Family Fun Night
Cedar Hill Prep School kicked off its 2019-2020 Family Fun Night events by hosting “Game Night." There were crafts, games and sports for all ages including basketball, badminton, bowling, bean bag toss, jump ropes, ping pong, board games,
Beyblades
and an awesome glow in the dark dance room. A great time was had by everyone! Thank you all for coming out! Join us for our next Family Fun Night on Friday, March 27th.
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PTO Welcomes the Patel Family to Preschool
Upcoming PTO Events
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- Parents' Consignment Trunks are Welcome.
- For More Information, please contact Kim Shannon at rkshannon5@gmail.com or call 732-356-5400.
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Please See Below for More PTO News
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Preschool - Kindergarten News
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Preschoolers Winter Experiment
Preschoolers performed a winter experiment with water for their science lesson. The children observed water being poured into 3 separate muffin tins. Each child swished their fingers in the water to observe what they saw and felt. Each muffin tin was then placed in 3 different areas. One remained in the classroom, one was placed in the freezer, and the last was placed outside overnight. The next day, the children observed that the water placed in the freezer had frozen, the water left in the classroom remained the same, and the water placed outside froze but began to melt when the sun came out. After keeping the frozen tins in their warm classroom, the children observed that the ice had turned back to the water.
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Preschool Theme: Winter Animals
The Preschool theme for the week of January 27-31 was "Winter Animals." The children learned that there are animals that sleep or hibernate, all winter. The children read books that explained what the animals do to prepare for hibernation. Some gather their food and put it in their burrow while others bulk up by eating their food before going into hibernation. As a class project, the preschoolers made their own" Bear's Den." Each student brought in their own stuffed animal and placed them in the classroom den. Shhhhh, we don't want to wake them up before spring!!
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Preschool Took the Puzzle Challenge
The children in Preschool took on the challenge of putting seasonal puzzles together. After learning the strategy of completing a puzzle, the class was divided into smaller groups. Each group was given a seasonal puzzle to put together. Using cognitive, problem solving, fine motor, and social skills, the children were so excited when they added their last piece to their puzzle!
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Pre-Kindergarten Learns about the Weather
The Pre-Kindergarten class had so much fun learning about the weather. They learned what a meteorologist does and role-played by predicting and charting the weather. The highlight was making snow. After mixing three ingredients together...poof... it was snowing in the classroom!
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Kindergarten Celebrates Chinese New Year
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Kindergarten celebrated Chinese New Year. Mrs. Payt (Ian's mom from Kindergarten "A") came in and shared stories and traditions of this very special celebration that lasts for 15 days. Mrs. Payt gave each child a red envelope with money inside.The children ate special snacks and made Dragon masks. Dragons are a symbol of strength, goodness and luck. People eat special foods to symbolize prosperity and family unity. Families exchange gifts such as red envelopes containing money. Celebrations include dancing and fireworks. Chinese New Year 2020 begins on January 25th!
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Grade 1 Magical Snowmen
To experience the notion of a magical snowman,
first graders listened to Snowman stories. Then
they each designed and built an individual magical snowman. Students also created special snowflakes that were used to create a CHP snowman. These magical snow pals were then used to complete their 1st narrative!
Initially, the students needed lessons on how to tell a story using sequence words such as first, next, and last. They put forth a great effort to describe each event and, when possible, to include what happened afterwards.The next step was the editing of spelling and punctuation and the addition of details.The first graders are so proud of their eff
orts!
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Grade 1 Celebrates Martin Luther King Day
After reading and discussing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., first graders chose words to describe Dr. King’s character and accomplishments. Students used this vocabulary to write their first friendly letter and created their own version of a birthday cake to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday.
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Grade 2 Chinese New Year Celebration
Second grade welcomed Marshall Li’s parents to the classroom to share the rich traditions surrounding Chinese New Year. The children were treated to a wonderful PowerPoint presentation and poster to learn about the symbols and animals that center around the preparations for the New Year. Thank you to Marshall and his parents for teaching us about this special celebration.
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Grade 2 Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Program
Second grade held its first D.E.A.R. reading program of 2020. Each session provides the opportunity to spend some quality independent reading time. The children always look forward to the monthly D.E.A.R. sessions. The children, parents, and teachers were excited to spend time reading new books. Many children made a new goal to spend more time reading in the New Year! Way to go second grade!
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Grades 1 - 2 House Lunch and Recess
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First and second graders participated in a House Lunch last week. They sat in their respective Houses and had a chance to socialize with the other members. Pairing the children up across grade levels gives the children a chance to interact with their peers and learn about each grade. After lunch, the children continued the fun by playing together during recess.
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Grade 3 Welcomes Mystery Reader
On Friday January 10th, third graders welcomed their first mystery reader of the new year, Mikaela's dad Michael Rose! He read the story
Rice and Rocks
by Sandra L. Richards. In the story, Giovanni's friends are coming over for Sunday dinner, and his grandmother is serving rice and beans. Giovanni is embarrassed as he does not like 'rice and rocks' and worries his friends will think the traditional Jamaican dish is weird, but his favorite Auntie comes to the rescue. She and Giovanni's pet parrot, Jasper, take him on a magical journey across the globe, visiting places where people eat rice and rocks. This exciting story celebrates the varied traditions of every culture while also highlighting the delicious similarities that bring us all together.
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Grade 3 Second Mystery Reader
Third Grade welcomed our second mystery reader for January, Mr. David Payt, Ellie's dad. He read two interesting books. The first book he read,
Stone Soup
, is based on an old French tale and was published in 1947. This picture book classic has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular and enduring books. The story is about three hungry soldiers who outwit the greedy inhabitants of a village into providing them with a feast The second book,
The Mitten
, was about forest animals who ask to escape the cold and enter the warmth of a mitten until the mitten eventually explodes from all the pressure. The story is told from the perspective of a grandchild whose grandfather had lost the mitten. The students loved the animated reading by Mr. Payt.
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Grades 3 Welcomes Mystery Reader
January has been a busy month in third grade. Third Graders welcomed, Mr. Prabhakaran, Aditi's dad, as the mystery reader. He read the book
How the Cookie Crumbled
by Gilbert Ford.The book is a short story about how Ruth Wakefield, an American chef and entrepreneur who invented chocolate chip cookie, came up with a unique and clever recipe. The author gives us three possible scenarios as to how she could have come up with the recipe and gives readers a choice to choose which is most likely to be true. The third graders were fascinated by the book, and some might be tempted to try the cookie recipe! Thank you very much Mr. Prabhakaran for reading to us.
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Grade 3 Welcomes last Mystery Reader for January
Third grade welcomed another mystery reader this month. Mr. Rao, Kasmyra's dad. The students welcomed him with the traditional drum roll. He read a wonderful book,
Bill Gates- the Road Ahead.
. In this optimistic and refreshingly realistic book, Gates looks ahead to show how the emerging technologies of the digital age will transform our lives. As he said, "Technology will forever change the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate with each other." The students loved the reading by Mr. Rao. Thank you for spending time in our classroom and reading to us!
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Grades 3 D.E.A.R. Program
On Thursday, January 9th, third graders participated in our Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) program. Once a month, students, teachers and parents participate in this special event. We enjoyed silently diving into our books and our lunches! Great job, third graders!
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Grade 4A Visits Assisted Living
On Wednesday, January 15th, Class 4A and Mrs. Gadaleta visited The Martin & Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence . The students entertained the residents by performing three plays,
The Emperor's New Clothes
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The Bremen Town Rappers
, and
The Cheetah and the Sloth
, as well as singing some songs from their Holiday Sing Concert. Everyone had a great time!
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Grade 4B Visits Assisted Living
Class 4B visited the residents of the Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence on January 22nd. Accompanied by Mrs. Yurman, the students entertained the residents as they recited the humorous poetry of Jack Prelutsky as well as some of their own humorous poems. Some of the students shared the narratives they had written about their
Memorable Moments
. After the performance, the students chatted individually with the residents about their memorable moments. Smiles and chatter filled the room!
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Grades 4 Learns about Energy
From splashing rocks, to roller coaster rides, and colliding trains and bowling balls, Grade 4 has been learning about energy and how it is conserved.
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Grades 4 Competitions
Grade 4 has been as busy as bees during the month of January! Throughout the month, they competed in various competitions: the CHP Spelling Bee, the National Geographic Bee, and the Online Regional Qualifying Exams which determine their qualification to participate in these Regional International Academic Competitions: Geography Bee, History Bee, and Science Bee.
Congratulations to Sahana and Pranavi for winning the Grade 4 Spelling Bee and participating in the CHP school-wide Spelling Bee!
Congratulations to Revant and Sahana for winning the Grade 4 National Geographic Bee and participating in the CHP school-wide NatGeoBee!
And...congratulations to ALL of the fourth graders for your excellent participation in ALL of the Bees!
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St. Joseph High School Middle School Mathematics Contest
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On January 11th, thirteen of our 7th and 8th grade Math students participated in the 14th Annual St. Joseph High School Middle School Mathematics Contest. Students from 19 schools attended. CHP earned a plaque for coming in 5th place as a school team! Congratulations to all the students for a job well done!
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CHP Awarded “Best Newcomer” at 2020 Future City Regional Competition!
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The CHP’s “We are the Future” team competed in the 2020 Future City Regional Competition at Rutgers University on Saturday January 18th. 76 teams entered the competition representing 28 schools and districts. Of the 76 teams, only 20 teams received an award, with CHP being awarded “Best Newcomer!”
Future City is a project-based STEM learning program where 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students imagine, research, design, document, and build the cities of the future. Congratulations to the entire “We are the Future” team!
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Thank you CHP Community for your generosity... and appetite! On Friday, January 31st, Spanish Honor Society students held a churro cupcake sale to raise money for the victims of the Bound Brook fire. We met our goal of $200.00! Our donation will be sent to the Bound Brook Salvation Army.
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Narasimha Kodihalli, father of 6th grader Aarna Rao, spoke at the
Blockchain Economic Forum 2020
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Narasimha Kodihalli had the honor and privilege to be invited to speak at the Blockchain Economic Forum 2020 (a sub forum of the World Economic Forum) at Davos, Switzerland. With some of the business and political leaders of the world, he had an opportunity to share his experience and expertise during the round table, “Governance and Monetary Policy for a Decentralized Financial System.” Narasimha Kodihalli was invited in recognition of his nearly 20 years of practice in Capital Markets and, most recently, for starting OpenRisk Technologies, a risk management system built on AI and Blockchain platforms.
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CHP Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Aanya Tolat (1st place winner) and Leela Menon (runner-up) for their amazing performances at the CHP Spelling Bee! Aanya will advance to the SCLSNJ Regional Spelling Bee Spectacular on March 7th with our best wishes!.
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CHP National Geography Bee
Congratulations to the participants in the CHP National GeoBee on Wednesday, January 29th: Revant Jear & Sahana Aravindakshan (Grade 4); Narayan Lekhi & Sanah Shah (Grade 5); Daniel Yuh & Soham Belur (Grade 6); Sanyuktha Sriram & Jenica Benneaser (Grade 7); Ishaan Mittal & Lukas Olsen (Grade 8). Congratulations to Soham Belur for winning the CHP National Geography Bee! Congratulations to Sanah Shah for placing second in this competition! Soham will now compete in the online NJ State National GeoBee Qualifying Competition next week. We wish him well!
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CHP Holiday Sing Artwork Winners
CHP artists submitted their art work in a competition for the best design for the cover of the Holiday Sing brochure. Many pieces were submitted showing off CHP students' amazing talents.
All participants should be very proud of the hard work and talent shown in their submissions! Congratulations!
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Franklin Township Community Breakfast
CHP attended and was a proud sponsor of the 23rd Annual Franklin Township Community Breakfast celebrating the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King.
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We would like to thank all who purchased Daddy Daughter Dance tickets.
Do not forget to check out next month’s newsletter with pictures from the Dance.
Thank you to the parents who donated uniforms to the PTO Uniform Sale on Family Fun Night. We made $30. Please join us for our next Uniform Sale at our Community Trunk Show Bazaar on March 28th.
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The Next PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, March 4th at 6:00pm
in the Cedar Hill Prep Multipurpose Room
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Let's Get Fundraising with CHP!
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Turn your shopping receipts into donations for your school. It's that simple!
SHOPAROO will make a cash donation for every receipt
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Announcing our CHP Team Sportswear
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Any questions for the PTO? Please contact pto@cedarhillprep.com
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The Boys and Girls Basketball Teams had a busy month of games! The boys played seven games, with wins over Pingry, PDS, Green Brook and Princeton Charter School. They had a few hard-fought losses against Princeton Academy, Metuchen Christian, and Wardlaw. The boys showed a lot of heart and hustle, and they all contributed in each of the games! The Girls had three big wins over Pingry, Princeton Charter School, and Stuart and two tough losses to Pingry and Metuchen Christian. Our girls have shown much improvement and continue to work together as a team! Go Wildcats!
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Cedar Hill Prep welcomed the new year 2020 by celebrating January birthdays. Mrs. Sulitzer, Mrs. Cerasa, Mrs. Tierney, Mrs. Yurman, Ms. Wisniewski and Mrs. Sheridan celebrated their birthdays this month. The third graders continue to sing 'Happy Birthday' to the teachers with a lot of enthusiasm! Hope all the teachers had a fabulous day on their birthday.
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Upcoming Events
February 7
Teacher In-Service Day
Parent / Teacher Conferences
1:00pm-4:00pm (Optional)
February 8
Debate at CHP (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
February 17
President's Day (School Closed)
February 28
Living History Museum Presentations
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March 9-11
Second Trimester Exams
March 12
End Second Marking Period
March 13
Singing and Dancing Competition
Kindergarten-Grade 8 at 10:00 am
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Cedar Hill Preparatory School
152 Cedar Grove Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
Fax: 732-356-5409
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