J W Wakeman School PS 6

09/30/2026

09/28/2026

Please see the message below from Mr. Apruzzese.

Good evening,

On Tuesday, September 29, students will participate in our annual Fall Evacuation Walk to Middle School 7. This drill is part of our emergency preparedness plan. We conduct two walks each year, one in the Fall and another in the Spring, to ensure students and staff are familiar with emergency procedures. Prior notice regarding this event was sent home.

School Picture Day is scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026. Order forms were sent home at the end of last week. For families who misplaced order forms, please contact your child’s teacher for additional forms, or you can order online at www.schoolcraftstudios.com. Our online code is 565ESF2627. For this school picture day, students are expected to be in school uniform. For families still awaiting official school polos, we contacted the vendor again for an update. If you do not have an official school polo a navy blue polo is fine.

While we have promising weather in the upcoming forecast, we will practice an inclement weather arrival tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29. We will practice how to safely enter the building to ensure students are not standing in the rain on days when it may be wet and cold. Students will enter the building at various entrance points. Staff will be on the staircases and landings to ensure students arrive at their classroom. Please walk your child to the appropriate entrance, as students will not line up. We ask that you do not climb the steps with them.

5th Grade: Students will enter the entrance they usually do each day. This is the entrance closest to Saint Pauls and Central Ave., where the gate opens to the parking lot.

3rd & 4th Grade: Students will enter the entrance they usually do each day, closer to Hopkins and Central.

2nd Grade: Students will enter through the entrance closer to Saint Pauls and Oakland.

1st Grade: Students will enter through the entrance closer to Hopkins and Oakland.

Kindergarten: Students will enter through the entrance closer to Saint Pauls and Oakland.

Pre-K Rooms 108, 109, and 110 students will enter through the entrance closer to Saint Pauls and Oakland.

PK Rooms 99, 100, 101 and 102 will enter through the parking lot side, through the entrance closest to Hopkins and Central where they enter each day.

In order to have a quick and streamlined process for entering the building, we ask that parents do not block the stairs or entrances, especially on the Oakland Ave. side of the building.

Please remember if it rains and students are bringing an umbrella, they should have it closed before moving toward the entrance doors. They should also have their bookbags on their backs and be ready to enter with all their belongings. Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring our routine goes smoothly on these inclement weather days.

Have a great evening,

Joseph Apruzzese
Principal
Public School 6

09/28/2026

October 2026

09/17/2026

Please see the message below from Mr. Apruzzese.

Good evening,

I hope all students and families enjoyed their first days at J.W. Wakeman, Public School 6. I want to thank all of our staff members and families for ensuring our students had a great first week of school. I can not stress the importance of getting your children to school on time and ready to learn. If you have not done so already, please complete the school emergency contact forms and photo release forms that were sent home last week.

Our in-person Open House for parents is next Tuesday, September 22, from 6:30 - 8:00 P.M. at our school. We will have a brief meeting in the auditorium before you have the opportunity to meet your child’s teacher. Staff will be meeting with parents, so please do not bring any students in the evening, as we do not have any additional staff to watch your child. During the meeting, new families will be introduced to our PTO representatives who will be recruiting. We are planning a cup of coffee with the principal in the next couple of weeks as well for a more informal chat.

There is no school for students on Monday, September 21, 2026, as the Jersey City Public Schools observe Yom Kippur.

Have a great day,

Joseph Apruzzese
Principal
Public School 6

09/17/2026

Our teachers are twinning already!

09/16/2026

Lunch Application Information 2026-2027

09/09/2026

Please see the message below from Mr. Apruzzese.

Good evening,

Tomorrow is the big day! We are thrilled to welcome our students back for the first day of the 2026–2027 school year. Please remember that tomorrow is a full school day, with arrival beginning at 8:30 A.M. and dismissal at 2:45 P.M. Our support staff will be outside ready to assist any families who need a quick reminder of their child's teacher or classroom amid all the excitement. We have attached a map to this email showing our morning drop-off and lining-up locations, and room number signs are hung on the fence around the courtyard. A few classes receive individual transportation and are not listed on the initial diagram, but we will update and share a final version once our arrival schedules and bus routes smooth out over the coming days.

Have a great evening,

Joseph Apruzzese
Principal
Public School 6

09/08/2026

Good afternoon,

Families who are new to the Jersey City Public Schools and are interested in enrolling their child in Morning Stars and/or CASPER must complete the Google Form below to begin the registration process.

Use Link Below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHJjalz1fZ3LOkq78jtuiHjUm_AwV82OT2fy_jM54usvxDYg/viewform

If your child participated in Morning Stars and/or CASPER previously, you do not need to complete the Google Form. Please reach out to Ms. McCarthy directly with any questions or registration needs.

General CASPER and MORNING STARS info below:
https://www.jcboe.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1537910&type=d&pREC_ID=2315720

Have a great evening,

Joseph Apruzzese
Principal
Public School 6
Jersey City Public Schools

Jersey City is located in Jersey City, NJ.