Kenilworth Public Schools
March 18, 2016
GREAT STUFF Going on In Our Schools
The Kenilworth Board of Education Recognizes Harding 6th Grader, Matthew Scalise
March 14, 2016: Congratulations to Matthew Scalise, Harding School 6th Grader. Matthew was honored at the KBOE Meeting during the “Student Spotlight” for his accomplishments during his elementary education career. Celebrating with Matthew (center holding certificate) are his family, flanked by Mrs. Murphy, Harding Principal and Dr. Tramaglini, Superintendent.
Congratulations to OUR Unsung Heros
On Wednesday evening March 16, 2016, the Union County School Boards Association held their annual “Unsung Hero” Awards Program at Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights. Two students from David Brearley were honored as recipients of the prestigious award, Junior Gabriella Angrisano and Senior Jonathan Zobek.
Gabby and Jonathan were chosen as honorees for this award in recognition of their academic accomplishments, assisting of local charities, support for our school and student programs, as well as other activities they participate in that showcase kindness and compassion. Jonathan and Gabby have made outstanding contributions to our schools and community and rightfully deserved this distinction. Both students exhibit a spirit of good citizenship and a quiet strength that inspires others and for this they should be commended.
Gabby and Jonathan are truly “Unsung Heroes” of the David Brearley Middle-High School and the Kenilworth community. Congratulations!
Top Picture Below is the Angrisano Family: Ally Holton (sister), Daniella Angrisano (sister), Brandon Angrisano (brother), award winner Gabby Angrisano, and Mrs. Josephine Angrisano (mother)
Bottom Picture Below is the Zobek Family: Mrs. Dorothy Zobek (mother), Christopher Zobek (brother), award winner Jonathan Zobek, and Mr. Zbigniew Zobek (father)
Don't Forget - Brearley Theater Production of AIDA is Coming Soon!!!!
A Very Special St. Patrick's Day Demonstration
Harding Students Publish Their Own Arctic Habitat Books
Students in Mrs. Donough's 2nd grade class project combines the study of the Arctic habitat with exploring the animal fantasy genre. Students researched about polar bears to gain background knowledge before creating their own polar bear character. The class read various animal fantasy stories to understand the genre. The students utilized a large graphic organizer to help students visualize all story components. The final draft was composed on the School Mate Publishing kit paper and submitted to become a class book. Parents were able to purchase copies.
Another AWESOME Science Virtual Lab at Harding Elementary School....
Harding’s sixth grade students participated in the Students 2 Science virtual lab entitled “Candy Color Wheel: Mixing and Separating Colors” on Thursday, March 17th. The students explored the properties of color and what happens when we mix them. They used M&M dyes to show how secondary colors are made from primary colors. Once the secondary colors were formed they were separated back into the primary colors using paper chromatography. In a second experiment, students made spinning wheels and let their eyes do the mixing. They learned that when colors are moving quickly, our eyes cannot process the individual colors quickly enough so we see the colors mixed. One wheel contained the colors of the rainbow and, surprisingly to the students, when spun they saw white. The second wheel had three concentric circles with primary colors and when spun they saw secondary colors. This event was made possible through a grant from Merck.
PARCC and ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT INFORMATION
Kenilworth Board of Education Approves 2016-2017 School Calendar
NOTEWORTHY INFORMATION
Upcoming Events
March 24, 2016 - Early Dismissal - PLC day
March 25, 2016 - Spring Break Begins
April 11, 2016 - Regular Board of Education Meeting
April 15, 2016 - Brearley Theater presents AIDA (7:00 PM)
April 16, 2016 - Brearley Theater presents AIDA (1:00 PM)
April 16, 2016 - Brearley Theater presents AIDA (7:00 PM)
April 27, 2016 - Board of Education - Budget Hearing
Recommended Twitter Chats
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#BFC530 - The breakfast club - 5:30 am daily - chat has one question for teachers and leaders to start the day positively
#ResilienceChat - Monday Nights 10-11 PM - Chat that focuses on resilience in schools and beyond
#TLAP - 9-10 PM Monday Nights (Innovative Teaching)
#satchat - 7:30 - 8:30 AM Saturday Mornings
#NJED - 8:30 - 9:30 PM Tuesday Nights (New Jersey Educators Chat)
Educational Quotes
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
- Aristotle
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”
– Naguib Mahfouz
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
– W.B. Yeats
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
– Albert Einstein
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
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