Gavlak Elementary School
106 King Street
Wallington, NJ 07057
Tel: 973-777-4420
Fax: 973-574-9517
Principal
Nancy Giambrone
Vice Principal / Supervisor of Special Services
Darcy Kordosky
"Working together
for individual excellence
and positive self-esteem."
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Gavlak Elementary:
With a strong focus on literacy, the elementary
schools have planned special programs and events for the
up-coming month. “Read Across America” is
scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 2nd with parents being
invited to come in and read to the students. Our annual Book
Fair is scheduled for March 2nd and 3rd at Frank W. Gavlak
School and on March 3rd at Jefferson School. Students are
scheduled to attend the fair to purchase the book of their
choice. Parents will have the opportunity to shop at the Book
Fair on “Movie Night”, scheduled for Friday, March 5th. We hope
to see you there!
In further supporting the
reading program in the district, the town librarian has been
scheduled to read to the K-3 students during their lunch time.
Our elementary school librarian is also running a Book Club for
grades 4-6 students. In our district Reading is
FUNdamental.
Ms. Giambrone,
Principal |
Mission Statement:
The Wallington Elementary Schools believe
that all students should have the opportunity to learn within a
positive and challenging environment and to acquire life-long
skills that empowers them to become responsible and productive
members of the community and citizens of the world.
Teachers seek to create a classroom environment that promotes
student success by working with parents and the community in a
partnership to help develop the academic, social, emotional and
physical well-being of all of our children. This is accomplished
through implementation of the New Jersey Core Curriculum
Standards that focuses upon the infusion of critical thinking,
problem solving and decision-making skills into nine content
areas. These areas include language arts literacy, mathematics,
science, social studies, world languages, health and physical
education, technology, visual/performing arts and career/family
and life-skills education.
Implementation of the standards allows the school to respond to
the inevitable changes that take place in our family, our
community and the world.
Elementary School students will
demonstrate:
·
Positive
self-esteem, self discipline, and self expression
·
Effective
communication and social skills
·
Critical/creative thinking, problem solving, decision-making and
appropriate risk taking
·
Information
literacy through the use of technology
·
Individual
excellence and desire to become a life-long learner
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Elementary School Enrichment Program:
All New Jersey
school districts are required to offer an Enrichment Program to
eligible students. In Wallington much of this is accomplished
through higher level classes at the secondary school and a
variety of programs at the elementary school. This year the
elementary school program has been enhanced to include a “G & T”
club and a liaison person to facilitate articulation between the
regular classroom teachers and the Enrichment Program students.
The program is being coordinated by
Mrs. Jacklynn Schwartzer, the elementary school guidance
counselor. To find out more about the program and/or to access
your child’s progress in this enriched curriculum please access
the following link.
Snapshot of our school:
Frank W. Gavlak
School is a grade K-6 building. It currently has an approximate
enrollment of 375 students with one full day kindergarten, one
grade one, two grade twos, two grade threes, four grade fours,
four grade fives and four grade sixes. Various programs are
offered to meet the needs of students. Among them are: basic
skills remediation, speech, special education services,
bi-lingual/ESL education, gifted and talented and guidance
services.
Anyone who may be
interested in subbing (such as parents, college students, etc.)
please contact the superintendent of schools. You are required
to have 60 college credits.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT TOY WEAPONS (i.e.. KNIVES, SWORDS,
GUNS, ETC.) ARE NOT PERMITTED IN SCHOOL.
Przypomnienie dla Rodzicow, ze zabawki podobne do prawdziwej
broni nie sa dozwolone w szkole. (noze, szable, pistolety,
strzelby) |
