School No. 9 Hosts ESL Summer Enrichment Program
On July 7, 2014, School Nine proudly opened its doors and welcomed parents and students to its annual ESL Summer Enrichment Program. Parents had an opportunity to learn about the program and meet the staff: Principal-Richard Molinaro, Supervisor- Mrs. Paternostro,
Linden High School Holds 104th Commencement Ceremony
Linden High School held their 104th commencement ceremony for the Class of 2014 on Friday, June 20th. Congratulations to all of our graduates!!!
LHS Students Celebrate Italian Republic Day
La Festa Della Repubblica – On June 2, 1946, Italian citizens voted to become a Republic versus a monarchy. Each June 2nd, Italy celebrates its Republic Day (La Festa della Repubblica) with celebrations and national pride throughout all of Italy.
Bayway Refinery Presents Donation to Linden Academy of Science and Technology
In line with the Phillips 66 values of Safety, Honor, and Commitment, the Bayway Refinery presented a $5,000 donation to the Linden High School Academy of Science & Technology. This donation focused on Phillips 66’s “educational pillar” and provided computer
Linden Students Participate in LINCS Pantry Walk-A-Thon
On Friday June 6th, students from all schools participated in the LINCS food pantry walk-a-thon. Pictured here are School 5 students Tanika Accino, Anzelica Webb, Angel Williams, and Alexander Roque as they place their donated items in the collection bins
Students attending the ESL Summer Enrichment Program at School #9 can now breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that their summer reading projects are all done. Every summer, ESL students entering grades two through five are expected to choose a book from the Linden School District required reading lists and do a project which will be graded by their classroom teachers September of the next school year. Monday July 21, 2014, the English Language Learners successfully completed and presented their reading projects to their peers.
Eighteen students and two teachers from New Talent School in Beijing stop by at Linden High School for a visit July 26th. Beijing New Talent School is a sister school of Linden High School. Linden students stay at the school during their visits to China and their students are always welcome to visit Linden.
The 21st Century Community Learning Center students have participated in a five week Summer STEM Academy during the month of July. Each week the summer participants attend the Woodbridge Community Center for roller skating and miniature golf as part of the recreation component of the program.
LHS teacher Mr. Delgado is teaching on Kean University's Chinese campus in the Elite English Program. This program is designed to immerse and help improve the English skills of the students in a short amount of time. The students learn vocabulary in context, create authentic conversations based on high interest topics, and learn various cultural customs of the United States. The students, for the first time in their lives, are expected to be active participants in the classroom and use the English language in context. In the picture is Mr. Delgado and all of the students of the program. Mr. Delgado is excited to come back to Linden and apply all of what he has learned in his American ESL classroom.
Middle school students are working together to complete one of the daily engineering challenges that the 21st Century Summer STEM Academy has to offer. Seventh grade students formed small groups to develop a two-wheel balloon car through the PBS Design Squad Engineering Curriculum. Student groups had only select materials to create the car such as a balloon, straw, craft stick, candy mints, tape and a rubber band. At the end of the engineering challenge, each group raced their balloon cars and made modifications.
Photo: Left to Right Darnelle Therjuste and Christopher Kelley (seventh grade students)
Day three of Summer School, the ESL students at School 9, eagerly presented their projects on the five food groups focusing on the importance of making healthy food choices. Students were excited to learn that by using the food pyramid, they can easily see which foods should be eaten more frequently and which should be eaten less in order to maintain a healthy diet.
The 21st Century Community Learning Center has coordinated a Summer STEM Academy at Joseph E. Soehl Middle School. The summer program provides twenty days of enrichment opportunities for students in grades six through eight during the month of July. During the program, students will have an opportunity to work on their summer reading assignments, participate in various STEM classes, attend field trips and select many recreation choices each day.
Photo: Garnesh Ramcharran, grade 7, testing out a design he created during the STEM Enrichment Class
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On July 7, 2014, School Nine proudly opened its doors and welcomed parents and students to its annual ESL Summer Enrichment Program. Parents had an opportunity to learn about the program and meet the staff: Principal-Richard Molinaro, Supervisor- Mrs. Paternostro, ESL Teacher- Mrs. Orelien-Armstead, Teacher Assistant- Ingrid Gomez and Secretary-Mary Ann Pirozzoli. According to Mrs. Armstead, School 9 is committed to meeting the academic and social needs of English Language Learners through rigorous English classes, focusing on a different theme each year. This past summer, the theme was Science. This year the Summer Enrichment Program will focus on Nutrition and Health to supplement English Language Acquisition. Students will engage in content- rich, fun group authentic activities and learning centers to improve their reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. By the end of the program, ESL students will have successfully completed their summer readings and projects.
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