Rutherford Public Schools, Rutherford, New Jersey
Welcome back to an exciting 2019-2020 school year! School opens for all students on Thursday, September 5th. Throughout the summer many teachers came to school and prepared their classrooms to make them exciting and welcoming. Our maintenance and custodial staff worked diligently to get our school organized and clean. The first day of school will certainly be a very positive event for the … [Read More...] about Back to School Information
Students trekked across the United States to explore our nation’s national parks. In reading class students compared and contrasted different national parks. They created souvenirs for each park they visited. They made t-shirts, keychains, mugs, pennants, and stuffed animals. This week in math, students successfully planned road trips to the Jersey Shore, New York City, Canada, and … [Read More...] about Road Trippin’
It’s hard to believe that we are halfway through the program! In addition to pre-assessing students, here is a quick peek at what the students accomplished the past few weeks. In kindergarten students recognized and learned the sounds of the letters A through N. They identified the numbers 1 - 6 and practiced counting numbers while making crafts. Students have been busy practicing writing their … [Read More...] about Jumpstart
Students soared through the second theme learning about flight. In Reading, students used their strategies to identify main idea, problem & solution, story elements, cause and effect, and non-fiction text features. Students collaborated to discuss facts learned about the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, hot air ballooning and parachuting. Did you know that roosters and sheep were the first … [Read More...] about Summer Enrichment Academy Soars
This year Rutherford Public Schools introduced a Summer Enrichment Academy to provide students with academic experiences based on gifted and talented teaching principles. Students attend class from 8:30- 12:30 p.m. and engage in thematic units using hands-on exploration. Students investigate a topic for the week. The first topic, "Under the Sea" was a splash! Students swam through the first … [Read More...] about Summer Enrichment Academy Goes Under the Sea
