NWEA PARENT NIGHT Parents/guardians are invited to attend an informational session on NWEA MAP assessment on Monday, November 15th at 6:00 PM and again at 7:15 PM at Hamburg School. NWEA MAP testing, student score reports, and how test results will be used to promote learning will be discussed. ‣ The data will be used to identify

areas of strengths and weaknesses, according to the standards, and provide remediation and enrichment activities for students depending on their needs.

‣ The data is used to drive instruction.

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UPCOMING EVENTS 11/1 - *PTA Wreath Sale begins 11/3 - PRIDE Assembly @ 1 PM 11/4 - * PTA Movie Night 11/6 - Fall Back (Daylight Savings Ends) 11/8 - Election Day 11/8 - *PTA Meeting @ 7:30 PM 11/8 - Marking Period 1 ends 11/9 - *PTA American Pride Assembly (9 AM) 11/9 - Marking Period 2 begins 11/10 & 11 - NJEA Convention (No School) 11/11 - Veteran’s Day 11/15 - NWEA Parent Mtg (6:30 & 7:15 PM) 11/15 - *PTA Wreath Sale Ends 11/16 & 17 - 1 PM Dismissal (Parent Conferences) 11/18 - *PTA School Store 11/19 - *PTA Tricky Tray 11/22 - Picture Retakes 11/23 - 1 PM Dismissal 11/24 & 25 - Thanksgiving Break (No School) 11/29 - BOE Meeting 11/30 - *PTA Bazaar

* indicates PTA

NWEA Parent Meetings

Upcoming Events

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News in Pre-K

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Student of the Month

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Hamburg School 30 Linwood Avenue Hamburg, New Jersey 07419

Classroom Recaps

4PTA

Noteworthy and

Participation Pictures

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Classroom Recap (cont’d)

Community Service

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November 15 Session 1 - 6:30 PM

Session 2 - 7:15 PM

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The Pre-K class has been working hard on the letter Pp, the number 4, the colors orange and black, and the shape of oval.  We're getting really good at using teamwork to solve problems and at finding the words we need to use with our friends in order to be good communicators.  Our group has become a family and we enjoy celebrating each others' successes together.   Along with our academic lessons and character education lessons, we have so many fun sensory experiences and have learned that it's alright to make a mess as long as we clean it up when we are finished.  This month, we've enjoyed making and playing with play-doh, mixing red and yellow paint with shaving cream to create orange jack-o-lanterns on our tables with our hands, picking the seeds out of a sunflower, and creating our very own icky spider web.  We've also had a chance to go on an apple and pumpkin picking trip where we were able to try some apple cinnamon donuts and homemade cider. 

Some of our most exciting events were the Fall Festival that the Eighth Grade hosted and the Halloween parade.  The hay maze and huge bubble maker at the festival were our favorite, although all of the activities were fun, and we were very excited to lead the Halloween parade.

We can't wait to continue to dive right into our creativity while learning.

Hamburg Soccer

“All great achievements require time.”

~ Maya Angelou

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Great Season!

Students of the Month ~ October 2016 ~

PreK - Grade 2: Abigail Smith

Grades 3-5: Kooper Nicolai

Grades 6-8: Aimee Wunej

Pictured with BOE members: Mr. Robert Jones (President), Mrs. Sheila Frayko (Vice President), Mrs. Charlotte Ambrose, Mr. Mathew Christy, Mrs. Martina Cuevas, Mrs. Sandra Cunningham, Mrs. Jennifer Davis, Mrs. Stephanie Douglas, Mr. Timothy Gillen

THE STRONGEST ONE A PLAY PERFORMED BY

MRS. FIELD’S GRADE 2 CLASS

Conference scheduling link can beaccessed from the Hamburg School

website or the school’s Facebook page.

Grade 3

Mrs. Colyer and Ms. Windish’s third grade class has been working hard to keep their

math skills out of the trash! Students played a game called Trashketball. By

working in groups, students prepared for their test on addition and subtraction.

Each group had a minute to decide on an answer to each question. At the end of the trashketball round students got to

shoot their answers into the trash for extra points! Working as a team was a game

winning experience!

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Students walking from recess to lunch

‣ Wreath Sale.. coming soon!

‣ November 4, Gertrude Hawk orders due (last possible day)

‣ PTA meeting in the library Tuesday, November 8 @730pm

‣ Laser Light Show -American Pride on Wednesday, November 9

‣ Paint your own Pottery orders due November 7, event held November 18

‣ TRICKY TRAY NOVEMBER 19 @4PM

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PTA Noteworthy

‣ We would like to say "Thank you" to all of our returning and new members for all the volunteering and support thus far.  We have had many events already and lots of people stepping up to lend their hands. THANK YOU 

‣ Kids Stuff Books- For this fundraiser we beat our forecasted goal and it's all because of you! Thank you to those that bought books as well as everyone who brought their book back in a timely manner. Kudos to Everyone!

‣ BINGO BINGO BINGO: The cafeteria was full of life on Friday, October 14 with the sounds of "B 12", "O 64", etc. Everyone walked out a winner and had the prizes to prove it. Join us for another Bingo night in the Spring.

‣ Window Painting: The courtyard looks great with the artist work of our students, staff, and even some parents. Come check it out

‣ Double Feature at Movie Night was a success and it seemed as though all were having fun watching a classic 80's film!

‣ Great Appreciation goes out to all of our volunteers who have helped make events possible. Also, for those that have been donating time and trays (whether they are from soliciting, personal donations, or class trays), a huge shout out to you! The Tricky Tray is starting to come together and the earlier these items come in, the smoother it will be. Mark your calendars, NOVEMBER 19 is the big day!!!!

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PTA Participation Pictures