Rocker Jon Bon Jovi’s jacket. A Les Paul guitar. A Green Bay Packers helmet representing longtime Coach Vince Lombari. These were just a few of the items viewed by sixth graders at Forrestdale School in Rumson when they visited the New Jersey Hall of Fame Mobile Museum.
You can call them champs.
The Girls Basketball Team of Rumson’s Forrestdale School has claimed the Coastal Intermediate Basketball League Championship with a win over Shrewsbury on Feb. 26.
Courtside was the place to be on Feb. 4 when the Forrestdale and Holy Cross School basketball teams squared off in the RFH gym.
A good time was had by all as the boy’s and girl’s teams took to the court to raise funds for both schools in the annual event.
There may have been trouble in River City on stage, but there was entertainment in Rumson at Forrestdale School recently in the form of a younger version of the classic musical The Music Man — The Music Man Jr.
He had something to talk about, and the talk got Rumson seventh grader Kevin Buck a first-place win in the first Forrestdale School Speech Contest.
Continue reading Kevin Buck: Forrestdale’s Speech Contest Winner
Rumson School District tradition took hold again as the Forrestdale School Winter Band Concert was presented recently.
“Teaching kids to code is just as important as teaching them any other language. And the younger they start learning it, the better,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook at a Dec. 9 technology forum for the Rumson School District.
Continue reading Schools Technology: Rumson Students and ‘The Hour of Code’
The Rumson School District recently offered parents an opportunity to better understand the scoring methodology of the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) standardized tests.
Seventh and eighth grade students at Forrestdale School in Rumson recently learned some critical lifesaving skills.
Continue reading Lesson Learned on Lifesaving Techniques at Forrestdale
The Rumson School District recently sponsored a Parent Academy session outlining social and emotional learning initiatives undertaken in Forrestdale and Deane-Porter schools.
Continue reading Learning Curve: Rumson School District’s Parent Academy
In an effort to commemorate the state-designated School Violence Awareness Week, the Rumson School District recently hosted some special events to educate students on how to avoid violence.
Deane-Porter students participated in what was dubbed Peace Week, from Oct. 19 to 23, during which they engaged in activities design to promote peace, kindness and compassion within the school community.
Continue reading Rumson Students Get Awareness Check on School Violence
Did you make it to the Forrestdale Evening of Fine Arts?
Here’s a look back at the art show and concert held on the evening of May 28:
Artwork by students in fourth through eighth grade filled the school, with three-dimensional work in the lobby and cafeteria and framed works lining the halls.
“The artwork is amazing, and I would especially like to thank the Parent Teacher Organization and Rumson Education Foundation for recognizing the importance of art in our children’s education,” said Forrestdale Visual Arts Instructor Amy Lepping. “I would also like to extend a special thank you to Art Club members Pia Binns, Sophia Kho, Isabella Hu, and Shelly Champeau who help organize and prepare artwork for display.”
“I would also like to thank all of our tireless volunteers!”
The evening’s Concert held in the school auditorium featured Junior Choir and Senior Choir directed by Forrestdale Music Teacher Barbara Leutz, and Beginning Band and Jazz Ensemble directed by Forrestdale Music Teacher John Lebitsch.
Musical performances …
• America (featuring Hannah Duprey, Piano) – Junior Choir
• Scales and Arpeggios (from The Aristocats) – Junior Choir
• Imagine – Junior Choir
• Yellow Submarine – Junior Choir
• E.F.A. Fanfare – Beginning Band
• When the Band Goes Marching In – Beginning Band
• Hard Rock Blues – Beginning Band
• Lightning! – Senior Choir
• It’s Only a Paper Moon – Jazz Ensemble
• Get Back – Jazz Ensemble
— Rumson School District press release
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