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5th Grade Clap Out and Moving Up Ceremony
Our 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony will be held on Tuesday at 10am in the auditorium. On Wednesday, we will clap out the graduating class of 2017.
District Meeting on Lead in Water
Major takeaways from the school district’s meeting on Saturday to address the nine water outlets throughout the district that were recently found to have high levels of lead in their water.
Help Out in the Garden This Summer
Attention garden friends — we need your help this summer! We need two families per week to weed, and one family to fill the tree bags with water.
BOE Approves School Choice Measure for Seth Boyden-Zoned Families
We want to thank all of you who turned in a survey and attended or watched the Board of Education meeting.
4th Graders’ Sandy Hook Field Trip
Great images by Anna Persson Herbst from Orange Studios Photography of our 4th Graders’ trip to Sandy Hook! Thanks to New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium for making this such an educational and fun day!
Kindergarten Celebration
Scenes from our kindergartners’ celebration of learning and growing. We are so proud of these kids and can’t wait to see them back as first graders next year!
Board of Ed Meeting on Thursday
The Seth Boyden Choice Option, one of the items your PTA raised at our meeting with district administration, is on the agenda for the Board of Education meeting this Thursday.
Still Time to Order Your Yearbook
Online orders are closed for 2016-17 yearbook, but it’s not too late to order.
Sailing Trip for Our 5th Graders
Thanks to a grant from Sustainable Jersey and the hard work of parent Tia Swanson, our 5th graders will be getting on the water in a huge sailboat: The Hudson Rover Sloop Clearwater.
Thanks to Our Outdoor Learning Center Volunteers
Thanks so much to the families and Google volunteers who came out for our Outdoor Learning Center work days on Saturday and Sunday.
5th Grade: Middle School Tour, Special Guests, Pool Party
On Tuesday, the entire 5th grade will visit Maplewood Middle School. On Friday, 5th graders will visit with our special literary guests and then head to the pool party.
Ice Cream Social on Friday
Don’t miss this Friday’s ice cream social from 6 to 8pm! We need volunteers for setup, sales and cleanup.
Literary Visitors Coming to Seth Boyden This Week
Eleven-year-old Sidney Keys, who started a book group for boys his age called Books N Bros, and Tracey Baptiste, author of the popular new hit “The Jumbies,” will be at Seth Boyden on Friday.
Assembly in the OLC on Wednesday Morning
On Wednesday morning, the kindergarten and multi-age classes will hear stories from renowned storyteller Derek Burrows, who tells stories from the African diaspora.
OLC Work Days on June 3 and 4
We need as many volunteers as possible to get the SOMA arboretum installed and to take care of our trees, outdoor classroom, vegetable garden and habitat garden this weekend!
Memorial Day Parade
Thanks for everyone who marched in the Memorial Day parade!
Survey Results and Meeting with Dr. Ramos
On the evening of May 22, PTA Board members from this year and next year met with Superintendent Ramos and some Board of Education members to share our survey results and to advocate for Seth Boyden.
March with Seth Boyden on Memorial Day
Show your school spirit and march with Seth Boyden at the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29th!
Schedule Changes
All schools in the district will be closed on Friday, May 26th. On Tuesday, May 30th, Seth Boyden will open at 10:45 am for Kindergarten – 4th.
Seth Boyden’s Stars Shine at Variety Show
This year’s Variety Show at Seth Boyden, held on May 13, brought together a series of original fifth-grade skits with acts by students in the younger grades. The title of the show, aptly, was “Unity.”