Welcome to Countryside Elementary!
 Ms. Lori Zataveski
Principal
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The Countryside School is home to 335 students in Grades PK-4, and 70
staff members each school day. Here are just a few of the many opportunities our students have
been given to encourage active learning:
Through our Buddy Program, each preschool child in our school is paired
with a fourth-grade buddy. The buddies meet for one period a
week and
participate in a teacher-directed learning activity. Through
our Student Announcer Program, the students in kindergarten through
fourth-grade conduct the morning opening exercises, and announcements. We have a very active and caring Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO). In addition to raising funds for technology, assemblies, field trips, and playground equipment, the PTO consistently generates ideas for school improvement. |
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Three 90-Minute Meetings.
All Voices Will Be Heard.
All Children Will Benefit.
A Community-Wide Strategic Planning Initiative.
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Dear Community Members, Parents, Business and Community Leaders, Students and Staff: The Mount Laurel School District has launched "A Path to Success 2030", a strategic planning initiative that engages our community prior to the development of a new three-year strategic plan for our schools. I would like to personally invite you to participate in our Strategic Planning Meetings. Your perspective would be a tremendous asset as the entire community comes together for these important discussions. Each of our sessions will focus on a specific theme designed to gather your input. All meetings will be held at the Mount Laurel Hartford School from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., as described below. Please join those who have a vested interest in the success of the Mount Laurel School District as we begin this journey toward A Path to Success for all students. Our meeting schedule is shown below. For your convenience, sign-up to attend through our online event service through the link below. You may attend all three meetings, or as many as your schedule will allow. I look forward to sharing this Mount Laurel experience with you. Feel free to invite anyone you believe will bring meaningful dialogue to the discussion.
George J. Rafferty, Superintendent of Schools
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress;
working together is success." - Henry Ford
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Thursday,
November 2
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Identifying Our Points of Pride:
Participants will share what they believe is working well and what makes Mount Laurel Schools proud. |
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Thursday,
November 30
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Setting Our Expectations For The Future:
Participants will discuss changes and initiatives needed in the Mount Laurel Schools going forward. |
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Thursday,
December 7
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Creating An Action Plan for the Future:
Participants will define action items necessary to accomplish our Path to Success 2030. |
| Feel Free to Bring A Friend or Neighbor!
Our Strategic Planning sessions are open to the entire Mount Laurel
Community! We are seeking input from all residents, all age groups, and
all of those with a vested interest in the schools and our students. By
all means, encourage your teens, your parents and our Mount Laurel
Alumni to come. We'd love to hear their opinions of whether they felt
prepared for high school, college and career based on their elementary
education here!
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Seating Area Donated by Eagle Scout
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Countryside's new seating area was donated by Ronald C. Hicks, a senior at Lenape Regional High School, who is earning his Eagle Scout status within the Boy Scouts of America. Ronald planned the area, constructed the foundation, assembled the bench and planted the landscaping as part of his project. Ronald attended Countryside School. |
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New Lunch and Breakfast Menus Online and Improved
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Check out our new interactive Cafeteria Menu. Breakfast and Lunch Menus are all in one place, and all schools are accessible through a drop-down menu. Hold your cursor over any item in
bold and its complete nutritional value will pop up. Use the button on
the top-right of the page to get Carb Counts on all menu items. It's a big step in our shared goal of keeping students healthy as well as wise! Please note that as part of our effort to "go green," lunch menus will not be sent home with students in hard copy after October.
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Student & Parent Info
Grades SLD K, 1-4: 8:30 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Preschool A.M.: 8:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Preschool P.M.: 12:30 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Kindergarten A.M.: 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Kindergarten P.M.: 12:25 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Early dismissal grades SLD K, 1-4: 12:30 p.m.
*On half days, P.M. Kindergarten begins at 10 a.m. and dismisses at 12:30 p.m. A.M. Kindergarten remains the same. There will be no Preschool classes held on half days.
Countryside School Anti-Bullying Specialist is Claudia Horner,
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Anti-Bullying
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Telephone - 856-231-5899
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