A huge thank you to our amazing HSA, KPA, and community members as well as the class of 2025 for your generous donations to our Makerspace! 🛠️✨ We’re so excited to share that we are slowly putting it all together — and we couldn’t have done it without your support! Here’s a little progress pic to show how it’s coming along! 📸
As you do your spring cleaning 🧹🌸, if you come across any extra or gently used LEGOs 🧱 you’d like to donate, please drop them off in the box outside the main office. Thank you for helping us build something amazing! 🚀
The wait is over! 🎉 The Scholastic Book Fair is here from April 28th-30th! Don't miss our Family Fun Night on Monday, April 28th from 6-8 PM. Get ready for a thrilling storytime with our mystery reader at 6:30 PM! 📚
Cresskill Cares is hosting a fundraiser next week on April 29th where 25% of food purchases placed through the Wonder app will go back to Cresskill Cares to help families with food insecurity in our community. Cresskill Cares is an active partner with our schools and helps to ensure no student goes hungry during the year. Please consider supporting this fundraiser and type "Giveback" in the Wonder app on April 29th if you place an order.
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Teachers of the Year! These teachers were selected by a committee of administrators and their peers from student, staff, and parent nominations!
Cresskill High School - Mandi Wieme
Cresskill Middle School - Suzanne Opfinger
MMS - Megan Bliss
EHB - Katherine Nally
We want to send congratulations to our 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year.... Mrs. Bliss! 🍎🎉
Today’s Dialed Action Sports BMX assembly, sponsored by our amazing HSA, brought high-flying stunts and even higher impact! 🚴♂️✨ Students learned the importance of making responsible choices—like wearing helmets 🪖, using safety gear, and staying focused in school 📚. A big thank you to Dialed Action Sports and our HSA for an unforgettable and inspiring event!
Don't forget to wear your tie-dye tomorrow for Autism Acceptance Day!
Student achievement is more than test scores. It is about giving students the best possible futures and opportunities. So grateful to Carson's Cookies for helping our students thrive. https://shorturl.at/QBcqz
We had one unused snow day which has now been added to Memorial Day Weekend. The additional day off will be observed on May 27th. Here is a link to the new calendar: https://shorturl.at/xjikt
Our new cell phone policy and cell phone regulations were approved last night at the BOE meeting. The policy will go into effect immediately after Spring Break. Link to the Policy: https://shorturl.at/jTt8a Link to the Regulation: https://shorturl.at/Q1qo2
Now that the weather is warming up, do you have a K-8th grader with excess energy to burn off? Well, the Healthy Kids Running program might be able to help. This flyer offers additional information and sign-up details: https://shorturl.at/PLRZT . Here is the link to sign up directly: https://runsignup.com/Race/Register?raceId=180093
Thank you to the 100 families that attended online and in-person this week's forum on the cell phone policy improvements. This is the link to the FAQ: https://shorturl.at/Xol9I
A quick reminder that we have meeting this evening to discuss cell phone use in the district and improvements to our policy. The meeting will be in the CHS Student Center from 6-7 PM. It will also be streamed here: https://meet.google.com/knr-bruj-efy
This is a reminder that we are hosting a community meeting this evening at 6 PM in the high school about improvements to the cell phone policy. While we recommend attending in person for active participation, we have a link for those that wish to view the event:
https://meet.google.com/knr-bruj-efy
Or dial: (US) +1 225-434-0338 PIN: 321 068 905#
We are planning an information and feedback night for Wednesday, March 5th from 6-7 pm in the high school auditorium as we are working to improve our policies on cell phone use by students. All are invited next Wednesday to learn about proposed updates and share perspectives.
The 2025-2026 Cresskill School District Calendar has now been approved. Here is the link: https://shorturl.at/KMDPf
Cresskill Public Schools are remaining on a DELAYED OPENING schedule today, February 6th. Please take your time and use caution during your commute.
Cresskill Public Schools will have a delayed opening tomorrow, February 6th, due to icy conditions. Emails will go out with modified schedules. In the case of a school closure, a call will be made around 6 am tomorrow.
We are excited to announce a great fundraiser for the Cresskill Education Foundation (CEF). The CEF supports innovative projects and grants throughout our district. Next trip to the Stop and Shop in Tenafly, leave your bags at home and support the CEF!
As we approach Lunar New Year next week on January 29th, we wanted to remind the community that it will be a homework free day. Additionally, the day is a cultural holiday for many of our students and will be excused for those that are absent to celebrate the day. Parents should notify the schools in advance if your child will be absent due to a cultural celebration.
