Bowne-Munro Family Newsletter

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held March 18th through March 21st. These days of school will be 1:35 dismissals. Please plan accordingly.

Evening conferences will be held on Tuesday, March 18th and Thursday, March 20th.

Afternoon conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 19th and Friday, March 21st.

All parents should schedule a conference time with their child's classroom teacher(s).

Conferences with our special area teachers (media, gym, art, music) are always optional.

When scheduling your conferences, please remember to leave time in between each conference so you can travel to each location with enough time.

Dressing up for spirit days is always optional.

We look forward to welcoming many of you to school on Tuesday at our Breakfast & Books program to celebrate Read Across America from 9:15-9:45. Remember that parking will be challenging so please consider walking to school or parking along Diamond Court to avoid complications.

Visitors are encouraged to pack a neat, simple, light breakfast/snack to share with your child during this time. For the safety of all, please be sure any food brought in is nut free. No food is to be shared with any child other than your own. Breakfast bags are also available for purchase in the cafeteria as students enter the building at 8:55. For safety and security purposes, all visitors must have registered ahead of time in order to participate.

Students will be reading TO and WITH their visitor(s). Most students will be reading books from their independent reading bag. There is no need for parents to bring books to this event. However, if there is a special book you'd like to share with your child, you may bring it with you.

In an effort to create a more inclusive school environment, we'd like to celebrate our diversity and learn more about each others' heritage throughout the school year. Parents/guardians are welcome to come in and share about your family's culture! At any time during the school year, if you'd like to present to your child's classroom or grade level, please contact Mrs. Kaboski at nkaboski@ebnet.org so we can arrange a time for you to come in. We'd love to have you join us!

Students in grades 1-4 are invited to participate in THEATER WEEK

from Monday, March 17th through Friday, March 21st.

To participate, return the permission slip by 3/7.

Check out the links below for more information and

for students to familiarize themselves with the material before rehearsals begin.

We are pleased to partner with Gertrude Hawk for a fundraiser supporting our end-of-year events. From now until March 10th, we will be collecting paper orders, and online orders will be accepted through April 6th.

For more details, visit: https://gertrudehawkchocolates.com/

And use our Organizational ID: 102106

All ads are due by April 22nd.

Click to view details.

Create your ad by visiting: https://plicbooks.com/go/NXEYW7

Submit your photos by clicking below.

Yearbook Photo Submissions

The Partnership for Reading at the National Institute for Literacy provides checklists for parents to understand the skills that their children should be developing at each grade level.

Talk with your child's teacher if you have questions.

East Brunswick Public Library subscribes to Tutor.com (which is owned by The Princeton Review). It is open to all ages and available from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. every day. It is free to anyone with an East Brunswick Public Library card.

The link to sign-up is here: Tutor.com Learning Suite - Authentication

There are no appointments needed, a student can simply log in and search for the subjects or test areas they are interested in and connect with a tutor for live help. They can also submit papers or math problems for tutors to review and respond to.

Details are also here: https://ilove.ebpl.org/tutorcom

All students may pick up a breakfast upon arrival and eat it in their classroom.

The State of NJ Working-Class Families Anti-Hunger Act has expanded the number of families that may qualify for no-cost meals. Complete the application, found in your child’s Parent Access account under the “Forms” tab, at anytime.

Please visit the Child Nutrition home page or contact childnutrition@ebnet.org with any questions.

Click to print/enlarge the menus.

Many of our school clubs are starting up! In order to be a part of a school club, parents MUST register their child through Community Pass. Registration for some clubs is limited.

When dropping off your child for a club, please DO NOT drive away without seeing that your child has entered the building. There is no supervision available for students prior to the club start time.

Clubs that have already begun include:

Safety Patrol with Mrs. Marrone for grade 4

Meets: select Tuesdays (see schedule) 8:00 am - 8:55 am

Math Club with Mrs. Marrone for grades 3 &4

Meets: Wednesdays 8:00 am - 8:55 am

Gardening Club with Mrs. Grant for grades 3 & 4

Meets: select Thursdays (see schedule) 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm

Chorus with Mrs. Barnes for grades 3 & 4
Meets: Thursdays 8:05 am - 8:55 am

Student Council with Mrs. Vidnansky and Mrs. Thompson for grades 3 & 4

Meets: Fridays 8:15 am - 8:55 am

More information about clubs can be found on our website.

HUES tickets are NOW available at hues.booktix.com Performance Dates: March 5 and 6

EBHS tickets are NOW available at ebhs.booktix.com Performance Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 21& 22

CJHS tickets will be available beginning Monday, March 3rd at cjhs.booktix.com Performance Dates: March 26, 27 & 28

You might as well SEE ALL THREE!

For questions, contact the Office of Arts Education @ 732-613-6985

Please see this letter and testing schedule regarding the upcoming Spring NJSLA and NJGPA testing. A copy of the letter with the schedule is also posted on the district assessment page at www.ebnet.org/assessment.

Attention East Brunswick residents with young children!

Children who will be five years of age on or before October 31, 2025 are eligible for the East Brunswick Public School full-day Kindergarten Program for the 2025-2026 school year.

We are accepting registration two ways: either in-person or “Drop and Go”

“Drop and Go” can be dropped off at:

Administration Building

760 Route 18 East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Please visit our website at www.ebnet.org for more information.

In-person registration dates do not require an appointment and the students do not need to attend. Wednesday, February 5th 7:30 AM – 6 PM

Friday, February 7th - 7:30 AM – 5 PM

All in-person registration will be held at the East Brunswick Public Schools Administration Building 760 Route 18 East Brunswick, NJ 08816

If registering in-person, all required forms must be submitted on day of Registration.

Incoming Kindergarten students must be registered by Tuesday, May 20, 2025

in order to participate in the June Kindergarten classroom visit and screening.

Please email questions@ebnet.org with any questions.

Pre-School: Emma G., Ethan L., Amora G., Marco C., Arya F., Olivia G.

Kindergarten: Aleena S., Shanaya B.

First Grade: Addison M., Zane M., Linna E., Srishti A., Aidan P., Jayla P., Evan H.

Second Grade: Chloe G., Neo P., Hailey T.

Third Grade: Isabella I.

Fourth Grade: Jackson T., Snehi D., Nashla T., Emazyn M., Demi D., Olivia S.

Staff: Ms. Sekar, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Saggese, Ms. Shashi, Ms. Maria S., Mrs. Marrone

3/3-3/7... Read Across America Week

3/4... Breakfast & Books @ 9:15 (Parents Welcome!)

3/5... Conference Scheduling Available @ 3pm via the Parent Portal

3/17-3/21... PTA Theater Week (Performance on 3/21 @ 7 pm)

3/18-3/21... Parent Teacher Conferences (1:35 dismissals)

3/18-3/21... PTA Scholastic Book Fair

3/31... NO SCHOOL (Eid al-Fitr)