Spring is here in the art room!
Our kindergarteners have made spring lambs and flower prints to celebrate the coming of the warmer weather and the outdoor activities. First graders, too, have started to print flowers as their still life pictures utilizing thick and bright colors of Van Gogh. Second graders also have studied famous artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe...
THIRD GRADE CONTINUES TO WORK HARD! We are living up to our new school motto- Work hard, be kind, smile BIG!
DURING READING WORKSHOP, students have been focusing on narrative and expository nonfiction texts. They enjoyed learning about many important people in our Biography Unit. Third graders did a fabulous job with their Biography Reports and Presentations! ...
At the March 19, 2019 Board of Education meeting, the Board of Education approved the revision of the 2018-2019 school calendar.CLICK HERE to view the revised calendar.
Hilltop School had an amazing day with Rod Hirsch and his volunteers from Operation Shoebox NJ. Teams of Hilltop parents manned stations from packing to boxing and taping, while students loaded boxes of toiletries and snacks for brave U.S. men and women overseas - 300 to be exact!
With the generosity of our community, we set another record with our donation, a...
With the winter ending and spring arriving, fresh new things are happening in 7th grade! The students have enjoyed using the new Lion’s Den and Reading Nook, learning and applying 21st Century skills in EEE, and participating in clubs and activities at Mountain View!
In Science, it has been an exciting winter exploring the nervous system and cell processes. The...
Mountain View’s 5th graders recently finished a month-long project: The Species on the Edge Art and Essay Contest, 2019. Sponsored by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, this contest seeks to raise awareness of New Jersey’s diverse wildlife populations and the many threats which they face from an ever-expanding society. Students chose New Jersey...
Join us for the HSA Spring Fundraiser: Harlem Wizards Game!
When: Apr. 7th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Doors open at 2)
Where: West Morris Mendham High School, 65 E Main St, Mendham, NJ 07945, USA
The famous Harlem Wizards will be coming to Mendham to show their talents and shoot some hoops with Mendham Borough Teachers and Principals. The Wizards are a...
Winter has been a fantastic in second grade!
In Reading workshop, the students have been working on strategies to navigate non-fiction books, including using the table of contents and the index. This pairs nicely with our current work in Writing Workshop, where students are in the midst of creating their All About books. The students are working to create chapters...
It is with great pride we share the following article featuring Mountain View Middle School from the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform first edition Schools to Watch newsletter titled STW Connections. This national newsletter will be published four times per year and is filled with promising practices from some of the STW schools, as well as...
The Mendham Borough Board of Education recognized Jack Stanley as the recipient of the first Alumni Recognition Award during the January 31, 2019 Board of Education meeting. Jack was presented with a certificate for achieving excellence in both academics and athletics during his educational career in Mendham. Ms. McCaffrey, Mountain View Cross Country...
On Monday, January 21, 2019 Mendham Borough School District staff attended a variety of In-service sessions lead by their colleagues. These sessions provided staff members to engage and collaborate with their colleagues by sharing their individual expertise.
Did you know that late this Sunday night into Monday morning you will have the chance to view a total lunar eclipse? Of course only if Winter Storm Harper clears out by then…. which it may! The total lunar eclipse takes place from 11:41pm-12:43am. Lucky for you there is no school for the students on Monday so staying up late isn’t an obstacle to witness...
Hilltop School is excited to begin the process of forming their 2019 kindergarten class. Pre-registration for the 2019-20 kindergarten class, is now open. Parents must review and complete our enrollment process, pre-register and to download the required forms need at the time of registration.. Children must be five years of age on or before October 1, 2019 in...
Happy January! First graders rang in the new year with lots of enthusiasm as they explored the concept of air and air resistance in science. What better way to test air resistance than to drop your own parachute made from an everyday napkin. Students were later challenged to think like engineers while designing and testing a parachute that would deliver “food” in a...
The final session of our Strategic Planning meetings on December 4, 2018. Join us at our meeting on January 2, 2019, for the outcome presentation from Ms. Charlene Peterson from NJ School Boards Association.
The 8th grade core teachers and related arts teachers designed a new curriculum for the 8th grade students for EEE this school year. Students are working collaboratively on a year-long project where they design and create solutions to problems in our world today. Students are currently creating prototypes for their project ideas in the Lions' Den.
The Thanksgiving Food Drive hosted by the 7th grade class was a huge success! The collected food will be delivered to the Interfaith Food Pantry on November 6th to help families in Morris County enjoy a Thanksgiving feast. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving.
IN SCIENCE, the 7th graders just completed a unit on “Characteristics of Life” and “Evolution”. In the...
Students have actively engaged in the Global Read Aloud with Alan Gratz’s book Refugee. Students have connected with sixth graders in St. Charles, Illinois using Flipgrid to share ideas about possible themes related to the conflicts in Refugee. In addition, we have been receiving postcards from all over the United States and Canada as students share their...
Teachers wore the costumes of famous people in history:
Mrs. Ascione came dressed as Rosie the Riveter,
Mrs. Lau was astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe,
Officer Behre came as President Abraham Lincoln,
while Ms. McCaffrey came as author JK Rowling.
The students were dressed in typically wonderful costumes, and listened as their teachers performed Washington...
The school year had started out with the Display My Art, HSA fundraiser. Afterwards Hilltop artists have continued to create variety of artworks, some seasonal and others not. Most recently~
Kindergarteners have made an impressive and beautiful print of fall foliage using sponges and cardboard strips.
First graders have brought home a still life collage of...
Fourth grade is having a fantastic fall!
Book Clubs are underway during Reading Workshop! We’ve created Club Constitutions to help keep our groups on task and focused during book club conversations. We are reading books about social issues including sibling rivalry, getting along with friends, homelessness, and poverty. Readers are identifying the theme and the...
THIRD GRADE CONTINUES TO SOAR!
DURING READING WORKSHOP, students have been reading planned assignments for their character study books in school and at home. They have been focusing on adding their own thoughts about what they’re reading and engaging in book talks to push their thinking. As students read, they will keep track of character traits to help get to...
Kindergarteners have been reading different versions of Gingerbread Man, comparing and contrasting and voting on our favorite story.
We also studied winter Holidays celebrated around the World focusing on Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas. The students created suitcases and passports to take on their journeys to the countries we studied. We discussed different...
The beginning of another exciting and productive school year is here. There is no better way to begin the year than to share some highlights of what has been recently accomplished in the district and to communicate a few of our district initiatives for the 2018-2019 school year which are directly linked to our district goals of Wellness and Safety, Academic...
Mountain View Middle School is pleased to welcome the following new staff members (in photograph from left to right):
- Mrs. Sarah Witko, Spanish (grades 3, 6, & 8)
Mrs. Witko is a graduate of The University of Delaware and the College of St. Elizabeth. Her teaching experience includes positions at the Delta Language School in Spain, Randolph Township School...