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What's New
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We're on Spring Break April 18 through April 25. If you are traveling, please do so safely. Enjoy this time together, and the sunshine we are anticipating!
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Welcome to Countryside Elementary!
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Our School Motto
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Vote for Countryside!
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Countryside has a chance to win a recycled playground from Colgate, ShopRite and TerraCycle. We're currently in 4th place, but the 1st place school has almost 600 votes. We need to get as many people as we can to vote every day until June 30th and share with as many friends as they can get to vote every day! It's a quick voting process: http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/colgateshopriteplayground.html Where it says 'You'd like to vote for:", if you start typing 'Countryside Elementary School', it should come up - please make sure it says 'Mt. Laurel, NJ'. Please try to bookmark and vote every day and share with friends! |
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School Performance 2012-13
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New Cafeteria Service LunchTime Opens!
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A Community Summit: Understanding the Transformation
The Mount Laurel Board of Education wants all members of the community to understand the many changes taking place in public education. The public schools are a reflection of the communities they serve. It is crucial, therefore, that the relationship between the district and the public remains strong, and communication is a key factor.
On May 15, the Board of Education will host the 2014 Mount Laurel Education Summit : Understanding the Transformation at Hartford School, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participants will be asked to share their reflections and perceptions on public education in general and our schools in particular. The board and administration want to hear your opinions and hope to share some typical experiences with you in a community setting that is designed to move our schools forward for all Mount Laurel children.
Our goal is to have every demographic group within Mount Laurel represented at the Educational Summit, and to have technology available for hands-on use by participants. For that reason, participation is limited to 100 Mount Laurel community members, and we hope to have ten representatives from ten different demographic groups present.
If you would like to participate, you may sign-up online here. We ask that all attendees respond by April 30. Should you have questions about the Summit, you may e-mail them here.
We hope that you will join us for this very important community conversation. Your presence will do much to move our district forward in the future.
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Extended Kindergarten Option Registration Extended to May 23
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The Board of Education has approved the Extended Kindergarten Option (EKO) Program for a September, 2014 start in the Mount Laurel Schools. Registration for the new program will be open on a first come, first serve basis through May 23. After that date, all registration will be on a space-available basis. Registration forms are available here as well as at each of our school offices and at our Extended Day Care (EDC) offices. Completed registration forms must be mailed or hand-delivered to our EDC Office at 436 Masonville Road with the non-refundable registration fee of $75.
Please e-mail us with any particular questions you may have regarding this program and we will answer them here.
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Philadelphia Boys & Girls Choir Auditions Coming Here!
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Last Day of School For Students is June 25
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Due to the crazy winter weather we have experienced, our school calendar for the year has been altered. If you were not keeping track, we had ten delayed openings this year, one early dismissal, and six snow days – surely a record for Mount Laurel – at least in the last few decades. As such, at the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Antoinette Rath, the Board of Education has revised the 2013-2014 School Calendar. Approved at the March 25 regular board meeting, the last day of school for this year will now be on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. That will be an Early Dismissal Day. The Last Day for Staff will be Friday, June 27, also an Early Dismissal Day. |
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Help Us Honor The Upstanders Among Us!
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We see it every day - the student who is consistently kind. Another who steps in when insults are hurled to stop potential hurt. That staff member who is always the first to volunteer or has an idea what can be done collectively to help the plight of another. They're Upstanders, and we have plenty of them. Now, a new program in our schools will honor our Upstanders. Find more information on our Upstander Campaign page. |
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Okay, So What Is The Common Core Really All About?
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Events Calendar
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April 18 - Good Friday
School Closed
April 21-25 - Spring Recess School Closed
April 30 - Flower Sale Pre-Orders Due
April 30
Board of Education
Board Retreat, 6 p.m.
Public Hearing on the
2014-15 Budget, 7 p.m.
Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
May 2/3 - Flower Sale Pickup
May 2 - Bingo Night
May 2 - Cinco de Mayo, 2nd-Grade
May 8 - Pre-K Mother's Day Tea Parties
May 12-15 NJ ASK Testing
Grades 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
May 12-16 NJ ASK Testing
Grade 4
May 19 - Pre-K "I Can" Program
May 19-23 NJ ASK Make-up Testing
Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 May 20
Board of Education
Work Session, 7:30 p.m.
May 23
Kindergarten Orientation
May 26
Memorial Day
School Closed May 27 Board of Education Regular Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
May 28 - Fine Arts Festival
May 29 - Kindergarten
Wedding of Q & U
Like Us On Facebook...
 Parents: Looking for a program to keep your children
safe while surfing the Internet? The program we use here in school is
now available to you at home.
Here's more information. |
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How May We Help You?
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Just looking for a quick and basic guide to specific information about our schools? The links below will provide you with a basic fact sheet on the topics listed. Don't see something you wish was here? Just yell! We'll get it up right away for you. Registering a child new to the district Kindergarten registration Job Opportunities - Certified Job Opportunities - Support and Substitute School Locations and Contact Info Map of our schools and sending areas |
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Anti-Bullying
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NJ DOE Self-Assessment under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights District and School Grade Report
District Anti-Bullying Coordinator
Kelly Neiman
Mount Laurel Hartford School
397
Hartford Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Telephone - 856-231-5899
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Student & Parent Info
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School Hours: 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, 115 School House Lane, 856-234-2750 |
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