Tony Griffo's Teacher Page

Class: Financial Literacy

1 Marking Period Class

Each Marking Period

Grade: 7th

Period 2

Room 162A

Assignments will be Posted, Completed and Submitted through Google Classroom.

All Assignments will count as both a Classwork Assignment and a Homework Assignment and receive a grade in each category.

All Assessments will be Posted, Completed and Submitted through Google Classroom

All Graded Assignments and Assessments will be returned to the students through Google Classroom

Class: Intro to Sports History

1 Semester Class

First Semester: Marking Periods 1 and 2

Second Semester: Marking Periods 3 and 4

Grade: 8th

Periods: 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9

Room 131

Assignments will be Posted, Completed and Submitted through Google Classroom.

All Assignments will count as both a Classwork Assignment and a Homework Assignment and receive a grade in each category.

All Assessments will be Posted, Completed and Submitted through Google Classroom

All Graded Assignments and Assessments will be returned to the students through Google Classroom

Each Students will create a 4-page Research Paper, in which the topic is their Favorite Athlete.

This Research Paper will be Completed and Submitted through Google Classroom

The Students will have 3 months to Complete and Submit the Research Paper

The Research Paper will count as 5 Grades: 2 Classwork Grades, 2 Homework Grades and 1 Assessment Grade

Hello Everyone, my name is Tony Griffo and I have been teaching Social Studies in the North Bergen School District since 2004.

This is my second year at the Junior High (after teaching at Franklin, McKinley, Kennedy and North Bergen High School) and am excited to prepare my students for their future as they become adults facing the world of Finances.

I am also more than excited to share my extensive knowledge of Sports History with my students.

I am a Graduate of Secaucus High School (Class of 1979)

I am a Graduate of Seton Hall University (Class of 1984)

This will be my 32nd year as a Social Studies Teacher and I have coached HS JV Girls Basketball, Boys Baseball and Girls Tennis; as well as 6th-8th Grade Boys Basketball. I have also worked as an Umpire for Softball and Baseball (Middle School to High School Varsity) for 10 years in the state of New Jersey.

I will be teaching 1 course of Financial Literacy in each Marking Period for the 2026 - 27 School Year

I will be teaching 5 courses of Intro to Sports History in each Semester for the 2026 - 27 School Year.

You can contact me via email: [email protected] or by calling the Main Office at the North Bergen Junior High School: 201-875-5020

All of my students will need to bring to class each and every day; their chrome book (charged fully the night before) as MOST of my notes for class will be posted as Material in Google Classroom for the students to follow along with in class, a 1-2 subject notebook and a pen or pencil

CLASSROOM RULES:

1. I will be polite and respectful to every student.

2. All students will be polite and respectful to each other and me.

3. NO PHONES will be used in the classroom.

4. Students will have their charged chrome books everyday for class.

5. Students will have their notebook and pen everyday for class.

6. There will be NO FOOD ALLOWED in the classroom.

7. Asking questions and giving answers and feedback is accepted and encouraged; BUT TALKING IN CLASS IS NOT.

8. PLEASE be respectful to all property in the classrooms.

BUT MOST OF ALL: We will LEARN, GROW AND HAVE FUN

My extra Help Day will be Wednesdays after 9th Period, from 2:28 until 2:58 in Room 126