MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL & MAIN OFFICE NEWS

GOOD FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, 4/15

APRIL VACATION: NO SCHOOL 4/18-4/22

MCAS: Our MCAS Testing Season has officially arrived. You can see our schedule for when your student(s) are testing below.

We are asking families to help support your student(s) through MCAS testing by encouraging the following habits:

 -A restful night’s sleep

-A healthy breakfast

-Students arriving to school on time on testing days

-Students taking their time on the test

-Students double checking their work

-Students putting in their best effort

The school and your students appreciate your support. Best of luck to all students on their upcoming MCAS test!

MCAS Testing Schedule 2022

Climate & Culture Survey: It is important for us at JGW to know how our community and families are feeling about the job that we are doing here at school. I have sent a survey to be sent out to all families asking for your honest feedback. I would greatly appreciate if all families could take the opportunity to fill out this survey by Friday, 4/22. Thank you in advance!

Food & Drink: Please be advised that students will be reminded that food and drink are not allowed to be consumed anywhere other than the cafeteria. The exception to this rule is bottled water. Students should not be eating or drinking in the classrooms, hallways, gym, outside at recess, or any other area in the school other than the cafeteria without prior consent from Administration. Some major reasons for this rule include: Excessive littering, spills, insects, allergies, etc. We appreciate families support and reinforcement in regard to this rule.

April News: This month, our school theme is positivity. People with a positive attitude are optimistic and tend to be confident. People who maintain a positive attitude are more motivated to succeed. As we continue with MCAS, JGW encourages all students to stay positive! You have worked all year. You’ve put in the work, now it’s time to be confident in your abilities. Good luck! Star Poet Society winners for the month of April will be selected based on this theme.

Congratulations to all JGW Star Poet Society winners for the month of March, based on the theme of Grit! The winners are: Lizeth Q., Natany G., Evey M., Ismail Y., Davier S., Christopher R., Tatiana B., Selisha R., Riley A., John Z.C., Sophia L., Jayden Q., Riley C., Jude O., Autumn G., Joey A., Ava M., Stephie O., Jacob C., Yahir E., Chloe M., Aiden C., Jesus S., Caleb B., Camiren G.G., Carmen A., Elian D.T., Alisha S., Emily P., Emma B., and Gabriel M.

April Vacation Academy:

April Vaca Academy English

April Vacation Academy 2022 (1)

The Helping Hillies:

English_ Helping Hillie

Spanish _ Helping Hillie

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS HANDBOOK (K-8): Please click on the link below to be connected to our up to date handbook for grades K-8: https://www.haverhill-ps.org/hps-student-handbook/

Chromebooks: PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDENT IS COMING TO SCHOOL DAILY WITH THEIR CHROMEBOOKS FULLY CHARGED. THANK YOU!!

 JGW Chromebook Policy

We understand that “things happen” and from time-to-time students will forget to charge their Chromebook or leave it at home.  Unfortunately, this is becoming a habit for some students and is happening far too often overall.  Students were made aware at the beginning of the school year that the expectation is for ALL students to bring their fully-charged Chromebook to school each day.

The supply of extra Chromebooks is limited.  Because of this, we are implementing a borrowing policy here at JGW for Chromebooks and chargers.  Students who forget their Chromebooks, bring them to school uncharged, or do not return a borrowed Chromebook the same day will be given consequences as follows:

First Offense: Student will be issued a warning

Second Offense: Parents/Guardians will be called

Third Offense or More:  Student will be given after-school detention

**These consequences will reset for all students each trimester.

If a student loses or damages a Chromebook or charger and  the student needs to be issued another device, the family will be charged a fee for the replacement.  Typically, the Chromebook replacement fee will be $199.00 and the charger replacement fee will be $39.00.

It is very important for students to come to school with charged and functioning Chromebooks.  The devices are used in most, if not all classes; including music and art.  We are asking families to be partners with the JGW in this, and remind your children to charge their Chromebooks and bring them to school every day.

Attendance: A reminder to all families that if your student will be absent for the day, please make sure to call the main office (978-374-5782) to notify the school. Thank you.

Dress Code: Please be aware that students are not allowed to wear pajamas or pajama pants to school. We receive many questions about our school’s dress code. We would ask that all families please review the Haverhill Public Schools Dress Code Policy with their students in order to ensure that it is properly being followed. Thank you for your attention to this. Please find a copy of the HPS Dress Code Policy below: Dress Code Policy (HPS)

PTO UPDATES

JGW families,

Teacher Appreciation Week is fast approaching. We would like to make it special to reward our wonderful teachers that work so hard. We would love to do some daily raffles like we did last year. If any family would like to donate a gift card or item or has a contact or a place of work that would like to donate a gift card, etc., please email the PTO at jgwhittierpto@yahoo.com

Thank you!

-JGW PTO

The PTO meets on the 2^nd Thursday of each month from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the JGW Teacher’s Room. The dates are as follows:

2001-2022 PTO Meeting Dates · April 14th · May 12th · June 9^th

SPORTS:

Spectator Announcement: We have been experiencing some issues with spectators, both students, and family members making negative remarks toward our officials at games. I would like people to understand,

1. These are our Haverhill High School volleyball players that are doing the best they can officiating our games. We are fortunate to have them available or we would be without officials.
2. Should any type of negative comments be directed toward any official about calls during matches, administrators and coaches have the right to stop the game and have that person removed. 

Officials are being empowered to stop the game and have individuals who are commenting negatively removed from the match.

 If they do not feel comfortable doing so, we are asking coaches to intervene should this happen to any of our officials during a match.

 Middle School Volleyball is a chance for students to grow their passion for the game, to have fun and learn the fundamentals of the game. We appreciate the support and understanding of our community to help support your student athletes and our volunteer officials.

 Thank you.

Volleyball: Both the boys and girls teams will be in the playoffs at Haverhill High School on Tuesday night. The girls will play first and then the boys. The game starts at 5pm.

Track & Field: The first track practice will be Monday, 4/11 at 7:20am at JGW.

CLUB NEWS:

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY: Popcorn orders are all in and should have been picked up by now.  If you happen to notice any discrepancies with your order please let me know ASAP.  The best way to do that is by email:  lmackinnon@haverhill-ps.org

There will be another NJHS meeting after school till 4pm on Thursday April 14th.  We will also be planting flowers around Whittier School on Saturday April 23rd from 9-12 pm.

JR VIP: The video is almost done!!  Thank you to all members for your hard work. So excited to present our video celebrating Diversity to the school.  There will be no meeting this week.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CLUB: We have started our second campaign!! We are still meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays depending on availability and which groups students have been assigned. All players will need is a pencil, and preferably a notebook. If they have their own dice sets, now would be the time to use them! There are extras that will be made available to those who need them, and parents do not need to purchase anything for their child to be in DnD club!

DRAMA CLUB: Mr. Gariepy and the JGW Drama Club Present: Moana Jr. Auditions

Grades 3 – 9 in Haverhill are invited to audition for the show!!

When: Monday, April 11th OR Tuesday, April 12th please arrive by 3:45pm for a SOLO AUDITION. Wednesday, April 13th please arrive by 3:45pm for a GROUP AUDITION.

Thursday, April 14th please leave this date OPEN for a potential call-back.

Where: J.G. Whittier Middle School 256 Concord Street Haverhill, MA 01830

Prepare: ALL SOLO AUDITIONS (April 11th & 12th), please prepare 30 seconds of your favorite song to sing. Also, you should expect to sing a solo that the character you want has in the show (ex. Moana, “How Far I’ll Go” and Maui, “You’re Welcome.”) as well as read a few lines from the script. ALL GROUP AUDITIONS (April 13th), please prepare to read lines/act out some lines from the script in small groups. You should also expect to swap characters a few times in order to give the directors some ideas about what you could do.

Contact: Mr. Robert Gariepy III, JGW Music & Drama Teacher robert.gariepy@haverhill-ps.org

NEWS FROM OUR NURSES OFFICE:

Hello JGW Families!

Due to the pandemic, our office has been behind on immunization review and necessary screenings for our students. We will be reviewing immunization records more intently. If you have any updated immunization records or physical exam paperwork, please send a copy to me or send it to school with your student to the nurse’s office.

We are also looking for any clothing donations to keep in our office in case students are in need of a change of clothes. Any contribution is greatly appreciated! Sizing preference varies: Pants, sweatpants, jeans, leggings, t-shirts (long sleeve or short sleeve) and socks are needed. We have students from grades 5 to 8, therefore any sizing that may be appropriate for this age group is welcome! Thank you.

MEDICATIONS/INHALERS: A reminder to all parents that students cannot self carry medication of any kind without physician orders and an active administration plan in place developed with the school nurse. Please reach out to our nurse’s office with any questions.

CLASSROOM NEWS:

GRADE 5:

Ms. Simes: This past week, students worked diligently, as they completed their ELA MCAS.  We are very proud of their perseverance.  In math, students continued to convert metric measurements and were introduced to the concept of coordinate system, as they learned how to create ordered pairs and how to plot these on a coordinate grid.  This week, we will continue to review this year’s past skills, as we work toward Math MCAS on April 26th and 27th.  In science, students will continue their unit of “Human Impact on our Earth.”  They will wonder, “how do our actions affect the environment, and what can we do to reduce those effects?”  This will culminate with students working on their engineering design feat.  After school help will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday this week from 2:45 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.  As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at michele.simes@haverhill-ps.org.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Ms. Marciano: ***REMINDER – There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 15th.

***April Vacation dates: April 15 – 24th

ELA: Woohoo!!! ELA MCAS is over! The students all did an exceptionally good job on testing. It was awesome to walk around the room and see students using their reading and writing strategies that we have been using in classes all year long! Moving forward, we will be starting a research unit where students will create brochures. Topics for the research project are TBD, so stay tuned!

SS: We are finishing up Unit 6 and discussing the three branches of government, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Students will have the Unit 6 assessment on Thursday, April 14th.

Enjoy this short week and April vacation! 🙂

Ms. Hogan: This week we started to talk about the Constitution! We worked on the challenging task of reading and answering questions about the introduction to the document. Next week, we will continue to talk about the Constitution. We will try to understand how the three branches of government work. Your students will be able to tell you about what the legislative, executive, and judicial branches do.

Ms. LaCoste: Though it was mentally tiring, your fifth graders rocked their ELA MCAS test.  They came in prepared, focused, and gave their best effort.  I’m very proud of them and hope they’ll keep up the good attitude for our upcoming Math and Science portions of the test.  Book reports were due on Monday.  Most came in and were done well.  We used the notes to create a poster on the people we read about.  Those who didn’t complete the book report had time to work on them while others created their posters.  Next week, we’ll continue our studies of nonfiction text and hopefully begin a nonfiction research project.

Ms. Consolazio: In science, we started our next scope: Water Sources.  This scope is short and we will finish it quickly.  In class this week, we had MCAS Tuesday and Wednesday for ELA.  On the other three days we read about the different water sources and did vocabulary for the scope.  On Friday, students will practice science MCAS questions.  I will be assigning MCAS questions for homework next week. Please make sure students bring their Chromebook charged every day for class.

Mr. Kelly: We took a test on Dividing with Fractions on Friday. Next week, we will be reviewing and preparing for the Math MCAS. The Math MCAS will be on the 26th and 27th of April. This is the Tuesday and Wednesday after April Vacation. To help the students prepare, I will put practice work for the students to do over the break. It will not be mandatory but will help the students.  Reminder: There is homework due every Friday. Also, I am available to stay after school for extra support. I am staying on Wednesday but can do another day if necessary.

Ms. Lees: Students did well tackling the ELA MCAS. Orange and Green groups will move into a new unit for reading and will review previous units in Math before spring break. Students who have LEXIA accounts are encouraged to work at home with their reading online as well as to read everyday out loud with someone at home or to themselves. It will help all students to log into iReady for reading or math to strengthen their skills. Please reach out if after school or before school help will support your student. – Happy Spring

Ms. Blanchette: Students will continue to learn grade level curriculum and prepare for the MCAS assessments. Please ensure your student(s) are completing all assignments and turning them in. If a student needs help with any assignment please reach out to me. I have after school help on Tuesday, April 12th, next week. Reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week!

GRADE 6:

Ms. Hamel: I am incredibly proud of the Perseverance I saw this week as our students worked through their ELA MCAS. They tackled these tests with confidence and determination… Way to Go Grade 6!!!

I also want to congratulate Caleb B. and Yahir on receiving “Students of the Month” awards from Red Group ~ Keep up the awesome work!!!

ELA: Students are beginning their last novel of the year: Esperanza Rising. Esperanza Rising is a young adult historical fiction novel written by Mexican-American author Pam Muñoz Ryan. The novel focuses on Esperanza, the only daughter of wealthy Mexican parents, and the events that occur after her father’s murder.

SS: Students will be moving into our next section of South America: Valuable Resources. In this section, students will discover that hydropower, oil, and mining are all important industries in South America. They will also learn about regional crops and cattle production. In addition, students learn about resources of the rainforest and some interesting animals of South America.

Ms. Silveira: Next week in math we will start geometry. Students will be figuring out the area of all shapes, including triangles, trapezoids, rectangles and rhombus’.

In science we will be doing more exploration activities in order to determine the evolutionary relationships between fossils and modern organisms.

Next week is a short week and then vacation. When we come back from vacation it is math MCAS. Please make sure that your child is continuing to do some MCAS practice by going on this website, clicking on ‘Grade 6’ and then taking both ‘Computer Based Practice Sessions 1 and 2’. These will look exactly like the questions they will see on their MCAS.

http://mcas.pearsonsupport.com/student/practice-tests-math/

Mr. Taylor: ELA – Continuing on in Unit 4  in Study sync answering the question; Which character traits matter most and continuing to read our whole class book, Ghost.

SS- Learning about South America and its political, cultural, and geographical features while working on putting some Google slides together for a research project.

Mr. LeGrand: Mathematics:  In grades 4 and 5 students used the formula for the area of a rectangle to solve problems.  In this lesson, they will extend what they know about areas of rectangles to derive the formula for the area of a parallelogram and use that formula to solve real-world problems.

Social Studies:  In this week’s lesson about the physical features of South America, students are learning about landforms and bodies of water.  Students will discover that South America is home to some of the most interesting landforms on Earth, including the Andes Mountains and the Amazon Rainforest.

Ms. Lane: Science:  The students are moving onto CELLS. They will provide evidence that all organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells. They will draw evidence from experiments of multiple types of organisms, such as plants, animals and bacteria.

Social Studies: The students continue studying South America and their physical features. They will also learn how to create, organize and draw from scratch their own map with details to include, Countries, cities, landforms, bodies of water, continents, oceans, capital cities, and finished with colors. They will complete this map to learn the rules of mapping.

Ms. Tarbox: In ELA, both Yellow and Orange groups will be starting their FOURTH novel study of the year! We will be reading “Esperanza Rising.” Also, students with reading goals will begin Fountas & Pinnell testing soon to see just how much growth has been made this year! In Math, both Yellow and Orange groups are working on Topic 6, understanding and using percentages. As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns, mtarbox@haverhill-ps.org.

GRADE 7:

Mrs. Berthiaume: ELA MCAS will be held on Monday, April 11, and Tuesday, April 12.  All students must bring their fully-charged Chromebooks to school.  This week, we are wrapping up the short story “Harrison Bergeron” (in ELA) and are getting closer to finishing our unit on ancient Greece (in Social Studies).  Have a good weekend!

Mrs. Trombly: Math classes have started working with triangles, angle measures, and will be reviewing quadrilaterals and other polygons. Social studies class is working on interactive Greek gods and goddesses notebooks.

Mrs. MacKinnon: We are continuing with Kinetic energy.  Students are learning the Law of energy, we have done a few outdoor and online activities with the topic.  Students seem to enjoy these activities even though it involves math 🙂  Students are now Presenting evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.   Hope everyone has a wonderful April break!!

Ms. DiGloria: Next week in Green and Blue English, students will be taking their ELA MCAS. After that, we will have a “light week” with some missing work and some fun activities with some reading skills. After the break, we will begin reading a class novel – The Giver by Lois Lowry. In Social Studies, students will be finishing their mythology projects and watching some Greek myth adaptations. After break, we will be moving onto our next unit in Social Studies – Ancient Rome. If you have any questions, please reach out.

Mr. Auger: Hello Everyone! This week in my 7th grade science class, students began learning about kinetic energy.  Students learned how an object’s mass and speed affect its kinetic energy.  We conducted two different lab activities where students were able to visualize and explore these concepts further.  Next week, we will work on finishing up our unit on kinetic energy.  In my 7th grade social studies class, students learned about Alexander the Great and we began discussing Greek Mythology.  Students also started a project on Greek Mythology this week that will carry into next week.  I also want to remind everyone that 7 grade students will be taking their ELA MCAS tests on Monday and Tuesday next week.  Please make sure your student has their chromebook fully charged for those days.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mr. Harris: Students have finished up their unit on Two-Step Equations and Inequalities.  Students will work on some Geometry concepts prior to vacation.

Ms. Bilmazes: In ELA, students have been continuing to prepare for MCAS on April 11 and 12, through practice questions and essays. They have been reminded to read questions thoroughly and try their best.  In Math, students are working on solving two step equations. I have been meeting, during the success block, with those students who have pull-out support in Math and ELA. This time is spent working on a variety of  interventions, such as iReady, additional practice, help with homework and classwork support. In addition, I am supporting students within the classroom.  As always, feel free to reach out with any questions.

GRADE 8:

Ms. Deblasis: We will finish Topic 6: Congruence & Similarity. ELA MCAS Wednesday (4/13) and Thursday (4/14).

Mr. Marinella: ELA– Blue and Purple ELA have moved on to our next novel study. This unit we are reading “Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl”. This is an extremely emotionally charged text, written with first hand accounts of a young child living through one of the darkest moments in world history. We are going to be examining the emotion of the story, as well as making connections to our own lives and challenges.

Civics– We have also moved in our latest unit, Article II of the Constitution, the Executive Branch. Many people are in awe of this large, and overwhelming branch that is led by the President, but few know the true inner workings, members, and jobs of it. In Civics, we are aiming at finding that understanding, and looking at why we actually need a president and where the job originated. This unit will culminate in a research project where students will be picking a president from  our nation’s history and teaching the class about them! We will also be making a “Road Map to the White House” where students will be creating a visual representation of how any one can become president and the steps needed to achieve that goal.

Ms. Sullivan: We completed our lesson genes and chromosomes. There will be a test early in the week. Later in the week we will starting our lesson on inheritance, learning vocabulary, and starting activities related to the topic

Mr. Blaustein: This week we are working to complete our Civics Projects, and then we will begin to look at Chapter 6 The Executive Branch . Once we have finished class time for Civics Projects, students may still work on them and hand them in through April 14th.

Mr. Harris: Students are finishing up their unit on Systems of Equations, and will get some work in with Geometry, specifically the Pythagorean Theroem.

Ms. MacKinnon: We have been working on genes and proteins.  We have talked about many traits and how each individual is unique because of these traits.  We have talked about some chromosomal mutations and have had very good discussions on the topic.  Students will Communicate through writing and in diagrams that chromosomes contain many distinct genes and that each gene holds the instructions for the production of specific proteins, which in turn affects the traits of an individual.  Hope everyone has a wonderful April vacation.

Ms. Senior: ELA students are delving deeper into the events of The Diary of Anne Frank, including how a family celebrates important holidays while in hiding. Math students are plotting points on their graph papers to show translations, rotations and slides of geometric shapes.

Ms. Blanchette: Students will continue to learn grade level curriculum and prepare for the MCAS assessments. Please ensure your student(s) are completing all assignments and turning them in. If a student needs help with any assignment please reach out to me. I have after school help on Tuesday, April 12th, next week. Reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week!

SPECIALISTS:

Physical Education: (Mr. Demarais): We are finishing up our net games unit.  We will be moving on to a field games unit.(football soccer, lacrosse, floor hockey, and ultimate games.

Art (Ms. Boulger): The students in the purple and yellow groups are working on a variety of art projects in the upcoming week such as drawings, sculptures, clay tea cups and murals.

The art department is looking for donations of the following:

new/used sports equipment (specifically footballs, and basketballs)

new/used frames

new/used/ unused plastic or glass jars of any size to store mixed paint and glazes.

new/used T-shirts to use as smocks.

Artwork by Ailyn

Health (Ms. Reynolds):

Grade 5 – We are beginning our unit on Bullying and how to handle a bullying situation.

Grade 6 – This week we begin our First Aid Unit and will discuss how to handle certain First Aid situations and what is in a first aid kit.

Grade 7 – This week we begin our unit on Anger Management and discuss our Triggers and how to handle our own anger.

Grade 8 – Students will be individually working on their slideshows to end the Drug Abuse Unit.  Any student interested in presenting a slideshow is encouraged to do so for extra credit.

Music (Mr. Gariepy): Mr. Gariepy and the JGW Drama Club Present: Moana Jr. Auditions

Grades 3 – 9 in Haverhill are invited to audition for the show!!

When: Monday, April 11th OR Tuesday, April 12th please arrive by 3:45pm for a SOLO AUDITION. Wednesday, April 13th please arrive by 3:45pm for a GROUP AUDITION.

Thursday, April 14th please leave this date OPEN for a potential call-back.

Where: J.G. Whittier Middle School 256 Concord Street Haverhill, MA 01830

Prepare: ALL SOLO AUDITIONS (April 11th & 12th), please prepare 30 seconds of your favorite song to sing. Also, you should expect to sing a solo that the character you want has in the show (ex. Moana, “How Far I’ll Go” and Maui, “You’re Welcome.”) as well as read a few lines from the script. ALL GROUP AUDITIONS (April 13th), please prepare to read lines/act out some lines from the script in small groups. You should also expect to swap characters a few times in order to give the directors some ideas about what you could do.

Contact: Mr. Robert Gariepy III, JGW Music & Drama Teacher robert.gariepy@haverhill-ps.org

Library (Ms. Michitson): Library this week was focused on current events, world economy, book contests and MCAS.  Have a wonderful weekend

Technology (Mr. Gordon): All grades are continuing with various coding programs.

SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF:

Guidance (Ms. Vlahos): I have met with all 8th grade classes this past week to discuss the Haverhill High school course selection process.  The 8th grade teachers have recommended students for levels in their core academic classes for next year. All 8th grade students are responsible for completing the course request google form by Monday, April 11th.  Please review the links below for more information from Haverhill High School about this process.

Course Selection google form to be completed by 8th grade students by Monday April 11th:

Course Selection Form (English)

Course Selection Form (Spanish)

All of the information presented in the 8th grade presentation on Course Selection has been posted in my 8th Grade google classroom.  Please contact me if you have any questions about this process.

I continue to be available to connect with and support all students and families throughout the school week. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me at jvlahos@haverhill-ps.org. I look forward to our continued work in support of a healthy, safe, and successful school year!

Student Support Coordinator (Mr. Newell): I am available to help support students and their families in any way possible. Please email me with any questions, thank you.

Student Adjustment Counselor (Ms. Midolo): Team building games and activities are a fun way to help students learn to work together, listen carefully, communicate clearly, and think creatively.

Team building exercises allows our students the chance to get to know each other, build trust as a community and, best of all, have fun!

Student Adjustment Counselor (Ms. White): We have shifted our focus to self-care and managing our anxiety as MCAS are in full swing.  I continue to be available to connect with and support all students and families throughout the school week.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to me at shelby.white@haverhill-ps.org.  I look forward to our continued work in support of a healthy, safe, and successful school year!  We continue to work on developing coping strategies and how we can utilize them across our day!

Middle School Support Program (Mrs. Leydon & Mr. Diffin): Nice job to our 5th and 6th graders for completing their ELA MCAS! This week our 7th and 8th graders will be testing which may affect social group times, but they will be aware of the change. Please make sure all chromebooks are charged and they have water bottles to stay hydrated during the testing. Thank you!

Parent Liaison (Ms. Arias-Reyes): ¡Anuncio!

MakeIT Haverhill está ofreciendo clases de inglés para adultos. Aprenderá a leer, escribir y hablar inglés. Las clases son gratuitas y el libro de texto es proporcionado. Es un curso de 10 semanas y son clases semanales. Tendrán la opción de poder tomar las clases en persona o en línea. Las clases en persona serán desde el miércoles 20 de abril hasta el miércoles 22 de junio de 7pm a 8pm. Localizado en 301 Washington St, Haverhill, MA. Las clases en línea serán desde el jueves 21 de abril hasta el jueves 23 de junio de 7pm a 8pm a través de Zoom. Para inscribirse contacten a Veronica Rodriguez al (978) 361-0751.

ELL (Ms. Khakali & Corporan): Our newcomers (level 1 & 2), will be reading and analyzing the short non-fiction text, “San Francisco.”  The students will demonstrate mastery of Unit 5 vocabulary and past tense verbs by retelling the text. Our Level 3-5 English Learners will be finishing up Unit 3, and they will be debating if video games are beneficial and harmful using academic language.

Student Support Center (Mrs. Greenwood): MCAS began this week.  The kids are doing really well.  We are looking forward to the Talent Show on Friday, April 8, 2022.  If you have any questions and or concerns please reach out to Mrs. Greenwood or Ms. House. Have a great weekend everyone 🙂

Reading Intervention Team (Ms. Guthrie, Ms. Carney, Ms. Trovato): It has been a busy week at JGW!

5th and 6th grade have started MCAS ELA testing this week. Students still have intervention services.

In fantastic news, the Literacy Department has delivered novels for grades 6-8 to read this Spring! 8th grade chose “War of the Worlds” 7th grade chose “The Giver” and “Hidden Figures” and 6th grade chose “Esperanza Rising.” A HUGE THANK YOU to the Literacy Department and HPS for supporting our school and students!