Mad Hot Ballroom
Our fifth graders put there ballroom dancing skills to work on Tuesday, May 21st in the CRLS gymnasium. For the past eight weeks our 5th graders have been learning to ballroom dance as a part of their Physical Education curriculum. They joined with four other elementary school's fifth graders to show off all their hard work and effort in learning several complicated dances. Shout out to LaShawn, Juan, Shiffy, and Barbara for special recognition on a job well done! Congratulations to all the Haggerty 5th graders!
Library Corner
By: Sarah Novogrodsky, Library Media Specialist
Please help us to get all library books back by Friday, May 31st. Thank you!
Author Toni Buzzeo Visits!
A big thank you to independent bookstore, Belmont Books, for our K visit with author Toni Buzzeo. Ms. Buzzeo’s new book, When Sue Found Sue, describes paleontologist Sue Hendrickson’s discovery of a T Rex in South Dakota. Ms. Buzzeo shared her book and answered kids’ questions about paleontologists and amazing T Rex facts.
Follow-Up to Sara Levin Visit
Follow up to our first grade visit with Cambridge author, Sara Levine. Her new book Flower Talk: How Plants use Color to Communicate inspired these first graders to teach others about how flowers attract pollinators.
Music Corner
By: Shelley Irvin-Kent, Music Teacher
Spring Concert is Coming!
Our Spring Concert is Friday, May 31 at 8:15AM. Come for coffee at 7:45AM and join us for a morning of music-making in the gym. Grades JK-4 and Haggerty Chorus will perform in grade order (youngest first).
Haggerty Chorus Performs
Haggerty Chorus will participate in Cambridge's First Annual Singing Festival at CRLS on Wednesday, May 29. The concert is at 6:30PM at the Fitzgerald Theatre. Come join us!
Poetry Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Cambridge Public Library’s 21th Annual Poetry Awards from the Haggerty School! This year we received nearly 1,300 entries, making for a very tough competition again! We congratulate everyone who entered for their wonderful poems.
Our winners are:
Mia, First Place, Kindergarten for “In the sky…”
Hamza, Honorable Mention, Second Grade for “Scrub Wash Squirt”
Korrey, Honorable Mention, Fourth Grade for “Peace”
Read the poems >>
CitySprouts
Volunteers Needed! If interested please email or visit us on our website.
Spring
Join us in the garden on June 12th from 9-12PM for garden revitalization projects. We will be building a new garden bed, weeding, and other cleanup tasks.
Summer
Adopt the garden this summer and keep it thriving during the hot months. Visit the garden to water, weed, and harvest some of the veggies. We will show you and your family what to do, take over if you go on vacation, and support you for the summer.
Coach’s Corner
Game and Puzzle Club
Our Wednesday morning before-school Game and Puzzle Club is about to wrap-up. Wednesday, May 29, will be our final meeting for this year. Led by a volunteer, Nataliya Yufa of the Cambridge Math Circle, and originally open to interested 4th and 5th graders, some of our younger students have been drawn in from the cafeteria by all the game playing and problem solving. The room buzzes with students thinking strategically, talking about their ideas, and enjoying math! We are sorry to see it come to an end and want to extend a huge thank you to Nataliya as well as our intrepid volunteers, Alicia and Carroll.
Summer is Coming - Keep Math in Mind
Summer is a great time to do math with your children, but many parents and caregivers aren’t sure how to do that. Don’t worry! Nothing fancy is needed - just ask questions about the world around you! Your children are wonderful problem solvers - help the see the math that is all around them. Here are some suggestions - your children will love coming up with their own ideas, too. Read on >>
Please take the CPS Family Survey!
We would like to hear from you, to learn more about your experiences in Cambridge Public Schools. Our online survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and your responses will remain anonymous and cannot be connected to you. Your feedback will contribute to our ongoing efforts to learn, improve, and support better outcomes for all students.
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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
2nd Annual Reader Prom
June 15 | 7:30PM | Dilboy VFW, Davis Square
The Porter Square Books Foundation, who brought George O’Connor and Jerry Craft to speak to the students of the Cambridge Schools this year, is hosting their 2nd Annual Reader Prom. All the proceeds will go to the Foundation and will help us bring more events and books to the students of Cambridge. Dress up in your finest prom fashion and bring a copy of your favorite book as your date to donate to a local nonprofit. (It’s the only prom where you’re supposed to dump your date right away!) There will be free snacks and soft drinks, a cash bar, music, dancing, “after-prom” style games and activities, and, of course, “chaperones.” You’ll also be able to get a formal prom picture with your “date” from and a bookish corsage.
Tickets and more information >>
Hoops 'N' Heath
June 15 | 10AM-6PM (Health Fair: 12-4PM)
Hoyt Field (Gilmore & Western)
Free games and activities for the whole family!
See details >>
Recycling & Composting
Here are some handy reminders!
Learn more >>
Pinkalicious and Peterrific!
WGBH is looking for kids for short video segments for the PBS television series Pinkalicious and Peterrific, an animated show about creativity. WGBH needs kids aged 7 to 9 who are interested in participating in activities relating to music, theater, dance, and the visual arts.
A try-out is being held at WGBH on Saturday June 1, 2019.More information about the try-out >>
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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