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Haggerty Holler: January 12, 2016
Published on Jan 12, 2016 10:42
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The Haggerty Chorus Hits the Road!
On Tuesday, December 22, Haggerty Chorus donned their orange shirts and took a walk to Star Market, where they serenaded the shoppers and a few dedicated family members with songs from the Peace Day concert. Everyone had a lot of fun and we'll go back in the spring.
Music Corner
By Shelley Irvin-Kent
January’s Secret Song is revealed!
Title: Fig Leaf Rag
Composer: Scott Joplin
Country: United States
Date: 1908
Musical Concept: Ragtime
–We listened to a version performed by Canadian Brass.
–Listen to Scott Joplin play Fig Leaf Rag.
–To see a live video of Cory Hall, pianist, playing Fig Leaf Rag, look here.
–Check out the activity sheet at ClassicsforKids.com.
Library Corner
Hear what we've been up to in the library lately! Read more >>
Playground Rules
Parents, please encourage your children to follow these rules when on the playground after school, too!
General:
*Stay out of the thorn bushes, roses, and other landscaping
*Do not pick at the rubber ground cover or fake grass
*Do not spit on the rubber ground cover or fake grass, put all trash in a barrel
Wall Structure:
*The wall structure is for climbing, not for running or jumping
*Be patient inside of the climbing structure, you will not be able to cut or push to get in front of another student
*Do not climb on top of the cage
*When inside of the wall structure do not hang from the top of the cage
*When inside of the wall structure watch out for your head!!! Watch out for your fingers and other people’s fingers below you so that you do not step on them.
*The slide is one way, down only
*Use the fire pole to slide down the vertical section, do not hang on the top horizontal piece
*The Rock Wall is the only outside section of the structure that you may climb on
*Do not throw balls/objects at the cage
Spinning Saucer and Swings:
*The Spinning Saucer is for holding on around the circumference with legs hanging toward the ground in a landing position. No lying down, sitting in the middle of the saucer, or standing up on the saucer
*Be aware of the tire swings so that you do not get hit
*The tire swings can have a maximum of 4 students, and students should sit with legs hanging toward the ground (like the Spinning Saucer) and should not lie down on the swings
Writing Workshop Author Celebration: Grade 1, Room 104
Our students have been busy writing personal narratives, and we're so impressed with their hard work! Hear more >>
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UPCOMING EVENTS
No School
Monday, January 18
MLK Day Observed
Spaghetti Dinner
Thursday, January 28
5:30 - 7PM
Dinner will be served! $5 per person/$20 per family.
FROM THE ELA COACH...
Let's Pump Up the Volume about Vocabulary as a New Year's Resolution!
This school year, the ELA Department (English Language Arts) has launched a micro-vocabulary curriculum. In order to help all students become more familiar with academic language, each grade will integrate 20-25 vocabulary words into our daily teaching and learning lives. Many of these words are already a part of student conversations thanks to ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies units being taught each week. These vocabulary words can be used in typical conversations; save the definitions, sentences and spelling for WORD Study...these words support our Listening and Speaking standards.
The intention of this curriculum is for students to recognize these words and to use them as part of their regular school conversations. Students should understand what they mean; and be able to use them in their own ways. If you’d like to support your child’s acquisition of these speaking vocabulary words, stay tuned...the grade level words will be posted on the Haggerty site soon. (Feel free to ask Mrs. Russell if you can’t wait till then!) Examples from Grade 3: Claim, contrast, distinguish, examine, identify, research.
Without the pressure of definitions or writing sentences, you can see how children might love to try out these ‘fancy’ new words. Join us in, 'Pumping up Vocabulary' in 2016.
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110 Cushing St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
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