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Haggerty Holler: May 9, 2019
Published on May 9, 2019 13:02
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First Grade Experts!
On Thursday, April 25th our first grade classroom hosted an expert fair! They each chose a topic they were "experts" in and they created written and illustrated books and posters to demonstrate their knowledge - which they then shared to their parents and caregivers. The topics were varied and the details were great! Shanze wrote about flowers and wrote "A flower is a living thing. A flower needs water to grow. A flower also needs oxygen to grow." Lily is an expert on cats and wrote "Did you know that cats can see in the dark?" Kaleb chose snakes and wrote, "Snakes shed their skin. Snakes eat mice. Snakes slither to move." Noah S. focused on guinea pigs - did you know "75% of a guinea pigs diet is hay." They worked very hard! Well done first graders!
Library Corner
By: Sarah Novogrodsky, Library Media Specialist
 Sara Levine: Local Science Author Visits Haggerty Library
Sara Levine has worn many hats in her life. She has been a veterinarian, a college professor and now, she is an award winning children’s book author. The first graders were able to meet her and to learn about how our bones are like and unlike other animals’ bones. Her books and teaching are structured around questions. For example, “What would you be if your finger bones reached your feet?” Students were excited to wiggle their phalanges in the air to answer Sara’s questions. Students also had time to do a fun and challenging activity of piecing together a human skeleton. Sara brought many animal skulls and other large and small animal bones for students to explore. This was a great way to continue the nonfiction work the first graders recently did with Steve Jenkins books. Thank you Friends of Haggerty! (see photos above)
 Collaboration!
A fun collaboration between library, music and art. When I realized that I had enough Trader Joe’s coffee cans for each of the JKs, we launched into a drum unit and read: Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music poem by Margarita Engle, Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney and Tanka, Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb. In Art the students used their line art skills and in Music, they finally got to use their drums!
 Kindergarten animal riddles written in library after reading nonfiction books about animals.
Music Corner
By: Shelley Irvin-Kent, Music Teacher
 2nd graders have learned a new pitch, RE!
Second graders have identified a new pitch, re, found between mi and do. Students figured out that it’s a copycat of la (if la is on a space, re is on a space...if la is on a line, re is on a line), but NOT a copycat of do, mi, and so. Ask your child to sing this song with solfege and hand signs.
 April’s Secret Song is Revealed!
Title: Her Spirit Still Listens
Composer: Cait Nishimura
Country: Canada
Date: 2013
Listen and ask your child to show you the moves!
Cait Nishimura is a contemporary composer, born in 1991 and based in Toronto, Canada. Ms. Irvin-Kent has been in touch with Cait and they are open to questions and feedback from Haggerty! You can email Cait here: [email protected]
Families, learn more about Cait Nishimura >>
Folk New England
 All of the fourth graders are thanking Folk New England (FNE) and ASCAP [American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers] for their generous sponsorship of a three-part program with renowned musician Alastair Moock, who taught us about the important role music played in social change in America. The FNE Grant is called Stories Through Song and through performing and specific images, Alastair explained the reason some songs were written and the history of the each era. In his first session, we learned about Woody Guthrie’s musical response to the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. “This Land is your Land” was featured. The second visit covered Pete Seeger and others, pointing out how part of the Civil Rights Movement used songs like “We shall Overcome”to enhance protests. The last session included music of the Vietnam War years and composers such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. “Blowin’ in the Wind” was one of the many songs shared.
Quote from 4th grader: “Dear Alastair, You taught us that if something was wrong or unfair to never give up and to keep trying. And it taught me -if you are in a disagreement with someone you can stand up for yourself.”
Happy Ramadan!
May 5 - June 4, 2019
Over one billion Muslims throughout the world (and 50,000 Muslims in the Boston area) began celebrating Ramadan at sunset Sunday, May 5th. Here are a few things it would be good to know to be an ally to the Muslims in our community:
• Ramadan is May 5th - June 4th, 2019. The Muslim community is very diverse and Muslims observe Ramadan in many different ways. On June 4th many Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) with prayer, visiting each other's homes, special meals, and gifts for children. On June 5th the Cambridge Public Schools are closed.
• During Ramadan, many Muslims fast. This means they don't eat or drink anything from dawn to dusk. Some young people begin fasting as teenagers. Fasting allows opportunity for self-reflection, spiritual growth, and many blessings. It is not a period of suffering or atonement. Each evening at sunset during Ramadan, Muslims break their fast with the meal known as Iftar. It is often celebrated with family, friends and in the larger community. Muslims and non-Muslims are often invited. Read more here >>
• You can extend greetings by saying: "Happy Ramadan" or "Ramadan Mubarak.” It also helps to be thoughtful when planning events that include food.
• Learning about Ramadan and letting your friends, family, and co-workers know about Ramadan is one way to be an ally. You can put a notice (use this blurb) in your school newsletter, local library, where you work, or other places in your communities.
• If you work in a school, you can support Muslim students by checking in about how they observe Ramadan, being thoughtful about physical activities, gatherings involving food, and not scheduling tests or deadlines for June 4th (Eid ul-Fitr). It also helps to remember that when fasting, breakfast is eaten before sunrise, so students are up very early in the day and may be quite tired by the end of the school day. More information about supporting Muslim students in school >>
Keep in mind the article was written two years ago, and Ramadan falls on different days each year.
This resource was put together by the Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee of the Boston Workmen's Circle.
School Breakfast:
Fantastic Friday Series
Cambridge Food and Nutrition Services will be making Friday breakfasts in May very exciting! Join your children and school staff every Friday in May for fabulous giveaways, a special menu, and taste parties. Parents and staff are welcome to enjoy a healthy and nutritious breakfast for only $1 on Fridays! View the flyer and Friday menus >>
Take the Cambridge Health Survey!
What are your family’s top health, environmental, and social justice concerns? Your views matter to the Cambridge Public Health Department! Please take the 10-minute Cambridge Health Survey. The survey is available in English, Amharic, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish. Your input is anonymous.
In Our Community and District
DanceWorks
May 10 & 11 | 7PM
Fitzgerald Theatre, CRLS
Flyer >>
Tickets >>
Scratch Night @ CPS!
May 16 | 5:30-7:30PM
CRLS, 459 Broadway
All CPS students and families are invited!
Details >>
Family Bike Night at the Collins Branch
Thursday, May 16 | 4 - 7PM
Collins Branch Library, 64 Aberdeen Ave
Join us to learn the basics of riding with families and fixing your bike at this drop in session! Need something quick fixed on your bike, or maybe just a safety tune-up to getting you riding comfortably this season? We'll have 15 minute safety tune-ups, too! Register for bike workshops by emailing us.
Visit us online >>
2nd Annual Cambridge Community Iftar
May 22 | 7PM
Cambridge City Hall, 795 Mass Ave.
Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui, Mayor Marc McGovern, and the Cambridge Employee Diversity Committee invite you to the 2nd Annual Cambridge Community Iftar in celebration of the month of Ramadan. The Iftar is the daily sunset meal to break the day’s fasting during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and one observed as holy by those of Muslim faith worldwide. Ramadan began this year on May 5th and will end on the evening of June 4th, 2019.
Flyer >>
Details >>
Annual Media Fair
After School Student Produced Media
May 22 | 5PM
Media Arts Studio, 454 Broadway
Details >>
CPS Summer Math & ELA Programs
Hear all about our summer programs for students entering grades 6-8!
Details >>
Free Markets
Check out any one of these FREE Markets that are held throughout the City of Cambridge. All you need is a grocery bag! View the 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 >>
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]
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Ragnar Relay Race
May 10th and 11th
Kindergarten Open House
Tuesday, May 14 | 8:30 - 9:30AM
Early Release Day
Wednesday, March 15 - dismissal at 11:55
School Advisory Council Meeting
Monday, May 20 | 8 - 9AM
No School - Memorial Day
Monday, May 27th
Used Book Sale
Wednesday - Friday, May 29-31st
Spring Concert
Friday, May 31 | 8:15AM
(parent coffee before concert at 7:45AM)
FOH CORNER
Spring Appeal Coming Soon!
You will soon receive the Spring Appeal letter from Friends of Haggerty. Please consider a donation in any amount - all donations help. Friends of Haggerty funds provide Haggerty students with enrichment field trips, guest experts in classrooms and the library. These funds make many things possible throughout the year without other fundraising, for example bake sales, or ever being asked to pay for individual field trips.
Ragnar Relay Race – May 10 and 11
Twelve devoted folks (Haggerty parents and friends) are going to run 200 miles from Hull to Yarmouth in 24 hours, to raise money for our Friends of Haggerty!
Thank you to all the runners!
ART CORNER
Laurie Gaines, Art Teacher
A joint collaboration between myself and Sara Novogrodsky produced a story tree in the library. This story tree will change with the seasons and be a conduit for hanging students art work. The first decorations are the creations of the Kindergarteners unit of study - owls and bats and wolves. Please take a minute to visit the library on the 4th floor. Also, there is a display in the first floor hallway outside of the K rooms depicting all the wolves, owls and bats in many mediums by the K students. Students learned how to draw with shapes, colored pencils, how to blend with chalk, craypas and watercolors, tempera paint sticks and markers. Some students combined more than one medium to create their works of art.
RACE MATTERS:
BOOK SUGGESTION
Stepping Stones
Age Range: 5 - 6 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3
This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children’s writer Margriet Ruurs. The author was immediately impressed by the strong narrative quality of Mr. Badr’s work, and, using many of Mr. Badr’s already-created pieces, she set out to create a story about the Syrian refugee crisis. Stepping Stones tells the story of Rama and her family, who are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their home. With only what they can carry on their backs, Rama and her mother, father, grandfather and brother, Sami, set out to walk to freedom in Europe. Nizar Ali Badr’s stunning stone images illustrate the story.
2018-19 DHSP SCHOOL YEAR RESOURCE GUIDE
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