VALLEY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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  • New Student Registration over the summer

    Starting Friday, July 1, 2017 and until August 25th, please bring all new student registrations for Valley Road School to:

    Arthur L. Johnson High School

    356 Westfield Ave

    Clark, NJ 07066

    1st Floor Special Services Dept

    You may bring them to Valley Road School after August 25th or you can call ALJ at 732-574-9600 at extension 3334 and ask for Colleen or extension 3335 and ask for Pam.  They may be able to assist you or call the custodian to assist you.

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  • Valley Road Spring Concert Live Stream

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  • PARENT UNIVERSITY

    Attached please find the flyer regarding the upcoming Parent University sessions being held on May 30th 7:00-9:00 pm @  ALJ

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  • Kindergarten Orientation Presentation

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  • Bully Report State Self Assessment Results

    Please open the attached to see the District's Bullying State Self Assessment  Report Results

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School Calendar

  • Teachers Return

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  • Teachers Return

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  • MP 1 begins

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  • First Day of School

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  • A DAY

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  • B DAY

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  • 7:00 pm BOE Meeting

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  • C DAY

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  • D DAY

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  • E DAY

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  • Committee chairperson gathering

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  • F DAY

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  • Committee chairperson gathering

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  • A DAY

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  • B DAY

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  • PTA Meeting - Executive

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  • PTA Meeting - General

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  • C DAY

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  • VRS School Photographs

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  • D DAY

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ANTI-BULLYING BILL OF RIGHTS (ABR)

 

ALJ Anti-Bullying Specialist:

Mrs. Sarah Badillo
Contact Information:
sbadillo@clarkschools.org
Valley Road School
150 Valley Road
Clark, New Jersey 07066
Valley Road- C, D, F days- 732-388-7900 x4
Hehnly School- A, B, E days- 732-381-8100 x4
 

  

 

Parent/Student Handbook

 VRSParentHandbook2017-2018  

VRS School Calendar

  School Calendar 2016-2017 

 

 School Calendar 2017-2018

PTA Forms

 
 PTA 2016-17 Calendar 
 PTA Officers 2016-17 
 Money Request  
Chairperson Payment Request Form 
 PTA Birthday Sign 2016-2017 

School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights - District and School Grade Report

  

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - September 7, 2017

 

   

Summer Reading Lists (K - 5)

  

Click on this LINK or the image above  to access lists

2017-2018 Supply Lists

  

Click This  LINK or the Image Above to Access the Supply Lists

STEAM Activities

Summer Reading Presentation

 Click this link for Presentation - Summer Reading 2017.pdf 

  

 

Global Day of Design

Memorial Day

Camp Invention

  

Bring Your Child to Work Day

Applefest

School Violence Awareness

Arbor Day

Earth Day

Global Day of Design

Read Across America Day Readers and Special Guests

A Visit From a Star War Character

Movie Night Fun Night Fundraiser

100th Day of School - STEM

Mrs. Cahill's class used STEM on the 100th day of school for an activity where students needed to use 100 of each item (dominoes, cups, snap cubes, base ten blocks etc.) to create something they are learning about in any subject. Here was one creation of the Colosseum after they learned about its importance to the Roman culture. 

 

Frank K, Zach M, Gavin F, Thomas V and Sean S created this masterpiece.  

Colonial Fair

Science Fair

Teacher of the Year and the Educational Professional of the Year

This year's Valley Road School's Teacher of the Year was Jennifer Guether and the Educational Professional of the Year was Lorraine Haney. They are both pictured here with Principal, Joe Beltramba and Assistant Principal, Mallory Applebaum. Both teachers stated that they were surprised and very happy to be selected for these awards.

  

Holiday Concert

  

Santa Visit

Santa visited some of the classrooms during December.  Students learned about the various cultural holidays throughout the month.

  

 

Ms. McHugh's class used Google Hangout to contact Arthur L. Johnson seniors Alison Bretz and Julia Sapia to celebrate Read Across America Day,

Valley Road Second and Third Graders Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with STEM

Students in Miss Kane’s and Ms. Krick’s second and third grade classes incorporated a STEM project to help celebrate Read Across America Day. What exactly is STEM? This type of education is a curriculum based idea of educating students in four specific areas: science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The students had a STEM Challenge, they had to Stack the Cat’s Hat! After reading Dr. Seuss’s Book “The Cat in the Hat” the second and third graders worked together using cups to create Dr. Seuss’s hat. They made their predictions and began building. After a while the students incorporated a new material index cards! Miss Kane asked the students, “Are the index cards helpful or hurtful why or why not?” One student from Miss Kane’s class Devyn Dudas replied, “They are helpful, it makes the cups stable.” This is what makes STEM so interesting for the children. They have to be problem solvers with hands on material.

The class then incorporated mathematics by measuring their creations. The students measured in centimeters and inches. The second and third graders worked really well together, it is great to see the two grade levels enjoy the activity and expand their problem-solving skills!

Pictured below from left to right.

Olivia O’Callahan, Ava Filion, Avery Sailsbury and Devyn Dudas.

    

A Day of Reading to Celebrate Dr. Seuss

Breaking Down the Walls

Third graders at Valley Road School participated in a google hangout session with students at Frank K. Hehnly School.  Students in both classes wrote descriptive paragraphs about digital drawings they created.  Ms. Czarnecki, the computer teacher at VRS, and Mrs. Gotti, the computer teacher at FKH, told their students to use words that would help the reader smell, taste, feel, hear, and see what they are describing. Volunteers from each class read their paragraphs via google hangout while both classes drew.  The original and redrawn drawings were held up at the end for comparison.

Breaking Down the Walls

Hour of Code

5th Grade EMOJI Project - click the image to see the EMOJI book

  

Time to Vote

Pumpkins Decorating Contest

Veterans Day

Experimenting With littleBits

  

 

littleBits are a system of electronic modules that snap together with magnets. The purpose of littleBits is to provide a system where anyone can build, prototype, and learn about electronics. Each modular component you get is labeled with a single purpose, and as you chain them together with their magnetic links you start to form more complex circuits.

Second graders at Valley Road School learned the basics of this amazing electronic prototyping platform.  They started with a power module, added an input module , an output module, then branched out to try adding a light, dimmer and fan.  Students created a personal fan circuit, intruder alert and a flashlight. 

 

Elect to Read

 

Pj’s, teddy bears, and books brought big smiles to the faces of kindergarteners, first and second graders at Valley Road Elementary School. The theme of the evening was “Elect to Read”. This evening young minds adventured into Red, White and Blue as they headed into story hour to cast their vote and elect to read! Excitement, laughter filled the school as teachers read books to their eager listeners. The evening was topped off with a snack of cookies and laughter. It was a night full of fun, friends and books. Story Hour at Valley Road Elementary School was a night that will remain in the minds and hearts of all the children who attended.

 

Elect to Read Images

Touch a Truck

 

 

It was an exciting fall day at Valley Road Elementary School filled with large trucks, helicopters and smiles. On Saturday September 24, the Valley Road Elementary School PTA invited ‘Touch a Truck’ to the school grounds. Kids of all ages got to experience firsthand the magic of first responder vehicles, helicopters and fire trucks. Smiles filled their faces as they climbed aboard and met the women and men that put their lives in danger to save others. It is an experience that the young students at Valley Road Elementary school will never forget. Thank you to all who donated their time, equipment and knowledge. Your generosity and presence made it such an exciting event for all who were able to attend. 

Dot Day - Augmented Reality

  

International Dot Day inspires young and old to embrace the power of personal creativity to change the world. Dot Day has generated support around the globe, including all 50 U.S. states and all seven continents. Students at Valley Road School participated in this worldwide celebration of creativity and courage to “make their mark.” Ms. Czarnecki notes, “In The Dot, it is the teacher’s invitation to be creative that becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage for the student, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing.”

International Dot Day has garnered attention in schools, libraries, and communities around the globe. Last year, registrations exceeded 1.3 million participants in 84 countries. Students at Valley Road School are celebrated Dot Day by making their mark and seeing where it takes them.  Kindergarteners read and discussed the book The Dot with their art teacher, Miss Michelle Matesic. The students, just like the main character in the story, started with a small dot and continued to make their art around it. Their projects showed them how a small mark can transform into a beautiful piece of art.

“The story helps students to see that they can be creative and how even starting with just a dot can lead to vibrant and creative artwork. The Dot helps show the students that anything is possible and anything can be great depending on our perspectives!”, said Miss Matesic.  The computer teacher, Ms. Czarnecki, utilized technology with her kindergarten and first grade classes to animate dot drawings. Students decorated their “Dot Day” sheet, which was printed from the ColAR Mix website (http://colarapp.com/). ColAR Mix is an augmented reality app that transforms 2D coloring pages into 3D animations.

  

VRS Photo Gallery

The Starry Night

Third graders in Ms. Krick’s class celebrated the winter solstice by creating a mural of Vincent van Gogh’s, The Starry Night.