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R R R oselle oselle oselle P P P ark ark ark P P P ublic ublic ublic S S S chools chools chools District Newsletter District Newsletter District Newsletter Summer Issue Summer Issue Summer Issue July 2012 July 2012 July 2012 RPHS TECH EDUCATION TEACHER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD F ive Technology Education teachers from across the state of New Jersey have been named an “Innovative Technology Educator” by the NJ Technology and Engineering Educators Association and will receive an unrestricted cash award of $10,000 sponsored by the Edison Venture Fund. The awards were presented on May 18 at the annual NJTEEA Celebration of Excellence in Technology Education awards banquet held in Bridgewater. R PHS teacher Danielle Romero was among the five award winning teachers. Danielle challenges her students to design “green” residential structures for a specific region of the U.S. while integrating mathematics, architectural and science principles. See the photo at top, right. THE 2012 DAN SZYMANSKI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS O n June 12, 2012 Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Co-Chairwoman of PAW, presented the Dan Szymanski Memorial Scholarship Awards to the 2012 graduates of RPHS. The graduates were: Deanna Picciano, Samantha Tunnel and Janelli Acosta. Each graduate received a PAW scholarship check for $1,000.00 and will have their names engraved on the memorial plaque that hangs in the Halls of our Alma Mater. S everal RPHS alumni assisted Margie in this presentation (see photo above). The Alumni in the photo from left to right are Dot (Meadowcroft) Calhoun ‘55, Frank Kuczynski ‘57, Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Samantha Tunnell ‘12, Janelli Acosta ‘12, Deanna Picciano ‘12, John Mortensen ‘56 and Jack Kiyler ‘56. Jack’s wife Betty, a professional photographer, took the photo. All went well and we wished the new graduates a great life and future. We hope they will look back someday and be as proud of the future RPHS graduates as we are proud of them today. We are so pleased with the generous response of the supporting alumni that contributed to this tradition. We also owe a great deal of thanks to Danny Szymanski, the founder of PAW. 1

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RRRoselle oselle oselle PPPark ark ark PPPublic ublic ublic SSSchoolschoolschools District NewsletterDistrict NewsletterDistrict Newsletter

Summer IssueSummer IssueSummer Issue July 2012July 2012July 2012

RPHS TECH EDUCATION TEACHER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

F ive Technology Education teachers

from across the state of New Jersey

have been named an “Innovative Technology

Educator” by the NJ Technology and

Engineering Educators Association and will

receive an unrestricted cash award of

$10,000 sponsored by the Edison Venture

Fund. The awards were presented on May

18 at the annual NJTEEA Celebration of

Excellence in Technology Education awards

banquet held in Bridgewater.

R PHS teacher Danielle Romero was

among the five award winning

teachers. Danielle challenges her students

to design “green” residential structures for a

specific region of the U.S. while integrating

mathematics, architectural and science

principles. See the photo at top, right.

THE 2012 DAN SZYMANSKI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

O n June 12, 2012 Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Co-Chairwoman of PAW, presented the Dan Szymanski

Memorial Scholarship Awards to the 2012 graduates of RPHS. The graduates were: Deanna Picciano,

Samantha Tunnel and Janelli Acosta. Each graduate received a PAW scholarship check for $1,000.00

and will have their names engraved on the memorial plaque that hangs in the Halls of our Alma Mater.

S everal RPHS alumni assisted Margie in this presentation (see photo above). The Alumni in the photo from left to right are Dot (Meadowcroft) Calhoun ‘55, Frank Kuczynski ‘57,

Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Samantha Tunnell ‘12, Janelli Acosta ‘12, Deanna Picciano ‘12, John Mortensen ‘56 and Jack Kiyler ‘56. Jack’s wife Betty, a professional photographer, took the photo. All went well and we wished the new graduates a great life and future. We hope they will look back someday and be as proud of the future RPHS graduates as we are proud of them today. We are so pleased with the generous response of the supporting alumni that

contributed to this tradition. We also owe a great deal of thanks to Danny Szymanski, the

founder of PAW.

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Janelli Acosta

Rene E. Aquilera

Steven Almeida

Leon Gabriel T. Almoneda

Steven Angel

Kelly Ann Angus

Daniell Josephine Antonucci

Samantha Rose Ardino

Laureta Bajraktaraj

Danielle Nicole Balok

Ali Nicole Baranowski

Michelle Stephanie Barrientos

Christian Gabriel Berrios

Kevyn Kennovin Bretones

Jordan Xavier Brown

Lisa Buffa

Nicholas George Buli, Jr.

Alexander Joseph Burgos

Alana Sue Butler

James Robert Butner

Onofre Tyler Cabezas

Shannon Mozelle Campbell

Barbara Filipa Cardoso

Melissa Theresa Carle

Carmina G. Casibang

Monica S. Castelan

Ozlem Celik

Jessica Chowdhury

Santiago Clavijo

Jennifer Ines Colon

John T. Confroy V.

Vincent Joseph Corbin

Andrew Cortes

Katelyn Jean Cray

Elise G.Creighton

Monica C. Cristofaro

William Nicholas Cuervo

Tristian Rhai Cullinane

Stelle Maria Pimentel DaSilva

David John Del Rio, Jr.

Victoria Rose Di Lillo

Alisha Marie DiPiazza

Amira Djokovic

Flloyd Chuka Emeana

Sergio Andres Escobar

Zachary Thomas Fahoury

Merina Fazliu

Pablo Argelis Felipe

Adrian James Fertig

Jessie Diego Franco

Angela Marie Fulinello

Karen Gallego

Nicholas Patrick Galluzzi

Chrisitan Brian Garcia

Kennedy Garcia

Thalia Garcia

Vanessa Garcia

Kevin Aniyan George

Christian Gomes

Marlon Gomez

Morgan Noelle Gould

Kevin Michael Graves, Jr.

Ericka Gutierrez

Briana Teresa Hall

Khari Judah Harper

David Willam Heim

Viviana Heraz Zambrano

Zachary Paul Hrubic

Bianca Ignacio

Krzysztof Jachimowski

Ramon Jenkins

Desiree Amelia Jimenez

Sebastian Jimenez

Bashir Siheem Johnson

Renee Christine Kachnowski

Kyle Michael Kaulfers

Matthew Ryan Keller

Tomasz Kociolek

Joseph Anthony LaBracio

Anthony F. Laganga

Kristen Victoria Lance

Brendan Patrick Leary

Natalie Rose Lefano

Dennis Lema

Shanick Lindo

Katherine L. Londono

Nestor Lopez

Natalie Ann Macari

Joseph Louis Magaletta

Melissa Marie Maiorelli

Anthony Justin Maldonado

Ebony T. Massey

Ryan Christopher Matarante

Daniel Oliveira Matos

Nicholas Sebastian Maulbeck

Christian Mendez

Brian G. Merkel

Elijah T. Morales-Ortiz

Alldina Nikovic

Eddie Alexander Pagan

Vincent Anthony Paolella

Robin Ashley Parenteau

Parth Pastagia

Aakash Patel

Heer M. Patel

Karn P. Patel

Manshi Vipul Patel

Rushabh D. Patel

Melissa K. Pereira

Nicole Peres

Bryan Perez

Richard A. Perez

Joyce Katherine Pesantes

Mooris Peshtani

Deanna Lillian Picciano

Danielle Gabrielle Pickett

Daniel G. Pisciotta

Nichole Andrea Ponguta

Jeanny I. Porras

Amber Marie Portuguez

Colin Quinn Powers

Victor Mark Pozsonyi, Jr.

Matthew Prado

Damienj Aaron Quinones

Keon Daniel Quittley

Jesse Ramirez

Pedro Ramirez Diaz

Divya Rani

Allen Felipo Reed

Kelly Marie Reed

Ashley Lorraine Rementeria

Jeremy Christopher Riccie

Nieko Rivera

Juan Carlos Roa, Jr.

Anna-Kaye A. Robinson

Bethania Rocha

Joshua J. Rodriguez

Noah Rodriguez

Roberto Junior Rodriguez

Jose Juan Rosas Jimenez

Julio Ross-Morrey

Giselle Ruiz

Alexis Max Sanabia

Yeimi Grande Santamaria

Sebastian Sepulveda

Adoniz Serna

Taran Singh

Dawid Skrzypczyk

Enrique Soriano Castillo

Adam J. Sukenick

Matheusz Sychowicz

Laura Grace Swirz

Isabella Tabares

Stephanie Rachel Taluba

Isabella Caren Thorne

Brian Torres

CONGRATULATIONS RPHS CLASS OF 2012!

Erik Tricoche

John Oisin Tubbert

Samantha Nicole Tunnell

Harry Michael Uhrig, Jr.

Emily Rose Vail

Dante Valente

Kayla Cynthia Vazquez

Ana Gabriela Vega

Selena Velasquez

Joshua-Jay Ramos Victorio

Kevin A. Villarreal

Esteban Yepes

Andres M. Zamora

Sarah Ann Zebro

Zachary David Zengewald

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HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGSHIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGSHIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL VISITS RPHS

O n May 23, students at RPHS had the honor of a visit

from New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa.

Mr. Chiesa discussed his role as Attorney General and

answered questions from the students regarding New

Jersey current events. Pictured from l to r are students

Geera Shah, Steeven Solorzano, Mr. Chiesa and social

studies teacher, Fran Maggio.

BLOOD DRIVE

PARTY

T h e F u t u r e

Health Careers

club hosted two

blood drives this

year. Our May blood

drive broke all

records when 127

units of blood were

donated. The club

held a “blood drive

party” in the gym,

served bagels, had a

DJ and created a

competition between

the junior and

senior classes to see

which class would

donate the most

blood. Please see the

surrounding photos.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY/

2012 PRESIDENT’S EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Janelli Acosta

Danielle Antonucci

Ali Baranowski

Melissa Carle

Santiago Clavijo

William Cuervo

Victoria DiLillo

Kevin George

Ericka Gutierrez

David Heim

Bianca Ignacio

Tomasz Kociolek

Brendan Leary

Shanick Lindo

Natalie Macari

Joseph Magaletta

Melissa Maiorelli

Nicholas Maulbeck

Robin Parenteau

Heer Patel

Karn Patel

Manshi Patel

Nicole Peres

Joyce Pesantes

Deanna Picciano

Danielle Pickett

Matthew Prado

Divya Rani

Joshua Rodriguez

Laura Swirz

Stephanie Taluba

Samantha Tunnell

Sarah Zebro

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THE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCETHE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCETHE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCE

THREE STORIES PLACE IN NATIONAL WRITING

CONTEST

M rs. Joanne Carbotti’s fifth grade T & G students en-

tered a writing contest after Jane Lovascio a children’s author

visited in February. The students were asked to write a story which included a new adventure for Casey and Bella, the author’s

dogs, who are the main characters in each of her books. Although none of the students

won the top prize out of 2000 entries across the United States, Tyler Ellis a fifth grade Sherman School T&G student, placed in

the top ten. Tyler’s book was titled “Casey and Bella Go Back in Time.” Another Sherman fifth grader, Natalie Tribiano placed

in the top twenty-five. Natalie’s book was titled “Casey and Bella Explore the Rain Forest.” Logan Catalfamo also placed in the top

twenty-five. Logan is a student from EJF-Aldene School, and his book was titled “Casey and Bella go to the Moon.” Mrs. Lovascio

sent a special certificate to Mrs. Carbotti in honor of these three outstanding stories.

A ll of the 5th grade T & G students received a certificate

for their exemplary entries and their participation in the contest.

Mrs. Lovascio felt all of the students were winners for their entries and love of writing. She said it was very difficult to choose

a winner because of the outstand-ing entries this year. Mrs. Carbotti’s plans to enter her students again next year with her

new group of fifth grade T & G

students. Great job by all.

LAUNCH PROGRAM FOR

STOCK MARKET APP

M rs. Joanne Carbotti’s sixth grade T & G

students are part of Launch Program for a

New Stock Market App on IPAD. The students

were afforded a once in a life time chance to test

a new IPAD stock market game that Phillip

Ittleson, founder of Media Concepts

International, created. The game that was

tested is called “Super Stock Jockey Game.”

Mr. Ittleson is an advocate of creating exciting

educational tools that can be integrated in the

classroom where they can highlight the

importance of teaching critical real-world skills.

The class was selected to participate because of

Mrs. Carbotti’s affiliation with Biz World and

both she and her sixth grade annual commit-

ment to learning about stock and revenue and

good money management through Biz World

activities.

B iz World allows students to explore the

possibility of becoming the next

entrepreneurs by creating their own friendship

business. Mr. Ittleson visited the class and

explained not only the stock market, and his

reasoning for creating The Super Stock Jockey

game but the value this knowledge can lend an

individual in making good choices for future

financial success and growth. This is not a

typical game just geared to children but this is

an activity that both parents and their children

can participate in together in playing, and learn-

ing about the stock market all at the same time.

The students tested the features of the new app

while Bloomberg News recorded and taped the

story. It will be aired on Bloomberg News in the

near future. Students were challenged to play

the game over the summer and if they make a

greater profit than the news reporter Matt Miller

they have a chance at winning a $15,000.00

scholarship. Also Mrs. Carbotti and her

students were offered the opportunity to visit

the stock exchange in September and have her

students possibly ring the Nasdaq bell. What

an awesome experience for all involved!

FINALIST NAMED IN

SCIENCE CONTEST

M ichele Cymansky, a sixth grade T & G

student in Mrs. Carbotti’s class won several prizes as a finalist in Kids Science

Challenge contest that Mrs. Carbotti entered her sixth grade students in. Michele was asked to come up with a

new invention that would help pet owners interpret pet feelings. Michele decided to test cats’ feelings for

sadness, jealousy, happiness etc. through a series of experiments. Michelle used her own cats as subjects and

used food as a source of reward. Michelle’s experiment proved her hypothesis that her cats have feelings that

could be easily proved through her experiments. This idea caught the judges’ eye both for its originality

and ease of being replicated for other cat owners to use with their cats. Michele received a series of prizes for

her outstanding entry. It is worth noting that Michele competed against thousands of entries from all over the

United States. Great job,

Michelle!

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THE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCETHE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCETHE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCE

LEADERS FOR A DAY

M rs. Joanne Carbotti’s eighth grade students were leaders

for a day for the annual and culminating activity for the

T & G school year, Creative Kids Day. The students created

lessons which they shared with their group of T & G students

ranging from grades 2-7. The eighth graders also designed a

t-shirt that promoted the theme “GO GREEN.”

M rs. Carbotti was able to purchase many extras this year

for all the students in the T & G program grades 2-8

because of a $500.00 grant she received for her idea “Go

Green”. Some of the items students received were a reusable

go green bag, a bracelet, a plant, recycled pencils and folders,

stickers, door hangers, and badges. The students also partici-

pated in countless activities like Go Green Bingo where prizes

were distributed, designing badges and door hangers, go green

worksheets and the final activity designing a quilt patch. Each

student from both Mrs. Arlene Terpenning and Mrs. Carbotti’s

classes were given a quilt patch which they creatively designed

emphasizing the “Go Green” theme that was then sewn togeth-

er to make one cohesive quilt that will be displayed in the next

school year so others will understand the importance of saving

the environment. It was a fun filled day for all and a chance for

all the T &G students to mingle and interact with their peers

and also make some new friends along the way.

Pictured above: Aurora Moran, 8th

grade leader, with students grades 2-7.

MYTHOLOGICAL

BOOK PUBLISHED

F ifth grade students in Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s

T&G class wrote and created images of mythological ani-mals that were published as a book which could be purchased and kept as a keepsake of one of the many students’ achievements. Students selected three animals and then combined them into one unique animal

which they drew, colored and depicted in their new

environment. The students then wrote a mythological story explaining how their new animal came to exist. They enjoyed this activity and were pleased with their final product, which was a beautiful hard cover book. The class stories were also entered into a writing contest. Perhaps the fifth graders will have

the winning book!

UPDATE ON FLAME CONTEST

S ixth grade students in Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s T&G class

gave their final vote in the Flame Contest. The students were featured on a segment of World News with Diane Sawyer on the ABC network. In the segment Alan Alda was interviewed and explained why he was involved in this scientific endeavor. The Flame Contest involved students from all around the world that watched or read possible definitions of a flame that were written or illustrated by scientists. Now with that vote finally in the top, contestants were selected and students were asked to make a final selection and vote for the overall best definition of a flame. The final results of winning entries were found on You Tube where Mrs. Carbotti’s sixth grade T&G students viewed the winning entries of each scientist’s version of a flame and then cast one last vote. The winning entries came from scientists from Massachusetts, New York and Austria. The students can be proud of their contribution to the success of this experiment.

The winning scientist will be announced in the near future.

Pictured above: Alexis Vasquez, 8th

grade leader, and students grades 2-7.

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THE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCETHE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCETHE TALENTED & GIFTED EXPERIENCE

UPSIDE–DOWN

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

M rs. Joanne Carbotti’s fifth grade T & G

students enjoyed the day by experiment-

ing with making a contraption that would trap

helium balloons that were strategically placed

20 feet above the auditorium floor. This fun

filled day began with a former Roselle Park

student, Michael Allen, who was also part of

the T & G program, explaining the activity and

rules to the students. He also gave them all

the supplies they would need to make a

contraption. The key was to have good

communication and teamwork and come up

with the best contraption to problem solve

trapping the balloons without pulling on the

strings. The students had to grab a ring which

held the balloons that were suspended by 20

feet of string. The students had to capture

various color rings to accumulate points.

Students were also given additional points for

problem solving as a team with thought

provoking questions on balloons, helium,

weight or force.

M r. Allen now lives in Massachusetts

where he is an electrical engineer for

Mobius Imaging, LLC. He also works as a part

time instructor at MIT Edgerton where he runs

a program called “The Saturday Thing”. It is

basically an engineering club where students

from local schools come to work on projects.

Mr. Allen either helps these students with

their projects or occasionally works on one of

his own.

I t was a fun filled day where students in Mrs. Carbotti’s fifth grade class could use

their creativity and problem solving ability to make the perfect contraption and also enjoy sharing their ideas with their classmates. See

the two photos above.

BIZ WORLD

S ixth grade T & G students have been anxiously preparing for the annual Sales Bazaar part of a

wonderful, innovative and creative program called Biz World. After several CEO’s from Biz World visited Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s sixth grade students in January and explained how they became entrepreneurs. Mrs. Carbotti’s students were inspired to embark into a production frenzy and hope that their company would make the most profit and their business and group would be recipient of the title future entrepreneurs. Biz World is a simulated activity where students worked as teams and created a friendship bracelet business. Students applied for positions such as President, Vice President, Marketing Executive, Sales and Design and also named their company. Students

were given 10 stocks and 1 Biz Buck to incorporate their business. Their stocks could be sold to the venture capitalist or students could apply for a bank loan to acquire money which was necessary to buy supplies, pay salaries and other fees. The sixth grade T & G students created awesome prototypes of a friend-ship bracelet and then made as many bracelets as they could for the Sales Bazaar. Robert Gordon second grade students were invited to and attended the Sales Bazaar at the Middle School. Mrs. Carbotti explained what it means to be a good consumer and smart shopper to them. The second graders watched the sixth grade commercials first and then window shopped before actually purchasing any bracelets. Some highlights from this year’s Sales Bazaar Day were an island themed business that

included a fun hut where admission was allowed with a purchase or set fee, and raffles and special deals to increase sales at their booth. The younger students learned a great deal about being selective buyers when making purchases. They learned that by looking at the quality, appearance and price of the bracelets they would make better choices and be informed consumers. It was a fun afternoon for all and a great activity for the students. They can apply all they learned from the Biz World CEO’s on how to

run a successful business. See photo above.

Above: Sixth graders Anthony Caruso and

Alex Escobar with a Robert Gordon student.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTEREARLY CHILDHOOD CENTEREARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

BUTTERFLY RELEASE: Above, Miss Dina’s class learned about the life cycle of a butterfly and released their five butterflies outside of their school.

PRE-SCHOOL CLASS TRIP: Miss Dina Fellanto’s class visited Green Meadows Farm and got to pet many different farm animals. See photos above and below.

TRACK & FIELD DAY: Above, Ms. Megan Ripka’s class at the EJF-Aldene Track & Field Day.

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ALDENE’S AWESOME ACTIVITIES!ALDENE’S AWESOME ACTIVITIES!ALDENE’S AWESOME ACTIVITIES!

Above: First graders Jeremiah Culver, Sevin Santamaria, Michelle

Garcia, and Justin Mishoe cheer their teammates on during Track & Field Day.

ALDENE’S TRACK AND FIELD DAY CARNIVALALDENE’S TRACK AND FIELD DAY CARNIVALALDENE’S TRACK AND FIELD DAY CARNIVAL

Above: Third grade students take part in their presentation of the Great Wall of China Region.

WORLD OF WONDERS

A s a culminating activity for the year long Aldene Wonders of the

World study, each grade level prepared a hallway and classroom presentation about one of the areas studied. Fifth grade students acted as tour guides for all the students and parents. Second grade students gathered around the Polar Icecap Region and received a recap of their study. See surrounding photos. Above: Zoe Ponzio and May Lee

present the kindergarten and

first grade Rainforest Region.

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Above: Fourth grade students enjoy the Track & Field Day carnival sponsored by the PTA.

Above: Fifth grade students acted as tour guides for the second graders,

sharing information about the Polar Icecap Region.

Above: The fifth grade class enjoy swimming in the Orange Avenue pool during their annual luncheon.

Above: The fifth grade class arrive at the Orange Avenue pool.

Above: EJF-Aldene students were treated to a DJ after meeting the challenge of reading a total of 15,445 books through the course of the school year.

Above: Third grade student Ivanni Francois is ready to answer

questions about her State Fair project for parents and friends.

Above: Fifth grade students root for their classmates

during Track and Field Day.

Above: Third grade students Sarah Kajosevic and Alexsandra

Alavanja are preparing to discuss their State Fair projects.

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THE GORDON GAZETTETHE GORDON GAZETTETHE GORDON GAZETTE

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BUDDY VISITS ROBERT GORDON

S tudents in Mrs. Dina Fabbo-Ortizio’s

class really enjoyed a visit from Buddy

the Therapy Dog in May. The students

learned about how therapy dogs help people

of all ages and also how to interact with the

dogs safely.

Pictured above: Christian Arocha, Anjolina

Lunaprophette, Buddy, and Steven Gerakaris.

THE EXCITING WORLD OF LADYBUGS!

M rs. Dawn Marie Warren’s kindergarten students are experts on ladybugs! Go ahead, ask them anything! They have

studied the life of a ladybug, in a cross curriculum way, by reading fiction and nonfiction books, watching videos, making crafts and cookies, and through scientific observation. They began learning about the lifecycle just before their shipment of larvae arrived, and continued their study until it was time to release the ladybugs into the natural environment. Having the creatures in their classroom, and watching their transformation, created a wonderful learning experience that the students will remember for years to come. See

the surrounding photos of the students with their ladybug project.

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SHERMAN’S SNIPPETS AND SNAPSHOTSSHERMAN’S SNIPPETS AND SNAPSHOTSSHERMAN’S SNIPPETS AND SNAPSHOTS

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Above: Track and Field Day at Sherman School.

LEMONADE FUNDRAISER: Second graders from Sherman School held a lemonade sale to raise funds for playground equipment. See the two photos above.

Above: Sherman School’s Class of 2012

SHERMAN’S GLOBETROTTERS

Sherman School Globetrotters share country research reports, Powerpoint p r e s e n t a t i o n s , songs, and fun a c t i v i t i e s w i t h s c h o o l m a t e s . Students can be seen standing and sitting next to their projects in the four surrounding photos.

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WISE ART STUDENTS

E nriched Art students in Grades 3, 4, and 5

at EJF-Aldene and Sherman Schools re-cently exhibited the artwork they created at the Enriched Art Open Houses. Students displayed all of the work from the afterschool WISE class in the art room and hallways of each school. Sculptures, canvas paintings, collage, prints and sketches were displayed for the students and their families to enjoy! Pictured above: third

grader Matthew Londono with his Wire Pantyhose

Sculpture.

EIGHT STUDENTS’ ART AT NJPAC EXHIBIT

E ight RP students in Carrie Russoniello’s art classes had

their artwork on exhibit at the NJPAC in Newark in an

event sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey. Sherman

School artists Renee Garcia, Ryan Hopson, Jada Makur and

David Rocha, were honored recently at an opening reception.

Their artwork and 26 others from around the state were on

view in NJPAC’s Victoria Theatre Lobby. Pictured at right from

l to r: Sherman School students: Madison Ruiz, Madeline Crane,

Kaitlyn Donnelly and Delaney Czernikowski.

VAN GOGH’S CORNER VAN GOGH’S CORNER VAN GOGH’S CORNER

VISITNG THE GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE

S tudents in the fifth grade Enriched Art classes at EJF-

Aldene & Sherman Schools recently participated in a

fundraiser to raise money for a special class trip. Luckily,

their goal was attained and both classes went to the Grounds

for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. A great time was had by all as

students viewed tons of sculptures in the 32 acre park, had a

picnic and saw cool peacocks. See the three photos above.

INTERNET ARTISTS AT ARSONIA

M ove over Picasso! Here come the EJF-Aldene

School and Sherman School artists! Art

teacher, Carrie Russoniello has teamed up with

Artsonia.com to display students’ artwork on the

Artsonia website. Please check out www.artsonia.com/

aldenesherman1 and see for yourself!

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A BIG THANKS go out to all the families who have supported projects posted on Donors Choose! Our district has received such great donations from this site, such as stools and art supplies. For more

information, go to www.donorschoose.org and look

up the town of Roselle Park.

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“HAVE A SAFE SUMMER!“HAVE A SAFE SUMMER!“HAVE A SAFE SUMMER!

NONDISCRIMINATIONNONDISCRIMINATIONNONDISCRIMINATION: : : 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.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONAFFIRMATIVE ACTIONAFFIRMATIVE ACTION: : 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 Of-

ficer, Mrs. Mary Christensen

at (908) 245-1886.

A Publication of the

ROSELLE PARK BOARD OF EDUCATIONROSELLE PARK BOARD OF EDUCATION

510 Chestnut Street

Roselle Park, NJ 07204

www.rpsd.org

Board of EducationBoard of EducationBoard of Education

Roseann Rinaldi Roseann Rinaldi Roseann Rinaldi --- PresidentPresidentPresident

Loren Harms Loren Harms Loren Harms --- Vice PresidentVice PresidentVice President

Alexander J. BalabanAlexander J. BalabanAlexander J. Balaban

Troy GertenTroy GertenTroy Gerten

Barney LeinbergerBarney LeinbergerBarney Leinberger

Christopher MillerChristopher MillerChristopher Miller

Scott NelsonScott NelsonScott Nelson

Barbara SokolBarbara SokolBarbara Sokol

Patrick M. SpagnolettiPatrick M. SpagnolettiPatrick M. Spagnoletti

Superintendent of SchoolsSuperintendent of Schools

Susan GuercioSusan GuercioSusan Guercio

Business Adm./Board SecretaryBusiness Adm./Board Secretary

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