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The Somerville High School robotics team, Gearheads 102, hosted a seasonal kickoff on January 7th. Four local teams met at SHS to launch this year's FIRST Robotics Competition.
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Thank you Patti Helwig for 25 year of service
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A big thank you to the @SomervilleNJPTO for organizing a celebration of Dr. MLK Jr. Day of Service. VDV students designed placemats and wrote letters while SMS packaged personal hygiene items. Everything was donated to S.H.I.P. (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program).
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VDV students are spreading kindness. The OT students are creating kindness clips to spread a message of kindness. They are secretly clipping them on a peer's backpack, jacket, paper, folder etc. to help share some random kindness around the school.
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How are you feeling going into the weekend? (Seen at VDV) #allin4theville
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Preschool and Kindergarten Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will open on January 4th, 2023. Please access using the following link https://www.somervilleschools.org/page/registration. All future P-K students must be residents of Somerville, NJ to begin registration.
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Please come and enjoy the sounds of the season at the SMS Winter Concert on Thursday December 22nd at 7:00pm in the SMS Auditorium.
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☃️ Join our VDV students for some cheerful sounds of the season! The VDV Winter Concert is TOMORROW 7PM at Somerville High School! ❄️
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To our Somerville Community,
Please have a safe, positive, and thankful holiday!
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Please click for details about Latino Family Night sponsored by the Latino Family Advisory Board. November 2, 2022 from 6 - 7:30pm at Van Derveer Elementary School. https://bit.ly/3fdpsTq
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Governor's Educator of the Year Nominations
Please take a moment of your time to complete the form to nominate one Teacher of the Year (TOY) and one Educational Services Professional of the Year (ESPOY).
Due: Friday, November 18th, 2022 by 3PM.
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Reminder: Tonight's Social Media Awareness Workshop starts at 6:30PM.
Click the link to learn more: https://bit.ly/3D4b1tR
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That feeling when the start of your week starts with a Half Day!
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.#allin4theVille #somervillenj #somervillepublicschools
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The Bridgewater and Somerville YMCAs are hosting: Courageous Conversations: Parenting in the new not so normal. See the flyer for more information.
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SHS Families- Don't forget to give your feedback on virtual Back to School Night. Check your text and emails for a link sent on Thursday. The survey closes tomorrow morning.
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Please join Somerville Public Schools and the Somerville Police Department for a parent workshop on Social Media Awareness on October 17th. Please visit somervilleschools.org/page/technology to learn more and RSVP.
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Somerville Board of Education Seeks Candidate For Board Member Vacancy
For more information: https://www.somervilleschools.org/page/boe-vacancy
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SMS Families- Don't forget to give your feedback on virtual Back to School Night. Check your text and emails for a link sent on Friday. The survey closes tomorrow afternoon.
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VDV Families- Don't forget to give your feedback on virtual Back to School Night. Check your text and emails for a link sent on Monday. The survey closes tomorrow afternoon.
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This free event co-hosted by the Somerville High School Robotics Team, The Gearheads, is for all ages in the community with a focus on K-12 students to inspire and energize them to not only think big but to develop the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills needed to become tomorrow’s innovators and leaders.
The weekend will be action-packed with activities throughout two levels of the Bridgewater Commons Mall.
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