Hurden Looker Elementary School

Happy National Boss's Day from Hillside Public Schools! "On October 16th, National Boss's Day, also known as National Boss Day or Bosses Day, recognizes the hardworking boss overseeing the workplace. Employees across the United States show appreciation and thankfulness to their bosses. They also remember their boss's kindness and fairness throughout the year." Thank you, Superintendent Glover, the Hillside Board of Education, Hillside Public Schools Principals, Directors, and all our leaders throughout the District! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #bossday #bossesday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good Day, please join the League of Women Voters of Hillside, in collaboration with Hillside Public Schools on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 for our Fall Community Outreach Festival! The festival will occur at Ola Edwards Community School from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be voter registration, a Colgate dental screening van for children, lunch application assistance, and a vaccination clinic from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m! For more information, please see the posted and emailed flyers, thank you!

Hillside Public Schools' 2nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Festival (9/21/2024) was a huge success! Shout out to all of the students, families, and members of the Hillside community who attended the festival at Hurden Looker School to celebrate Hispanic Heritage. Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized yearly from September 15th - October 15th! We had food trucks, painters, bouncy houses, balloon animals, games, music, and more! Thank you, Director of ESL and World Languages, Ms. Evelyn Okparaeke, Principal of Hurden Looker Elementary School, Ms. Alvarez, our staff, and students who volunteered, Superintendent Glover, the Hillside Board of Education members, our parents, families, and students for making this event massively successful and fun for our community! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritagefestival #hurdenlooker #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good Day, please join the League of Women Voters of Hillside, in collaboration with Hillside Public Schools on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 for our Fall Community Outreach Festival! The festival will take place at Ola Edwards Community School from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be voter registration, a Colgate dental screening van for children, lunch application assistance, and more! For more information, please see the posted and emailed flyer, thank you!

Hillside Public Schools' elementary schools (Deanna G. Taylor Academy, Hurden Looker Elementary School, and Ola Edwards Community School) hosted their back-to-school nights last night (9/19/2024)! Here are photos submitted by Hurden Looker Elementary School from its back-to-school night! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hurdenlooker #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #backtoschool

Please join Hillside Public Schools for our Hispanic Heritage Festival, on Saturday, September 21st, 2024! Taking place at Hurden Looker Elementary School (1261 Liberty Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205) from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., there will be food vendors, crafts, entertainment, and more! See you there! See all the flyers for more festival information, thank you! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritage #festival #flyer #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy First Day of School, Hillside Public Schools! We are thrilled to have all our students, teachers, faculty, and staff back in our buildings! The following photos capture a glimpse of the energy and joy at every school throughout our district. More first-day-of-school content is on the way! Shoutout to Superintendent Glover, the Hillside Board of Education, and all of the Hillside Public Schools' teachers, faculty, staff, families, and community members! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #firstdayofschool #studentsfirst #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #letsgo

Welcome back, Hillside Public Schools! Earlier today (9/3/2024), the Hillside High School Auditorium was packed with new and returning faculty and staff for Superintendent Glover's Convocation! Superintendent Glover and Dr. Jefferson of @keanuniversity did an amazing job bringing energy to our teachers, and staff here at Hillside Public Schools. Excitement is everywhere across the district as we begin the 2024-2025 school year! Shoutout to Principal Woolard, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, all our Board of Education members, administrators, supervisors, directors, Hillside Community Members, and students! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #studentsfirst #convocation #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good afternoon, please join Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education members, and Hillside Public Schools Administrators, on August 28th, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ola Edwards School Gymnasium, for our Community Conversations! At this Community Forum, we will highlight District initiatives for the 2024-2025 school year and engage in positive discourse with our community. We look forward to seeing you there! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #community #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here are just a few photos from Hillside Public Schools' Juneteenth Celebrations! Hillside Public Schools were live on Instagram from each of our public schools with informative, fun, and innovative celebrations for Juneteenth! Great work, and thank you to Hillside Public Schools staff, students, parents, Superintendent Glover, and the Hillside Board of Education! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #juneteenth #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Juneteenth from Hillside Public Schools! "Juneteenth commemorates the day on June 19, 1865 when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in the state were free according to federal law. Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday in 2021." #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #juneteenth #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Good day, tomorrow, June 18th, 2024, Hillside Public Schools will be going live on Instagram from each of our public schools to celebrate Juneteenth! Activities will commence at 8:30 a.m. Please see the flyer with the schedule of tomorrow's Juneteenth visits! Thank you.

Superintendent Glover's 5K Walk for Wellness last Saturday (6/15/2024) was truly a success! Participants walked 12 laps around the Hillside High School Track, exercising their minds and bodies, thank you to everyone in the Hillside Public Schools District and Community in attendance! Thank you, Superintendent Glover, Superintendent's Office staff, Principal Woolard, Hillside High School Staff, Hillside Public Schools' staff, and the Hillside Board of Education! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hillsidehighschool #5kwalk #health #walking #jogging #newpride #newpossibilities #newpathways

At Hurden Looker Elementary School, Ms. Craig's 6th-grade students invited Mrs. Lorelli’s 2nd-grade class to attend their Math Carnival! They had math game stations set up and Mrs. Lorelli’s students had to visit each station, play a math game, and they got to receive a prize ticket. At the end, students received prizes for participating in the math games! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #carnival #math #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Public Schools remembers and honors, Memorial Day! "Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military." #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #memorialday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here are photos from last night's (5/21/2024) Drone Time Technology Night at Hurden Looker Elementary School! Virtual Reality headsets and drones were made available for students and staff to have fun with! It was an awesome night, a huge thank you to @wearedronelegends , Director of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Bevere, Mathematics Supervisor Ms. Della Valle, Science Supervisor Ms. Corona, and Superintendent Glover! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #vr #drones #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Attention all, please join Hillside Public Schools on Saturday, June 15th, 2024 for the Superintendent's Walk for Wellness! Taking place at the Hillside High School track, we will start walking at 8:30 a.m. It will be a great day, we can't wait to see you there! Please see the flyer for additional details. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #walkforwellness #superintendentglover #superintendent #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy National Nurses Week from Hillside Public Schools! Nurses Week 2024 runs from May 6 - 12, "celebrating the invaluable contributions of nurses worldwide!" We'd like to show our love and appreciation for our nurses who care for Hillside Public Schools students and staff! Thank you all! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #schoolnurses #schoolnursesweek #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Ms. Crisanaz’s class from Hurden Looker Elementary School won the Federal Court essay contest on the importance of a jury trial in America! The class was invited to the Federal Courthouse in Newark on May 2nd, 2024. The class received a tour of Magistrate Judge Almonte's courtroom! Students met and spoke with Judge Almonte and Judge Farbiarz, received a certificate for their achievement, and a demonstration from the Federal Marshall Service! Lunch was provided to our students as well. It was a wonderful experience! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hurdenlookerelementary #newarkcourthouse #essaycontest #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from Hillside Public Schools! "Teacher Appreciation Week runs Monday, May 6, to Friday, May 10, 2024. The idea for a week to honor teachers began more than 70 years ago with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt!" Here at Hillside Public Schools we love and appreciate all of our educators, thank you all! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #teacherappreciationweek #teacher #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities