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Next Week, Class is In for Parents
Green Brook Middle School sets a night of fun—and educational—programs.
Wrapped up in all the information parents get about the education and tools teachers use in their children's classrooms is a plethora of buzzwords and acronyms: STEM, SMART...it's not easy to keep up with what it all means.
parents can sort it all out at next week's Curriculum Night at the school.
"It's just going to be a celebration of all the great things we've done all year," PrincipalLinda Pollard said.
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The celebration starts at 4:30 p.m. May 23, with light dinner served in the cafeteria, featuring food from Pastora, Warren Deli and Grill, China Buffet and Pooja Indian Cuisine.
Beginning at 5 p.m., parents can spend some time in their kids' shoes, getting lessons on some of the school's programs and tools used in 30-minute sessions led by teachers. Sessions will include how the interactive SMART boards are used inclassrooms, the district's Science,Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program, the new language arts program, iPad apps used in the school, and bullying and conflict resolution efforts, and more.
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To cap it off, parents can enjoy a performance by the school's choir and band at 7 p.m.at the Spring Concert in the auditorium.
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