Connors School Scoop

Dear Connors Families,

We had such an awesome week at Connors with our field trip to the Growing Stage Theater to watch Carmela Full of Wishes, Connors PTO BINGO event, 2nd Grade Walmart Women in Tech presentation and STEM activity, Black History Month morning contests over the announcments and wonderful learning activities! THANK YOU so much to our Connors PTO and all of our families that volunteer their time and energy to make our Connors events such as the Family BINGO Night and Carmela Full of Wishes so special!

2nd Marking Period Report Cards are now available on OnCourse. Winter Linkit ELA and Math Scores are available on the Linkit Parent Portal. Congratulations to our 3rd Grade students who are moving on to STEAM TANK REGIONALS! Make sure to see all of the project titles below! Good Luck to Rhett Duskin (K), Ivaan Dang (K), Amitoj Kohli (1st), Eknoor Kohli (2nd), Abir Dua (2nd), Aayan Patel (3rd), Charlotte Young (5th) who are all performing in the DISTRICT TALENT SHOW tonight, Friday, 2/9 at 6pm; Doors at 5:30pm (Hoboken HS Auditorium) $5 tickets at the door or pre-purchase online (reserve seats) at HHSNJ.BOOKTIX.COM We have so many events coming up, so please be sure to read about them in our Connors School Scoop! Happy Lunar New Year to all of our Connors families that are celebrating the Lunar New Year!

THE YEAR OF THE ARTS MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS 2/14-4/11

In honor of the Year of the Arts field trip theme, all grades K-8 will visit museums across New Jersey and New York. For each K-5 museum trip, all students will receive an engaging and hands on experiences. Students will delight in their themed guided tours, workshops, planetarium shows, and guided educational play opportunities. Here is the PERMISSION SLIPS: CONNORS YEAR OF THE ARTS MUSEUM FIELD TRIP.

• February 14th-3rd Grade-Ms. Hall, Ms. Schmidt and Ms. Gillen's Class
• March 7th-Kindergarten-Ms. Fleischer and Ms. Fernandez's Class
• March 14th-4th Grade-Ms. Stubbe, Ms. Schulz, Ms. Arciero and Ms. Rodriguez
• March 20th-1st Grade-Ms. Vayda, Ms. Klag and Ms. Sheridan
• April 11th-2nd Grade-Ms. Rinaldi and Ms. Garcia

VALENTINE'S DAY FESTIVITIES-Valentine's Day Smore

Friendship Bears-We are going to have our Valentine's Day FRIENDSHIP BEAR Exchange to celebrate how much we all CARE for each other! Each student will be able to give and receive a Friendship Bear with a caring card with one of their classmates. Thank you so much to our Connors PTO for sponsoring this activity!

Treats-No food, candy, treats or goody bags may be sent to school by any families (this includes food to be shared in class or sent home in backpacks). We have many severe food allergies at school and during school wide holiday celebrations, the candy and treats can become too much to keep track of. Thank you for understanding as we protect our little ones.

Valentine's Day Cards and other Non-Food Items-It is completely optional if you would like to send in Valentine's Day cards or other non-food items such as pencils, stickers, etc., but if you choose to send these in, please make sure that you send in enough for the whole class. Your child's homeroom teacher can provide a list of names for you.

3rd Grade Field Trip on February 14th

Our 3rd graders are going on a Field Trip to the New Jersey State Museum on February 14th. Therefore, all of their Valentine's day activities and friendship bear exchanges will occur on February 13th.

FREE DENTAL SCREENINGS, CLEANINGS AND FLOURIDE TREATMENTS @ RIVERVIEW DENTISTRY

On February 10, 2024, Riverview Dentistry will be holding the Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) to provide critical dental screenings, preventive fluoride treatments, and dental hygiene education to kids up to 12 years old. The American Dental Association has held this an annual event for many years. Many dental offices volunteer time to provide underserved children up to 12 years old free dental screening, cleanings and fluoride treatments on the day of the scheduled event. Attendance by appointments only. This free service is for families who DO NOT have dental insurance. Please call Riverview Dentistry at 201-653-2929 to make an appointment.

PTO CORNER

PTO Meeting Recap + Minutes

Thank you to everyone who joined our February PTO meeting, especially our special guest, Mr. Sorafine (HMS Principal)! It was a packed house and we loved seeing so many parent faces in person and virtually! Didn’t make it to the meeting? Review the Meeting Minutes for details on upcoming events, activities, and fundraisers including:

• Scholastic Book Fair (first week of March, volunteers needed!)

• Parents vs Staff Basketball Game (3/21 @ 6:30pm at Hoboken HS)

• Spring Swag Sale (Kicks off 3/14 at our next PTO Meeting)

Hygiene Drive for Hoboken Community Center (Ends 2/12!)

Thank you to everyone who has already donated toothpaste + diaper cream / baby ointment for the Hoboken Community Center Hygiene Drive! We’re hoping to collect 100 items in honor of the 100th Day of School next week, so any additional donations are welcome! Donations must be dropped off by Monday morning to school, or delivered from the Amazon Wishlist by Monday (possible with prime delivery).

Yearbook Photo Call

Submit your photos for the 2023-2024 yearbook! Group photos are best, and must be in .jpg and .jpeg file format only. Submit photos now that you already have from earlier in the school year, and continue submitting throughout May!

Scholastic Book Fair

We’re pleased to announce this year’s Scholastic Book Fair will coincide with Read Across America Week. Thanks to Rosie McDevitt for leading the charge again! Students will browse the books and make wishlists with their homerooms on 3/4 + 3/5. Purchases can be made from 4-5:30pm on 3/5, 3/6, and 3/7. We need parent volunteers to help run the book fair! Please sign up at TinyURL.com/ConnorsBookFair2024 to help with:

• Friday, 3/1 (4-6pm) – Set Up Fair

• Tuesday, 3/54-5:30pm – Work the Fair

• Wednesday, 3/6 (4-5:30pm) – Work the Fair

• Thursday, 3/7 (4-5:30pm) – Work the Fair

• Friday, 3/8 (4-6pm) – Clean Up Fair

Stay Connected and “In the Know” when you…

• Read the February PTO Meeting Minutes (Next Meeting: Thursday, 3/14 at 8:30am)

• Visit (and bookmark!) the PTO Website

• Sync the PTO "Live" Calendar

• Join the PTO Facebook Group + PTO Email List

• Support the PTO (many ways to help!)

ADDITIONAL SCHOOL REMINDERS

SCHOOL LUNCH and SNACKS

Here is lunch order form for the week of February 12th 2/12-2/15 Lunch Forms. Please ensure that you have set up a Payschools Account on our district website. Please make sure that you packed a healthy snack for your child to eat at school.

ATTENDANCE

If your child will be absent from school, please email connorsattendance@hoboken.k12.nj.us along w/ your child’s homeroom teacher with the following information:

• Child’s Name

• Reason for absence

• Date of expected return

• Any documentation for your child’s absence (i.e. doctor’s note, court note, etc.)

School begins at 8:15 am. Please ensure that your child arrives on time to school and enters the building with their homeroom class.

EARLY PICK-UP

If you are picking up your child early from school, please Email connorsattendance@hoboken.k12.nj.us along w/ your child’s homeroom teacher with the following information by 10:00 am.

• Time that you will be picking up your child

• Who will be picking up your child. Make sure that whoever is picking up your child is listed on your child’s approved pick-up list.

• Parents will not be able to sign children out between 2:30 and 3:00 PM. After 2:30 PM, you must wait until regular dismissal time.

HOBOKEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSION AND VISION

Students have been learning about our Hoboken Public School District's Mission and Vision!

MISSION: The Hoboken Public School District will prepare confident and resilient graduates who value academic achievement, embrace challenge, honor diversity, appreciate collaboration and respectfully contribute to their local and wider-communities.

VISION: The Hoboken Public School District will be recognized as a premier educational choice and widely known as a best-practice model for academic growth, high quality instruction, innovative and equitable programs, engagement, facilities and personalized pathways that are essential for college, career and life preparation in our ever-changing, interconnected global society.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:

• February 13th-100th Day of School
• February 14th-Valentine's Day Class Kindness Bear and Card Exchange
• February 14th-3rd Grade Field Trip-Ms. Hall, Ms. Schmidt and Ms. Gillen's Class
• February 15th-1:00 pm dismissal
• February 16th-19th-President's Weekend/School Closed

IMPORTANT LINKS

• Connors Family Manual, FAQ's
• Connors Calendar of Events 2023-2024
• Hoboken Public School District Calendar 2023-2024
• Chromebook Handout
  

• Hoboken Public Schools-Technology Google Site

• Connors PTO Google Site

• Connors Faculty and Staff Directory 2023-2024
  

• Meet our Connors Team
  

We make it our priority to partner with parents in the academic growth and success of every child. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

All the best,

Juliana Addi, Connors School Principal

Thank you so much to our Connors PTO for sponsoring this week’s exciting schoolwide field trip to see a live performance of “Carmela Full of Wishes” at the Growing Stage in Netcong, NJ! The show was an incredible opportunity for all K-5 students to be exposed to live theatre, and the students had an amazing time! For some of them, this was the first time they experienced a live theatre production and it was such a wonderful experience for all! Funds were raised by the PTO to sponsor this trip through raffles (including a raffle dating back to pre-pandemic that we’ve been waiting to use!) and family donations – thank you so much for your support of this effort!

On February 8th, 2nd graders at Connors had a special visit from a project manager at Walmart named Ms. Farese as part of their K-12 Outreach Program. She taught us about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). We also learned how STEM relates to her job at Walmart by learning about the supply chain - going from the suppliers, moving to the store or warehouse, and eventually getting to the customers. After learning how STEM is something that we can find in different parts of our lives, Ms. Farese then presented us with the following materials: sugar cubes, toothpicks, frosting, and mini marshmallows. We were told that we needed to come up with a way to design an igloo using only these materials. We couldn't have more than 5 sugar cubes, a scoop of frosting, a handful of mini marshmallows, and 15 toothpicks. Before getting any materials, we had to come up with a plan of how we were going to build our igloo and which materials we wanted. After coming up with a plan, we were given our materials and went straight to work. When our igloo creation was complete, we discussed what we would have done differently, given another opportunity to create an igloo. We had such an amazing time learning about STEM with Ms. Farese!

A BIG Congratulations to the following 3rd Grade Teams who made it to the STEAM Tank Challenge Regionals. We are very proud of their effort, creative ideas and innovative thinking!

Sparkle Girls (Comfortable Rain Boots)

Lia ODonnell, Macie Nizgoda, Serafina Seto, Quinn Carleton, Laurielle Washington

Pop Up Desk

Emma Lane, Samatha Slackman, Milania Bussanich, Ariyanna Lopez, Aanika Gupte

The Perfect Duo Chromebook Desk

Michelle Gallagher, Sienna Page, Julius Callender, Israel Reyes -

NJ Scientists -Magic Umbrella

Jordan Kohut, Nolan Goldberg, Lucas Appell -

Wake Up Beds

Sophia Seto, Maya Perez

Perfect Packaging Girls

Emily Rosenfield, Stella Troutman, Lainey MsLaughlin

S.T.A. (Save the Animals)

Brielle Frank, Chloe Mennegand, Niyantri Rathore, Aiden Colon, Alya Rushing

Desk Trap (SODA Crew)

Dylan Morissey, Sagan Cross, Aayan Patel, Oliver Pinchevsky

Also, a round of applause to the entire 3rd grade team for their amazing effort and participation in the STEAM Tank Challenge. Go Koalas!

STEAM Tank Congratulations Message

Our second annual Connors PTO Family Bingo Night was a HUGE success! What a joy it was to see our school gymnasium jam-packed with Connors families and staff, smiles on their faces, enjoying a fun-filled evening with family and friends. The energy and excitement in the room was palpable and truly heartwarming. HUGE THANKS to all our attendees, parent volunteers, Hoboken Middle School volunteers, special guest callers, and our amazing faculty and staff. We appreciate all the prize, concession, and monetary donations that made this fundraising event possible (and successful!). The money we raise at events like this allow the PTO to continue supporting the students, staff and school in countless ways, so THANK YOU! We are already looking forward to next year.

Check out some Bingo Night photo highlights below – more to come! And, please add your photos to our PTO Bingo Night Google Album

Thank you so much to the Connors PTO for providing an incredible TREAT Trolly for our Connors Faculty and Staff.

Items shown in this flyer are available IN STOCK. Email SwagConnors@gmail.com for availability + purchasing. Wearing swag is a great way to support the PTO and show school pride – including at upcoming sporting events!

Homerooms sign up each week for extra recess. We love to provide students with extra opportunites for free play!

The Hoboken Public School District is proud to have a certified Reading Specialist in each of our three elementary schools and Hoboken Middle School. Teaching children to read requires that every child receives excellent reading instruction and that children who are experiencing reading difficulties receive early intervention and additional instruction from professionals specifically prepared to teach them. The role of the district Reading Specialist is to provide research-based, small group reading instruction using the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education’s (IMSE) Orton-Gillingham (OG) methodology. The purpose of the Reading Specialist Corner is to provide families with at-home literacy tips to ensure strong home-school partnerships. This week, the Reading Specialist Team is excited to share Phonemic Awareness activities from the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education for you to try at home .

What is Phonemic Awareness?

Phonemic awareness is the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words and is a strong predictor of future reading success. A ‘phoneme,’ is the smallest sound unit in a language. The English language has 44 phonemes. The beauty of developing a child’s phonemic awareness is that no manipulatives are necessary. This skill can be practiced “in the dark”; all you need are your “listening ears” and the sound of your voice.

Phonemic Awareness Activity for Students in Kindergarten through Second Grade:

High Five: Rhyming Activity

Rhyming words have the same ending sound.

• Step 1: Say a word to your child. For example, cat.

• Step 2: Have your child say a rhyming word (i.e bat, mat, sat). As your child shares rhyming words, have them put a finger up for each one.

• Step 3: Once 5 rhyming words have been shared, give your child a high five.

• Step 4: Continue to practice rhymes with new words by repeating steps 1 through 3.

Phonemic Awareness Activity for students in Third through Eighth Grade:

Sound Cuts: Phoneme Deletion Activity

A ‘phoneme,’ is the smallest sound unit in a language

• Step 1: Say a word to your child. For example, start.

• Step 2: Tell your child all of the sounds in the word. For example, /s/ /t/ /a/ /r/ /t/.

• Step 3: Ask your child to “cut” the final sound from the word (/t/) and then tell you the new word, star.

• Step 4: Continue to practice phoneme deletion with new words by repeating steps 1 through 3.

Ms. Bartolotti, Ms. Fernandez, Ms. Fleischer, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Schain, Ms. Ramos

Math: This week in math we started a new unit called Build a Block, Build a Wall. This geometry unit focuses on 3D shapes. Students have been learning about all different 3D shapes. They have been going on shape hunts around the classroom and the school. Students have been creating, identifying, describing, comparing, and building 3D shapes in class! They have been exploring 3D blocks with partners and identifying the faces they find.

ELA: This week's essential question was, "What kind of things grow on a farm?" Kindergarteners listened to the informational text An Orange in January and retold the story by identifying one important fact and one interesting fact from the story. Kindergarteners also did a phenomenal job reading the story Ron With Red; we were so impressed with their reading fluency and sounding out their words; way to go, KOALAfied Kindergarteners! This week's letters were Ff and Rr, and our phonics focus was /f/ and /r/. The sight words of the week were he and with! We are so proud of our amazing Kindergarteners and look forward to a fun week of celebrating Valentine's Day and the 100th Day of school next week!

Social Studies: In Social Studies this week students are learning about Black History Month. We made a flip book that answers the following questions: when do we celebrate, why do we celebrate, and how do we celebrate. Each class is focusing on a different American visionary who is honored through Black History Month. The classes will be decorating their doors to honor these figures.

Science: Students learned about coding and algorithms. Kindergarteners learned that algorithms are codes to tell a computer what to do. Students coded various mystery pictures using the algorithm provided. They did a great job!

Ms. Vayda, Ms. Klag, Ms. Sheridan, Ms. Ramos, Ms. Criqui, Ms. Romanowski

Math: Students are having so much fun learning in math workshop. This week students were introduced to a new math game called "10 Plus" where students use a deck of cards to add two numbers together, then coming up with a new 10 plus equation. Students are also working on tens and ones and becoming more familiar with higher numbers. Students continue to build on these skills using Math IXL and online Investigation games. In Unit 5, we will continue to engaged in new math games and take time to share our strategies we used during our end of lesson discussions. Great job first graders!

ELA: This week our essential question was, "How do we get our food?" We focused on rereading to make sure we fully understand the text and to help us find text evidence when answering comprehension questions. After reading our non-fiction books, we used a graphic organizer to sequence the order of events by using first, next, then, and last. Our phonics focus was on variant vowel spellings with digraphs: oo, u. We practiced this by sorting cards, reading our decodable books, and online Reading Wonders games. In grammar, we reviewed inflectional endings and contractions. Our red words this week were: after, buy, done, every, soon, work. In writing, we began our introductions for our informative writing piece. Next week we will begin writing about each subtopic and finishing our books with a closing. We can't wait to share them!

Social Studies: This week in Social Studies, the students continued their exploration of Black History Month, by diving deeper into the lives and legacies of significant figures. Mrs. Sheridan's class focused on Mary McLeod Bethune, while Ms. Vayda's class dedicated their efforts to Toni Morrison. Ms. Klag's class continued to learn about Ida B. Wells. The students examined various aspects of these individuals lives, including their birthplaces, educational backgrounds, and family lives. They wrote about their achievements and contributions to society. The students got creative when decorating the door.

Ms. Rinaldi, Ms. Garcia, Ms. Criqui, Ms. Courtney, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. White

ELA: This week our second graders worked on learning about expository texts. The essential question for this text set was "how does the Earth change?" Students continued to learn about the author's purpose and text features such as headings and bold print. Students read the story "Into the Sea" and learned about how erosion affects communities. Students used context clues to identify words or information they did not know. The phonics focus for the week was r-controlled vowels. Second graders have been working super hard on their realistic fiction stories and can't wait to start writing their conclusions and editing!

Ms. Hall, Ms. Schmidt, Ms. Gillen, Ms. Layson, Ms. Goodwin, Mrs. White, Ms. Criqui,

Mrs. Schain

Math: This week in Math the students continued to explore solving multiplication and division word problems. The students also were able to use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division while completing multi-step word problems. This was a great challenge the students enjoyed taking on. By practicing our skills, we are getting closer to mastering our facts for both multiplication and division.

ELA: This week, the third graders were excited to finish our third core novel, Who Was Coretta Scott King? by Gail Herman. They worked collaboratively to reflect on the text, the author’s purpose, and the main idea in order to create posters that represent Coretta’s beliefs, traits, and legacy. Additionally, the students began using all they learned about Coretta to create their own “Histogram” page from her perspective. Through the culmination of this core novel, the students reviewed many of the skills they practiced throughout this unit. They used these skills to engage in Review Centers, and finished the weej by completing their Unit 3 Wonders assessment. They are looking forward to starting the next unit soon!

Social Studies: This week third graders celebrated Black History Month, learning about its significance and honoring African American visionaries who have had a significant impact on history and life today. Each third class was assigned a visionary to research and create a visual representation of that individual's life and legacy. Ms. Gillen's class explored the courageous life of Rosa Parks, Ms. Schmidt's class learned all about Mae C. Jemison's extraordinary contributions to science, and Ms. Hall's class learned about the powerful Maya Angelou. These displays can be enjoyed and seen on our classroom doors!

Third Grade Thrills: This week students visited the Growing Stage Children's Theatre to see their production of Carmela Full of Wishes! Third graders had an amazing experience seeing the actors and actresses portray a story of connection, family, and community. A special thank you to the PTO for helping make this experience possible!

Science: Third graders worked hard this week. Students learned about various African American scientists. Students worked on their African American scientist research report in groups. Each group picked an African American scientist to research and completed the slide template that was created. Each student was graded according to the rubric provided. To end the week students completed their mid year assessment. I am so proud to see how much students have grown and learned from the first half of the year.

Ms. Schulz, Mrs. Rodriguez, Ms. Stubbe, Ms. Goodwin, Ms. Courtney, Ms. Romanowski,

Mr. Donovan

Math: 4th Grade Mathematicians continued their study of fractions in Investigations. Students worked on addition and subtraction of fractions with common denominators. Students understood how fractions are important in real life as they solved word problems.

ELA: Phenomenal 4th Graders continued reading about trailblazing women in the core text "What Would She Do?" In their weekly Night Writes, they analyzed the author Kay Woodward's perspective of why Elena Piscopia and Catherine the Great are trailblazers. Students extended their learning of the Reading Wonders Unit 1 Week 1 essential question "In what ways can you help your community?" by reading the passages "Aguinaldo" and "How Vera Helped." After our field trip to see the play "Carmella Full of Wishes," students made connections between the play and the passages they read this week.

Social Studies: 4th graders began Black History month by studying important black memebers in history to decorate our classroom doors. They used their researching skills to aid them in finding information about Thurgood Marshall, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington. We talked about research as a class and are going to create a slip chart with their findings. Keep up the fantastic work 4th graders!

Ms. Schultes, Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Courtney, Ms. Layson, Ms. Ramos

Math: This week in Math, students reviewed the meaning of decimal notation for tenths and hundredths and equivalent fractions for decimals. Students also represented decimals on grids divided into hundredths and thousandths.Students also compared decimals up to the thousandths place using hundredths grids and a number line.

ELA: This week 5th grade students finished reading their core novel, Hoot. They seemed to enjoy the ending and the novel as a whole! In addition, they looked at the author's theme and had some great ideas. They are so excited to watch the film adaptation next week. Keep up the hard work, 5th grade!

Social Studies: This week the 5th graders learned about Black Lives Matters. We discussed the importance of celebrating this event. We also began preparing our doors for our Black History Month Project. Students are creating a timeline of Barack Obama's Life.

During the Individualized Learning Pathway (ILP) period, students who have qualified to participate in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) programming engage in a wide array of math course offerings that address their specific strengths and interests. Johns Hopkins CTY believes in researching and advancing ways to identify and nurture academically talented learners. CTY furthers research, guides educators and families and inspires students from diverse communities and backgrounds to pursue their intellectual passions and create the world of tomorrow.

Johns Hopkins CTY Honors Grade 3 Mathematics

In this course, CTY students tackle lessons typically offered in a full year of honors math curriculum in this intensive course that offers a review of Grade 3 topics and preparation for Grade 5 mathematics. Students engage with videos, interactive web pages, graded assessments, and projects. They develop mathematical reasoning, learn critical thinking skills, and acquire problem-solving techniques to investigate and explore challenging math concepts for Grade 4 and beyond.

G3

Future Innovators are working with their STEAM Tank team members on the STEAM Tank Project and a Marketing Project. Everyone is continuing their projects in a variety of ways that enriches and challenges their creative thinking process in terms of the engineering design process, innovation, business, and sustainability. Creative work is underway!

G4

Future Court Representatives are using their originally written cases to craft Attorney questions. They will apply the knowledge they earned from the High School Mock Trial students to create the questions. Their questions will be used for Cross and Direct Examination when it is time for the groups to act out their mock trial court cases. New work is in progress!

G5

Future Activists are working on their Planning Pages for the TED Talk. They are brainstorming and laying down the foundational ideas for their topic, presentation, and visual effects. After they are done with their planning pages, they will expand on their idea/topic and start their journey with crafting their original TED Talk. Great work is in progress!

Hi Connors Families,

The week of February 5th was filled with plenty of singing and a little poem rapping.

In Ms. Garcia’s class we had a little late Groundhog Day celebration. When a holiday comes around we sing various songs to celebrate the holiday and Groundhog Day was no exception. The students love to sing holiday songs, so “Shadow Free” was the one we chose for this holiday. Yes, they heard that we are going to have an early spring. Here is Josie with the lyrics and Chrisette with her ukulele singing “Shadow Free”!

In the 4th grade the students used the treble clef to fill in the missing letters to a poem about the winter season. They learned that poems are a lot like rap lyrics. After they finished the worksheet, we used the poem as a rap song. They also learned that rap music is a lot like what the Beatniks from the 1950’s did when they were reciting their poems and radio DJs did while they were introducing songs. Rap music can be traced back to many different art and media forms and reading poems is one of them. Here is Sydney, Khloe, and Lucas beatboxing and rapping the winter poem!

This week in Mandarin we made lanterns and practiced our Chinese zodiac animals in Bingo. The Chinese New Year or Spring Festival (春节)kicks off tomorrow with the New Year’s Eve dinner (年夜饭). Saturday, February 10, officially marks the beginning of the year of the dragon. 新年快乐！

Email: juliana.addi@hoboken.k12.nj.us
Website: http://www.hoboken.k12.nj.us
Location: 201 Monroe Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA
Phone: 201-356-3684