Clinton Township Newsletter

1 6 j u n e 2 0 2 2 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 Patrick McGaheran School PMG "Kindergarten Welcome 2022!" Incoming Kindergarten Families, please save the date of June 28 and June 29 for our "PMG Kindergarten Welcome 2022"! These days will provide an opportunity for incoming kindergarten students and families to visit Patrick McGaheran School (PMG). Students will visit a classroom with teachers to complete a brief group activity and parents will meet with staff members to review registration paperwork and learn more about our school. Details will follow for all families who have completed the Kindergarten Round Up Survey to indicate they will be registering a kindergarten student for the 2022-2023 school year, and families will have the opportunity to sign up for a time slot on either June 28 or June 29. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to Patrick McGaheran School! PMG Choral Concerts: We were very excited we were able to resume our Choral Concerts at PMG in May! Kindergarten, First and Second Graders presented a choral concert to families, and we are so proud of all that they have accomplished this school year! How exciting it is to be back in person for school events! 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 It's almost Summertime!! Here are some upcoming important dates to keep in mind: ● June 1: Board of Ed Meeting at 7:30 pm ● June 22: Early Dismissal • June 22: Eighth Grade Graduation!! • June 23: Last day of school! Kindergarten Round-Up REMINDER! Kindergarten Round-Up is now occurring for Patrick McGaheran School. A child must be 5 years of age on or before October 1, 2022 to be eligible for kindergarten during the 2022-2023 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/PMG22RU. If you should have any questions regarding the kindergarten registration process, please contact our District Registrar, Ms. Carmella Shaw at: cshaw@ctsdnj.org or: 908.236.7235 ext 521. Round Valley School In-Person Spring Concert: After two long years, RVS will finally be having an in-person Spring Concert this June! 4th Grade Chorus, 5th Grade Chorus, and Golden Eagle Singers will all be performing at CTMS. The students have been working so hard learning songs from a variety of cultures and languages. The 4th Grade Chorus will be performing Yonder Come Substitute Teach on College Break! Want job flexibility and great pay? If you are a college student with at least 30 credits we would love to have you substitute teach in Clinton Township Schools! To serve as a substitute you need at least 30 credits and a substitute teaching certificate. To apply to sub in CTSD please use this link: https://bit.ly/3DYG4WZ. Someone will reach out to you after you complete your application. Want Great Flexibility and Pay? Substitute Teach or be a Substitute Nurse at CTSD! Whether you are retired, in between jobs, or just want to work occasionally, substitute teaching allows you to support students in the community while maintaining a flexible schedule. CTSD pays $140 a day and $70 for a half day. We would love you to join our district!Please use the link that follows to apply: https://bit.ly/3DYG4WZ . Hello Clinton Township School Community, As a child, my friends and I would often devise schemes to make money to buy candy. Part of those schemes often involved lemonade or kool-aid stands. We would gleefully walk away with our extra three dollars and share our candy purchase, never realizing that the whole endeavor was subsidized by our parents. That is why it was so amazing to have participated as a shopper in the Clinton Township TREP$ program on the evening of April 27 at the middle school. There were over 70 middle school vendors who set up booths along the hallways and in the gymnasium to sell baked goods, crafts, homemade products, and upcycled household items. Each vendor learned about the cost of creating their wares, setting a selling price, market research, and the other overhead costs associated with running a business. Over 300 parents, siblings, school staff, and community members shopped throughout the evening and as a result every single business turned a profit. This experience is just one small example of what makes Clinton Township so amazing. This program, along with the law fair and various other learning opportunities, are enabled by one of our beloved CTMS teachers, Diane Cormican. For a middle school to instill in students entrepreneurial lessons that are often not taught until college or later, this program not only gives our students access to the world of business, it also empowers them to be self starters in the future. W h e n w e t h i n k a b o u t w h a t m a k e s a community great, there are a lot of factors: the people, those who govern, the volunteers, businesses, and those who staff the public and community agencies. However, what truly makes a community great is its willingness to support the schools and invest in our youth. When this happens, our youth gets opportunities and advantages that are deposits towards the future of our society. As a new Superintendent, I continue to be impressed not only by what is seen in our schools, but also by the community's efforts to model the values that we want out of our future leaders. When we prepare them with an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age we are giving them the opportunities to make future change. While they may invest in candy as kids, as adults they will invest their time, energy and resources in continuing to make the community better. This is just one more reason why we are so fortunate to have a great school district that is preparing our students to be the best it can be. – Sincerely, Dr. Melissa Stager A MESSAGE FROM DR. STAGER, CTSD SUPERINTENDENT: I N O U R S C H O O L S : 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.

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