Prima Pizza worked with Mrs. Scott's K-2 Class during their Read Across America celebration. Thank you Prima Pizza for the amazing hands on demonstration.
Due to the weather forecast and the potential for hazardous morning road conditions, all Somerville and Branchburg Schools will operate on a delayed opening schedule tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28, 2023. You may access school hours on the district website or below.
Please note that all before school clubs and activities will be canceled, including before school care at Van Derveer.
If conditions remain dangerous for travel in the morning, a decision to close schools for the full day will be made before 7:00 am.
Click below for delayed opening schedules by building.
VDV- https://5il.co/1hwy4
SMS- https://5il.co/1hiax
SHS- https://www.somervilleschools.org/o/shs/page/bell-schedule
Van DerVeer started World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) today by welcoming Rebecca Gardyn Levington for a virtual author visit! She read her book "Whatever Tomorrow Brings" and then answered some questions about her life as an author.
Thank you Patti Helwig for 25 year of service
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).
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.
How are you feeling going into the weekend? (Seen at VDV) #allin4theville
☃️ Join our VDV students for some cheerful sounds of the season! The VDV Winter Concert is TOMORROW 7PM at Somerville High School! ❄️
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.
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.
Please click the link below to updates about upcoming diagnostic testing at all three Somerville Schools. https://bit.ly/TestingUpdate091622
Say "Hi" to our new staff.
We are thrilled and honored to welcome our new staff to Van Derveer Elementary School. We know everyone will do amazing things, and we cannot wait to see them in action. #allin4theville
VDV Families: Backpack distribution for eligible students will take place on Wednesday, 8/24/22 from 11am until 1pm at Van Derveer. It will occur on a first come first serve basis.
REMINDER - effective Friday July 1st, Somerville Public Schools will begin using Realtime to send all notifications. School Messenger will no longer be used.
Emails will come from notifications@somervilleschools.org. Text messages will come from 99538. Voice calls will come from 908-243-1580.
Contact updates can be made through the Realtime Parent Portal
We cannot wait to hear about the books you're reading this summer. So head to the website for each school to learn about summer reading.
https://www.somervillenjk12.org/
Congratulations to the VDV Class of 2022.
The Strawberry Festival is back. Come to VDV Thursday 6/9 at 5:30pm.