Friday, March 1, 2013
The school in Washington Township has been focusing on environmental issues this year.
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Friday, March 1
The George Elementary School community is focused on conservation this year. The “Conservation Station” was designed to educate students on how they can help protect our environment from pollution by preserving our resources through recycling. Throughout the school year, many activities have related to the theme of conservation. For example, the school adopted a Leatherback turtle named “George Sr.” and each class adopted a sea animal. The school is in the process of planning a visit to the Maritime Museum in an effort to learn how to protect ocean animals. Finally, the highlight of this year’s theme was a visit from photographer, author, and well-known conservationist Michael Patrick O’Neil. Principal Mary Ferreri is promoting the …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Amendments put two more student days into the calendar
Members of the Westwood Regional Board of Education unanimously approved the addition of two days for students in the 2011-2012 district calendar Thursday. The changes came after district schools had to be closed following the October snowstorm. All schools will be open for full days Jan. 16 and Feb. 21, which were originally given off. Instead of having a staff development day Jan. 16, the district has moved that to Feb. 20. The change allows all district schools, except Jessie F. George Elementary School, to retain three emergency closures for the winter. George School was closed an extra day after the storm because of power outages, so it now has two emergency closures available for the remained or the school year. Education officials …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Danielle Feoranzo painted a map on the playground of George School
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Danielle Feoranzo of Washington Township recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award project, which created a map of the United States on the playground of Jessie F. George Elementary School in the township. She has been a Girl Scout since kindergarten and currently attends Westwood Jr./Sr. High School. She is also a floral designer at Tyrrells Flower Shop in Westwood. Q&A with Danielle: Editor's Note: This information was provided by Marilyn Feoranzo.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Lack of power had caused the elementary school to close Wednesday for a third day
UPDATED AT 5:25 p.m. Jessie F. George Elementary School will reopen Thursday after having emergency closings for three days in a row. The school was originally scheduled to have a delayed opening Wednesday, but it had to be closed all day because of lack of power. The rest of the district schools were open for full days. Superintendent Geoffrey Zoeller sent out an alert Wednesday morning informing parents that PSE&G had to cut power to the area around the school. "With no power, we have no choice but to close George School for today," he said. Later in the afternoon, he sent out another notice that George School would reopen Thursday for a full day. "All boiler and heating systems, fire protection systems and all other infrastructure …
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Head of Buildings and Grounds Dean D'Agostino gave an update about the facilities in the district
Each year, the head of Buildings and Grounds gives a "State of District Facilities" report, but Thursday was more exciting because major projects have been completed. Dean D'Agostino presented the facilities projects that his staff has been working on for months, including the new fields at Westwood Jr./Sr. High School, during the Westwood Regional Board of Education meeting for school board members, staff and the public. He began talking about the preschool construction project, which converted a portion of the high school to accomodate the preschool program. That program was previously housed in the Sullivan Center at Our Lady of Good Counsel across the street. D'Agostino said because much of the work was done by members of his staff, …
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Ereka Lin of Washington Township has appeared in three short films and a Verizon ad
Patch Whiz Kid of the Week: Ereka Lin, 7 (turning 8 Sept. 16), Jessie F. George Elementary School Accomplishment: This Washington Township resident, who will be a third-grader in September, is an actress who has appeared in three short films and a national Verizon ad campaign. One of the short films was featured at the Columbia University Film Festival in April and another, "Aftershock," was screened as part of the Asian American International Film Festival at Clearview Chelsea Cinemas Aug. 12. Ereka attended the screening. Click here to see her acting reel. Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Ereka is not only involved in acting. She is a musician who plays violin and piano. She also sings and has had two years of musical theater experience. …
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Members of the Board of Education accepted the resignations of Joyce Woods, Esther Schnaittacher and Catherine MacRae
Members of the Westwood Regional Board of Education accepted three retirements Thursday night from long-time district employees. They recognized the women for their service and wished them luck in retirement. Westwood Regional Middle School math teacher Joyce Woods, who has worked in the district for 15 years, said it was sad to leave, but she had "other mountains to climb." "I've loved every minute in the classroom," Woods said. "Thank you very much for this wonderful experience and I'm grateful for having the opportunity to work with all the children." Members of the board and administrators had nothing but praise for Woods, who teaches sixth grade math. Director of Elementary Education Rory McCourt said Woods is a great professional and…
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Nice weather made the event even more fun
Students at several schools in the Westwood Regional School District had fun outside for Field Day Friday. They participated in events like frisbie tossing, basketball shooting and sprinting while enjoying the nice weather. At Brookside Elementary School, gym teacher Eric Pfeifer even brought some of his former soccer teammates from Montclair State University to play alongside the students. Patch visited Brookside and Jessie F. George School to check out the events. For photos from Berkeley Elementary School, click here.
Louise Miller
10:00 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
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