Tag: Stony Brook Elementary School

  • HVRSD schools switch to fully remote learning starting Nov. 25

    HVRSD schools switch to fully remote learning starting Nov. 25

    The Hopewell Valley Regional School District administration has made the decision to temporarily switch to fully remote learning throughout the district since COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the state. The six school district schools – Hopewell Valley Central High School (HVCHS), Timberlane Middle School (TMS), Toll Gate Grammar School, Hopewell Elementary School, Bear Tavern…

  • HVRSD steers through challenge of school closures during coronavirus pandemic

    HVRSD steers through challenge of school closures during coronavirus pandemic

    Navigating the coronavirus pandemic has not been an easy task for school districts statewide during the 2020-21 school year. Since beginning the school year with in-person instruction, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) has faced several school closures due to confirmed COVID-19 cases, but those schools have been able to reopen with in-person instruction…

  • Hopewell Valley students manage stress with help of Attitudes in Reverse therapy dogs

    Hopewell Valley students manage stress with help of Attitudes in Reverse therapy dogs

    The beginning of the 2020-21 school year is different. Students entering buildings must wear masks while social distancing. Class sizes are reduced significantly. Plexiglass barriers loom in classrooms, protecting children from the spread of illness. Some students continue to be on a hybrid schedule, meaning part-time on school property and part-time home doing virtual learning.…

  • Fall activities, sports return for Hopewell Valley schools

    Fall activities, sports return for Hopewell Valley schools

    Since Board of Education approval more than two weeks ago, a new normal has resumed at the school district secondary level in Hopewell Valley for fall activities and outdoor sports. Official practices are already underway for outdoor fall sports such as cross country, field hockey, football, soccer and girls tennis at Hopewell Valley Central High…

  • Hopewell Valley Regional Schools will start academic year with in-person and remote options

    Hopewell Valley Regional Schools will start academic year with in-person and remote options

    When schools within the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) start the academic year on Sept. 9, they will be resuming in-person and remote learning. HVRSD consists of six schools: Hopewell Valley Central High School, Timberlane Middle School, Bear Tavern Elementary School, Hopewell Elementary School, Stony Brook Elementary School and Toll Gate Grammar School. The…

  • Stony Brook Elementary student is Mercer County winner of wildlife contest

    Stony Brook Elementary student is Mercer County winner of wildlife contest

    The nonprofit Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is celebrating the winners of the 18th annual Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest with an online art show throughout June. The statewide educational contest is open to all fifth graders and inspires students to explore wildlife and biology by writing a well-researched essay and…

  • Hopewell Valley firefighters create protective face shields for fellow first responders

    Hopewell Valley firefighters create protective face shields for fellow first responders

    Inside the Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad firehouse are 12 3D printers tasked with creating protective masks for fellow first responders during the coronavirus pandemic. The 3D printers are running day and night at the firehouse in Titusville, having already produced the frames for more than 1,000 assembled clear face shields. Helping spearhead this…