Students at the Kindergarten Center take part in a variety of activities and lessons about school and community safety throughout the school year. With summer just a few weeks away, students took part in SAFE KIDS. This program provided students safety lessons regarding home, pool, and pedestrian safety as well as lessons on staying hydrated during the summer months. Thank you to Nurse Erica for inviting the Safe Kids Bergen County Coalition from Hackensack Meridian Health and for the cooperation of the Rutherford Police who worked with HMH to deliver the successful program. … [Read more...] about Safe Schools Day
Summer Jumpstart Program for Students Entering Kindergarten or Grade 1
Rutherford Public Schools Summer Jumpstart Program registration is now open to any registered student entering kindergarten or first grade in September 2019. This program is designed to offer young students an opportunity to be better prepared for kindergarten and grade one. Students will be involved in both academic and social activities that are appropriate to their age group. If you are interested and have completed the registration process for the 2019-2020 school year, please complete the attached application and return to the Board of Education with your payment before May 15, … [Read more...] about Summer Jumpstart Program for Students Entering Kindergarten or Grade 1
April Showers Bring May Flowers
Thank you to the Kindergarten Center PTA for donating more than 200 flowers to the school! Members of the PTA and the Rutherford Police Department joined the students and staff in a day of planting. The school looks beautiful because of everyone's hard work and the students were proud to participate just in time for Earth Day! … [Read more...] about April Showers Bring May Flowers
K9 Visit
Officers Mike and Pat, from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit, visited the Kindergarten Center on March 28th. Students learned of the various ways the K9 Unit supports local and county law enforcement agencies. This informative visit included a demonstration by K9 Sany, that impressed the crowd of excited children and staff alike! … [Read more...] about K9 Visit
March Madness
The excitement this month at the Kindergarten Center is hard to ignore. The Kindergarten Center kicked off the month celebrating Dr. Seuss, collected Pennies for Patients, and said goodbye to winter with a school wide assembly on penguins. As the students embraced the first day of spring you can't help but notice the excitement in the air. Students are engaged in exciting projects, learning about different cultural celebrations, and parents visited, sharing their expertise on a variety of topics. We are looking forward to all that is to come as we head into the last few months at the … [Read more...] about March Madness