School 5 - Cliffside Park School District

Cliffside Park
School 5
“Knowledge is
Power”
Spring, 2016
2- Five on Five
A Message From
Mrs. Martinotti
Inside
Looking Back
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Inside Our Classrooms
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Students of the Month
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Citizens of the Month
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PTO News
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It’s hard to believe that winter is behind us and
summer is on the horizon as we go through a rather chilly
spring! While the temperatures are slow to rise, our
students have been steadily climbing toward their year-end
targets. As I walk through the halls and into classrooms, I
am amazed at the progress so many of our students have
made this year. I feel an air of confidence and with that a
flurry of excitement as personal and academic goals are
being met. As we approach June, it is important to keep in
mind that while summer may be a time to slow down due
to lazy, hazy days, it is important to keep our students
active with their reading, writing, and math skills.
I look forward to celebrating our students at our
upcoming ceremonies and end-of-the-year activities!
Mrs. Martinotti
School No. 5 Newsletter
Spring 2016
LOOKING
BACK
AT
SPECIAL
EVENTS
AT
SCHOOL 5
While the winter months may have brought
chillier temps, our halls were sizzling with
activity!
School No. 5 Celebrates Literacy! On
February 24th we participated World
Read Aloud Day!
Sponsored by
LitWorld, this is a day on which global
attention is brought to
the
importance
of
reading aloud and
sharing
stories.
Student in School 5
participated in this
event
in
many
different
ways.
Students in Ms. Sanchez’s class skyped
with middle school students who read
them a story!
The week of March 2nd, we celebrated Dr.
Seuss’s birthday for Read Across
America! Many guest readers came to
School No. 5 to share some special stories!
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We had some parents,
some members of the
community and even Mr.
Cupcake!
Our students also spent
an afternoon as artists!
In our Arts and
Craftery program,
students in grades PK-3 were guided
through the steps of creating an undersea
masterpiece! We are so
proud of their talent!
Our next painting
session will be on
Wednesday, May
18th…we can’t wait to
see what our young
artists create!
School No. 5 Newsletter
Spring 2016
A Peek Inside Our
Classrooms
PK Wrap Around – Mrs. Perez: Students in wrap around
Summer is
Coming!
Ideas to promote
learning during
the heat!
Taking a trip? Start
a family travel journal to
record memories. And
don’t forget to bring
along audio books for car
trips!
Cool off at the
Library!
Magazines, newspapers,
and books galore at your
fingertips! Did you
know you can borrow
CDs and DVDs, too?
Check them out with
your library card!
were involved in learning all about our community. We took a tour of
Cliffside Park using Google maps. Students also drew pictures of
what they wanted to be when they grow up. They wrote letters to
someone they knew. We also started learning about signs of spring.
The students made binoculars and came up with their own checklist
of signs to use during our “nature walk”.
PK Mrs. Rutz: Students in the Pre-K Classes learned about
different community helpers that are in our community. They had a
chance to see and meet them as well. Many of the classes went to
visit the post office, public library, fire department and police
department.
PK Ms. Fontana: Students in Ms. Fontana’s class participated in
an author study, focusing on one of our favorite authors in the class:
Mo Willems. We discussed who an author is and what they do.
Students practiced print skills by making best friend books after
reading My New Friend Is So Fun!
PK Ms. Sanchez: Students in Pre-K learned about various
community helpers and went to visit the post office, library, fire and
police departments. Students had the opportunity to mail their very
own letters to their loved ones, meet the police chief and see inside
of the police station, listen to a story and participate in a craft at the
local library and go on a fire truck!
PK Ms. Montana: Students in Mrs. Montana’s class enjoyed a
unit on community helpers. Students participated in assembling an
anchor chart matching community helpers with the tools needed for
their jobs. During center play, students dress as police officers, fire
fighters, mail carriers, doctors and nurses. We have also been
participating in several field trips within the community with Miss
Fontana’s class to the post office, fire and police department and
library.
PK Ms. Hompesch: Students in Miss Hompesch’s class enjoyed
participating in a number of interactive Smartboard activities. Many
of these activities included topics relating to spring, which helped
them learn about many of the changes we see during this time of
year. They enjoyed learning about things such as weather and
animals, while also experiencing how to use technology.
PK Ms. Clinton: Students in Ms. Clinton’s class learned about
different community helpers that have jobs in our community. They
then dressed up as the community helper they would most like to be
and created a class book with their photos.
PK Ms. Viviani: Students in Ms. Viviani’s class learned about
different ways to take care of the Earth for Earth Day. They sorted
items that are trash and items that can be recycled. They also
created maracas by reusing plastic water bottles. One of the fun
center activities was Alphabet Trash, where students used grabbers
to pick up alphabet litter!
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Spring 2016
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PK Mrs. Perez: Celebrating Earth Day students in Mrs. Perez’s
class made their own recycling home sorting game. Students recycled
old shopping bags and old file folders into a wonderful sorting game.
In the game they have the abilities to sort recycling items in different
categories. The categories are bottles, paper, cardboard, and tin.
Games were differentiated between levels of learning. Some students
had a simplified matching game and others had a more advanced
game with different items to categorize.
Grade 1 Ms. Berta: Students in both First Grades have begun a
Community unit where they are learning all about our wonderful town
of Cliffside Park. They will create
a community brochure including
the history of our town, town
leaders,
restaurants
and
businesses, and why they love
living in Cliffside Park. To
culminate the unit, students will
take a walking tour of Cliffside
Park visiting the places in their
brochures.
Grade
1
Ms.
Corcoran:
Students in both First Grades created a hardcover, nonfiction class
book. They visited the Cliffside Park Library to conduct their research.
They also have been participating in a Flat Stanley Unit. Students
mailed letters and a Flat Stanley to family members all over the world.
Grade 2 Mrs. Vento: Students in both second grades are
learning about cultures around the world in Social Studies. During this
unit students will create a poster filled with information about their
culture. It will include their countries flag, foods, costumes, music, etc.
Students had the opportunity to sing a song or dance to music from
their culture. They loved seeing the different kinds of dances. This is
a really fun unit for second grade and it gives them an opportunity to
learn more about their background.
Grade 2 Mrs. Orso:
Students in both second
grades completed
nonfiction books and we
celebrated by reading to
other grades. We just
started the letter writing
unit which is our
favorite! We celebrated
Earth Day by thinking of
ways that we can help our
planet. We looked at
photos of litter and
pollution on the Smartboard and watched what happens during oil
spills. Our students learned many ways to conserve energy. They
promised not to litter and to always recycle.
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We Are
Turning 90!
On May 26, 1926, the
borough
of
Cliffside
Park
gathered on Day Avenue for the
cornerstone to School No. 5 to be
laid! In just a few short weeks
we will gather again to celebrate
90 years of
knowledge,
friendships,
and
wonderful
memories!
Join us on
Saturday,
June 4th from
12:00-4:00 as
we Celebrate
our 90th
Birthday!
School No. 5 Newsletter
Spring 2016
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Grade 3 Mrs. Maurizio & Ms. Robles: Students in both third grades studied the solar system and
all the planets. Each student had the chance to research one of the planets and create a model/poster of
their planet. The third grade finished their nonfiction Writing unit and read to a few of the classes. A few
topics ranged from animals, WWE wrestlers, Ocean life and science experiments.
Grade 4 Mr. Nichols: Students in 4th Grade are currently studying hurricanes and tornadoes. So far
4th graders have created hurricanes though the use of water, food coloring, and a spoon. This lab
showed the students first hand what the eye of a hurricane looks like. Now the unit of study has now
switched to tornadoes so the class will be writing in the future a newspaper article about a tornado.
Grade 5 Ms. Scordo: Students in Ms. Scordo’s class created and published a class book highlighting
our aspirations for our futures and thought about possible career opportunities as well as long term goals.
We’ve also finished our memoirs and biographies in Writing, as we’re now working hard to create our last
book for the year in multi-genre.
Grade 6 Ms. LaRose: The 6th Grade loves research! After reading 2 different accounts of the sinking
of the R.M.S Titanic and a passage on the attack of the R.M.S. Lusitania, students found manifests of
passenger and survival lists, displaying their information on two ship models. As a follow-up to reading
the novel, The Breadwinner. The class worked in teams to produce movie trailers from their favorite parts
of the story. Students began planting Spring Gardens of vegetables and flowers with the hopes of
enjoying a home-grown salad. Soon they will begin a cross-curricular unit of Holocaust Studies.
Band Mr. DiLisio: We have been practicing for our Band Spring Concert for 5th & 6th Grades
Thursday May 12th.
Art Mrs. Burge: 5th grade students made radial symmetric mandalas, 6th grade drew animals from
Africa and made a border inspired by the Ndebele Tribe.
Gifted and Talented Mrs. Burge: Students in grades 4-6 researched and wrote a one page paper
on philanthropy and an organization or cause that is important to them. They also had to support their
cause either by giving their time, talent, or treasure intended for the common good. (Make ribbons for
cancer research, homemade toys for animals, bracelets for St. Jude’s children, etc)
Students at School No. 5 show their pride and dedication to
our school motto, “Knowledge is Power.”
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Spring 2016
Students of the Month
6
December
January
February
OLIVIA WOODS
BRANDON CHITIC
GABRIELA DUFFY
THAIS LOH
DAVID CRUZ SINCUIR
HAILEY SILVA
MATHEO VASQUEZ
RICARDO BONILLA
JOSHUA DRAGONA
TYLER ROSA
NYALEE GARCIA
ANYELI SOSA
EZEQUIAS MORALES
GAVYN CARABALLO
ERIK LOSHE
KEVIN MATIAS
JOANNA PEREZ
RAMADAN RAMADAN
JACQUELINE PEREZ
PRISCILLA HERRERA
LUIS MOTA
STELLA VEERASAMI
PAISLEY RUSSO
NALA TAVANA
JADZIA ROJAS
TAE KYU RYU
RANDY TOMAS
JEREMY FAGUA
CALEB TREVINO
JUSTIN FIGUEROA
BALIAN SANABRIA-MORALES
JACKSON FILHO
ALISON HERNANDEZ
ISABELLA MARTINEZ
RONNELL AVILA
LEVI SHERRY
BRANDON RENTEZELAS
LINDRIT BRUKA
JORDAN JURIC
PRISCILA SARAVIA
JANA HERNANDEZ
DAREEN ABID
DANEL XON VALDEZ
IRIS CANA ESQUIT
DEREK SUAZO
NILSON ESTRADA
RYAN AOKI
RICARDO BONILLA
SKYLAR VACCARO
STEVE RIVAS
MOSES CORDOBA-SOUSA
ASHLYN ESTRADA
XIMENA MORENO
LILIANA CHITAY
ALEXIS ALATISE
JADEN PENA
MADISON DYSON
WILBUR MORALES
GRACE YHLEN
MICHAEL PARLIER
March
April
KAYLEN ALVAREZ
JUSTIN JOERG
MONALISA MANJANI
JAYDEN ROSA
LEVI QUEVEDO
TYLER ROSA
MIA ROTH
VICTOR GONZALEZ
CHRISTINA CHAMOUN
LUCAS TANG
SELAH HAN
YOUSSEF CHAMOUN
VESA SHALA
SOLEI BUCHANAN
CHLOE CARRAWAY
VICTORIA SEQUEIRA
JOHAN SOTO
MARIA FILHO
JADEN COLON
ALEX ESTRADA
ANDREA IZQUIERDO
ALIYAH SANCHEZ
HUMEYRA COSKUN
JORDI SALAMANCA
JORDAN MARCELLE
TIFFANY WOLBURG
MIA ROTH
VICTOR GONZALEZ
OKANNOR TUMUX
MATTHEW RIZZO
AXEL PERREIRA
MELANIE ORTIZ
AURORA ALVAREZ-ROCA
AVRAHAM OVIEDO
ISRAEL OVIEDO
VERONICA CORREA
LUIS RAMOS
VALENTINA VILLARREAL
KARMA BUCHANAN
MARIA SANTIAGO
School No. 5 Newsletter
Spring 2016
Citizens of the Month
December
January
February
KAYLEN DUBON
DECLAN O’DONNELL
GABRIELA DUFFY
THAIS LOH
MIA CHAOUM
ZULY ATZ
JOCELYN RIVERA
MATHEO VASQUEZ
VICTOR GONZALEZ
LUCAS TANG
NYALEE GARCIA
IKENNA IRIAKA
ALEX POGREBINSKIU
ANTHONY FILHO
ISIAH RODRIGUEZ
BILGE BALCI
ADAM OMAR
RAMADAN RAMADAN
TEELA COLLENDER
GARWIN MOTA
JACQUELINE HERNANDEZ
CORTES
MANUEL DE LEON
ORELLANA
MARJORIE ESTRADA
NALA TAVANA
NINA BRUSCO
OUDAI ABUBAKER
ALHUTMANY
RANDY TOMAS
LEHO LEE
CHRISTINA CHAMOUN
SADEEL ABUELHIJA
BALIAN SANABRIA-MORALES
CARINA GARCIA
ERICK SOTO
JOANNA GONZALEZ
SAHIR BAKSH
BRANDON VILLA
JOLEEN KATTOURA
MADELINE MOLINA
GRACE YHLEN
PAOLA SARAVIA
LEYLA PEREZ
SKYLAR VACCARO
LEEZA MERZLENKO
IVAN LU
SHAILI DUARTE
SUBRAHMANYAM GOPARAJU
SHARON ARMIRA
FRANKLYN CONTRERAS
NOLAN O’DONOVAN
TYLER ROSA
MOSES CORDOBA-SOUSA
SELEN SARI
YAMIM MEREIROS
ASHLEY OSORIO
GABRIELLA MORALES
KEVYON FOSTER
ALEYAH GARCIA
EDWIN ELIAS
SARA RALIOS
MATEO MEJIA
March
ESVIN ROCA
EMELY PABLO
CELESTE PEREZ
JEREMY MARROQUIN
KYLIE INOA
RAPHAEL ANICETO
RYAN AOKI
LEHO LEE
CALEB TREVINO
JOSEPH ALVAREZGILDERSLEEVE
SELAH HAN
ANYELI SOSA
ZAIN ZAKZOUK
ZEHRA ATILA
RIHANNA ROJAS
NATALI ESTRADA
XIOMARA VASQUEZ
KESSA FOSTER
JULIUS GONZALEZ
JORDAN ROMAN
April
GIOVANNI DEMAIO
CAMERON MAHDAVIAN
KATE CHUN
JORDI SALAMANCA
ELLA YOON
NAOKI TAKEDA
MATHEO VASQUEZ
JEREMY FAGUA
JOCELYN RIVERA
ISAAC AHN
BALIAN SANABRIA-MORALES
JOSE ORTEGA
AYAN RIZWAN
CLAIRE FALERO
JAYDEN DRONE
MARITA CHAMOUN
LIZBETH SUAZO
EMILY CRUZ
ANNA NAKOUSSOV
AUSTIN CORDOBA
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PTO NEWS
Thank you to our PTO for all the time and hard
work in supporting School 5! Here are some
exciting upcoming events!
May 18, 2016: School No. 5 FIELD DAY at the
Auxiliary Field!
May 23-26, 2016: Scholastic BOOK FAIR!
June 4, 2016: PTO Supports School No. 5’s 90th
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
School No. 5 Newsletter
Spring 2016
Cliffside Park
School
No. 5
214 Day Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ
07010
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