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Tuesday, November 15 1st marking period ends Wednesday, November 16th 2nd marking period begins H.S.A. Parent Speaker Series- "Talk with Teens" 7pm- Media Center Friday, November 18th H.S. School Photo Make-Up
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CRESSKILL IN THE NEWS
"Cresskill seventh graders aim to help food bank" Check out this great coverage of Tony G's civics class in action. "Gibson Guitar bus gives Cresskill Students view into rock and roll past" Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule. SUNDAY, November 6TH North Jersey Band Festival – 4:30pm Montclair State University Thursday, November 10th & 11th School Closed – NJEA Convention Do Teachers Remain Neutral or Share their Beliefs with Students?
With the upcoming elections near, this article seemed like a timely piece for all of us as educators. "How do we demonstrate for students how to believe in something politically, religiously, and culturally, yet also respect students and their families whose beliefs are diametrically different from our own?" Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH North Jersey Band Festival – 4:30pm Montclair State University MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST Halloween M.S. Assembly – Period 2 (Red Ribbon Week Videos) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST Gibson Tour Bus visit- 11:00am-3:30pm in front of school Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH RED RIBBON WEEK (MIDDLE SCHOOL) “Smarties Don’t Do Drugs” – Students get Smarties Department meetings- See subject supervisors for locations TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH RED RIBBON WEEK (MIDDLE SCHOOL) “My Future is Bright Drug Free” – Students wear college clothing FIELD TRIP (HIGH SCHOOL) 9/11 Memorial/Museum NYC, NY Joanne Stein, Social Studies 11th &12th Grade WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH RED RIBBON WEEK (MIDDLE SCHOOL) “Team Up Against Drugs” – Students wear team jerseys 6th Grade Parent Meeting/Presentation Fairview Lake – 7pm Auditorium THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH RED RIBBON WEEK (MIDDLE SCHOOL) “Wild About Drug Free” – Crazy hair day FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH RED RIBBON WEEK (MIDDLE SCHOOL) “Follow Your Dreams – Don’t Do Drugs” – Pajama day 9TH Grade Assembly (10:00am) Bergen County Sheriff’s Department Middle School Halloween Party 5:30pm-8:30pm Cafeteria SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30TH North Jersey Marching Band Festival-4:30pm at Montclair State University (6:00-7:00pm performance estimated for CHS) No Homework Weekend (10/28-10/30) "Cresskill to send students to Costa Rica"
The school district plans to send students to Costa Rica as part of the World Challenge program, which promotes learning abroad, independence skills and interacting with people from different backgrounds. MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS WEEK OF OCTOBER 17TH MONDAY, OCTOBER 17TH Middle School Picture Day Field Trip (H.S.) Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Steve Kline, Humanities Class 12th Grade CEF Concert 7pm (Auditorium) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH World Challenge Parent Meeting 6:30pm (Auditorium) Sean Conlon, Roseanne Cavallo THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH Field Trip (H.S.) Bergen County Jail, Hackensack, NJ Julie Keating, MCP Law Class 12th Grade Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule. Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event scheduleMIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS
WEEK OF 10/10/16 Monday, October 10th No School for Students(Columbus Day) Professional Day for Staff Tuesday, October 11th 3rd Period (Auditorium) “World Challenge” Presentation 10th & 11th Grades Mr. Conlon Wednesday, October 12th Yom Kippur No School Friday, October 14th Varsity Debate All Day (Auditorium/C Wing) Mr. Metz Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule The Language of Respect: Walking our Talk with Teenagers
"...How does language change the course of our relationships with teens and build a culture of mutual respect? Holloman and Yates discovered eleven categories of words that foster respect. They found that rephrasing words from a negative to a positive context helps develop a culture of respect. The eleven categories are listed below, with word samples for each. ..." Thank you to Cathy White for offering this article. It is important that we model this respect of course, and in turn set the expectations from our students. Kevin Quinn and I often emphasize this in our student dealings as a way of grounding student concerns. At times students, and families, may not view a situation through multiple perspectives of respect, and when directed in this manner can better appreciate the ramifications of their actions. In addition, students value being treated with respect when they are facing consequences, and this approach invests in long-term positive relationships. This week in CMS/CHS: "Week of Respect" Wednesday 10/5- College Admissions/Financial Aid Night 7pm Auditorium Thursday 10/6- High School Back-to-School Night 7pm Friday 10/7- Lee National Denim Day High School Picture Day Middle School Student Organization trip to Demarest Farms & Brighton Asylum 3:30-10:00pm Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule Back-to-School Night: Communicate Care
"Far more important to me than how many years you've been teaching, the standards that you'll cover, or the classroom rules is whether you care about my kid." This week in CMS/CHS: Tuesday 9/27- Field Trip for Mandi Wieme's Global Issues class to "Forced from Home", an interactive refugee camp exhibit by Doctors Without Borders Middle School Back-to-School Night 7pm Thursday 9/29- High School Club Fair during period 5 Friday 9/30- CHS Student Organization Middle School elections: period 3- 8th grade period 4- 7th grade period 7- 6th grade See Lana Shtofmakher's recent email for details Middle School Recreation Night- 6:30-9:00pm, contact Jill Kurek or Sean Conlon if interested helping Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule Can Teenage Definance Be Manipulated for Good? Thank you to Maria Santoro for sharing this one. Many of our classes already approach student learning from this engaging perspective. "There are two adolescent imperatives: to resist authority and to contribute to community. ... What's really exciting about this study and other work like it is that if you can appeal to kids' sense of wanting to not be duped, you empower them to take a stand." Teen Makes 'Sit With Us' App That Helps Students Find Lunch Buddies A parent of one of our students who experiences social challenges at lunchtime sent this one to me. This could potentially work with our students, what do you think? This week in CMS/CHS: Monday 9/19- Department meetings after school; supervisors will communicate specific locations Thursday 9/22- Town Hall meetings (tentatively scheduled for auditorium): CHS students period 5, CMS period 6, teachers welcome to attend Friday 9/23- CHS Student Organization elections period 3 in classes. See Michelle Blanco's recent email for details CMS Student Organization election assemblies: 8th grade period 3, 7th grade period 4, 6th grade period 7; see Lana Shtofmakher's recent email for details Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule "At age 99, retired teacher has never stopped learning" by Ollie Reed Jr. of the Albuquerque Journal
Former Cresskill Social Studies teacher Rosalyn Zimmerman and her impressive, active longevity This week in CMS/CHS: Tuesday 9/13- Child Study Team open house 12:00-3:00pm Thursday 9/15- Child Study Team open house 7:45am-12:00pm Click here for CMS/CHS athletic event schedule |
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