Tuesday, May 21, 2013
An overwhelming population of students at Wemrock Brook has caused new first grade registrants from Meadow Creek to attend Taylor Mills School.
Due to the large amount of first grade students registered at Wemrock Brook School, Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Superintendent John J. Marciante announced that new first grade registrations from Meadow Creek will enroll in the Taylor Mills School for the 2013-2014 school year. According to a letter issued by Marciante, Wemrock Brook School has the largest first grade class size in the district and the school has no additional classrooms available. Therefore, Marciante came up with the solution to have new first grade registrants from the Meadow Creek area attend Taylor Mills School. If a newly registered first grade student has older siblings already attending Wemrock Brook, an exception will be made, Marciante said. The…
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Katherine Weeden, of Englishtown, died at 94.
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Thursday, April 18
Katherine A. Weeden, 94, of Port Orange, Fl., passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Born in Englishtown, she lived there prior to moving to Port Orange, Fla. 30 years ago. She was a school bus driver for the Englishtown-Manalapan School System. Surviving are her daughters, Lorraine Natalie and Vera Zavada; a daughter-in-law, Roseann Weeden; 11 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and three great- great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at noon on Thursday, April 18 at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center St., Freehold. Interment will follow at Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Wednesday, April 10
The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Wemrock Brook’s Talent Show On March 21, Wemrock Brook’s third through fifth graders presented a talent and entertainment show directed by Ms. Lewis and Ms. Richard. Students danced, sang, and/or played musical instruments. There were individual performances, duos and groups acts! It is clear that Wemrock Brook has many talented children. As the show came to an end, there were some surprise performers who joined in: our teachers! Beethoven, Meet the Musician Ludwig Van Beethoven, played by Dennis Kobray, brought to life a great musical figure from history for the students to …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Taylor Mills School kicked off the month of March with our Read Across America celebration. On March 1, Mrs. Anzalone, our media specialist, created a wonderful school-wide assembly in conjunction with several of our teachers with the theme, “Grab a Hat and Read with the Cat!” The school-wide celebration consisted of student readers and special guest readers including Mr. Strumwasser and our former media specialist, Mrs. Joan Brady. In addition, Mrs. Newell, our music teacher, led our 3rd graders as they delighted the audience with their spectacular interpretations of several …
Monday, April 8, 2013
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The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Parent-Teacher Conferences Pine Brook School held their annual Spring Conferences from March 13-15. This is always a great opportunity to complete the extremely important home-school connection. Parents were able to call in and schedule the conferences with teachers who requested them on the Parent Portal. Pine Brook Students Advance to State National History Day Competition On Saturday, March 3, Pine Brook students competed in the Southern Regional New Jersey History Day Competition at The College of New Jersey. Under the guidance of Pine Brook National History Day Advisor, …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
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The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Politician Visit The short month of March did not stop the staff and students at Milford Brook from accomplishing much! The month kicked off with a very special event on March 4. On this Monday, Assembly Robert Clifton (Legislative District 12) made a visit to the students of Milford Brook School in the Manalapan-Englishtown School District. Assemblyman Clifton read about the many charitable contributions being made to local communities and felt these students and staff needed special recognition. Inspired by their selflessness, Assemblymen Clifton presented select staff and …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
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Saturday, April 6
The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. National History Day On March 3, our students competed in the regional competition for New Jersey History Day. This year's National History Day theme encouraged students to identify the "Turning Points in History." Our students investigated topics of their choice to create websites, performances and exhibits. After months of evaluating primary sources, scheduling interviews with eyewitnesses, and organizing information, they were ready to display their work. The following students who will be advancing to compete with the best projects in the state on May 4, at William Paterson…
Friday, April 5, 2013
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The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Sweet Treats Dance On Friday, March 1, 2013 our Sweets and Treats Dance was held. The event was well attended by more than 400 students and parents. Fossil Dig A Fossil Dig assembly for the second grade students conducted by John Miller from Pearl Observatory was held on March 5th. Students learned about the different periods in which dinosaurs were present on the earth. First Grade Registration First Grade Registration was held on March 6th and 7th at Lafayette Mills. At the time of this writing eighteen students have registered. Basketball Night The teachers and the Lafayette…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
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Thursday, April 4
The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Character Education The ELC continued its “Paws-itive Behavior Program.” Mrs. Fabiyan, our replacement guidance counselor, held mini-assemblies to introduce the kindergarten students to the ELC’s new character critter. The students met Carrie the Caring Cat and listened to a story about her. The children learned that being caring includes the following: Posters of Carrie the Caring Cat and the list of caring traits are hung around the school. All staff members are reinforcing this trait, and the students are so excited to wear the paw print stickers they receive when they are …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Wednesday, April 3
The following highlights are submitted by Irene Policastro, the Secretary to Superintendent John J. Marciante of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Doodle 4 Google Contest Students in all grades participated in the Doodle 4 Google 2013 design contest. Google does a contest for children each year to design a new logo for their website. Each year they have a different theme, and this year it was, "My Best Day Ever...” This year, we had 85 entries, and the top 10 students had their artwork sent to Google to be entered into the state contest. All of the designs were fantastic, and it was really hard to decide who had the top 10 designs! Winners received a certificate and a large set of markers. We also honored five honorable …
Jenn
10:55 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Agree with Jessica - especially when an older sibling has gone through Wemrock and parents have been involved with pta etc, now younger siblings are possibly too young to be grandfathered. Not ideal and Meadow Creek parents are not happy. more ›