Ola Edwards Community School

Happy National Nurses Week from Hillside Public Schools! Nurses Week 2024 runs from May 6 - 12, "celebrating the invaluable contributions of nurses worldwide!" We'd like to show our love and appreciation for our nurses who care for Hillside Public Schools students and staff! Thank you all! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #schoolnurses #schoolnursesweek #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from Hillside Public Schools! "Teacher Appreciation Week runs Monday, May 6, to Friday, May 10, 2024. The idea for a week to honor teachers began more than 70 years ago with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt!" Here at Hillside Public Schools we love and appreciate all of our educators, thank you all! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #teacherappreciationweek #teacher #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Principal Appreciation Day from Hillside Public Schools! "Principal Appreciation Day recognizes the hard work that principals do each year as they work to keep the school progressing from year to year." Take a moment to thank all of our hardworking Principals here at Hillside Public Schools! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #principalsappreciationday #principalsday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Yesterday's (4/28/2024) Autism Awareness and Acceptance Event at Ola Edwards Community School was a massive success! These photos are but a snapshot of all the fun, and the wide range of activities that took place at the event. Families, students, and staff got to enjoy a beautiful day outdoors with food, ice cream, games, balloon artists, a magician, a giant inflatable slide, a petting zoo, and more! Shoutout to the Hillside Board of Education members in attendance, @hillside_firefighters, and @hillsidepolicenj who not only showed up, but participated in the fun themselves and provided a donation to the cause! A huge thank you to Superintendent Glover, the Office of Student Support Services, our directors, administrators, and staff who made this event possible and provided the Hillside Public Schools community with an amazing, inclusive day! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #autismawareness #hillsidepolice #hillsidefirefighters #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Fun, interactive learning in action! Science at Ola Edwards Community School courtesy of Ms. Altenor's class! Students investigated whether sunlight can generate electricity using solar panels, and tested motors in the shade vs. in the sunlight! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #olaedwards #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Administrative Professionals Day, Hillside Public Schools! "Administrative Professionals Day recognizes and celebrates the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, and other office professionals for their contributions to the workplace. Administrative Professionals Day is always observed on the Wednesday of Administrative Professionals Week!" Thank you for all that you do! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #adminstrativeprofessionalsday #professionalsday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Ms. Zinstein's 4th-grade class at Ola Edwards Community School demonstrated exceptional behavior as they savored the weather while engaging in a relaxing moment with the School Social Worker, Mrs. Sanchez! The students learned deep breathing exercises as coping strategies during stressful moments. Thank you, Mrs. Sanchez and our Hillside Public Schools staff for cultivating social-emotional learning within and outside of our classrooms! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #socialemotionallearning #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Hillside Public Schools Principals Meeting with Superintendent Glover to review instructional practices. Excellence in action! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #principalsmeeting #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Today is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Hillside Public Schools would like to say thank you to our Hillside Public Schools Bus Drivers for transporting our students safely every day. We appreciate you and the job that you do! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #busdriverappreciation #schoolsafety #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Attention all, please join us here at Hillside Public Schools on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, for an Autism Awareness and Acceptance Event! Taking place at Ola Edwards Community School from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. there will be a petting zoo, balloon artists, and more! See you there! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #autismawareness #autism #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Earth Day from Hillside Public Schools! Let's all do our part to take care of the planet we call home. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #earthday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

This morning, April 12, 2024, Ola Edwards Community School hosted coffee and donuts for autism awareness and the families of autistic students! A huge shoutout goes to the Special Services Department, Principal Davis, Vice-Principal Diggs, Ola Edwards' social workers, teachers, and staff! The families and students also participated in various, fun, games and activities such as coloring and bracelet-making. Great work, Ola Edwards Community School! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #autismawareness #coffeeanddonuts #dunkindonuts #autism #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Happy Earth Month from Hillside Public Schools! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #earthmonth #earthday #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On the morning of March 26th, 2024, Ola Edwards Community School hosted a Women's History Month/Recognition celebratory event! Students from all grade levels filled the bleachers of the gymnasium alongside their teachers, as Ms. Dale-Rawls presented a few women with a certificate, and praise for their hard work at Ola Edwards Community School! Those honored today included: Principal Mrs. Davis, teachers Ms. Altenor, and Ms. Mannino, Hillside High School Secretary Mrs. Lawler, Hillside NAACP Founder Mrs. Graves-Watson, and Hillside Business Owner Mrs. King! Hillside Public Schools appreciates all of the contributions of our women within the Hillside community. Thank you, Principal Davis, Vice-Principal Diggs, and Mrs. Dale-Rawls for organizing this event. #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicshools #olaedwardscommunityschool #womenshistorymonth #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

On Thursday, March 21st, the ESL Department, led by Supervisor Evelyn Okparaeke, in collaboration with Ola Edwards Vice Principal, Azure Diggs and Math Supervisor, Rita Della Valle, hosted a ESL Parent Resource Night for Grades 2-6 to engage and inform parents of the resources available for their children specific to their English language needs. This event would not be possible without the dedicated teachers of Ola Edwards, Ms. Altenor, Mrs. Huynh, Ms. Rosamalia, and ESL teacher at Hurden Looker, Mrs. DeJesus who volunteered their time to teach parents about the valuable resources available to our multilingual learners both at school and at home. Special shoutout to Custodian Sunny and Security Guard Mel for all their assistance and to Maschio’s for providing food and refreshments. Being multilingual is a superpower and at Hillside Public Schools we celebrate and honor the diversity of all our students!

Today (3/20/2024) was Hispanic Heritage Chef Day at Ola Edwards, Deanna G. Taylor Academy, and Hurden Looker Elementary School! The Menu consisted of: Arroz Con Pollo Mexican Style Street Corn Sweet Plantains Cinnamon Churro or Cinnamon Sugar Churro Cookie As always great work, and thank you @maschiofood! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #hispanicheritagefood #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities

Ola Edwards Community School 5th and 6th graders were treated to an awesome assembly earlier this afternoon (3/18/2024)! U.S. Magistrate Judge, Mr. Jose Almonte, visited Ola Edwards Community School to discuss the importance of education in his career, and his incredible journey, from being unable to speak English, to sitting as a Judge in the highest court in New Jersey! Judge Almonte spoke with an ESL student after the assembly as well, having been an ESL student himself as a child, demonstrating that with perseverance and a dream, anything is possible! Thank you, Ms. Horn, Vice-Principal Diggs, Principal Davis, and the Ola Edwards staff for organizing this fantastic assembly! @keanuniversity #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #keanuniversity #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #artgallery

Ola Edwards Community School - Shooting their shots into Sucess. The Reading Challenge is alive and well...as the District continues to strive towards reading 15,000 books by the end of March! Which school will have the most books read ? 👀

Shoutout to Ola Edwards Community School for sharing these awesome photos of their Pi-Day activities! Students participated in fun, innovative lessons in mathematics involving Pi (3.14), circumference, and more! Great work students! #hillsidenj #hillsidepublicschools #newpride #newpathways #newpossibilities #piday

Hillside Public Schools District students, we have another challenge for you! March is for reading, and our district is challenging each of you to read 5 books by the end of the month. Let's get it, let's go!