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CORPORATE MATCHING
Do you or your spouse work for a company that matches charitable gifts? Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match most charitable contributions made by their employees. Some companies even match gifts made by retirees or spouses. Please check with your employer and select Mendham Borough HSA! Your matching gift matters!!!
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LET’S BE GREEN! The Green Team needs your help with this year's Recycling Projects. We are collecting the following materials:
Clean, Dry Plastic Bags & Film (Hilltop & Mtn View)
Please send in newspaper sleeves, bread bags, cereal liners, product wrap, food storage bags, ice bags, pellet bags, product bags, dry cleaning bags, grocery bags, case overwrap, packaging air pillows, & salt bags. Help us beat last years collection of 1800 pounds!
Unwanted Writing Utensils & Tape (Hilltop Only)
Please send in pens, highlighters, permanent markers, caps, mechanical pencils & empty scotch tape dispenser.
Personal Care and Beauty Products (Hilltop Only)
Please send in shampoo, conditioner and hair products bottles, caps & tubes; makeup tubes, cases & packaging; soap dispensers & tubes; body wash and lotion dispensers & tubes.
Brita Filters & Nespresso Capsules (Hilltop Only)
Interested in the Green Team? Contact Amy Golier at giggleface76@msn.com for more information.
The HSA sponsors all cultural events for Mendham Borough Schools. We have a team of amazing ladies who have lined up really fun events for our kids this year.
MARCH 10TH
Hilltop students (PK-4) will enjoy a performance by Andrés and Christina, the Latin Grammy-winning music duo 123 Andrés, and their songs and concerts get the whole family singing and learning, in Spanish and English.
FRIDAY MARCH 20
Mountain View students will enjoy BRAIN CHALLENGE: THE ULTIMATE LIVE GAME SHOW by Hollyrock Entertainment.
http://www.hollyrockentertainment.com/
MAY 1
BASH THE TRASH at Hilltop Elementary! Building, performing & educating with musical instruments made from trash! These concerts have been seen by over 1 million individuals nationwide and around the world. They specialize in engaging kids and families on difficult subjects in a substantive and science-based way - all without sounding preachy. Their musical performances, workshops and school residencies are always fun, engaging, thought-provoking… and ultimately inspiring!
May, 2020
SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY to perform at Mountain View.
Bring Shakespeare's plays to vivid life at your school with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's acclaimed educational touring company, Shakespeare LIVE!. Each performance by Shakespeare LIVE! is energetic, exciting and engaging, witty and visually imaginative - making Shakespeare accessible and very appealing to students and the educators who instruct them. Comprehensive study guides and post-performance discussions are included with every tour. Students can also take part in challenging and fun workshops.
We are currently accepting bookings for the 2020 season featuring Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
PAST PERFORMANCES
January 16th
Who were the Lenape Native Americans of New Jersey and Pennsylvania? Using authentic artifacts, Rob Aptaker gives students the opportunity to explore the tools, clothing, toys, games, medicine, and music that were part of their daily lives. A fascinating introduction to Lenape cultures and customs. Grade 4.
http://www.yanjep.org/program/the-ways-of-the-lenape/
Past Performances:
December 2
KINOBE
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24
4th graders at Hilltop will participate in the Bake for Good Kids program sponsored by King Arthur Flour. A BFGK instructor teaches a 50 minute demo at school and provides each student with a baking kit. Kids bake 2 loaves of bread at home over the weekend. On Monday, kids will return one loaf to school to be donated to the local soup kitchen.
Kids LEARN to make bread from scratch. Math + science + reading + baking know-how = something delicious!
Kids BAKE. They practice their new skills and use ingredients we provide to bake bread or rolls.
Why volunteeer for the HSA?
- Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school.
- Discover Great Resources. The HSA offers a variety of programs designed for parents as well as students.
- Tap into a Network. HSA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind. You an share ideas, concerns, and experiences.
- Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your HSA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause—your child and all children in the community.
- Speak Up. HSA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.
- Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local HSAs play an important role in fundraising to provide building improvements, curriculum-based programs, and social events.
- Be a Role Model. By becoming a HSA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
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