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District News & Updates
Dear Hoboken Public School District Family,
There are so many wonderful things happening across the district. Regardless of what school your child attends, It is so helpful to read each school's weekly update. Take a moment and learn more about our early childhood, elementary, middle school, and high school programs:
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In closing, I want to thank all of you for your steadfast cooperation, patience and partnership. All three ingredients make for an incredible school district. I could not ask for a more committed collection of guardians and parents. You are truly amazing and I am honored to serve the Hoboken Public School District.
Sincerely,
Christine A. Johnson
Superintendent of Schools
Hoboken Public School District: Events & Activities
Join Us for A Family ELA Games & Learning Convention
The Hoboken Public School District is pleased to invite you to attend our Family ELA Games & Learning Convention on Sunday, February 5th from 11:00am - 3:00pm at Hoboken High School. Our goal is to introduce fun word study, creative expression, and literacy-oriented games that the whole family can play.
We ask that one parent, guardian or adult family member be present with each child in the K-8 sessions. High school students do not need to have an adult with them in the game sessions, but we invite all high school parents to come and learn more about our programs and have lunch with us.
Be sure to mark your calendars and RSVP by completing and submitting this Google Form no later than Monday, January 16th. Doing so will help us plan accordingly and order all of the games and supplies needed to make this a spectacular event.
Because a parent or guardian must accompany their child during this event, our family friendly schedule is structured in a way that you are able to attend both Session 1 & 2 if you have children in multiple grade bands.
Our Family ELA Games & Learning Convention will host lunch for all participants of both sessions from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm free of charge! Each family will also take home a tote bag filled with the games taught in each session. Additional prizes will be raffled off during lunch.
We are currently working on staffing and prepping the materials needed for a fun and exciting afternoon.
Please RSVP by clicking here as soon as possible and select which of the sessions you will be attending. It will greatly help us approach the event.
- Session A: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Lunch for All: 12:30 pm -1:30 pm
- Session B: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
We can't wait to see your family for a fun afternoon of games, learning and food!
Hoboken HS Information Sessions
Hoboken Public Schools Department of Special Services Special Education (SEPAG)
December 2022 Students of the Month
Sohum Dixit
Thomas G. Connors School
Grade 2
Brayden Torres
Wallace Elementary School
Grade 4
Cooper Whitmore
Joseph F. Brandt School
Kindergarten
Norah Block
Hoboken Middle School
Grade 6
Congratulations
Tasha Fu
Hoboken High School
Grade 9
Hoboken Public School District: Fine & Performing Arts
Hoboken Public School District: On Social Media
3rd Grade at Brandt School
In Mathematics, third graders are using their knowledge of place value to add and subtract. They are currently developing fluency with addition and subtraction. They are deepening their understanding of the structure of the number system, the relationship among the digits of a number, what happens when multiples of 10 and 100 are added to or subtracted from a number, and a number’s magnitude. Students will engage in Capture 5 , which is a Math game that provides practice in adding and subtracting 10s and 1s. Next, students will review the Sticker Station context, a place value context, and sheets of 100 stickers. They solve story problems about stickers that involve adding 2- and 3 digit numbers.
Third grade students are also focussing on Literary Analysis Task and RST Writing. During Writer’s Workshop students are beginning to form an introduction that tells the reader what their essay will focus on. Then, they are developing the body of their writing which uses evidence from the text to support their claim. Last, they are constructing their conclusion that states the main point that they have shown in their writing.
In Social Studies, students began to brainstorm their 2023 resolutions. Students wrote a five paragraph essay about New Year’s Resolutions. They dedicated each paragraph to setting a unique New Year’s goal. They chose goals to achieve at school, at home, and a personal goal. They then wrote how they plan to achieve the goal. Afterwards, they shared their writing with their classmates.
4th Grade at Brandt School
For social studies, students created personal and academic New Year’s Resolutions. They were engaged in conversation about setting goals and benchmarks to reach those goals. They designed posters to create visuals of their thinking. In addition, the academic goals which were set in the beginning of the year are revised and posted in class.
In Math, students are continuing with Unit 4 Measuring and Classifying Shapes. They are focusing on measuring length using various tools, determining perimeter, and converting measurements from smaller to larger units. Students have estimated the measurements of various objects and then calculated the actual measurements.They had a focus point discussion about “Why Are Our Measurements Different?”
For ELA, we started our next novel What Would She Do? This book highlights true stories of 25 women who changed the world in different ways. Every story highlights the accomplishments of a role model. It gives a scenario related to issues and problems that girls deal with every day. These amazing women give advice to girls on how to tackle these problems in their everyday lives.
5th Grade at Brandt School
In ELA, we started Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. As we are reading the novel, we are focusing on setting and chapter chats this week. Chapter chats will be done throughout the novel. Our 5th graders will take notes and answer questions pertaining to the certain chapters with partners. As for writing, students are learning the components of a compare and contrast essay.
In Math, we are focusing on adding and subtracting fractions. As we continue to learn the strategies, we are also touching on simplifying and converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. Throughout each lesson, we are also reviewing skills to begin preparation for NSLA.
In Social Studies, we are continuing to explore life before the Civil War. Our 5th grade historians have been reading and analyzing the life and politics involved in the north and south. Famous figures during this time have also been brought to our historians attention as well.
Physical Education at Brandt School
Students worked on muscular strength and endurance at 10-12 different stations depending on grade level. Each station worked on either cardiovascular endurance or muscular strength using compound movements. The students rotated through the station working at 80-90% intensity for 60-second intervals and 30-second rest.
As our unit comes to a close, students will be evaluated on the Pacer 20-meter running test, sit-ups, and push-ups. Some classes started at the end of this week and others will continue Monday and Tuesday.
3rd Grade at Connors School
Ms. Januse, Ms. Hall, Ms. Schmidt, Ms.Criqui, Ms. Layson, Ms. Goodwin, Ms. White, and Ms. Stinson
Math: This week in Math, students worked on two different strategies to solve subtraction story problems. Students were asked to use C.U.B.E.S. in order to identify which operation was needed in order to solve the problem. Then, they chose to either subtract back or add on to solve their story problems. Next week, we are wrapping up our unit and we will take our Unit 3 Assessment!
ELA: The students were very excited to begin our new core novel, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, this week. During the first three three chapters, students analyzed the characters in order to identify character traits, feelings, and changes. They also focused on completing their research-based writing task about how people help animals. Students focused specifically on creating their introductions and conclusions in order to finish their four-paragraph essays.
Social Studies: This week students started our new unit: a case study of the Lenni Lenape! In this unit, students will explore the history and connection of New Jersey and indigenous people, specifically the Lenni Lenape. This week students learned about the original settlers of our area, the resources they used, and the origin of immigration.
Third Grade Thrill: Third graders returned to school in 2023 ready for a new year of learning and growth! Students made resolutions and goals for the upcoming year. Students learned how to make goals that are S.M.A.R.T (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, timely). We have so many driven and inspiring third graders here at Connors!
4th Grade at Connors School
Ms. Rodriguez, Ms. Schulz, Ms. Goodwin, Ms. Layson and Ms. DePascale
ELA: In English Language Arts, phenomenal 4th graders began Reading Wonders Unit 3 That's the Spirit with the first selection "Remembering Hurricane Katrina," a realistic fiction text focusing on the literary element of flashbacks. They also began the next core text, "What Would She Do?" which is a collection of passages about trailblazing women from the past and present. Students wrapped up the monthly Writer's Workshop focus on Research Simulation essays by completing the district's post-assessment writing task focused on the benefits of small houses.
Math: In Math, students worked on addition and subtraction word problems. They deepened their understanding of the operation of subtraction by analyzing different strategies and learned how to identify types of subtraction word problems such as put together, take apart, compare, and remove problems.
Social Studies: In Social Studies, students continued their exploration of maps and globes. Students explored maps and globes while they learned map reading skills. Students were working towards district requirements as they took notes on explorers and mapped the routes on desk maps and globes while also utilizing the online component Young Citizens.
Phenomenal 4th Graders welcomed the New Year by discussing resolutions and how they will make small changes to help improve themselves and achieve their goals.
Science: In Fourth Grade we began a new Unit on Energy Conversion. This week we started off by learning about potential and kinetic energy and discussing possible examples of both. We also talked about how we use food to provide our bodies with energy, along with growth and repair. We began to use our Vex kits to construct a bicycle which will help us demonstrate energy conversion.
5th Grade at Connors School
Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Schultes, Ms. Pokorny, Ms. Layson and Ms. Hirniak
ELA: This week fifth graders started Unit 3 in ELA. We began reading and discussing our new core novel, Esperanza Rising. We focused on the comprehension skills and strategies of characterization, theme, and summarizing. Students were able to give character traits to characters in Esperanza Rising using indirect and direct characterization, and began to learn about the themes throughout the first two chapters.
Math: This week in Math, we began our 4th unit. This unit covers multiplication strategies. The strategies we have covered this week are breaking numbers apart by place, changing one factor and adjusting, or creating an equivalent problem. Students have also been working on using estimation strategies when multiplying. In addition to all the multiplication, students are continuing to work on using benchmarks to add and subtract mixed numbers and fractions.
Social Studies: In social studies we are continuing to learn about the industrial revolution. The topics for this week were child labor and the impacts of the industrial revolution. Students learned about why children were required to work and the dangerous working conditions that were endured. Students also learned about the various jobs that children were required to do. We also learned about the positives and negatives of the Industrial Revolution coming to the United States.
Science: This week in 5th grade science students finished up working on their ecosystem diagrams. Students worked together in groups to create accurate ecosystems that included the habitats found there as well as the various biotic and abiotic features. Students eagerly presented their diagrams to their fellow classmates, and were able to teach others about the ecosystem they researched.
Physical Education at Connors School
This week in PE was a busy one! Students participated in their second PACER test of the year and we some some amazing improvements! In the second lesson of the week our K-2 students worked on soccer dribbling and learned the skill cues of a soccer shot and participated in a team shootout. Students in grades 3-5 practiced the same skills and finished with a game of crab soccer to learn the strategy of a basic game of soccer.
Charity Volleyball 🏐 Game
Charity Volleyball Game
Bayonne HS Student Council vs Hoboken HS Student Government
Friday, February 3rd at 6pm
Hoboken HS Gym
800 Clinton Street, Hoboken, NJ
Adults $3.00, Students $2.00*
*All proceeds to benefit the Hoboken Public Education Foundation
Hoboken HS Wrestling Team Update
The Hoboken HS Wrestling Team had strong individual showings this weekend. Sophomore Jhonas Eckhardt went 5-0. Not only did he go 5-0, but he is currently setting the new Hoboken Wrestling Wins Record. Senior Captain Glenn Galapon went 4-1 along with setting the school record in fastest pin at 10 seconds. Freshman Shane Berberena went 5-0 this weekend. Sophomore Brandon Otero went 3-2 this weekend, and also picked up his first varsity wins in which he went 3-0 on Saturday. Returning Sophomore Noah Reyes picked up his first win of the season on Saturday. And Junior Benny Cecala picked up his first win on Friday Night.
Hoboken Wrestling is Head Coached by Shane Stanek and his Assistant Elmer Fajardo.
Lady Redwings make it 4 in a Row!
Congratulations to the Hoboken HS Girls Basketball team with their win over Memorial HS 34-31. Both teams showed great sportsmanship. This makes 4 in a row for the Girls Varsity Basketball Team!
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Our Vision
The Hoboken Public School District will be recognized as a premier educational choice and widely known as a best-practice model for academic growth, high quality instruction, innovative and equitable programs, engagement, facilities and personalized pathways that are essential for college, career and life-preparedness in our ever-changing, interconnected global society.
Our Mission
The Hoboken Public School District will prepare confident and resilient graduates who value academic achievement, embrace challenge, honor diversity, appreciate collaboration, and respectfully contribute to their local and wider communities.
Our District Goals
The Hoboken Public School District will implement a rigorous, relevant and responsive curriculum that meets the needs of all students, fosters personalized pathways for learning, and ensures continuous academic growth.
The Hoboken Public School District will support its diverse staff in professional growth, encourage them to serve as role models, and empower them to provide the highest quality of instruction for our students.
The Hoboken Public School District will develop and implement unique and innovative programs that promote global learning, ensure equitable access, and foster the social, emotional and academic growth of each student.
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