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COVID-19 Preparedness
The safety and health of our students, families, and community is our highest priority. No cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) have been identified within our schools, and we will keep you informed of any changes and key updates. In the meantime, CPS is posting updates around the clock on our new coronavirus website. Please take a moment to learn how we are preparing, and what you can do to help >>
STEAM
 On Thursday, February 27th we held our 5th annual STEAM Night! STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Thanks to parent Carroll Magill for spear-heading this event yet again! We had 14 hands on activities spread out across the building led by a variety of community organizations or parent volunteers. Activities included a Fog Ring Vortex Cannon (MIT students from dynoMIT), Augmented Reality Sandbox (Andrew & Lisa Harteveldt, Haggerty parents), Arduino Robotics Demonstration (Jose-Luis Martinez, RSTA teacher and CRLS students), Origami and Math Art (Nili Pearlmutter, Haggerty Math Coach, and Margie Singer, Haggerty Math Interventionist), Quiver Masks and new STEAM kits (Emily St. Germain and Margaret Macri, STEAM programming Cambridge Public Library), Makey Makey and BEE Bots in the  computer lab (Mr. McGonegal, Haggerty Educational Technology Specialist), Marshmallow Engineering Challenge (Mr. Reynolds, Haggerty Art Teacher), Seed Planting Activities (Haggerty CitySprouts Gardener Stephanie Budd), Green Rooftop & Planting (Mothers Out Front), Natural Science Station (Darrin Johnson and New England Base Camp), One Minute of Wonder (Kahtleen Fitzgerald, Haggerty parents and founder of Cambridge Environmental Literacy Project), Art from Recyclables (Carroll Magill, Haggerty Parent), and Wind Tube (built by Stos Koyanis, Haggerty Parent). We had just over 100 students attend STEAM Night (not including their grownups). Thanks to everyone who pitched in and helped make this night a huge success! Thanks to Friends of Haggerty for funding! Read more >>
Music Corner
By: Shelley Irvin-Kent
 February’s Secret Song is Freight Train by Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten.
Title: Freight Train
Composer: Libba Cotten
Country: United States (North Carolina)
Date: 1907
Hear Libba Cotten play Freight Train and some other songs here.
Students listened to Joan Baez’s version of Freight Train in class all last week. Listen to it >>
Library Corner
By: Sarah Novogrodsky
 MCBA Book Award Voting!
Fourth and fifth graders have begun to cast their vote for their favorite Massachusetts Children’s Book Award title. Not all votes are in yet, but it’s looking like a three way tie: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, New Kid, and Ban This Book. Over the next week we’ll see how our peers across the district voted and by the end of March we should know the state winner!
March - Reading Celebration Month!
During the month of March, Haggerty is celebrating reading throughout the building. We have a tradition of dressing as a favorite book character, which we will do on Friday, April 3. Stay tuned for more information. You can volunteer to be a guest reader in your student’s classroom by emailing the teacher.
Math Coach Corner
By: Nili Pearlmutter, Haggerty Math Coach
Math is taught very differently now than when most of us were in school. One great resource for asking questions and learning more about how math is taught now is the Facebook group “Adding Parents to the Equation.”
The professors who created this group wanted “to create a place for parents to turn for resources, assistance, and advice.” Enjoy!
Farm School 2020
 By: Jackie, Arsema, Bessie, Neva, Vivienne, Molli, Zoë C., Hanan, Jordan, Camille, Sloane, Zoe B. and Imogen
A few weeks ago, the fifth graders spent three days at Farm School. We did chores and farm work in groups where we took care of animals, cooked, or were busy doing other farm work. This description is all about what we did at Farm School. We hope you enjoy it! Read the full article >>
Grade 3 Science and Literacy
By: Suzanne Russell and Chi Kuo
 This year, we have been planning our (ELA) literacy lessons along with the Grade 3 Science curriculum. Currently, the class is learning about Forces and Motion. Students explore how different forces affect the motion of objects via hands-on investigations. One of our first experiments is to design and build parachutes of different sizes. Students will explore how the forces of air resistance and gravity affect the fall of the parachutes.
Later, students will use what they learn to design and build their own marble runs using the Engineering Design Process. As a culminating assessment, they explain the forces involved in their projects.
PebbleGo
If you haven’t used Pebble GO at home yet, please check it out. Pebble GO is an online reading resource with lots of great science topics and concepts to explore at home. There are great visuals and most readings include videos too. You can use PebbleGo at home by logging in with your Haggerty School login information. Your username is: Haggerty, Your password is: library. Enjoy PebbleGo!
2020 Family Survey Available Online
Many of you filled out the Cambridge Public School Family Survey last year to help us learn more about your experiences with the Cambridge Public Schools. Thank you! The Family Survey for 2020 is now available in over 10 languages. We invite you to please fill it out at your earliest convenience. Your feedback will contribute to our ongoing efforts to learn, improve, and support better outcomes for all students.
Fill out the survey online and find more information >>
Happy National Nutrition Month!
 Did you know that students who eat breakfast may see increases in their concentration and test scores? Students who regularly eat breakfast also have fewer behavioral issues in the classroom and fewer tardy days. Cambridge schools offer FREE complete breakfast (i.e., a hot meal, fruit and milk) to all students. Maybe it’s time your family gave it a try? Find school menus here >>
 School Breakfast Week & World Food Taste Party
Food & Nutrition Services invites you to join us in celebrating National School Breakfast Week March 2nd - 6th, with an Out of This Country theme. Our theme coincides with World Language Week, in which kitchens will be featuring cultural dishes from around the world at lunch.
Last Day of School
The last day of school with one snow day in CPS will be Wednesday, June 17. As in the past, the last day of school will be an early release day for all grades. We apologize for any confusion caused by discrepancies between published version of our calendars, and hope this clarification will be helpful to you.
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