JK & K Go Apple Picking
On Thursday, October 11th, our four JK/K classrooms went on their first field trip! They traveled in a big yellow school bus to Smolak Farm in North Andover. They had a wonderful time exploring the orchards, picking apples, riding in a tractor, feeding the animals, and eating cider donuts! This trip serves as an interactive beginning to their study of the seasons.

Thanks to all the parents who were able to go along as chaperons! Thanks also to Friends of Haggerty for making this exciting adventure possible!

Library/Technology Corner
Earth Changes Project
Fourth graders study causes of changes to earth’s surface, both slow and rapid. This year they began research of rapid change in the library. Next students were filmed with their researched script in front of our library green screen by Carroll Magill. Lastly, Kevin McGonegal uploaded the footage for students to edit in the video editing software WeVideo. (Thank you FOH for purchase!). We can’t wait to share our finished products with the Haggerty community!



Library Corner
By: Sarah Novogrodsky
Need Volunteers: The library needs help with shelving books. Our carts of returned books are overflowing. Twenty minutes of your time would make an enormous difference in our library. Email me or stop by the library on the 4th floor.

SORA (Overdrive app for schools): All students in grades 3-5 now have access to the Massachusetts Library System digital library collection which is growing every month!
Students sign in with their CPS Google account.

Library & Literacy Coach
BookEaters Book Club: Since October 2, sixteen fourth and fifth grade students have been meeting in the Library as part of our Haggerty School BookEaters Club.

Every Tuesday students meet as an group of enthusiastic readers. They spend their lunch and recess reading and eating lunch together. We have two groups: Mrs. Russell’s group is reading, A Handful of Stars, by Cynthia Lord, and Mrs. Novogrodsky’s group is reading The Doldrums by Nicholas Gannon. We are enjoying eating lunch and reading together. The students read to each other, discuss the books, and get to know one another. 

Here is a list of the Grade 4 and Grade 5 participants:
Doldrums: Shiffy, Henry, Hazel, Barbara, Niamh,

Handful of Stars: Hanan, Camille, Zainib, Sarah E, Zoe, Neva, Korrey, Hamza, Maya, Maggie, SyR’yah



Music Corner
By: Shelley Irvin-Kent
First graders have taken their understanding of rhythm to the next level in music. Working with partners, students used popsicle sticks and foam hearts to create 4-beat compositions, and then documented them on paper.

A quick review for parents who haven’t been in music class four days per week:

one sound on a beat = quarter note, we say “ta”
two sounds on a beat = eighth notes, we say “ta-di”
no sounds on a beat = quarter rest, we are silent

Ask your child to show you how to they write a rhythm pattern!



Art Corner
By: Laurie Gaines
We held our first Family Help Day in the Art Room this past Sunday. Thank you to all the families who attended. We sorted pencils and created Peace card bags to take home. We sorted portraits into student folders, created and updated the ‘how to draw booklets’, cut out and put together ‘Spin a Friend’ kindergarten self portraits, sharpened crayons and sorted mosaics. Look for more Family Help dates coming soon.

Parent Organizations
School Advisory Council (SAC)
Parent Representatives:
Co-Chair: James Moore
Matt Smith
Keri Randolph
Thurya Beeks

View the meeting schedule >>

Friends of Haggerty (FOH)
On Friday, November 30th, Friends of Haggerty will hold our annual Open Meeting from 8 - 8:45AM in the conference room. Please join us and see what FoH is all about!
Recent events paid for by Friends of Haggerty:

October 11th: The four JK/K classrooms went apple picking at Smolak Farms

October 23rd: Ks and 1st graders enjoyed a play written and performed by The Pineapple Project.

October 25th: FoH paid for entertainment at the International Potluck where Tara Ahmed performed classical Indian dance pieces in the Kuchipudi technique.

October 30th: Haggerty welcomed Dr. Darnisa Amante, CEO of DEEP (Disruptive Equity Education Project) to lead a parent and educator workshop on what diversity and equity means to schools and their families, and how to work to achieve equitable outcomes.

November 9th: The 3rd grade classrooms will be community building by bowling and eating pizza at Sacco’s in Somerville.

CPS Events and Opportunities
Outside CPS

Cambridge Digs DEEP - Building Understanding on Differing Perspectives
Join us for a City-wide Community Forum as we share feedback, build trust, and engage in dialogue across difference. All are welcome! Food and child care will be provided. Presented by Mayor Marc McGovern and Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | 5:30 - 8PM
Fletcher Maynard Academy Gymnasium
225 Windsor Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Learn more >>
                     
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 >>

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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