olivia`s design chosen in yam button contest ejf
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olivia`s design chosen in yam button contest ejf
E G EJF-ALDENE STAFF RUN FOR AUTISM SPEAKS JF-Aldene School staff members and their friends and family took part in the New Jersey Marathon 5K in Long Branch. This marathon concluded their 30 day celebration of Autism Awareness Month. ina Mulholland, EJF-Aldene School Psychologist, coordinated the fundraising event and donated $300 to Autism Speaks. The RP School District would like to thank Gina and all of the EJF-Aldene staff for their commitment in helping spread awareness of Autism and for also showing, once again, why EJF-Aldene is recognized as the “School with a Heart!”. Pictured at right, from l to r, are back row; Mary Jane Leinberger, Aureo Nieves Jr., Michael Slater, Lisa Irizarry, Gina Mulholland, Grace Lopez, Stephanie Gomez, Michael Klein, Jennifer Durkin, Matthew Durkin; front row: Kellie O’Neill, Sue McNamara, Julianne Bello. Pictured above: EJF-Aldene staff take a break to pose for a picture. OLIVIA’S DESIGN CHOSEN IN YAM BUTTON CONTEST R P Middle School seventh grader Olivia Qiu has been selected as a winner in the Art Educators of New Jersey’s 2016 Youth Art Month Design Contest! O livia’s design was chosen by the Art Educators of New Jersey to represent the state during celebrations of Youth Art Month 2016. Her artwork will appear on the 2016 State Youth Art Month Button. Her art teachers, Tina Jones and Carrie Russoniello, supported her in participating in the AENJ Youth Art Month Design Contest. Out of more than 100 entries received from throughout the state, only eight art works were selected as design winners. These designs can be viewed at http://www.artsonia.com/schools/aenj1 and will also be displayed at the New Jersey Youth Art Month exhibit in the State House in Trenton. For more information about Youth Art Month, please visit http://www.aenj.org. A picture of the winning design is shown at right. R Pictured above is Oliva’ Qiu’s winning design which will appear on the 2016 State Youth Art month button. TWO RP STUDENTS AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING ARTWORK PHS freshman Brisa Roca received a certificate of recognition for the inclusion of her artwork in the State of New Jersey Youth Art Month Exhibition at a reception at the State House in Trenton. Her charcoal drawing of an owl was one of six pieces of art chosen out of over 100 pieces to represent Union County on the State level. elementary school second grader, Sadie Lavache, was also recognized for her inclusion on the state level for her mixed media painting, which was chosen to represent Union County as well. Art teacher, Terry Scutro, attended the evening reception at the State House in Trenton in support of her two students. Pictured in the photo, at left, RG top right, are Brisa Roca with art teacher, Terry Scutro. Sadie and a YAM representative are seen in the bottom photo at left, The art pieces are shown to the side of their photos. 1 Above: Superintendent Pedro Garrido (back row, left) with Foreign Language Teachers and Assistant Principal Ellen Bachert (bottom row, right.) The French Honor Society The RPHS Spanish Honor Society SEVENTEENTH YEAR FOR RP NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES T he RPHS World Language Department held its seventeenth annual induction ceremony into the French and Spanish National Honor Societies. Thirty-two students were inducted into La Vida Es Sueño, the RPHS chapter of the Spanish Honor Society. Ten students of French were inducted into the local chapter of the National French Honor Society. The candle lighting ceremony was attended by the families and friends of the inductees, followed by a reception for all, in the high school cafeteria. Attendees were greeted by our Superintendent of Schools Mr. Pedro Garrido, Assistant Principal Mrs. Ellen Bachert and members of the World Language Department. To qualify for membership into the honor societies, students must be enrolled in the third, fourth or fifth year of their chosen language and have achieved an “A” average for each year, for the two previous consecutive years. Students must have demonstrated an excellence in their command of the spoken and written language and an appreciation for the cultures that they studied. Honor cords will be awarded at graduation to members who continue to achieve excellence in a world language class. The three pictures above were taken at the ceremony. The 32 Spanish Inductees are listed as follows: Daniela Alavanja, Cameron Alli, David Arocho, Kleber Ardila – Jimenez, Melady Cabrera, Zuriel Carino, Cindy Castillo–Grande , Shawn Chhatwal, Julian Cortes, Casey Crown, Michael Fienco, Mauricio Giron, Sallem Giljic, Giselle Guevara, Christopher Gural, Florwisse Innocent, Kayla Jamandre, Steven Karas, Erin Kennedy, Sabrina LaSalle, Sebastian Leo, Luanna Maciel, Nicholas Marino, Daniel Mazewski, Natasia Ortiz, Isabella Pabon, Aakash Pandya, Charlotte Sessions, Mariam Suffrand, Tinaye Teasley, Jennyfer Tello, Kevin Zheng The 10 French Inductees are listed as follows: Dana Abad, Antoinette Antonucci, Odalys Arbelaez, Kristine Flores, Rebecca Green, Samantha Lipke, Alexis Monaco, Aarti Patel, Mariam Suffrand, and Nejla Turuskovic. R T NATIONAL WORLD LANGUAGE WEEK he World Language Department of the RP School District celebrated National World Language Week during March 7 through March 11. This year’s motto was “Languages Enrich Your Mind.” Activities to promote studies in French and Spanish included informational posters, Words of the Day, after-school movies and International Game Day. All activities were presented in both languages. The World Language Club offered an International food event. All students currently enrolled in French or Spanish participated in these activities. See the two pictures above. In the picture above, at left, from l to r are Liz Lamothe, Beatriz Matos, Mrs. Judyth Kurz, and Kaitlyn Donnelly. In the picture directly above are Larissa DeSousa and Kendra Bowman. WORLD LANGUAGE CRAFT DAY PHS students and eighth grade Language One students participated in a craft day held in the media center. Students had an opportunity to create typical handcrafts of the countries they are studying. The World Language Department with the help of the high school librarian organized and provided materials for students to create Ojos de Dios, family crests, piñata cards, Day of the Dead masks, jester hats, and Mardi Gras masks. See the two photos below. 2 PENNIES FOR PATIENTS R PHS National Honor Society’s service project, Pennies for Patients, raised $643.00 for the Local Leukeia & Lymphoma Society. NHS members campaigned for contributions through homeroom classes, collecting and counting weekly donations. After three weeks, the top three homerooms that contributed the most were awarded a bagel breakfast for their generous efforts. See the photo above. M TEEN TECH WEEK arch 7 through 11th was Teen Tech Week. In celebration, RPHS students participated in the 'dissecting' of computers. Students worked on the computers in the high school library. See the two photos above. COLLEGE REP SPEAKS TO RPHS FBLA M elissa Rapolla from Berkeley College presented a workshop on Leadership Skills to the FBLA Club. Ms. Rapolla also made presentations to business classes on Academic Integrity and Financial Fitness. See the photo above. Above: T T MOST IMPROVED RECOGNIZED AT PATRIOT GAME eachers at RPMS were asked to nominate a student for “most improved”. The nominated students and their families were given tickets to a Somerset Patriot baseball game, where they received an award and were given recognition on the field. It was a fantastic evening! The middle school students who were recognized are shown in the photos at left. In the first photo, at left, from l to r are sixth graders Alana Fernandes, Adriana Castro, Madison Molinaro; seventh graders Raina Dinardo, Ashley Persaud, and Ashley Garcia. In the second photo at left is eighth grader Matthew Gero. R Above: Angeleisse Barlett, working on a roller-coaster, an 8th grade science project in Mrs. Kristen Hickman’s class. RAY BANGS AND RPMS STEM GIRLS GIVE SHOUT-OUT TO KEAN UNIVERSITY! PHS Chemistry Teacher, Mr. Ray Bangs and our RPMS STEM Girls wish to thank Quintin and the members of the BioTechnology Club at Kean University for their concerted effort in providing the RPMS STEM-Girls with a most exciting afternoon at Kean STEM. Quintin and the Bio Tech Club members, (many of whom are RPHS graduates) presented a phenomenal array of activities. The girls began the afternoon taking swabs of various surfaces in the STEM building to determine the presence of bacteria. Examples of areas sampled included the water fountains, vending machines, elevator buttons, air ducts, floors, lab table tops, soles of shoes, book bags, and of course, fixtures throughout the bathrooms. The ultimate experience was observing the growth of the microbes after 3-5 days!! tudents then performed lab procedures for extracting DNA from strawberries. The girls learned it is a rather simple process to obtain the code of life. The young scientists were then introduced to the protocol for preparing DNA for replication in a PCR. This machine is the backbone for Biotechnology studies. Just two weeks earlier RPHS purchased and has been using the miniPCR to enhance the lab experiences we offer in Biology/AP Biology/BioMechanics . It also helps our students to develop skills in this burgeoning field. The afternoon concluded with the girls separating DNA base pairs with the use of gel electrophoresis. This is a process we are now able to do at the high school as well. Overall, it was a grand experience! It is fine that the sixth, seventh and eight grade students may not comprehend everything that was presented. One never knows what seeds of inspiration were sowed. The experience certainly opened the eyes of the parent chaperones who attended. They were unaware of the academic relationship Roselle Park has established with Kean nor the opportunities Kean STEM offers its students. Our school district is very fortunate to have this collaboration. Of note, Above: The the use students taking the AP Biology exam this month excitedly report that one of the free response questions entailed Angeliesse of PCR protocols and DNA replication. They feel confident they responded correctly to the question due to their hands-on Barlett— experience gleaned in the past few weeks using the equipment at RPHS and at Kean STEM. On behalf of the RP educational rollercoasterin research and community, Mr. Bangs sincerely expresses his gratitude for this experience and our ongoing participation STEM activities at Kean University. S 3 M STEM PROJECT FOR EIGHTH GRADERS T he eighth grade students in Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s class and T&G students from Cranford, Roselle and Elizabeth attended a convocation at William F. Halloran, School #22 in Elizabeth. The students participated in a STEM activity which involved making an upside-down vehicle out of a Mylar balloon with pipe cleaners and some other ingenious supplies that would capture balloons worth different point values that were suspended by a string and weight from the ceiling, building a structure out of straws, and solving pentominoes puzzles. T eams were awarded points throughout the day for their placement in each of the three activities. Medals were given to the first, second and third place team members. Our students enjoyed a fun-filled day that involved thinking and teamwork as well as an opportunity to make new friends. See the photo above. SIXTH GRADERS BUSY AT BIZ TOWN rs. Carbotti’s sixth grade class attended Biz Town, a simulated town activity that is supported by Junior Achievement. The activity allows students to play the roles of bankers, City Hall employees, Walmart employees, Met Life and Credit Union employees and so much more. The students were already prepared due to a series of lessons that covered finances, check writing, deposits, use of debit cards, bank loans, interest, and credit cards. They were given detailed job descriptions and information on how to start up their businesses. he day began with an opening speech and the Mayor of Plainfield swearing in the Mayor of Biz Town, Madison Ruiz, one of Mrs. Carbotti’s 6th grade students. Carbotti’s students enjoyed setting up and running their own businesses. They shopped at the various businesses and made purchases with their Biz Town paychecks. Ear buds, water bottles, and stress balls were a few of the items for sale. ther students were involved in publishing articles at the Biz Town newspaper. The Biz Town radio disc jockey played music and made announcements throughout the day. Bank tellers cashed and deposited checks, government employees obtained signatures to pass a bill and many students voted. his was a great opportunity for Union County T & G students to be able to engage in real life experiences that may spark an interest in a future career choice. See the photo, above, and at right. T O T ENVIRONMENTAL TRIP FOR FIFTH GRADERS F ctivities included Community Ville: Then and Now, Trash Recycle for Invention Convention, and the Lorax which was a mock trial activity on Polluting the Environment. This trip also included the fifth grade T & G students from Elizabeth Clark, and Cranford. The day was an enjoyable one filled with invaluable information that certainly could help students become better at conserving our natural resources, re -cycling and investigating alternate forms of energy. e pr e se n t a t i ve Ma r r a Degraff, of Giftedandtalented.com visited Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s T & G classes. Ms. Degraff taught STEM activities to all T&G students in grades four through eight. Giftedandtalented.com provides online courses that strengthen and explore creativity and advanced learning through advanced classes in mathematics, and science. Each course uses hands-on STEM related activities with career connections. essons started with T&G grades four and five selecting a mission. Each mission was unique and had a series of steps. Three missions offered were a life-under water mission, a mission on a planet or a mission creating a robot. The students made a list of necessary supplies, buildings etc. that they would need for survival in their new environment. Students then made a blueprint of their mission to include buildings, charging stations and a legend on their map, which was drawn to scale. They presented their findings to their classmates. ixth grade T & G students created their own pizza businesses and calculated cost for each item sold. They named their business and used concepts from geometry to make their pizza interesting. Students voted on which pizza business and product they were most likely to buy based on the cost and ingredients found in their pizza. eventh and eighth grade T & G students did a STEM activity involving sports and mathematics. The students were asked to figure out percentages, and ratios to select a team to play Quidditch, which is the game played in Harry Potter books and movies. Students were able to select who they wanted on their team by figuring out percentages reflecting the best playing qualities. he students were given a great opportunity to engage in STEM activities that were as different and varied as their interests. Pictured in L S S T ifth graders from Mrs. Joanne Carbotti and Mrs. Arlene Terpenning’s classes attended the a The Union County Convocation Consortium for Talented and Gifted students that was held at the Union County College in Cranford. The convocation topic was on the environment. A R CAREER RELATED STEM ACTIVITIES the photo top, right, from l to r are sixth graders Jared Foy, Liam Royster, and Wendy Ahedo. M FOURTH GRADERS ATTEND CONVOCATION rs. Joanne Carbotti’s and Mrs. Arlene Terpenning’s fourth grade T & G classes’ attended the Union County Gifted Convocation at school #22 in Elizabeth where it was hosted. Fourth grade T & G students got the opportunity to work with other gifted students throughout Union County working together to enhance problem solving and critical thinking skills. The day consisted of four activities including, logic, tangrams, analogies and a team building activity. Each team accumulated points based on successfully completing each activity in marathon format. A fun day was enjoyed by all, and students learned a valuable lesson on how teamwork helps make even the more difficult solutions possible, all while making some new friends along the way. Several students received awards for their completed project. Great job by all who attended! See the two photos at right 4 Above: Captain McCaffrey reads to Mrs. Stephanie Leonardis’ kindergarten students. Above: Ms. Melissa Malone’s first grade class and Mrs. Dina Cashin’s kindergarten class love “Read Aloud Fridays.” Above: Director of Special Services Mrs. Marie Mormelo shares a favorite story during Read Across America with Shane Calibo, Aedan Gayanilo, and Lillian Rivera. Above: Mia Farry and Sarah Drahos perform their ventriloquism act for the EJFAldene Talent Show. Above: Mrs. Dina Cashin’s kindergarten class celebrate Read Across America Week. Second graders picked their favorite storybook characters to participate in their Wax Museum. In the photo above, left, Kylie McCall brings “Pinkalicious” to life. In the photo above, center, Aviana Vaquedano has “A Bad Case of Stripes”. In the photo top, right is the Wax Museum. EJF-Aldene students were delighted by their visit from Kringle the Penguin, a 21 year old South African penguin, from Jenkinson’s Aquarium in Point Pleasant. Pictured above, left, Principal Julianne Bello welcomes Kringle; pictured above, center, fifth graders Madeline Almanzar and Tiffany DeLeon enjoy watching Kringle; pictured above, right, Kringle the Penguin smiles for the camera. Above: Mrs. Dina Cashin’s kindergarten class celebrates the 100 days of school with Zero the Hero. Above: Students enjoy watching the fifth graders battle the teachers in a competitive, but friendly game of volleyball. 5 T FOURTH GRADE FAMOUS PERSON BIOGRAPHY BRUNCH he fourth graders at Robert Gordon recently participated in a Biography Brunch. This event was co-sponsored by the Roselle Park Education Association. Prior to the event, the classes took a trip to the Roselle Park Veterans Memorial Library to research their famous person. In class, students wrote an informational writing piece and created a file folder project to highlight their famous person’s achievements. At the Biography Brunch, students read their writing pieces to family members, teachers, and peers. Some students even dressed up as their famous person! See the five photos above. T FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE PROJECTS ON DISPLAY he fifth grade at Robert Gordon recently completed science projects about plants. To meet the needs of various learning styles, students chose from three projects: a 3d model of a plant, a PowerPoint presentation on the life cycle of gymnosperms and angiosperms or a color changing flower experiment. All of the students creatively completed the projects and were able to discuss their work during a project showcase in the classrooms. See the four photos above. M 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL CELEBRATED rs. Dawn Marie Warren’s kindergarten class made hats and presented them to Zero the Hero. They also enjoyed eating the delicious cake made by class mom, Mrs. King. See the two photos below. Above: Mrs. Terri Sacca teaching Mrs. Dawn Warren’s kindergarten class about dental health. 6 DR. SEUSS IS ON THE LOOSE! S herman School celebrated their love of reading on Read Across America Day in March with guest readers visiting all of the classrooms. The PTA also sponsored a special Read Across America Night where community members and parents shared their favorite books. Some of the guests who read to the students are shown in the photos above. Starting with the photo at left are parent and illustrator Mrs. Ortiz; Superintendent of Schools Pedro Garrido; RP Mayor Carl Hokanson; Sergeant Brian Howarth and his partner and K-9, Devante; and parent and BOE President Chris Miller. Above: Charlotte Falcon in character as Junie B Jones at the Sherman Wax Museum. S Above: Gianna Geloz as Sleeping Beauty tells her story at the wax museum. 100 DAYS OF LEARNING FUN! Above: Madison Wilkes dressed as her character, Gritch the Witch. SECOND GRADE WAX MUSEUM herman second graders turned into wax figures that came to life during their book character wax museum. Students dressed as their favorite characters, and told visitors about themselves and their story when a “Press Me button” was touched on their “wax” hands.! See the three photos above. “W O ne hundred days smarter, did you know? We’ve had 100 days to learn and grow! Kindergarten students showcase their 100th day projects with a 100 year old Mrs. Donna Glomb. Students from l to r are Nathan Shao, Gabriela Aguiar, Victoria Barnet, Nathaniel Albarron. SHERMAN SPIRIT DAYS e've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you?” Sherman students and staff have fun showing school spirit, as captured in the photos at left and at right. In the photo, at left, the winners of Crazy Hair Day are shown holding their award certificates. In the photo at right, Mrs. Donna Glomb and her "twins" pose on a RP Colors Day! Students in the back row, from l to r, are: Mason Harms, Colleen Downey, Sophie Wilkes, John Ranieri; middle row: Lucia Ranieri, Madison Harms, Isabella Ranieri; front row: Principal Donna Glomb and Gerald Bonifaz. 7 Above: Students from Mrs. Lisa Lugara’s class are busy writing and using their laptops. Above: Mrs. Karen Ruby’s high school class visits a dairy farm. Above: Students from the Peer Modeling Program at EJF-Aldene are busy painting. Above: Outdoor fun with Mrs. Amy Balestrino and Mrs. Karen Ruby ! Above: EJF-Aldene student, Richie Luna from Miss Grace Lopez’ class proudly wears the T-shirt he designed for Autism Awareness Month. EJF-Aldene staff members pose wearing the T-shirts. Above: Parents came to the ECC to decorate T-shirts with their children on “Family Day”. Above: Students from Mrs. Lisa Lugara’s class at RG are using the flexible seating that was purchased and donated by Donors Choose. The founder of Craigslist was the person who funded the entire project; it was over $800! Above: A student from Mrs. Kathryn Gawron’s class, can be seen proudly showing off his Totally Artsy Tuesday project during the Week of the Young Child. Above: Mrs. Lisa Lugara’s students planned and baked goodies for Autism. Above: Students from Mrs. Amy Balestrino’s and Mrs. Karen Ruby’s classes blow bubbles in celebration of Autism month. Above: Ms. Kelley’s students from EJFAldene proudly show the cool sombreros they made for Cinco de Mayo! 8 U RP STUDENTS ENJOY A COMPETITIVE DAY AT THE RACES nder the direction of district physical education teachers, Mr. Brian Lowe, Mr Kevin Carroll and Mr. Doug Metzgar, students from across our district schools participated in a Special Olympics Day. Students enjoyed participating in kickball, baseball and water relay races. See some of the highlights in the four pictures above. Joseph F Emily Above, from l to r: Adrian Dannica Emily, Danica, Joseph and Nate AWARDS FOR FIVE RP ARTISTS AT NJPAC ive RP elementary school student artists had their artwork exhibited at the Winter Art Exhibit sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey. The art was exhibited in the Victoria Theater. Emily Toms (EJFAldene); Joseph Kinney, Adrian Chacon, Dannica Solomatin and Nate Albarron (Sherman) were honored at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. See the five photos above. T THREE STUDENT ARTISTS HONORED AT SPRING EXHIBIT hree RP students have their artwork on exhibit at the Spring Art Exhibit sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey. The students were honored on April 17 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ. The artwork will be on display in the Victoria Theatre through on June 3rd. The honored students are: Sherman: Victoria Barnat, Gianna Qiu and Naima Toro. Naima and Victoria are pictured at right. Gianna is not pictured. Victoria Naima 9 ADVANCED ART STUDENTS EXHIBIT IN ART SHOW S ix art students from Terry Scutro’s Advanced Art class participated in the duCret School of Art 37th NJ High School Art Show. The class comprised of sixth and seventh grade students also took a trip to see the exhibit of over 430 pieces of art created by New Jersey art students. RPHS senior Ayushi Patel, received an Honorable Mention in the collage category. Emily Sofia Above: back row from l to r: Sabrina LaSalle, Jaipreet Uppal, Zuriel Infante, Shane Ryan, Jorge Bonilla, Casey Crown, Tinaye Teasley, Claudia Opiela and Angelika Perez-O’Hara.; front row: Chand Patel, Amanda McKeon, Ayushi Patel, Sarah Krynicki, Carmen Pagan, and art teacher Terry Scutro. Antonio Ying M Above: Ayushi Patel receiving her certificate from duCret Director Frank Falotico as art teacher Terry Scutro looks on. Sydney Audrey Naima TWENTY-FIVE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR COUNTY EXHIBIT arch was Youth Art Month and Roselle Park had a lot to celebrate! Twenty-five students from our district were selected to exhibit their artwork in the Union County Youth Art Month exhibit. The exhibit was held at the Elizabethown Gas Company lobby at the Liberty Hall Center in Union. Our students are listed as follows: RPHS: Hailley Orega, Ayushi Patel, Chand Patel, Brisa Roca and Yeymmi Santamaria; RPMS Julia Berlinski, Isis Gonzalez, Samuel Mendoza and Olivia Qiu; EJF-ALDENE: Sydney Becker, Emily Sharamova and Antonio Spano. ROBERT GORDON: Alexis Borrero, Sadie Lee Lavache, Jovanna McGuire, Brianna Morris, Alish Persaud, Sebastian Saavedra and Samantha Stambloy; Sherman Girls SHERMAN: Ying Chow, Audrey Miller, Sofia Ortiz, Naima Toro, Grace Vita and Logan Vita. Their art teachers, Tina Jones, Joanna Netta, Carrie Russoniello and Terry Scutro are extremely proud of their students! See the surrounding photographs of seven of the students. 10 A Publication of the ROSELLE PARK BOARD OF EDUCATION 510 Chestnut Street Roselle Park, NJ 07204 www.rpsd.org The Roselle Park School District does not discriminate against handicapped persons with regard to admission, access to or treatment of employment in its programs, activities, and vocational opportunities. For more information, contact District Public 504 Compliance Coordinator, Mrs. Susan Carlstrom at (908) 241-4550. : Superintendent of Schools Business Adm./Board Secretary The Roselle Park School District guarantees each student equal educational opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, or racial or economic status. For more information contact District Affirmative Action Officer, Mrs. Paula Sicignano at (908) 298-6835. 11