Clinton Township Newsletter

1 4 m a r c h 2 0 2 1 W W W . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . C O M C L I N T O N T O W N S H I P S C H O O L N E W S www.ctsdnj.org The Clinton Township School District, in partnership with the community, achieves excellence for each child by ensuring a meaningful and challenging educational experience in a supportive environment; developing life-long learners who are responsible and productive citizens. these valentines for us. This small gesture was able to bring a big smile to many faces. Thank you to our PMG students and families for showing your kindness! Read Across America: Reading is an integral component of our instruction at PMG, as students experience the joy of learning to read, and expanding their repertoire of reading skills. The month of March brings a special focus on reading at PMG as we celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday! Thanks to our PTA, a special reading celebration is coordinated in each classroom, and our students participate in special reading themed activities throughout "Read Across America" week as we celebrate READING! Round Valley School Round Valley Elementary School Happenings! February was an exciting month for students and staff at RVS. The month started off with a huge snowstorm, and the groundhog predicting six more weeks of winter. For those who love winter activities, this was great news! The first week of the month was National School Counseling Week and February is Black History Month. Kindness was the Word of the Month at RVS and students engaged in a variety of activities displaying acts of friendship and kindness. We hosted a Valentine exchange which included students having the opportunity to make cards for a local assisted living home. Dan Gutman, the author of the My Weird School book series and many other popular books joined RVS students through Zoom to discuss his life as an author. This was brought to us by our Parent Teacher Association. Extensions activities also started for students, providing opportunities for rock painting, knitting, and writing and illustrating. Students brought us Words of Wisdom each day through videos shared with the entire student body. Spruce Run School Kindergarten Round-Up is now occurring for Patrick McGaheran School. A child must be 5 years of age on or before October 1, 2021 to be eligible for kindergarten during the 2021-2022 school year. If you have a child who will be eligible for kindergarten next year, please notify our district as soon as possible by completing the Kindergarten Round-Up Survey online at https://bit. ly/KPMG2021RU. If you should have any questions regarding the kindergarten registration process, please contact Ms. Carmella Shaw at cshaw@ctsdnj.org or 908.236.7235, ext 521. Thank you! Patrick McGaheran School Kindness at PMG: Each month we share a new "word of the month" and encourage students to show examples of how they embody that word in their daily lives. In February, we discussed kindness. Students at PMG were able to show kindness to others in collaboration with the Woman's Club of Clinton. Students created Valentine cards to share with residents at an assisted living facility, and members of the Woman's Club delivered I N O U R S C H O O L S :

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