BAS Weekly Update

BAS' Tournament of Books is off to a great start! On Thursday, we held our first school wide vote and Cat vs Dog has moved onto the next round. We can't wait to see how the votes turn out each week and look forward to reading many new stories throughout the month!

Thank you to Mrs. Meade and the PTA for the classroom library refresh! Teachers and students are excited to read the new books that are being added to their libraries. We appreciate your support in growing strong readers at BAS!

As a reminder, tomorrow is a Single Session Day for students. Please see dismissal times noted below.

Enjoy the remainder of your weekend,

Kristen D'Anna

Principal

Half Day Kindergarten Single Session - PM ONLY

8:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Full Day Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 Single Session

8:20 AM–12:20 PM

Please remember to inform after-care programs that the student will not be attending the program when your student is absent, picked-up early, plans have changed, etc.

We work together with the after-care programs, but it is the responsibility of the families to notify the after-care programs if the student is not attending.

Please be advised that orders for school lunches from Pomptonian Food Service, must be placed before 11:59 PM in order to receive lunch the following day.

Please send in exact change in the event that you owe lunch money.

To celebrate we have created our next edition of the Pomptonian Nutrition News series, Healthy School Lunch Challenge. At the end of this video, we invite your students to submit a recipe for Pomptonian’s Healthy School Lunch Challenge.

March

• Single Session - Monday, March 13, 2023 (PM Kdg ONLY)
  
• Spirit Day/Pretzel Sale - Friday, March 17, 2023
• Variety Show - Wednesday, March 29, 2023
  

Parent presentation grades 3-8

Wednesday March 15th, 2023

Location: Orange Avenue School Auditorium

Time: 7:00-8:30 PM

In this workshop, you will learn how to teach your child how to respond to verbal aggression from others. The Bullies to Buddies method, developed by psychologist Izzy Kalman, is a social skills program that uses role-playing to teach children how to respond to bullying. Most anti-bullying programs are based on identifying and punishing the bully. Bullies to Buddies teaches how to respond to verbal aggression in a way that immediately decreases the incidence of bullying and increases resilience. This method doesn’t just change the lives of individual children; it has the potential to change the entire culture of a school and its community.

RSVP to attend here

MEET OUR PRESENTER

Connie Palmer is an experienced teacher, therapist, and school counselor with thirty years of experience working with children. Throughout her career, she has been on a quest to find a solution to the problem of bullying and is now on a mission to share the gold she has found in the Bullies to Buddies curriculum. This seminar will help you understand the causes of bullying and will give you techniques that will make a difference in your child’s life.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

Learn what you can do to bully-proof your child

Help your child know how to respond when other children are mean

Empower your child to become more resilient

NOT ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON?

Please click here for the Google meet link.

A recording will be made available after the presentation.

CLICK HERE for information to register students NEW to Cranford for the 2023-2024 School Year. If you have any questions, or need any assistance, please reach out to the registration department at registration@cranfordschools.org.

Please visit the district Go Green Folder for information and updates on district and community events.

2022-23 Covid-19 Reporting Form

The District's COVID-19 Dashboard with the most updated information on the number of cases can be accessed by clicking on this link Cranford School District Covid 19 Dashboard.

Email: danna@cranfordschools.org
Website: https://bas.cranfordschools.org/
Location: 200 Bloomingdale Avenue, Cranford, NJ, USA
Phone: (908) 709-6969