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Preschool - Kindergarten News |
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Preschool Rainbow Skittle Experiment
Our Cedar Hill Prep Preschoolers love to participate in fun experiments. On April 1st in class, everyone watched as various colored skittles were placed on the perimeter of a paper plate. The children called out the colors to make a pattern. Then, warm water was gently placed in the center of the paper plate. The children anxiously watched as the colors of the skittles ran towards the center of the plate to resemble a beautiful rainbow. The children were so excited to see the outcome of their experiment!!
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Preschool Science Fair
Our Preschool children participated in the Annual Cedar Hill Prep School Science Fair. Throughout the year, the children learn about the 4 seasons. They learn about the seasons through books, songs, poems, and taking walks outside. Their assignment was to choose their favorite season and create a diorama...with help from their parents. Their projects were very creative as they used materials that they found at home. On the day of their presentation, all of the parents joined the class on Zoom to hear their children and peers present their projects. At the end of the presentations, the parents were serenaded by songs of the season that the children have been practicing all year.
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Preschool Celebrates Earth Day |
Happy Earth Day! Preschoolers at Cedar Hill Prep School learned about reduce, reuse, and recycle. They also learned that we should take care of our Earth every day, not just on Earth Day! The class read about different ways in which we can keep our Earth clean. Planting flowers, turning the water off when brushing their teeth, and putting garbage in the trash are just a few ways the children are helping to keep the Earth clean and happy. Their parents were asked to bring in “garbage,” as the children called it. Using these materials, we were able to recycle and reuse them to make something that resembled a train. The children were so proud of their creation when they were finished. Click Here to See More Images
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Pre-Kindergarten Manny's Birthday Celebration
Spring break was awesome for everyone in the Pre-Kindergarten class, especially Manny. During the break, Manny celebrated his 5th birthday. When we returned to school Manny's mom, also known as our Third-grade teacher Mrs. Martinez, joined us on our Zoom link to help celebrate Manny's big day with his school friends. Mrs. Martinez read one of Manny's favorite stories and joined in as Manny presented his Star of The Week poster!
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Pre-Kindergarten Science Fair
The Pre-Kindergarten classes blew us away with their Science Fair projects. Our little scientists were so creative in their thinking and execution of their projects. They experimented with items that sink and float, living/non-living magnets, the weather, clouds, the four seasons, mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles. Way to go Pre-Kindergarten! We are so proud of you.
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Pre-Kindergarten Water Cycle Experiment
The Pre-Kindergarten classes love conducting experiments. During the week of April 12th, we learned about the Water Cycle. We learned the words condensation, evaporation, precipitation, and collection.
Then we became scientists and conducted our experiment. We took a small baggie, drew a sun and some clouds on it, and then filled the bag with a little bit of water. Although we talked about the fact that water is clear, we added blue coloring just for fun. We closed the bag and taped it on a window in class where the sun shines. We are going to check it every day to see what happens. The children decorated their own baggies which they took home to try the experiment with their families. Click Here to See More Images
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Kindergarten Science Fair |
On Tuesday, April 20th, the Kindergarten students participated in our annual CHP Science Fair. Our young scientists worked very hard to prepare their projects and presentations for this special event. Projects were created based on topics that have been discussed throughout the school year in our Science curriculum. This includes topics such as Animal Habitats, Earth Science, Space Science, and more. Congratulations to the Kindergarten class on a fantastic Science Fair! We are so proud of all your hard work! Click Here to See More Images
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Kindergarten Family Celebrates Earth Day |
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The Joshi Family (parents of Kindergarten student Agastya) celebrated Earth Day this year by participating in the Clean Ocean Action Program. Around 5,000 volunteers celebrated Earth Month by participating in the Beach Sweeps at over 65 locations across the state. Agastya (and Nihira) participated in cleaning at the Papamoa Beach in Highlands and proudly represented CHP. As he collected bottle caps, strings, straws, bottles, and dental floss, he entered each item on a data sheet with tally marks. We are reading about Citizen Science Projects since last year, and this was his first experience of actually participating. |
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Grade 1 Celebrates Save the Elephants
Grade One students discussed how they gave a donation to symbolically adopt an African elephant. They enjoyed reading elephant stories, writing a friendly letter to a CHP staff member about facts about elephants, creating an elephant puppet, and discussing issues surrounding the survival of elephants on our planet.
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Grade 1 Science Fair
The First Grade Science Fair was a huge success! Students started off by submitting their project proposals. Then they started working on creating their models, displays, or performing their experiments! First graders covered a wide variety of topics and their excitement knew no bounds on the day of their presentation! It was amazing to watch the students present. They were so well-versed about their topics. Click Here to See More Images
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Grade 2 Fostering Community
2nd grade in-class and virtual learners happily celebrated the April birthdays of Ayaan and Samarth. Their parents joined us via Zoom to read books for both classes. Ayaan’s parents shared The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. This gentle book tells the story of how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and special. Samarth’s parents read Dear Boy, by Paris Rosenthal, a sweet book about growing up to be a respectful and compassionate boy. We all sang Happy Birthday as virtual candles were blown out. Happy Birthday Ayaan and Samarth, and thank you, parents!
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Grade 2 Writes Friendly Letters
As part of the Second Grade Language Arts curriculum, the children were introduced to the art of writing a Friendly Letter. The children were taught the different parts that go into writing a letter or email. The class then applied their friendly letter skills by writing letters to Mr. Seeley. The children shared their thoughts and asked many questions, many of which centered around how the pandemic has affected CHP. The children are eager to have all their friends back in school next year and are also looking forward to having “Lunch with the Principal" as it makes a comeback in the Fall of 2021!
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Super Scientist of Grade 2
2nd graders enthusiastically presented their Science projects to their classmates during CHP’s Science Fair Week in April. After exploring a variety of topics, students chose Science subject matter that piqued their interest, including - but not limited to - magnetism, flight, density, heat energy, and electricity! The children formulated hypotheses and conducted experiments to prove their hypotheses. Ultimately, all of our young scientists gained a deeper understanding of the Scientific Method and a greater appreciation for the work of scientists. Congratulations to all!
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Grade 2 Recognizes Earth Day
Thinking like conservationists, 2nd graders brainstormed actions that they could take to protect the Earth. Not only did they write personal declarations of conservation, but they also created acrostic poems, further demonstrating their love of Earth. Way to go, 2nd graders!
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On Friday, March 23, 3rd grade welcomed Grayson's mom for the second time this year as a Mystery Reader! She read to us from the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2021. The latest installment of the New York Times best-selling almanac features brand-new and amazing animal stories, explorer profiles, and outrageous attractions that kids know and love, plus more of the incredible inventions, awesome games, and fresh challenges for curious kids who want to learn all about the world and everything that's in it! Kids can have fun keeping up with our rapidly changing planet with the world's best-selling almanac for kids, packed with incredible photos, tons of fun facts, crafts, activities, and fascinating features about animals, science, nature, technology, conservation, and more. The students were so interested in the fun and interesting facts. Thank you for broadening our knowledge on a Friday afternoon!
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On Wednesday, April 21st, CHP students participated in our annual Science Fair. The Third Graders asked a question in the fields of Life, Earth, and Physical Science; formulated a hypothesis; ran an experiment; and presented their findings with graphs, charts, and pictures. We could not be more proud of our Scientists in the Making. Great job Third Grade!
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Parents, teachers, and students, virtual and in-person, enjoyed the Fourth Grade Science Fair on Wednesday, April 21st. Students created their own inventions using combinations of simple machines such as wheels and axles, levers, pulleys, screws, wedges, and inclined planes. In their presentations, they described the work their machines did, explained the parts of the machines, and gave live demonstrations of the machines at work. A great deal of creativity and ingenuity went into the design and implementation, in addition to providing a fun way to learn about physical science.
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April 10th Debate Tournament
Topics - Prohibit Privatization of Water, and Space Exploration is Good for America.
- Sidharth Nambiar won the Golden Gavel for being the Top Speaker of the entire tournament.
- Sarah K won the award for Top Speaker from Cedar Hill Prep School (placed 2nd in the entire tournament)
- Soham Belur won the award for 6th Top Speaker in the Tournament
CHP - 2nd Place School for Total Points
Top Teams in the Tournament
- Third Place - Tea Florencio, Aarna Rao, Aarushi Gupta
- Sixth Place - Ayden Raju, Sidharth Shah, Sanah Shah
In addition to these awards - 12 students from Cedar Hill Prep School volunteered to coach the students from Bridgeton Middle School in preparation for the April 10th debate.
Bridgeton Middle School was represented by one team since they were also on Spring Break. They made history for the Debate Club at Bridgeton Middle School
(5 years) by winning the tournament.
Below is what Shawn Bridges, the Debate Coach from Bridgeton, had to say about the Cedar Hill Prep School volunteers.
It’s with great appreciation and sincere gratitude that I write this message. There are very few words to describe how grateful my students and I are that we had the opportunity this past week to collaborate with you and your Cedar Hill Debaters. More commendable is that they gave up hours during their Spring Break. When other kids were outside playing or engrossed in video games, our students discussed the finer points of debate and argumentation. Over the few years that we have been involved in the GSDL, we’ve admired your team from afar. This past week gave us the esteemed honor and privilege to learn from and discuss the topics we debated this past Saturday. What I witnessed was kids doing what they do best when adults stay out of their way. They discard titles, social status, demographics, nationality, etc. They just shared, laughed, and built the foundation of a great and, hopefully, permanent partnership.
― Shawn Bridges, Bridgeton Debate Team
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Middle School Science Fair |
On the evening of Thursday, April 22nd,
Middle School students presented their Science Fair projects through ZOOM. The evening was buzzing with excitement for the vast array of topics students explored through their experiments. The projects were a culmination of academic research, hypothesis, experimentation, analysis, and presentation skills. Students began their projects last November, so it was with great anticipation that the show was presented. All students did a great job...and made us all very proud.
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Middle School Jelly Beans Contest |
On Thursday, April 1st right before spring break, CHP had a school wide "Guess the Number of Jellybeans" contest. Grade 8 House Leaders organized the event for both Middle School and Lower School students to participate in. It was a fun, cute contest as we headed into Spring Break. The total number of jelly beans in the MS Building was 1,323, and we had a three-way tie between Jasmine Hanna, Aakash Nath, and Narayan Lekhi who guessed 1200. In Lower School, the jar contained 832 jelly beans, and Yajur Subramaniam, a 2nd grader, came closest with guessing 730.
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Nasco Virtual Art Exhibit |
Nasco Education Resources is sponsoring a Virtual Student Art Exhibit on their website. 18 pieces of our talented CHP Art Students' work (3 images per grade) were submitted.
Please go to the link below and click on student gallery to view CHP student artwork along with art from schools around the country.
Once there, just scroll through, down, and arrow to the next pages. Our students’ work is displayed randomly throughout the exhibit.
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Grade 2 Art
Grade 2B virtual art students tempera painted or drew pictures of spring flowers awakening and reacting to the sounds of music.
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Grade 2 Rainforest Paintings
Honoring Earth Day, students in Class 2B used mixed media to create rainforests. Look closely to find the animals and reptiles who inhabitant the lush jungle.
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Spring Play: It's Lit!(erature)
CHP students took to their screens to share the Drama Program's own unique spin on classic stories. Students from the 2nd-5th grades had the opportunity to tell hilarious and heartwarming virtual renditions of well known tales such as Hansel and Gretel, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Tortoise and the Hare. The students were involved in all creative aspects of this production, including the script, design, and performance. Bravo for CHP! Click Here to See More Images
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Coed Volleyball is underway! We are learning skills and game situations while also competing in fun-filled small sided matches! Everyone is off to a great start. Go Wildcats!
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Cedar Hill Prep School would like to give the CHP Moms a big shoutout. Once again thank you for your time and effort in speaking with the Middle States Accreditation Committee.
It was very kind of you.
Alia Parker
Abena Odukoya
Jenny Garofalo
Kim Shannon
Renee Rott
Karen Simmonds
Linda Lai
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The PTO would like to celebrate and highlight one of our own CHP Mompreneurs!
Nila Nicholas, mother of Sienna in 1st grade, is a Mompreneur with her company Candy with a Twist!
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Candy with a Twist is a contemporary sweets boutique that specializes in personalized and promotional confections. Simply provide your photo, logo, or text and we’ll do the rest. In our storefront, we offer fun unique candy options and will soon launch our trendy balloon bar.
Contact: Ph: 732.369.3067
Website: Candywithatwist.com
IG @candywithatwist
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All parents within the CHP community, if you would like to showcase your business, please forward your business information to pto@cedarhillprep.com.
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Thank you to all who attended our April meeting. Join us for our monthly meetings for your chance to win a Gift Card from our Scrip Fundraiser.
Our next meeting will be on May 12th, 7:00 pm via Zoom.
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All proceeds help support the CHP PTO. |
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Use CHP’s PTO enrollment code: 78AL185371236 to Join Today! |
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If you have any questions for the PTO, please contact pto@cedarhillprep.com
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Join the Alumni Instagram and Facebook Page |
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Stay connected and network with the CHP Community. You will receive invitations to events and the latest CHP and academic news. This will also allow us to share news and acknowledge all your achievements. Be Part of the Alumni Community Today!
Join and share with family and friends to follow and like!
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The Spring Allergy Season is upon us!
This is a friendly reminder to parents with children who suffer from seasonal allergies. Let’s be proactive! The pollen has been flying through the air this past week, as I am sure you have noticed the layer on your cars. Please make sure your child is taking their allergy medication before entering school in the morning. If your child experiences red irritated eyes remember those eye drops.
Also to help your child feel more comfortable during the day remind them to:
- Wash their hands and face when returning indoors from outside
- Not to rub their eyes or face
- Use a wet paper towel to help soothe eyes & face
- Close windows at night
Another way to help all of us, when we are home for the day and will no longer be going outside, remove clothes worn all day and take a shower/bath, especially before resting in bed at night. We can also use a normal saline nasal spray a few times a day to rinse allergens out of nasal passageways.
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Please note the guidelines in the image below are new. Keep in mind many adults are vaccinated our children are not. Be aware of your surroundings and continue to mask up ... for our children for everyone. —Nurse Loretta
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Anyone interested in switching from virtual learning to on-campus learning for March? Please remember we need written notice no later than Monday, May 15th to begin on-campus learning Tuesday, June 1st.
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Anyone on campus needs to wear a mask at all times and maintain social distancing.
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Happy Birthday to Olivia Morales, Leslie Wallant, Sumedha Kotasthane, and Platty Patel, who celebrated their birthdays in March. Have a happy and safe year!
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Upcoming Events
May 3-7
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7
Princeton-Blairstown Trip (Grade 8)
May 14
Spring Concert (Preschool-Grade 8)
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May 17
Poetry Day
May 21
Field Day/Junior Olympics
May 31
Memorial Day (School Closed)
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Cedar Hill Preparatory School
152 Cedar Grove Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
Fax: 732-356-5409
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