Clinton Township Newsletter

1 5 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 7 Everyone there is very kind and happy to see her, but Dorothy has only one goal, she wants to get back to Kansas and her family. First Dorothy has to travel the Yellow Brick Road all the way to the Emerald City. Her journey is fun at times and difficult at times. Sometimes it's even scary. That's the way it is in real life, don't you think? Sometimes it's fun. Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's scary. So when you set a goal for yourself ~ like learning to play the violin or making better grades, you need to remember that sometimes your journey will be easy and sometimes it will be hard and sometimes it might be scary or just plain boring, but if you keep moving in the right direction, one step at a time, just like Dorothy, you'll reach your goal." STEM Program: 6th grade STEM classes Robotics project. Students constructed a robot and then programmed it to move to a song for a class DANCE OFF. Some groups added sound effects as part of the presentation. Well done 6th grade! c L i N T o N T o W N s H i P s c H o o L D i s T R i c T P R E s c H o o L P R o G R A M 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 s c H o o L y E A R The Clinton Township School District is accepting applications for our integrated preschool program for the 2017/18 school year. Clinton Township resident students, ages 3 and 4, as well as 5-year olds who miss the October 1 cutoff date for kindergarten entry, are eligible. It is anticipated that an afternoon session will be offered; tuition is $275 per month. All classes are staffed by fully certified teachers and provide a comprehensive curriculum that is developmentally appropriate. Children must be toilet-trained upon entrance into the program. A PreSchool Information Night is scheduled for January 26, 2017 at Spruce Run School from 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Snow date: 2/9/17 – 6:00 - 7:00 pm). Names for Waitlist are due to the Special Services Office by February 16, 2017. For more information, please call Michelle: 908.236.6341, ext. 9595. A Lottery will be held February 22, 2017 at 11:45 am at Spruce Run School. Clinton Township School District Mission Statement: 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. Perseverance ton Tohip Midd School The Clinton Township Middle School (CTMS) hosted the local debate finals, and students from Clinton Public, Bethlehem Township, Califon and Union Township came to compete. CTMS students did an amazing job in all three rounds of the competition! Congratulations to final round winning teams: Mia Booth and Taylor Cox, Annaliese Johnson and Madison Thomas, and Andrew Fielding and Brendan Mahaney. The students of CTMS are working hard to hold our 7th Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. We have raised over $210,000 in the fight against cancer. This year's event will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 from 5:30 - 9:30 pm at the Middle School. Contact Ms. Cormican at dcormican@ctsdnj.org if you have any questions about how you or your business can be involved! CTMS is sponsoring a special concert fundraiser called "Purple Rain: Bands Battling Cancer". The concert will be held on Friday, January 6 from 6:30 - 9:30 pm in the school auditorium. Bands will feature the Happyfits, Full House and Captain Eric and the Shipwrecks. Tickets are $10 at the door and all proceeds will go to the CTMS Relay for Life event. Four teams of CTMS students are making final changes on their entries in the annual New Jersey Bar Foundation's Law Adventure competition! This is a mock trial competition, where students learn about the law and write an original court case for the contest. Good luck! Congratulations to our Continental Math League students! We received word that CTMS is currently tied for first place in the Nation! Keep up the good work! There are four more meets this year. The students and teachers in the CTMS Book Club meet during lunch to share their love of books. Seventh grade is reading Taken by Erin Bowman and Eighth grade is reading School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani . For the past 29 years, the students at Clinton Township School District have given holiday gifts to over 100 young Kindergarten and First grade students who are less fortunate in Camden, NJ. CTMS has continued being a part of this service project with seventh grade donating socks and eighth grade donating toothbrushes and toothpaste this year. 6th Grade's STEM Classes Robotics Project R E M i N D E R : c L i N T o N T o W N s H i P s c H o o L D i s T R i c T k i N D E R G A R T E N R E G i s T R A T i o N Please visit our Kindergarten Registration website for all the information regarding the Registration process at: goo.gl/92yOFX. You'll find links to the Kindergarten Round-Up Form and the Kindergarten Registration Packet. Please call Spruce Run School at: 908-735-7916, ext. 9208 or e-mail: npaul@ctsdnj.org if you have any questions. J o i N u s AT : Incoming Kindergarten Information Night - 1/26/17 from 7:30-8:30 pm at Spruce Run School (Snow date 2/9/17) Please RSVP in advance at: goo.gl/qMQge7. We look forward to meeting our incoming kindergarten students!

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