Second Grade Folktale Plays!
The second grade classrooms performed a series of Folktale plays in mid-February as a culmination of their study of Folktales--many from different cultures. Read on >>
Library Corner
By Sarah Novogrodsky, Library Media Specialist
Thank You!
Thank you Cambridge Rotary for your gift of dictionaries for each third grader. Before the visit from the Rotarian, we read Noah Webster & His Words and looked at primary sources - Webster’s edited pages for his first dictionary.
Author Visit
Author Farhana Zia visited with 4th and 2nd graders on Monday, Feb. 27. She brought many items from her book Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji for the students to explore. We tried our hand at making roti, wrapping a sari and greeting each other with “Namaste.”
Author Aaron Becker Coming!
 March is a month of reading celebrations at Haggerty. We kick off the month with Read Across America at our Friday assembly and end with a whole school visit with author/illustrator Aaron Becker. If you have a copy of Journey, Quest, or Return that you would like him to sign, please have your child bring it to school on March 28th, or before.
100 DAYS of School!
On Friday, February 10th we celebrated our 100th day of school for this year! This milestone is a big day in our JK/K classrooms! There were creations of 100 item collections - at home and at school. Ms. Doherty's classroom drew pictures of what they might look when they are 100 and Ms. Healy downloaded an app so kids could age photos of their current faces into their future elderly selves!
PE Corner
By: Thomas Materazzo, Physical Education Instructor
Visit the Haggerty School Physical Education family connection website. Mr. Materazzo will use this site to share information about PE and how families can support their child’s learning.
Music Corner
By: Caitlin Mehta (Shelley Irvin-Kent), Music Teacher
February’s Secret Song is revealed!
Title: Ran Kan Kan
Composer: Ernesto Antonio “Tito” Puente
Country: United States
Date: 1984
This song is called, Ran Kan Kan, named such for the sound and rhythm of the timbales. Timbales are a pair of cylindrical drums played with sticks in Latin American dance music. Tito Puente, also known as the “King of Mambo”, was the bandleader and percussionist who helped popularize Latin dance music and jazz in America.
Listen to ‘Ran Kan Kan’
Watch Tito Puente play the timbales
Watch and listen to another popular song by Tito Puente – ‘Oye Como Va’
Coaches Corner
Suzanne Russell, ELA Coach
What’s Happening in ELA? Read Across America Pledges
This year many classroom have pledged to read at home every night, and to read over school vacations. As part of Read Across America Day, we hope that all students will pledge to every night. All students are expected to practicing reading at home. Practicing reading can take many forms: reading independently, listening to a story, and digital literacy counts too. Please remind students that they can use many reading websites and reading games to practice reading at home. Read more >>
4th Grade Wind
Grade 4 designed, built, and tested windmills. Planning their design...one student writes his goals and strategies for design process. Parent volunteers help apply glue following the instructions of students.
Stay Connected
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What's Happening Outside of CPS?
Housing Search Workshop
Every Wednesday | 10 - 11:30AM
Cambridge Multi-Service Center, 362 Green St. Cambridge
Learn more >>
MIT Science on Saturday
Saturdays | March 4, April 1
Time: Main presentation 10 - 11AM + hands-on activities 11AM - 12noon
Learn more >>
Call for Memories of Cambridge Common
Do you have memories of Cambridge Common? Participate in a public art project. Learn more >>
Infant and Child Scientists Needed
Harvard Lab for Developmental Studies
Do you want to learn more about how your child's mind works? So do we. Learn more >>
West Cambridge Little League Baseball: Minor League Tryouts (see flyer)
When: Saturday, March 4th
Where: Tobin Gym
Ages: Boys & Girls age 7 by May 1st
Website
Contact: Steve Kendall 617-335-4589
Girls’ Media (see flyer)
When: March 8 – May 17, Wednesdays | 5 - 7PM
Where: Location TBD
Ages: Girls, Grades 6-8
Cost: Free
Contact: tutoringplus.org/enrichment-programs/gender-programs/
Central Cambridge Youth Baseball Registration (see flyer)
When: Saturday March 11th | 10AM - 1PM
Where: Morse School
Ages: Boys and Girls ages 5-12
Cost: Ages 5-8 $50, Ages 8-12 $85
Scholarships available
Contact: Doug Feinburg 617.388.8454
Website: centralcambridge.org/home
Be a Engineer for a Day at MIT
March 11, 2017 | 9:45AM - 1PM
Students will design and build cars with Legos to improve their team's scores in two challenges. For children in grades 1 - 7. Event details >>
Premier Hoops
When: Saturdays, March 11 – June 3 | 2:45 - 4:45PM
Where: War Memorial Rec Center, 1640 Cambridge St.
Age: Jr. Skills (Ages 7-12); Elite Skills (Ages 11-17)
Cost :$245 for 10 sessions
Contact: 781.724.8125 or [email protected]
Website
Cambridge Youth Lacrosse (see flyer)
Ages: Boys & Girls 1st-8th grade
Cost: MBYLL/MBGLL Travel Team (incl. Saturday Lacrosse Skills) - $150
Saturday Lacrosse Skills ONLY - $50
Scholarships are available
Register: cambridgeyouthlacrosse.org/index.html
Contact: [email protected]
Real Talk (see flyer)
When: Mondays, March 13 – May 8 | 5 - 7PM
Where: Fletcher Maynard
Age: Boys Grades 6-8
Cost: Free
Contact: tutoringplus.org/enrichment-programs/gender-programs/
Cambridge Sidewalk Poetry Contest (see flyer)
Entry Deadline: March 15th
Ages: All
Website
Contact: [email protected]; 617.349.4380
East Cambridge Little League Baseball Registration and Tryouts (see flyer)
When: Saturday, March 18th | 10AM
Where: Frisoli Youth Center, 61 Willow St
Ages: Boys and Girls ages 4-12
Cost: Ages 4-6 $30; Ages 7-12 $60
Website: http://eclbl.com/
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: Noche de Ciencias (see flyer)
When: Sunday, March 19th | 5 - 7PM
Where: Lobby 13 MIT Campus, 105 Mass Ave.
Ages: All
Cost: Free
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