Poetry Cafe Mrs Ortiz's Reading and Language Arts classes got together for an amazing Poetry Cafe. The students presented authentic poems and explanations of each poetic device.Parents and attendees enjoyed a wonderful photo slideshow which featured memorable photos of students learning. When all the poems were read, parents enjoyed homemade baked treats, and got to spend time with their favorite poet!
Clarendon's Memorial Day Assembly Clarendon School celebrated Memorial Day by inviting veterans who are relatives and friends of our students to join us for an assembly. Our honored guests were treated to songs, poems, essays, and cookies! We enjoyed their visit immensely and look forward to seeing them again next year.
Clarendon Girls Circle members read to kindergarten and first grade classes Members of Girls Circle read children’s stories featuring characters with hobbies and play preferences that are often associated with members of the opposite gender. The girls have been working on several projects related to challenging gender stereotyping in our culture. They are passionate about this topic and were eager to spread the message to the school’s youngest students, that children should feel free to be themselves and to accept and respect everyone.
Autism Awareness activities Recently, the 5th grade students participated in an essay contest on the topic, “If each piece were the same, we could never make a puzzle.”Why is it important for us to each be unique and special in our own way? The four winning students visited Mike’s Ice Cream to assist in making blue Italian ice for an autism awareness fundraiser. During the Blue Ice Sale, if a student bought an ice, he or she received a puzzle piece to write their name on and connect to a giant puzzle. The fundraiser was a success, raising approximately $725. This was the conclusion to Autism Awareness month. Other activities during the month of April included a “blue shirt day” and a pretzel and blue Gatorade sale. Approximately $1800 was raised which will be donated to Autism New Jersey. Throughout the month, the students learned about what autism is by participating in various activities in their classrooms. Additionally, approximately $1250 was raised for Spectrum Works, a non-profit Secaucus based company who employees only autistic individuals, through the sale of t-shirts made by the company and by participating in their #GoSpectrumBlue face painting challenge.
3rd Grade Author Visit At Clarendon School, the third graders welcomed famous author Yona Zeldis McDonough. She is well-known for her successful "Who Was" books. Mrs. McDonough presented to each class about the writing process. The students learned how a book becomes a book! This was a special day and experience for all, made possible with the support from the Clarendon School PTA.
3rd Grade Reading Fair The third graders at Clarendon School hosted their first annual Reading Fair on Tuesday, April 11.The Reading Fair is an event designed to promote literacy and get students excited about reading. The students chose a novel that they have read and enjoyed, and they created a storyboard that promotes the book. The storyboards were composed of the literary elements learned throughout the year in the third grade curriculum. In addition, students were dressed up as their favorite character.
Science Fair Winners (click here) Jay Dixit bronze winner at The Jersey City MedicalCenter/RWJ Barnabas Health STEM Showcase!
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny "The Secaucus High School Sophomore class of 2019 is busy planning the Annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny which will be held on April 8, 2017 in the Secaucus High School Dining Hall. Pre-sale tickets are now on sale for $5 per person. Additional tickets will be sold at the door for $7. Admission price includes breakfast, arts and crafts and games for all those who attend. Pictures with the Easter Bunny and raffle tickets will also be available. Please contact Mr. Caruso ([email protected]) or Ms. Alvarez ([email protected]) with any questions. We hope to see you all there!"
2nd Grade News Mrs. Ortiz's student were feeling lucky 🍀. On St Patrick's day they helped raised money for St. Jude Research Hospital by wearing green and donating $2 for St Jude Kids. If you would like to donate to St Jude, please use this link: http://fundraising.stjude.org/secaucusschooldistrict2016-2017You can help make someone feel lucky🍀.