Cedar Grove Mayor Peter Tanella reads Horton Hears a Who! to second grade students at South End School.
Cedar Grove Mayor Peter Tanella visited South End School on Friday to celebrate Read Across America. Tanella read Horton Hears a Who! to second grade students to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss.
Cedar Grove residents will host 'Family Fun Day' American Cancer Society benefit at Snapology of Northern New Jersey.
Parents at Cedar Grove's North End and South End schools have come up with a unique way to not only raise money for the American Cancer Society, but to raise awareness and provide a day of fun activities for local children. They’ve agreed to team up with Little Falls-based Snapology of Northern New Jersey on Saturday, March 2, to host a “Family Fun Day” of building activities for children from 12 to 6 p.m. There will be a $10 charge to participate, with half the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Melissa and Paul Skabich of Cedar Grove are organizing the event and partnering with Donna Meccia, also of Cedar Grove, who opened Snapology of Northern New Jersey in November 2012. Snaology, located at 195 Paterson Avenue in Little …
Mark your calendars with these important reminders.
Verona students go back to school on Thursday, Sept. 6. Cedar Grove students return the following Monday, Sept. 10. Here are a few dates to keep in mind for both districts as you plan the next few months. If you have anything to add, please let us know in the comments section below or email jack.durschlag@patch.com. The Verona school district is closed on Monday, Sept. 17 and on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Students have half-days for teacher professional development on Monday, Oct. 8 and Wednesday, Oct. 31. In November, schools are closed on Nov. 6, 8, and 9, and for Thanksgiving on Nov. 22 and 23. On Dec. 21, there will be another half-day for teacher professional development. Schools also are closed starting Monday, Dec. 24, re-opening on …
Cedar Grove projects include replacement of roofs, windows and doors at high school, Leonard R. Parks Elementary School, North End Elementary School and South End Elementary School.
While Cedar Grove students have spent their summer going to camp, swimming, spending time outdoors and relaxing, the Cedar Grove School District has been hard at work on four new projects to revitalize the schools for September. Four schools — Leonard R. Parks Elementary School, North End Elementary School, South End Elementary School and Cedar Grove High School — are each undergoing roof facelifts. In fact, work on the new roof on the Leonard R. Park School has already been completed, at a cost of $685,392. Additional work at the North End School will include replacing windows and both interior and exterior doors will cost $1,393,000. “The current doors are the original doors from when the school was built in 1955, same with the windows…
Fourth-grade students participate in motivational school reading program
Fourth-grade students at South End Elementary School recently participated in a Battle of the Books competition hosted by school library media specialist Tracy Reilly. According to officials from the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, "The Battle of the Books is a reading motivation program. The goals of the program are to encourage reading for pleasure, broaden reading interest, and recognize students who enjoy reading." The annual Battle of the Books list consists of 15 books selected by librarians from the group and includes books written by popular authors in a variety of genres such as biography, humor, science fiction, fantasy, adventure, historical fiction and realistic fiction. At the school, preparation for the …
Ava Silverman's writes winning essay on treatment of students with disabilities.
South End Elementary School fourth grader Ava Silverman recently won an essay contest sponsored by the Essex County Bar Association. The essay question was "What would you do if you saw a person making fun of a student with disabilities and what would you do to make sure that students with disabilities are treated the same as students who do not have disabilities." Silverman's winning essay was entitled, "One Door Closes, but Another One Opens."
$4.5 million will be used for projects at Cedar Grove High School, South End School and North End School.
The Cedar Grove School District was recently named the recipient of more than $4.5 million worth of grants from the Christie Administration for projects at three Cedar Grove schools. The $4,597,995 grant, via the state’s Schools Development Authority, will help pay for work at Cedar Grove (Memorial) High School, South End Elementary School and North End Elementary School. At the high school, the grant will help pay for replacement of windows, doors, ceilings and roofs, as well as the installation of a new rooftop heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. At both elementary schools, the monies will help pay for window replacement, doors and a roof. The local share for the projects will be $6,896,993.
Batchmaker's Ice Cream of Cedar Grove and teachers provide snacks for participants.
On April 26, Batchmakers Ice Cream, 481 Pompton Ave. in Cedar Grove, held a fund-raiser for South End School in Cedar Grove. Teachers and staff from the school served ice cream, and students and their families showed up en masse to enjoy. Thanks to the generosity of owner Joe Gasparino and the hard work of the faculty, the school raised $643.38.
Students honor Autism Awareness Month with day of wearing blue clothing.
Students at Cedar Grove's South End School wore blue clothing on April 2 to show their support and raise awareness for Autism Awareness Month.
Students, teachers participate in fun night at school.
Students at the South End Elementary School recently took part in a Bingo night at the school. Along with the students and their families, teachers also played a role by calling out numbers and handing out prizes.
Michelle Cicala
1:29 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Wow congratulations Ava!!!! Love Julianna more ›