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Principal’s Message
November 26, 2025
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Although it was a short week, it was certainly a busy one. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to be an audience member for a Readers Theater production. The students did an amazing job and were so proud of their work. Today, we enjoyed a few balloon parades making their way into the office and through our halls. It’s these special experiences that give our students meaningful learning opportunities while creating lasting memories.
Today, we held our Hoot & Holler and recognized the following students as our November All Star winners:
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Pre-K
Mia, caring (Harwood)
Mila, caring (Hernandez)
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Kindergarten
Emilia, respectful (Apsley)
Leo, respectful (Fitzgibbon)
Matthew, responsible (Ackerman)
Andrew, responsible (Amato/Petronella)
Alexander, respectful (Cifuentes)
Peyton, caring (Ollis/Reilly)
Christian, respectful (Peabody)
Jonathan, caring (Struble)
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1st grade
De’Shawn, caring (Meechan/Lilly)
Luca, caring (Arencibia)
Sophie, responsible (Martinez/Perez)
Anthony, trustworthy (Eelman/Murn)
Colby, caring (Palko/Bitner)
Aiden, caring (Bula/Ortiz)
Jamie, responsible (Jankowski)
Matteo, caring (Santangelo)
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2nd grade
Jackie, caring (Pluymers/Corrales)
Daphne, caring (Lloyd)
Mason, caring (Francescone/Natale)
Valentina, respectful (O’Shea/Kinney)
Alexa, respectful (Lewis/Christadore)
Paul, trustworthy (Cole)
Callie, respectful (Binko/Coste)
Aanav, respectful (Smeraldi/Christadore)
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3rd grade
Kyra, respectful (Moor/Repoli)
Caleb, respectful (Moor/Repoli)
Greyson, respectful (Bockus/Zelnick)
Aishani, responsible (Hasse/Connors)
Sian, respectful (Janiec/Repoli)
Andy, responsible (Janiec)
Kiara, respectful (Smith/Aresta)
McKenna, caring (Donaway/Conklin/Havyar)
Jackson, respectful (Donaway/Conklin/Havyar)
Avery, responsible (Racine/Havyar)
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We also announced our first-ever “Red Carpet Express” bus for outstanding behavior and celebrated the “Brown Cow” bus! The bus driver, Mr. Xavier, even joined us to celebrate with his students.
At our assembly we also shared our Disguise a Turkey Winners:
Mia Molini, 3rd grade
Evan Yakencheck, 2nd grade
Jackson Winters, 1st grade
Alexander Lake, Kindergarten
And we celebrated Ms. Boyle, our Staff Spotlight winner, for always going above and beyond!
I am truly thankful to work with such a supportive and caring community. Our families, staff, and students come together each day with kindness, collaboration, and a shared commitment to helping every student thrive. Your partnership and positivity make our school a wonderful place to learn, grow, and celebrate the joy of childhood, and I am grateful for all you do to make our community so strong.
Wishing you a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break!
Sincerely, 
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| School Reminders/ News |
 NURSE REMINDER
Your student must stay home if they have a temperature of 100.4 or higher. The student may not return to school if they have received fever reducing medication. Students must be fever free for 24 hours before they can return to school. Please find more information here.
 LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS
The Whiton library is open to volunteers. This is a great opportunity to help with shelving books, assisting students with book checkouts, and guiding students in finding books on the shelves. Because initial training is needed, Ms. Gale is looking for anyone who is able to volunteer on a regular or semi-regular basis. Any questions, please email Ms. Gale - sgale@branchburg.k12.nj.us. Here is the sign up.
 CAFETERIA VOLUNTEERS
Parents/guardians interested in volunteering in our lunch room should use this PTO sign up link here through December. Please make sure to read the very important information about volunteering located on the sign up.
 SCHOOL SPIRITWEAR
Great news! Our School Spirit wear can be purchased at anytime! The orders will be processed on the 1st and 15th. Please find the link to order here. The store will be taking a break after Thanksgiving to allow times to process orders for the Holidays. Please have your order in by December 1st.
 LOST AND FOUND
Reminder, as the colder months approach, please label your student's belongings, it will make it easier to reunite these items.
HOMEWORK FREE NIGHT - DECEMBER 4TH
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Please find community information on our school website here.
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| PTO/BEF Events |
PTO EVENTS
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 BEF KIND A THON EVENT- Last day: 12/3/25
 Updated Prize Information:
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Upcoming Dates:
12.23- Single session
12.24-1.1- School closed for winter break
1.2- School closed for Staff Professional Development
1.19- School closed- MLK, Jr. day |
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