MRS. HAFERS
G&T Program Coordinator, Math/G&T Enrichment Teacher, Odyssey of the Mind Coach
hafersn@riveredgeschools.org
JUNE HAS ARRIVED!
JUNE UPDATE:
Please watch in September for announcements and sign ups for all Math Contests for next year. I am simplifying and streamlining the competition process, to make it easier, hopefully, for everyone! Stay tuned here next fall for all the updates.
All math contests are done for this year. Classroom teachers have been given all student scores. All ribbons and awards have been distributed for Noetic Spring. Math League awards will also be sent out before the end of the year.
The 4th and 5th grade Math League official results were released and again our students were recognized!
In 4th grade, congratulations to Albert, Jayden and Jihoon from Cherry Hill who were ranked as well as Kritin at Roosevelt. Way to go 4th grade!!!
From a "TEAM" perspective, both schools also did well and were ranked. (A team score is calculated from the sum of the top 5 scores of the students from that grade/team.)
- At Cherry Hill, the 4th grade team was ranked 38th out of 331 schools.
- Also at Cherry Hill, the 5th grade team was ranked 89th out of 423.
- The Roosevelt 5th grade team was ranked 84th out of 423.
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Special congratulations to the Cherry Hill 4th grade team for their exceptional performance in the spring contest. Their top 6 scores on the spring Noetic Learning Contest gave them a team total of 540 points. This is remarkable and they were recognized with a TEAM ACHIEVEMENT PLAQUE. Their team score was in the top 10% nationally, and the 7th highest overall.
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About Mrs. Hafers
I am thrilled to be starting another year teaching in River Edge at both Cherry Hill and Roosevelt Schools. I have taught the Math CREATE and Capstone classes, coached the Odyssey of the Mind teams and coordinated the CREATE program. I also have taught Math Enrichment and love to share puzzles and brain teasers!
I graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with dual Concentrations in Operations Research and Computer Science. I began my professional life in technology, designing and developing systems for JP Morgan in NYC in their Corporate Finance and Financial Division. I received my MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University before changing careers to education. I began teaching math at Bergen Community College, substituted for many years in Wyckoff, Ridgewood, and the Ramapo/Indian Hills School districts and taught both 7th grade science and 8th grade algebra. I am the proud mother of triplet girls who graduated from college, two from the University of Michigan and one from Villanova University. I also tutor and taught a math PRAXIS prep course at Bergen Community College.
I am excited about this opportunity with G&T Enrichment because I love math and challenging problems and am thrilled to share my love of math with your children. I’m passionate about the subject and its related skills of problem solving and critical thinking. Students who persevere and learn to work through math problems learn valuable skills and self confidence that are transferable to many other subjects and areas in life. We will explore all kinds of challenges, not just math related, in our enrichment classes but logic, problem solving will be the backbone of them all!