Friday, October 9, 2009
Jefferson marks Walk-to-School Day and says farewell to Ralph Celebre.
On Friday, Oct. 9, Jefferson students, teachers, aides and parent volunteers walked to school. For the eighth year in a row, the school marked International Walk-to-School Day by meeting at Orchard Park and walking from there to Jefferson School. The walk, originally planned for Wednesday, was rescheduled due to weather. The event is organized by Andrea Wren-Hardin. “I like the sense of community it gives us,” she said. “Jefferson is a school that draws from both our towns, and many kids take the bus. This is a day when we can walk together.” School buses dropped eager students at the park, while those who normally walk met their classmates there. Volunteers directed foot traffic as the procession set off, led by interim principal Ralph …
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Susan Grierson will assume the post in October.
On Monday night, the Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve Susan Grierson to become the new principal of Jefferson School. Grierson will start work on Oct. 12 and be paid an annual salary of $132,800. For the past eight years, she has served as principal of the K-8 Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City. She previously worked for nine years as an assistant principal at an elementary school in Brooklyn. Superintendent Brian Osborne recommended the appointment of Grierson following a search to fill the principal position vacated by Dr. Mary Rose Caulfied-Sloan. In June and July, a panel of parents and district staff interviewed 10 candidates from a pool of 34 applicants. “She knows well what it takes to make all students reach …
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Supt. Osborne recommends Susan Grierson, a former Jersey City school principal, for the job.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, the school district sent a letter to parents of students at Jefferson School announcing that Schools Supt. Brian Osborne will recommend that the Board of Education appoint Susan Grierson as the new Principal of Jefferson Elementary School. Grierson has been the principal of the K-8 Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City for the last eight years. The appointment is not official until the school board votes on it at their Monday, Aug. 17, meeting. The full letter is below. To the Jefferson Elementary School Community, The search for a new principal for Jefferson Elementary School is reaching a conclusion. This Monday, August 17, 2009, I will recommend to the Board of Education that it appoint Ms. Susan …
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Jefferson students presented inventions on Tuesday.
Tired of cleaning up your pet parakeet’s poop? Soaking with sweat after a few rounds of Two Square at recess? Maybe you have a big sister who’s forgotten your name since she got that new cell phone. Third graders at Jefferson Elementary School found solutions to these and a hundred other everyday nuisances and presented them at their annual Invention Convention on Tuesday, June 16. Invention Convention is a district-wide program in South Orange/Maplewood that dates back to the '70s. Each spring, every third grader is asked to come up with a list of practical problems in his or her life, and then winnow it down to one they’re really itching to solve—on a budget of $10 or less. We’re not talking Intel Science Fair here; think more Rube …
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Jefferson's Field Day was held on Monday.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Some images collected by a camera passed around at Jefferson's Field Day this past Monday. Enjoy!
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Jonah Zimiles
3:58 am on Saturday, August 22, 2009
Congratulations and good luck to Ms. Grierson! more ›