Tag: Oak Tree Elementary School
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Construction of a new Applegarth Elementary School may be on the horizon in Monroe
MONROE – The construction of a much-needed Applegarth Elementary School may be on the horizon. In February, the Monroe Board of Education (BOE) approved a resolution to authorize and direct the administration to engage a limited design study to explore design costs for the construction of a new school facility at the site of Applegarth…
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Ad Hoc Committee will take a look at restructuring grade levels to address unhoused students in Monroe
MONROE – The Ad Hoc Committee formed to address student growth in the Monroe Township School District is hard at work. Louis Masters, chairman of the committee, updated the Board of Education at a meeting on Sept. 4 on the board’s progress after two committee meetings. With two failed referendums proposing the construction of a…
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‘Animals’ on display at North Brunswick Gallery of Art
Pranav Yogeswaran said one time he was hiking in the mountains, was sitting down, and suddenly a bear ran past him. Loving chess as a hobby, the fourth grader at Brooks Crossing Elementary School in South Brunswick’s favorite chess team is the Berlin Bears. “I connected a hobby with a time in my life,” he…
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Kindergarten registration planned for Monroe schools
Monroe Township Public Schools are holding kindergarten registration for the 2019-20 school year. Children must be 5 years old by Oct. 31, 2019. Only a parent or legal guardian can register a child. Oak Tree Elementary School, 226 Applegarth Road, will hold registration Feb. 26 and 27. Call 609-655-7642. Mill Lake School, 115 Monmouth Road,…
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Monroe to begin kindergarten registration on Feb. 26
Monroe is holding kindergarten registration for children who will turn five by Oct. 31. Only a parent or legal guardian can register their child. Required documents include the child’s original birth certificate; a current physical form and immunization record signed and dated by the doctor; four forms of proof of residency, including a deed, tax bill,…
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Woodbridge referendum approved
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — With the overwhelming approval of a $57.7 million bond referendum, construction of a new elementary school, renovation of a middle school, the implementation of full-day kindergarten and district wide technology/security upgrades will move forward. “We are extremely grateful that the Woodbridge Township residents supported our plan to provide…
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Monroe officials propose two new schools to handle enrollment growth
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — School officials have whittled their focus from 13 parcels of land to two that could potentially be the sites for the construction of a much-needed new middle school and new elementary school to address student enrollment growth in the next five to 10 years. Monroe Township currently has…
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Two Middlesex schools receive grants to foster sustainability projects
Two Middlesex County schools have received part of 34 grants offered by the PSEG Foundation to support integrating sustainability concepts into student learning experiences. Oak Tree School in Monroe received a $2,000 School Projects Grant for “Growing Up Green,” which will expand the school garden by purchasing a greenhouse that would promote yearlong use of the garden,…
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Monroe mayor celebrates love of reading with Oak Tree students
MONROE – Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro and the children of Christina Addeo’s first grade class at Oak Tree School said happy birthday to Dr. Seuss by reading the famed children’s author’s classic books “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham” together on March 4. “What better way is there to celebrate…