The Cub Corner
Back to School Edition
Mrs. Jennifer Lowe
Mrs. Stacy Murphy
A Message from the Principals
Hello Millbridge Families,
We hope you have had a fantastic summer and that you are relaxed, recharged and ready to start a new school year. We are so pleased that you are part of the amazing Millbridge Family. We welcome and value your positive energy and dedication to excellence in education, and we look forward to working with you and your children.
Each year brings positive change. This includes a number of new positions and additions to our staff. We are delighted to welcome:
Tajuddin Abdullah, Shared guidance counselor
Rachel Affrunti, Special education teacher
Kimberly Baiada, - LOA 2nd-grade Teacher- Doganiero
Rachel Ceplo, Shared health and physical education teacher
Lexie Conard, CMA
- Dana Crawford, Guidance counselor
Mariah Diaz, PreSchool teacher
Ritamarie DiBlasi, Shared Spanish teacher
Annette DiGiamberardino, BSI math teacher
Maria Fernandes, CMA
Kristi Koger- Preschool teacher
Adelina Kupa, CMA
- Kathleen Lucas- Secretary
Michelle Matt, Basic skills ELA teacher
Ilana Morris, Special education teacher
Carla Myers, CMA
Alessondra Sanchez, Speech therapist
Patricia Towhey, 2nd-grade teacher
Raquel Tullio, ESL 2nd-grade teacher
The following staff will be in new roles in the upcoming year:
Chris Corona, District-wide Mental Health Counselor
Erin Guarini, Math Interventionist
Alicia Hill- Reading Specialist
Rachel Lattimer, 1st Grade
Kelly Meunier, Kindergarten
Kelsey Zeserman, 1st Grade
The following staff, who worked in other buildings, will be joining the Millbridge team:
Sue Davenport, Reading Specialist (formerly at DMS)
Lisa Kempton, CMA (formerly at DIS)
Laura Schneider, Speech (formerly at DMS)
Finally, we will be hosting a number of pre-service teachers and therapists
Jaclyn Caruso, Student-teacher with Mrs. Cusack
Allison Shapiro, Student-teacher with Mrs. Marini
Jessica Szymanski, Speech intern with Mrs. Kellett
Our staff has been working hard setting up classrooms and planning exciting activities. We are ready to welcome your children this year and look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday, September 8th.
Educationally yours,
Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. Murphy
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES
If you need to purchase school supplies, this year's list can be accessed here.
Parent Portal- Questions
If you have logged into Portal, please log in to ensure that all of the questions that you entered have been recorded to reflect your desired responses.
These forms must be filled out so that your child will have access to their Chromebook.
Snack at School
Currently, absolutely no shared foods are being permitted. Classroom parties will involve games, activities, and crafts only until further notice.
- Only Millbridge staff members are permitted in the bus loop and on the sidewalk closest to the school during arrival and dismissal. Parents should not gather in or around the school building. Please help us ensure a safe and orderly arrival by dropping off your child quickly.
Our school hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. daily. Students cannot arrive before 8:50 a.m., as there is no supervision until that time.
Student drop-off begins at 8:50 AM after the first bell rings and our staff will begin to unload the carpool lane and buses.
Preschool and Kindergarten will enter through door #19 located directly after the bus loop. First grade will enter through the main entrance and Second grade will enter through the gym doors, #2.
The drop-off for carpool students is located by the cafeteria in the small circular loop. A Millbridge staff member will be there each morning to greet your child by opening the car door. Please have your child behind the driver's seat as this makes it easier for the staff member to let the children out in a timely fashion.
As the traffic gets very congested, we ask that parents use Hartford Road to turn onto Conrow. When exiting the parking lot, all vehicles MUST turn left toward Haines Mill Road.
If you will be walking your child to school, please use the sidewalk closest to the street. Millbridge staff who are on duty will meet your child so they can enter school. Only staff and students are permitted on the sidewalks in front of the school during arrival and dismissal. We know the first day of school is a memory that parents like to hold near and dear with pictures. We encourage pictures are taken at home to allow a smooth transition for arrival.
Students must be dropped off by 9:00 a.m. After that time, you will have to bring your child to the front office to be signed in.
If your child will be riding the bus, you can access information about their bus in Parent Portal. Login information was mailed out a few weeks ago. Please direct any busing questions to our transportation coordinator at sjankowski@delranschools.org.
The Burlington County YMCA operates a before and after-school childcare program. For information, rates, or to register your child for this program, please visit their website.
Dismissal will begin at 3:20 PM, at which time all students will be escorted to the area designated for parent pickup, placed on their bus, or sent to Prime Time. Walkers and carpool students are dismissed through the cafeteria doors. For parents picking their child up, you will need to present government-issued identification and sign your child out or use your Fast Pass. We kindly ask that you picked your child up 3:30.
At Millbridge we put an emphasis on student safety. Therefore, all students will be placed on the bus or in Prime Time automatically, unless we receive prior written notification from a parent or legal guardian. If you would like to pick your child up from school, please send in a note with your child or email the office at MBoffice@delranschools.org before 10:00 AM. Please do not send emails to your child's teacher with a change for the same day as they may not have the opportunity to check their email before dismissal. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Fast Passes
Fast Passes are a system that eliminates the need to show government-issued photo identification at dismissal for students who are picked up regularly.
Fast Pass Pictures for the 21-22 School Year will be taken on the following dates.
- September 14, 15, 16- Kindergarten Students
- September 21, 22, 23- 1st Grade Students
- September 28, 29, 30- 2nd Grade Students
This year, there is a paper form being used and you may request up to TWO Fast Passes per student. Please make sure if the person that will be picking up your child is not a parent/guardian, that he or she is listed in the parent portal as an approved emergency contact.
Important Information: Breakfast and Lunch
LOST AND FOUND
Each year, we have countless items ranging from winter coats to backpacks that are lost. We strongly encourage parents to LABEL EVERYTHING with your child’s name, teacher and bus letter. Lost and found items are kept in the gym and put out periodically throughout the year.
Become an Observer in Canvas
If you have not already done so, please be sure to become an observer for your child(ren) in Canvas. The information below is from the district's webpage and will help you become a co-observer. If you have multiple children, you will be able to see everything for them in one place. Teachers will be providing a weekly overview for parents and notes for the week in Canvas.
To enable co-enrollment (observer) in Canvas K-12 your student will need to generate a pairing code and you will need to link the account. A parent may pair (link) to multiple children in the same parent (observer) account.
You will need to set up the pairing through a web browser like Chrome.You cannot enable pairing or observing through the parent app.
Co-enrollment means you can view grades, upcoming assignments and due dates, missing work, and teacher communication.
Teachers can send individual, group, and course-wide messages to students and parents.
Once you're co-enrolled, you'll want to set-up your notification preferences. Click here for instructions on setting up your notification preferences.
Watch the following video by our tech staff for more information.
Dates to Know
September 30th- Single Session Day AM Preschool Only
October 1st- School Closed
Delran Education Foundation
Parent Resources
Contact Information
Email: mboffice@delranschools.org
Website: http://mes.delranschools.org/
Location: 282 Conrow Road, Delran, NJ, United States
Phone: (856) 461-2900
Twitter: @MB_Principal