The Battle of the Books The Battle of the Books competition is a reading incentive program designed to encourage students to read quality award winning literature. To prepare for the competition, the students select three to four of 15 books to read and come together in groups to demonstrate their abilities and to test their knowledge of the content within the books. Our teams consist of six students. There are a total of 15 books that the team must read. Each student is responsible for at least three books and must complete a memory jogger to prepare for the battle. The completed memory joggers were typed and shared via Google Docs to ensure all 15 books are covered for the team.On Thursday, June 7, 2018, students from both Clarendon and Huber Street Schools formed one team and participated in the Hudson County Battle of the Books Competition. The venue for this event was Washington Middle School located in Harrison, New Jersey. Our fifth grade team battled it out with six teams within Hudson County. Secaucus tied for first place with North Bergen and Kearny for several rounds and placed 3rd in Hudson County in the tiebreaker round. North Bergen placed 2nd and Kearny took home the 1st place win!
Clarendon Drama Club Clarendon School drama club members in 4th and 5th grade put on a wonderful two night performance of Willy Wonka Jr. The talented students memorized lines, songs and dance routines. A special thank you to Director, Mrs. Maleesa Lamatine for arranging this performance and to our PTA for sponsoring this event by supplying the lights and sound system.
3rd Grade Reading Fair The third graders at Clarendon School showcased their love for reading at the second annual Reading Fair. The students promoted a book by displaying its literary elements and dressing up as their favorite character. They also had some fun at the character selfie station!
Torch Run Students in Clarendon School took part in the Law Enforcement Torch Run For Special Olympics. The entire school took part in the fundraising effort and close to 40 students ran will police officers and community members.
May Bucketfilling WInners May Bucketfilling WInnersNaina Thakur-KindergartenJadiel Sanchez-FIrst GradeAbraham Reyes-Second GradeRengin Guler-Third GradeYonden Tsering-Fourth GradeJohn Banks-Fifth Grade
St. Jude's Closing Ceremony Secaucus School District has raised over $60,000 for the children at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Clarendon School's closing ceremony took place on Thursday, May 24th. Excited students, teachers and staff members enjoyed entertainment from the Kindergarten classes, Mrs. Redvanly's chorus members and Mr. Gongora's band. On behalf of the St. Jude Committee, we send a great big THANK YOU to everyone who donated to this worthy cause.
4th Grade Trip On May 29th the fourth grade took a trip to The Museum of Natural History in New York City.
The Hudson County Academic Bowl Secaucus Places 2nd in Hudson County!On Thursday, May 17, 2018, students from both Clarendon and Huber Street Schools participated in the Hudson County Academic Bowl. The venue for this event was Sara M. Gilmore Academy in Union City, New Jersey. The districts in attendance were North Bergen, Secaucus, Harrison, Bayonne, Union City and Jersey City. Each district arrived with a team of five academic bowl competitors and one alternate competitor. The students of Secaucus were the only fifth grade academic bowl team completing against all sixth grade teams.The event consisted of three rounds of middle school level questions and each round consisted of 25 questions. During round one, Secaucus competed with Harrison and moved onto the next round based on this win. In round two, it was Secaucus vs. Jersey City, Secaucus advanced to the finals based on this victory. In the final round, Secaucus and Union City took the floor one last time. During the finals, Secaucus placed 2nd to Union City placing 1st scoring 9 to 12. The following districts were awarded medals and trophies for excelling in this event: Union City 1st Place, Secaucus 2nd Place and Jersey City 3rd Place. Fine sportsmanship was exemplified by all during this collaborative academic competition.