In celebration of Read Across America Week, Hurden Looker Elementary School families are invited this week to come and read to Hurden Looker students! Thank you for your visit to HLES Mr. Jonathan Casillas, renowned NFL player, who won 2 Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints! He served as the New York Giants defensive captain for 3 years before retiring in 2018. Currently, he works as a commentator for the NY Giants! He spoke to Hurden Looker Elementary School students about kindness, hard work, and dreaming big! Mr. Casillas finished his visit by reading Dr. Seuss’s classic “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Shoutout to Principal Alvarez for contributing these photos!
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Yesterday, February 26th, 2025, Hurden Looker Elementary School's fifth grade students from Ms. Loma's class presented their Black History Month Projects to Hurden Looker's second-grade classes! Knowledge is Power, great work students!
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Today at Hurden Looker Elementary School, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy collaborated on an engaging co-treatment activity in Mr. Westervelt's LLD classroom! The session began with a shared reading of the classic Dr. Seuss story "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish". After reading the story, students answered comprehension questions to reinforce their understanding of the material!
Following the reading, students participated in a hands-on activity where they created "red fish, blue fish slime." This activity involved following step-by-step directions, which provided opportunities for students to develop a range of occupational therapy skills, including hand strength (through squeezing ingredients from the tubes), fine motor skills (by picking up and incorporating beads into the slime), and the sensory experience of manipulating cold, sticky slime.
The students also focused on various speech and language skills throughout the activity. These included listening comprehension, following multistep directions, answering "wh" questions, and practicing matching skills (same or different). Additionally, students worked on expanding their expressive and receptive vocabulary, sequencing, turn-taking, rhyming words, and constructing complex, compound sentences.
The activity was a great success, and all students enjoyed the experience while making significant progress in both occupational therapy and speech and language goals! Great work students, shout-out to speech teacher Ms. Silva, and occupational therapist Ms. Borgen!
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Today was Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese Day at our Elementary Schools (Deanna G. Taylor Academy, Hurden Looker Elementary School, and Ola Edwards Community School)! The meal consisted of Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese, Sauteed Broccoli, and a Mini Cornbread Loaf. As always, thank you @maschiofood for providing Hillside Public Schools students with delectable meals!
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We are so excited to announce the Scholastic Book Fair will return to Hurden Looker February 24-February 28, 2025!
Sign up for ewallet, order online or make a list of must buy books all at this link https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/hurdenlookerelemschool
Fourth-grade students at Hurden Looker Elementary School learned and practiced conducting lighting, HVAC, and appliance audits after school! They recorded their data to determine if the classroom was over-lit or underlit, if it was too warm or too hot, and to see how much energy some appliances such as sharpeners use. These lessons are part of the EmPowered School Program and were led by our Rutger Americorp Service Member. Ms. Guevara!
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Happy Valentine's Day, from Hillside Public Schools! Be sure to spread some love and kindness to all today!
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Today was the 100th day of school! Schools across the Hillside Public Schools district celebrated the 100th day of school in many ways, including incorporating 100s into their school work, and dressing up as 100-year-olds! The following photos are from A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center and Hurden Looker Elementary School!
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Congratulations to Hurden Looker Elementary School for winning the Big Group Points in the Arcademics Cup! The Arcademics Cup is a free national online multiplication challenge for K-8th grade students, and it took place on February 7th, 2025! Students logged on and raced each other by answering multiplication facts. Thank you to all those who participated, and a huge shout out to Mr. Masterson and his leadership! Great work, Hurden Looker students!
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Hillside Public Schools' students, families, and staff, please see the following video as Superintendent Glover issues a Reading and Literacy challenge for February 2025! As you spend time reading, be sure to capture photos/videos and tag @hillsidepublicschools on social media! Let's get it, let's go!
https://youtu.be/ckJ1DL6BauE?si=m58-oXe-ufV07uvv
Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day from Hillside Public Schools! On Saturday, January 18th, 2025, Hillside Public Schools District hosted its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program at Hillside High School. The program was amazing not only because of the exceptional performances by each of our schools' students, as well as the decorative artwork done by Hillside Innovation Academy students, but also because of the high positive energy of the audience! The auditorium was full of parents, Hillside community members, Hillside Board of Education members, Hillside Town Council members, families, staff, and more! Great work to all of our students, including Hillside High School Senior Sarah Auguste who was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the event! Shout out to Superintendent Glover, Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, U.S. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, Hillside High School Vice-Principals Mrs. Bartholomew and Mr. Emenaka, who all spoke at the ceremony. Last but certainly not least, thank you to all of our Hillside Public Schools music and dance teachers, without whom we could not have this incredible event honoring Dr. King's Legacy! The full ceremony can be watched on YouTube using the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/yAoelGNn19c?si=p8fK3U5yf6wVrWnK
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Totally Rad! 🎉 Yesterday (1/16/2025) Hurden Looker Elementary School celebrated the 80th Day of School in True 80s Style! Shoutout to Principal Alvarez for these awesome photos 🕶️✨
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Here are even more photos from last Friday's @scholastic R.E.A.L. Mentor Reading Event in Hillside Public Schools! The following images are from Hurden Looker Elementary School! Thank you @hillsidepolicenj @hillside_firefighters, Hillside Public Schools staff, and all our mentor readers. Shoutout to Principal Alvarez for contributing these images!
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The @scholastic R.E.A.L. Mentor Reading event took place today (1/10/2025)! Hillside Public Schools' staff members, Hillside High School students, Hillside Policemen, Firefighters, Hillside Board of Education members, and more, served as mentors! Our mentors traveled to A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center, and all the Hillside Elementary Schools to read to our young students, helping to instill a love of reading in our students! Not only were our young students read to, but they also got to bring home a new book to add to their home libraries! Shout out to all our mentors including Hillside Board of Education President Ms. Best, our Hillside High School student readers, Hillside Public Schools administrators, and staff. These are just a few of the images captured during the event today!
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Good day! Please join Hillside Public Schools on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, for our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day District Celebration! The celebration will take place in the Hillside High School Auditorium from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There will be a student art showcase, including performances by A.P. Morris, Deanna G. Taylor Academy, Hurden Looker, and Ola Edwards students! We hope to see you there; please see the flyer for details.
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On behalf of Superintendent Glover, the Hillside Board of Education, and Hillside Public Schools, we wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!
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The Holiday season has begun at Hillside Public Schools! Last night (12/12/2024), Hurden Looker Elementary School hosted its 2024 Winter Concert! The gymnasium at Hurden Looker School was packed with parents, families, students, and staff. The chorus, band, and string students did an amazing job performing, shoutout to music teachers Mr. Brandyberry and Ms. Valiante! Thank you, Principal Alvarez, Vice-Principal Pinho, Hurden Looker staff, students, and families!
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Happy Thanksgiving, from Hillside Public Schools!
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Tomorrow, Friday, November 22, 2024, marks the kickoff of our Scholastic R.E.A.L. Mentorship Program! Please see the emailed letter describing the program commencing tomorrow, as our mentors read to students across the district once a month!
Tomorrow, November 12th, 2024, Hillside Public Schools will launch its district "Scholastic My Everyday Books Kickoff!" This initiative is designed to promote literacy across the district and highlight the books being sent home for students' at-home libraries!
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