Students

Game Day 207

Science Fair 2007

Teachers Nancy Trotter (5th), Susan Kallewaard (4th) attended a workshop  a year and a half ago November, 2005, hosted by the Kalamazoo local section of the American Chemical Society (KACS), the Pfizer Foundation (PEI), and Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (K/RESA). This workshop was the catalyst to start the process of the Haverhill Science Fair 2006.  In 2007 Trotter and Kallewaard were joined by Erin Losik and decided to continue to work started last year and hosted the 2007 Haverhill Science Fair.

Along with the workshop donations of scientific materials, Pfizer provided much assistance.   The teachers were given regular help at each of the workshops and questions were quickly answered as they came up.

Teachers Mrs. Susan Kallewaard, Miss Erin Losik and Mrs. Nancy Trotter scheduled several after school workshop dates and a Saturday morning event.   Many of the students participated in several dates exploring their scientific questions with teachers and many volunteer Pfizer scientists. 

Mrs. Trotter, fifth grade teacher and the other Science Fair Director responds with her thoughts about the overall process of a science fair with the students.  “I see this as a rewarding experience for our students, because they acted as scientists, and they chose the topic to research that interested them.  It was difficult for many of them to accept the experiment not working as planned, but our Pfizer scientists reassured the kids that unexpected results are very normal.  This has been an exciting and enjoyable process for those of us who have been involved in the various workshops.  We hope it has been fun and rewarding for each of our junior scientists.”


HOT and COLD experiments

Dr. John Goudie, from Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center (KAMSC) did both "HOT" and "COLD" experiments during an assembly at Haverhill Elementary.

100's Day

Kindergarten students celebrate 100's Day

Haverhill Talent Showcase

The 2007 Haverhill Talent Showcase was a huge success!  Nearly 200 Haverhill family and friends filled the gym and saw 31 acts with students from Kindergarten to fifth grade.  The acts included such talents as singing, twirling, piano playing, magic acts, hulahooping, cheerleading, dancing, drama reading, guitar playing, violin playing, and comedy.

Animal PowerPoints

3rd graders present their Animal PowerPoint Projects.

Science Fair Projects

Pfizer scientists and Haverhill teachers help students plan their Science Fair Projects.

Adopted Family Gifts

Haverhill Student Council members pack and deliver gifts to our adopted family.

Winter Concert

The 4th- 5th grades and The Haverhill Choir performed their Winter Concert for the whole school and in the evening for parents. It was directed by Mrs. Krzan and Mrs. Sang with inspirational songs of patriotism and peace.

Photosynthesis Play by Mrs. Van Antwerp's Class

Mrs. Van Antwerp's 3rd grade class presented a play on Photosynthesis. It was performed by two different groups of students. A great deal of work went into the scene decorations, practicing lines and performing.

Author Jonathan Rand

Author Jonathan Rand visited Haverhill and talked to students about his Michigan and American Chiller books. He described how he became a writer and encouraged all students to read and write. He reminded us that "books can take you places!"

First grade feast

First graders enjoyed a feast of traditional foods in celebration of our Pilgrim and Native American ancestors.

Walk to School Day

Haverhill students learned about bus safety and the value of walking. Community volunteers joined students, police, firefighters and McGruff (the crime dog) to participate in the annual “Walk to School Day”.

DONUTS FOR DAD

HPTO hosted the annual Donuts for Dad.  Thank you Dads for all you do for Haverhill and our children!

4th Grade Field Trip to the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery

All three fourth grade classes explored the value of a wetland ecosystem and the benefits the ecosystems provide to plants, animals, humans and the environment.  We took a guided hike around the wetlands at Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery and saw various wildlife. We saw swans, ducks and muskrats. We also took part in a hands-on cattail exploration.

HAVERHILL AWARDS PRIZES FOR SUMMER LIBRARY!

Every time students visited Wonderful Wednesdays at Haverhill's summer library program, they got to enter their names in a drawing for Barnes and Noble gift cards. The drawing was held at an assembly, and one winner per grade level was chosen. Congratulations to our readers!

 

 

 
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