
Collaborating, communicating, and designing expectations to make book clubs in 4Horton a success! 📚





After reading The Mitten by Jan Brett, the Tisdale preschoolers had the chance to step into the story—literally! Just like the animals in the book, they took turns squeezing into a gigantic mitten. This hands-on storytelling experience helps reinforce sequencing, cooperation, and imaginative play.


3rd grade students are busy using tiles to practice finding perimeter and area of irregular shapes.


Tisdale's ceiling tile winners, Carson, Dylan, and Courtney, have been busy in the art room! Their beautiful works of art celebrate the good character and community of our school. We can't wait to display our new tiles for all to see!


There are many ways to study shape attributes- building shapes, drawing them and constructing with them. Using these varied approaches to confirm that shapes meet specific attribute criteria provides strong reinforcement of geometric concepts. Engaged mathematicians in 3Cl!





5Hedden using research to develop claims and support their point of view with reasons and evidence.







👀 Have you seen the February edition of Ramsey Neighbors Magazine?
Check out the feature articles on Lucas Valverde and Dr. Matteo's Kids These Days piece covering the new Yondr phone pouches being used at Ramsey High School. 📲 In mailboxes now!!


💜 P.S. I Love You Day is coming up! 💜 This year's theme is "A brighter tomorrow begins today."
Join us in spreading kindness and raising awareness for mental health by ordering your P.S. I Love You Day sweatshirt! 100% of proceeds will support West Bergen Mental Health and the P.S. I Love You Day organization.
📅 Order by Feb. 6 to receive your sweatshirt in time! All orders will be delivered to the school selected at checkout and distributed on Feb. 12 or 13.
👕 Get this year’s style here: https://shopninico.com/products/ps-ily-2025-hoodie
👕 Shop previous years’ styles here: https://shopninico.com/collections/ps-i-love-you-day-sale
If you can’t order, you can still show your support by wearing purple on Feb. 14 and making a donation at psiloveyouday.net. 💜
Let’s come together as a community to support mental health, spread love, and remind everyone they are never alone! #PSILoveYouDay #RamseyStrong #MentalHealthMatters 💜






"Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.” - B. Tracy
We are never done growing and learning.




K-Pia students caught in action as they engage in math small group activities! They are diving into numbers with the teacher asking probing questions to help them think critically. Through hands-on activities and thoughtful discussions, the teacher encourages them to explore number relationships, patterns, and counting strategies. These conversations spark curiosity and help students develop a deeper understanding of math!




Learning about character traits and teamwork just got a whole lot more fun with the Harlem Wizards at Hubbard School! 🏀✨ Students were inspired by the Wizards’ incredible basketball skills and their positive messages about perseverance, collaboration, and never giving up. Don’t miss out on your chance to see our teachers face off against the Harlem Wizards! Tickets go on sale tonight—grab yours and be part of the excitement. Let’s show our school pride and cheer on our team!











2nd graders are jumping into their new Social Studies unit! They are learning all about changes from the past to the present, and going on a scavenger hunt to guess what "old" items used to be used for.


The Ramsey Bean x Dater. What a wonderful treat! This afternoon, the coffee cart business boosted everyone's mood with caffeine, treats, and smiles! ☕️😁



Tisdale third graders loved learning about Marc Chagall and Grant Wood in our Meet the Masters program!


What does a 21st century library look like? It looks like students getting inspired from books and creating games from scratch during free choice. These first graders made a catapult game and included all their peers💛💙 such creative student-led fun!


Historical Fiction book clubs are kicking off in 4O. Each group received an 'I Survived' text and were very excited to immerse themselves in the author's adventure.






Students in 2C are working together to solve challenging number strings in their new math game, Capture 5. What a fun way to learn!


Students in Mrs. Bessler's World History course discuss the guiding question, "How did Enlightenment ideals inspire revolutionary movements across different regions?"
In this "Socratic seminar" style conversation, students have to make arguments and support them with examples.
This is one way our teachers make students' learning experiences active and meaningful!


5Modesto/Azouri worked TOGETHER to create an I Have a Dream poster to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy this week. Students brainstormed adjectives that represent Dr. King to display on the poster and demonstrated how when we work together, we can create something truly beautiful.


Tisdale 3rd graders explore the concepts of area and perimeter by building, drawing, and writing the dimensions of rectangles. They're finding rectangles that have the same perimeter and different area and rectangles that have the same area and different perimeters.
