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Library celebrates accomplishments of summer readers
The Alfred Baumann Library's “Universe of Stories” summer program went out with a “big bang!” Over 350 children, parents, and grandparents gathered to celebrate all of the children’s reading accomplishments and participation in Library programs over the summer.
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District receives $261K grant to expand pre-K program
The Woodland Park School District was one of 28 that were notified this week of pre-K expansion grant funding awards. This $20 million in funding to the 28 districts means that approximately 1,450 additional children across the state will have access to quality pre-K.
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Special Police Officer to be stationed at each school this year
At the Sept. 4 Borough Council meeting, the Borough swore in three Special Police Officers, who will serve in our Borough schools. Police Chief Eileen Tiernan said that the three bring a wealth of experience to the district.
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Facilities offer fresh, new workspaces for students
Over the summer, a number of spaces were renovated in the three district schools.
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Students use straws to build freestanding towers
Students in Mrs. Szorc's science class at Beatrice Gilmore School in Woodland Park took on a big challenge. In order to win first prize in the Tiny Towers contest, students had to design and build the tallest freestanding tower possible using only 30 straws. The winning tower, pictured below, measured six feet tall.
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Animal Club wraps up year with trip to Turtle Back Zoo
The Woodland Park Animal Club visited The Turtle Back Zoo as the final activity of the school year. This year, there were many zoo babies to observe. Most had been born just a few weeks prior to their visit.
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STRIVE students Skype with data scientist
Third and fourth grade STRIVE students at Beatrice Gilmore School recently enjoyed Skyping with a data scientist from South Africa.
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Second graders create robot prototypes
During Ms. McGinnis' second grade STEAM class at Charles Olbon School in Woodland Park, students self-selected groups and used the engineering design process to create prototypes of robots that will help keep the environment clean. The students planned, built, tested, improved, and even named their unique robots.
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Beatrice Gilmore students create Earth Day Challenge
Seven third grade students at Beatrice School Gilmore in Woodland Park took the initiative to create an Earth Day Challenge. They created the idea, fliers, posters and did morning PA announcements. Several students participated over Spring Break doing such acts as planting trees with their grandparent, collecting trash from the neighborhood with their mom and lots of recycling and reusing. Winners were selected and were awarded a prize from Pomptonian Food Services.
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WP Education Association fundraiser a celebration of life
The Woodland Park Education Association PRIDE Committee, along with the teachers at Memorial Middle School, held an 8th grade class fundraiser for 8th grade student, Josephine Palman, who has been diagnosed with a brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG.)
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Beatrice Gilmore students bringing stories to life
Students in Miss Webb's and Mr. Rizzo's third grade classes at Beatrice Gilmore have been participating in the Young Audiences program throughout March. The students read related passages and used various art forms to demonstrate their comprehension of those passages. Most recently, they worked in groups to choose one scene to act out in a "tableaux vivant." With guidance from Ms. Flynn from Young Audiences, the class added dialogue into each tableaux.
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Second grade teachers learn about storytelling program
Charles Olbon teachers learned the power of storytelling through improvisation at a faculty meeting. Dodge Theatre to Learn Professional Learning Community will be working with the second grade team to implement the Theatre to Learn curriculum.
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Flashlight Friday enhances independent reading
Students in Mrs. Wilson's Language Arts classroom utilized "Flashlight Friday" to enhance their independent reading with small flashlights.
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Memorial School students compete in academic triathlon
Memorial Middle School hosted an academic triathlon last week for 7th grade students from schools in the Passaic County Gifted & Talented Consortium. One of the two Memorial School teams placed second in the event, which had students competing in three different rounds: theoretical, knowledgeable, and practical.
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Kindness Challenge results in thousands of logged acts
Woodland Park District Schools recently completed the "Think Kindness" 15 Day Challenge. They were competing against 7,000 other schools in their efforts to become "Kindness Ninjas" and become the kindness school district in America.
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Science rocks at Beatrice Gilmore School
Mrs. Szorc's students at Beatrice Gilmore have been observing and researching the unique properties of rocks through a microscope. They had a visit from Mr. Rich, who brought in a huge specimen of an amethyst in its raw form. This rock has been in his family for three generations. How cool is that?
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Fourth graders are working to become playwrights
Students in Mrs. Yesenosky's class at Beatrice Gilmore excitedly began their playwriting project - turning prose into drama. They have been working to turn a fable into a play.
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Eighth graders take on staff in volleyball game
On April 5 after school, Memorial School 8th grade students took on a team of teachers and staff at a fundraising volleyball game for the 8th Grade Dance Committee.
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Beatice Gilmore students write poems inspired by spring
On the recent World Poetry Day, students in Ms. Capo's class at Beatrice Gilmore School wrote free verse poems inspired by spring.
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District schools celebrate Music In Our Schools Month
March has been designated for the observance of “Music In Our Schools Month” (MIOSM) by NAfME, the National Association for Music Education. It is a time in which school districts recognize the importance of music in all children’s educational experiences.
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Memorial teacher, student honored by Borough Council
Memorial School English teacher Rosemary Ficarra and 8th grader Josephine Palman, who is battling cancer, were among four honored by the Mayor and Council as part of Women’s History Month for helping to shape and inspire the community.
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Magic show brings favorite books to life
Charles Olbon and Beatrice Gilmore Schools received a visit from the Reading Rocks assembly program on March 13. The programs were funded by the Home & School Associations. Joe Holiday's Reading Rocks Magic Show is a literacy assembly that blends stage magic, comedy, music and audience participation.
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Indoor recess allows for creative Knex time
Students use Knex to create miniature figurines or objects during indoor recess at Beatrice Gilmore School. Shown are students from Mrs. Seavy and Mrs. D'Astolfo's classes, who created such things as an ice cream cone, fish, weightlifter, dune buggy, and tow truck. The projects showed great collaboration and communication,
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Beatrice Gilmore Newspaper Club publishes first edition
Mrs. Yesenosky and Mr. Krakower have been working with Beatrice Gilmore School students who are part of the Newspaper Club during their lunch time. They have recently completed their very first edition of "Buddy's News," which is a digital newspaper the students created for their peers.
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Local educational leaders present at conference
District Superintendent Dr. Michele Pillari, Little Falls School District Superintendent Tracy Marinelli, Totowa School District Superintendent Patricia Capitelli and Passaic Valley Regional High School Superintendent Dr. JoAnn Cardillo on March 15 gave a presentation on collaborative school practices at the New Jersey Association of School Administrators' Women's Leadership Conference, held in Somerset.
