Black History Month is currently being observed at Carteret Elementary School with student posters taped in hallways and classroom doors showing the familiar faces of Martin Luther King, Jr., Colin Powell and Rosa Parks. But the times, they are a-changin’ and consequently new faces and unknowns are breaking into the historic lineup pictured. Who is […]
Carteret Elementary School held its first Wellness Fair on Saturday morning, Jan. 11, in the school gym with about a dozen health care providers on hand. The event was sponsored by the school’s Cultural Committee and coordinated by sixth-grade special education teacher Gianna Allegretti. She cited a language barrier among the Carteret population as one […]
Several activities last week, after the Monday, Nov. 11, official township observance on The Green, wrapped-up Bloomfield Veterans Day activities. Carteret Elementary School held its annual Veterans Day assembly Thursday, Nov. 14. On hand were four veterans: Eduardo Bosquez, National Guard, Saudi Arabia; John Sapienza, Marines, Vietnam, Purple Heart recipient; Michael Costantino, Army, Korea […]
Parents and students celebrated the first multicultural day at Carteret Elementary School on Friday, May 9. The event was a sampling of native dress and food with much of the edibles from the family kitchen. The whole affair was coordinated by Carteret educators Susanne Mancheno, Erlinda Capollari and Gladys Avila-Navas and was held in the […]
Six Bloomfield elementary school students were recognized for essay writing excellence at last month’s Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration held at the New Light Baptist Church. There were 35 entries in the competition sponsored by the Bloomfield Commission on Civil Rights and notably, all six students attend either Berkeley or Carteret elementary schools. “We are […]
Carteret Elementary School children were entertained Friday, Dec. 22, with classroom screenings of “The Polar Express,” a 2004 animated movie starring Tom Hanks. Hot chocolate was dispensed to the lower grades by guidance counselor Marissa Acosta and interventionist Rachael Cilento who asked each child if they wanted marshmallows or not. The children, many wearing pajamas […]