2nd Grade Author’s Tea Party Many people aspire to write a book in their lifetime. The second grade students at Clarendon School had the opportunity to get a head start in achieving this dream by writing a class book about what makes each of them unique. Each second grader became a published author and illustrator throughout the 2017-2018 school year. All classes were engaged in every step of the writing process to accomplish their goal. This included sending their work out to a publishing company to have it published into a hardcover book. The books are now currently placed on the shelves of their classroom libraries. To celebrate their students’ success, Ms. Herrmann, Mrs. Amato-Lewis and Mrs. Mongiello held book release tea parties in their classrooms on Tuesday, May 15th. During this time, friends and family were welcomed to come in to meet the young authors and commend them for this wonderful accomplishment.
4th Grade Trip to State House On May 16th the 4th grade took a trip to the NJ state museum and Old Barracks Museum in Trenton.
April Bucketfilling Winners! April Bucketfilling Winners!Kindergarten- Frankie FalcoFirst Grade- Efstathios TsirogiannisSecond Grade- Amir KaabianpourThird Grade- Aarya PatelFourth Grade- Sanay SridharFifth Grade- Gianna Modica
Fifth Grade News The fifth grade students of Clarendon and Huber Street Schools recently engaged in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. They had the opportunity to have a questions and answer video conference with NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson, currently is a visiting Distinguished Professor and Boise State University. Mrs. Patricia Smeyers, 5th grade teacher at Clarendon School, works part-time with Dr. Swanson and their BSU STEM faculty. Since his retirement in 2015, Dr. Swanson devotes his life to educating our youth and college students with inspirational STEM activities. After working on an aeronautics unit with Mrs. Smeyers, his content curriculum writer, she invited the former astronaut to a question and answer session with the Secaucus fifth grades. The students are currently studying a health/STEM lesson about life in space, living on the ISS (International Space Station), and the effects of zero gravity on an astronauts’ bones and muscles. The students are utilizing Newton's Laws of Motion to develop a sport for an astronaut to participate in while on the International Space Station,in order to keep healthy and fit for their return home to Earth. Dr. Swanson, a PhD. in Computer Science, presented excellent information for their STEM projects, while also providing a unique opportunity to speak with a NASA STEM expert and receive inspiration, training, and educational advice for their futures. All participants are grateful to Dr. Swanson for the time and effort he volunteered to interact with and inspire our fifth graders.
St. Jude News On Sunday, March 25th The Secaucus Max Challenge sponsored a St. Jude event. The event featured Kids Zumba, Arts & Crafts and an adult cardio class. Sending a big thank you to all who donated and participated to this special event. Thank you to the owner Zamir Kalyani and his staff for a fun-filled day for children and adults. Zamir Kalyani is a former Huber Street and Secaucus High School student who was honored to give back to his community.