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Early Childhood Play Date
Discover the parks of Ridgefield Park with your preschooler! Join us for our last playdate on May 2nd at Veterans Park. Each meetup begins after school at 3:15. Come explore a new park, meet other families, and maybe even make a lifelong friend. This is an informal gathering, and everyone is welcome!
Music Monday
Music Monday is a way to encourage children to be active while developing their early literacy skills. These children listened to classical music while painting with watercolors.
Tasty Tuesday
Tasty Tuesday is about cooking together and connecting skills like science while introducing ways to incorporate healthy habits into children’s lifestyles. These children made fruit salad.
More Work Together Wednesday
In a wonderful display of teamwork and creativity, students in this preschool classroom worked together to create a vibrant mural. Each child contributed their own artistic touch, helping to build a colorful masterpiece that reflects their imaginations and the power of working as a team!
Artsy Thursday
Children develop creativity, social skills, and fine muscles with open-ended art projects that let them make choices, use their imaginations, and create with their hands. This child is focused on showing his artistic skills.
Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC)
Attention preschool families and community members! The Early Childhood Department is looking for members to join our ECAC. Please check out the link for more information and email Ms. Guastello, Director of Early Childhood Education, if you are interested!
Veolia Water Company Visits Grant School
On Friday, April 11th, Veolia Water Company visited Grant School for an engaging and educational day. All students participated in stimulating activities to learn about science and the environment. Pre-K through 1st grade students explored thunderstorms. They listened to a story and completed a coloring sheet to enhance their understanding of how thunderstorms form. Students in 2nd grade investigated water and the states of matter. They also performed an interesting experiment to observe science principles in action.
Students in 3rd through 6th grade concentrated on the three Rs—Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. They discovered methods to protect the Earth and minimize plastic waste. Each student created a plastic bottle into a self watering planter to bring home. All participants thoroughly enjoyed learning with the professional team from Veolia. We anticipate their return visit at the conclusion of the school year!
Technology Class at Lincoln School with Ms. Fares
In Technology class, the Kindergarten and 1st grade students continue to explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs. Students navigate the PBSKids Dinosaur Field Guide website to engage with educational games, discover dinosaur facts, and view informative videos.
The 2nd grade students focus on developing mathematical abilities through mathgames.com. Students enjoy assisting various digital characters through activities by applying their mathematical knowledge. The 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students concentrate on state assessment preparation. The standardized tests contain numerous digital tools, and students practice with these resources to become familiar with the assessment format before the upcoming examinations.
Kindergarten at Roosevelt School with Ms. Cullen, Ms. Davis and Ms. Lella
Kindergarten students are becoming great readers at this point in the school year! Students engage in independent reading for 16 minutes daily and thoroughly enjoy this autonomous literacy practice! Please monitor communications for updates regarding your child's current reading level assessment.
In mathematics, students explore addition and subtraction concepts. Students create visual representations and compose numerical equations to solve mathematical problems. Students develop understanding that addition involves combining quantities while subtraction involves separating quantities. Students also utilize pattern recognition to build computational fluency in both operations.
Our class participated in the school book fair, where students experienced delight in discovering literature appropriately matched to their independent reading capabilities.
Enrichment/Gifted and Talented at Roosevelt School with Ms. Morris
Kindergarten through 2nd grade enrichment classes explore Irish folklore and complete March themed STEM projects. First grade students particularly enjoyed constructing basketball hoops for a March Madness challenge. Third grade Gifted and Talented students begin a new instructional unit wherein they design and construct miniature houses, investigating area, perimeter, and geometric principles throughout the process.
In the upper grades, 4th grade Gifted and Talented students continue to design and create educational board games. Students in 5th grade Gifted and Talented programs receive introduction to the Strawbees construction system and utilize these materials to study and build simple machines. The 6th grade Gifted and Talented students progress in their mythological creatures research. They develop Google Slide presentations to educate peers about their selected creatures. Students will design and construct model containment systems that safely capture their creatures without inflicting harm.
Lens on the Preserve: Student Photography Awards
The Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School and the Ridgefield Park Environmental Commission recently partnered to celebrate the creativity and talent of our students at the Lens on the Preserve award ceremony held on April 30th in the Nature Preserve parking lot. This special event honored students who participated in the three seasonal photo contests designed to promote awareness and appreciation of the Ridgefield Park Nature Preserve.
Throughout the school year, students were invited to visit the Nature Preserve and capture photos using DSLR cameras with all manual controls. Open to all students, the contest challenged them to use their technical photography skills and artistic eye to submit their best photos. A panel of local judges carefully evaluated the entries, selecting winners based on composition, creativity, and technical excellence.
At the ceremony, attendees from the school district, the Environmental Commission, and Commissioner William Gerken, representing the Village of Ridgefield Park, gathered to celebrate the achievements of our young photographers. The final voting for the spring round of the contest was conducted in person, and winners from all three seasons-fall, winter, and spring-were recognized for their outstanding work.
Each winner received a canvas print of their photo, a $50 Visa gift card, and the honor of having their work displayed at both the entrance of the Nature Preserve and Ridgefield Park High School. Light refreshments were generously provided by our very own CHiRP Café.
The Lens on the Preserve contest is a wonderful example of how hands-on learning and community collaboration can inspire environmental stewardship and artistic expression. We look forward to continuing this tradition and encourage all students to participate in future contests.
We have highlighted a few exciting events below, but be sure to check out the full calendar for even more activities and programs!
