VDV preschool and kindergarten students are ready to celebrate #woyc2022! Tomorrow is Music Monday 🎶and we are so excited to see Patti Helwig #allin4theville

We had tons of fun with Patti Helwig for Music Monday! 🎶 Thanks to the Somerville NJ PTO for providing us the supplies to make our own dancing ribbons rings! #WOYC22

Happy Tasty Tuesday! Today we learned more about growing vegetables and spent time planting in the garden! 🌱#WOYC22

When we work together, we build our problem solving and social skills. We had such a fun time working with Laura Donnelly class. Thanks to Charlene Tackvic for the fun programming pattern activity! #WOYC2022

Look who arrived in Kindergarten today! #vdvchicks #allin4theville VDV Kindergarten

We were ecstatic to see our caterpillars in j-formation ready for the next phase of their life cycle this morning. By the time we left for the day, they were chrysalises! 🐛

Teaching metacognitive skills helps students take ownership over their learning processes. edutopia.org/article/how-ge…

The chrysalides were moved to the butterfly habitat today. We learned that chrysalides wiggle when moved as a defense mechanism! Somerville NJ PTO 🐛🦋

Our first VDV 🐥 keeping warm in the brooder! Resting up after an exhausting hatch. Healthy, happy, and noisy! #allin4theville

For young children, play and the arts aren't precursors to "real" learning—they lay the foundation for healthy brain development. edutopia.org/article/why-ag…

#SummerReading begins in 1 week! Dive into SCLSNJ's 2022 Summer Reading Challenge. What reading goal do you have this summer? Take the challenge: youtu.be/ZnuJNlH5T2k.

Check out VDV’s last week of school spirit week! Rob Reavey @Ville_Sup Somerville NJ PTO #allin4theville

Thank you Somerville Fire Dept for teaching us about fire safety today! #allin4theville VDV Kindergarten

VDV has Picture Day this Friday! Somerville NJ Schools @Ville_Sup Rob Reavey Somerville NJ PTO

Students are often told *what* to learn without being taught *how* to learn it. Here's how to change that. edutopia.org/article/how-ge…

Please click for details about Latino Family Night sponsored by the Latino Family Advisory Board. November 2, 2022 from 6 - 7:30pm at Van Derveer Elementary School. bit.ly/3fdpsTq

Happy Halloween from the Kindergarten Team Martine Assad Mrs.TapiaVDV Kathy Petrill Joelle Leinbach Amanda Duckworth Nicole Anderson Rob Reavey Chris Garot Lindsay Frevert Ms. Zomer

So honored to be Van Derveer's new Library Media Specialist! I've been working behind the scenes for weeks and the library is open for business!! 🎉📚Can't wait to see what our students start reading! #allin4theVille Rob Reavey Lindsay Frevert Arielle Denrich (Goldstein)

Congratulations to Samantha Ackerman as VDV’s Teacher of the Year and Paige Agnello as VDV’s Educational Services Professional of the Year! We are lucky to have you here at VDV!