First day of class for the 2012-13 school year was Thursday.
Kinnelon students went back to school Thursday, kicking off the 2012-13 school year. At Kinnelon High School, teens talked with their friends about the upcoming school year (and how sleepy they were) as they walked in from the senior parking lot. Have photos of your kids' return to school? Upload them to this article or to our Back to School gallery here.
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Kids kick off the 2012-13 school year.
Students in the Butler and Bloomingdale school districts returned to school for the 2012-13 school year Wednesday. At the Martha B. Day School, students gathered to meet their new teachers on the first day while students filled the halls of Butler High School just before 8 a.m. Have photos of your kids' return to school? Upload them to this article or to our Back to School gallery here.
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Show us your student's school pride by uploading to our gallery.
For Butler and Bloomingdale schools, the beginning of the 2012-13 school year started Wednesday and for Kinnelon students, the school year begins Thursday. Students will be crowding lockers and filling classrooms for a new year of learning beginning Wednesday. Many students will be encountering new classmates and teachers and for some, new schools. We want to see what the first day of school means to you. Whether you're snapping photos of your kids hopping on the school bus for the first time this year, capturing their cool new outfits or school supplies or just being a proud parent watching them enter their new school building, show us what you've got. Upload your own photos to our gallery by clicking "Upload Photos and Videos."
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Moms share tips and creative lunch ideas.
Kids head back to school this week. Back to school means back to packing lunches. Yikes! I have such a hard time coming up with new ideas. Peanut butter and jelly gets boring. Nutella has been a great backup especially paired with some strawberries, but that gets old too. Regardless, both options will be in my pantry for busy mornings but I need some more interesting solutions. Do you have any good lunch box ideas? I asked around and some other moms shared their tips with me. Elise S., an N.J. mom of two, told me how she brightens up peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwiches with a little trick. “I sometimes cut them into different shapes with cookie cutters or use a little gadget that cuts the sandwich into a circle with no crusts.” …
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Whole grain-rich foods, more fruits and vegetables mandated.
School districts across the country will bring new meaning to the "apple a day" saying this school year as nationally-mandated school lunch standards take effect. Beginning in September, the new lunch standards, introduced in January by First Lady Michelle Obama under the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, will be implemented. The standards were created to help fight childhood obesity throughout the nation. According to a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture, the new meal standards are designed to "make the same kinds of practical changes that many parents are already encouraging at home." This involves the inclusion of fruits, vegetables, whole grain-rich foods, low-calorie foods and foods with reduced amounts of …
10:28 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012
Mrs Obama is NOT the driving force behind all this dietary change as many of you have given her credit for... The ADA, more formerly known as the AND has been putting a great deal of pressure on dietary changes across the board. Quite honestly I am NOT an Obama fan; however, I do feel that change is grossly necessary in order to avert more of an obesity epidemic... more ›
NJSIAA incorporates the new Group V this season.
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association released its classifications this week for the upcoming high school football season, following the executive committee's approval to create a Group V designation in the four public school sections in May. "This creates a greater opportunity for schools and for student-athletes," Jack DuBois, NJSIAA assistant director who is in charge of football, said following the approval. "It increases the number of teams playing in the playoffs from 128 to 160. At the same time, it eliminates 16 consolation games that schools didn't want to play anyway." The proposal also allows teams with records are under .500 to participate in the playoffs if they are needed to fill an eight-team bracket. "We…
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12:24 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012
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Interim superintendent said districts may save on costs of implementing teacher evaluation program.
During his first Bloomingdale Public Schools Board of Education meeting, new Interim Superintendent Frank Buglione spoke about continuing the ways the Butler and Bloomingdale school districts can work together as the districts head into a new school year. Buglione said he has had conversations with Butler Public Schools Superintendent Mario Cardinale about implementing one of the state's four recommended methods of teacher evaluations. Each school district has until December to implement a teacher evaluation method, Buglione said, but working with Butler to choose a method that fits both districts may be beneficial. "We can maybe save on the costs of the resources there," he said. Additionally, Buglione said he would like to form a …
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8:32 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
What I mean is that back then, 130 years ago, the Bloomingdle school district of Pompton Township arbitrarily decided to raise the tuition fees enormously for the Butler kids attending its school on Captolene Avenue so the people in the Butler section of Pequannock Township formed its own school district and the rest is history. Butler established the high school in 1903 and by the 1920's it was … more ›
The school year is almost here. Let us know where you will be buying your supplies.
The school year is right around the corner and shoppers have already gotten a head start on stocking up on supplies. Lynne's Hallmark, in the Meadtown Shopping Center, carries Vera Bradley brand notebooks and pens for those students looking for stylish supply options. Here are a few other places to buy school supplies in the tri-boro: Butler Dollar Plus and Party Where: 228 Main Street, Butler What: If you're looking to buy school supplies for cheaper than the big-box stores' prices, Butler Dollar Plus and Party has several items, including notebooks, pens and pencils. Pathmark Where: 25 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon What: Despite being a grocery store, Pathmark has a full aisle devoted to office supplies. Stop & Shop Where: 1506 Route 23 North…
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Health department servicing tri-boro reminds residents to vaccinate children and themselves.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month and the Pequannock Health Department, which also services the Boroughs of Kinnelon and Bloomingdale, is reminding residents of the importance of vaccinations. Particularly as the new school year is approaching, the health department stressed the importance of child vaccinations for kids 6 and older. But vaccinations are available for people of all ages. Children under 6 can be vaccinated for protection against measles, polio, chicken pox and hepatitis. Pre-teens 11 and 12 years old should be vaccinated for tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, meningitis and HPV (human papillomavirus), according to the health department, and teenagers should get a booster shot around age 16 that protects them …
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5:56 pm on Saturday, August 11, 2012
I'm not looking for a debate on whether or not to vaccinate nor am I looking to debate the efficacy of vaccines in general...lets not even question the intentions of the politicians, drug companies or govt agencies overseeing such drug approvals/laws. If we are to be fed editorial pieces about "vaccines needed" your audience should also be made aware of their choices in the matter. Present both … more ›
Closure of Butler Catholic school affects enrollment for Butler, Bloomingdale schools.
The recent closing of the St. Anthony of Padua School, in Butler, has forced many students and teachers to find new schools. While many students may be enrolling in another Catholic or private school, some students, already residents of Butler and Bloomindale, are choosing to enroll in the tri-boro's public schools this fall. As of Aug. 5, five students who previously attended St. Anthony School, were enrolled at the Bloomingdale school district for the upcoming 2012-13 school year, according to Interim Superintendent Frank Buglione. "This number could go up closer to the beginning of school," Buglione said. Eleven new students, including the five former St. Anthony students, have enrolled for the fall. The total number of students …
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2:49 am on Saturday, September 8, 2012
Yeah pack a good lunch for your little babies because your not going to get it at the schools. more ›