Wicoff Elementary School

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name = John Van Buren Wicoff Elementary School


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established = 1919
type = Public Lower Elementary School
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district = West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
grades = Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
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principal = Dr. Michael C. Welborn, EdD
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students = 327 as of 2007/2008 school year [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/nj/2193 Great Schools website information] ]
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athletics = None
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mascot = Fox
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free_label3 = Regular school hours
free_text3 = 9:00 to 15:15
location = 380 Plainsboro Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
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country = United States of America
coordinates = 40.3332 N, 74.5935 E [ [http://newjersey.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,2059797,n,John%20V%20B%20Wicoff%20Elementary%20School.cfm John V B Wicoff Elementary School (in Mercer County, NJ) ] ]
website = [http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/wicoff/index.html Wicoff Elementary School]

John Van Buren Wicoff Elementary School is a lower elementary school in Plainsboro that serves students from grades Kindergarten to 3rd. It also contains two preschool classes for three and four year olds. The school is named after John Van Buren Wicoff, a major helper in developing Plainsboro during the early half of the 20th century. Its mascot is the fox. Its current number of students is 327. It is located in 380 Plainsboro Road, Middlesex County, New Jersey, ZIP 08550.

Background

Wicoff Elementary school was built in 1919, and it was originally a 2-room schoolhouse. Later, in 1925 the town grew, it was expanded and included a stone-walled wing, with 2 floors. In 1954, the now-main portion of the school was built. The style of the school is Gothic, with limestone trim and exterior built with Princeton stone. [ [http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/wicoff/wicoffprofile.html Wicoff School profile] ] The original building is now an office building for the school.

Classes

The school serves the students (grades 1-3) from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 15:15. There are 8 periods, including a separate period for lunchtime for each grade. The subject materials are physical education, mathematics (mostly arithmetic; only 1 division, although if specially qualified an advanced program is available), art, music, social studies, science, health at intermittent times taught by the school nurse, writing, reading, and for 2nd and 3rd grades, there is a scheduled time for borrowing books at the library.For Kindergarten students, there are two sessions, the morning and afternoon classes. The morning session lasts from 9:00 to 11:30, while the afternoon session lasts 12:45 to 15:15. [ [http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/wicoff/wicofftimes.html website schedule page] ]

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*Principal: Dr. Michael C. Welborn, EdD
*Assistant principal: Mrs. Jane Melofsky
*Budget Secretary/Registration administrator: Mrs. Leigh Petrone
*School Nurse/Registration administrator: Mrs. Lisa Recchia
*Guidance counselor: Mrs. Ellen Incollingo [ [http://www.west-windsor-plainsboro.k12.nj.us/wicoff/wicoffstaff.html Wicoff school staff list] ]

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