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Room 110 has had a busy September!

Teacher Ms. Maria, the dedicated paras, and the hard-working students have had a busy September start to the new school year! The activities in these pictures cover Activities of Daily Living, Academics, Health and Wellness, and Social Skills. You can see our students: making a pancake breakfast, where everyone has a job; working on a […]

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Commemorating 9/11

Gateway students commemorated 9/11 at the most appropriate level for each class. The youngest students made flags and learned a little about the planes hitting the towers. Our middle school students talked about heroes. The high school students made models and learned more specific details about how the events of that day affected the world. […]

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Prepping for September 2021

On Sept. 1st the Gateway Staff gathered at school for a Professional Development Day and classroom set-up. On Sept. 2nd staff had to work from home due to the severe NJ weather. BUT, our awesome staff was not to be stopped! On Sept. 7th, many staff came to Gateway on their last day of vacation […]

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End-of-ESY 2021 Ice Cream Fun!

As we were winding down our summer program, Dr. Hoye and Mr. Jones treated the students and staff to some refreshing ice cream on a hot day!  A big shout-out to Frank Pacheco for helping us out and bringing his awesome ice cream truck to Gateway. (If you want to reach Frank, call 908-601-5552–we highly […]

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Summer 2021 STEM & Academics!

Extended School Year can be fun AND educational! Ms. Leonard’s Room 206 students explored magnets in a STEM lab activity.  The smiles tell us they had fun and were proud of their work! In addition, all our classes followed our ocean theme and did lots of great, creative work. Take a look at just a […]

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“Cooking Matters” in ESY!

Ms. G.  has continued our “Cooking Matters” program during our six weeks of ESY.  Gateway has formed a wonderful relationship with this program to bring nutrition, cooking, and kitchen skills to our students. Students have made “ants on a log”, “banana crunch”, and “trail mix” while learning about nutrition and food safety. Every student has […]

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ESY Academics!

Even though it’s summer school, we can learn and still have fun! Enjoy this sampling of some of the work our students accomplished this summer! Math, History, Geography, and Writing & Spelling Skills continue, and our awesome staff makes learning fun!

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Summer Bulletin Boards & Art Work!

Gateway has been filled with creative summer themed displays! The students had fun creating and worked on many  skills as they created their projects and bulletin boards. Classes practiced following directions, worked on OT skills such as folding and cutting, and practiced sequencing as they followed steps to a project. They learned about ocean life […]

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Sinking & Floating Science Experiment!

Ms. Chelsea’s students learned about the concepts of sinking & floating in their ESY week 2 science class. They went through the whole process! They collected items to use in their experiment (even cotton balls from the nurse), did predictions, worked together on the experiment, and came to a conclusion with their data. Always something […]

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Sundae Day & Sugar Cookie Day in Room 208!

During the first week of ESY, Ms. Jessica’s students celebrated National Sundae Day and National Sugar Cookie Day! Sounds pretty YUMMY! The students worked on a writing assignment, did an art project to work on fine-motor skills and following directions, and then enjoyed ice cream sundae and sugar cookie treats. Lots of learning happening while […]

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