Tag: Woodland Elementary School
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Academy Learning Center holds a day of collaborative friendship
MONROE – There are only few things in life more important than friendship. That’s why 14 years ago, lifelong friends Melissa Macwhorter, an Academy Learning Center (ALC) teacher, and Abbe Fleming, a fifth grade teacher at Woodland Elementary School, created a special day to bring together two schools from Monroe. As part of the Educational…
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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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Monroe fifth graders lead classmates in yoga and mindfulness
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — For Woodland Elementary fifth grader Mackenzie Edelstein, the implementation of yoga in her classroom has been beneficial whether it is to relieve stress before a test or to calm down after recess. “It’s really nice,” she said. “I’ve never done yoga before this.” On May 23, Danielle Kutcher’s…
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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…
