Mayor’s Book Club delivers books to Thirteenth Avenue and First Avenue Schools (in-person summer school sites)
First Avenue School
The Heart: Comparing Heart Rates – Corey Earley – Fifth Grade
Students will learn about the functions, parts, and blood flow in the heart, and the benefits of exercise. Created by NJTV in partnership with the NJEA and the NJ Department of Education, NJTV Learning Live remote learning classes are for grades 3-6, taught by NJ public school teachers. One-hour lessons include math, science, English language arts, social studies, physical education and more.
In Honor of Doctors and Nurses
Mireicy Aquino, 4th Grade, First Avenue School
Ms. Aquino will be making masks this week to donate to the hospital.
Ms. Aquino will be making masks this week to donate to the hospital.
Internationally-renowned pianist, Lang Lang, Cuts Ribbon for First Avenue School’s Piano Lab
Students Play Alongside Pianist
Keys of Inspiration® (KOI), which is part of the GRAMMY™ Music Education Coalition, is an innovative program designed to revolutionize what music education looks like in American public schools. Created to inspire change from within, KOI weaves rigorous, keyboard-centric, musical instruction into selected Title 1 public schools’ mandatory curriculum––integrating group piano classes for grades 2-5, twice a week.
As a recipient of the Keys of Inspiration® grant, First Avenue Elementary School received the following:
- Classroom set (20-30) new, state of the art Roland digital pianos and benches
- 300 Lang Lang Method Books (Levels 1-3)
- Music curriculum developed in collaboration with The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Supplemental training and ongoing support/professional development
According to First Avenue School Principal Rosa Branco, the school is a prekindergarten through 8th grade school located in a diverse learning community that empowers students to express themselves through academic and creative learning. It is through the visual and performing arts that you can truly see students shine and reach goals they never thought possible.” First Avenue is a recipient of the Lang Lang Keys of Inspiration grant which has given their students the opportunity to learn and explore on pianos at an early age.
Ms. Branco said, “First Avenue's music teachers recall the first day they witnessed their students enter the classroom and the look of amazement on their faces when they saw what they now had in their classroom and at their fingertips. This experience has given their students not only the opportunity to learn piano, but a chance to be creative and grow as a confident musician.”
The Grammy-nominated, internationally-renowned pianist Lang Lang, has been supporting children through music for over a decade. Heralded by the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet”, Lang Lang plays sold-out concerts covering all continents of the globe. He was designated a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on global education, and worked as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). He hails from humble beginnings and is committed to creating and participating in charitable activities focused on children through the strategic work done at his foundation. “When you give a child the gift of music, you give a child the world,” said Lang Lang.
According to Margaret El, Special Assistant, overseeing Arts Education, “The Lang Lang Foundation provided a unique opportunity for students to learn to play piano. Three of our schools applied for the grant which covers a cost of approximately $50K per school. We are very honored to be the recipients of this wonderful grant and to provide an opportunity for our students to play with Lang Lang.”
The Lang Lang International Music Foundation believes that all children should have access to a music education, regardless of their background. LLIMF’s unique programs encourage music performance at all levels as a means of social and emotional development for today’s youth. By igniting a child’s passion for music, LLIMF helps children worldwide aim for a better future. Their primary music education initiative, Keys of Inspiration™ aims to encourage students to create music, and through music, help them find a secure space where they can freely be and believe in themselves.
PARCC Perfect Scorers
Congratulations to our 42 students who scored perfect scores on the PARCC test.
ANN STREET SCHOOL
ARTS HIGH SCHOOL
DR. WILLIAM H. HORTON SCHOOL
EAST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST AVENUE SCHOOL
HARRIET TUBMAN SCHOOL
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LAFAYETTE STREET SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL
OLIVER STREET SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL
RIDGE STREET SCHOOL
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ROBERTO CLEMENTE SCHOOL
SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
SPEEDWAY AVENUE SCHOOL
TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
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Newark Superintendent of Schools Roger León Announces and Recognizes NPS Students Who Received a Perfect Score on the PARCC Exam
Banquet Held for Students and Families – Students Honored at Board Meeting
[Newark, NJ – September 26, 2018] Newark’s Superintendent of Schools Roger León recognized the 42 students who obtained perfect scores on the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) Exam. The students were recognized at the 2018 Perfect Scorers Banquet and featured at the September Board of Education public meeting.
Superintendent León said, “Last night, we recognized students who have excelled on the PARCC exam, who have set the bar high for achievement and set the stage of what is possible for other students.” The Superintendent continued, “The 42 students recognized represent the NPS mantra, ‘Where Passion Meets Progress’ – their passion for education and learning is worth recognizing and celebrating with the Newark Board of Education, their families, schools and the community.”
A total of 42 students from 16 schools, who were joined by parents and family members, were heralded at the 2018 Perfect Scorers Banquet and further recognized by the Newark Board of Education later in the evening at the Board meeting. Student honors were presented in English Language Arts, Mathematics and Algebra.
The students hail from:
- Ann Street School
- Arts High School
- William H. Horton School
- East Side High School
- First Avenue School
- Harriet Tubman
- Lafayette Street School
- Mount Vernon School
- Oliver Street School
- Park Elementary School
- Rafael Hernandez
- Ridge Street School
- Roberto Clemente School
- Science Park High School
- Speedway Avenue School
- Technology High School
“We are honoring these students because they are examples of all that is possible,” said Board Chairperson Josephine C. Garcia. “We are very proud of their accomplishments and wish them and all of our students continued success.”