HUBER STREET SCHOOL

Hello Bears,

Winter Break will be here before you know it! We have had an exciting few months, and there is still so much to look forward to!

Kindergarten and 1st grade students, get ready for our upcoming MVP Dance! It’s a wonderful evening where they get to dance with their Most Valuable Person and their classmates. Everyone is sure to have a blast!

On February 12th, we’ll be celebrating our 100th day of school —what a milestone! Our students have been working hard and reaching new heights, and this will be a fun way to reflect on all they've accomplished so far. On February 25th, we will be celebrating PTA Founders Day. The meeting is a great opportunity to learn more about how we can continue to support our school community and our students’ success.

Lastly, with so many students not feeling well lately, we do ask that if your child isn't feeling well, please do not send them to school if you believe that they are sick.

Wishing you all a relaxing winter break. Let’s finish the year strong and come back ready for even more exciting adventures!

Sincerely,

Mr. Valente

~PS- May the Force Be With You!

The Secaucus Elementary Schools are joining forces for a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Math-A-Thon fundraiser. The fundraiser begins on Monday, February 3, 2025, and will end on Friday, February 28, 2025.

Each student will receive a math booklet that they can complete at home for the duration of our fundraiser. Family and friends can sponsor your child’s participation and encourage them to complete their Math-A-Thon booklets.

While involvement is voluntary, we strongly encourage your child to help in the fight against childhood cancer. The Secaucus Public School District has donated $570,854.89 over the past decade to St. Jude Research Hospital. Donations collected throughout the years have helped fund the lifesaving research and treatment.

At St. Jude Research Hospital, families never receive a bill for treatment.

The treatments invented at St. Jude helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% in 1962 to more than 80% today.

Please scan the QR code or click the link below to register. We encourage you to share your personal fundraising page with your family and friends from Monday, February 3rd until Friday, February 28th,

Click here to donate now!

Thank you to all parents who attended the LinkIt! Parent Portal Information Meeting on Monday, January 27th at 6pm. I enjoyed showing parents how to utilize the LinkIt! Parent Portal and explain the benchmark assessments. I encourage parents to check out the LinkIt! Parent Portal to view both current and historical assessment data linked to your child’s profile. Information housed in this database includes both District and State assessments. To begin using the LinkIt! Parent Portal, click here and enter your registration code. The picture below is a step-by-step guide on how to log in.

I am confident that providing access to your child’s information on an ongoing basis will allow for even stronger home-school communication. Thank you for your continued support and involvement in your child's education.

Huber Street School fourth and fifth grade students participated in the Unified Champion Schools Program. Students visited Millridge School during lunchtime during the January Unified Club meeting. Students learn how to be student leaders while promoting acceptance and inclusion for students of all abilities. Check out a few pictures from this month's activities.

Congratulations to our 4th and 5th graders for earning their way onto the Honor Roll.

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”. The Third Grade classes completed Unit 4 for the CKLA Amplify program. The students were invited to dress as Roman civilians, gods/goddesses, or characters they learned about throughout the Unit. Students enjoyed a snack based on Roman cuisine.

Mrs. Rivera’s classes are having fun finger painting in foam for letter F week.

Mrs. Leppin’s classes are starting off 2025 learning and playing in a winter wonderland! Our friends are writing their names on snowmen, creating “melted snowmen” and having indoor snowball fights.

After reading the novel Because of Mr. Terupt, students in Mrs. Puerari & Miss Newcombe's class learned the importance of a helmet along with the process that goes into making and designing one. Students then constructed their own helmets using cardboard boxes and other materials. Students tested the helmets by completing exercises such as jumping jacks, sit-ups, push-ups, and sprints.

Celebrating our Students' Kindness! Small acts of kindness make a big difference in our school community. Encouraging kindness at home reinforces these wonderful habits. Ask your child about a kind act they did today - it's amazing how even the smallest gestures can brighten someone's day! In February, we celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day. Students will be encouraged to complete the Acts of Kindness board at home and school. Completed boards will be sent to the office and random raffle winners will be chosen.

On Tuesday, February 25th, the Huber Street School Parent Teacher Association will be celebrating the annual Founders Day Meeting in our gymnasium. Please join us as we celebrate together.

The highlight will be when our 1st graders perform songs in sign language for our audience! We hope to see you there.

Hi Parents & Guardians of Huber St. School!

I am Michelle Mandaglio, your child’s Art Teacher. I am hosting a second annual

Art Fundraiser this year! You have the option to get your child’s artwork put

onto keepsakes such as mugs, pillows, bags, etc. The order form with all

keepsake options are listed in this packet.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support of your child’s creativity and love for art

making.

Please contact Ms. Mandaglio if you have any questions at mmandaglio@sboe.org

If your child chooses to make their own art, please only use 8.5” x 11” paper and do not use any copyright images or logos in the picture. It is important that if you have more than one artwork in

the order folder, to label which artwork goes with which object purchase.

The company I am working with is called Kids Kreations - their website is https://kidskreations.us/. You can also visit your child’s Art Class Google Classroom for more information. All proceeds will greatly benefit our school. If you wish to participate in this fundraiser, please fill out the order form. Inside this folder, please include the order form, payment, and the artwork. Please make checks payable to “Secaucus Activity Fund” or give exact cash. Have your child give the folder to me in the art

room or give it to their homeroom teacher.

All orders are due by Friday, March 21st. When the shipment of the orders arrive at

school, I will hand them out to the students to take home. Please expect to receive

the order about 4 weeks after the due date.

Feb 03 - Feb 07: Pre-K Registration

Feb 11: MVP Dance

Feb 12: 100th Day of School

Feb 14: Senior Citizen Breakfast

Feb 17 - Feb 21: School Closed

Feb 24 - Feb 28: Kindergarten Registration

Feb 25: PTA Founders Day Meeting 6pm

Here is a look at the breakfast and lunch menus for the upcoming month.

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. (All parent portal log-in information has been sent to you via email.)

https://www.fridayparentportal.com/Secaucus

Huber Street School Schedule

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

• (Kindergarten is dismissed at 2:45pm)

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

The end of the day is a very hectic time when teachers are ensuring that each student is connected with a caregiver. We respectfully ask that you do not change your student’s pick up routine on a day-to-day basis. Understandably, emergencies and last minute changes do arise, but for safety reasons we ask that you help us to keep our dismissal procedures consistent for both our staff and students.

If you need to pick up your student early for an appointment, or special reason, they must be picked up before 9th period which begins at 2:15 pm (12:00pm on one-session days.) Last period often includes special area classes and time set aside for wrapping up activities and packing up for the day which makes it difficult for our security staff to continue to monitor the building if they are also being asked to locate and get students early from their classes.

If you wish your student to be picked up by a person not on your pick-up list, you must send a note in with them in the morning, or an email to your child's homeroom teachers, in addition to Kim Pascarello (kpascarello@sboe.org) and Coleen Mason (cmason@sboe.org) in the main office.

Please make sure to state the person’s name, relationship to your student and a contact phone number for the person.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

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.)

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

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.

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 1910.

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.