Huber Street School

Dear Bears,

Welcome back to a new and exciting school year at Huber Street School and the Millridge School. I hope that you had a wonderful summer and that you are as excited as we are to return to school. Our team has been working hard to prepare for a year filled with engaging activities, new friendships, and inspirational learning experiences.

Welcome Back!

Sincerely,

Mr. Valente

The first day of school for all students will be on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. The first three days of school (Sept. 4 - Sept. 6) will be one-session days. (See schedule details below.) Full-session days will begin on Monday, September 9th.

Huber Street School Schedule

Full Session: 8:20am-3:00pm

One-Session: 8:20am-12:30pm

Delayed Opening: 10:20am-3:00pm

Millridge School Schedule

Full Session:

Pre-K AM: 8:20am-10:50am

Pre-K PM: 11:50am-2:20pm

Pre-K Full Day Classes: 8:20am-2:20pm

One-Session:

Pre-K AM: 8:20am-10:00am

Pre-K PM: 10:30am-12:10pm

Pre-K Full Day Classes: 8:20am-12:00pm

Delayed Opening:

Pre-K AM: Class Cancelled

Pre-K PM: 11:50am-2:20pm

Pre-K Full Day Classes: 10:20am-2:20pm

Information regarding your child's teacher, classroom, and drop-off/pick-up guidelines has been sent via email.

Please join us as we open our doors for the annual Back-To-School Night events. There are three separate Back-to-School Night events for parents/guardians to attend.

Parents/Guardians of pre-k and kindergarten students will have the opportunity to meet their child's teacher at 4:30 P.M. on Tuesday, September 3rd. All parents of Pre-K students will meet at the Millridge School in their child's classroom. The parents/guardians of Kindergarten students will meet at Huber Street School.

Parents/Guardians of students in grades 1 through 5 can attend Back-to-School Night on Monday, September 16th st at 6:00 P.M. in Huber Street School.

Back-to-School Night provides you with an opportunity to meet your child's teacher and to see our school. Please remember that Back-to-School Night is a Parent/Guardian only event.

Thank you to Mayor Michael Gonnelli and the Secaucus Town Council for the beautiful new Huber Street School and Millridge School signs our our campuses!

On behalf of the Huber Street PTA, we would like to welcome back all our wonderful Bears and Staff. We are looking forward to the upcoming school year and all the events we have planned. Your involvement makes a significant impact on our efforts, and our school community. Together we can do great things!

Our online Spirit Wear store is open now through September 16th. In this shop you will find favorite items such as hoodies, crewneck sweatshirts, sweatpants and long sleeve t-shirts that are dress code approved!

Store Link: https://huberstreetschoolpta.itemorder.com/shop/home/

The PTA will be selling short sleeve t-shirts during back-to-school night.

Our membership drive kicks off September 9th. Please be on the lookout for more information in the upcoming days!

Our first public PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24th at 6:00pm in the Huber Street School gym. We hope to see you there!

Don’t forget to follow us on social media for the latest news and upcoming events!

All the best for a great school year ahead,

Huber Street School PTA

Huber Street School and the Millridge School are happy to welcome ten new Bears to our faculty. Pictured from bottom left-to-right: Caroline Cerny (Speech Therapy), Rosanna Caporrino (Long Term Replacement: 2nd Grade), Samantha Ferris (Multilingual Learners), Dan Amato (Music), and Marissa Fasciano (Pre-Kindergarten: Special Education). Back Row from left-to-right: Ms. Samantha Cohn (Speech Therapy), Alexis Mason (Pre-Kindergarten: Special Education), Holly Corkill (Kindergarten), Crystal O'Donovan (1st Grade), and Kara Penney (Speech Therapy.) Please join us in welcoming our newest Bears.

Student schedules, health screening, report card access, etc. can be found on the Realtime Parent Portal. If you have any questions, please contact our main office. You can access the Parent Portal via the following link.

https://www.fridayparentportal.com/Secaucus

The federal government's universal free lunch program expired and our schools will return to offering free and reduced school lunch to only students who qualify based on family income. Families are encouraged to complete the Free and Reduced Lunch application if they believe they qualify.

As in previous years, if you would like to purchase lunch, please replenish your child's lunch account by logging into the Payforit.net (https://www.payforit.net/Login.aspx) website.

Huber Street School and Clarendon School will be serving a more traditional and expanded lunch menu. Please be reminded that students will need to input their Student ID number when purchasing items from the cafeteria (as no cash will be accepted.)

Sep. 2: Labor Day: School Closed

Sep 3: School Closed

Sep 3: Pre-K & Kindergarten Back-to-School Night

Sep 4: The 1st Day of School! One-Session Day

Sep 5: One-Session Day

Sep 6: One-Session Day

Sep 16: Grades 1-5 Back-to-School Night

Sep 23: School Picture Day: Huber Street School

Sep 24: School Picture Day: The Millridge School

The Secaucus Board of Education requires students to wear school uniforms on a daily basis, including field trips. Students are to arrive at school wearing the appropriate clothing as defined in the dress code. The following is a list of clothing items in compliance with the uniform policy and information regarding this can also be found in the Elementary Handbook.

Please Note the Changes to the "Shoes" Section of the Dress Code

Approved Uniform Attire for Clarendon/Huber Street Schools

**ALL SHIRTS, SWEATERS, SWEATSHIRTS AND FLEECE MUST HAVE THE PROPER “SECAUCUS SCHOOL DISTRICT” EMBROIDERED LOGO

STUDENT DRESS CODE ATTIRE OPTIONS:

Tops:

• Polo Shirt - Red/White/Navy: Short Sleeve/Long Sleeve

• Turtle Neck - Red/White/Navy (NO EMBLEMS OR LOGO)

• Sweater - Red/White/Navy: V-neck, Crew neck, Cardigan or Vest

• Sweat Shirt - Red/White/Navy: Crew Neck (NO HOOD)

• Fleece - Red/Navy: Zippered Front or Pullover (NO HOOD)

• Jumper - Navy/Khaki: Cotton/Cotton-Polyester

• Peter Pan Blouse - White (NO LOGO)

Bottoms:

• Pants - Navy/Khaki: Cotton/Cotton-Polyester (NO CARGO PANTS OR LEGGINGS)

• Shorts - Navy/Khaki: Cotton/Cotton-Polyester

• Skirt - Navy/Khaki: Cotton/Cotton-Polyester

• Skort - Navy/Khaki: Cotton/Cotton-Polyester

• Capris - Navy/Khaki: Cotton/Cotton-Polyester

• Socks & Tights - Navy/Khaki/White/Red, Solid Color

Shoes:

ALL shoes must be securely fastened with a backing to the feet. Sneakers are strongly recommended for everyday use.

• Flip-flops, open toed shoes, slippers, and slide shoes are NOT permitted.

• Crocs are permitted ONLY in “sport mode”, meaning the pivoting heel strap must be utilized when worn.

• Uggs boots or shoes are permitted, but NOT slippers or slides (all shoes must have a back).

**Please note:

All students are permitted to wear knee length shorts until October 31st and again in the spring beginning April 15th, in a docker style in navy or khaki. Athletic shorts should reach the end of the finger tip in length.

We will make every effort to have our students go outside for recess. Please make sure to provide your children with appropriate clothing for cold weather. Students will remain indoors during the following weather conditions.

• Snow, Rain, Hail, Sleet

• Thunder/Lightning

• Temperature and/or Windchill Temperature 32 degrees or colder

Huber Street School is an elementary school in Secaucus, NJ that educates students from Kindergarten through 5th grade. The Millridge School (Early Learning Center) is a satellite school that houses our pre-kindergarten students. Huber Street School has been educating Secaucus students since 1903.

Huber Street School

1520 Paterson Plank Road

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-974-2053

The Millridge School

40 Millridge Road

Secaucus, NJ 07094

201-974-2053

Email: kpascarello@sboe.org, cmason@sboe.org,

Email: rvalente@sboe.org.