The Third Week of School

Well here we are into the third week of school. Many interesting things have occurred at school since we reopened for business:
--we held anti-bullying meetings in all our classes, pre-school through 8th grade. In pre-school through grade 3, Ms. Dachisen and I went in and read some excellent books concerning bullying, especially "Stop Picking On Me." This book was written by a psychologist who wrote the book to help students in the primary grades understand the concept of bullying and how to stop the problem. Our older students took part in an assembly that Ms. Dachisen and I put together that highlighted the problem, the newest laws in NJ and how we could all work together to help eliminate the problem.

--The PTA has been holding the annual Scholastic Book Fair and it looks like they are on a pace to have one of the most successful book fairs in a long time!

--We held our annual Red, White and Blue Day to help us remember the importance of Patriot's Day and the Constitution day we hold on or around September 16th.


Till next time...

The Start of Another Year!

Well, we did it! We got through the first few days of school and had a very good opening that culminated in the Red, White and Blue Day we held in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9/11! The students shared lessons with their teachers concerning this important historical event.

Back to School Nights are on their way:

Tuesday September 13 and Tuesday September 20. The 13th is for grades KG-4 and the 20th is reserved for grades 5-8. the evenings will begin at 6 and conclude at 8.

Till next time....

Back To School

The building is ready. The custodial staff have worked very hard to ensure that we would be ready to go! New Language Arts textbooks are in place for grades 5-8! New computers are ready to go in the ACE lab.... 19 inch high-def monitors, Intel duo core processors and a new server to handle the new computers (all through grant money)... a new Dell wireless notebook cart with 30 laptops! (more grant money)... new wireless routers and many other upgrades for our technology!
Unfortunately new desks and chairs are being delayed in production by Hurricane Irene so some older students might be inconvenienced for a few weeks, but they will manage.

Back to school nights for parents will be Tuesday September 13 for grades KG -4 and then September 20 for grades 5-8.

Till next time....