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Link is excited to share that recent New Jersey State Learning Assessment scores for our 5th through 8th graders demonstrate that our students are achieving and are on an upward trajectory of academic growth. The Spring 2024 test scores show that Link scholars outperformed the state in English Language Arts (ELA) (for the second year […]

Our elementary school scholars celebrated four important winter holidays in a wonderful assembly last week! Students worked for weeks researching their grade-assigned winter holiday. They studied traditions and customs, including celebrations, special foods, activities, clothing, and more, and they shared the results of their work at an assembly program for their peers, staff, and families. […]

Link and our partners, Mighty Writers, hosted a fantastic family night! Students and their families – 40 families and over 100 participants – progressed through several “stations” – each one offering a different activity, including writing a winter story from prompts, reading math problem stories, making a gift (beading) for someone, reading with a partner, […]

Ms. Martina Ng shared an informational presentation with our 3rd graders in preparation for our winter holidays around the world. She spoke about the Chinese New Year celebration and the traditions associated with it, such as thoroughly cleaning the house, sweeping out the dirt and debris, preparing special food like dumplings, fish, and rice cakes […]

Before Thanksgiving break, our students at Halsey made nearly 300 sandwiches that they included in bagged lunches for the Food Pantry at Apostle House in Newark. The bags were decorated by students in the lower grades. Apostle House is a non-profit agency in Newark that provides services for the homeless. Scholars at the Halsey Campus […]

Students in kindergarten – grade 3 dressed to represent a favorite word for the 4th Annual Vocabulary Parade held on Thursday, October 31 on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the school. Students and staff enjoyed the parade during which several judges determined costume winners in a variety of categories.  Such creativity and fun!  Below are […]

Ms. Boyle’s science lessons on apples were amazing!  Each of the K-3 classes visited apple stations set up around the science classroom.  Students engaged in an apple tasting of three different types of apples – MacIntosh, Granny Smith, and Golden Delicious.  As they ate apple slices, they described the apples based on taste—sweet, sour, tart, […]

It was wonderful to welcome our scholars to the new school year on September 4th! Students at both campuses seemed delighted to reunite with each other after the summer break and eager to meet their teachers. It was an excellent beginning to the new school year, and we look forward to great things to come […]