Good morning Charger Nation!
Happy Saturday!
This week, in addition to a fantastic Jazz Night, volleyball games, and academic bowl, our students prepared for the upcoming MCAS test, exploring the new testing kiosk used by DESE. We will continue to do this over the next few weeks as we prepare to begin testing on April 1st.
As we move into the testing season, attendance is more important than ever. Please ensure your student is at school on time each day. One of the best ways to prepare our kids for testing is to ensure that they get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast…we’ve got the breakfast covered! As always, we serve breakfast in our cafe from 8:05-8:25 am followed by a grab-and-go for students running late. This program is FREE to all of our students.
Our kids have worked so hard this year and we can’t wait for them to show everyone else how far they’ve come!
Have a great weekend!
Rich
Richard Poor, Ed.D.
Principal
8th Grade Yearbook:
Cover Art: Cover Art submissions are being accepted from now until April 17th! Covers can be designed on a blank white piece of 8.5 x 11 paper if students would like to hand-draw/color a cover submission, or they can be designed online and sent to Ms. Shea by email as a PDF. All cover submissions for the front or back cover are due by April 17th. If students would like to see samples from previous years, they can stop by room 32.
Orders: Order forms for yearbooks were sent out before the February break. Yearbooks will now be $11 each, which includes shipping. If the cost is an issue, please speak to Ms. Shea in room 32 directly. Yearbook order forms need to be filled out and returned with payment by April 17th.
The PTO has generously offered to help to pay for yearbooks by giving $5 for each yearbook, bringing the cost per book from $16 to $11. If your student has already paid and would like their $5 refund, please have them see Ms. Shea in room 32. If not, we will put the extra money towards the staff books and any students who cannot afford one.
Baby Photos: We often do a Guess Who for the last few pages of the yearbook. Baby photos can be brought as a physical photo to Ms. Shea in Room 32 or a digital version can be emailed directly to Ms. Shea at samantha.shea@haverhill-ps.org. Baby Photos are due by April 17th.
For any other questions, please email Ms. Shea at samantha.shea@haverhill-ps.org.
Washington, DC:
8th grade families are invited to join the Remind group for the Washington, DC trip. This is how we’ll communicate for meetings, fundraising, etc. Once we’re on the trip we’ll also share pictures and updates. To join go to https://remind.com/join.abcindc25. Our next MANDATORY meeting is May 22nd at 6 pm. All students and their parent/guardian must attend.
4/1-4/2: Gr. 5 ELA MCAS
4/3-4/4: Gr. 6 ELA MCAS
4/7-4/8: Gr. 7 ELA MCAS
4/9: Early Release
4/10-4/11: Gr. 8 ELA MCAS
4/18: No School
4/21-4/25: No School
4/28: School Reopens
4/29: Gr. 5 Black Team Field Trip
5/5-5/6: Gr. 5 Math MCAS
5/6: T3 Progress Reports Issued
5/7-5/8: Gr. 6 Math MCAS
5/9 & 5/12: Gr. 7 Math MCAS
5/12: Spring Concert (6 pm)
5/13-5/14: Gr. 8 Math MCAS
5/15-5/16: Gr. 5 & 8 STE MCAS
5/19-5/20: Gr. 8 Civics MCAS
5/22: Final Washington, DC Meeting (mandatory for all attendees with a parent/guardian)
5/26: No School
5/28-5/29: iReady Spring Diagnostic
6/2-6/5: Washington, DC Trip
6/6: HHS Graduation
6/9: Tent. Gr. 7/8 Canobie Lake Trip
6/10: 8th Grade Promotion (5:30 pm), Dance TBD
6/12: Last Day of School