Our quiet Thanksgiving for four here in the Roxiticus Valley was the perfect remember of how much our family has to be thankful for, and particularly as the Christmas holidays approach, we are reminded of those who are less fortunate. Just before the Thanksgiving break, London and Maddie brought home a flier in their backpack [...]
On Saturday, December 6th, the Holly Trail through Mendham, New Jersey, celebrates the season with fun for the whole family.
I first learned about Mendham’s Holly Trail through an invitation for London and Maddie to go Christmas Caroling with the Girl Scouts at one of three locations: Hilltop School from 10 to 10:30am, Holly Manor from [...]
At the Mendham Township Home and School Association (HSA) meeting following Elementary School Principal Michael Craver’s resignation, School Board President Mark Ford urged interested parents, “If you want to know what’s going on with the School Board, what issues we’re addressing, go to the School Board meetings. They’re open to the public.” Before tonight, I [...]
As part of the Columbia University Writer’s Workshop being implemented by our daughters’ teachers at Mendham Township Elementary School, Maddie’s first grade class has been gearing up for a Publishing Party in December by beginning to write their autobiographies. Maddie did an amazing job of gathering interesting facts about our family life, listing and illustrating ideas for [...]
As Mendham Township School Board President Mark Ford discussed at last week’s HSA meeting, the recruitment ad for our new principal was posted in the Star-Ledger and on NJ.com. The job description is pretty basic, but it doesn’t really get to the heart of what we are really hoping for in a new principal for our children’s elementary [...]
The Mendham Township Police Department and Mendham Township Middle School Principal Dr. Patrick J. Ciccone will be hosting a Drug & Alcohol Parent Education Night on Tuesday, November 18th, at 7pm at Mendham Township Middle School. Topics will include:
General and local drug/alcohol usage statistic;
Identification of the most popular locally used drugs;
Signs to look for in [...]
Yesterday, London and Maddie’s backpack mail brought the good news that, through the generosity of the Mendham Township Home and School Association (HSA), the students at Mendham Township Elementary School will have the pleasure of a visit from celebrated author Dan Gutman next Friday, November 21, 2008. According to the flier, Dan Gutman has “devised [...]
While I couldn’t convince my kids to go out for basketball last year, I’ve got a few days left before the November 15th sign-up deadline for the Mendham Patriots Recreational Basketball League to determine whether London and Maddie would like to shoot some hoops with the girls on Saturdays this winter. I’ve heard from other [...]
London and Maddie brought home a flier in their backpack mail with the latest events and programs sponsored by the Mendham Township Recreation Commission. One of the highlights is the Annual Family Skate Night at Mennen Arena in Morristown, NJ, set for Friday, January 23rd. We had London’s ice skating birthday party at Mennen Arena the [...]
The Mendham Township Recreation Commission invites students in 6th through 10th grade to sign up for the Ski & Snowboard Club and hit the slopes of Camelback (Tannersville, PA) on Sundays, January 11th & 25th, February 8th and 22nd. The cost for lift ticket and transportation is $240 if you register before November 30th or [...]
