E.B. SEPTA meeting scheduled for Dec. 18

East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 in the public meeting room area at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center.

Robin Schafer, chief executive officer of Masterful Kids, will present a program titled “Emotional Intelligence Learning.” It is maintained that teaching social/emotional skills to children improves classroom relationships and focus and decreases negative behaviors. For more information on the topic, log on to www.masterfulkids.com.

All parents/guardians of classified and nonclassified students are welcome to attend the meeting. For more information, e-mail Edward or Audrey Weiner at eddieweinersepta@hotmail.com, telephone (732) 254-7526.

Hanukkah celebration,

menorah lighting slated

The Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe, and Everything Jewish by Chabad, a project of Chabad House of Monroe, will sponsor a Hanukkah Celebration and Giant Menorah Kindling Ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Concordia Shopping Center, in front of Everything Jewish by Chabad. The community is invited.

The event will feature the lighting of the menorah, music, dancing, and free latkes and doughnuts. Public dignitaries and community leaders will attend the ceremony and assist in kindling the menorah.

For more information, call (609) 409-1000 or e-mail everythingjewish@aol.com.