We are delighted to announce that Mr. Rafael, one of our most dedicated custodians, is retiring. We cannot thank him enough for his unwavering commitment and hard work towards JFG. We wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement and hope that he enjoys every moment!
We love you Mr. Raymundo! Your new George School family is lucky to have you! We will miss you so much!!!
We are so proud of this young man in kindergarten....practicing CVC red words...he's now a pro! Thank you Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Houck for all your efforts with our youngest readers!
We had a surprise visitor today: Ms. Loonan! Chandler Loonan surprised 5BL with a guest social studies lesson about the colonial craft trade of candle dipping.
Congratulations to Mathew and Caylynn on their acceptance into the Northern New Jersey Intermediate Region Choir, and Elijah on his acceptance into the Northern New Jersey Intermediate Region Band!
We've got sweatshirts, t-shirts, pants, jackets, hats, gloves, scarves, water bottles, laptop cases, and so much more! All items are waiting to be picked up in the middle school lost and found. Please swing by before items are donated on March 15th! Thank you!
For students registered for a spring SAT, take advantage of Collegeboard's free digital SAT practice. Through the Bluebook™ testing app, students can complete a full-length digital practice test, view their results, and get additional instructional materials, resources, and lessons on Khan Academy®.
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/practice-preparation?SFMC_cid=EM1130111-&rid=509910803
Westwood High School Alumni and Parents of Undergraduate Students, view this flyer for a 10-week paid honors internship opportunity through the FBI.
My. DeBlasio's Honors Design Thinking class presenting this past Friday to a panel of teachers/administrators. The presentations were storyboard ideas for possible commercials for the Design Thinkings class corporate partner "The American Dream".
The High School Asian American Pacific Islander Student Union celebrated the Lunar New Year with arts and crafts!
Mrs. Houck and first graders love the Kings and Queens of numbers! They created number crowns in order from least to greatest to help practice place value, sequencing, and greater than/less than.
Valley Health's Miss Danielle and Miss Isabel enlightened us about the significance of healthy eating and maintaining a healthy body. It was a truly inspiring experience! #JustFocusonGrowing
Plan for tomorrow, TODAY! Next year scheduling is underway for students in grades 9-11. Class of 2025, if you have not done so already schedule your junior conference with your school counselor. Class of 2026 and 2027, review our program of studies so you are prepared for the school counseling meetings which will begin next week. The program of studies can be found on the high school website and copied here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nwyBKlPj9XNsVI3xSckQr6XoOIW7GxkwMKBY3YHV4ws/edit
Congratulations to all of the students inducted into the various Content Honor Societies last night. Great job!
Working in centers or groups helps children learn a variety of academic and problem solving skills that can be used inside and outside of the classroom. Kindergartners are working on their math fact fluency and third graders are analyzing text in book clubs.
JFG hosted Justin Ellen, an entrepreneur from "Is It Cake?" on Netflix. Our students were motivated by his story to chase their dreams and #JustFocusOnGrowing! This was a great reminder to strive for greatness, no matter the journey you find yourself on!
To some they might just be a delicious food source, but Ms. McKaba's AP Chemistry class has some shocking news for you! With the help of the metals magnesium, copper, aluminum, and zinc, that potato packs a (V)oltage punch!
Mrs. Martello’s high school math class working together with their groups to measure the height of objects that are too tall to measure directly using a tape measure, mirrors and similar triangles.
Another high school ski trip with our ski club! Great time had by all! Go Cards!
For students currently enrolled in dual enrollment courses: This is a final reminder that the registration deadline to sign up for dual enrollment credit with Bergen Community College is February 23, 2024.
To apply, go to: http://www.bergen.edu/dualenrollment
