JK & K Go Apple Picking!
On Tuesday, October 3rd, 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 beautiful day to explore the orchards, pick apples, ride a tractor, feed the animals, and eat 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!


Race Matters: Courageous Conversations - Movie Night
Haggerty Library, (November 1 | 6 - 8PM)
Join us for the movie, “Race, The Power of an Illusion” (episode 1, The Difference Between Us), dinner (pizza - $1 per slice suggested donation). and facilitated discussion on (Wednesday, Nov. 1) from 6 - 8PM.

Please RSVP HERE so we have the appropriate amount of pizza to Lissa. Childcare will be available - but please sign up your children with me prior (via email) so that I know how many kids to expect - and if they want pizza. Read more event details >>



School Advisory Council (SAC)
School Council meetings are scheduled once a month. Childcare is provided. View the Members | View the Schedule



Library Corner
By: Sarah Novogrodsky
Author Visit
Gaia Cornwall’s first published children’s book, Jabari Jumps, is a huge success! We were lucky enough to have her visit with our kindergarteners before she begins a Fall of presenting at conferences.



First Grade Travels to CPS for Author Visit: Concept Books
First graders begin the year reading books and looking at photographs of how children around the world get their library books.

Thank You!
Big “Thank You” to families who sponsored books at Back to School Night. We have a wishlist if you want to sponsor a book later in the year. Please email me for the list.

Music Corner
By: Shelley Irvin-Kent
October’s Secret Song is revealed!
Title: Gnomus from Pictures at an Exhibition
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky, orchestrated by M. Ravel
Country: Russia
Date: 1874

Listen to the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra play Ravel’s orchestral arrangement of Gnomus here.

You can hear the original composition for piano performed by Byron Janis here.

Listen to the orchestral version and ask your child to show you the moves!

(Gnome painting by Viktor Hartmann, Mussorgsky painting by Ilya Repin)

Save the Date! All School Family
Folk Dance
Come join the second graders for Family Folk Dance Night on Thursday, November 30 from 6 - 7PM. During P.E. class with Mr. Materazzo, second graders are participating in an 8-week folk dance residency with dancer Andy Taylor-Blenis, local performer and lecturer at Tufts. Last year 3rd graders participated in a similar residency. This year, 2nd graders will share their work and invite you to join in the fun! All students learn folk dance in music class at Haggerty and will have lots of fun at this event. Please stay tuned for more details!



Coaches Corner
Families, what would you like to learn this year? This year, we’d like to provide a few educational workshops especially designed for you, our Haggerty parents and caregivers. We need to know what you are interested in. Some of you answered our question at Back To School Night by sticking colored dots on our charts. If you didn’t get a chance to take our survey then, please complete the short survey.

Stay tuned for workshops or events coming soon.
Nili Pearlmutter, Math Coach Patty West, Early Literacy Specialist Suzanne Russell, Literacy Coach



Technology Corner
By Kevin McGonegal, Instructional Technology Specialist
First off, by way of introduction, I am Kevin McGonegal, Haggerty’s half-time Instructional Technology Specialist. I spend the first half of the week teaching at the Haggerty, and the second at the Fletcher Maynard Academy. Offsetting my schedule is our school’s Technician, Tenzin Jampa. Mr. Jampa’s primary responsibilities include troubleshooting, computer repair, and network maintenance, while I serve as our computer teacher, staff developer, and integration specialist. Read a quick glimpse of what's been happening in our computer classes >>

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Opportunities Outside of School
Weedpatch Auditions
October 21 and 22, 2017
The North Cambridge Family Opera is now holding auditions for the World Premier of Weedpatch. Learn more >>

Cambridge Youth Hockey
Learn to Skate or Play Ice Hockey
Learn more >>

Fresh Pond Reservation Kids' Programs
View what is happening in October at Fresh Pond >>

Spark Biogen Foundation Video Contest
Win money for you school and a GoPro Camera. 
Find out how >>

3v3 Women's Basketball League 
Check out this new league of 3v3 basketball for 8 graders and young women in high school - on Tuesday nights at the Moses Youth Center at 243 Harvard St. Sharpen your skills in a casual setting that gives you great experience! Interested? Come to the Moses on a Tuesday between 6:30 - 9:30PM. For more info call 617.349.6262. 

Amazing Women's Edition Writing Contest: 
Local Heroines
Eligibility: Students in grades K - 8
Learn more >>

Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and Natural History Museum Upcoming Events
View a list of upcoming events >>

City of Cambridge Fuel Assistance Program
Program begins November 1, 2017. Learn more >>

Girl Scouts
Join a troop today. View details >>

TTT Mentor Program
A Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program for Grades 4 through 7. More Info >>