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Elementary School Newsbite: March 23rd, 2026

Posted Date: 03/23/26 (05:21 PM)
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Math Week

Students enjoyed daily activities to celebrate and enjoy mathematics in many ways. Here's a look at each day's activities.

Monday, March 9: Math is a part of art and creativity! Students colored a Penrose tiling. A Penrose tiling is a special kind of puzzle where two specific shapes are used to cover a flat surface—like a floor or a piece of paper—without leaving any gaps or overlaps. A Penrose tiling can look really different depending on how you color it.

A young girl with dark hair colors a geometric pattern on a worksheet, with a blue pencil in her hand.
A young person with blonde hair colors a math worksheet on a portable lap desk.
A young girl with a pink bow in her hair concentrates on coloring a geometric pattern on a worksheet.

A young boy in an orange, patterned shirt focuses on a math activity sheet.
A young girl with long braids is coloring a worksheet at a table.
A young child with curly brown hair colors a worksheet titled 'Mathematics Art and Creativity'.

Tuesday, March 10: Math is used in the real world. Students and staff dressed up as jobs that use math in the real world!

A young girl smiles, wearing a light blue long-sleeved shirt with a Stitch nurse graphic and a pastel rainbow tutu skirt.
A young girl in a lab coat and goggles holds a flask filled with colorful yarn, engaged in a science experiment.
A young boy in a blazer and glasses smiles while holding a phone in a classroom.

A young boy wearing a white hard hat and a plaid shirt stands in a classroom.
Two young girls smile at the camera, one with her head resting on the other's shoulder.

A man dressed as a UPS delivery driver holds a Chewy box in a classroom.

A young person stands in a classroom wearing a patterned apron and a blue headscarf.

Three young girls dressed in costumes pose together in a classroom.

Wednesday, March 11: Math can even be found in books! Students read books that encouraged discussions about different math concepts.

Book cover for 'Six-Dinner Sid' by Inga Moore, featuring a black cat and stacked bowls.
Cover of 'Ten Black Dots' by Donald Crews, featuring a large yellow '10' with black dots.
Book cover for 'The Old Truck' by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey, featuring a red truck in a field of flowers.

Cover of the children's book 'Walter's Wonderful Web' featuring a cartoon spider.
Cover of the children's book 'Each Orange Had 8 Slices' by Paul Giganti, Jr., illustrated by Donald Crews.
Cover art for 'Quinito's Neighborhood / El Vecindario de Quinito' by Ina Cumpiano and José Ramirez.

Thursday, March 12: Math is a part of the games we play. Students in grades K-4 were gifted sand timers from the South Hunterdon Regional Education Association to complete fun fluency activities. That night, students returned to school with their families to participate in Family Math Night!

Three children focus on worksheets at individual desks in a classroom.
Children are focused on writing and drawing at clover-shaped desks in a bright classroom.
Three children focus on their worksheets at clover-shaped tables in a classroom.
Children focus on drawing and writing at clover-shaped tables in a classroom.
Friday, March 13: Math is fun and puzzling. In honor of Pi Day on March 14, students in grades K-2 completed a Pi Day Tessellation. Each student cut out and colored a hexagon to arrange a class tessellation. At first, only hexagons appear—but hidden circles emerge at their intersections, which remind us of what Pi is about!

A green poster displays a colorful tessellation of geometric shapes, labeled 'Mrs. McHugh's 4th Grade Tessellation'.

Poster for South Hunterdon Regional Education Association's Annual Family Literacy Night on March 25, 2026, featuring music and reading themes.

Michener Art Museum

A young girl with pigtails smiles at the camera while sitting at a table in an art class.
A group of children and an adult pose in front of a large, colorful sun mural.
A woman reads a book about ladybugs to a group of young children in a museum.

On Tuesday, March 3rd, the first graders went on  an amazing trip to the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa. When they arrived, students explored a new exhibit, Small Living Things: The Magical Art of Eric Carle. The children learned about Eric Carle's process of art and design and saw his original artwork. 

In addition, they spent time in the art studio and completed their own collage inspired by Eric Carle's artwork in his book, The Tiny Seed. This trip allowed for the students to observe and connect with artwork, as they do with our reading program, Wit and Wisdom. It provided a hands-on and wonderful cross-curricular learning experience for all. Thank you, Michener Art Museum!

A group of children in matching t-shirts stand in front of framed artwork.
A plush eagle toy stands in front of an exhibit sign that reads 'small living things' and features a colorful caterpillar illustration.
Six children stand in front of a large, vibrant sun mural, all wearing matching light blue t-shirts with an owl logo.

A child's hands are shown drawing circles on paper with a pencil, surrounded by art supplies.
A woman smiles while holding a stuffed eagle in front of an art exhibit.
Two children in matching light blue t-shirts with an eagle graphic are engaged in an art project at a table.
A group of children in matching t-shirts listen attentively to a woman in a denim jacket in an art gallery.
Children participate in an art activity, creating colorful collages with paper shapes.

What's Coming Up?

March 25 Family Literacy Night
March 30-April 6 School Closed: Spring Recess

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