A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.   

Terri Guillemets 

Franklin Park School is gearing up for the holiday season by decking our halls with authentic student work. These displays clearly indicate our students’ high levels of engagement in daily work as well as their growth as learners. It is hard to believe that we are already two and half weeks into our second marking period. The mild weather has been playing tricks on us.

Please be certain to carefully review your child’s marking period one report card which traveled home with them on Monday, December 5th. Should you have any questions regarding how achievement was reported, please contact your child’s teacher directly.

I would like to extend the warmest of wishes to you and your family for a joyous holiday season. Enjoy one another and all the special celebrations that accompany the season.

Bundle up and I look forward to seeing you in 2012!

 

From the Desk of Principal Scott December Dates

to Remember

December 5 Report Card Distribution 

December 6­8 Holiday Shoppe 

December 9 Junior Achievement  

Visits FPS 

December 19 Minimum Session 

December 21 Peacemaker Breakfast 

December 23 December Birthdays  Recognition Day 

Winter Recess December 24th—January 2nd 

Classes Resume January 3, 2012 

Happy New Year!

Please join us for the 1st P.T.O. Meeting of 2012

Tuesday, January 10th @ 7 p.m. There will be a Testing

Presentation by Principal Scott.

SAVE THE DATE!

DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

December 2011 Volume 3, Issue 4

Keep Kids Learning in the New Year! Successful students have a natural curiosity.  Encourage your child’s 

curiosity by helping him learn more about his special interests. 

 

Third Grade   Kosta Kalogeropoulos Benjamin Cuccolo Juliana Ciccone Dev Ghandi 

Bryan Flanagan Nidhi Patel Isabella Bejar Riley Dey  

Fourth Grade

Nithin Gudavalli Skylar D'Angiolillo Courtney Nicholson Tiarra Pauleus 

Ixchel Barraza Zapata Amaan Dar 

Johny Aparicio Mone Worley  

Kindergarten Karthik Gourabathuni 

Ayan Suthar Ayesha Parekh Tatyana Pauleus Isaiah Fasuluku Abby Weed Chelsea Diaz Maya Patel Neil Pant 

                                  

First Grade

Myles Castillo Dina Abdelfattah Nikhil Melkot Amelia Roman Archita Naik 

Kamron Jadidian Matthew Menotti Roma Antala 

FPS Peacemakers

Pillars of  RESPECT 

Second Grade

Dhruvi Mehta Meghan Spencer Peyton Rossbach Tristan Zehr Danny Barrios 

Christina Midgette Shwetha Ramesh Armaan Shah Andre Corbett 

Stop & Shop A+ Bonus Bucks Program! The Stop and Shop A+ Program is underway!   

With A+ Bonus Bucks, points accrue with each purchase when your Stop & Shop Card is used. It even works with purchases made online with Peapod by Stop & Shop.  At the end of each

month, these points determine our school's cash total which is automatically credited to an account designated for our school.

Totals are updated each month. To participate, FPS families must register their cards every year.  

Go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus or                                                        call 1­877­275­2758. 

Our school number is 07537.   Our password is WMRO 

Take your child to the library and explain how to use library services.  Help her find books on topics she’s especially interested in. 

Bookmark educational websites for your kids to explore.  Find a few sites with educational games your children can play. 

Take your children to local historical sites, art museums, and cultural festivals.  Try to connect what you see to what they are learning in school. 

Show your own curiosity.  Let your child see you trying out a new hobby or reading a book on a topic you’re interested in. 

Franklin Park Food Pantry

Here at FPS, we have canned foods available for families finding themselves in need. Please contact one of our school guidance counselors at 732‐297‐5666 to take advantage of this service: Mrs. Hrapsky (Pre‐K to 2) ext. 226 Mrs. Lisciandrello (3‐4) ext. 223

Great Winter Reads Recommendations from Our Franklin Park Family

The Mitten, The Hat and Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg The Snowman Raymond Briggs Sometimes I’m Bombaloo by R. Vail Froggy Gets Dressed by J. London

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Snow by Uri Shulevitz Snowball by Lois Ehlert The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John The Chanukkah Guest, by Eric A. Kimmel Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel (a little scary) Night Tree, by Eve Bunting Dream Snow by Eric Carle

Christmas in the Country, by Cynthia Rylant & Diane Goode The Gingerbread Man by John A. Rowe  365 Penguins by Jean Luc Fromental Stella, Queen of the Snow by Marie Louise Gay There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro

From the Desk of Mr. Fico As winter approaches, students are reminded to dress properly for outdoor recess. We will continue to have outdoor recess as long as the temperature is above 35 degrees. The wind chill is considered during blustery days.

Students should come to school prepared. Gloves, scarves, hats and coats should be worn.

Keep in mind that the flu and the common cold are caused by viruses. When it is cold outside, people tend to stay inside and are more likely to spread germs. In fact, children get sick more often in the winter because of it.

Therefore, we encourage students to enjoy the 20 minute outdoor recess session. It’s the healthier option!

Alex Wells­Lewis Vikram Ganesh Dhruv Kharod Keith Fortson Jr. Aaron Kamal 

Anjali Patel Nicholas Perry Ashrita Jagarlamudi Nicholas Amoakoh Ayonna Wlliams 

Hamsini Aita Isabella Chee Avinav Bhuyan Neha Sathishkumar Sophia Milla 

Arjo Guhamazumder Clara  Selim Ruhi Ajinkya Dhanush Gajula Antonio Mendez 

Thank you to all of the FPS students for sending postcards our way! It is great to read all of the notes where students use grade level words of the week correctly in context. We look forward to reading many more Principal Postcards! Keep up the good work FPS!

Administrators Recognition Postcards of the Week

The students at FPS are finding out that the Student Response Systems, or Clickers, are a fun way to learn. The Clicker is a new web‐based technological resource that is available for teachers to get their students engaged in learning.  I have had the oppor‐tunity to visit the following classes in the months of October and November to observe Clickers in use: Ms.Harkness, Ms. Laub, Mr. Walczyk, Ms. Walczyk, and Ms. Sempervive.  During each of the lessons, there was almost 100% participation by the students. The teacher simply displays a question on the board; the students input their answers through a hand‐held device. The teacher can immediately get the results of how the children answered the questions,  including information regarding how many students answered correctly, how many got the wrong answers, or how long it took the class to answer each question. The teacher can then use this data to determine how he/she would plan the next lesson or how many students need more assistance. In today’s classroom, if a teacher can get all stu‐dents to participate and engage in lessons, we are taking one step closer to helping children learn.    

From the Desk of Mr. Belo‐Osagie

Many thanks to Keith Lord from The Gardeners’ Nook for helping to make the FPS Garden Initiative

a success! The Gardeners’ Nook 2133 Amwell Road

Wacky Wednesdays The FPS Technology Committee is pleased with

the school community’s support of the FPS technology initiative aimed at purchasing Nooks

to use during Independent Reading Time. Goal = $5000.00

1st week--------$876 2nd week-------$340 3rd week--------$93 Total-------$1309

New Jersey Agricultural Society

Congratulations to the winners of the New Jersey Agricultural Society’s 2011 Farm-City Week Poster Contest!

Joanna Jenkins Isabella Chee

Ashka Jani Nibedita Ghosh

Simone Thompson

It is the goal of Franklin Township Public Library to put a library card in every

student’s hand and encourage library use.

The Franklin Township Library would like to reach out to the

students of Franklin Township and extend an

invitation to get a free library card. For more information

on how to get a free Franklin Township Public Library card,

visit the library’s website: www.franklintwp.org

Raise a Reader 1 Read in front of your children. 2 Let kids choose their own books

to read for fun. 3 Keep books at home that are

interesting to your kids. 4 Limit the time your children can

use electronics or watch TV. 5 Look for books based on TV

shows or movies your child likes.

FPS School Climate Survey As we begin planning for Franklin Park’s Positive Behavior Support Initiative, we are asking for your input regarding the school climate at FPS.  YOUR OPINION COUNTS!   

Please take a few minutes to fill out a brief online survey under FPS SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY on the school website.