation by talking with their kids about race. In particular, they suggested supporting children to notice and be curious about who is represented in books, tv, and video games, by asking questions like: Who is included? Who is in charge? Whose voice is missing? If you missed the workshop, check out their website to see where they are holding other workshops around town. https://www.weethepeopleboston.org/. Thanks to Friends of Haggerty for funding this wonderful workshop. We hope to see them again at Haggerty!
November 15, 2019
Calendar of Upcoming Events Wednesday, Nov. 20th Early Release Day Parent/Teacher Conferences Childcare Available. 6 - 8PM Please email Lissa to RSVP Picture Retake Day Thursday, Nov. 21st Wednesday, Nov. 27th Early Release Day November 28th and 29th No School Tues. Dec. 10th School Advisory Council 5:30 - 6PM food, 6 - 7:30PM meeting (childcare provided) Winter Peace Concert Friday December 13th 8:15 - 9:30AM, coffee from 7:45 - 8:15AM (cafeteria) Winter Break - No School Monday, Dec 23-Jan. 1 REMINDERS Please remember to enter out building using the front door on Cushing Street. Please do not knock on the Lawn Street door to be let in. It puts students in an awkward situation, as they are not supposed to let anyone in that door.
CitySprouts By Stephanie Budd Cider Season at Haggerty was received with great enthusiasm and success!! We pressed 3 boxes of various apples into 10 pitchers of cider for 10 different classes! The students were engaged in apple trivia, including the fact that there are over 2,500 types of apples that are grown in the US, yet only about 15-20 types that we remember seeing regularly in our grocery stores. The students used professional “pinch and claw” method of holding a (butter) knife to chop the apples into bits small enough for grinding. Using a simple grinding machine, students then wheeled the apple bits into mash! The final step was cranking the press lower and lower to squeeze the apples into cider! The first drops of juice were always met with squeals of excitement as was the first taste of the juice. Students often noticed differences between the taste of cider and juice - which is simply that apple cider is unfiltered juice that has no additional sugars or additives. Cider Pressing was a fantastic way to close out the growing season at Haggerty, but CitySprouts will continue to be around throughout the school year! Keep an eye out for more news as we move the food system learning indoors! STEAM Night is Coming to Haggerty February 27th Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math...Want to help? Do you have a station idea? Maybe you work in one of these fields and would love to help organize an interactive activity for our Haggerty families. We'd love to hear about it! Please contact Lissa Galluccio (LGalluccio@cpsd.us), family liaison, with any ideas or suggestions! Thanks!
Music Corner By Shelley Irvin-Kent (sirvinkent@cpsd.us) KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten students have been singing, moving, and listening to songs with fast and slow tempos. We describe our listening by saying “fast as a cheetah” or “slow as a snail.” We sing “Bye Baby Bunting” and “Bye Bye Baby” while slowly rocking stuffed animals and jump up and down to sing “Wake Up, You Lazy Bones.” Try singing “Queen, Queen Caroline” and “Bobby Shaftoe” alternating between slow and fast - have your child quiz you! FIRST GRADE First graders have been isolating the number of sounds on each beat in preparation for this moment: they’ve learned how to read and write rhythms! Students have learned that one sound in a beat is called a quarter note. When we read it, we say “ta” and tap our rhythm fingers one time. Students have learned that two even sounds in a beat are called eighth notes. When we read them, we say “ta-di” and tap our rhythm fingers two times. Students have learned that no sounds in a beat is called a quarter rest. When we read it, we say nothing and open our hands away from one another. Ask your child to read this rhythm and identify the song! SECOND GRADE Second graders have been working on hearing groups of four beats, patting groups of four beats, singing along all the while. When you hear music in groups of four beats, it’s usually in meter. At this stage of learning, we call that meter. Second graders can now aurally identify songs in meter and can add bar lines and number measures. Here’s an example of a song in meter with the bar lines drawn. As always, be in touch with any questions!
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Coach's Corner From the Literacy Coach, Suzanne Russell Greetings Families, It’s that time of year again. No, not the Holiday time of year. Personal Narratives time of year. Yes, in grades 1-4 your children are writing Personal Narrative Stories. These stories highlight a special true moment from a child’s life. Personal Narrative writing includes: A true small moment story Sensory details and descriptions Dialogue Action Inner Thinking: our inner thoughts that we don’t always share with others Grades 1 and 3 are hosting Author Shares on December 17th. Please ask your child’s teacher for times. We hope that you can visit the classrooms to meet the authors and hear these wonderful stories. If you are looking for a great story that shows how a small moment can change a life forever, please check out Mo’s Williams newest book, Because. It’s sure to make children and adults of every age smile wide.
Watch for our letter! Many classrooms have been participating in wonderful field trips this fall, paid for by Friends of Haggerty. Your donations to FOH make it possible for ALL kids to attend these field trips without being asked to pay a fee, and to participate in enrichment programs, like visits with artists. On Giving Tuesday, December 3rd, we’ll be sending letters home via backpack express encouraging you to donate to our Winter Appeal. Any amount, no matter how big or small, is greatly appreciated. Another way to help: On Saturday December 14th, we will be participating in the Community Wraps program at Henry Bear’s Park toy store. We’ll be offering to gift-wrap customers’ purchases for a suggested donation. All funds raised go to support Haggerty enrichment, including the fifth grade trip to Farm School. We need volunteers to wrap! 1-2 hour shifts are available all day - sign up with a friend, or meet a new Haggerty community friend! Email Nadia Khatchadourian nkhatch@gmail.com.