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Haggerty Chorus Winter Concert - Watch for it in January!
The Haggerty Chorus has been working hard to pull together a Concert for our community. They have recorded 4 songs, and the production will be released to the Haggerty Community in January. Please stay tuned! Well done Haggerty Chorus, Mx Irvin and Mr. Ferrari!
Music Corner
 The Musician of the Month for December is pianist Yuja Wang. She's an incredible performer and fashionista, too! Hailing from Beijing, China, and studying in Canada and the U.S. besides, this prodigy is only 34 years old. We've been listening to a lot of piano music performed by Wang and even watched a few videos. Check some out with your family at home!
Yuja Wang plays Flight of the Bumblebee, which kindergarteners will know is allegro!
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Short video that is both hilarious (shows Yuja Wang playing multiple instruments, as well as the piano backwards) and an ad.
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Yuja Wang performs at the Verbier Festival in 2016.
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Yuja Wang plays Chopin with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas.
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As always, please be in touch with any questions or ideas!
Shelley / Mx. Irvin
Math Coach Corner
Winter break is coming soon. I hope your family has time to enjoy being together. A great way to have fun and grow your math minds is to play games! Here are a few that I recommend. (And if you are a family that gives gifts over this season, these make good gifts, too.)
- A deck of cards!! (All ages - here are lots of game ideas)
- Tiny Polka Dots (K - 2nd grade - This is a special deck of cards that comes with many game ideas.)
- Clumsy Thief in the Candy Shop (1st grade and up)
- Mastermind (3rd grade and up)
- Quixx (3rd grade and up)
- Prime Climb (4th grade and up)
Have a healthy and joyous vacation!
Nili Pearlmutter, Haggerty Math Coach
Race Matters! Resources for parents and kids
For parents! A very robust article featuring one hundred different suggestions for how to engage in conversations about race with your kids. Research shows that kids start developing racial biases when they’re only three, so it’s never too early to start the conversation!
- "100 Race Conscious Things You Can Say to Your Child to Advance Racial Justice." Read article >>
For families to read together! Book recommendations to help your kids learn about the unique attributes that make a person whole. Both these books are available from the Cambridge Public Library.
Want to be involved with Race Matters: Courageous Conversations at Haggerty? Please contact Lissa or Jennifer Richards.
VLUS Triad White Caregivers Working Toward Anti-Racism
Please join a monthly affinity group for VLUS Triad White Caregivers Working Toward Anti-Racism.
The affinity group will read and discuss various texts throughout the year in order to address our own unconscious biases and to take an active role in fighting white supremacy in our schools, communities, and ourselves. There will be reading to complete before each session, and families are strongly encouraged to make a commitment to attend as many sessions as possible.
VLUS Triad White Caregivers Working Toward Anti-Racism
Session 2: Thursday, January 13 | 6:45-8PM
Topic: How can we identify and challenge implicit bias in our own lives?
Text (Read BEFORE the session): Bias Isn’t Just A Police Problem, It’s a Preschool Problem
Facilitator: Sarah Foleno, VLUS Literacy Coach. Contact Sarah for Zoom details.
Water Bottle Classroom Initiative
for 1st and 3rd Graders
 The Cambridge Healthy Smiles program completed its annual Water Bottle Classroom Initiative this month. Students in Grades 1 and 3 received a personal water bottle to use at school to promote oral health. The program visits classrooms to teach an oral health lesson about the benefits of drinking water and how to take care of their teeth during their school day. Parents of 1st and 3rd graders are given an opportunity to ask questions they may have about their family’s dental health filling out this survey.
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Healthy Snack of the Week
Carrot Sandwiches: Two diagonally sliced carrots (oval shaped) with hummus or cream cheese spread between (Try crinkle cut carrot for a fun twist!). Tip: Add pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds!
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