News from the Nest

Memorial Day Weekend is here!! Always the unofficial start of summer, this weekend brings with it the excitement of the coming months, as well as the end of the school year, which, amazingly, is just around the corner!

Our upper-grade students did an amazing job on their NJSLA testing! They were prepared every day and tried their best, which is all that we ever ask! It is a long test and we are very proud of the hard work our students put in during the month of May!

Now, as we finish the remaining curriculum, we also have many fun upcoming events! One new event we have this year is called the Treps Marketplace! This is a new club where we are teaching our 5th graders how to become entrepreneurs and start their own real business!! Read below for more information, but please come support their new businesses at School #4 on Thursday, May 29th from 5-7pm!

Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!!

May 23-27 - No School. Memorial Day Weekend

May 28th – Field Day at Garfield High School

May 29th – Treps Club Event 5-7pm

June 2-6 - Scholastic Book Fair

June 3rd – Grade 5 trip to Century Field

June 5th – Fun Day at School 4

June 6th – Chorus Club Performance 9:30am

June 9th – 5th Grade Middle School Orientation

June 11th – Fun Day rain date

June 12th – 5th grade trip to Medieval Times

June 16th – 4th grade trip to mini-golf. School Board Meeting

June 17th – 5th grade picnic

June 17th – Last Day of Chess Club

June 18th – One Session Days begin. 4th grade picnic and Pre-K End-of-Year Celebration at 930am

June 19th – Kindergarten End-of-Year Celebration 9:30am

June 20th – 5th grade Moving Up Ceremony 9:30am

June 24th – Last Day of School. 5th grade clap out.

Field Day will be on Wednesday, May 28th, which is the day we return from Memorial Day Weekend! Please send your child to school wearing this year's shirt (seen above). Remember to apply sunscreen and send them with water! The school will be walking to the High School with the guidance of security and police, starting around 9:15am. Lunch will be served to all students at the field, then the students will return to school prior to dismissal.

This year, School #4 started a new club called Treps, which is short for enTREPreneurs. In this club, the students learned all about how to open and run their own business, including how to fund, how to create a product or service, how to set a price point, how to work with overhead, and ultimately how to make a profit. They have been working hard on creating their own businesses! They will have a chance to sell their products at our TREPS marketplace, which will take place on May 29th from 5-7pm at the School #4 gym. Please consider coming to support our young entrepreneurs....everyone is invited, even if your child is not in the club!! Help us support our students by coming to this real-life experience!! This is a cash only event and our young business owners keep all of their profits!!

You may have noticed the Post Ford Monument on River Drive across the street from Wawa. A few years ago, we learned that the monument was built in 1935 by the students of School #4! When we saw that is was falling apart, our school came together to raise funds to restore and improve the monument. So, we joined with the Garfield Rotary and the City of Garfield to raise money and fix the monument. We even found the flyer and agenda from the original ceremony in 1935 and used it to create a similar ceremony when our work was complete in 2022! A few months ago, we learned that the Bergen County Executive and Preservation Advisory Board granted us an award for our efforts! Congratulations to the students and staff of School #4, past and present!

Mrs. Lester and her Theatre Club put on their yearly play this week! This year's play was Mary Poppins. Our young thesbians did an amazing job!

Congratulations to one of our students, Jace Muniz for being accepted into Mensa, which is a global society of people with high intelligence scores! Our Eagles continue to fly high!!

School #4 was nominated to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise awareness for Mental Health Month. Teacher of the Year Mr. Picchierri, Paraprofessional of the Year Marzanna Kopacz, Grade 3 teacher Ms. Presti, and Principal Mr. Wilson all participated while the school cheered them on!

Our 4th and 5th graders had a wonderful time at the annual Spring Fling Dance!

Our wonderful School #4 Teachers were appreciated from many angles this year! Parents sent flowers, cards, gifts and some brought a lunch for the whole staff! Local businesses and retired staff also appreciated our staff! Thank you to our teachers for all that they do! We are lucky to have such a caring and talented staff!

Garfield School District will be holding an event for EZ Ride!

School #4 will be hosting a district-wide chess tournament on Saturday, May 31st! Please register online if you are interested!

Please always charge you child's computer every weekend and update regularly!!!

Visit our our school website, under the student tab, if you need directions on how to update.

At School #4, we always aim to have high attendance! After last year, it is very important that we improve upon student attendance, which includes being on time to school! Although the school year seems long, there is so much that we have to cover each year and in every grade. Missing just a little bit of time can have a large impact on our student's academic and social success

The district is requiring that all students be re-registered this year. Registration is now open and must be completed by July 1st. Please see the link below to read a letter from our superintendent, Dr. Tomko.

Registration letter: https://www.gboe.org/common/pages/GetFile.ashx?key=HKkMDO9a

Registration portal link - https://forms.office.com/r/afj6ck6zdX

Although this newsletter shows highlights, our instagram page has near-daily information. It is a great way to keep up with all that happens at School #4!

If you are on Instagram, you can find us @school4eaglesofficial

School #4 website - https://s4.gboe.org/

District Calendar - https://www.gboe.org/calendar

Parent Portal - https://www.fridayparentportal.com/portal/security/login.cfm

Food Services (menus) - https://garfieldsd.nutrislice.com/menus-eula