Three Bridges School

Genesis Blast
June 18, 2025

June 20^th - Early Dismissal 1:00 pm - Last Day of School 
June 20^th - TBS Spirit Day
June 20^th - TBS 3^rd Grade Clap Out (10:00 blacktop) & Passion Project Symposium (9:00 cafeteria)

NEW! Dr. Higgins June Newsletter: Click Here

NEW! 3rd Grade Clap Out & Passion Project information: On June 20th, the 3rd Grade Clap out will take place at 10:00 am. The Passion Projects symposium will take place at 9:00 in the cafeteria. Do not arrive before 9:00 am, we are not able to accommodate the cars until 9:00.
If you choose to sign out your third-grader after the clap out, please fill out this form by 8:30am on June 20th. CLICK HERE FOR FORM. After the form is closed you will need to go to the main office to sign out if you had not filled it out prior to 8:30. 3rd grade parents will receive the following message from teachers with a link to the form: 
Please fill out this form to sign out your 3rd grader after the 3rd Grade Clap out end of year celebration on Friday, June 20th. If you are signing out siblings after the clap out, they will be sent to the gym around 10:30 and you can meet them there. Please note that siblings will not attend the outside clap out as the students will line the halls to clap out the 3rd grade. 3rd graders and siblings can choose stay in classes until dismissal at 1:00 pm. In case you missed the note above, do not arrive before 9:00 am, we are not able to accommodate the cars until 9:00.

NEW! Special Education Parents:  Progress Reports for the fourth marking period are available to be viewed in Genesis.  To view your student's Progress Report, log into your account and follow these steps:

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.

Notice of Lead Testing: Please Click Here to view notice of district lead testing. 

Dr. Higgins Monthly Newsletter: Click Here 

Summer Resources for Families: Here are some great resources for families over the summer. The first two links are for free produce and the Salvation Army Summer Lunch Club. This program provides lunch and a fun activity on Tues/Wed/Thursday each week of the summer from July 1^st thru Aug 14^th for school-age children. It is open to all Hunterdon County children; however, transportation is limited to those within a certain area.  The "Kids Camp" is an awesome camp that is hosted at Camp Tecumseh in Hunterdon County and offers all the cool & fun regular camp activities. It's an amazing camp and free of charge (don't have to be low-income to attend). Please help to get the word out about these phenomenal resources in our county for our families. If you have any questions please reach out to the Salvation Army: Melissa Lowell at Melissa.Lowell@use.salvationarmy.org

Summer Spark ~ Enrichment Program: Our Summer Spark Program runs this summer July 21-25 and July 28-31. Both weeks offer full or half days, with an optional early drop off at 8:30.  New this year is a combined Cooking/Crafting class the week of July 21 as well as "Run & Games" where Coaches Tipton and Caballero lead kids in fun team games and an introduction into cross-country running.  If you see a class that is full, please email SummerEnrichment@readington.k12.nj.us to get on its waiting list.  
See our website and attached flyer for details. Register here when you've selected your fun for this summer.

TBS Health News: For information from our school nurse about ticks Click Here

District Cell Phone Policy: The BOE Adopted a New Policy on Student Use of Wireless Communication Devices including Cell Phones - Please Click Here to read the policy  

Revised 2024-2025 District Calendar: The revision reflects that all schools will be open on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
To view the revised 2024-2025 district calendar, please click on the link: https://www.readington.k12.nj.us/domain/15 

TBS Collecting Paper Towel and Toilet Paper Rolls for STEM!  - Three Bridges School is collecting used paper towels and toilet paper rolls for our STEM and Makerspace labs! These recycled materials will be transformed into creative and innovative student projects.

HSA News Week of 6/18/2025

Thank you!!!
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported our first year as the TBS HSA VPs. Neither of us has ever been in a role of this magnitude before and your support has been essential to our success.
To all of our amazing chairs: Thank you for taking charge, running your events flawlessly & making our job of supporting your efforts easy!! To our Homeroom Reps: Thank you for being quick to respond to our requests and all you have done to support our teachers/staff!! To our friends:

Thank you for stepping in to volunteer & helping us when we needed extra hands! To the TBS staff: Thank you for always being excited to participate in our activities and making us feel like a valuable part of the school community! To our husbands: Thank you for dealing with our craziness and getting the kids to all of our events while we were busy running them!

Last, but not least, THANK YOU to Kristin McHale for being our fearless leader not only this year, but your entire tenure at TBS! Your impact on TBS will be felt for a very long time & we wish you (and Kaiden) the best of luck at HBS 🐯 

We hope that everyone has a wonderful summer & we’ll see you in September!
Jo Serafyn & Jess Cofoni

Yearbooks:  Thank you to our amazing yearbook chairs: Emily Fitzgerald, Catherine DaGraca & Jaclyn Assuncao! They put together such a wonderful book showcasing all the fun we had together this year. The yearbook can sometimes be a thankless job & these moms volunteered a lot of time and effort to produce such a lovely yearbook. We are so thankful for their hard work!

If you would like to be part of the yearbook committee next year, please email jessicac@readingtonhsa.com

HSA DISTRICT NEWS

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR: The 2025-2026 School Supply Kits are now available to order!!  The sale will be open through the end of June and the kits will be delivered directly to your child's school before September and will be ready when they arrive in their new class!  Click here for kit options at each school.

HSA SCHOLARSHIP: The Readington Township Home School Association (H.S.A.) is accepting applications from high school seniors and college students for our Annual Scholarship Awards for the upcoming (2025-6) school year! A total of $2,000 in scholarships will be awarded to former Readington Township students this year. Please click here to visit the HSA website for information and to fill out the application.  Questions? Kristin McHale: scholarship@readingtonhsa.com

OPEN POSITIONS - HSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Consider becoming a part of the Readington HSA.!  The HSA. is seeking volunteers for the following positions:Executive Vice President and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator. For more information, please click HERE. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact openpositions@readingtonhsa.com.

Genesis Blast
June 11, 2025

June 12^th - 2^nd Grade field trip to Hopewell Watershed
June 12^th - Mini Music Tour 3rd Grade 
June 13^th - TBS Spirit Day
June 13^th - 1^st Grade Luau 
June 20^th - Early Dismissal 1:00 pm - Last Day of School 
June 20^th - TBS Spirit Day
June 20^th - TBS 3^rd Grade Clap Out (10:00) & Passion Project Symposium (9:00) 

NEW! i-Ready Diagnostic 3 Results: Please CLICK HERE for directions on how to view your child's Diagnostic Results. Please CLICK HERE for directions on how to access i-Ready from home. 

NEW! Chromebook/iPad collection:During school on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Please make sure your student's device and charger is at school on this date!

NEW! 3rd Grade Clap Out & Passion Project information: On June 20th, the 3rd Grade Clap out will take place at 10:00 am. The Passion Projects symposium will take place at 9:00 in the classrooms. Do not arrive before 9:00 am, we are not able to accommodate the cars until 9:00.
If you choose to sign out your third-grader after the clap out, please fill out this form by 8:30am on June 20th. CLICK HERE FOR FORM. After the form is closed you will need to go to the main office to sign out if you had not filled it out prior to 8:30. 3rd grade parents will receive the following message from teachers with a link to the form: 
Please fill out this form to sign out your 3rd grader after the 3rd Grade Clap out end of year celebration on Friday, June 20th. If you are signing out siblings after the clap out, they will be sent to the gym around 10:30 and you can meet them there. Please note that siblings will not attend the outside clap out as the students will line the halls to clap out the 3rd grade. 3rd graders and siblings can choose stay in classes until dismissal at 1:00 pm. In case you missed the note above, do not arrive before 9:00 am, we are not able to accommodate the cars until 9:00.

NEW! Kindergarten End of Year Celebration: Monday June 16th: Please fill out this form to sign out your Kindergartener after the end of year celebration on Monday June 16th. If you are signing out siblings after the celebration they will be sent to the gym at 2:35 and you can meet them there. Please note that siblings will not attend the Kindergarten celebration but can be signed out at 2:35 or stay in their class until dismissal at 3:20. CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT FORM. 

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.

Notice of Lead Testing: Please Click Here to view notice of district lead testing. 

Dr. Higgins Monthly Newsletter: Click Here

Summer Resources for Families: Here are some great resources for families over the summer. The first two links are for free produce and the Salvation Army Summer Lunch Club. This program provides lunch and a fun activity on Tues/Wed/Thursday each week of the summer from July 1^st thru Aug 14^th for school-age children. It is open to all Hunterdon County children; however, transportation is limited to those within a certain area.  The "Kids Camp" is an awesome camp that is hosted at Camp Tecumseh in Hunterdon County and offers all the cool & fun regular camp activities. It's an amazing camp and free of charge (don't have to be low-income to attend). Please help to get the word out about these phenomenal resources in our county for our families. If you have any questions please reach out to the Salvation Army: Melissa Lowell at Melissa.Lowell@use.salvationarmy.org

i-Ready Diagnostic 3 Opens May 19th: CLICK HERE to read a message regarding the administration of this K-8 math and reading assessment.

Summer Spark ~ Enrichment Program: Our Summer Spark Program runs this summer July 21-25 and July 28-31. Both weeks offer full or half days, with an optional early drop off at 8:30.  New this year is a combined Cooking/Crafting class the week of July 21 as well as "Run & Games" where Coaches Tipton and Caballero lead kids in fun team games and an introduction into cross-country running.  If you see a class that is full, please email SummerEnrichment@readington.k12.nj.us to get on its waiting list.  
See our website and attached flyer for details. Register here when you've selected your fun for this summer.

TBS Health News: For information from our school nurse about ticks Click Here

District Cell Phone Policy: The BOE Adopted a New Policy on Student Use of Wireless Communication Devices including Cell Phones - Please Click Here to read the policy  

Revised 2024-2025 District Calendar: The revision reflects that all schools will be open on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
To view the revised 2024-2025 district calendar, please click on the link: https://www.readington.k12.nj.us/domain/15 

TBS Collecting Paper Towel and Toilet Paper Rolls for STEM!  - Three Bridges School is collecting used paper towels and toilet paper rolls for our STEM and Makerspace labs! These recycled materials will be transformed into creative and innovative student projects.

HSA News Week of 6/11/2025

THANK YOU!

We wanted to acknowledge our incredible chairs and volunteers from our Field Day & Block Party events!

Lauren Golebiewski took our Field Day Olympics by storm & created such an amazing day for the kids. Special shoutouts to Kaitlynn Kurtzo for coordinating with Flemington ShopRite to donate lunches for our all day volunteers, NexLevel Ninja for donating their time and mobile obstacle course, Flemington Rita’s, DJ Johnny and all of our wonderful parent volunteers! We hope that the kids all had a really fun day!

Amanda Sopko & Jen DeZaio did an amazing job chairing our Spring Block Party! Thank you to Michele Johnson with BHHS Fox & Roach for making and donating the delicious salads, Little Honey Children’s Boutique for donating the tattoos, DJ Josh & NJEA for supplying the Rita’s, chips & color-changing bowls!

HSA DISTRICT NEWS

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2025/2026 SCHOOL YEAR The 2025-2026 School Supply Kits are now available to order!!  The sale will be open through the end of June and the kits will be delivered directly to your child's school before September and will be ready when they arrive in their new class!  Click here for kit options at each school.

HSA SCHOLARSHIP The Readington Township Home School Association (H.S.A.) is accepting applications from high school seniors and college students for our Annual Scholarship Awards for the upcoming (2025-6) school year! A total of $2,000 in scholarships will be awarded to former Readington Township students this year. Please click here to visit the HSA website for information and to fill out the application.  Questions? Kristin McHale: scholarship@readingtonhsa.com

OPEN POSITIONS - HSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  Consider becoming a part of the Readington HSA.!  The HSA. is seeking volunteers for the following positions:Executive Vice President and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator. For more information, please click HERE. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact openpositions@readingtonhsa.com.

Genesis Blast
June 4, 2025

June 5^th - 3rd Grade Buddy Picnic
June 6^th - TBS Spirit Day
June 6^th - Paws for Peace 
June 6^th - Block Party at TBS hosted by HSA
June 9^th - Stanton Valley Farm 
June 12^th - 2^nd Grade field trip to Hopewell Watershed
June 12^th - Mini Music Tour 3rd Grade 
June 13^th - TBS Spirit Day
June 13^th - 1^st Grade Luau 
June 20^th - Early Dismissal - Last Day of School
June 20^th - TBS Spirit Day
June 20^th - TBS 3^rd Grade Clap Out

Dr. Higgins Monthly Newsletter: Click Here

Summer Resources for Families: Here are some great resources for families over the summer. The first two links are for free produce and the Salvation Army Summer Lunch Club. This program provides lunch and a fun activity on Tues/Wed/Thursday each week of the summer from July 1^st thru Aug 14^th for school-age children. It is open to all Hunterdon County children; however, transportation is limited to those within a certain area.  The "Kids Camp" is an awesome camp that is hosted at Camp Tecumseh in Hunterdon County and offers all the cool & fun regular camp activities. It's an amazing camp and free of charge (don't have to be low-income to attend). Please help to get the word out about these phenomenal resources in our county for our families. If you have any questions please reach out to the Salvation Army: Melissa Lowell at Melissa.Lowell@use.salvationarmy.org