SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Important Upcoming Dates 
October 3 - School Closed for Rosh Hashanah
October 7-11 - Week of Respect

NEW!  AM Homework Room - We are excited to announce that today the brand-new AM homework has started at Holland Brook School! This is a great opportunity for students to get a quiet space to work before the school day starts.  The Homework Room will be open Monday through Friday, and parents may drop their children off starting at 7:10 AM.  Parent drop-offs will continue to be on the sidewalk by the BOE Office.  If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. We look forward to supporting your children in this new initiative!

NEW!  HBS Monthly Calendar - Please click here to view the October calendar.

NEW!  HBS Yearbook Cover Contest - Calling all artists! Would you like a chance to design the cover of the 2024-25 HBS Yearbook?!  Holland Brook School is turning 25 and what better way to celebrate than a student-designed yearbook cover?!  All entries are due to the main office by Monday, October 28th.  Please click HERE for all the information!

NEW!  Attention 5th Grade Parent - Please click here to view information from the Health Office regarding upcoming scoliosis screenings at HBS.

NEW!  Let Me Run Club Update - The Let Me Run after-school club at Holland Brook School will return in the Spring IF we can find 2 additional coaches!!!   Let Me Run is much more than a running program for boys.  Our trained coaches combine exercise with fun activities and lessons to help boys learn teamwork, build relationship skills, create friendships, grow emotionally, amplify their self-esteem, empower themselves and others, and live an active lifestyle.  We nurture and celebrate every aspect of what it really means to be a boy and we let them run.Let Me Run is a 10 week running club, with 2 practices during the week (Wed and Fri) right after school, culminating in a family 5k at the end of the season. If you are interested in coaching (runners and non-runners welcome) please reach out to Beth Fiore enfiore@gmail.com 

HBS Newsletter - Please use this link to read Dr. Moss’ September edition of the HBS Bobcat Bulletin. https://secure.smore.com/n/7zu20-bobcat-bulletin 

HBS Health Office Information - Please use this link to see the HBS Health Office Welcome Letter and the Fall Health Letter HBS Health Office letters 

i-Ready Diagnostic - Please CLICK HERE to read a message regarding the administration of this K-8 assessment and what it is used for. 

Health Highlights - Each month Family Letters from The Great Body Shop will be posted on the district website. Please CLICK HERE to review this material.

READINGTON HSA NEWS
Thank you to our Book Fair Chair and all the volunteers who made this fair so successful! 

RMS Pep Rally - Entire District is Invited!! - The annual Viking Pep Rally is happening on Friday, September 27th. Mark your calendars for this fun time when we can get together as a school community to support the RMS sports teams!! Food trucks will be on site with food for purchase, games happening with chances to win fun prizes, music filling the air….all while we cheer on our Vikings during their sports games! See you on Friday, the 27th, 4-7pm. CLICK HERE to see the flyer.

Invest in Your Child - Go for The Gold HSA Membership Drive is under way!!! In honor of the olympic year, we are setting our sights on a record setting membership total! YOU can help us reach our goal!! Please see the flyer with information HSA Flyer.png. For just $25, your family can join the HSA!! There are some great classroom and/or grade level prizes up for grabs!! Who will make the podium at each school???

FPAC Meeting! -The 1st meeting of the Fine and Performing Arts Committee (FPAC) will be on Monday, October 7th at 7 PM on ZOOM. Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4524587629?omn=86881524536

HSA Business Meeting - Please join us for our Business Meeting on October 9th at 6:30pm via Zoom.  Meet the current Executive Committee, find out what is going on at each school and meet Dr. Hart, Readington Schools' Superintendent.  More info with the link to join the zoom meeting coming!

Pumpkin Bash -  Mark your calendar for October 18^th! Its sure to be a great night! Thank you to all who have reached out to volunteer. Please if you would like to volunteer let us know!

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Important Dates for September 
September 16-20 - HBS Book Fair
September 19 - HBS Back to School Night 6:00-8:00 pm

NEW! HBS Newsletter - Please use this link to read Dr. Moss’ September edition of the HBS Bobcat Bulletin. https://secure.smore.com/n/7zu20-bobcat-bulletin 

NEW! Back to School Night Information - Please click here to review information about Back to School Night.

NEW! HBS Club Information and Selection - HBS Club selection is now open!  Does your student want to build with Legos or practice mindfulness in yoga?  Take a look at all HBS has to offer by clicking the link below and selecting your student's preferences no later than September 22nd.  Confirmation of club acceptance and permission slips will follow shortly after.
HBS Club Information and Selection

NEW! HBS Health Office Information - Please use this link to see the HBS Health Office Welcome Letter and the Fall Health Letter HBS Health Office letters 

NEW! i-Ready Diagnostic - Please CLICK HERE to read a message regarding the administration of this K-8 assessment and what it is used for. 

Instrumental Music - Hello Musicians! Welcome to the Instrumental Music Department! If your student is interested in playing a band or orchestra instrument this year, please use the link below to sign up by Wednesday, September 18th! Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon! https://forms.gle/xWj43wvAD4yw7mJv9. If you have any questions, please reach out to  jrichter@readington.k12.nj.us. Thank you!

School Bus Drivers & Preschool Bus Aides Wanted - The district is currently seeking school bus drivers and preschool bus aides. School bus drivers are eligible for health and dental benefits, a pension or 403b with match, and the district has a CDL training program for those without licenses. Pay is up to $33/hour. Preschool bus aides can earn a stipend up to $4,525 for 1 hour of work per day for the school year. Interested persons can apply online or contact Jason M. Bohm, Business Administrator at jbohm@readington.k12.nj.us  or 908-534-2885.

Health Highlights - Each month Family Letters from The Great Body Shop will be posted on the district website. Please CLICK HERE to review this material.

READINGTON HSA NEWS
Thank you to all who attended the Welcome Back Event. And thank you so much to our Chairs and Volunteers that made the night so amazing.

Invest in Your Child - Go for The Gold HSA Membership Drive is under way!!! In honor of the olympic year, we are setting our sights on a record setting membership total! YOU can help us reach our goal!! Please see the flyer with information HSA Flyer.png. For just $25, your family can join the HSA!! There are some great classroom and/or grade level prizes up for grabs!! Who will make the podium at each school????

RMS Pep Rally - Entire District is Invited!! - The annual Viking Pep Rally is happening on Friday, September 27th. Mark your calendars for this fun time when we can get together as a school community to support the RMS sports teams!! Food trucks will be on site with food for purchase, games happening with chances to win fun prizes, music filling the air….all while we cheer on our Vikings during their sports games! See you on Friday, the 27th, 4-7pm. CLICK HERE to see the flyer.

FPAC Meeting! -The 1st meeting of the Fine and Performing Arts Committee (FPAC) will be on Monday, October 7th at 7 PM on ZOOM. Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4524587629?omn=86881524536

HBS Book Fair - The Book Fair will be open at Back to School Night. We hope to see you there!  From September 16 to September 20, the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Holland Brook, with hundreds of awesome books that YOU get to choose from. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Best. Week. Ever.  Stop by the Book Fair during back to school night on September 19 from 7-8 pm.  You can shop for your kids or you can shop for your teachers. The Book Fair accepts cash, credit cards and checks (made out to Readington HSA). EWallet is another great option for payment. Details on how to set up can be found on the eWallet section of this link  https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hollandbrook . If you had an eWallet set up previously, please log back in and reallocate the funds to the current fair.

Pumpkin Bash -  Mark your calendar for October 18^th! Its sure to be a great night! Thank you to all who have reached out to volunteer. Please if you would like to volunteer let us know!

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Important Dates for September 
September 13 - HBS Pep Rally
September 13 - HBS Bobcat Welcome Back Event in the evening
September 16-20 - HBS Book Fair
September 19 - HBS Back to School Night 6:00-8:00 pm

NEW! Instrumental Music - Hello Musicians! Welcome to the Instrumental Music Department! If your student is interested in playing a band or orchestra instrument this year, please use the link below to sign up by Wednesday, September 18th! Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon! https://forms.gle/xWj43wvAD4yw7mJv9. If you have any questions, please reach out to  jrichter@readington.k12.nj.us.  Thank you!

NEW! i-Ready Diagnostic - Please CLICK HERE to read a message regarding the administration of this K-8 assessment and what it is used for. 

NEW! Township Committee Seeks Children to Lead the Pledge of Allegiance - The Readington Township Committee seeks Readington Township children to volunteer to lead the Pledge of Allegiance at upcoming Township Committee meetings.  Children would come in person to the Township Committee meeting.  Each meeting starts at 7:30 P.M.  Children would lead the pledge, take a photo with the Committee members, and receive a certificate.  Parents interested in having their children lead the pledge should complete this Google form: https://forms.gle/UQYhsbD68XuE9eBy9.  Sign-up will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis.  

NEW! School Bus Drivers & Preschool Bus Aides Wanted - The district is currently seeking school bus drivers and preschool bus aides. School bus drivers are eligible for health and dental benefits, a pension or 403b with match, and the district has a CDL training program for those without licenses. Pay is up to $33/hour. Preschool bus aides can earn a stipend up to $4,525 for 1 hour of work per day for the school year. Interested persons can apply online or contact Jason M. Bohm, Business Administrator at jbohm@readington.k12.nj.us  or 908-534-2885.

HBS Newsletter - Please use this link to read Dr. Moss’ Welcome Back edition of the HBS Bobcast Bulletin. https://secure.smore.com/n/shb09r

HBS Monthly Calendar - Please click here to view the September Parent Calendar.

Health Highlights - Each month Family Letters from The Great Body Shop will be posted on the district website. Please CLICK HERE to review this material.

READINGTON HSA NEWS
Welcome Back, we hope everyone had a great first day and enjoyed passing out the friendship bracelets provided by the HSA. Wishing you all a great school year! 

HBS Welcome Back Event-Last Day to Register  - We are so excited to celebrate the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year with you! Come hang out with your friends, make some new ones, listen to your favorite music, eat some delicious food and participate in some give-aways!  Click on the link below for more information and to register tonight before 7:00pm, when registration closes!  HBS Welcome Back Event Registration  Volunteers Needed for this event, please signup here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4BABA62DA5FA7-51333956-volunteers

Invest in Your Child - Go for The Gold HSA Membership Drive is under way!!! In honor of the olympic year, we are setting our sights on a record setting membership total! YOU can help us reach our goal!! Please see the attached flyer with information HERE  HSA Flyer.png. For just $25, your family can join the HSA!! There are some great classroom and/or grade level prizes up for grabs!! Who will make the podium at each school????

Spirit Wear LAST DAY!! - Get into the School Spirit!  Readington H.S.A. Spirit Wear is now on sale. There are updated designs with pricing starting at just $15. We are excited for our new district-wide option showing all four schools on one shirt. Shop now before the store closes today, September 11th! When placing orders, choose "pick up" delivery option at checkout and items will be shipped free of charge to your child's school and sent home with them.  Spirit Wear will be delivered to school on/around October 15th.  Click the following link to shop:https://readingtonfall24.itemorder.com/shop/home/

SAVE THE DATE(s):
HBS Book Fair - The Book Fair starts on September 16!  The countdown to the Book Fair is on! From September 16 to September 20, the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Holland Brook, with hundreds of awesome books that YOU get to choose from. We can’t wait to welcome you to the Best. Week. Ever.  Stop by the Book Fair during back to school night on September 19 from 7-8 pm.  You can shop for your kids or you can shop for your teachers. The Book Fair accepts cash, credit cards and checks (made out to Readington HSA). EWallet is another great option for payment. Details on how to set up can be found on the eWallet section of this link  https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hollandbrook . If you had an eWallet set up previously, please log back in and reallocate the funds to the current fair.
Book Fair Volunteers Needed - To make the Book Fair run as smoothly as possible, we always need enthusiastic parents that want to volunteer and help the children find the best books that enrich and help their reading journey. We also need help to set up (September 13 at 1:15) and break down (September 20) the Book Fair. So, if you can and want to volunteer, please contact Erica North at ericannorth@gmail.com.  Click here to see the shopping schedule for the teachers.

Pumpkin Bash- October 18^th -  We are looking for event chairs and volunteers to make this event spooktacular! Please email us if you can help.
Ally Crecca - allyc@readingtonhsa.com
Samantha Omelio - samanthao@readingtonhsa.com

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Important Dates for September
September 5 - First Day of School for Students
September 10 - HBS Picture Day
September 13 - HBS Pep Rally
September 13 - HBS Bobcat Welcome Back Event in the evening
September 16-20 - HBS Book Fair
September 19 - HBS Back to School Night 6:00-8:00pm

Update to HBS Attendance Reporting - This year at HBS we have two ways to report your student’s absence.  The preferred method would be to email the HBS Office at hbsattendance@readington.k12.nj.us  and the second method would be to call our Attendance Line at 908-823-0454 prompt #1.  For more information, please view our HBS webage and view the Report an Absence section by clicking on the tab: https://www.readington.k12.nj.us/Page/1641 .

Congratulations to our Music Department! - We are thrilled to share the exciting news that our music team has won the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) foundation as one of the "Best Communities for Music Education"!  Please click here for all the outstanding details!

READINGTON HSA NEWS
HBS Welcome Back Event 9/13 - We are so excited to celebrate the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year with you! Come hang out with your friends, make some new ones, listen to your favorite music, eat some delicious food and participate in some give-aways!  Click on the link below for more information and to register before September 10th, when registration closes!  HBS Welcome Back Event Registration

HBS Homeroom Reps - Friday, September 6^th at 9:45am we will be meeting at Pickell Park. If you put in to be a homeroom rep and have not received an email please contact Ally Crecca. Allyc@readingtonhsa.com 

Invest in Your Child -  Go for The Gold HSA Membership Drive is underway!!! In honor of the Olympic year, we are setting our sights on a record-setting membership total! YOU can help us reach our goal!!  For just $25, your family can join the HSA!! There are some great classrooms and/or grade level prizes up for grabs!! Who will make the podium at each school????

1st Day School Supply Kits - If you had ordered a 1st Day School Supply Kit for your child, they have been delivered to their homeroom. RMS kits have been delivered to their Day 1, Period 1 class. Thank you for supporting the HSA with your purchase! 

Spirit Wear - Get into the School Spirit!  Readington H.S.A. Spirit Wear is now on sale. There are updated designs with pricing starting at just $15. We are excited for our new district-wide option showing all four schools on one shirt. Shop now before the store closes on September 11th! When placing orders, choose "pick up" delivery option at checkout and items will be shipped free of charge to your child's school and sent home with them.  Spirit Wear will be delivered to school on/around October 15th.  Click the following link to shop:  https://readingtonfall24.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Welcome Back! - The HSA is looking forward to a great 2024-2025 school year!  Be sure to follow us on Facebook HERE and check out our website HERE.  These two sources of information are updated frequently, so please be sure to follow, bookmark, and check in often!  If you have any questions, please reach out to readingtonschoolshsa@gmail.com. We hope all the kids have a wonderful first day of school!!!

Winter Cookie Delivery/Sale - We are looking for a chairperson(s) to help with our district-wide fundraiser. If you are interested in chairing or volunteering, please reach out to kristinm@readingtonhsa.com or nicolel@readingtonhsa.com.  Thank you!!

SAVE THE DATE(s):
HBS Book Fair- September 16^th to 20th

Pumpkin Bash- October 18^th. We are looking for event chairs and volunteers to make this event spooktacular! Please email us if you can help. Please email us if you can help  Ally Crecca- allyc@readingtonhsa.com.  Samantha Omelio- samanthao@readingtonhsa.com