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President Clinton Visits PS#2

 

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Photo courtesy of The Jersey Journal

 

Click here to read article as published by the Hudson Reporter on January 15, 2012

Click link to read full article and view more photos as published by the Jersey Journal on January 11, 2012

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West New York Schools celebrate the holidays

 

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Early Childhood Program reaches out to families along the waterfront 

Earlier this November residents along the West New York waterfront attended a special presentation about the school district’s successful and ever growing Early Childhood Program. Superintendent of Schools John Fauta and Rita Mendez, principal of the Early Childhood School, were on hand to present the information to potential new incoming families, and answer any questions. The presentation was coordinated by Board Trustee Dr. Christine Piscitelli, and Lorenzo Correa provided technician support for the evening. 

The presentation included a general overlay of the Early Childhood Program, which currently includes classrooms housed throughout all the public schools and in 13 daycare providers. The program also has its own Early Childhood School building, located on 5204 Hudson Ave. 

The mission of the Early Childhood Program is to “strongly prepare our students in an ever-changing world by helping them become critical thinkers, problem solvers, and respectful citizens of the future.” The program provides a safe and nurturing environment for its diverse population of students in order to provide an excellent preschool education. 

Parents were given information about the program staff team and an outline of the Tools of the Mind curriculum followed in the classrooms. The Tools of the Mind Program is research based and developed on the Vygotskian Theory. The objectives of the program are “to develop cognitive skills and specific literacy skills, focus on social-emotional school readiness, and to differentiate instruction based on children’s learning styles and developmental levels.” Self-regulation is key in the program as children learn through play. 

The classroom is broken up into multiple centers including Dramatic Play, which encourages role playing along with provided themes; and Block Center, where students learn about constructing, measurement, shapes, geometry and much more. In addition there is Art Center, Science Center, Literacy Center, and Table Toys Center. Each center has its own specific focus touching upon mathematics, reading and writing, comprehension, creative skills, and problem solving among others. 

Classrooms are staffed with a teacher and a teacher’s aide working with students in groups and individually throughout the day, and work with each child’s developmental level and learning style. 

Parents/guardians may register for the program at the Registration Center, located at 6020 Hudson Ave., and requires parents/guardians to provide a completed application, original birth certificate, two proofs of residency, one passport size photo of child, two emergency contacts with valid phone numbers, proof of physical examination (records must be signed by the preschool nurse), and immunization records. 

The age criteria for the program is students must be 3 or 4 years-old on or prior to Oct. 1st in order to enroll for the active school year. Before and Aftercare services are available at providers and in-district schools. For more information on registration please call (201) 553-4108.  Click here to view photos of the presentation.

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West New York Public Schools Celebrate National Inclusive Schools Week:  December 5-9, 2011

Awareness to Action: Moving Forward

Inclusive Schools Week highlights the accomplishments of families, schools, and communities who promote inclusive education for all children across the world. In West New York, this week celebrates the progress the schools have made in providing a supportive and quality education to all students including those who may be limited due their disability, gender, ethnicity or language. Please join us in recognizing the efforts of the teachers, administrators, staff and students who are moving forward in our efforts to progress in inclusive education.  Some of the activities our students will participate in include, five minute friendship rituals and journal writing about accepting differences, just to name a few.

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Chef's Corner

 

The West New York School District is proud to present "Chef's Corner", a page designed to provide nutritional information to our students, parents and the community.  Visit often to read about the Fruit and Vegetable of the Month, find a yummy recipe created by our Chef Kim, or find additional resources for a healthy living.

Click here to visit Chef's Corner now.

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