Brian Cannici

Principal at Crescent Elementary School (Waldwick, NJ). Husband, Father, Dog Owner, Educator, Proud Italian-American, and Yankee Fan.

[Brian Cannici @BriCan034]

Our character pillar for the month of November was RESPECT. The class that best demonstrated this pillar and the winner of our Classroom Spotlight Award is Mrs. Kivlehan’s class! Congratulations and well done!!!

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Congratulations to our CRESCENT STARS of the MONTH for November! We are very proud of you!!!

[Brian Cannici @BriCan034]

Our Character Pillar of the Month for October was trustworthiness. The Classroom Spotlight winner who best exemplified this pillar was Mrs. Van Dolan's class! Great job!!!

[Brian Cannici @BriCan034]

Congratulations to our Crescent STARS OF THE MONTH for October! We are very proud of you!!!

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My son and I met the legendary LT tonight. Great guy! Interesting to hear his take on today’s game.

[Brian Cannici @BriCan034]

This morning the students in grades K-2 had their Halloween Safety Program. Special thanks to Officer Mike Sinclair of the Waldwick Police Department for providing our kids with important tips to stay safe!

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October is Dwarfism Awareness Month, and the students and staff of Crescent Elementary are proud to support our Valerie!!! On Wednesday we wore green and Val read a special story to our lower grade classes. Way to go, Val!!!

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This week our Crescent Staff members renewed their CPR/AED training. Special thanks to our trainer and professional technician Mark Azzolino, who is simply the best in the business! Also, thank you to our Crescent PSO for supporting this initiative!

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Congratulations to our Crescent STARS OF THE MONTH for September! We are very proud of you!!!

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We had a FANTASTIC day for our Fun Run event! Thank you to our APEX team for another job well done!

[Brian Cannici @BriCan034]

Congratulations to our newly-elected officers of the 2023-24 Crescent Congress:
Ilena Singh - President
Kendall Kasak - Vice President
Victoria Rodriguez - Secretary
Simona Scrivanich - Treasurer

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This morning the students and staff of Crescent Elementary observed a moment of silence to honor and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. We remember our fallen, their families, and the heroes who answered the call to help others.

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We are off and running!!! It’s going to be a fantastic school year!

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Congratulations to our CRESCENT STARS OF THE MONTH for May! We are very proud of you!!!

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Crescent Congress gives a huge thank you to the Crescent Community for your support. Because of your generosity, we donated $280 to Center For Food Action in Mahwah. Together we are able to make a difference for those in need.

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Our 2023 Art Fair, “A Day at the Museum”, was a huge success! What an incredible display of student artwork! Congratulations to our two outstanding art teachers, Ms. Green and Mrs. Leigh. Once again, they have outdone themselves!!!

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We have CO-WINNERS of the Classroom Spotlight Award for April! Congratulations to Mrs. Schneider's class and Dr. Bednar-Thumm's class! Both classes did a great job of demonstrating the pillar of Perseverance & Resilience!
The pillar of character for May is Citizenship!

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Congratulations to our Crescent STARS of the MONTH for April! We are very proud of you!

[Brian Cannici @BriCan034]

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our two OUTSTANDING secretaries, Mrs. Cuomo and Mrs. McCauley! We thank you for all that you do for the Crescent School Community!

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It is my pleasure and my honor to announce that our 2022-23 Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Denise Carey! Mrs. Carey is an outstanding educator who truly loves her profession and her students. I know you will join me in congratulating her on this very well-deserved honor!