Connors School Scoop

Dear Connors Families,

What a wonderful week at Connors! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the PTO meeting, Picture Day, the SEPAG meeting, and the Free Costume Shop. Please note that Wednesday, October 21st is a 1:00 PM dismissal, and there will be no PTL that day. Parent-teacher conferences begin at 1:45 PM. If you haven’t already, please sign up for a conference time using this link-Parent Teacher Conference Locations and Sign-Up Genius Links

Next week is also full of fun:

• Pop-Up Library: October 20th and 21st
• Free Costume Shop: Friday, October 23rd at 3:00 PM
• Digital Citizenship Week: October 19th-23rd

A friendly reminder that there will be no voting in our schools on November 3rd this year, so Election Day will be a regular, full day of school. Lastly, first marking period progress reports will be available on OnCourse today after 4:00 PM.

SCHOOL LUNCH and SNACKS

Here is lunch order form for the week of October 19th - 23rd. Please ensure that you have set up a Mealtime Account on our district website. Please make sure that you packed a healthy snack for your child to eat at school.

PTO CORNER

NEWS YOU CAN USE: What Happened, What’s Next, Quick Links

• October PTO Meeting - Highlights + Slides + Minutes

• Thanks to all who joined our October PTO Meeting. For those who couldn’t make it, please take the time to review the Highlights.

• Dr. Johnson’s presentation including opportunity for strategic plan review and your feedback

• Next Meeting: November 10th at 8:30am (Guest Speaker: Principal Addi re: NJSLA Data)

• Volunteer + Donation Opportunities:

• October: Looking for Costume Shop volunteers (10/23) and Halloween Dance volunteers (10/29). Donate snacks/drinks to the dance! Sign up here for all things Halloween!

• November: Open volunteer spots for Multicultural Dinner (11/19) and Thanksgiving Dinner Basket packing (11/23). Can also donate food, supplies, or money toward our ThanksGIVING Dinner Baskets.

• Swag: Drop off your gently-used / outgrown Connors Swag by 11/12 for our upcoming Swag Swap Sale.

• Connors Community Service Committee: Love giving back, making a difference, and creating unique opportunities for others to join you? Our new committee is meeting on Friday, October 23 at 8:30am and we’d love to have you join us. Email us if interested.

• PTO Website: ConnorsPTO.com

• PTO Email: Hello@ConnorsPTO.com

ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ITEMS

ATTENDANCE + ABSENCES

For each day your child will be absent, you must email connorsattendance@hoboken.k12.nj.us along with your child’s homeroom teacher by 8:30am 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.)

• If your child is well enough to complete their assignments at home, please share that information with your child’s teacher so they can send you assignments that your child can complete while absent.

EARLY PICK-UP FROM SCHOOL

Please refrain from signing children out of school before the end of the instructional day unless there is an emergency and you need to do so. Parents will not be able to sign children out between 2:30pm and 3:00pm. After 2:30pm, you must wait until 3:00pm regular dismissal time. During 1:00pm dismissal days, parents will not be allowed to sign out children between 12:30pm and 1:00pm. If you must pick up your child early (before 2:30pm), send an email to connorsattendance@hoboken.k12.nj.us along with your child’s homeroom teacher by 8:30am with the following information:

• Child’s name

• Time that you will be picking up your child

• NAME of the person picking up your child. If this person is not the parent or guardian, please ensure that this individual is listed on your child’s approved pick-up list on the Connors Parent/Student Information Google Form 2026-2027. This is extremely important as per our safety protocols.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:

• October-Italian Heritage Month
• October 19th-23rd-Digital Citizenship Week
• October 20th - 21st - Pop Up Library
• October 21st - 1pm Dismissal
• October 21st - K-5 Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 23rd - Connors Free Costume Shop
• October 29th - Connors Halloween Dance (PTO)
• October 30th - Halloween Costume Parade at 9am
• Hoboken Public School District November 2026 Commemorative Dates and Holidays

• Hoboken Public School District December 2026 Commemorative Dates and Holidays

IMPORTANT LINKS:

• Connors Family Manual + FAQs 2026-2027

• Connors School Faculty Directory 2026-2027
• Meet Our Connors Team 2026-2027
• Connors Calendar of Events 2026-2027
• Hoboken Public School District Calendar 2026-2027
• Who Should I Contact for Assistance?
• Breakfast + Lunch Menu
• Hoboken Public School District Website
• Connors PTO Website (brand new!)

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.

All the best,

Principal Addi

Want to keep your child’s Chromebook protected? Please consider purchasing insurance through Smart Tech, our Chromebook insurance provider for the 2026–2027 school year. Their annual coverage provides a valuable way to protect your student’s device against unexpected damage and can help provide peace of mind throughout the school year. Chromebook insurance is available for students in Grades 3–12 and can be purchased now through December 1st.

We encourage you to review the Chromebook Handout 2026-27 for more information.

Please visit this Link to Buy Insurance.

Day 1 of our annual Free Halloween Costume Shop was a success with 150+ costumes and accessories for Connors families to choose from. Thanks to Chrissy B and Nikki M for leading the charge and our additional volunteers who helped sort + prep costumes and also staff the shop. Costumes will be available during Parent-Teacher Conferences on 10/21 and on Day 2 of the Shop outside Connors on 10/23 from 3-5:30pm. If you still have costumes to donate, please drop them off at school before 10/23, and we can restock the racks!

Visit ConnorsPTO.com/Halloween to learn more, sign up to help, and/or donate.

• Halloween Dance (10/29) - Our annual costume dance party is always a memorable night! Join us on Thursday, October 29, at 6-6:50pm for grades K+1 and 7:10-8pm for grades 2-5. This event will be held outdoors in the Connors yard, unless weather requires us to move inside to the gym. Families with children in both time slots are welcome to attend one or both parties. Kids and adults are encouraged to come in costume or festive attire. Note: This is NOT a drop off event – all children must be supervised for the duration of the party.

• Parade (10/30) - Families are invited to watch the Halloween Costume Parade on Friday, October 30, at 9am! Students should wear their costumes to school. Students will parade twice around the block while parents cheer them on. All costumes must adhere to the Halloween costume guidelines.

HPEF Needs You!

Know a Book Publisher? Help us fill the new school libraries coming to District students through our Libraries Without Limits initiative! If your employer or network offers bulk book donations or has a corporate giving budget that could go toward books, we’d love an introduction. Once a budget is identified, a District representative will handle the book selection. We just need the connection!

Note: We aren’t accepting individual book donations at this time, but we appreciate your generosity!

Social Media Volunteers Wanted! Join our small-but-mighty Communications team and help us post to Facebook and Instagram. The content is already created, we just need someone to set it loose! The time commitment is about 30 minutes a day on average, but not every day. No experience needed, just enthusiasm!

Interested or have questions? Email Nicole Jala at nicole.jala@gmail.com.

Hey Girl Scouts!

The Stevens Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is so excited to invite all of you back for our annual Girl Scouts Day! This year's event will be on Saturday, October 24th, from 1:00-4:00pm at Stevens Institute of Technology located in Hoboken, NJ. This year's event will once again be Halloween themed but with new and improved interactive stations of fun STEM related activities (aimed towards Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors).

We will also have informative presentations and overviews of the various engineering fields with representative SWE members who can speak to their experience to spark your Girl Scouts excitement for a career in STEM! We invite all of our attendees to wear costumes if comfortable.

We want to give a special thank you to all of you who made last year's event so special and we are so excited to have you back for some new and exciting memories this year. We are equally excited for new faces to join us, and with all of your help, we have a feeling that this year’s event will be even more special. So we encourage you all to forward this email to any other Girl Scout troops in the area that you think would like to attend! We would like to note this event is advertised for Girl Scouts, but feel free to invite friends or classmates.

For those interested in attending, please fill out this Interest Form as soon as you are able to. Once we have a confirmed list of attendees, we will send another email with more information.

If you have any questions at all concerning this event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us: at swestevensk12@gmail or aliclica@stevens.edu (Angelina) and abeck2@stevens.edu (Alyson).

We hope to hear from you soon! :)

Dear Connors Families

As a friendly reminder, Parent Teacher Conferences will be Wednesday, October 21st from 1:45-5:30 pm. There is no Passport to Learning on October 21st. All children must be picked up on time at 1:00 pm.

Please click the Parent Teacher Conference Locations and Sign-Up Genius Links to sign up to meet with your child's homeroom teacher. In addition, please sign up with Ms. Regan if your child receives RTI support from our reading specialist. Please sign up with Ms. Barsukova and/or Ms. Giangrante if your child is in our Gifted and Talented program. Please sign up with Nurse Kristen if your child has allergies or has specific medical needs. Mr. White, our guidance counselor is also available for families of students with 504 plans, I&RS plans or for children who meet regularly in our social skills groups. Ms. Wolfsie, our school social worker and Ms. Dana Bincoletto, our school psychologist has a sign-up genius link for any family who has a child with an IEP or who has special education questions. If your child has an IEP, please make sure to sign up to meet with your child's special education teacher in addition to their homeroom teacher. Related Arts and Science Teachers will all have quick check-in visits for all families to stop by before, after, or in-between their scheduled conferences, so there are no sign-up genius links for those teachers.

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OPTIONS

Conferences are "In-Person" at Connors in your child's classrooms. However, if you are not going to be available to come to Connors in person for your conference, but can meet with your child's teacher via google meets or via phone, please sign-up for a conference time slot, and email your child's teacher so they can send you a google meets or phone link.

STICK TO YOUR TIME SLOT

Teachers will be following their sign-up genius conference schedule. Timeslots are scheduled in 10 minute increments. Please ensure that you are respectful of the conference time increments as teachers will not be able to extend their time slot increment with any parent. If you come to your child's conference late, your child's teacher will not be able to extend your child's time slot for you during conferences. If you need a follow up conversation with your child's teacher, please let them know and they can schedule time for a follow up conversation at a later date.

We are looking forward to meeting with all of you!

All the best,

Principal Addi

Hoboken High School invites students and families to our Open House & Showcase of Excellence!

The 2027 NJ Math League Registration Form is now available for Parents.

The eSTEM Challenge Registration open to all 5th Graders is now available!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehn_bTCAIDr2rhQQ6TKycezzlL5js3Lvd9HXR5U6a5kfFIOQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107945010671423249140

Ms. Bartolotti, Ms. Fernandez, Ms. Fleischer, Ms. Klag

Math: This week in Math, we continued strengthening our number writing skills and working hard on our counting books! Our kindergarteners have been practicing number recognition, counting, and writing numbers correctly to build their confidence and number sense. We also learned a fun new math game called Roll and Record!! Students rolled dice, counted the dots, and colored the matching number on their recording charts. This hands-on activity was a wonderful way to practice counting, number recognition, and having fun while learning! We are so proud of all the hard work our little mathematicians are putting in each day!

ELA: Essential Question: How do our senses help us learn? This week in ELA, kindergarteners explored how our senses help us learn about the world around us! We read the informational text Senses at the Seashore and responded to the story by drawing details about what we can see and hear at the seashore. Our KOALAfied Kindergarteners did an amazing job reading the stories Sam Can See and I Can See. We wrapped up the week with a phonics focus quiz, our Unit 1 assessment, and a fun letter project. Keep up the great work, kindergarteners!

Social Studies: This week in Social Studies, we continued learning about Hispanic Heritage Month! We learned all about Sonia Manzano and her many accomplishments. The children were excited to discover that she played Maria on Sesame Street and created the children’s television series Alma’s Way. We discussed how Sonia used her creativity and love of storytelling to help children learn about friendship, problem-solving, and different cultures. The children also learned how she became a successful actress, writer, and television producer by following her dreams and working hard. The children had so much fun learning all about her.

Dual Language: In SLA, we learned about la letra Pp y las silabas (syllables) pa, pe, pi, po and pu. We practiced putting the Mm syllables and Pp syllables together to make words and read. Our Spanish sight word of the week was: veo(see). We also practiced reading sentences with veo and words with Mm and Pp syllables. In matemáticas, we continued practicing los numeros, counting out loud up to 100 in English and Spanish. We also worked on our Libro de contar (Counting Book) showing different ways to show a number (number, word, tallies, ten frames, pictures, etc.)

Ms. Vayda, Ms. Severino, Ms. Sheridan, Ms. Wolf

ELA: This week our essential question was, “What makes a pet special?” Our focus was rereading to look for key details when retelling a story. In phonics we learned about L-blends and did a ton of practice with this during centers. We had fun using a toy blender to blend two consonants together. This week we learned to read and spell red words: be, come, good, pull. Students learned new vocabulary that relates to taking care of pets. In our reading/writing companions books, students completed graphic organizers and answered questions using text evidence. We practiced using plural nouns in our writing as well.

Social Studies: This week during social studies, we became map experts as we located our state on a map and explored different natural features found around us! We also learned about state government and how it helps our communities. To wrap up the week, we practiced sharing and understanding different points of view, learning that people can have different ideas and opinions.

Dual Language: The phonics of this week was the letter /t/. We read words like pata, tapa, topo, pato, and tema. Our high frequency words were sube, baja, nada, and saluda. Students showed understanding by discussing the meaning of each word and they were able to even make Spanish sentences with them independently! During reading comprehension, we read fantasy books (fantasia) about animals having other animal pets. The students were happy to see all of our high frequency words and spelling words embedded into the text. We answered questions like what makes the text fantasy, and other questions about setting characters and events.

HR 106: In ELA this week, students worked on reading and writing words with beginning consonant L blends (fl, cl, gl, pl, bl, sl). In Math, they continued to work on completing addition and subtraction problems within 20 using a variety of strategies to solve and show their work such as number lines, drawing pictures and using 10 frames.

Ms. Yoo, Ms. Lettat, Ms. Garcia, Ms. Gualario

Math: This week in math, second graders continued practicing how to solve addition and subtraction story problems. Students worked on visualizing each problem to determine whether the quantity would increase or decrease, helping them decide which operation to use. Additionally, students practiced identifying key words and important information in story problems to support their problem-solving strategies. Students used the acronym CUBS to break down the story problem and solve step-by-step.

ELA: This week in ELA, our essential question was: “What happens when families work together?” through the genre of informational text. Our main story, Families Working Together, shared story, Families Work, and paired reading, Why We Work, helped us understand how people contribute and cooperate to accomplish tasks. We practiced identifying text features, particularly charts, and recognizing the author’s opinion. We also focused on identifying the central idea, or what a text is mostly about, and relevant details, including facts and examples that support the main idea. Our reading strategy encouraged students to ask and answer questions before, during, and after reading to strengthen comprehension. In spelling, we practiced short and long i words, including magic e patterns. Grammar lessons focused on expanding and combining sentences, while our vocabulary strategy explored synonyms, or words with similar meanings.

Social Studies: This week in Social Studies, students explored the lives and achievements of inspiring individuals as we continued celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. We learned about Colonel Marisol Chalas, Pelé, Hezly Rivera, Sonia Manzano, and Bernie Williams and discussed their accomplishments and contributions in different fields. Students shared their ideas through classroom discussions, drawings, and written reflections while learning how people can make a difference in their communities and the world.

Dual Language: This week, we wrapped up unit 1 week 5 of our unit! We explored expository texts and learned how families can work together by reading Las Familias Trabajan Juntas. We practiced identifying key details (detalles clave) and worked on phonics and spelling with the letters ch. In Social Studies, we wrapped up our Hispanic Heritage project, learning about five influential Hispanic individuals. Students worked together to gather information and create posters highlighting the important contributions of their chosen individuals.

Ms. Hall, Ms. Schmidt, Ms. Tarquino

Math: Third graders continued to explore addition and subtraction strategies when reading and solving word problems! Students practiced carefully reading word problems using our strategy CUBS, circling important numbers, underlining key words, bracketing the question, and writing the answer as a sentence starter. Next week students will review all of the concepts taught in this unit, including rounding, telling time, adding and subtracting before taking their unit assessment!

ELA: This week, the students completed their first ELA unit! After finishing The Littles last week, the students began writing book reviews by identifying story elements, summarizing the text, and justifying their own opinions on the story. Then, the students chose to create either a poster or a commercial to share this information in a real-world format. After completing this final Littles project, the students reviewed important skills they learned throughout this unit by engaging in Review Centers. To finish the week, they used all this knowledge to complete their Unit 1 assessment!

Social Studies: This week, students culminated their celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month through the district’s partnership with Seton Hall University’s Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute. Students explored Seton Hall’s “Celebrating 250 Years of Latino Impact on American History” exhibit, which highlighted the innovation, service, culture, leadership, and resilience of Hispanic individuals throughout history. After learning about a variety of influential figures, students selected one to focus on and created artifacts representing their chosen individual’s identity, contributions, and lasting legacy.

Dual Language: Our dual language learners have been proudly showcasing their creativity and comprehension through culminating projects for The Littles! We have also been exploring the lives and contributions of influential Hispanic figures, strengthening our bilingual skills while celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

Ms. Schulz, Mrs. Rodriguez, Ms. Kalaigian, Mrs. Fasolino

Math: Phenomenal 4th Grade Mathematicians began a new unit of study, Investigation Unit 3: Multiple Towers and Cluster Problems. This week students solved multi-step multiplication word problems with 2-digit numbers and considered ways to break apart problems to make it easier to solve. They continued working on breaking apart multiplication problems by fitting smaller arrays together to construct larger arrays. The activities will prepare them to multiply 2-digit by 1-digit numbers. In addition, students began working on mCLASS onboarding and assessment activities.

Social Studies: This week, our phenomenal fourth graders began a new chapter exploring important Renaissance inventions, European explorers and their sea routes, and using map features to strengthen their map-reading skills! We also continued our Move This World lessons and continued researching influential Italian Americans in celebration of Italian American Heritage Month!

ELA: Phenomenal 4th Graders participated in Writer's Workshop this week, focusing on the writing process of analyze, plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish to write a four paragraph Informative/Explanatory essay about how Mae Jemison's life experiences contributed to her success as an astronaut. Students also collaborated to create posters about class expectations.

Ms. Schultes, Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Orellano, Ms. Goodwin

Math: This week in Math, students reviewed and strengthened their skills in order of operations, multiplication, and division as we wrapped up Unit 1. During our carousel review activity, students rotated through stations to revisit the concepts and strategies we have practiced throughout the unit. This gave them an opportunity to work with classmates, explain their thinking, and identify any skills they wanted to practice before the assessment. Students then put their learning into action on the Unit 1 test, and they did a wonderful job! I am so proud of their hard work, growing confidence, and progress so far. We will continue building on this foundation as we move into our next unit.

ELA: 5th graders continued working hard this week in ELA, finishing their core novel, Esperanza Rising. They enjoyed the conclusion of the text. After finishing up the novel, 5th grade students completed an extended races response about the theme of Esperanza Rising, finding 2-3 pieces of evidence to prove their claim! Next week they are looking forward to completing a narrative writing pertaining to the novel, as well as a choice board activity. Keep up the great work, 5th grade!

Social Studies: This week in Social Studies, students learned about Italian American Heritage Month and explored the experiences of Italian immigrants who came to the United States in search of new opportunities. We listened to the story All the Way to America, which helped students make personal connections to the hopes, challenges, and sacrifices involved in starting a life in a new country. Our discussions focused on the long journey to America, the arrival process at Ellis Island, and the difficulties many families faced as they settled into unfamiliar communities. We also discussed the unfair treatment, prejudice, and discrimination that many Italian immigrants experienced. These conversations encouraged students to consider how it might feel to be judged because of their language, culture, or background and to reflect on the importance of treating others with kindness and respect. Throughout our learning, we highlighted the courage, perseverance, and family traditions that helped immigrants build new lives while preserving their Italian heritage.

ICR: This week, we wrapped up Unit 1 in both Math and ELA! In ELA, we finished reading our class novel, "Esperanza Rising". We discussed the novel’s central theme of "resilience" and explored how this theme connects to our own lives as fifth graders. Next week, we will shift our focus to writing and strengthening our narrative pieces. Students will work on bringing their stories to life by incorporating dialogue, developing characters, and adding descriptive details. In Math, we will kick off "Unit 2: Volume"! Students will begin exploring the concept of volume and learning how to calculate the volume of three-dimensional shapes. We look forward to another exciting week of learning!

During the Individualized Learning Pathway (ILP) period, students who have qualified to participate in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Verbal programming engage in a wide array of 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.

This week, we highlight one of the Johns Hopkins CTY Verbal courses offered to qualifying students this fall.

CTY Young Readers Series: Quests and Challenges

In this course, Verbal CTY students follow the young protagonists of three novels as they use their wits, courage, and brains to complete elaborate missions. Verbal CTY students will summarize, make inferences, determine characters’ motivations, evaluate arguments, provide textual evidence to support opinions, and discuss themes virtually with peers from all over the world in this CTY course. They will also take on different points of view and use sophisticated vocabulary words and literary devices while crafting their own unique tales of intrigue. Their reading and writing skills will grow as they work each day to stay one step ahead of villains and tackle heart-thumping adventures!

During a short week, our Fourth Grade G&T mathematicians wrapped up their learning experience of double digit multiplication with a self- created poster and entered the world of Long Division. They were introduced to the new vocabulary terms that are used when solving long division problems. We made a foldable to make it more memorable and enjoyable for the learning experience of this new concept. Students were solving three digit by two digit division problems with and without the remainder in addition to the review of working with the smaller numbers to successfully understand the steps in solving a division problem. And they are just getting started!

Kindergarten: Kindergarteners started PLTW exploring design. Students learned about the relationships between structure and function in objects.

1st Grade: In first grade this week, we explored sound. We learned about volume and listened to some sounds that are loud or soft. We learned about pitch by experimenting with objects around our classroom to observe if they make a high or low pitched sound. We had so much fun learning all about sound!

2nd Grade: Science Focus: How Are Objects Put Together? We are thrilled to announce that our class is diving into an engaging science lesson all about how objects are put together! This hands-on exploration will spark curiosity and creativity as students investigate the ways everyday items are constructed and how their parts work together. Throughout this lesson students observed and described different objects, identifying the materials they are made from and the ways their parts connect. Experimented with building simple structures using classroom materials such as blocks, connectors, and recycled items. This will help them understand the importance of design and stability. Collaborated in small groups to solve challenges, such as constructing a bridge or a tower, fostering teamwork and communication skills. Reflect on their discoveries by drawing diagrams and sharing their findings with the class, building confidence and presentation skills. We are excited to see the students' creativity shine as they explore, build, and learn together in a fun and inclusive environment! Encourage your child to notice how things are put together around the house (e.g., toys, furniture, kitchen tools). Engage in simple building activities together, such as making a structure with blocks or recycled materials. Ask your child to explain what they learned in class and to share their favorite part of the lesson so far.

3rd Grade: The student teams kicked off their STEAM Tank projects this week by brainstorming "problems" that can be resolved with sustainable solutions. After defining the problem, they proceeded with the second and third steps in the design process which are planning and building and drafting how they will create their solutions.

4th Grade: How is Energy Transferred? We are thrilled to announce that our class is diving into an exciting new science lesson How is Energy Transferred? This topic is not only fundamental to understanding the world around us, but it also sparks curiosity and wonder in our young scientists. Throughout this lesson, students will engage in hands-on activities, collaborative experiments, and lively discussions that make learning both fun and inclusive for everyone. Introduction to Energy: Students will begin by identifying different forms of energy (such as light, heat, and motion) and discussing where we see energy in our daily lives. Ask your child to point out examples of energy at home or during your family activities! Energy Transfer in Action: Through engaging experiments, students will observe how energy moves from one object to another. Encourage your child to share what they learned by demonstrating a simple energy transfer experiment at home, like rolling a ball or using a flashlight. Real-World Connections: We’ll connect our learning to real-life scenarios, such as how energy is used in cooking, transportation, and technology. Try discussing with your child how your family uses energy every day and brainstorm ways to conserve it together.

Hello Connors Families,

During the week of October 12th, our students had some Halloween music math fun and explored a new family of instruments!

In Ms. Klag’s class, the students began learning about the string family of instruments. It’s all about vibration! They had a great time imitating the way guitar strings vibrate to create sound. Here is Felicity bringing some island vibes to the classroom with the ukulele!

Over in Ms. Lettat’s class, the students put their music math skills to the test by solving simple equations and matching their answers to the correct musical beat values. Then it was time for some Halloween fun! The students colored spooky pictures using the colors that matched their answers. Here is Quinn showing off her spooky music math masterpiece!

Keep making music, Connors!

This week in Mandarin we learned how to write and say 喜欢/like and 不喜欢/dislike with respect to seasons and hobbies. We practiced with Bingo, Battleship, and the Memory Game. We also wrote the characters for 春夏秋冬(Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) on the Promethean.

Students kindergarten finish their first unit in theatre. We finished with an emotion round up of sorting, organizing and naming different emotions based on the series a little spot of feelings by Diane Alber. This foundation will help students be able to express different emotions with their body and their facial gestures to tell stories in the upcoming weeks.

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