Fall 2008 Edition

Volume 1, Issue 1
O u r L a d y o f S o r r ow s
November 14, 2008
KNIG HTLY NEW S
“OTTO THE AUTO” TEACHES SAFET Y
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Class of 2018
2
If you build it...
3
My Trip to Haiti
4
Teenage Fashion
5
An Election To
Remember
5
Movie Reviews
Blue Knights Activity
6
7
“Otto the Auto”, sponsored by Automobile Association of America (AAA)
came to Our Lady of Sorrows School to
teach the students in grades PreK—2
about the importance of traffic safety
principles. Some of the topics discussed with the students were: how to
get to and from school safely, school
bus safety procedures, how to find a
safe place to play, and the proper way to
cross the street.
The students enjoyed a fun conversation with one of the “cutest” autos in
town: “Otto”. The students were able to
engage in an exciting question and answer session with Otto.
A special thank you goes out to
Mrs. Albanese for organizing this safety
event for our students.
For more information and fun activities to continue to teach your children about safety in and out side of our
homes and school, you can go to the
following link:
www.http://www.ottoclub.org
CYO Sports By: Todd Oakley, Mike Winter, Emily Carella
Over the last few weeks the OLS
CYO program had its basketball
tryouts. There are four basketball
teams: freshmen boys, JV boys,
varsity blue team, and varsity white
team. The freshman boys coach is
Mr. Bosi and Mr. Cirillo. The JV
coach is Mr. Nick Commiso. The
coach of the varsity Blue team is
coached by Mr. Larkin. The girls
had their tryouts last week. Nick
Chimiki and Bill Donnoly are the
coaches of the girl varsity team. The
coaches of the JV girls’ team are
Tom Carella, and Bud Carella. The
coaches of the freshman girls’
team are Joan Carella and Bud
Carella. So far the boys have
been practicing for
three weeks and the
girls have been practicing for two weeks. The
JV boy’s team is having
their first preseason
tournament on November 1. Please check
the school website for
a schedule of games.
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Saying Goodbye to Yankee Stadium By Andrew Murphy
On September 21, 2008,
the final baseball game at
Yankee Stadium took
place. The Yankees played
their first game at Yankee
Stadium on April 18,
1923, beating archrival
Boston Red Sox, 4-1. Over
its 85 year history, Yankee
Stadium has hosted a variety of events from the
World Series to Papal visits. It has also hosted
three all-star games, including the 2008 game. It
has also been home to
some of the greatest players in baseball history. In
1974, Monument Park
was constructed to honor
N E W P L AYG R O U N D
…We will play on
Our new
playground!! It is
the best ever!”
We kicked off our New Playground Campaign with our
Blue Ribbon opening last
school year. The students,
teachers and parents, worked
very hard to raise money to
make it a great place to play.
Msgr. Gervasio also dropped
a few dollars into our playground jar. Our dream finally
came true at the beginning of
this school year 2008. Everyone likes the new playground!! We all use it. It is
basically different kinds of
BY:
Yankee greats. The National
Hockey League debated on
having an outdoor hockey
game there in 2009, but
they decided not to play a
hockey game there. The Stadium is scheduled to officially close in February
2009. Yankees fan or not, it
will be hard to say goodbye
to Yankee Stadium.
SAMANTHA LONG
monkey bars and a stair-like
piece of equipment. It is very
popular because it’s a good
way to stay in shape and have
fun at the same time. A lot of
people made this happen so
our whole school could play
on the playground on the first
day of school. A special thank
you to all of the parents and
students for all of their hard
work and dedication to our
school. A special thank you to
Mr. Flock for donating his
time and equipment..
A Special Welcome to the Class of 2018 By: Collette Brisson
We have a new group of kindergarten students that fill our
hallways with fun and excitement. Here is what they liked
about OLS:
“We pray a lot.”
“We have recess”
“We love Spanish class with
Mrs. Salvatore”
“Birthday celebrations and
treats.”
“We love music class with Mr.
Kemmey.”
“We love computer with Mrs.
Winter.”
“We like rest time.”
“We like circle time with
Mrs. Sheppard and Mrs.
Slifko.”
“We like Show-n-Tell”
“We learn about God.”
“We have classroom jobs to
help our teachers.”
“We like drawing in art with
Mrs. Bowers.”
“We like gym class with
Mrs. Albanese.”
“We like when Mrs. Laurinaitis reads stories to us
with her sweet voice.”
The kindergarten students
are having a great time
learning their letters and
beginning to read sight
words.
K N I G HT L Y N E W S
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M Y T R IP TO HAITI – A T RU E STO RY
It was day 18 and our vacation was almost over. We
were homesick and ready
to go back to New Jersey.
Then we heard that a hurricane was coming, and our
eyes opened wide. The island was so beautiful! How
could there be a hurricane?
But, sure enough, it started
to rain. Then the rain got
harder, and then the wind
came. The river overflowed.
Lucky for us, we lived on a
mountain so the water didn’t affect us. I looked out
the window and I saw the
water rushing by. People
were leaving their homes
and running for their lives.
At one point, the water got
so high that we had friends
come over because their
houses were being destroyed. It was devastating.
We tried not thinking about
it. There was a little tin
house next to us that we
thought the wind would
blow away because the wind
was so strong. We prayed to
God and our house was just
fine. Two days later, the
wind was calm and the rain
passed. The sun came out,
and we would be leaving in
two days. We went for a
walk by the river. By that
time, it had dried up. You
could see all of the houses
it destroyed. There was a
newlywed couple who had
lost their house. All that was
left was the back wall. Luckily that was the worst that
happened to us because we
were in the south. The hurricane wasn’t as bad in the
south as it was in the north.
We heard that kids were
BY:
B. ST. JOUR & J. KADUTHODIL
dying and were being taken
away by the water. I thanked
God we weren’t in those conditions. There was so much
destruction and loss of electricity. Later that day, the
rain started again because
there was another hurricane.
The rain and wind came
strong. I wondered if it was
ever going to stop. It lasted
for just one day. It was the
night before we were supposed to leave, and it was
still raining. I was packing
my bags and I heard a man
come in. It was our driver.
He said we would be leaving
right away. The bridge to get
us to Port-au-Prince was
collapsing. I hurried and finished packing. I was so
scared. The next day we got
to our destination, we were
on our way to the
airport, but the airport was
closed and we were stuck. I
wanted to cry. I was going to
miss the first day of school. I
was supposed to be back on
8/27, but we came on 9/4.
The days went by slowly. It
felt like I was never going
home. Finally, 9/4 came,
and I was saying goodbye to
Haiti. I was on my way
home.
Welcome to OLS Mrs. Cuoghi and Mrs. Revill
By: Colleen Dolan, Courtney Brisson, Alexis Chomicki
Q: What subjects do you
teach?
A: I teach 7th grade science and religion and 6th
grade social studies.
Our Lady of Sorrows
School would like to welcome two new teachers to
our staff. Mrs. Maria
Cuoghi—7th grade homeroom and Mrs. Ellen Revill—Reading Resource
Room grades 4—6. We
are very happy to have
them on our team. Here is
what they have to say
about OLS:
Mrs. Cuoghi:
Q: How do you like teaching here?
A: I like it a lot, it’s been
fun!
Q: How is OLS different
from when you went
here?
A: When I went to OLS
there was no middle
school program.
Q: What is your favorite
thing about OLS?
A: My favorite thing about
OLS is the sense of family.
Q: What do you like the
best about the OLS students?
A: They are a close knit
community ;they are very
friendly.
Q: What are you looking
forward to during this
school year?
A: All the fun activities, like the reindeer games.
Mrs. Revill:
Q:How do you like teaching here at OLS?
A: It is very nice here.
It’s a very enjoyable
place to be.
Q:What subjects do you
teach?
A: I teach fourth, fifth
and sixth ILA.
Q:What is your favorite
thing about OLS?
A: I like the strong community and how everyone knows each other.
Q:What do you like best
about the students here
at OLS?
A:The students are so
polite. For example, they
always hold the door,
even the young ones
who don't even know
me. They are always
saying please and thank
you.
Q:What are you looking
forward to during the
year at OLS?
A:I am looking forward
to seeing my students
improve and become
more independent
workers.
Helpful Websites
http://www.rif.org/
http://www.weeklyrea
der.com/kids/
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Who Will Win The World Series
By: Brian Tuohy and Ryan Prendergast
This poll was conducted by 5 students from each grade K - 8, the principal
and some teachers. It was a very exciting time to listen to students’ opinions
about who was going to win the World Series. OLS students take great pride
in team spirit. As you know, the Phillies ruled the baseball diamond. They
won The Series for the first time in 28 years.
GO PHILLIES!!
Team
Name
Tallies
Devil
Rays
Red Sox
Angels
White
Sox
Phillies
Brewers
Dodgers
Cubs
12
11
5
0
50
2
2
5
Principal
choice
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Teachers
choice
2
8
OLS is Going Green: Cookie and Juice Pouch Brigade
By: Anna Prendergast and Brian Marion
“OLS
is
going
Green”
Help OLS and help the environment. For every Nabisco
wrapper and juice pouch recycled, our school will earn
$0.02. OLS is collecting the
wrappers and pouches during lunch. You can also wash
them out at home and send
them to Mrs. Winter
(Computer Teacher). This is
a great program that encourages kids to help the earth.
Remember that small change
can turn into big $$$$! Last
year we raised about $32 in
just two months with juice
pouches alone! That was
about 1600 juice pouches,
but it all adds up. And we
did it in seven weeks! If you
want more information on
this program, visit the
school website and go to
the RECYCLING link. So far
to date, we have collected
at least 3000 pouches and
500 cookie wrappers. Join
the OLS green team and you
can help our school and the
environment! Your juice
pouch and cookie wrapper
trash is our CASH.
www.OLSschool.us
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Fall Fashion
By: Emily Clark, Nina Carella, Leanne Consiglio, Cynthia Leavey, Caitlyn Sweeney, Elizabeth Kite, Dana Davies, Lianna Rossi
HOT FOR GIRL’S
HOT FOR GUY’S
StoresStores Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister,
Pink, American Eagle, Forever 21, Old
Navy, Juicy Couture, and Aero
Stores-Aberercrombie
and Fitch, Hollister,
Stores
Nike, American Eagle, Models, Old Navy,
Aero, and Pacsun
TopsTops Baby doll tees and designer store
tees
TopsTops- Designer tees, Football and Basketball
Jerseys
ShoesShoes Uggs, and designer shoes
BottomsBottoms Basketball shorts and designer
jeans
BagsBags Store designer bags like Coach,
Ugg purse, Channel, Kathy Vanzeeland,
Juicy Couture, Donney and Burke and
Vera Bradley
MakeupMakeup eyeliner, lip gloss (light pink),
ShoesShoes Uggs, sneakers (Nike, Puma, DCs,
Reebok, Adidas, Element)
neutral eye shadow, blush, and mascara
HairHair Short or long hair as long as there is a
style to the cut
Look this up to find out your skin tone…….
http://www.ehow.com/
how_2126119_choose-makeup-complimentskin-tone.html
http://www.fashion.about.com/fashiontips/teens
An Election To Remember
By: Stefania Zamparelli
Election day, 2008 is here at last.
Lights of the ballots are flaring, oh so fast!
Democrats encourage Obama all the way,
Republicans cheer McCain and crowds scream, “Yeah!”
Time is running out for the campaigning is done,
It is now time to see America’s next son.
Oh, and people ask because people dare…
How will our next leader help us fare?
Halloween Terror By:
Kyle Brisson and Steven Luciano
It was a rainy Halloween night. A few kids had been trick-ortreating for hours and they were tired. So they decided to take a
shortcut home through the old cemetery. They knew they had
made a big mistake when they heard a horrible noise. They
turned around and there was nothing behind them. They heard
the noise again; they discovered that it was coming from under
their feet. One of them could just barely hear it. The others had
already run away because they were so scared. That one ran
back to the others and decided to never speak of it again. The
creepy voices were chanting, “Whoooo is out there!”
A “Brief” Story of the First Thanksgiving
This is the story of the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims sailed to a
new world. The pilgrims meet some Indians. They took over the
Indians. The Indians fought back but the Pilgrims were too
strong. Finally, some one said stop! The Pilgrims and the Indians
taught each other new trades and soon became friends. They
both lived happily ever after and ate a huge feast together. They
called this feast Thanksgiving. This is why we celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a time for feasting and friendship.
Happy Thanksgiving from the Knightly News Staff.
K N I G HT L Y N E W S
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Movie Reviews By: Matt Camera and Andrew Auger
BOLT
High School Musical
Madagascar 2
Release date - November 21,
2008
Starring – John Travolta and
Miley Cyrus
Release date – October 24,
2008
Starring – Zac Efron, Vanessa
Hudgens
Release date – November 7,
2008
Starring – Ben Stiller and
Chris Rock
Bolt is a story of a dog who is
the star of a hit TV show.
When Bolt travels off the set
for the first time, he comes
across some wild new friends
and the hilarity ensues. The
problem is, this doesn’t look
very funny at all. Yes the
trailer had its moments (the
Hamster looks pretty funny)
but overall this looks like a
boring movie.
Matt’s prediction – 30%
(3/10)
Andrew’s prediction – 40%
(4/10)
It’s the final installment of the
High School Musical phenomenon. In this movie, all
the main characters become
seniors and get to live the ultimate dream of graduating
from high school. This movie
looks pretty boring to be honest because it’s the same
thing every single time. I can
guarantee I would be able to
write the entire script for this
film and it would look something like what is going to turn
out.
Matt’s prediction – 20%
(2/10)
Andrew’s prediction – 30%
(3/10)
The gang from the Central
Park Zoo is back (and hopefully better than ever) in this
second installment of the
Madagascar series. This time
the gang is lost in Africa, and
they must adapt to the African life to survive, even if it
tears them apart. I was a fan
of Madagascar, and this
looks like the same kind of
movie. Yes the story will
probably be bad and most of
the jokes will fall flat with the
older group, but the bright
colors, wisecracking penguins and monkeys, cheap
toilet humor, and the exuberant musical numbers will be
enough to get the kiddies into the theater.
So overall it will not be
a pointless exercise,
but a pretty successful
one
Matt’s PredictionPrediction- 60%
(6/10)
Andrew’s PredictionPrediction55% (5.5/10)
Plan ahead
Buy AMC Scrip
Cards
Check out the
school website for
more info.
www.OLSschool.us
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BLUE KNIGHTS ACTIVITY PAGE
Try to fill in the missing numbers.
Use the numbers 1 through 9 to complete the equations.
Each number is only used once.
Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation.
Remember that multiplication and division are performed before
addition and subtraction.
By: Matt Winter
Thanksgiving and
Fall Word Search
S A H A Y N B Y R T P L P O F Q D C A U B P
S E S O S T H A N K S G I V I N G O K U J P
S N V K T H N S Z Q R A P B R O E R M Y C L
Y L I A E B A D O E L I E Z O I N N B T L E
G Q X K E T A R B E L E C F P U G U H A H M
W X J R P L B M I G N M U T U A N C A Y Z F
L J R P U M E A R N R W E F S N I O R E F E
Q Y V P E V U I L I G F N K K R F P V K S G
A L G X O F M P D L J X L Y O O F I E R J F
I P X N F R I E N D S A T I C C U A S U C M
H A P P Y U S F T S T N W K E G T O T T W H
N G Q T Y O C L V S E Z A M G H S L U Y Q G
APPLE
AUTUMN
BASKETBALL
CELEBRATE
CORN
CORNUCOPIA
CRANBERRY
FEAST
FRIENDS
HARVEST
HAY
LEAVES
MAZES
NOVEMBER
PIES
PILGRIM
PUMPKINS
SHARING
STUFFING
THANKSGIVING
TURKEY
X B H Q W Y K F Q L U Q A P T X W K K X G H
V J Y L X S H M D Q C J R O A V X K A N A U
By: Matt Winter
Happy
Thanksgiving
OLS Families
Answer Key
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