Monday, June 17, 2013
As part of one township school's recent Math Mania initiative, students also raised $700 for the 'Coins for a Cure' program.
The following letter to the editor was submitted to Patch by the Betsy Ross School HSO. Submit your letters to jessica.mazzola@patch.com. The Betsy Ross School recently held their first ever Math Mania program and it created extraordinary math excitement throughout the school. The Betsy Ross HSO (Home School Organization) parents together with the staff introduced the three-week program. Math Mania was a school-wide enrichment program introduced for the first time this year to create excitement around practicing math skills while highlighting the role and importance of math in everyday life. During the program, students learned new, easy to play math games and were encouraged to work on their math facts at home. So, how successful was …
Monday, June 10, 2013
The school won the national recognition earlier this year.
On May 30, Betsy Ross students and staff all enjoyed a special “Blue Ribbon Celebration” for their annual Field Day event. All of the events were centered around a Blue Ribbon theme. In arts and crafts, “WILD BLUE YONGER” had students build airplanes to fly, “STACK UNTIL YOU ARE BLUE” let students race in the game of cups, “PLAY THE BLUES” allowed kids to test their talents on instruments while they played the blues music. Sports activities included “DUKE BLUE DEVILS," which gave them a chance to shoot hoops on the basketball court, “THE BLUES,” which taught them hockey skills, “PAUL BUNYAN AND BABE THE BLUE OX,” a relay to fill up the watering hole so Babe could drink, and “BLUE JAYS, ” which tested to see who hit the baseball the …
Monday, June 3, 2013
Locals can stop by Betsy Ross for a Lia Sophia Open House benefitting Ava Rasmussen and her family.
The Mahwah community is rallying around a township 7-year-old and her family. Ava Rasmussen was diagnosed with Leukemia last year. The Betsy Ross student is currently undergoing treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center. Communty members have been working to create fundraisers to help raise money for the Rasmussen family. Betsy Ross is hosting one such event Tuesday. The school will host two local Lia Sophia salespeople for an Open House from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday. Attendees will receive special pricing on jewelry, and proceeds will be donated to the family. Get more information in the flier above. Submit your questions or news tips to jessica.mazzola@patch.com. And, remember to sign up for Patch's daily newsletter, and get updates on …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Officials say the newly-hired Superintendent will play a role in hiring a permanent replacement next year
An interim principal who started at one of Mahwah’s elementary schools last year will stay in the township for one more school year before the district looks to hire a permanent replacement, district officials announced at a Board of Education meeting last week. Roger Bayersdorfer will remain principal of the Betsy Ross School for one more year, Assistant Superintendent Janet Donohue said last Wednesday. “We are very happy to have [Bayersdorfer] for another year,” she said. “He is a pro, has been an instructional leader, and is so gentile with the kids. He’s really great.” Donohue said the district decided not to look for a permanent replacement this year for a few reasons. First, she said the district is looking to provide stability at …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Betsy Ross alumni, including a student who attended in the 1930's and retired principal Cathy Bennett, took part in a celebration honoring the school's new title
The entire community can take part in the celebration of a national award recognizing Mahwah’s Betsy Ross Elementary School as one of the best places to learn in the country. That was the message Wednesday morning at a district-wide celebration of the school’s Blue Ribbon Award. In September, the United States Department of Education announced Betsy Ross was one of 269 schools across the country given a “Blue Ribbon Award” in 2012. The recognition highlights the top one percent of schools in the country in terms of test scores and student learning and performance. Students, parents, teachers past and present, local government officials, BR administrators, Board of Education members and district administrators gathered Wednesday to …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Program is part of 'Operation Respect'
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Betsy Ross third graders welcomed Grammy-award nominated songwriter Steve Seskin and his acclaimed songwriting workshop for schools. The students and teachers enjoyed this unique opportunity to collaborate with Seskin to write original lyrics and music and create a personalized motivational song, based on their own concerns and community at school. In the morning, each class developed a section of the song, building on the previous classes' work. At end of day, the entire grade performed the song for the whole school. Later this month, you can visit Seskin's website to listen to the Betsy Ross students' song, "Never Give Up." Seskin has conducted hundreds of these workshops for schools around the country. The goal of this program is to …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
School is one of 269 in the country awarded the 2012 title
Mahwah’s Betsy Ross Elementary School has been named a 2012 Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, according to an announcement made by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Friday. Of over 10,000 eligible schools, Betsy was one of only 269 to receive the recognition this year. The school’s new interim principal Dr. Roger Bayersdorfer and outgoing Principal Christine Zimmermann released an announcement about the award to the school’s families Friday. “The Blue Ribbon signifies excellence in the classroom that has been a characteristic in Mahwah for a very long time. Hard-working students, dedicated staff, supportive HSOs, and parents who value education have long been the benchmark of the Mahwah Public Schools. We…
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Third class section added to drop average class size from 25 to 17
Betsy Ross Elementary School will have one more section of Kindergarten this year, thanks to higher than average enrollment numbers, district officials said at a school board meeting last week. “We reached a critical breaking point,” in terms of enrollment numbers, Assistant Superintendent Janet Donohue said Wednesday. “We thought better to [add the class] now than wait until the middle of the year to add it.” Once 50 students enrolled, the school moved to have a third section of Kindergarten, and a new teacher, added. Susan Pielka, who had previously been working as a long-term sub in the district, was appointed to the position. The job is part-time. According to last year’s Betsy principal Christine Zimmermann, the three sections of half…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The tree is in the process of being removed, as per school officials' direction
Mahwah DPW crews and Fregmen Brothers contractors were at Betsy Ross Monday morning, removing debris from a tree that area residents say had been struck by lightning during thunderstorms last Friday. According to Mahwah schools Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Scot VanDemark, the tree did not cause any damage to the school building when it was struck. But, "as it is either dead or dying, it needs to be removed," he said. DPW director Keith Hallissey said the tree is going to be scheduled for complete removal in the "near future. [Monday] our crews removed the broken branches on the ground and those that were hanging in the tree itself." The DPW also removed another tree that had been "completely knocked down," in Friday's storm, Hallissey…
Friday, July 6, 2012
MHS, Betsy Ross and George Washington will have building repairs partially funded by NJ Schools Development Authority money
Three Mahwah schools will be getting building improvements, thanks to a $558,811 state grant. The Christie Administration announced Friday afternoon that Mahwah will receive three New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) grants through its Regular Operating District (ROD) grant program. The grant money will contribute to the following improvements: The state estimates the total cost of the three projects to be over $1.3M, with the remaining $838K to be funded by the school. According to a release from the SDA, the state-grant program funds portions of projects that address “health and safety issues, student overcrowding and other critical needs,” in NJ schools. Since the grant program, which is funded by the sale of NJ Economic …
aileen rivera
5:36 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The photo is nice of the school though I go to this school more ›