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  • Planned Renovations - Parents of our rising 6th Grade Students, plans are under way for final renovations at Memorial Middle School (MMS). Please see the attached Referendum Initiative Letter and FAQs Sheet for MMS Relocation Efforts.
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  • PTA Meeting - You are coordially invited to a Parent's Meeting conducted by the Garfield East PTA on Tuesday, May 29th @ 6:00. We will be discussing the End of Year Activities as well as conducting the PTA Elections for the 2012-2013 School Year. Refreshments will provided for all those in attendance.
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  • Save the Date - Friday June 1st Fifth Grade Dance, Thursday June 14th Field Day, Friday June 15th, Juvenille Diabetes Walk-A-Thon, Monday June 18th Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony, and Tuesady June 19th is the Last Day of School. Keep in mind Half Days begin on June 14th. Your participation and vote greatly benefit the school community.
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Mission

Garfield East Elementary School
Mission Statement
Our mission at Garfield East Elementary School is to prepare all learners for a changing world through the pursuit of knowledge. The teachers and support staff work cooperatively and collaboratively to guide students to the maximum level of academic achievement in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. Our school promotes excellence in teaching and learning through a climate of mutual respect, trust, and cooperation. We expect our students to become self-motivated, self-assessing and responsible citizens. We acknowledge that our students are unique individuals; and by setting high academic standards for each of them, they will soar to excellence and understand that learning is an on-going process that never ends.
The Garfield East Elementary School is a part of the Willingboro Public School District. The school houses pre-kindergarten through fourth grade and enrolls approximately 440 students. A safe, stimulating, and nurturing educational environment is the standard at the Garfield East Elementary School. Key educational goals of the school include the following:
  • To provide instruction aligned with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
  • To provide an environment that is safe and conducive to learning
  • To promote physical and emotional well being
  • To promote good citizenship
  • To develop productive and motivated students
  • To provide the knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes necessary for a lifetime of learning

Garfield East Elementary students are aware of the importance of respecting the rights of others and being responsible to make good choices. Assembly programs as well as classroom activities are planned to discuss and reinforce character education and appropriate school behavior. The school employs a full-time Child Study Team and guidance counselor/social worker who leads the anti-bullying and character education programs.

The curriculum at Garfield East Elementary School is challenging and meaningful. Balanced literacy, incorporating authentic literature, is an integral part of the school’s reading program. Students are also instructed in the various components of the writing process. The mathematics and science programs provide students with challenging “hands on” experiences that promote critical thinking and problem solving skills. Students are given the opportunity to develop the concepts needed to provide a solid foundation for future learning. The social studies program includes a combination of projects and activities that are designed to enhance the curriculum and increase student understanding. Students work in cooperative learning groups in an effort to develop interpersonal skills that facilitate learning.

School spirit is high at Garfield East Elementary School. The first Friday of every month is “School Spirit Day”. Staff and students are encouraged to wear their school spirit wear and/or our school colors yellow and green! The PTA provides special cultural arts and educational programs for the students throughout the school year. Parents are encouraged to participate as volunteers in the classroom. Parent and community volunteers are encouraged to visit classrooms as “mystery readers” and surprise a class by reading a favorite book!

The students at Garfield East Elementary School are provided with a comprehensive and challenging educational program. Every student receives the standards-based instruction necessary to build a solid foundation for future academic, social, and emotional success. Garfield East Elementary School is particularly proud of the achievement of AYP in both Language Arts and Mathematics and in the designation of a 2005 Governor’s School of Academic Excellence.

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