Important Reminder

October 23 - 25 - Early Dismissal for Teacher Conferences
 Important Meeting Announcements from the Superintendent

Denville Community Facilities Concerns and Possibility of Leasing St. Mary's Prep 

The Denville Township School District has been grappling with the lack of instructional space for over two decades. Thankfully in the school year 2018-19 the district was able to eliminate the use of substandard space (trailers, hallways, etc.) for instruction. Due to several factors, the availability of instructional space is still a concern.

In June of 2019, Saint Mary's Prep closed and is now available as a possible lease for the district.   This is an ongoing process and nothing has been decided including the terms of the proposed lease.   The church and diocese are not interested in selling the building.

Opportunities for the public to ask questions and get informed prior to final decisions being made: 

Final Public Information Meeting:
Wednesday October 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Denville Town Hall Council Chambers 

Please click here for a video and here for the presentation of the first public information meeting on Oct. 16th.

Denville Township Board of Education Meetings- all at 7:30 PM in Denville Town Hall
Monday October 28, 2019

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Please consider installing a new app, RSVP - 3. This is a free app which offers the public a way to report bullying and threats directly to the police. This app will be monitored by Denville Police and the Morris County Sheriff's Office.  Click on the logo for information on how to download.

Lakeview, Riverview and Valleyview Folders
 

                      Lakeview

Riverview

                 Valleyview

Spotlight on our Schools -Riverview

Last week we celebrated a wonderful week of RESPECT with our fifth grade students taking the lead in teaching our students about RESPECT through a newscast, song, poetry and more! The fifth grade student lead assembly helped remind all of our Riverview Rockets to show RESPECT all year long. Congratulations to Maya P, who won our very first bookmark contest. All Riverview students received this RESPECT bookmark to use as a daily reminder to show RESPECT in all that we do.  To aid in the celebration and show off our Riverview Pride, our PTA purchased t-shirts with our ROCKET logo and National School of Character emblem for all of our students!  We want to thank the PTA for this generous gift.  The t-shirts help to remind us what it means to be a Riverview Rocket; our students wore them with pride! We had our first student of the month lunch of the year congratulations, Rockets! We look forward to spending this special time with students that exhibit ROCKET behavior throughout the course of this year. The students have been enjoying Workout Wednesdays at Riverview. Each week, students come together as a grade level in the APR to stretch, take part in some movement-based learning with math, and think about setting new and exciting goals for themselves, inside of the classroom and out.

The Ice Cream Social and Book Fair was a blast! It was so special to spend the night "reading under the stars" with so many of our students and their families.  We want to thank all that volunteered for this wonderful event.   The book fair contributions enabled many of our classroom libraries to be enhanced with wonderful books.  
This week we had a guest speaker from the Morris County Sheriff's Department, Ashley Craig who spoke to the 3-5th grades about digital citizenship. This important presentation helped remind our students about demonstrating respect, safety and citizenship online.  
During our PTA meeting, Mr. Forte joined us to discuss the spacing concerns and possible lease of Saint Mary's School.  It was an informative presentation that enabled great discussion about this new possible endeavor.  There will be another presentation on Wednesday, October 23 at 1:00 pm  at the Town Hall for anyone interested in learning more about this topic and to share and discuss their ideas or concerns.  

Riverview was excited to be featured and ranked #81 in the top 200 New Jersey Schools Best Teachers in 2020. 
https://patch.com/new-jersey/parsippany/s/gvlt7/200-new-jersey-schools-best-teachers-2020.  We are so proud of our amazing and dedicated teachers!   

We want to thank all our parents for their continued support.  Reminder our Halloween Parade will be on Halloween at 2:00 pm. Please look in the Friday Folder for more information.  

Parent teacher conferences are next week October 23-25.  Conference days will be minimum days.  We wish everyone a Happy Fall Season! 
2018-19 NJ State Assessments Presentation 
 
Dr. Cullis presented results of the 2018-19 NJ State Assessments last week.  Please click here to view the presentation. 
Free Cone with a Cop
 
Denville Schools students from Kindergarten to eight grade are invited to have a free cone or cup of soft serve ice cream with the police department at Denville Dog/ Denville Ice Cream on Oct. 23, from 1 - 3 PM.  Click on the picture for more information.
Science and Technology Night at Morris Knolls
 
The science and technology teachers of Morris Hills Regional District are holding a Science and Technology Night on October 24th, 7 - 8:30 PM at Morris Knolls High School.  Please click on the picture for details.
Renegades Lacrosse Bring a Buddy Day
 
Renegades Lacrosse will be holding their FREE annual Bring a Buddy Day on Sunday, Nov. 3rd at New Ford Road field in Denville for all boys and girls K - 8th Grade.  Please click on the picture for more information.  
Energy Assistance Day 2019
 
New Jersey Natural Gas is holding its annual Energy Assistance Day on October 30th, from 1:30 - 6 PM in the Community Room at Denville Town Hall to find out what programs you may qualify for.  Click on the picture for more information.
Breaking Stereotypes, Building Bridges
 
Women in Unity is hosting a free workshop which will help educators and community members recognize and rethink views that cause division and conflict. This workshop will be held on November 2, 1 - 4 PM at the Parsippany Library. Click on the picture for details.
28th Annual Gingerbread Wonderland
Enter your gingerbread creation in the Frelinghuysen Arboretum's Holiday Exhibit!  The Gingerbread Wonderland will be open from Dec. 6- Dec. 15.  Click here  for details on how to enter and information on the show.
Scouts BSA Troop for Girls
Troop 19 is the first scouts BSA Troop for girls in the Denville area. All middle school girls are invited to an upcoming meeting to find out more about the Path to Eagle Scout.  Click here  for more information.
Morris Knolls Junior Eagles Wrestling
 
Registration is now open for the Morris Knolls Junior Eagles Wresting program.  No prior wrestling experience is required. Open to Denville and Rockaway residents in Grades K - 8.  Click on the picture for more information.
Eagles/Knights Autumn Soccer Camp
 
A soccer camp will be held at Morris Knolls High School on Nov. 7 - 8, 9 AM - 12 PM.  Boys and girls from 4 - 14 are welcome.  Mike Mugavero, the  varsity boys soccer coach for Morris Knolls will be running the camp. Click on the picture for more information.
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
 
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month.  Each week we will highlight a cyber security issue. It is important to review these topics that will help keep your and your student's information safe.  This week's topic is Email Attachments.   Click   here for more information.
2019-2020 Denville Schools Testing  Calendar
 
The 2019-2020 Denville Schools Testing Calendar has been updated.  Please click on the picture to review testing dates.
A Night of Conversation - From Prescription to Addiction
  Learn how to openly discuss drug and alcohol abuse with your children, your parents and family.  This is a free community program held at the Lakeland YMCA.  The Hope One Mobile Van will be onsite.  Click on the picture for details.
School Bus Drivers and Substitute
 Drivers Needed.  Free training and competitive salary.  Click on the picture for details. 
Denville Schools Board of Education Meeting
10-14-19 Denville NJ Board Of Education Board Meeting
10-14-19 Denville NJ Board Of Education Board Meeting
  Board of Education Highlights from 10-14-19
 
1.   All three schools are being awarded with Future Ready Schools
Certification on Oct. 21, 2019
2.   Space Concerns- public presentations set for Oct. 16 at 6:30 PM
at Riverview and Oct. 23 at 1PM at Town Hall
3.   2018-19 testing Presentation by Dr Cullis - Click here to view
 
Click the image to the right to view the meeting.    Below are links for information on upcoming meetings. 

For Meeting Schedule and Ti mes Click Here
For BOE Agendas and Minutes     Click Here
Denville Library Events in October
 
The Denville Library offers events throughout the year for children, teens and adults, such as Read to a Dog,  Scratch Programming and After School Art.  Click here for the September Newsletter.
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