The competitive spirit was in the air at Eisenhower School on Thursday, April 25th! Spearheaded by the 6th grade social studies teachers, the entire 6th grade participated in a modern day Greek Olympics. Homerooms were divided into Greek city-states and competed in various events to bring home the gold medal. Coming in first was Marathon [...]
Students in Beth Colucci’s 7th grade Language Arts class at Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School enjoyed a visit from a certified therapy dog on Wednesday.Mrs. Colucci and Leigh Woznick, the school’s Library Media Specialist, collaborated on this special learning activity for the students. The students spent time in the days leading up to the visit learning about [...]
To union or not to union? That is the question. When I began teaching 20 years ago I never imagined I would be as involved with the teachers union as I am today. It was just not in my plan. As time passed, I came to realize that most people were not interested nor cared [...]
Hillside School’s Student Council was proud to present its 8th Staff Volleyball Game in order to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation and Ronald McDonald House. Hillside’s gymnasium was filled with students, their families and enthusiastic staff members who battled it out on the volleyball court on Thursday, April 11th, from 6:30-8:00pm. Over [...]
On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, the energy was high in the packed Eisenhower School gymnasium to celebrate the past 8 weeks of students practicing their skills of passing, dribbling, and shooting baskets! Milltown had their 4th Annual Special Olympics Basketball Tournament that provided students the opportunity to learn basic basketball skills, teamwork, good sportsmanship, social [...]
Observations and Evaluations Are you wondering how the new observation and evaluation procedures will impact you? In our interview with Assistant Superintendent Cheryl Dyer by First Vice President Mauria Kunkel you will find illuminating answers to the questions we are hearing most form our members. Old v. New Danielson Model…an easy transition? You might be [...]
“Class of 2024″ The students of Miss Masud’s 5th grade AI/E Language Arts classes at Hillside Intermediate School were amidst their study of the Nonfiction/Informational genre when they began their “mock interview” experience. In order to enrich and apply nonfiction research into their writing, students were asked to imagine it was 2024 and they were college graduates in [...]
Your B-REA representatives did not simply go home to start spring break this Friday. Instead your representatives went right from school to the Winter Leadership conference in New Brunswick to learn how to better serve your needs. Members attended a variety of session to prepare them for the upcoming challenges we will all face with [...]
Thanks to JFK’s wonderful BREA members and Science Coordinators, Heather Landz and Joanne Hering, experiments using crystals, lava lamps in a jar, liquid density, simple AC generators, sea monkeys, volcanoes, solar energy, electricity, blimps, craters, plant investigations, and tsunamis were proudly featured in a jam-packed APR at JFK on Thursday, March 14th! Kids were so [...]
A.T.O.M.S. ~ Academic Tournament Open to Middle Schools is a tournament open throughout the state of New Jersey for middle schools to compete. A.T.O.M.S. is an offspring of the Bridgewater-Raritan Education Association high school competition, the Bridgewater-Raritan Invitational Tournament of Excellence (B.R.I.T.E.). The BREA has been both host and sponsor of this exciting competition for [...]