Sunday, May 12, 2013
Lincoln-Hubbard students kicked off their Civil War unit with a special project involving Civil War artifacts.
Carmela Valles' fifth grade students at Lincoln-Hubbard School in Summit began a month-long project recently to kick off their Civil War unit. Working alongside Rutgers Professor Carol Gorman, Instructional Facilitator Michelle Hawley and Lincoln-Hubbard Media Specialist Carole Stubeck the students perused Civil War artifacts on loan from the Morris Museum. The artifacts were meant to spark the students' wonderings and help them pose questions about the Civil War, as they entered the area of study. This method of teaching called guided inquiry engages students in the learning process by activating prior knowledge, making connections and prepping for new knowledge. The students of 5V will work on the Civil War unit for next next several …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Several sixth grade students visited the Florham Park facility as part of the NFL Play 60 Program.
On April 24, 20 LCJSMS students visited the Jets Training Facility in Florham Park for fun and fitness. Students were selected after the sixth grade participated in 60 minutes of play per day over a four-week period, in participation with the NFL Play 60 Program. The Jets and XBox 360 Kinect sponsored the middle school's event and donated $1,000 to LCJSMS's physical education program. The American Heart Association works in unison with the Jets organization to make students aware of the importance of exercise and a healthy lifestyle.
The sophomore class will host a charity car wash and bake sale on May 18.
The Kent Place Upper School’s sophomore class will host a car wash and bake sale on May 18, from 9 a.m. to noon to benefit a charity of their choice, which will soon be announced. A portion of the proceeds will go to the purchase of a senior mascot. The girls will wash small to medium-sized cars for $10 and SUVs for $15. The car wash and bake sale will take place in the Kent Place Primary School driveway located off of Norwood Avenue. Traditionally, each sophomore class organizes an annual car wash, which involves extensive student planning, preparation and collaboration. The sophomores wash and dry cars, as well as operate a bake sale, which will include a variety of sweet, student-baked, nut-free treats. The Class of 2015 will soon …
Two local athletes were honored at the Union County Scholar-Athlete Dinner.
The Union County Scholar-Athlete Dinner took place earlier this week at The Westwood in Garwood. One male and one female scholar-athlete from each of 25 high schools in Union County were recognized with the Union County Scholar-Athlete honor. In addition to Nick Abbott, Summit senior three-sport athlete Stuart Humphrey was recognized among the female scholar-athletes. Each of the scholar-athletes was given a nice plaque, and engraved watch and a $1,000 college scholarship. At the end of the program, they also named the winners of the Frank J. Cicarell Memorial Scholarships and Nick Abbott was also chosen for this additional scholarship. Abbott has committed to wrestle at Bucknell University in the fall, where he was chosen for their 5-Year…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The aging school presents safety and sanitary issues for Summit children.
Issues with the aging facility were first raised with the district more than a decade ago. The restrooms in Jefferson Elementary School were inadequate, Summit school officials said, especially for the younger female students who would have to climb a couple of sets of stairs just to reach them. The sloping asphalt drive leading from the back of the school was too steep and presented a safety risk. And the electrical transformer, situated right on the grassy hill where children play, always seemed like an unnecessary risk. But it likely wasn’t until construction completed on school’s independent addition in 2008, the Jefferson Primary Center, that the issues plaguing the aging elementary school became pronounced. Touted as a state-of-the-…
Monday, May 6, 2013
There were 2,000 schools ranked on the publication's best-high-school list.
Summit High School landed at No. 461 on Newsweek's list of America's Best High Schools, released Monday morning, May 6. The list encompassed the top 2,000 high schools in the nation. Summit's score was 3.25. The highest ranked high school, Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, scored a 4.84, and the lowest score on the list was 2.4. The list names the top high schools for producing graduates ready for college, and is based on graduation rate, college acceptance rate, and AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student, which all account for 25 percent of a school's rating. Average SAT/ACT scores account for another 10 percent, average AP/IB/AICE scores accounts for 10 percent and percent of students enrolled in at least …
Local Rotarian donated book to all third-graders in the district.
For the seventh year, Rotarian Gregory Drummond generously donated dictionaries to all the third graders in the Summit Public Schools. The Dictionary Project, which started in 1992, hoped that local sponsors — such as Rotary Clubs — would provide dictionaries to every third grader in the United States. According to their website (www.dictionaryproject.org) their goal is to assist all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with their own personal dictionary. Rotary President John Leatherbee and Rotarian Greg Drummond traveled from school to school making deliveries. Here, they are at the Franklin Library with third grade students. This information was provided by the …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Second-graders completed the project as part of their Citizen of the Month program.
As part of their Citizen of the Month program, second graders in Mr. Gannon's class at Brayton paired up with Mrs. Cassidy's fifth grade class to work together on a project focusing on autism awareness. The students worked in mixed-grade groups to create a video highlighting facts as well as how students can be good friends to individuals who are autistic. The students gathered on Monday, in the cafeteria, to share the finished project with Principal Dr. Cheryl Moretz and speak about the process. The second graders were appreciative that the fifth graders helped them complete the tasks and the older students enjoyed getting to spend time with younger ones and in some cases, even their siblings. The video is posted on the Elementary …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Summit second-graders learned teamwork and communication skills while having fun with Legos.
The second grade teachers at Lincoln-Hubbard, Miss Yendrick, Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Egan, received a grant from the SEF to bring the Lego Education Simple Machine Set into the classroom. The second graders are able to pilot the first round of this program this spring. The Simple Machines Set is perfect for introducing the classes to key building concepts through teamwork and communication skills. It features a series of 16 principle activities, four main activities, and four hands-on activities that will develop the students' understanding of basic physical science concepts such as gears, pulleys, levers, and wheels and axles through observation, reasoning, prediction, and critical thinking. This program enhances learning by enabling …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School's play 'The Hobbit' was honored by Montclair State University.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School Theater Department's fall production has been honored as the "Best Overall Performance by a Middle School" by Montclair State University's annual Theater Night Awards. LCJ's production of "The Hobbit" was this year's winner. More than 50 middle and high schools from throughout New Jersey participate and the middle school's productions have consistently been nominated and won in this category each year. For the past three years we have won the award for "The Yellow Boat," "Comedy Tonight," "Exhibit This." This year's win for "The Hobbit" makes a fourth consecutive win. This year, Summit competed against Park Ridge Middle School's production of "The Scarlett Heart…
Barbara Curran
10:42 am on Saturday, May 11, 2013
What kind of reporting is this ? Two athletes from each school honored . . . .no names for Summit given. No ID of students in picture . . . . more ›