Hurden Looker Elementary School

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

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

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 Principal Appreciation Day from Hillside Public Schools! "Principal Appreciation Day recognizes the hard work that principals do each year as they work to keep the school progressing from year to year." Take a moment to thank all of our hardworking Principals here at Hillside Public Schools! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #principalsappreciationday #principalsday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Administrative Professionals Day, Hillside Public Schools! "Administrative Professionals Day recognizes and celebrates the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, and other office professionals for their contributions to the workplace. Administrative Professionals Day is always observed on the Wednesday of Administrative Professionals Week!" Thank you for all that you do! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #adminstrativeprofessionalsday #professionalsday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Here's a photo of Hurden Looker Student Sa’ad, with Principal Wolff and Vice-Principal Pinho, receiving his certificate and gift card as the winner of the Lions Club Black History Month Essay Contest! Great work, Sa'ad! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hurdenlooker #lionsclub #blackhistorymonth #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Public Schools Principals Meeting with Superintendent Glover to review instructional practices. Excellence in action! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #principalsmeeting #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Hillside Public Schools would like to say thank you to our Hillside Public Schools Bus Drivers for transporting our students safely every day. We appreciate you and the job that you do! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #busdriverappreciation #schoolsafety #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Earth Day from Hillside Public Schools! Let's all do our part to take care of the planet we call home. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #earthday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Attention all, please join us here at Hillside Public Schools on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, for an Autism Awareness and Acceptance Event! Taking place at Ola Edwards Community School from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. there will be a petting zoo, balloon artists, and more! See you there! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #autismawareness #autism #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Last night, April 18, 2024, Hurden Looker Elementary School inducted 12 students in grades 4-6 into the National Elementary Honor Society! These students have to have a minimum of a 93% average (all S’s or higher) on their report cards and be involved in the school and community in some manner! Congratulations students, and thank you, Principal Wolff, and Vice-Principal Pinho! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hurdenlooker #honorsociety #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Congratulations to Ms. Crisanaz's 5th-grade class at Hurden Looker Elementary School! Ms. Crisanaz's class has been selected as the winner of this year’s essay-writing competition for the New Jersey District Court, Newark Vicinage! The class will be recognized on May 2, 2024, at the Federal Court Building in Newark to celebrate their achievements! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hurdenlooker #essay #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Earth Month from Hillside Public Schools! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #earthmonth #earthday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On Thursday, March 21st, the ESL Department, led by Supervisor Evelyn Okparaeke, in collaboration with Ola Edwards Vice Principal, Azure Diggs and Math Supervisor, Rita Della Valle, hosted a ESL Parent Resource Night for Grades 2-6 to engage and inform parents of the resources available for their children specific to their English language needs. This event would not be possible without the dedicated teachers of Ola Edwards, Ms. Altenor, Mrs. Huynh, Ms. Rosamalia, and ESL teacher at Hurden Looker, Mrs. DeJesus who volunteered their time to teach parents about the valuable resources available to our multilingual learners both at school and at home. Special shoutout to Custodian Sunny and Security Guard Mel for all their assistance and to Maschio’s for providing food and refreshments. Being multilingual is a superpower and at Hillside Public Schools we celebrate and honor the diversity of all our students!

Today (3/20/2024) was Hispanic Heritage Chef Day at Ola Edwards, Deanna G. Taylor Academy, and Hurden Looker Elementary School! The Menu consisted of: Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Style Street Corn Sweet Plantains Cinnamon Churro or Cinnamon Sugar Churro Cookie As always great work, and thank you @maschiofood! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hispanicheritagefood #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On March 18th, 2024, Superintendent Glover hosted the last of three Strategic Planning Sessions for Hillside Public Schools at Hurden Looker Elementary School! We had an incredible turnout of Hillside staff, administrators, parents, families, and Board of Education members in attendance! The goal of these conversations was to generate ideas on how to continue improving Hillside Public Schools District for our children and students. Stay tuned for the highlight video recapping session III. Thank you, Superintendent Glover, Principal Wolff, Hillside Board of Education Members, and Hillside Community! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #strategicplanningsession #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #strategy #boardofeducation

Hillside Public Schools District students, we have another challenge for you! March is for reading, and our district is challenging each of you to read 5 books by the end of the month. Let's get it, let's go!