International Potluck Fun!
On Thursday, October 25th, the entire Haggerty Community filled the gym and cafeteria for our annual International Potluck! We had a great a turnout! The food was delicious and plentiful! 10 countries were represented by specific country tables - thanks to those families who brought in clothing and artifacts and interactive exhibits! Thanks to Tara Ahmed for entertaining us with her classic Indian dance (funded by Friends of Haggerty) - many of the students enjoyed learning it! A big thank you to all of you who cooked, helped set-up, welcomed others, cleaned, and represented many different cultures in our community!

Thanks to Carroll Magill, our PTO chair, for helping to organize this event! Thanks also to our art teacher Laurie Gaines, for a new art project that was started last night, a beautiful peace mosaic. Please look for more on that community project!

A very big thanks also to Tommy, our custodian, who stayed late that night - putting our school back together for the morning.

Any feedback on this event, please email Lissa or Carroll Magill (PTO President).

Haggerty Family 2nd Annual Game Night
Thursday, Nov. 15th | 5:30-7PM
In the Common Room of Fresh Pond Apartments
364 Rindge Avenue

Join us for an evening of fun & games, hosted by Haggerty School Teachers & our family liaison Lissa Galluccio.
Games will be provided, but feel free to bring a family favorite to share with others!

Please note, this is a family event -- students should bring a parent or other adult caregiver! Please RSVP to Lissa if you can join us!




Library Corner
By: Sarah Novogrodsky

Sponsor A Book
A big THANK YOU to everyone who helped us to grow our book collection by sponsoring a book at Back to School Night!

Pineapple Project Visits!
Thank you to FOH for providing Ks and 1s with a morning of laughter with The Pineapple Project. Please ask your child about the performance.

Third Grade Book Tasting
Third graders enjoyed a book tasting to consider some different book genres when selecting library books to read.

Music Corner
By: Shelley Irvin-Kent
Haggerty musicians have been very busy these last few weeks! 

Kindergarten:
We just learned FAST and SLOW in the context of music class. Ask your child how Engine Engine sounds different when the train is going up a hill versus down or how the snail moves when she really needs a nap in Snail Snail. Have your child teach you Hunt the Cows (“wake up, you lazy bones and go and fetch the cattle…”) with the moves!

First grade:
We just learned the symbol for when a beat has no sound: REST.

We already know the name for one sound on a beat (quarter note) and two sounds on a beat (eighth notes). Now we can read all kind of rhythm patterns! Ask your child to tap the rhythm fingers while singing Bow Wow Wow and show you where the rest is. Then see if your child can read this rhythm!

Second graders just learned the symbol for when a sound lasts for two beats: HALF NOTE. Ask your child to show you the dive while singing Who’s That Tapping at the Window. See if they can read this rhythm!

We’re doing great rhythm work in music these days!
Ms. Irvin-Kent


Art Corner
By: Laurie Gaines
In the art room students have been exploring centers and creating amazing works of art. Here are a few examples from the drawing center, watercolor and craypas painting center and 2/3D paper sculpture center. Look for our art display outside the elevator on the 1st floor. 


Coach's Corner
By Suzanne Russell & Nili Pearlmutter

Why Does My Child Keep Talking about Active Listening?

Unpacking Active Listening
You may have heard that one of our school wide goals this year is Active Listening. We want to explain more about WHY this is a school wide goal.

Here’s the why:
The faculty at Haggerty deeply believes in creating classroom learning communities where everyone’s voice is heard and valued. We want every child to know that their thoughts & ideas are important. We want all children to feel safe to express their curiosities and to ask questions as a regular part of their learning days. Therefore, all children are expected to develop their abilities to listen with care and curiosity to others. We know that when children are listened to they feel important and cared for; and it is through the sharing of ideas and listening to each other that students learn.

We envision a vibrant school culture where all children engage in rigorous, authentic and joyful learning. We want families to know that by reinforcing and teaching Active Listening, your child’s voice and every child’s voice is heard and expected throughout the school day.

Active Listening skills go well beyond one’s ability to listen. As shown in the diagram, being an active listener means being an active learner - working to understand, asking questions, agreeing or disagreeing, considering perspectives, and building on others’ ideas.

So, while you may have heard Haggerty is teaching Active Listening this year, we hope that when you hear Active Listening, you will also hear, My child is an active learner whose voice is honored and valued at the Haggerty School. Please Ask your child (children), “What questions did you ask today?” or “What new ideas did you hear today?” or “What did you share?”

Parent/Caregiver Workshop: The Disruptive Equity Education Project w/ Dr. Darnisa Amante
Tuesday, Oct. 30 | 5:30 - 7:30PM
Childcare and light dinner. Please RSVP to Lissa.
The Disruptive Equity Education Project (DEEP) is excited to partner with the Haggerty School to support conversations on family engagement, connections between school and family community, and the way in which we can all rally together to support differing outcomes for our children and communities.
Our time together will focus on getting more clear about what diversity and equity means to schools and their families, as well as discussing how e can continue to work together to attain this school culture at the Haggerty School.

We will focus on three strands of learning and action: 1) Foundational learning about race, racism, equity and inequity. 2) Exploring how schools and families can commit to improving how they use equity in schools to improve outcomes. 3) Building a diverse learning community involving parents as partners.

CPS Events and Opportunities Outside CPS

Mental Health Awareness Night
We invite parents, guardians, youth workers, teens who work with youth, and anyone else who has love and investment for our youth to please join us at Rindge Avenue Upper Campus (RAUC) on Friday October 26 at 7PM for a Mental Health Awareness Night. There will be free food!

Currently we have two amazing guest speakers: Alice Cohen, CPS Social and Emotional Learning Lead Teacher, will be talking about attachment and self regulation in adolescence. Building competency and independence while maintaining family relationships. She will discuss making meaning of behavior, keeping relational lines open, dealing with our own worries while parenting, and what to do if sudden concerning changes occur. David G. Stewart, PhD., ABPP, Chief of Psychology Department of Psychiatry from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School will present on adolescent substance as well as emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents.
                     
Immigration Legal Screening Clinics
3rd Wednesday each month, 5:15-7:15PM
Free consultations with an immigration attorney for Massachusetts immigrants and their families
Community Legal Services & Counseling Center (CLSACC)
90 Third St., Cambridge
617.349.4396; [email protected] 
See flyer >>

Cambridge Affordable Housing Information Sessions
Learn about the eligibility requirements and application process for the following programs Cambridge Rental and Homeownership Programs: Inclusionary Housing Rental Program for studios, 1BR, 2BR, & 3BR units
throughout Cambridge, Homeowner Resale Pool, First-Time Homebuyer Workshop, Downpayment Assistance, and HomeBridge. Open to all. No RSVP Necessary. Learn more >>

Rep. Katherine Clark – Cambridge Office Hours
Hosted by Rep. Clark's Immigration Issues Liaison Katie Worley
3rd Thursday each month, 3-4PM  
Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass Ave. (Mayor's Office, 2nd fl)
Staff will be on site to answer questions about immigration benefits, USCIS cases, Passports, and more. If you have questions or need assistance outside of scheduled hours, please do not hesitate to contact our district office: 
701 Concord Ave., Suite 101, Cambridge, MA 02138 
617.354.0292, katherineclark.house.gov

Cambridge Flu Clinics 
The flu (influenza) can be a serious illness. The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from influenza is for all adults and children over 6 months old to get a flu shot every year. Cambridge Public Health is offering free flu shots at:

• Peabody School - Wednesday, November 7 from 5:30 - 7:30PM in the gym.

There is no charge, but please bring your health insurance card if possible. For more information and the full list of flu clinics, visit our website or call the recorded flu clinic info line, 617.665.3855.

Cambridge Bicycle Safety
Does your child bike to school? Do you bike with your child to school? Would you or your child like to get around by bike but feel it is not safe? 

Cambridge Bicycle Safety is an all-volunteer group of Cambridge residents who are asking for safer bike lanes and a complete network of protected lanes throughout Cambridge. Separated lanes in the last two years--Cambridge, Brattle and sections of Mass Ave--have been the result of people in the community organizing. But we need more voices. 
We are looking for stories of parents and their children who bike or would like to bike. If you have a story and want to learn more, email us.

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