School Newsletter
Principal’s Message
Dear Parents:
In 4th and 5th grades, many kids become less interested in reading for fun. To keep your child interested in books, try these everyday ways to encourage a positive and fun attitude toward language.
Assign a News Story
Have your child investigate an everyday mystery. Give him a notebook and ask him to find out and report back on what everyone thinks about cuckoo clocks or zucchini or what the popular opinion is on bedtime.
Tell Me a Joke
Give your child a joke book and encourage her to commit it to memory so she can develop a comedy routine. Kids of this age love jokes and will relish the challenge. If your child is a joke collector, suggest she starts a "joke journal."
Board Games
Games like Scrabble Jr. and Boggle Jr. are an excellent way to build vocabulary and word recognition and are really fun to play. Why not pull the family together and hold a weekly board game night?
Everyone's a Critic
If your child is hard to pry from the TV, encourage him to write reviews of his favorite shows so he can tell you why watching the show is valuable. This is also a great activity for music and movies.
Keep a Calendar
Give your child a wall calendar and encourage her to write down assignments, dates, games, and even what you had for dinner. Simple tasks like this show how useful writing and reading can be and keep her practicing basic skills.
Comics and Baseball Cards
Keep your child reading in non-traditional ways through comic books, baseball, and trading cards. Since they're easy to carry, they're great for car trips and waiting in line.
Tell Ghost Stories
Don't wait for Halloween to bring out the flashlights and spooky stories. Bring storytelling into your weekly routine and exchange a new eerie tale every week. Your child will enjoy searching for the next thrilling tale.
License Plate Game
On long trips, challenge your child to find a license plate from every state on fellow travelers' cars. Or, see how quickly he can find the letters in the alphabet in order on license plates or billboards.
What's the Word?
Tell your child the definition of a word and challenge her to come up with which word it might be. Or, make it more open-ended and see how many synonyms she can come up with for a certain word, such as "happy."
Sincerely,
Brian J. Byrne
Principal
Nurse’s Corner:
Attention all parents of 5th grade students. If your child will be 11 years old prior to entering 6th grade, they need to have their meningitis and tetanus vaccines before September. All children after the age 11 will need these vaccines also. They are required by the State of New Jersey.
Upcoming Events
May
14 – 18 NJ Ask Testing Make ups Grade 4
18 4th Marking Period Progress Reports
28 Memorial Day – School Closed
30 Middle School Visitation for Grade 5 Classes:
(Mrs. Antonello, Mrs. Catizone, Miss Douglas & Mrs. Haines)
31 Middle School Visitation for Grade 5 Classes:
(Miss Amelio, Mrs. Fialcowitz & Mrs. Quigley)
31 Spring Band & Chorus Concert @ HS 7 p.m.
June
5 Field Day @ H.S. (5/6 – Rain Date)
12 Moving Up Day 9:00 a.m. (All Purpose Room)
6/13 – 15 Half Day Schedule
6/15 Last Day for Students (1/2 day)
*****ATTENTION*****
All Middle School Students
Safety Town Helpers
Do you remember Safety Town and all the fun you had? Wish you could do it all over again? Please volunteer to be one of our Safety Town helpers this summer. Safety Town will be held at Durban Avenue School during the weeks of July 9th through the 20th. You will have to be available from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please call Mrs. Hensz at Hudson Maxim School at (973) 398-8807 if you are interested.
HEPTO NEWS
Field Day is around the corner, and we are looking for volunteers!! If you are available on Tuesday, June 5th from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., please email, text or call to volunteer at the number/email address(es) below. The rain date is set for Wednesday, June 6th.
Our next annual HEPTO election meeting will be held on Monday, June 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Hudson Maxim. The nominees are as follows:
Coordinator: Stacy Bautz
Treasurer: Wendy Sutton
Secretary: Maria Dockendorf
Hudson Maxim President: Koren Bostrom
Hudson Maxim Vice President: Available
Tulsa Trail President: Kim Presti
Tulsa Trail Vice President: Sondra Kiss
Durban Avenue President: Christine Wiemer
Durban Avenue Vice President: Kristen Desimone
Please remember we are always collecting Campbell Soup Labels, Box Tops, used toner/ink cartridges, Lunchable containers, juice pouches, cell phones and other electronic recyclables. The collection boxes are located outside the main office.
Thank you for your continued support! If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.
Rebeca Bovair,President Que William,VicePresident
973-296-3389 732-485-3575
tigger5@optonline.net q.r.williams1@gmail.com
Main Office: 973 398-8805 Nurse’s Office: 973 770-8882 Attendance: 973 770-8888