CDW Weekly Wrap-Up

Since there will not be pizza on Monday, June 17th, the PTO will be doing a final Special Lunch for the students. The lunch will be a pasta lunch from Baviello's. Each lunch will be served in individual containers. The three sauce options to choose from are tomato, pink, or butter. Order on the PTO Website today!

To celebrate the end of the school year, and to thank you for your support, the PTO will provide complimentary pizza lunch and treats on the last day of school for all CDW students. Please sign up using the link below if your child would like to participate in the pizza lunch on Wednesday, June 19th.

CDW Year End Pizza Party

As a final activity for this year’s Grade 5 LEAD program, the LEAD officers and the 5th grade teachers accompanied the students to Stone Point Park for a class picnic. Games and contests were provided, along with a pizza lunch and ice cream! The students seemed to enjoy the day and got to learn a lot about the OT Police.

Thank you to Mr. Bambach, Mrs. Bambach, Ms. Fischer, Mrs. Lauriello, Ms. Osbahr, Mrs. Park, Mrs. Reiser, and the OT Police for providing this fun-filled day for the Grade 5 students.

The 8th grade final project consisted of a trip to the past. The "Decades Project" allowed for each group to explore a specific decade that was not covered in class. Through this project, the students explored the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. They learned about historical events during these time periods as well as pop culture, famous people, fashion trends, and much more.

A requirement of the project was for the students to dress up as something (fashion trend, famous person, character from a movie etc..) from their decade. Overall, the student objective was to summarize the decade, present important information to their peers, and understand the important aspects that have got us to where we are today.

This year, the Old Tappan Environmental Commission continued the annual Digital Photo Contest for all Grade 5-8 students. The task was for students to capture the environment: air, water, land, wildlife, ecosystems, etc. around the Old Tappan community. The winners were awarded on Monday. Please see the participants and winners below.

Ashton Pearson, 8th Grade (1st Place)

Lydia Kim, 6th Grade (2nd Place)

Amily Miranda, 7th Grade (3rd Place)

Xavier de Cordova, 5th Grade

Holden Miranda, 5th Grade

Elaine Lee, 6th Grade

Ayein Yoo, 6th Grade

Congratulations to all participants!

The newest film created by the Digital Filmmaking Club is complete! The name of it is A CDW Ghost Story. The Spooky Story Club gets a scare when a REAL ghost turns up. It stars students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades and is available to stream now on YouTube for anyone to watch. The link to the full 10-minute short film is HERE. All 5th and 6th graders are invited to the film's premiere in the band room on Monday during the first lunch.

If your child(ren) has not returned his/her uniform to his/her coach, all uniforms must be returned by Monday, June 17th. Your child(ren) will not receive his/her report card and/or diploma if the uniform is not returned.

The Grade 8 students are preparing for graduation now that their finals are over! On Wednesday, June 12th, the students enjoyed a Pool Party at Woodcliff Lake Pool. On Friday, June 14th, they had the Ice Cream Social where they received the 2024 Yearbook. Next stop....GRADUATION!

A special thank you to the volunteers who have been helping at the Grade 8 Year-End Events!

Parents/Guardians who can volunteer for the Grade 8 Dance, please sign up HERE.

Grade 8 Only

NVOT assigns summer reading and math assignments to be completed over the summer months. Please find all of the information HERE.

Grade 8 Boys going to NVOT: Volleyball Open Gym on Thursdays

The open gym will take place from 3pm-6pm on Thursdays at the NVD South gym.

The first date was 6/13 and will run every Thursday into July. Boys volleyball Head Coach Don Vanderbeck and JV Coach Matt Vassallo will be there to run the open gym sessions.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s academic, social or emotional needs, please contact me at adamoj@nvnet.org or 201-664-1475 ext. 2203.

Each year, CDW offers transition meetings for parents to learn about their child(ren)'s next grade level. Topics that were presented included academics, extracurricular activities, and other highlights for the upcoming grade level. Although we foster an environment of independence at the middle school level, home and school partnership is always a necessity. If you were unable to attend, please review the presentation(s) below and reach out to Ms. Santa with any questions.

• Grade 4 to 5 Transition Meeting
• Grade 5 to 6 Transition Meeting
• Grade 6 to 7 Transition Meeting
• Grade 7 to 8 Transition Meeting

Summer work is meant to guide students to review the essential skills learned in reading and math throughout the year. This allows them to transition more smoothly to the next grade level. The links are below, and the information can also be found via the CDW website under, "For Students."

Summer Reading

Please see Ms. Melillo's information letter, and here are the required Summer Reading recommendations for all grade levels.

Summer Math

Here is the strongly suggested Summer Math Work. Please read the correspondence and complete the work associated with your child's grade level completed during the 2023-2024 school year.

Grade 8 Students

NVOT assigns summer reading and math assignments to be completed over the summer months. Please find all of the information HERE.

The 2024-2025 Supply Lists are now posted to the CDW website under "For Parents." The PTO will be selling prepackaged school supplies through School Tool Box. Order yours today!

Below are the links to the "Your Voice Matters" surveys. The surveys will close at 11:59 PM on June 30, 2024.

• Your Voice Matters – Family Survey Link
• Your Voice Matters – Student Survey Link for Students Exiting Grades 2-8: Please complete this survey with your child(ren) and/or direct your child(ren) to the link. This Student Survey will be neither shared nor conducted in school. Please know that CDW students will be able to access the Student Survey, independently, through Dr. Sullivan’s Google Classroom.

As the weather is getting warmer, the students have been reminded to follow the CDW Student Dress Code (p.6) We will continue to remind the students about the CDW Dress Code and would appreciate your support as well.

Please see the information below.

The link to the online newspaper can be found HERE. If any writers want to join the club, please see Mr. Johnson for more information!

If your child is not going to attend school, please contact Mrs. McCarthy at 201-664-1475 ext. 2103 or McCarthy@nvnet.org.

In an effort to minimize the potential spread of illness at school, please keep your child home if he/she:

• has a fever. Students should be fever-free for 24 hours without medication prior to returning to school.
• is nauseous or is vomiting.
• has diarrhea.

June

Sunday, June 16th~ Father's Day

Monday, June 17th~ Grade 8 Chromebook Collection; Grade 8 Graduation at NVOT

Tuesday, June 18th~ 12:30 PM Dismissal; Grade 8 Dance

Wednesday, June 19th~ Last Day of School 12:30 PM Dismissal; MP 4 Report Cards via the Genesis Parent Portal at 12:00 PM

August

Wednesday, August 14th~ Grade 5 Locker Day

2023-2024 Revised School Calendar

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