The Herald
District News & Updates 06/12/23
Dear Hoboken Public School District Families,
Our students and staff are engaging in such wonderful academic, co- and extra-curriculuar activities. Regardless of what school your child attends, It is so helpful to read each school's weekly update. Take a moment to learn more about our early childhood, elementary, middle school, and high school programs:
If you haven’t seen it, the Jersey Journal recently reported that the Hoboken Public School District, along with the Hudson County Schools of Technology, were the only two districts in Hudson County to show tremendous growth in student achievement in both Math and Language Arts from 2018-2019 through 2021-2022. The New Jersey Department of Education recently released summative ratings and I am proud to report that Hoboken High School moved up 78 places in the rankings of all high schools in the state and the largest growth in ratings in Hudson County. I am also happy to report that Hoboken Middle School was ranked 13th, followed by Connors at 14th and Wallace at 17th among all traditional public schools in Hudson County. We are moving up and continuing to climb to reach new heights.
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In closing, I want to thank all of you for your steadfast cooperation, patience and partnership. All three ingredients make for an incredible school district. I could not ask for a more committed collection of guardians and parents. You are truly amazing and I am honored to serve the Hoboken Public School District.
Sincerely,
Christine A. Johnson
Superintendent of Schools
District Highlights
National Honor Society at Hoboken HS
The National Honor Society will induct 34 new members this evening, and we will bid farewell to 18 seniors. We had our biggest group of candidates to date this year, with 52 eligible students submitting all selection materials. After thorough review of all candidate materials, the Faculty Council interviewed all 52 candidates and selected 34.
We only expect our numbers to grow in the future, as more students are stepping up to volunteer. Mrs. McGreivey shares community service opportunities through grade level Google Classrooms and through an email list of students who have asked about community service, as well as through Innerview.
In order to become a member of NHS, students need more than good grades. National rules for our organization require that students must show a record of consistent community service, excellent character, demonstrated leadership and, of course, great scholarship.
Our members track their community service using an online platform called Innerview. According to our records on Innerview, our members logged about 1100 hours of community service collectively this year. Several members earned awards from Innerview:
Naomi Cooke - Ambassador Award - over 100 hours
Kendall McDonough - Ambassador Award - over 100 hours
Halie Benway - Honor Award - over 40 hours
Mable Blischke-Villavicencio- Honor Award - over 40 hours
Yasmine Cruz - Honor Award - over 40 hours
Valeria GarciaQuintero - Honor Award - over 40 hours
Krystal Bilbao - Honor Award - over 40 hours
Gina Cruz - Merit Award - over 25 hours
Emily Roche - Merit Award - over 25 hours
Daniel Weintraub - Merit Award - over 25 hours
If you or your Redwing has questions about the National Honor Society, please reach out to Mrs. McGreivey.
Congratulations Rose Simons, Hoboken fifth grader from Wallace Elementary School who took the top prize for this year’s PATH summer-themed poster contest with the Hoboken Public School District. #HereWeComeHoboken
Hoboken Public School District: Events & Activities
Hoboken Public School District: Fine & Performing Arts
Pre-AP Visual Arts at Hoboken MS
This week in Pre-AP Visual Arts, students got back into the swing of things after a long period of NJSLA testing. While 6th graders began working on their appropriation self portraits, 7th and 8th graders learned about mixed media art through the lens of Robert Rauschenberg’s “combines”.
As we edge towards the end of the school year, it is important for students to remember that this final project is an important part of their overall assessment in the course. I am excited to see the results of our efforts in all classes by the end of next week.
Junior Thespians Attend Broadway Museum
On May 31st, 8th grade Junior Thespians Gabriel Colon, Kevin Melendez, Tyler Mara, Sophia Castiglione, Gloria Williams, and Emerson Blischke-Villavicencio traveled into NYC with the High School Thespian Competition Team to "The Museum of Broadway."
This is an interactive and experiential museum that celebrates Broadway's rich history through the timeline of Broadway from its birth to present day. Students got to see hundreds of rare costumes, props and artifacts. Each room was an experience that highlighted groundbreaking moments in Broadway’s history, the moments that pushed creative boundaries, challenged social norms, and paved the way for those who would follow.
We had a blast going behind the curtain into the making of Broadway shows that honor the community of brilliantly talented professionals both onstage and off.
Art at Connors School
This week we went through our class folders and created a portfolio - Showing a collection of our projects and skills. We reflect on the work we created and decide if we want to work back into them! An artist’s work is never complete, there’s always room for more creativity!
Music at Connors School
This is it! We are ready for the big show.
This short week was full of rehearsals at the high school, band rehearsals in the music room, ukulele band rehearsals, and plenty of singing. We were so busy that I forgot to take a lot of pictures. Every second counted as we prepared for the big show.
Connors band, choir, and the only ukulele band in the district work very hard to make the show sound the best we can. The students sound amazing and are definitely ready to bring the roof down.
Port Authority and the PATH Summer Poster Contest
The Hoboken Public School District is honored to be partnered with the Port Authority and the PATH Summer Poster Contest. Now, the Path trains will shine bright all summer long - even while underground. We look forward to 2024 where we will participate in the next annual partnership with Port Authority/PATH Summer Poster Contest Event.
Thank you to our District and Building Administrations as well as our enthusiastic Art Instructors for their support in this tremendous experience. #HereWeComeHoboken
Music at Brandt School
This week, members from our Brandt Chorus participated in the Hoboken PATH Ceremony at the Hoboken Path Terminal. The group performed two selections, "The Power of One," & Trolls Medley from the movie Trolls.
Our group was very enthusiastic as they gave a terrific performance in front of honored guests and community members. This performance was an awesome tune-up for our Spring Concert on Friday June 9th. I am very proud to be working with such wonderful talented students who make the difference for not only Brandt School, but the entire community.
Art at Brandt School
This week in Art students continued to learn about and emulate artist Claude Monet. They saw how he created Impressionistic paintings and we focused on his Water Lily images.
Everyone loved how the colors blended together and were so soft and subdued. We used crayon and watercolor paint to create a crayon resist image.
Art at Wallace School
This was a very special week for our Wallace artists! All of our students created amazing and unique posters for the district wide PATH poster contest. On Thursday the top 25 posters were displayed and these young artists were celebrated with a ceremony at the PATH station!
The top 3 contest winners then went for a ride on a decked out train car where the GRAND PRIZE WINNING poster was unveiled—made by our own Wallace Wildcat Rose Simons!!!!!!!! Congratulations to all of our amazing artists and Congratulations to Rose!
Music at Wallace School
Our spring concert will take place on Friday June 9th, 2023 at 7PM in the HS Auditorium. Tickets are distributed evenly per family as explained in the letter sent home with music students. The students had their first dress rehearsal this week on Tuesday.
They were very excited to join with other schools to perform together. Wallace Band students are performing with the Connors band in an exciting upbeat ensemble featuring the talented percussion section. Our string students are joining Brandt strings to perform together as well.
Hoboken Public School District: Passport to Learning
Connors Reading Academy
This week in Reading Academy, students continued to work on their Fast Forword accounts and continued to practice individual skills. Other students finished their DogMan book!
They were so excited to finish it, and now they have picked a book from the Bad Guys series.
Math Academy at Wallace School PTL
This week in Math Academy, our little scholars began to learn some ways to solve word problems. Using IXL, students practiced underlining and circling the different values and determining what operation needed to be used to solve the problem.
Next the students picked the value that solved the equation.
Connors Weekly PTL Pictures
In Nature Makers, students made lily pads!
In Architects, students completed the tallest tower project.
Students in Dinosaur Discovery had so much fun this week!
Hoboken Public School District On Social Media
Class of 2023 Great Adventure Grad Nite #Redwings2023 #HereWeComeHoboken
Ms. Wilson's Geometry Class at Hoboken HS
This week in Geometry, we focused on circles. We began by discussing the parts of a circle and central angles before moving forward to tangent lines.
Students used their problem solving skills to find missing angles after discovering that the radius will always be perpendicular to the tangent line. Moving forward, we will be working on finding area of parts of circles as well as finding inscribed angles.
English 12 at Hoboken HS
Our seniors have begun reading John-Paul Sartre's Huis Clos, a 1944 existentialist play which translates to No Exit. Three characters, Garcin, Inez, and Estella, who have recently passed away, are directed to a room which has no exit.
They soon realize that all details of the room and their roommates have been carefully planned for them to be tortured for the rest of their existence. Students have been curiously and enthusiastically discovering what terrible crimes each character committed when alive, and how their current agonizing situation corresponds to their awful past deeds.
Ms. Tank's Mathematicians at Hoboken HS
Mrs. Tank's Pre-AP Algebra 1 students learned to solve the quadratic equations in standard form using quadratic formula and identified the x-intercepts of a parabola. They also learned how to graph a quadratic function using its x and y intercepts. Students related the coordinates of a vertex of a parabola with the horizontal and vertical transformations of the graph. Algebra 1 students also completed a practice test form B and a test on quadratic functions this week. They also learned to solve quadratic functions using quadratic formulas.
Pre-AP Algebra 2 students learned how to model a sinusoidal function using a given set of data that has a specified amplitude, period and frequency. Students also completed unit-4 performance task "modeling hours of sunlight with a trigonometric function". Mrs. Tank's Pre-Calculus students learned how to find the limits of a slope of a secant and then use the slope to find the equation of the tangent to the function at a specific point. Limits is an overlapping chapter for AP Calculus courses also. Pre-Calculus students also took a practice test on Thursday and a test on limits on Friday.
Ms. Nellin's Chemists at Hoboken HS
The students in CP Chemistry are currently working their last unit of study before we review for finals. They are studying the kinetic molecular theory and how this theory relates to the states of matter. They first explored the relationship between kinetic energy and temperature as well as applying this by doing pressure conversions and making conclusions about temperature and pressure in gasses. They are currently exploring how intermolecular forces affect liquids and how that relates to the kinetic energy of the molecules when going through phase changes. In lab they applied this by creating slime to investigate the viscosity of polymers.
Pre AP Chemistry students learned three basic types of reactions, Precipitation, Oxidation-Reduction and Acids and Bases. They have completed in depth units of precipitation and oxidation-reduction and now are working on the acid and bases. They are learning to recognize an acid base reaction based on 2 of the three definitions for acids and bases. They are exploring the relationship between pH and pOH and how to mathematically represent this.
AP Chemistry is enjoying the post AP exam period of the course. They completed a fun project making an instructional video or music video on a specific chemistry topic. They were able to use their creativity on this project in a way that teaches a specific topic. They have been hard at work in the lab exploring some of the different topics they have learned about. Most would say the highlight was demonstrating stoichiometry and limiting reactants by making s’mores. They really enjoyed teaching each other their technique of roasting marshmallows to a golden brown over a bunsen burner. They are looking forward to a lab making ice cream to demonstrate colligative properties of solutions.
World History, Geography, and Culture - Globalization at Hoboken HS
In September, world history students studied early global connections. Lifetimes away from those days of the old Silk Road and sturdy seafaring caravels, students spent the week gaining understanding of just how interconnected we are in our modern globalized world.
As an opening activity, student groups set out to determine what one article of their clothing (shoes, shirt, . . .etc.) reveals about globalization. Information was taken from product tags and students researched the path that their item took from its life as raw materials to its eventual destination in their possession. Sharing with the greater class, we saw products that required global effort, including all sectors of society, from scientists, to farmers, to factory workers, to shippers, to advertisers, to merchants . . . etc.. Something as simple as a t-shirt, turns out, ain’t that simple.
In subsequent lessons, students examined the effects of increased globalization. While it certainly helps boost global economies and consumerism, increase nutrition and medical advances, and exchange technology and culture, it is not without its costs. Through a series or articles, videos, and charts, students were provided with the information needed to make informed, evidence-based arguments as to whether globalization is a net positive or negative. Whatever the case, the likelihood of the world going back to insular societies is not very likely.
Environmental Science Club at Hoboken HS
Students in Hoboken High School Environmental Science Club visited Pier 14, which houses a small oyster reef and hatchery. Baby oyster larvae were seeded onto wooden boxes and submerged in water in October of last year. Club members were able to see the tiny oysters, measure them, and record this data. Returning in May, the students once again took measurements and were able to see that the oysters have indeed grown. They followed up this trip with a nearby stop at Hoboken Cove, where they went seining. Among the catch were over 50 Atlantic Silverside minnows, an oyster toad fish, Asian Shore Crabs, and more.
Club members also attended the Pequest Trout Hatchery along with the Hudson River Explorers Institute on a field trip. They did a nature walk with DEP biologists and learned about many native and invasive plant species. They saw a 1 pound rainbow trout in a stream and then were able to see the hatchery itself which contains thousands of fish. They were able to observe rainbow trout in a variety of life cycle stages and interact with NJDEP biologists who took them on the tour.
Creative Writing at Hoboken MS
Over the next few weeks our creative writers will be working on creating an original myth. Myths tell stories/provide explanations for how things came to be.
After reading a few myths, our writers will draft their own explanation of how something came to be. In the meantime, students finished Word Association Writing and/or worked on Mood in writing.
8th Grade Math at Hoboken MS
Pre-AP Algebra
Welcome to June everyone!
This week in algebra students embarked full force on the App Creators adventures. Together we learned how to access the student resources as well as the online coding environment. Students considered the idea of an algorithm both in math and the coding world and then learned to transfer these ideas to the creation of “event handlers”- the blocks that do given jobs in our coding environments. Students were also introduced to conditional statements and boolean logic. In this environment students created directions for a bus to take on a field trip and developed an app that connects different germs and how they are transmitted. Students who are already very familiar with coding are expanding their learning by starting to design their own apps. Hopefully the students will share their apps with you!
Pre-Algebra
Woohoo it's June! This week in pre-algebra students embarked full force on the App Creators adventures. Together we learned how to access the student resources as well as the online coding environment. Students considered the idea of an algorithm both in math and the coding world and then learned to transfer these ideas to the creation of “event handlers”- the blocks that do given jobs in our coding environments. Students were also introduced to conditional statements and boolean logic. In this environment students created directions for a bus to take on a field trip and developed an app that connects different germs and how they are transmitted. I hope the students share their excitement about their coding discoveries with you.
7th Grade Math at Hoboken MS
This week in math, students continued to work on Project Lead the Way: Automation & Robotics. They added motors onto their Simple Gear Machines and used VEXcode to program the motor to spin forward. Then, students attached wheels and a “Brain”! We will continue working on PLTW next week.
6th Grade Math at Hoboken MS
This week our 6th grade mathematicians continued to work on the PLTW portion of our mathematics course, “Green Architecture.” Student’s worked on the “Design Process”. Students worked on creating their ideal bedrooms to scale. Students brainstormed what they wanted to put in their bedroom. Students researched different furniture pieces they wanted for their bedroom.
Once done, they had to now transfer those items and use graph paper to equal the exact measurements and items to fit in their room. Using the six elements of design, the students drew their ideal bedrooms on graph paper. Students then learned about the different types of flooring(carpet, tile, hardwood, etc…) and chose a flooring that they liked the best. Next week, students will be learning what sustainable architecture is and why it is important today.
Seining, Oysters and Pequest Hatchery Field Trip
May has been an exciting month for the Hudson River Explorers Institute! The current focus has been to sample and identify a maximum of species. The students have been utilizing various traps to sample benthic (bottom feeding) as well as pelagic (free swimming) species. They have found several blue crabs, mud crabs, Asian shore crabs, glass shrimp, isopods, Atlantic Silverside fish and several oyster toadfish, and more! The students have been taking note of the depth of the traps as well as locations to determine the preference of each species for their specific habitat.
The group has also completed a seining expedition at Hoboken Cove in association with Resilience Paddle Sports. The students found several interesting species that they hadn’t seen before, including sampling an entire school of minnows! The students were also able to observe oysters that have been seeded onto a wooden submersible “oyster reef”. They were able to view the oysters earlier this year when they were still “oyster spat” (oyster larvae) and were able to see how much they’d grown in six months.
Finally, the group had a fun field trip to Pequest Trout Hatchery. This is in association with Trout in the Classroom (we have 50 rainbow trout fry which the students raised from eggs and will be released in mid June!). They were met with DEP biologists who took them on a guided forest walking tour. They helped the students to identify several species of plants, both native and invasive. A highlight was when they went underneath a bridge over a trout stream, and then on top of it, where they spotted a large rainbow trout resting! They also got to see where the trout that are released for stocking are raised. They even got to see how they are fed – by a truck which drives by at high speed and sprays the trout food into all of the tanks!
Some Hoboken HS students met Justin Baldoni - famous actor and director on set of “It ends with Us” starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in Hoboken. #HobokenStudent
Kindergarten at Wallace School
We are proud to say that our little scholars continue to work hard and build on their mountain of knowledge. We started off the week by recalling what Memorial Day means and why we had the day off.
In ELA, we continue to work on our Unit 10 week 2; How can new ideas help us? We worked on our Essential Idea; In what ways are things alike, and how are they different? We read and wrote about our story, All Kinds of Families. This story compares families of different items, such as forks, spoons, and knives,and how they relate to one another and “real” families.
The students had to choose what family they liked, and they wrote about it in our reading/writing companion. Our high-frequency word wall continues to grow with (come and does) to add to our long list of what we have covered already. Our interactive reader: The Perfect Color, helped us review our vocabulary words and it showed us how the blending of colors is like how we blend sounds to make words.
We continued our work with long vowels, this week was /e/e, ee, e_e, and our list of words that we created with long vowels keeps growing. We focused on asking and answering questions for our comprehension strategy and we continue to practice with pronouns and adjectives.
Our writing continues to improve with the use of capital letters, punctuation, and spacing, all with fewer reminders.
In Math, we took a different approach and enjoyed all the games we played this year to help continue to drive our learning. “Build it” and “Race to the top” was played with an emphasis on teen numbers was what we focused on this week. The scholars worked on number bonds and what is the missing number, as well as having the students start from a different number instead of 1 which they have shown great progress. We are proud knowing they can start and stop at different points has been exciting to see.
In Social Studies we continue to use “Move this World,” to help us discuss our emotions and feelings for ourselves and our friends. Scholars have become more aware of how their friends are feeling by seeing their body language and facial expressions. Our scholars are becoming better friends. Our Young Citizens curriculum took them to Egypt, where they discussed the different cultures and the country. The students continue to build their knowledge outside of Hoboken and the world around them, what great explorers they are becoming.
Kindergarten at Brandt School
In ELA, we are learning about words with long e sounds, along with the Sight Words come and does. We also discussed how things are alike and different.
In Math, we are reviewing addition and subtraction and introducing money. In Social Studies we are learning the words to move up ceremony song and practicing choreography!
Kindergarten at Connors School Ms. Fleischer, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Schain, Ms. Bartolotti, Mrs. White, Ms. Romanowski and Mr. Donovan
ELA: Although this week was short, it didn't stop Kindergarteners from having a BLAST! In ELA this week, the phonics focus was long u magic e. Our sight words of the week were who and good. We read the story, What's the Big Idea, Molly? and made predictions and sequenced the beginning, middle, and end. Kindergarteners are becoming expert sequencers! Keep up the great work!
We ended the week with FIELD DAY! Field Day was so much fun! We LOVED the Balloon Toss, Be a Bucketfiller (more water may have ended up on the students than in the buckets!); we challenged ourselves at Hula Hoop Hullabaloo and had the best time racing our friends on the Inflatable. Kindergarteners had the best day ever, and we loved seeing so many smiles throughout the day!
Here is a kindergarten field day video slideshow:
https://drive.google.com/.../1xzlV9LR7es5qtyYbtn5.../view...
Social Studies: This week students learned about Jewish American Heritage Month. Students listened to a read aloud called “The Only One Club” while also learning about different holidays celebrated within this culture. Students also learned about Memorial Day by completing a Memorial Day book.
Math: We worked hard in this short week! Our connors Koala's worked on solving word problems by creating addition and subtraction sentences. Each student was given butterflies and a net. Students were asked to create an addition and subtraction sentence using the materials provided. They did a fantastic job!
1st Grade at Wallace School
ELA-This week during ELA we are focusing on our essential question: "How Do We Help Others?" We read several stories, including: Anansi's Sons, All Kinds of Helpers and Meet Rosina. We revisited the topic of possessive pronouns and antonyms. We discussed the author's purpose and how it's easy as PIE (Persuade, Inform and Entertain). Lastly, we practiced sorting words based on the final stable syllable and vowel teams.
Math-We wrapped up our last chapter in our math workbook which was all about 3D shapes: cubes, spheres, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and so many more! Now we are second graders in training and our focus will be preparation for that. We started the topic of money-learning all the types of coins, the value of each coin, who is on the coin and how to skip count by the value with multiple types of coins together. We will then start the topic of addition and subtraction with regrouping.
Social Studies- This week during our social studies periods, we started to reflect on our first grade year; from all of the fun we had, to all of the different topics we learned about, friendships we made and challenges we overcame. In doing so, we are in the process of writing and making our memory books. We will also discuss and write about the history of Wallace School.
1st Grade at Brandt School
This week in first grade ELA, students used a realistic fiction mentor text to retell and identify the author's purpose. Carrying over from last week, students continued to practice cause and effect. In phonics, students were introduced to 3 letter consonant blends str, spl, spr, scr, shr and thr. Additionally, students engaged in practice with pronouns and compound words.
In Math, students are continuing to learn about 2D and 3D shapes and their characteristics. Students have been practicing using vocabulary words such as vertices, edges and sides. Students were able to identify different 2D and 3D shapes and real life examples of each shape. Students have been reviewing telling time to the hour and half hour.
In Writing, students read the mentor text Couch Potato then practiced reflecting on what they read by expressing how they will not be a couch potato this summer break!
1st Grade at Connors School Ms. Sheridan, Ms. Klag, Ms. Vayda, Ms. White and Ms. Stinson
ELA: This week in ELA we continued with Unit 6 week 3. In phonics we focused on rhyming words with silent letters and cause and effect events in a story. Students completed their first opinion writing piece. They completed the writing process and did an amazing job writing strong reasons to support their opinions. We started our second opinion writing topic. For this one, students are writing the best place to get food in Hoboken. We can't wait to send them home for you to read!
Math: First graders continued learning all about 3D shapes. We were able to name the shape, and the number of edges, faces and vertices each shape has by creating a 3D sand castles and completing an exit ticket that tells how many of each it has. Students will continue learning about 3D shapes by building different structures and learning that 2 solid figures put together can make a new one! Great job first graders!
Social Studies: This week we continued discussing chapter 7 in Young Citizens. This chapter is called, “How Are Other People the Same and Different from Me?” We reviewed the seven continents. We played a little trivia game asking questions like, “What are the 7 continents?” Or “What continent do we live on?” The children had so much fun with this and they did a great job. Then we learned about what a globe is. We learned that a globe is a model of the world. We looked at some globes in the classroom. I would ask them to point out certain continents and oceans. We discussed what a Cartographer is and what they do. The children enjoyed analyzing maps and globes. We can’t wait to learn more next week!
2nd Grade at Wallace School
It was an exciting week for second graders at Wallace School as we headed into June! Students are looking forward to all the fun festivities June has to offer: field day, end of year celebrations, the academic pep rally to name a few.
In ELA, second graders worked on comparative endings. They sorted adjectives into three categories: base word, comparative, and superlative. Students used sentence clues to determine when to use each word. Students also worked on answering open ended comprehension questions using text evidence from our weekly stories. Our genres this week are fiction and realistic fiction. They used key details in their written responses. Students engaged in dynamic and collaborative conversations about their reading comprehension and writing. This type of engagement is just wonderful to see!
In Math this week, students worked on line plots and bar graphs. Students created their own line plots using data on how many teeth students lost. They communicated their mathematical understanding with their peers. Students also worked on two digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. Second graders continued to work on math drills focusing on skip counting, addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
With a few weeks left of school, Wallace School Superstar Second Graders are excited to finish the year strong!
2nd Grade at Brandt School
Second grade had a busy week filled with a lot of science activities, reading, and math skills!
In Math, students have continued working on Unit 7 which is all about even and odd numbers. Students have been deciding if amounts can be split into teams and partners. We have also started tying arrays and repeated addition into multiplication and understanding division.
In Reading, we have been reviewing a variety of skills from the year. We focused on nonfiction text features and finding details in a story.
In Writing, we have been working on our rough drafts for our animal research projects. We found a lot of different facts and information by reading non fiction texts and put our ideas to paper. We will be revising and editing our writing next week!
In Social Studies, we have been working on showing kindness and skills on how to be a good friend. We discussed the importance of Memorial Day and why we celebrate.
Finally, for Science, some classes participated in a variety of projects and activities to review different skills from the beginning of the year. These include understanding the design process and the steps engineers take to invent new things, and describing the properties of matter and making observations.
2nd Grade at Wallace School Ms. Garcia, Ms. Rinaldi, Ms. Pokorny, Ms. Criqui and Ms. Romanowski
ELA: This week our shining students worked on finding out the central idea and relevant details of the story "The Life of a Dollar Bill". The essential question was "how do we use money?" Students used bar graphs to help them support the details from the story. The phonics skill for the week was open and closed syllables. The vocabulary strategy was context clues. In writing, students started to work on expository writing. They had the choice to research an influential person or research an animal. They worked on their pre-writes and researched on GetEpic. They are going to be starting their drafts next week!
Math: This week in math students began unit 7, which introduced fundamentals of multiplication. We investigated different numbers and determined if they could be split into partners, with none leftover. We also determined if they could be split into two equal teams, with none leftover. Based on our findings, we came up with characteristics of even and odd numbers. Students will continue to develop these concepts into the building blocks of multiplication over the coming week.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we started Chapter 5 titled "What does it take to make a state?". We were able to use our desk maps to help us locate specific locations. We were introduced to a raised relief map, which we love using because of the texture in it. We learned how to locate natural features on a map by using the map key. We were also able to analyze how natural features influence where people live in the United States, as well as our own state of New Jersey. We ended the week by being able to point out our state's capital, as well as a bordering state, ocean, river, and mountain range. We are so excited to continue learning next week!
Field Day: We had such a blast on Thursday at Field Day! We played goofy games and ran through the inflatable course. We had very competitive rounds of tug o' war and enjoyed the colorful parachute. We also had a 3-legged race and a sack race with our classes. Since the weather was nice and hot, it was so great to be able to cool off with some water games, such as filling the bucket and tossing water balloons. Beach ball bonanza and hula hoop hullabaloo were also crowd favorites. Thanks to all of the parent volunteers who helped make this amazing day a huge success!
Early Childhood Education Highlights
Preschool at Wallace School
For the month of May, students observed and learned about caterpillars and butterflies. Science Eyese and Learning Facts were a few of the activities the students were able to work on while they observed and studied the insects. The class created a KWL chart and read MANY non fiction books to answer questions they had. Students learned and applied new words such as metamorphosis, molting, migration, chrysalis, larva, pupa, proboscis, thorax, and abdomen.
Having the caterpillars in the classroom and watching them change into butterflies made the pictures in our books come to life. Unfortunately, the day came to release our beautiful butterflies into their own habitats. We are going to miss having them in the classroom!
Preschool at St. Francis School
This week room 406, Mile Square Early Learning Center located at the St- Francis site, explored their creativity and imagination in a unique way. The young artists engaged in a Venger Collage activity, utilizing various shapes to create vibrant and dynamic artwork.
This Tools of the Mind activity does not only encourage their artistic abilities, but also fosters cognitive development and critical thinking skills by manipulating and arranging shapes. This activity also allows children to develop spatial skills and improve their understanding of how objects fit together in one given space.
Preschool at Rue Mile Square
It’s time to say goodbye to our butterflies in Room 100! While releasing them in the park, one landed on one of our friends!
Preschool at Rue HOPES
Oh my! Can you believe the school year is almost over? This week in Ms. Melissa and Ms. Mel’s classroom, the class has been practicing and getting things ready for their Moving Up Ceremony next week. The students are so excited to perform for their families and move up to Pre-K 4!
Preschool at Jubilee
In Jubilee 103, Ms. Lesley and Ms. Sonny have been exploring centers more in depth with the students by helping to facilitate meaningful play by using adult scaffolding.
The students always enjoy working in their centers and they collaborate and create ideas to have meaningful play. The students assign roles and have discussions about the intention of what their goals are in the centers.
Preschool at Connors School
In Ms. Dimitra’s and Ms. Erika's class, Connors 001, the students observed the class caterpillars and watched them grow. Students read books about butterflies and learned all about them. The class caterpillars grew and grew before turning into butterflies.
The students talked about the different colors that they saw on the butterflies, the different parts of a butterfly, drew pictures, and finally the class went outside and released the butterflies. v
Preschool at Calabro School
We love math at Calabro School! The Numerals Game is a Tools of the Mind math activity that requires students to alternate roles of being the “doer” and the “checker”. The “doer” receives a small card and counts out that number of manipulatives.
The “checker” then checks to see if their partner has the correct amount of manipulatives. This game helps students develop proficiency in one to one correspondence.
Preschool at Brandt School
HOPES CAP Inc. 5th Art Auction took place last week. This year's theme was Travel Around the World. Each class was assigned a country. During the whole month the class was working on their class painting for the auction. It was definitely a work in progress!
Room 105 was assigned a country whose flag is dark blue, yellow and red. The country is located in Europe and if you guessed Romania, you would be correct! The students used the colors of the Romanian flag as an inspiration for the painting. Students learned that the national flower of Romania is Rosa Canina - the wild species of rose. First, the class painted a blue background and did the second layer the week after. The class took the painting outside to splash some yellow paint on it. Then, the students worked on painting the rose in the middle. The students signed their names on the back of the painting.
Congratulations to Camila’s family who placed the highest bid for the painting and will display it in their new home!
Preschool at 770 Jackson
Students in Ms. Tania’s class have been observing environmental changes, such as the seasons and how the trees outside of school have changed over the course of time.
In the beginning stages of Spring, students observed buds beginning to form on the ends of the branches of the trees, followed by white petals, pink petals, and now finally, big and beautiful green leaves.
The students made predictions about how the colors would continue to change and what the final result they thought might be. They excitedly reviewed their predictions and were thrilled to take their magnifying glasses outdoors to explore and observe!
Wallace Preschool Wildcats
In Ms Delgado’s class the students have been practicing the alphabet using different fine motor skills. They really enjoyed making the alphabet out of playdough. The students are enjoying exploring and playing in the different centers with their peers.
The tent for the camping theme has been the classroom favorite! You can find the students reading a book queitly in there or even exploring some of table toys activities. The class started to use Yoga to help them wind down.
Redwings in Action: Hoboken High School Athletics
Redwings Softball Honors
Congratulations to the following Softball Players on receiving all leauge awards yesterday for the HCIAL American Division:
All Divison1st Team
Amaiah Richardson
Isabella Pisano
Honorable Mentions
Alexa Bracero
Jolie Jacobelli
Redwings Softball Honors
Congratulations to the following Baseball Players on receiving all league awards yesterday for the HCIAL National Division:
Player of the Year
Jonathan Salinas
Pitcher of the Year
Ethan Ortiz
Coach of the Year
Coach Benway
All Division 1st Team
Tyler Shawlinski, CF
Mike D’Antonio, Utility
Adrian Tavera, Utility
Honorable Mentions
Benny Cecala, Infield
Connor Shawlinski, Infield
Redwings Track
Survive and Advance! The Redwings competed for two days at the N2G1 state sectionals at Ridge High School.
The 4x100 relay team of Xaiden Simmons, Damian Vizcarrondo, Hudson Tseng, and Aleksander Gray placed 2nd with a time of 45.47. Simmons also placed in a tie for 3rd in the 100m dash (11.55), 3rd in the 200m dash (23.48) and 6th in the 400m (53.01).
On the Girls side ,Samantha Gotimer placed 3rd in the 3200m (12:49) and 4th in the 1600m (5:44).
All mentioned qualified and advanced to the Group 1 Championships next weekend at Franklin High School in Somerset. #RedwingsTrack #HereWeComeHoboken
Congratulations to the following team members for receiving All-County honors this season:
Xaiden Simmons: Tied 2nd Team All County for the 100m Dash
Samantha Gotimer: Honorable Mention in the 3200m
#RedwingsTrack #HereWeComeHoboken
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