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, […]
CNBC invited Link students to their studio in Englewood, NJ, to create a promotional video to market their education outreach opportunity to other schools. CNBC’s goal for their outreach is to inspire the next generation of newscasters and video journalists. During the visit, the eleven Linkers were exposed to what happens in a studio in […]
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 […]
Link staff had an incredibly busy and productive two weeks at the end of August preparing for the new school year! They had meet-and-greet sessions between veteran and new teachers, group meetings on procedures, school culture and instruction, subject area “boot camps,” a day-long retreat for team building, a classroom preparation team, and more. These […]
LINK’S SUMMER PROGRAMMING BEGINS! Link opened the doors for its vibrant summer programming on July 1. Incoming 5th grade scholars arrived eager and excited, albeit nervous, to Link’s Halsey Street Campus for the annual month-long Link Summer Academy. Students spend the month acclimating to Link’s culture and procedures, meeting their teachers and each other, and […]
Link’s eighty-one 8th grade scholars graduated in a lovely ceremony on the evening of June 20, 2024 and are now headed off to great high schools. We are proud to see them continue their educational journey, moving on to independent day and boarding schools, Catholic schools, Newark magnet schools, and Essex County technical schools. Students […]
7th grade scholars spent the day in the sun learning about the rich ecological diversity at Sandy Hook, a peninsula along the NJ shore. They used seine nets to observe local marine life and learned about the human impact on the ocean’s shoreline.