Washington School Principal, Mr. Bill Mulcahy, and Student Assistance Counselor, Ms. Emily Bregman, presented a workshop yesterday titled Building Resiliency and Independence in K-3 Children. This workshop is part of the district-wide Parent Academy initiative and the Washington School Second Cup of Coffee series. The next workshop on this topic is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4. … [Read more...] about Building Resiliency and Independence in K-3 Students
RHS is Victorious in Annual Spelling Bee
Rutherford High School was once again victorious in the annual Spelling Bee against Becton Regional High School. Over the three-hour competition held on Wednesday, November 27th, students in the National Honor Society dazzled the audience with their spellings of such difficult words as: echelon, surreptitious, genealogical, velociraptor, machination, epicurean, gubernatorial, inquietude, and anticoagulant. Congratulations to the students in both schools who participated. The overall winning student was also from RHS. Congratulations to Rian Chowdhury! [Read more...] about RHS is Victorious in Annual Spelling Bee
“It’s Nice to Eat with Friends!”
Wednesday was extra special as the Kindergarten Center kicked off the holiday weekend. Students participated in a school-wide feast with friends, sang along to their favorite Thanksgiving tunes, and created a classroom quilt! Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! … [Read more...] about “It’s Nice to Eat with Friends!”
Parent Academy Hosts Bar Modeling Workshop
Ms. Egar-Smith, a second grade teacher at Lincoln School, reviewed the bar modeling strategy with parents of students in elementary school. Ms. Egar-Smith reviewed the steps needed to solve a problem and then guided parents as they used bar models to solve word problems. The Parent Academy is hosting its next event at Washington School on December 4th at 8:30 a.m. This workshop will be focused on building independence and resiliency in students in grades K-3. … [Read more...] about Parent Academy Hosts Bar Modeling Workshop
Attitude of Gratitude
Students at the Kindergarten Center have been focusing on gratitude during the month of November. Expressing thankfulness and appreciation for both the big and small things throughout the day has been encouraged and will be going forward. We are appreciative of the kindness of the Kindergarten Center families during the annual food drive. This is one of several acts of community service done at the Kindergarten Center. Our partnership with the RPD to feed the Humvee as a culminating activity is an exciting way to recognize the kindness of our students and their … [Read more...] about Attitude of Gratitude