Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Students of all ages kick off the 2012-13 school year.
Montville students arrived at school Wednesday morning supplied with new outfits, backpacks and lunchboxes for the 2012-13 school year. We asked students and teachers at Montville Township High School and Cedar Hill Elementary School what they were most looking forward to this school year. Check out our photo gallery to see what they said. If you want to share any first day of school pictures of your kids, upload them to this article or to our Back to School gallery here.
Show us your student's school pride by uploading to our gallery.
The beginning of Montville's 2012-13 school year is finally here. Students will be crowding lockers and filling classrooms for a new year of learning beginning Wednesday. Many students will be encountering new classmates and teachers and for some, new schools. We want to see what the first day of school means to you. Whether you're snapping photos of your kids hopping on the school bus for the first time this year, capturing their cool new outfits or school supplies or just being a proud parent watching them enter their new school building, show us what you've got. Upload your own photos to our gallery by clicking "Upload Photos and Videos."
Monday, September 3, 2012
Moms share tips and creative lunch ideas.
Kids head back to school this week. Back to school means back to packing lunches. Yikes! I have such a hard time coming up with new ideas. Peanut butter and jelly gets boring. Nutella has been a great backup especially paired with some strawberries, but that gets old too. Regardless, both options will be in my pantry for busy mornings but I need some more interesting solutions. Do you have any good lunch box ideas? I asked around and some other moms shared their tips with me. Elise S., an N.J. mom of two, told me how she brightens up peanut butter and jelly or tuna sandwiches with a little trick. “I sometimes cut them into different shapes with cookie cutters or use a little gadget that cuts the sandwich into a circle with no crusts.” …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Whole grain-rich foods, more fruits and vegetables mandated.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
School districts across the country will bring new meaning to the "apple a day" saying this school year as nationally-mandated school lunch standards take effect. Beginning in September, the new lunch standards, introduced in January by First Lady Michelle Obama under the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, will be implemented. The standards were created to help fight childhood obesity throughout the nation. According to a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture, the new meal standards are designed to "make the same kinds of practical changes that many parents are already encouraging at home." This involves the inclusion of fruits, vegetables, whole grain-rich foods, low-calorie foods and foods with reduced amounts of …
Friday, August 17, 2012
NJSIAA incorporates the new Group V this season.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association released its classifications this week for the upcoming high school football season, following the executive committee's approval to create a Group V designation in the four public school sections in May. "This creates a greater opportunity for schools and for student-athletes," Jack DuBois, NJSIAA assistant director who is in charge of football, said following the approval. "It increases the number of teams playing in the playoffs from 128 to 160. At the same time, it eliminates 16 consolation games that schools didn't want to play anyway." The proposal also allows teams with records are under .500 to participate in the playoffs if they are needed to fill an eight-team bracket. "We…
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The school year is almost here. Let us know where you will be buying your supplies.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
The school year is right around the corner and shoppers have already gotten a head start on stocking up on supplies. Here are a few places to buy school supplies near Montville: Staples Where: 760 Route 46 West, Parsippany What: From folders to notebooks, crayons and erasers, Staples has just about any school supply a student may need. Target Where: 632 Route 46 East, Fairfield What: Target has a large section of school supplies to fit any student's needs. Walmart Where: 300 Wooton Street, Boonton What: Walmart has many school supplies, including notebooks, pens and pencils. Where do you like to shop for school supplies? Let us know in the comments.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Montville Township Public Library concluded summer reading program Wednesday.
Hundreds of Montville kids will be headed back to school this year having read a few books through the library's summer reading club. The Montville Township Public Library concluded its summer reading club Wednesday with face painting and cupcake decorating. Library Director Allan Kleiman told the Montville Township Public Library Board of Trustees Monday that more than 500 children were enrolled in this year's program. After completing the books, children were given prizes and coupons for local food establishments. "The amount of children who came to the library each week to get their little prize and their coupon is very much appreciated," Kleiman said. Nearly 20 local vendors made in-kind donations to the library to help support the …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Help Montville Patch determine your favorite place by voting in our poll.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
The nominations in each category are in and now it's time to vote for your choice: Which is your favorite nursery school? Voting is open until Aug. 17. Just sign in and place your vote to pick the best in the area. The number of poll votes will determine the winner in each category. The 2012 winners will be announced on Aug. 24. Click here to see all the categories you can vote on in the Readers' Choice Montville 2012 contest.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Karen Chase quickly settles into her new position in district.
Only a few weeks after celebrating her 38th birthday, Tewksbury resident Karen Chase took over as the new assistant superintendent for the School District of the Chathams. “Chatham is great, it really is,” Chase said. "I like to see the 'big picture' of an organization and see how every facet of a school system, curriculum, personnel [and] budget functions together to serve the students." Since she started her new job on July 2, Chase dove in feet-first. She attended her first Board of Education meeting on July 23, has met with all principals and supervisors, and meets regularly with Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa. "Every district does things differently, so I have to familiarize with the school's specific procedures," she said. Chase …
Monday, August 22, 2011
From tuition to school supplies, it's a bank-breaking time for parents and students of all ages.
The start of school is right around the corner. It’s a time of anticipation, trepidation and spending. For college students, like those starting at or returning to Drew, Fairleigh Dickinson University and the College of St. Elizabeth for orientation or the start of classes this week and next, it’s a very expensive month. At these private schools, the cost for tuition, room and board ranges from $38,000 a year to more than $50,000. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average cost of a private college more than doubled between 1990 and 2008, much higher than the 63 percent rate of inflation during that same time frame. Similarly, public college tuitions and fees also have more than doubled, to a national average in 2008-09 of $15,876. …
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2:49 am on Saturday, September 8, 2012
Yeah pack a good lunch for your little babies because your not going to get it at the schools. more ›