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
Beautiful Peace Concert! On Friday, December 13th, the Haggerty students (JK - 4th grade and the Haggerty chorus) performed in our annual Peace Day Concert. The music curriculum at Haggerty is designed around the Kodaly philosophy and method of music education. This method is structured and sequenced, while maintaining artistry in learning traditional folk songs. At Haggerty, grades K-2 have music four times a week with Ms. Irvin-Kent and grades 3-4 have music once per week with Mr. Mooney. A chorus elective is offered to all 3-5 students, and all 5 graders participate in a twice-weekly instrumental program. The students voices were clear and beautiful, with each grade singing between 3 and 5 songs, and the chorus bringing us home with a selection of 4 amazing songs. Thank you to our wonderful music teachers, Ms. Irvin-Kent and Mr. Mooney, and the accompanist Ms. Donato.
January 8, 2020
Calendar of Upcoming Events School Advisory Council Wed. Jan. 8th 5:30 - 6PM food, 6 - 7:30PM meeting (childcare provided) MLK Jr Day - No School Monday, Jan. 20th Spaghetti Dinner Thursday, Jan. 30th 5:30 - 7PM $5 per person, $20 per family Race Matters Workshop Thursday, Feb. 6th 6 - 7:30 PM Feb. Break - No School Monday, Feb. 17th - Friday, Feb. 21st REMINDERS Please remember to enter our 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 suppose to let anyone in that door.
Literacy Coach Corner: A Book Review from One of Our 5th Grade Students At this time of year we ask our 5th grade students to write for the Haggerty Holler. Writers need to write, and writers need an audience so the Holler is a perfect community audience for our students. Our first student entry is a book review for intermediate students in grades 3-5. Stay tuned for more student writing in the next Holler. Mystery and Magic Await You at the Winterhouse By: Imogen Wu Do you like books with mysteries and puzzles? Do you like stories with suspicious characters and objects? Do you like tales that take place in big fancy buildings where secrets can hide? If so, Winterhouse is the book for you. Elizabeth Somers is your puzzle loving, bookwormy, eleven-year-old girl who lives in the shabbiest house with her uncaring aunt and uncle whose favorite hobby is reclining in front of their TV. But her whole life changes when her aunt and uncle leave on a trip and send Elizabeth to the Winterhouse, a lavish hotel in the North for Christmas break. At the hotel, she meets friendly employees, puzzle loving friends, and suspicious and creepy guests. She soon finds the hotel is full of secrets she wants to uncover, using a magical book she finds in the hotel library. With puzzles to solve and rooms to explore, codes to crack and magic to learn, Winterhouse is a book I’d recommend to anybody who likes mysteries and spooky stories.
Friends of Haggerty Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Friends of Haggerty Winter Appeal. It means so much to our teachers and students! If you haven’t contributed yet, it’s not too late. You can donate at https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1415921 or leave a check in the main office. We need to reach our goal to be able to meet our budget for this year. All donations, whatever size, are greatly appreciated!
Math Festival - MLK Weekend Join this fun-filled celebration of math puzzles and games for children in grades K-8 and their families. This event is made possible by the Cambridge Math Circle, whose founder, Nataliya Yufa, has been volunteering to run math clubs at Haggerty. There will be a variety of activities to bring joy and excitement of mathematics to a wide audience, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. If you love math, this event is for you. If you are afraid of math, this event is for you too! If you are curious and love solving puzzles and playing games, this event is for you! Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020 Time: 10AM - 1PM Location: Fletcher Maynard School Questions? Email: info@cambrigemathcircle.org
Race Matters We hope you can join us at Haggerty on Thursday, February 6th, 6 - 7:30PM for our next Race Matters event. We will continue to explore how we talk about race with children. We welcome all parents, teachers, and community members to join in our conversation! More details to come soon!