I. CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

 Doyle School

Principal’s Notes- Mr. Albro • Principal’s review of staff collection of writing/math portfolios-100% compliance (attached) • Continued to conduct interviews/demonstration lessons/screening of substitute staff candidates • Conducted interview for proposed part day session Pre K • Held 504 Plan Meetings • Conducted individual parent conferences • Second/Third Round/Summative Teacher Observations/Evaluations • NJ ASK Grade 3 Regular and Make Up testing completed • PARCC Field Testing Completed • Grade Level PLC’s conducted weekly along with Team Leader meetings • Principal’s meeting with CST Case Managers weekly o 14-15 planning o Individual student discussions o RTI Pre K Inclusion Program- Ms. DiMauro This month we celebrated Mother’s Day by hosting a Mother’s Day Tea. The children planted flowers for their mothers and practiced a special song for them. The mothers loved coming in for that special day. We also planted flowers outside of our classroom and talked about how to take care of flowers. We watered them each day and watched them grow. We also completed our alphabet study this month by learning letters w, x, y, and z. We completed letter crafts and activities each week for those letters. To practice self-regulation, we learned new partner freeze dance moves to add to our current poses. The children had fun finding a partner and doing those poses during Freeze Dance. We have been working hard preparing for our end of the year Graduation/Celebration Ceremony that will take place the last week of school. The children have been working on two songs. They also will be sharing a “What I want to be when I grow up” poster during the ceremony. They can’t wait!

Kindergarten- Mrs. Carnevale In order to prepare for our reading of Lions at Lunchtime, my students listened to and discussed power point presentations about the African savannah, life in the Serengeti for the Maasai and animal adaptations in the savannah. They wrote great summaries about interesting facts they learned and any connections they made. Now, students are making inferences and predictions about Jack and Annie in Lions at Lunchtime. It’s so exciting to try to figure out the third riddle!

Students continue to work on essential reading and writing skills in teams and with buddies during learning centers. It’s amazing to see how independent and self-reliant the class has become since September! They have no problem working cooperatively in centers, utilizing resources around them and solving problems in productive ways. They will have no problem transitioning into first grade. I’m so proud of them! Individual reading levels have soared and I’m thrilled that my entire class has learned how to read! Their motivation is inspiring and I’m hopeful that reading will continue over the summer.

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My students really look forward to math centers every day. In the counting games center, I added a new activity: Tally Tables. Here, students survey friends and tally their responses about various topics… they love this one! Another new and popular center involves Mystery Questions - students work with their team to answer various questions about three dimensional shapes, patterns, numbers and categories. I’ve “upped the challenge” with the I Have Who Has game…. students now solve simple addition problems to keep the game going.

It’s so hard to believe that our school year is almost at an end. The class is looking forward to our trip to the farm, field day and end of the year party! It was my pleasure to watch my kindergartners grow in so many ways and I’m so proud of each and every one. They will be greatly missed and never forgotten.

Kindergarten- Mrs. Hahn In May, the Kindergartners visited the African Serengeti. Jack and Annie took them on yet another exciting adventure. The children learned all about savanna animals, the habitat and people who live there.

In Reading, the students continue to read in their independent reading groups. They are implementing the various reading strategies to help expand their decoding skills.

In Writing, the students have been working on creating bigger sentences with more detail. They learned how to revise their work and to peer edit. The students have been very helpful to one another by providing their buddy with great feedback.

In Math, the students are learning how to sort objects based on various attributes. We've been sorting all sorts of the things in the classroom.

Kindergarten- Mrs. DePalma This is my very last newsletter. It has been a pleasure to teach in such a wonderful district. I have seen many of my students grow up and come back to visit me. Living in town does have its perks. I run into students and their families all the time. So I get to hear what is going on and how they are doing.

As for my class, this year I have seen them grow academically, emotionally and socially. I have come to know their parents and grandparents. I have seen the support that is given to my students, have listened to parents concerns, and have given advice on how to help their children organize their work and grow academically.

This past month we had our Mother’s Day tea which is always very emotional for the parents. They know this is the end of kindergarten and their child will be moving on to first grade. From now on, the years will fly. We also did some planting, signed a song, sang music, and had our silhouettes made for our Mother’s Day tea. We completed our Jack and Annie Book, “Ghost Town at Sundown,” and this week we will be finishing our last Jack and Annie book, “Lions at Lunchtime.” The children have been writing sentences and using vocabulary well above their age level. Their past test scores showed how much they have improved this year.

In math we have completed adding and subtracting and have been working on measuring. We will complete that unit this week.

My students are looking forward to field day and their last kindergarten trip. My wish for them is to have a wonderful, healthy, restful, enriching, and safe summer and to return in September full of wonder for the first grade teachers.

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Kindergarten- Mrs. Pagliocca It is hard to believe that June is here. I have enjoyed watching and helping my kindergarten class grow socially, emotionally and academically for first grade. Each year I find myself thinking that the most rewarding part of my job is to see what the children are able to do when they enter kindergarten and how much they can do at the end. It gives me such pleasure knowing I was a part of their early years of learning.

Speech Therapist- Ms. Allen • (2) ESLS Planning Meetings at CED • (2) ESLS Initial Evaluation, Eligibility/IEP meeting completed • (2) ESLS Annual Reviews completed • CST Preschool planning meeting • (2)CST Preschool eligibility meetings • CST Amendment meeting • CST Eligibility/IEP meeting completed • CST Annual Reviews completed • Continued speech instruction for all students working toward complete carryover of accurate sound productions and/or improvement of language goals • Attended outside PD “Successfully Using IPad Apps and Other Crea8ve Ideas in Speech and Language Therapy”

Speech Therapist- Mrs. Feinberg • Classroom instruction continues daily working toward complete carryover of accurate sound productions • (2) Initial IEP meetings with parent and teacher (1) in grade 1 and (1) in kindergarten • (3) Annual Reviews conducted with teacher and parent (grade 3, grade 1, kindergarten) • (2) CST eligibility meetings (1st and 2nd grade) • Declassification meeting for (1) second grade student • Evaluation of 1st Grader • Observation of 1st Grader • Served as a judge of Wood-Ridge Memorial Foundation Scholarship applications • Received 2014 Wood-Ridge Memorial Foundation Award

Grade 1- Ms. Zielinski During reading, the students continue to use our book bins and independent reading periods to strengthen their individual reading levels. My students are rising to challenges and having fun while they are doing it! We have been working on comparing and contrasting characters within books and identifying characteristics that can make things similar and different. The students have really grown as independent readers and are applying word decoding strategies when coming upon tricky words. This has helped them grow as independent readers and achieve their reading goals in the classroom!

In math, the students have had a blast working with plane shapes and geometrical solids. They have leaned ways to identify, sort, and classify these figures. They have also done a lot of hands on work with these shapes, exploring how they can be used to make various other shapes. The students have learned how to identify their vertices as well as their flat sides.

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In writing, the students have loved working on our creative writing unit. Their favorite thus far has been squiggle writing, in which they take a squiggle, turn it into a picture, and then write a story about their picture with a beginning, middle, and ending. The students have really been doing an excellent job using their imaginations and letting their creative juices flow, all while still applying all of the writing elements learned throughout the year. They have also learned how to peer review with one another, reviewing each other’s work and revising.

Grade 1- Mrs. Jupinka Literacy Block: Recently, our themes have been revolved around “Special Friends”. The children continue to be immersed in their independent reading bags. Our spelling patterns, as well as Red Words are becoming more challenging! Math: Our focus has been on Geometry. We will be starting fractions this week. They continue to do well with their mad minutes. Health: We have ended our year with summer safety. We went to Bergen PAC to see a musical involving many favorite children’s’ books, including the Teacher from the Black Lagoon as well as Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. We are preparing for our entire end of the year activities, including our annual First Grade Breakfast to be held on June 10th.

Grade 1- Mrs. Sabo In reading, we began learning about word endings -ed, -ing, -es and -ies. We also learned about prefixes un- and re-. We discussed vowel pairs oi and oy & au and aw. We used adjectives to enrich our writing and learned about synonyms and how some words can be better choices when writing. Our final phonics topic was possessive pronouns. For reading strategies, this month we focused on drawing conclusions, compare and contrast, evaluating what we read and noting details. We listened to teacher read alouds: Animal Helpers, Frog Helps Snake, and Natural Habits. We talked in depth about grandparents and the importance of learning from older generations in When I am Old With You and read the fiction books The New Friend and The Surprise Family.

In math, we finished Topic 15 (Geometry). The students were introduced to plane shapes and solid figures. We discussed the properties of plane shapes and how to identify solid figures. We learned math vocabulary such as flat surface and vertices. We also learned how to sort solid figures by their attributes and how to build with them. We began Topic 16 (Fractions of Shapes). So far we have learned how to divide a shape into 2 or 4 equal parts.

In social studies, the students finished up Chapter 3 with lessons on transportation and how people and things get from place to place. The learned vocabulary such as transportation and communicate. All students took the end of chapter assessment for Chapter 3.

Special days we have commemorated: We made projects for Mother's Day, we discussed the importance of Memorial Day and we had our class trip to Bergen Pac in Englewood to see Teacher from the Black Lagoon and other stories. The students spent many months preparing to see their favorite stories come to life. Everyone enjoyed it and came back to school to write about their favorite story.

Grade 1- Mrs. Engel In Reading/Phonics, the students learned: • The sounds for au/aw and oi/oy. • Spelling rules for base words and endings: Rule #1 if a word ends in "e" drop the "e" before adding your ending. Rule # 2 if a word ends in a short vowel consonant-double the consonant before adding your ending. Rule#3 if a word ends in "y" change the "y" to an "i" and add "es". Rule #4 If a word ends in sh, ch, s, or x then you have to add "es" to make it plural.

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In Math, the students learned: • How to collect data to make a tally chart. • How to use data to create real object graphs, bar graphs, and picture graphs. • Attributes for plane shapes and solids. In science, the students learned: (Students listened to stories and watch videos on Brain Pop jr.) • Plant needs- They created a plant need booklet. • The parts of a plant and what each part does. • The life cycle of a plant. In writing: • Students are working on their "All About Books." They will have their celebration the last week of school. • Students reviewed the structure of an informational text and applied these attributes when creating their book. Class Trip: We had our class trip to Bergen PAC. The children watch actors act out a variety of books that they have read over the course of the school year- The Teacher from the Black Lagoon; The Ant and the Grasshopper; Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, Grumpy Bird, etc...

POR/RTI Grade 1- Mrs. Nass May has been a marvelous month! The first graders finished the unit on the Earth. They now know the names of all the planets and what makes day and night. They learned how to categorize and classify the planets which helped them in reading as well. The students also learned to identify the main idea, details, and draw conclusions when reading. The students enjoyed reading informational texts about the forest, butterflies, and tadpoles. The students have continued to add to their list of compound words and homophones.

In math the children finished learning how to analyze data to answer questions, using data from real graphs, picture graphs, and bar graphs. Next they started their unit on geometry and learned how to identify solid figures by counting flat sides and vertices. Next we will begin our unit on fractions. The students have learned so much this year. The students had a great time on their field trip to the Bergen PAC center. They enjoyed seeing books come alive right before their eyes. Please continue to read with your child during the summer.

Inclusion/RTI Grade 2- Ms. Lanzo And the Oscar goes to...... The Second Graders!! This month was so exciting for our second graders because they finally got to debut their acting skills! Each student was put in to small groups to work on Reader's Theater plays. They worked tirelessly trying to memorize scripts, work out their dramatic physical actions and complete their scenery. After all of their hard work preparing to the shows, they got to perform in front of their book buddies in Mrs. Hahn's kindergarten class. The students understand the importance of hard work and that practice does make perfect. After rehearsing with their groups several times, and creating different props and scenery, their shows went off without a hitch! The kindergartners were laughing non-stop and really seemed to enjoy the shows. Below is a picture of all our Oscar winners wearing some of their props.

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Inclusion/RTI Grade 3- Ms. Moccia This month in 3-H Literacy, we began our unit on biographies. We had the chance to read many short story biographies and learn about important people in history. Also, the students are independently working on a biography project. Students were able to choose a biography, from our classroom library, on a person they would enjoy learning about. While reading these books students have to document important facts about their person and things they have learned throughout reading their books. Some things they will be working on throughout this project are a timeline, setting, character traits, vocabulary, and journal responses.

In 3-C Math, we concluded our Geometry Unit. In this unit, students learned the differences between angles, triangles, and polygons. To help us remember these important geometric attributes we made posters with drawings of our six different types of triangles, we sang songs about polygons, and learned how demonstrate angle sizes using our hands. To finish up our year in 3-C Math we will be working on elapsed time.

Grade 2- Mrs. Delatorre Math: Students learned about measurement and the different units used (inches, centimeters, yards, and meters). They measured different objects in the classroom, and also estimated the lengths. Students are telling time to five minutes, before and after the hour, and organizing data, using line plots, pictographs, and bar graphs. Students are excited to begin “Stop the Clock” on the computers, in which they have to match up the times given with the correct clock.

Writing: Students completed another experiment in which they tested a ketchup packet in regular water and salt water. They learned about how water gets displaced and about the buoyancy of an object. Students also wrote a friendly letter to their teachers, discussing what they learned and what they will miss. They are currently editing and proofreading a story.

Reading: Students created anchor charts for their book club books. Each student took on a role (word watcher, visualizer, predictor, connector, and questioner). Then, they presented their posters. Students are working in groups and practicing their fluency using Reader’s Theater plays written by Jan Brett. They are rehearsing and creating their own scenery. Students will perform for Mrs. Hahn’s class. They are also reading books on their level, and revisiting summarizing a story.

Social Studies: Students learned about renewable and nonrenewable resources. They brainstormed ways to conserve resources they use. Also, they learned about the three types of environments (suburban, urban, and rural), and created a brochure demonstrating each. They learned that Wood-Ridge is a suburban area.

Grade 2- Ms. Hogan My second grade students have completed Topic 16 in the Math series and are now "stepping up" to third grade work. They have been working on their interactive notebooks as well. In Literacy, students are listening to a read aloud of Stuart Little by E. B. White and are conducting an author study as we read. Instead of retelling with words this time, students are using the strategy, visualization, to keep a visual diary of the story.

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In Health, students completed their unit on Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco. As an extension activity, students went outside and experienced what it might be like to be impaired by any one of these items. They wore goggles that had the lenses smeared with Vaseline and had to write their name on the line of their journal page. They spun around quickly several times and tried to catch a ball. And, they twirled quickly several times and tried to walk a straight line without faltering. The students had a fun time, but a sobering one as well. They realized how difficult it was to function fully and properly under these circumstances. A wonderful discussion about impairment and the use of illegal and legal substances ensued after the activities.

In Writing, students are revising and editing their last story for the school year. They were provided with a story starter, and, are completing it after employing all the tools they've been given over the course of the year. They are checking to make sure they developed characters, setting, problem, and solution. They will finish this story by the end of the week.

Grade 2- Ms. Goodlin In Writer's Workshop and Reading class, we are studying elements of fairytales, fables and folk tales. We are comparing different versions of these stories and writing our own fairy tales as well.

In Math class we just finished up chapter 14 unit on measurement. As a fun center activity we made our own straw path designs and measured them with cm and inches. We also learned about inchworms as an extension and had fun measuring with nonstandard units such as Twizzlers.

In Science class, we have just wrapped up a unit on light, shadows, the sun-earth-moon in relationship to seasons and how daylight is created.

We had fun drawing our shadows outside and making acrostic poems about our favorite season.

Grade 3- Mrs. Rose “May” I begin by saying that this has been an extremely busy month for our third graders. We are happy to report that NJ ASK testing is over!

While an entire week of this month was dedicated to NJ ASK testing, the rest of the time has been spent reading biographies. Each student chose a different person to read about and research. Then they wrote about that person in either the first or third person. Next, they will be presenting their finished writing projects to the class. Not only have the students enjoyed reading the biographies, but also it’s amazing how many students have been inspired to find out more on their own.

In math, we are brushing up on area and perimeter, practicing graphing in a variety of ways, reviewing the basic multiplication facts, as well as getting ready for fourth grade by engaging in some more challenging math activities using the “Step-Up” activities in our math books.

In science, we have wrapped up simple machines and moved onto ecosystems, studying many different food chains and webs. We have also learned about producers, consumers, and decomposers. We had great fun creating a human food web, and learning how all creatures are interdependent in an ecosystem!

It’s hard to believe that we are at the conclusion of another school year already! June has so many exciting happenings in store for us, and we can’t wait to get started!

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Grade 3- Mrs. Campagna In G & T Reading, my class started their 13th novel: Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm. This fiction book has already provided hours of entertainment for the class!! The class is reading the book in Book Clubs. Each Book Club is made up of 4 students. Each student has a job in the Book Club. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to read, discuss, and respond to the story events as they unfold in a small group. We enjoyed every minute of learning about Judy’s good luck turned bad! We accessed the Judy Moody web site several times to learn about the author, illustrate, and other Judy Moody titles that interested us. We took part in a trivia game that helped us sharpen our comprehension skills and strategies. Students have predicted what will happen next simply by reading the catchy chapter titles. Our writing for the month focused on responding to text.

I am very proud of my students for tackling the NJ ASK and giving the test their all. Their preparation and hard work really showed during the testing each morning. As always, I am very proud of their hard work this month.

In Math, my class we completed our unit on geometry. We have mastered identifying different lines, angles, and polygons. Many different web sites helped us learn the names of different triangles, quadrilaterals, and angles.

In Grammar, this month each student learned how to act out a verb! Verb. It’s what you do!! Each lesson was lively as we danced and moved! Brain Pop Jr. showed us several videos that reinforced using verbs correctly.

Our class enjoyed the Get Fit assembly provided by the PTA. The mix of magic and nutritional facts really stuck with us!

Reminder: 12:28 Dismissal week of June 9th. End of the year pizza party is June 12th. Third grade graduation is June 13th.

Grade 3- Mrs. Caicedo Mathematics- Students participated in the New Jersey ASK in Mid-May. Following the ASK we participated in a unit on Time and recently dove into learning different types of measurement, in addition to using the metric system.

Literacy- Students participated in the NJ ASK in Mid-May. After testing was finished, students continued working hard during Reading and Writing Workshop. Recently they published their persuasive writing essays and participated in a publishing party, where they presented their essay at the podium in front of the class.

Social Studies- Students have been working on colonial times and the American Revolution. Projects have included a constitution mini-book and branches of government assessment.

Grade 3-Mrs. Hynes Reading: Students began an exciting new unit on biographies this month. Each student was able to select a famous person about which to read and complete a project. Students are working hard on these projects which will include a rendition of the famous person, a timeline of his or her life, a character trait chart, a

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vocabulary section, as well as a response journal. The students are well under way with their projects and are very excited to learn all about their famous picks!

Math: Where has the time gone? As the third grade math students asked themselves that very question, they also literally answered that question while working on a unit on elapsed time. Students solved various problems about time this month. They also conquered computing the area of regular and irregular polygons and are extremely excited to complete their dream house projects. Students are making blue prints and computing the perimeters and areas of every room in their dream houses. These dream homes include everything from arcades to indoor swimming pools! We have some budding architects in this group for sure!

Informational Text: Students have begun working on an end of the year project to highlight all of the text features they learned about this year. Each student is constructing a brochure about an animal or landform of their choosing and creating an informational brochure to present facts they have learned through their research. Using charts, maps, fact boxes, diagrams and text, students are working hard to incorporate their information in creative and effective ways!

Physical Education- Mrs. Rose-Rella For the month of May all P.E. classes have been getting prepared for field day. Students practiced various stations, such as the obstacle course, soccer shoot out, frisbee toss, and Pillow polo shoot. They also have been learning popular line dances.

Library/Media- Mrs. Goggins The students have checked out 315 books in May! • 3rd graders are continuing to work on Google Documents and consolidating the new skills they have learned, such as inserting and resizing images, copy and paste, and select all. • 2nd graders have enjoyed creating their stories using animations. They used ABCya Animate to learn the new skills needed to create a simple story. • 1st graders have been working on long vowels, short vowels, vowel digraphs, VCE patterns and vowel diphthongs, using the Professor Garfield website! • Kindergarten students have been enjoying going on Orson’s Farm website. There they have been learning about rhyming words, phoneme blending, and phoneme manipulation.

Art- Mrs. Amerman Kindergarten artists have been learning about Kente cloth weaving in Ghana, Africa. To become familiar with this new skill, we made looms and wove paper "worms" over, under, over, under each part of the "dirt." After weaving as many worms as we could fit and gluing them in place so they wouldn't wiggle away, we looked at the different kinds of patterns Kente cloth weavers include in their designs. We used the shapes and lines we saw to inspire our own patterns, which we drew in marker on the exposed parts of the loom between our paper strips. To finish them off, we cut the ends into fringe and made a border on the top and bottom part of the loom.

First graders experienced the process of collaboration, communication, and compromise as they created group murals inspired by the artwork of contemporary artist Reggie Laurent. They had to work together to make decisions regarding the placement of shapes, patterns, and colors. Students brushed water on top of their marker strokes to blend colors, and then outlined their shapes in black to make their unique designs stand out.

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Second graders finished their final landscape drawings showing depth by shading them with colored pencils to make their objects and people look more 3-dimensional. Then, we learned about rain sticks made by the Diaguita Indians who live in the Atacama Desert of Chile. To understand why they would make rain sticks, we discussed how people living in a desert feel differently about rain than we do here in New Jersey. We made our own rain sticks out of paper towel tubes filled with aluminum foil, rice, and popcorn kernels. Our landscape drawings were glued around the outside to complete them.

Third graders ended the year with a study of Abstract art, specifically the work of Vasily Kandinsky. We began by looking at one of his paintings and making a list of the facts and opinions--what we definitely saw in the painting vs. what it reminded us of. To make our own abstract compositions, we traced geometric shapes overlapping, going off the edge of the paper, and repeating, keeping in mind how to make our compositions balanced. Next, students created color wheels to see how the primary colors are mixed in different combinations and amounts to create all other colors. Inside each shape on our compositions, we painted with watercolor, choosing one primary color and one secondary color next to each other on the color wheel. We made sure to blend the two colors a little to create a tertiary color. We had learned that Kandinsky would listen to classical music while he painted, imagining what the music "looked" like in his mind. We listened to different classical songs and added details like lines and shapes that we felt matched the music we were hearing.

Music- Mr. LaBelle 3rd Grade: Worked on Spring Concert repertoire: Here Comes the Sun (Beatles) and Sunny (Bobby Hebb). Students worked on learning lyrics, rhythms, melody and singing in groups from sheet music and aurally. Students practice proper breathing technique for singing. When not singing, students also worked on playing traditional/folk songs on xylophones, in groups and individually. Songs include Down in the Meadow, Who’s That Tapping at the Window? and Amazing Grace. :NJCCCS: 2.1.1.B.1., 2.1.1.B.2., 5.1.1.B.2., 5.1.3.B.1.

2nd Grade: Worked on Spring Concert repertoire: My Cherie Amour (S. Wonder), When the Flag Goes By, and America (Carey/Smith). ). Students worked on learning lyrics, rhythms, melody and singing in groups from sheet music and aurally. Students practice proper breathing technique for singing. When not singing, students also worked on playing traditional/folk songs on xylophones, in groups and individually. Songs include Bye Bye Baby, Amazing Grace and Down in the Meadow. NJCCCS: 2.1.3.B.1., 5.1.1.B.1., 5.1.1.B.2...

1st Grade: Worked on Spring Concert repertoire: Sittin’ On the Dock (O. Redding ) Amazing Grace and When the Saints Go Marching In (Purvis/Black). Students worked on learning lyrics, rhythms, melody and singing in groups from sheet music and aurally. Students practice proper breathing technique for singing. When not singing, students also worked on identifying instruments, the families they belong to, and how they produce sound. NJCCCS: 2.1.3.B.2, 2.1.3.B.6.

Kindergarten: on Spring Concert repertoire: I Love My Country, Blue Bird, Down By the Bay, and Blue Bird. Students worked conducting and keeping a steady beat with instruments and moving to represent the music and what they hear. NJCCCS: 1.3.P.B.1, 1.3.P.B.2, 1.3.P.B.3.

ESL-Ms. Manicone This month we have been working on rhyming words, ending sounds and beginning sounds. We have read Dr. Seuss books and identified rhyming words. The children have enjoyed creating rhyming words

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on their dry erase boards and seeing who found more rhyming words. We also use the rhyming house sorting game which uses common word endings; at, ick, ock, ate, ake, etc. They have also improved their rhyming abilities through rhyming bingo.  Intermediate School

Grade 4 – Peterson Reading - The G&T class is continuing the novel, Number the Stars. Number the Stars is about the challenges people faced during World War II. The students really enjoy learning about this time period, the Holocaust and World War II. They chose one of the main characters from the book, and they are keeping a journal as that character. They created post cards as a character in the novel writing to her father. In Language Arts, we complete the unit on Mechanics. We are also putting our grammar skills to use during NJASK practice writing samples. NJ ASK testing was conducted during the week of May 12th.

Math – We have completed Topic 13 in Math. We have mastered adding and subtracting decimals; finding equivalent fractions and decimals; multiplying fractions; fractions and decimals on the number line; decimal place value; comparing and ordering decimals; and using money to understand decimals. We will switch gears and learn about rays, lines, and angles in Topic 16.

Science- We have been learning all about the rainforest. The students have chosen a rainforest animal and have been working to create a model of their animal and a poster. We have learned all about different adaptations that animals have for survival. The students had an animal survival assessment.

Social Studies – We have finished reading Chapter 7 New Jersey Today. We have learned all about the government and its branches. We have also talked about historical, economic, and social aspects of New Jersey. We have discussed the responsibilities of the government and of the people. We will have a test on Chapter 7 on June 2nd.

Grade 4 – Cirillo Reading - In our class, we are nearing the end of our novel, Number the Stars. The class loves reading this novel and it keeps them wanting to know what happens next. The class is reading, discussing, and completing activities for the chapters. They are learning new vocabulary words to enhance understanding of the reading. They enjoyed playing jeopardy to review chapters in the book and concentration memory card games for the vocabulary. We also reviewed the skill of cause and effect. The students worked in groups to think of a positive message to spread to kids their age. They created commercials or skits to spread that message using cause and effect lines. They loved presenting these in class and it was a great way to spread a positive message while reviewing cause and effect!

Writing - We have written journal entries for different chapters in our Number the Stars novel. The students are able to respond to reading by relating it to their own lives, experiences, or feelings. We are also continuing our biweekly NJ ASK writing samples in class which are scored using a holistic rubric, charted for progress, and filed in a folder for each child. I am hopeful that the students did their best work on NJ ASK testing this year and continue to do well!

Math - We completed Topic 13 on Extending Fraction Concepts and Decimals. The students learned to add/subtract with decimals, compare and order decimals, and convert fractions to decimals. We have also continued using our chrome books in class as well, to practice the skill that we are learning! They loved doing centers in class to practice this skill and playing math review jeopardy before the NJ ASK. We will soon begin Topic 14 on Measurement. Please work with students at home to enforce skills learned in

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class. I am hopeful that the students did their best work on NJ ASK testing this year and continue to do well! Students have continued with Mad Minutes to work on improving multiplication automaticity weekly which are scored, charted for progress, and filed in a folder for each child. Students should continue working on their basic multiplication facts as we continue working with long multiplication throughout the year.

Social Studies - We have finished Chapter 7 on New Jersey Today. The students were so interested in learning about how history has really shaped our present state. They were able to relate to the reading and make connections with what they know or have learned. We also learned about how the three branches of national government are related to the three branches of government in NJ. They even learned about some familiar significant people who were born in NJ. They all participated in discussions and asked important key questions in class.

Science - We have finished our section on Animal Adaptations and Survival in the classroom. Students were able to use what they already knew about animals in this section. We have incorporated multi- media in our classroom as we reinforce our learning with videos from Bill Nye the Science Guy, Brain POP Jr, Science Court, and The Magic School Bus! The students loved learning about animals! With this chapter, we have also begun our Rainforest Unit. They are having a blast with this unit! They have been working in Jungle Logs which are all activities and notes about the rainforest. Students picked rainforest animals and they are working on a project for their animal. They are creating posters in class and researching all about their animal’s adaptations, prey, predators, and where their animal lives in the rainforest. Students are working on a model of their animal at home. Final projects are due June 4 and we will present them to our class. The students had a blast this month! They worked hard to do their best work on the NJ ASK. They participated in the Spring Concert, and went on a class trip to Carnegie Hall where they played their recorders with the orchestra! They also loved participating in our Pick-A-Packet assembly provided for us by the PTA! Thanks to all who helped out to make this month a success!

Grade 4 – Johnson It is so hard to believe that we are coming to the end of the school year. It seems to have gone by so quickly. These last few months have been very busy for the 4th graders. We worked hard preparing for and completing the NJ ASK tests. We had the opportunity to go on a trip to Carnegie Hall to watch and play the recorder with an orchestra. We also had the chance to watch our own WRIS Choir and Band’s concert. Thanks to the PTA, the 4th grade had a great time participating in the Pick a Packet program.

In math we have worked on fractions and decimals and how they are related. We have added, subtracted and multiplied decimals. Next the class worked on measurement and practiced how to convert the different units. We are ending the year working on some fun units which involve using all the skills that we have worked with this year.

In reading the class is finishing up the novel, Number the Stars. The children will be working a variety of different activities as a culmination to this book. We have learned a lot about the events of WWII through this story, and about the bravery and sacrifice many people made during this time in history. In social studies the children have learned a great deal about our state. We have just finished the last chapter in our NJ textbook. The information concentrated on NJ’s economy, government and some of the famous people from our state.

Our last big unit is our study of tropical rain forests. We are learning how important these forests are to us, even though they are so far away. The children have learned about the characteristics of a tropical forest, where they can be found, and about many of the plants and animals that are found in these locations. Each child is working on researching an animal of their choice. They are making a poster and

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puppet of their animal. Later they will present their work to the classes. It is great to see how creative and artistic our children are. As we come to the last few weeks of school, I would like to thank you all for a great school year and wish everyone a happy and restful summer. Enjoy! Grade 4 – Romoff-DiCori In language arts, the students continue to read Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars and are looking forward to the conclusion of the book and discovering if the family the book focused on safely made their way to Sweden. The children have been writing journal entries from the perspective of one of the main characters. The class’s writing has really shown a tremendous amount of understanding of the story as the children write about the character’s feelings and the events that happened in the story. The children have also been discussing the different themes presented in the book and how symbolism is used throughout the book.

In math, the class worked extensively on perimeter and area word problems. They also learned about the various types of angles, learned how to use a protractor to measure angles, and learned about a variety of polygons. The students are currently learning how to divide 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. Throughout the math lessons, the students are using many of the strategies learned this year and demonstrating good math understanding.

In science, the class learned about animal adaptations and how the animals adapted to their environment s. It was very interesting for the students to see how little things, such as color, beak design, eye placement and movement, made big differences for the animals’ survival. The children are creating posters about a rainforest animal and researching how adaptations and behaviors help the animal survive.

In social studies, the students continued to learn about New Jersey’s role in the United States. The students learned the basics of the economy and important types of businesses in New Jersey. The also children learned how the state government is set up similarly to the national government and also has many similar jobs as the national government.

Additionally, all students worked very hard on the NJ ASK the second week of May in language arts, math and science. They all realized how much they learned this year.

Grade 5 – Diaz Mrs. Diaz’s Grade 5 Social Studies class is wrapping up the school year with the American Revolution in preparation for their West Point field trip. Students also analyzed The Declaration of Independence from its introduction all the way down to its authors.

Mrs. Diaz’s Science class is currently working on the Solar System and will analyze the constellations using an interactive sky chart app on the IPad.

In the picture below, Mrs. Diaz’s class had just completed the Read to Succeed Program and was receiving their free Great Adventure tickets for participating. Everyone is looking forward to participating again next year!

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Mrs. Diaz’s grade 5 G & T Math students are wrapping up the school year by taking a comprehensive review of what they learned this school year. I know they will do well because they worked hard all year long! Mrs. Diaz’s grade 5 LAL class is working on the Common Core aligned skill of writing poetry for a poetry-writing contest. The theme of this contest is Recycling. Good luck students!

Grade 5 - Ciliotta-Lanfranchi Math- Topic 15 – The main focus prior to the NJ ASK was on learning about Geometry concepts. Students identified and classified figures based on different properties. Topic lessons included naming polygons as well as identifying and classifying different types of triangles. The year will culminate with lessons about measuring angles and using protractors as well as converting from one metric unit of measurement to another.

Reading -Language –Voices of The Revolution was our thematic reading unit for the month of May. Students read about prominent historical figures such as Paul Revere and James Forten. This unit was a perfect prelude to our fieldtrip to West Point Military Academy. Our Language Arts lessons have continued to focus on writing skills. Students have done a great job of utilizing the R.A.C.E.S. strategy in order to construct cohesive responses to open ended questions. Additionally, all students wrote recycling poems and have been practicing their keyboarding skills to publish their pieces.

Science- How do plants get the things they need to survive was our essential question during this unit of study. Students worked in collaborative groups to create animal and plant cells using household materials. Additionally, they conducted investigations and dissected a plant root. Our last activity was planned to observe the Xylem tissue in action. Students used celery stems and food coloring to witness this process.

Social Studies-On the Battlefield and at Home- Lessons 4 and 5 focused on the firs victories, The Battle of Saratoga and Washington at Valley Forge and leading up to winning Independence. Our trip to West Point was a huge success and the students enjoyed touring this monumental site. We will wrap up the year with learning about our states and capitals.

Grade 5 – Koernig Language Arts- We launched the theme, Social Issues. As our mentor text, we read an excerpt from Baseball in April “ La Bamba” by Gary Soto. In our reading groups, we traveled to seven centers with different articles and stories focusing on a variety of social issues. The class continues to maintain detailed reading journals, and collecting Post-It notes throughout the theme. Students completed their persuasive writing prompts about “tweens” reaching stardom too easily. We completed our NJASK testing this month. I am proud of the hard work my students exhibited in the NJASK testing and throughout the school year.

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Math- Topic 12 has been completed which focused on solids and volume. Students enjoyed learning about solids and how to determine their volume by watching math tutorials from Pearson.com. I continue to administer Mad Minute tests weekly helping to improve each student’s knowledge of basic adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing facts. A special thank you to all my students for their hard work this school year and on the NJASK. I’m proud of each and every one of you!

Social Studies- Chapter 6, A New Nation, taught students the United States Constitution is an enduring document that has been amended over time. The Constitution guarantees the rights of citizens and the structure and responsibilities of our government. In Chapter 7, The Young Nation Grows, we learned that leaders affect the way counties grow and develop. Students learned The War of 1812 helped establish our identity as an independent nation and westward settlements and land policies affected Native Americans. All of us look forward to our June field trip to West Point.

Science- Unit A, Chapter 1, students enjoyed a project titled, Plant and Animal Cells. My class created beautiful and accurate diagrams. Each group labeled the drawings and listed the differences between the two cell types. Students completed an investigation titled, Take It Apart. Students examined a flowering plant and identified and described the plant’s flowers, leaves, stems, and roots.

Grade 5 - Ripp Math students have been learning about the formulas for finding area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles. The class also reviewed different types of three dimensional figures and have been practicing applying mathematical formulas to find the volume of solid figures. New math topics covered for the month of May include: • Finding area of rectangles and triangles • Classifying three-dimensional shapes • Finding volume of rectangular prisms • Determining the volume of irregular solids

In LAL, students have been working in book clubs to build reading stamina and engage in reading more challenging texts as they prepare for 6th grade. As an end of the year project, the students worked on writing a book review. Students applied critical thinking skills to analyze plot, setting, characters, and author’s use of language, craft, and purpose.

In Social Studies, the 5th grade class is studying the system of checks and balances and the roles of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches. The students have also been learning about George Washington’s contributions in creating the foundation for the government system. Other topics covered this month include: • The Louisiana Purchase • The War of 1812 • The fight for abolition • Women’s rights movement

In Science, students are studying stars and planets. Some topics covered in the month of May include: • Constellations • Refracting/reflecting telescopes • Comets • Meteors • Characteristics of Planets

PE/ Healthy U - Aranda

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During the month of May the students of WRIS were working on finishing their FitnessGram fitness assessments and then filling out their FSF (Fitness Summary Form). The FSF is an individualized packet for each student to record, track, and evaluate their own fitness performance. These packets are designed to help students recognize & analyze where their current level of fitness is for each fitness component; muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance/aerobic capacity, and body composition. While breaking down their own fitness info students are able to realize where their strengths and weaknesses are and figure out the best way for them to enhance & develop those weaknesses while still maintaining their strengths. Any classes who finished with the fitness assessments moved on to “Activity Stations.” Activity Stations are a variety of stations set up with different interactive activities at each of the stations. These stations included; Ladder Ball, Soccer Shootout, Basketball (Knockout), Scooters, Tennis, & Fitness Skillastics. These stations were designed to keep students actively engaged, use a variety of equipment, and learn how to cooperate with & compete against their peers.

Read 180 – Carroll/ Hamerling Fourth Grade - Students took part in the grade 4 NJ ASK. The class participated in a school-wide poetry writing contest. The poem had to discuss the importance of recycling in your town. In class, we continued to focus on analyzing story elements in fictional texts. The class started a new unit on Greek Mythology. They previewed key vocabulary, created their own dictionary, and read “The Golden Touch” and “The Gift”.

Fifth Grade - Students took part in the grade 5 NJ ASK. The class participated in a school-wide poetry writing contest. The poem had to discuss the importance of recycling in your town. In class, we completed a unit on poetry. Students were exposed to a variety of poets including Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Jack Prelutsky, Shel Silverstein, and Angela Shelf Medearis. Students learned how to annotate and analyze poetry. In addition, students wrote their own poems using styles such as acrostic, diamonte, biography, five senses, color, and haiku. They took these poems and created their own poetry books. The class began the final unit of the year, “Be Yourself.” Students were introduced to the theme using characters from television, books, movies, as well as lyrics from songs, and a famous quotation by Judy Garland. Students then read nonfiction texts, fiction texts, and song lyrics from popular movies and Broadway shows to identify and analyze characters who are unique.

Sixth Grade - Students took part in the grade 6 NJ ASK. The class participated in a school-wide poetry writing contest. The poem had to discuss the importance of recycling in your town. In class, we completed a unit on poetry. Students were exposed to a variety of poets including Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Jack Prelutsky, Shel Silverstein, and Angela Shelf Medearis. Students learned how to annotate and analyze poetry. In addition, students wrote their own poems using styles such as acrostic, diamonte, biography, five senses, color, and haiku. They took these poems and created their own poetry books. The class began the final unit of the year, “Be Yourself.” Students were introduced to the theme using characters from television, books, movies, as well as lyrics from songs, and a famous quotation by Judy Garland. Students then read nonfiction texts, fiction texts, and song lyrics from popular movies and Broadway shows to identify and analyze characters who are unique.

Grade 6 – Drudy In May, sixth grade science students have been learning about oceanography. Students have been investigating ocean water, the ocean floor, ocean movement and the resources of the ocean. Students have examined ocean water to learn about its unique properties. Students have conducted tests to see how temperature and salinity affects the density of water. Students have conducted research on ocean animals and learned how ocean animals are adapted to survive in the different ocean zones. This unit culminated, with a visit to Sandy Hook where students went seining and sieving to observe ocean animals in their

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environment. Students also used microscopes to observe smaller organisms, such as phytoplankton and zooplankton.

Grade 6 – Schweiger After NJASK testing students enjoyed creating poems on recycling. I’m pleased to coordinate this school-wide project and submit three poems from each grade to New Jersey’s 2014 Recycling Poetry Contest for students in grades 4-6: Fourth graders Joe Altieri, Evan Duran, and Lino Ragozzino; Fifth graders Matthew Notarmaso, Nicholas Parmi, and Jessica Willams; Sixth graders Christina Braid, Jaylin Perez, and Shaye Whaley. The NJDEP Bureau of Recycling and Planning sponsors this contest as part of its ongoing public awareness and education effort. As they read short stories, students continue to cite text evidence to identify point of view, dialect, and voice. In my G/T class, the focus is on persuasive speeches. All sixth graders can be proud of the progress they’ve made in both writing and reading. As they evaluate their monthly reading logs for the school year, they are impressed with how much independent reading they have enjoyed. I am extremely proud of their efforts and accomplishments as they prepare for junior high school.

Grade 6 – Radulich In studying the civilizations of Africa, students investigated the physical geography of Africa and the Bantu. We discussed the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. These kingdoms were very powerful because of salt and gold trade. Kingdoms of the rain forest were very different from the savanna. Two important cities were Ile-Ife and Benin. Ile-Ife became a major cultural and trading center, and Benin was a center of art. The trading centers of Aksum, Kilwa, and Great Zimbabwe were studied when we discovered information about East Africa.

Grade 6 - Begyn After completing the NJ ASK testing, students began working on an in-class project. The students were asked to design a park that was fun, exciting, and a place people would want to go and use. Students had to create the dimensions of their park along with finding the area of each item in their park. They then had to find the percentage of each item in the park. Students were able to see how all the different parts of a park will ultimately add up to 100%. Then, students wrote a persuasive letter to the “Parks Commissioner” to convince the town of Wood-Ridge to build their parks. The students were extremely hard and the projects turned out great. Everyone put a lot of effort into building their park, and now understands the creative process behind some of their favorite places.

Grade 6 Inclusion - Panayoti • Attended the Teachers College – Readers Writers Workshop with the Grade 6 English Language Arts Teacher • Collaborated with colleagues to form a Grade 6 supply list for the upcoming school year • Proctored the NJASK for special education students in Grades 4 & 6

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• Assisted with researching field trips for Grade 6 for the upcoming school year • Assisted with updating student writing portfolios with graded writing samples and current reading calendars • Continued to check planners for ICS students and assist them with morning organization and packing up backpacks at the end of the day • Continued to provide extra time for students to complete classwork and assessments, if applicable

Art – C. Sterba Grade 4 Art - Students started working on artwork based off of the style of Rene Magritte. In the style of his Surrealist paintings, the students created sketches of unrelated things interacting in unexpected ways. Grade 5 Art – Students started working on creating Wampums. They completed conceptual designs of their patterns after studying how Wampums were used by Native Americans. Grade 6 Art- Students used the Suminigashi prints they created, producing some interesting marbleized paper designs to use as the covers of hand-made books. Then after their book-binding, students studied artist Romare Bearden and created artwork in his style. Foundations of Art: Grades 7&8 – Students created clay tablets in the style of ancient Egyptian funerary artwork. They carved in instructions or items that they would need in the afterlife. Music – J. Sterba Our patriotic song for May was “Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree” in honor of Memorial Day. Students also learned “A Song for Momma” to honor mothers for Mother's Day. Fourth graders thoroughly enjoyed their field trip to Carnegie Hall on May 21. Fifth graders learned about the notes of the bass clef staff. Sixth graders are learning about different genres of music. Band and choir members performed exceptionally well on this years “Music for May” concert on May 20, 2014. Congratulations to all of our talented students at WRIS. Fourth Grade Field Trip to Carnegie Hall, NYC May 21, 2014.

Music/ J. LaBelle For the month of May, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders worked on identifying musical instruments, their qualities and what families they belong to. Students discussed the science of sound pertaining to why certain instruments produce certain sounds. Students also reviewed and elaborated on their knowledge of rhythms and composing with rhythms. Students learned and incorporated music vocabulary into class discussions. Additionally, sixth graders studied the origins of music and music in the Middle Ages.

Speech / J. Feinberg • Functional Assessment/Re-Evaluation of 4th grade student resulting in Declassification at WRIS along with parent meeting • Continued speech instruction for all students working toward complete carry over of accurate sound productions. • Annual Review/IEP meetings with parent and teacher for 5th grade student. • Out of District evaluations, Prime Time, Rutherford. • CST Out of District planning meetings. 1 Pre-School, Shaler, Ridgefield, 1 2nd grader Slocum- Skewes, Ridgefield. • CST Initial Planning Meeting for Sixth Grader. • Preparation by students for “Spring into Speech Bulletin Board”.

Speech/ J. Allen • CST Annual Review Complete • ESLE Eligibility/Declassification

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• Continued speech instruction for all students working toward complete carryover of accurate sound productions and/or improvement of language goals.

Guidance – Gottlieb • Assisted with NJ ASK testing, signing out and collection of materials from teachers during regular testing and make-ups. Checked on attendance daily. Answered questions on procedures when needed. Covered classrooms during testing as needed. Assisted in counting materials to be submitted for scoring. • Supervised testing for Grade 6 students who sat for testing for Grade 7 placements. Supervised make-up testing. • Counseled students. • Met with parents and staff to update 504 plans. Wrote reports and submitted to parents for signatures. • Updating spreadsheet for 504 accommodations for the end of the year and beginning next year.

Media/Library – Martelli • 300 books checked out for the month between hard copy and MackinVia Online. • Students take out books with a Flexible Library Schedule which means students are allowed to check out books anytime. This type of scheduling allows students to read more rather than 1X a week. • Students visit the Media Center for research projects assigned by their classroom teachers. • 4th and 5th Grades stay on task with Classroom Dojo. • 6TH GRADE MEDIA SKILLS: Students completed posters showing the "Great Moments in Communication." Their work displayed inventions from 45, 000 BC to the present time. • Acrostic Poems on Research Skills were created using the website www.readwritethink.org. • Internet Safety Comics were created using www.makebeliefscomix.com

5TH GRADE MEDIA/TECH SKILLS: Students learned how to read websites using three-dimensional reading and applied this skill to creating an offline website using index cards. Students also learned how to send safe emails.

4TH GRADE MEDIA/TECH SKILLS: The students can't wait to listen to the many adventures of the brother gerbil team in the award winning books, "Melvil and Dewey in the Chips," "Mevil and Dewey in the Fast Lane," and "Melvil and Dewey Gone Fishin' " by Pamela Curtis Swallow. Learning about the Dewey Decimal System can be lots of fun! Students also learned how to send safe emails.

GREAT ADVENTURE: Tickets for Great Adventure were handed out to students who completed 6 hours of fun reading!

ESL – Manicone This month the students completed their reading projects based on baseball players from the 20th century. They used the books to learn about the parts of a story and improve their comprehension by answering questions throughout the story. We have also used class time to prepare for the NJ ASK testing. We have also used class time to review and prepare for projects and assignments in students' science and social studies classes. We will finish the year working on science projects. 6th grade will work on volcanoes and how they are formed, 4th grade will work on their rain forest projects.

Extra-curricular Drama Club – Radulich

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“101 Dalmatians” on Thursday, May 29th. Set design, stage crew, and actors all did a wonderful job. They performed for the entire school in the afternoon, and in the evening for families. There were over 200 people in attendance at night.

Safety Patrol – Cirillo Second semester Safety Patrol will have their end of year Pizza Party Jun 6, 3:00pm. Students did a great job maintaining order from 7:30-8:00am.

Student Council - Ciliotta Student Council members did an outstanding job this year in creating school spirit, and being the representative body for all students.

Chess Club – Maniscalco Chess Club recognizes all members for their enthusiasm and efforts in improving their chess skill. The overall tournament winners were Damien Carfagna and Michael Kaseman.

 Jr/Sr High School

LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT

AP English- Ms. Green AP English is preparing for the AP Test in May.

English IV Honors-English IV And ICS-Ms. Green And Mrs. Woods All English IV classes are preparing for final exams.

English III/Honors-Mr. Forman-ICS With Mrs. Kozibroda-Ms. Millar Mr. Forman’ Junior Honors American Literature Classes are presenting their websites this week. Junior American Literature Classes are busy studying the work of Langston Hughes. Miss Millar’s English III classes are currently studying literature of the Civil War era. The students are reading various selections by Lincoln, Lee, and Douglas in addition to learning Spirituals of the era and how the Spirituals carried an underlying message for slaves.

English II and II Honors-Ms. Millar And Ms. Hunter In the month of May, all English II, English II H, and English III students have been reading The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Students are keeping reader response journals to make connections between the main character’s life, Holden Caulfield, and their own lives. Students are also preparing for upcoming final exams.

English I/English I Honors-Ms. Hunter- ICS With Mrs. Kozibroda English I classes are finishing The Odyssey by Homer, and have worked to answer questions analyzing the text. They will soon be preparing for their final exam, which will focus on The Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, poetry, vocabulary, and writing skills. English I Honors has finished reading Markus Zusak's, The Book Thief and students are now working to prepare their final projects, which involve preparing materials for and teaching a twenty-minute class based on their assigned theme.

English 7 G&T/7-Mr. Bogert-ICS With Ms. Scardino The G&T class has finished up their final novel The Hobbit, and the RE classes have completed their study of Greek Mythology. All classes are preparing for the end of the year, and looking forward to final

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exams. Students have also completed their Honors placement testing and are looking forward to the new year quickly approaching.

English 7 and 8-Mrs. Blender My eighth graders have been finishing their projects on memoirs. They completed PowerPoint’s on their personal achievements, as well as discussing the achievements of others, such as Harriet Tubman. The seventh graders just completed reading about Jackie Robinson- "A Noble Experiment" and paralleled their information to clips of the film "42". We have been discussing personality development, as well as the strength one needs to withstand criticism and in this case, bigotry. Subsequently we will begin our exam reviews.

English 8 – Mr. Osle In May, eighth graders read several nonfiction short stories. We focused on dialogue, citing evidence and reading comprehension. Students wrapped up their last entries in the Anne Frank Writing Projects that were turned in earlier this month. The students are looking forward to their promotion.

Read 180-Mrs. Marquet The students in the Read 180 program completed their final assessment and evaluation for the year. Most students saw progress in their overall scores for reading comprehension and fluency, spelling, vocabulary, word fluency, context passage, etc. Students are finishing their novels for the year as well, whether in print or on CD. An end of the year project was also completed which involved developing an artistic model and description depicting a scene from the student's favorite reading assignment this year. The year winds down with a unit on “Turning Points” and self-esteem, a very important unit indeed as our students face the challenges and choices in today's world. English As A Second Language (ESL)-Ms. Manicone Period 2 - This month has been flown by. We began this month completing our comparative essays, on varying viewpoints on missing flight 370. We spent time working with new vocabulary and used them to create a story. We also focused on grammatical aspects. We explored possessive nouns and pronouns. We also learned about prepositions and created a song that goes along with Ariana Grande's song, "Problem", to memorize them.

Period 3 - We have been throughout the month of May. We completed our descriptive essays about Jackie Robinson and his life at the beginning of the month. We also followed that up by looking at new vocabulary. We created stories based on the terminology and worked as a class to make a really intriguing story. We also completed this month focusing on grammar. We also explored possessive nouns and pronouns. We ended the month learning about prepositions, we created a song to memorize the prepositions based on the song "Summer" by Calvin Harris. It has been a great year. We will use the first week of June for the students to prepare for their exams and discuss what each student can do throughout the summer to maintain and improve their English language concepts.

Journalism-Ms. Millar The journalism class is currently finalizing the May/June issue of The Devil’s Advocate. The Devil’s Advocate is posted on Miss Millar’s website (the link is on the school’s main website).

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

AP US History- Mr. Minnocci The class completed the AP exam on May 14th. Initial feedback from the students were positive. The

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class is now exploring national and international current events.

US History II Honors-Mr. Minnocci U.S.II is currently analyzing the history of the U.S. in the 21st. century. We will be beginning the final review next week.

US History II Mrs. Gaven, Ms. Garvin-ICS Ms. Kozibroda, Mr. Minnocci US History II has ended the year with a discussion on the world as it stands today; it is a complex world filled with terrorism, violence, and war yet there always remains hope that upstanders can guide society on the path of peace and justice. On a lighter note, students also completed a webquest, with the culminating project being a recreation of an I Love the 80s episode using Voicethread. While this was a heavy month in terms of the material covered listening to the music and viewing the fashion of the 1980s is always fun and uplifting! Students were able to view primary sources on Operation Desert Storm and better understand the events that led to 9/11 from the 1990s on. Students also leave US History II having a better understanding of terms that are used in the news all the time yet often confused such as jihad, mujahideen, and Al- Qaeda. Mrs. Gaven and Ms. Garvin hope that our students will be empowered to take action and become active citizens as they are now armed with the knowledge of how our nation functions on a global and domestic scale.

World History-Ms. Garvin-Mrs. Forsyth Ms. Garvin's World History has reached the end of our road in this class with a unit on WWII and the Holocaust. Students looked through a myriad of primary sources that, while being difficult to digest, are important in order to better understand the danger that hate and prejudice can bring to our world. Students also completed their Dream Destination projects completing Voicethread or Stupeflix presentations highlighting their nation's culture and history. All presentations were posted on the class wiki! The presentations were wonderful and would entice us all to travel the world visiting the amazing places across the globe.

Mrs. Forsyth’s World History class just finished a whirlwind "tour" of the events surrounding World War II, the decline in global economies, and the events leading up to and including World War II. We made connections between the outcome of WWI and the Treaty of Versailles with the growing tension among European nations, particularly Germany. We learned about the leaders in the United States, Germany, Italy, and Great Britain and how each took a different approach in their attempt to lift their nations out of debt and into better economic times. Students were excited to view video clips and explore primary sources related to this time period and look forward to next year's studies in which they will continue to follow the growth and development of these nations.

8th Grade Social Studies-Mr. Schneidman Mr. Schneidman’s 8th grade concluded chapters on the civil war and reconstruction. A DBQ was done on the subject of "How free were the free Blacks". They also saw snippets from the History Channel series America, the Story of US. The review for the final exam will begin on June 2.

7th Grade-Mr. Schneidman-Mrs. Forsyth with Mrs. Blender Mr. Schneidman’s 7th grade spent the past month doing a chapter on civics, which included discussing the US Constitution and how the US government works. We discussed the branches of the government and the powers each branch has. We also discussed the amendments, including the process for amending the Constitution. They saw a video on how a bill becomes a law. The chapter concluded with a chapter test.

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Mrs. Forsyth’s 7th grade recently finished a unit in their textbooks titled the "Citizen's Handbook." In it they learned about the creation of the United States Constitution and why each part is crucial to its success. We began with the founding fathers' search for documents and cultures to model the beliefs that would govern our country. We also spent a significant amount of time learning about the goals of the Preamble and the structure of the Constitution, including the ways in which it can be amended and who plays a role in this process. We finished the unit with an in-depth look at state and local government and explored the services that each provide which students enjoy today. Our final section contained the requirements and responsibilities of all U.S. citizens and the ways in which young people can get involved in the political process.

Sociology-Mrs. Gaven In May we finished our study of crime, deviance and prejudice and then moved on to our unit on gender, family and marriage. We analyzed advertisements that “objectify” a man or a woman. Students are finishing up the course by completing their Changes in Societal Viewpoints portfolio. Throughout the semester the interviewed three different people from different generations about three “Central Questions” or “Central Issues” based on topics covered throughout the semester.

Economics-Mr. Minnocci The class is completing the advantaged and disadvantages of corporations. They will be completing their final exam project next week. MATH Gabriel Ben-Nun: • Calculus: Section 8.2 Evaluate trigonometric functions, use the fundamental identities and solve trigonometry equations. Section 8.3 Sketch graphs trigonometry functions and evaluate limits of trigonometry functions. 8.4 Evaluating derivatives of trigonometric functions. • Pre-Calculus Honors Analytic Trigonometry; 5.1 Fundamental identities, Pythagorean, basic, odd- even, and co-function identities. 5.2 Proving identities; Strategies for proving trig identities. • Algebra 2 Section 7.1 Exploring exponential models. 7.2 Properties of exponential functions. 7.3 Logarithmic functions as inverse. 7.4 Logarithmic properties. 7.5 Exponential and logarithmic equations. 7.6 Natural logarithms. • Pre-Calculus Section 4.8 Solving real world problems with trigonometry. Using Khan Academy to practice different pre-calculus skills.

Jim Santangelo • AP Calculus Students took the AP Exam on Wednesday, May 7th and have explored some additional topics in the subject. AP scores will be released by the College Board starting on July 5th. • Algebra I Students have completed solving systems of equations and inequalities. They are finishing the year by performing operations on polynomials. • Geometry Students have completed their unit on surface area and volume. They are also learning about circles and reflections to close out the year.

Lisa Ames • Geometry In May, students completed a unit on surface area and volume and will be applying that knowledge to a final project where they will make a new package for an existing product and determine its surface area and volume. We ended the year by applying transformations (translations, reflections, and rotations) to points and two-dimensional figures. During May, we used Khan Academy and Think Through Math to practice the geometry topics discussed in class at home. • Geometry Honors In May, students completed a unit on surface area and volume and will be applying that knowledge to a final project where they will make a new package for an existing product and determine its surface

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area and volume. We also discussed ratios of area and volume and applied to real life situations. We ended the year by applying transformations (translations, reflections, and rotations) to points and two- dimensional figures including compositions of transformations and symmetry. During May, we used Khan Academy and Think Through Math to practice the geometry topics discussed in class at home. • Statistics We finished the year by completing chapter 4 on probability distributions and then learned about normal distributions and z-scores. Students also continued their progress on their statistical studies by completing their data collection and beginning to analyze their data to construct data displays for their final presentations. They will present their final statistics studies during final exam week.

Stephen Olsen • Algebra 2 o Inverse Relations and Functions o Graphing Radical Functions o Exponential Models o Properties of Exponents o Logarithms as Inverses o Exponential and Logarithmic Equations o Natural Logarithms o Khan Academy Math Project o 4 QUIZ’s • Algebra 2 Honors o Periodic Data o Unit Circle and Angles o Radian Measure o The Sine Function o The Cosine Function o The Tangent Function o Translating Sine and Cosine o Reciprocal Trigonometric Functions o Khan Academy Math Project o 2 QUIZ’s / 2 Chapter TEST’s • Engineering the Future o Project – Final Engineering project (Bridge Design) o 1 Project

Gary Minervini • Math 7 o Students Participated in NJ ASK testing o Solved problems involving the circumference and area of a circle o Simplified Square roots o Used the Pythagorean theorem to solve real world and mathematical problems o Wrote function rules and evaluated functions o Graphed linear functions o Transformed formulas by solving for a variable o Think Through Math, Web-based lessons that provide adaptive math instruction • Algebra XX o Graphed Quadratic Functions o Solved Quadratic Equations by Graphing and Finding Square Roots o Solved Quadratic Equations by factoring

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o Solved Quadratic Equations by completing the square o Solved Quadratic Equations using the quadratic formula o Think Through Math, Web-based lessons provided adaptive math instruction • Algebra 1 Honors o Graphed Quadratic Functions o Solved Quadratic Equations by Graphing and Finding Square Roots o Solved Quadratic Equations by factoring o Solved Quadratic Equations by completing the square o Solved Quadratic Equations using the quadratic formula o Think Through Math, Web-based lessons provided adaptive math instruction • Pre-Algebra o Students Participated in NJ ASK testing o Simplified Square roots o Added, Subtracted, Multiplied and Divided Radical Expressions o Simplified expressions by combining like terms o Added and subtracted Polynomials o Multiplied a monomial by a binomial, and a binomial by a binomial o Divided Polynomials o Think Through Math, Web-based lessons provided adaptive math instruction

Marc Fazio • Math 7 o Probability o Counting outcomes o Combinations o Theoretical and Experimental Probability o Displaying Frequency o Stem-and-Leaf Plots o Line Plot o Box-and-Whisker Plots o Scatter Plots o Circle graphs o Think Through Math o Mad Math Minutes Math 8 o Review of Pythagorean Theorem/Scientific Notation/Functions/power rules o Math Around the World o Analyzing game/puzzle strategy o Towers of Hanoi o Nim game o Blokus Project that included: o Displaying frequency, reading graphs critically o Making predictions from scatter plot o Data with two variables o Measuring time with hand-held technology o Think Though Math

SCIENCE/ELECTIVES

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Debra Beck • Entrepreneurship o Students investigated the different pricing strategies and promotional strategies o Students created an idea for a product and developed a pricing and promotional strategy for their product. o Students played the business simulation game "Gazzillionaire" • Financial Literacy o Students investigated housing options and how to read a lease. o Students investigated different investment options (stocks, bonds and mutual funds). o Students learned how to read a stock quote and researched companies they would be interested in investing in.

David Porfido • TV Production - TV Production students finished the year by producing over 100 videos this year; the most of any school year! The latest student-produced videos including the annual Spring Concert, a TV Production Senior Special, and weekly news segments. Students will be finishing up the year by working on their final exam: a music video! • Web 2.0 - In May, students learned all about social bookmarking and its role in research and education. Students created accounts on Diigo, saved/shared bookmarking, and collaborated in a group. Now students were taught to create web-based screen capturing tutorials. Students will create a full 5-minute training lesson for their final project. • Tech Literacy - Students in 7th and 8th grade have created their own podcasts during the month of May. Student then had to create a radio commercial and will use FlipCams and various editing software to take their audio commercial and turn it into a video. They will then upload their finished commercials.

AP Biology – Mr. Colarusso • In order to help prepare for the upcoming May 12th AP Biology exam, students have selected a topic for a “senior seminar” in which they will present information to their classmates on that given topic. • Students are continuing their review for the AP Biology Exam by going through terminology utilized in each "Big Idea". Students will also review various scientific and mathematical concepts contained within each “Big Idea”. Finally, students will review all laboratory experiments and practice open- ended, as well as grid-in responses from practice exams. • AP Biology students are in the process of completing their dissection unit, culminating in the dissection of a mammalian heart.

Physics & Honors Physics- Mr. Hassinger • Students have completed their study of Induced EMF and Simple Harmonic Motion. Students are completing their final projects as a summation of Physics for the year and are beginning to study for their final exams. • In addition to the work done in Physics, students have gone on the six flags trips and are working on their calculations based on their data.

Biology- Mr. Colarusso Mr. Colarusso's Biology class is currently designing concepts maps to interrelate all of the concepts that have been discussed in Biology this year. In addition to their concept maps, students will be explaining how concepts are interconnected. Students will present their concept maps to their classmates during their scheduled final exam period and explain several connections. Mr. Colarusso’s students also completed

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their review for the upcoming NJBCT exam by utilizing practice set problems and open-ended questions that highlighted the concepts covered in class. The test was given on May 20th and 21st, 2014.

Honors Biology & Biology - Mrs. Sistarenik Mrs. Sistarenik's Biology and Honors Biology classes are designing concepts maps to interrelate all of the concepts that have been discussed in Biology this year. In addition to their concept maps, students will be explaining how concepts are interconnected. Students will present their concept maps to their classmates during their scheduled final exam period and explain several connections. Anatomy & Physiology – Mr. Colarusso • Students are currently working on planning, designing and coordinating their final exam projects. Each group was given three options for the final exams. Each group chose to design an anatomy- related board game/game show. All games must incorporate at least six of the organ systems we covered this year, as well as physiological mechanisms and concepts.. • In addition, students completed a unit of dissection including the dissection of frogs and mammalian hearts.

Robotics - William G. Maniscalco - Students continue to gain a better understanding of robot design and programming. The focus this month was on programming techniques. • Students have completely rebuilt their robots into computerized catapults. The goal of the task was to program the catapult to move and fire. Students engaged in a competition to determine the robot that moved with the most accuracy, fired accurately and the longest. • They continue to deepen their understanding of NXT Robotic Language and they display this understanding in the programs they develop to solve an ever increasingly difficult array of tasks. • Discussions are an important part of classwork. Students have talked about the development of robotics in modern society. The topics included: the three rules of Robotics and the potential for the potential of robot humanity in the future. • Students began to dis-assemble robotic kits and return the parts to their proper place in their container.

Medical Terminology - Students continue learning “The Language of Medicine.” • Memorization, props, worksheets, reading X-ray, CT scans and videos of actual surgeries, each followed by class discussion continue to be important to the classwork. • Students expand their knowledge of medical language by expanding into body organ systems. Students have just completed work on the “Respiratory and Blood Systems” and are presently working on terms and processes connected with the above. • Students began work on final project: “The Human Body”. Students will draw and label the human body, all organ systems, major bone structure and blood vessels. • Discussion is a major part of the course. Students continue using the terms in medical conversations as often as possible. • Students continue experience surgical procedures, videos, which include language the physician would use in the given situations.

Honors and AP Chemistry* Students begin to review all areas of Chemistry covered during the year. The AP Chemistry students prepare for the AP Chemistry Test and the Honors Chemistry students for the AP Chemistry Entrance Exam. • Students work on Chemical review packets. • Students engage in discussions on all aspects of Chemistry covered this year.

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• They view virtual laboratory experiments in an effort to recall laboratory safety techniques, equipment used and the focus and solution of each individual laboratory. • The Honors Chemistry students took the AP Entrance exam and did extremely well. I am proud of them all! • The AP Chemistry students took the College Board AP Exam. The results will not be known until July 5th but, I am sure they did well. I am proud of them!

*Honors Chemistry and AP Chemistry cover basically the same topics. The depth of analysis and the speed of coverage will vary.

Forensics- Mrs. Sistarenik • Mrs. Sistarenik's Forensics class is applying forensics concepts and techniques to design the perfect crime. Students are analyzing past crimes and ways to prevent evidence from being created or linked back to them. Students will present their crimes during the scheduled final period while their classmates will act as police officers trying to find flaws and catch the criminals.

Genetics - Mrs. Sistarenik • Mrs. Sistarenik's Genetics class is researching epigenetics - the study of heritable changes in gene activity that are not caused by changes in the DNA sequence. Students are researching different methods in which their DNA can be altered by their environment. Students will present their findings to their classmates during their scheduled exam period.

Grades 7 & 8 . In Mr. Hassinger’s Science 8 G & T class, students conducted a study of the weather as well as completing a writing response on drawing similarities between seemingly separate data sets (the topic was the weather). Students are also completing their individual Earth Science projects. . Throughout the month of May students in Mrs. Sanzari's 8th grade completed a unit on Earthquakes. Students evaluated and compared the types of Earthquake scales and reviewed many current events on recent Earthquakes throughout the world. Students completed a task as Earthquake engineers and made a structure out of spaghetti and clay that had to withstand thirty seconds on a shake table. Students had to follow the engineering design process and redesigns during this activity. . Students in Mrs. Sanzari's 7th grade recently completed a unit on Invertebrates. During this unit students studied cnidarians, echinoderms, arthropods, crustaceans and many more. Students enjoyed learning about the two types of circulatory systems and had a race to see which pumped blood more efficiently. Using test tube, water with food coloring, foil and beakers students created open and closed circulatory systems and had two minutes to pump as much blood as they could. After completing this activity, students created Venn diagrams comparing and contrasting the open and closed circulatory systems. . Students in Mr. Colarusso's seventh grade science class have been studying the wonderful world of the digestive system. Students were able to see graphic diagrams of human digestive organs and shown how each organ works together to form a system. The unit was complete with the dissection of Owl pellets and the identification of food sources found within the owl pellets. . Mr. Colarusso’s seventh grade students are now reviewing for their final exam. Each group selected topics to create a study guide for the entire class. In addition, we are currently working on final exam practice questions for the upcoming final!

Art Department – Mrs. Hemmel

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• Introduction to Art students just finished their first painting project in which they established the properties of color, and how to create soft-edged blending with acrylics. Students who had art as 7th and 8th graders, worked on paintings of draped fabric. Students are now working on a collage assignment in which they are transforming a black and white shaded drawing into a contoured collage in a specific color scheme: monochromatic, complementary, or analogous. • Students in Foundations of Art are working on their 3-D design unit. Students just completed a pinch pot vessel, and are in the process of glazing their sculptures. While they are glazing, their Egyptian slab cartouche designs are being bisque fired. Both projects required students to creatively use hand- building techniques, and explore the concepts of both additive and subtractive sculpture. • The graphic design class just completed their digital portraits in Illustrator. Students are now working on their final which is a group ABC photography poster design. Students are working with digital cameras to photograph their environment, and are then editing their images in Photoshop. Students are then working in Illustrator to establish the "grid" (the underlying structure of their poster) and importing their images for a final layout. • Students in Art and Design are working on a new unit in art history in which they are exploring Impressionism, and applying the technique of optical color mixing to an original design. Students have the opportunity to select their medium of choice, and final size of their projects.

Family and Consumer Science Classes - Mrs. Olweck • During the month of May, the Culinary Classes are focusing on preparing foods that will be served at the culminating “Top Chef” competition. Students are competing in several different categories including best appetizer, best entrée and best dessert. A special thank you goes to all of our faculty judges! • Culinary Classes are also studying vegetables, their nutritional value, varieties of vegetables and how to prepare them in different ways so as to make them more appealing, attractive and tasty. Choir – Mrs. Manolakakis Sight- Singing – Choir 1 – Full year course - Periods 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7 & Vocal Technique 3 – half year course – Period 2 – What a fun filled month. Students performed, competed and enjoyed wonderful trips. We had our Spring Concert May 8th, May 9th we participated in the Music in the Parks Competition at Six Flags Great Adventure and May 30th at Bergen County Teen Arts Festival. We had 124 students perform at the competition and over 200 students in the concerts! Period 3 gym students performed their Hip-Hop Dance during the concert and debuted with our annual Visual and Performing Arts Showcase which now included the theater, Visual Art Slideshow, Dance, Instrumental and Vocal! It was a wonderful fun to showcase everyone’s talents!

Teen Institute - Our group has been meeting every Tuesday from 2:45pm – 3:30pm. We are able to bring 11 students to camp this year via scholarship for the Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute Summer Leadership Conference. Students are a combination of both WR Teen Institute and Neutral Zone to participate to help plan for a peer-mentoring group for the 2014-2015 school year. Since our groups are both growing we are very excited and want to work as a team in the future. Camp is a way to unite the groups. Camp is August 18th – 22nd 2014. A shout of praise and for your information....We had 2 of our students chosen again for a 2nd year to be a part of the Youth Leadership Counselors, aka YACs! Paige Conti, Catherine Calabro were chosen out of 150 applicants and they only accepted about 40 students! Their cost is $375 since they are working during the week of camp and attending over 20 hours of leadership training before working at camp.

I would also like to invite you to attend the Friends and Family Day at 2pm - 3pm Friday, August 22, 2014 at the 2014 LMTI Summer Leadership Conference to visit and see what Wood-Ridge has been a part of for 20 years (since 1994). LMTI is an innovated alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention and leadership training program for high school students in NJ. We extend this opportunity so that you can

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observe some of the fantastic programming that our students are involved with! For more info, please call (201) 696-0368 or myself. Hope to see you there! Here is the site of The Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute http://lmteeninstitute.org/ where all the information can be found. Please see Mrs. Mano for an application/registration/permission slip.

This class has been exploring the roots of rock and roll from the early 50’s. Our May units were on The Beatles, Soul music, Surf music. All students created a poster about a soul artist and presented their information to the class. Students are understanding how and why we have the popular rock music of today. They are listening, analyzing and reflecting on the history of rock and roll.

AP Music Theory: Student work this month has focused on preparing and taking the APMT exam. They intensely practiced ear training, sight singing, harmonization and more. Students are learning and listening to great composers of the past: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky among others. The AP Music Theory music tech lab is in room 110.

Spanish I – Mrs. Daniele • Current events of the Spanish-speaking countries • Continue introduction and working with verbs • Wrote and presented dialogs on current theme vocabulary • Learned ordinal numbers • Created “Mi Orario Escolar” about school and school schedule and presented to class • Learned how to conjugate and use verbs correctly in the present tense in daily conversation • Wrote “En Un Dia” oral presentations, using –ar, -er, and –ir verbs on what they do in a day. • Gained cultural appreciation with Cinco De Mayo class activity and “Fiesta”

Spanish II • Weekly Biographies on famous Hispanics • Daily vocabulary word drills • Created “Un Cuento” storybook using daily vocabulary words

Italian – Mrs. Iannacco

The Italian 3/4 classes learned vocabulary and culture related to food, family and morning routine. Grammatical structures such as reflexives and reciprocal verbs were introduced. Students learned to talk about health and remedies and well-being using the imperfect tense when appropriate. The Italian 1 class learned new vocabulary necessary to verbally describe people and ask questions related to friendship, personalities and traditions. They learned the grammatical structures of descriptive and demonstrative adjectives. Interrogative words such as: “che cosa? chi? come? dove?” were applied in both written/verbal sentences.

The Italian 2 class learned vocabulary and culture related to food, family and morning routine. Grammatical structures such as reflexives and reciprocal verbs were introduced. Students learned to talk about health and remedies and well-being using the imperfect tense when appropriate. The watched a short film on “ Una visita medica” and compared the social medical program in Italy vs the US. Culturally, they learned about the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Fruili-Venezia Giulia.

Spanish – Mr. Mojkowski

Spanish II

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• Irregular preterite past tense verbs • writing, reading, speaking, and group exercises related to chores, daily activities, and different locations • using direct object pronouns in short responses • chapter oral presentation regarding preparing for a trip

Spanish III • exercises utilizing the present perfect subjunctive • writing, reading, speaking, and group exercises related to work and volunteer experiences • class president projects (using chapter vocabulary and perfect tenses to discuss past experience and qualities to persuade)

Spanish IV • differentiating between when to use the subjunctive or indicative tenses with conjunctions referring to a hypothetical future • writing, reading, speaking, and group exercises related to environmental issues and conservation • chapter test related to environmental chapter

AP Spanish • mock AP tests prepping for test • AP test was on May 6th

Mrs. Baumgartner - Band History of Rock & Roll This class has been exploring the roots of rock and roll from the early 50’s. Our May units were on The Beatles, Soul music, Surf music. All students created a poster about a soul artist and presented their information to the class. Students are understanding how and why we have the popular rock music of today. They are listening, analyzing and reflecting on the history of rock and roll.

AP Music Theory Student work this month has focused on preparing and taking the APMT exam. They intensely practiced ear training, sight singing, harmonization and more. Students are learning and listening to great composers of the past: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky among others. The AP Music Theory music tech lab is in room 110.

Jr/Sr Band Classes Spring Concert Music/ Music Department Showcase!!!!! “Basic Band Warm-ups, Other Warm-ups, We’ve Got Spirit, Armed Forces on Parade, More Cowbell, Phantom of the Opera, Selections from The Lion King, Armed Forces on Parade, Stars and Stripes Forever, Pokemon Medley, We Will Rock You, Star Spangled Banner, Trumpet Voluntary, Pomp & Circumstances.” Students played in a variety of keys and time signatures - using correct posture, breathing, fingerings/positions and technical facility.

The Band opened the Spring Concert with rousing selections of cheer type songs. They entered the stage from the back of the auditorium with the drummers playing the street beat, then starting “We’ve Got Spirit.” The crowd really loved it. At 6 Flags Great Adventure, the band received the highest rating ever -

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1st place, EXCELLENT. The Memorial Day Parade was well attended by the band with 19 players & flag holders. This was a larger number than in previous years.

The end of the month rehearsals focus attention on music for Memorial Day Parade and the 8th Grade Promotion and HS Graduation

Physical Education Department Teacher: Lucia DiNapoli Physical Education • Completed Budget Ordering • Completed Ordering of additional MS Books • Began New Lesson on Archery for new group of students, discussing History of Archery, parts of bow and arrow, scoring guides, tournaments, etc.

Teacher: Chris Lange Physical Education • Fitness Activities • Continued unit on Lacrosse and began team tournaments. • Continued unit on Team Handball and began team tournaments.

Teacher: Joe Vaccaro Physical Education • Fitness Activities (Fitness Center, Pedometers, Fitnessgram) • Students continued with Basketball Tournament • Continue with the units on Basketball, Speedball, and Fitness.

Teacher: Andrea Marino Physical Education • Continued with recreational activities. • Continued with badminton. • Continued with archery.

Teacher: Joe Gingerelli Physical Education Grades 7 & 11 • Continued with Kickball Unit (Rules, etc.) • Continued with Softball Unit (Rules, etc.)

Teacher: Taylor Condal Physical Education Softball: o Safety o History o Throwing o Hitting o Catching o Base Running o Sliding

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Fitness Activities o Sit-ups o Push-ups o Mile Run

Athletic Monthly Report

Baseball, Final Record 18-9 The baseball team ended their season in the first round of the North 1 Group 1 State sectional tournament. While the season came to an end earlier than we all hoped, there were a number of positive experiences for the program. They had the best start in program history at 10-0. The team made the county tournament and came close to beating a River Dell team that went very far into the tournament. The program also came very close to winning the division against a St. Mary’s team that was ranked very high in New Jersey.

While a number of players will be graduating, the team has great potential for the future. A major reason for this is our strong coaching staff, as well as the addition of a freshman team. Moving forward, it is very important that we retain our eighth graders who look to transfer to other schools. This is a goal of the baseball team, and the rest of the athletic department.

MEADOWLANDS ALL DIVISION TEAM Michael Carcich, Meadowlands Coach of the Year Joseph Pronti, First Team Meadowlands, Pitcher Nick Champino, First Team Meadowlands, Infielder Ryan Macri, Second Team Meadowlands, Outfielder Steven Lagriola, Second Team Meadowlands, Catcher Thomas Luizzi, Second Team Meadowlands, Designated Hitter Joseph Batcho, Honorable Mention

ALL BERGEN COUNTY TEAM Joe Pronti - 2nd team all-county pitcher Nick Champino - 2nd team all-county infielder

Softball, Final Record 10-16 The softball team made it into the county tournament this year and defeated a strong Fort Lee team at home. They then had an unfortunate loss to the number one seeded Indian Hills program. The program is in the process of rebuilding with smaller numbers. While our numbers were low, the team was able to compete at a high level. Our defense improved through the year due to changing athletes’ positions, and our starting freshman pitcher kept us in the game.

The modified JV softball schedule gave our girls seven games to play. They completed their season at 4- 3. It was positive for these girls to have a winning season as they are the future of the program. There were additional games scheduled, however some were cancelled due to weather conditions and opponents needing to adjust their schedules.

MEADOWLANDS ALL DIVISION TEAM Joelle Tondi, First Team Meadowlands, Infielder Bailey Wyrostek, First Team Meadowlands, Infielder Brianna McKhann, Second Team Meadowlands, Pitcher Erica Linder, Honorable Mention Meadowlands

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Track & Field, Final Records (boys 3-10) (girls 4-10) The track team has improved since last year. A number of our boys and girls consistently placed first or second in their events during dual, tri, and invitational meets. The larger track meets were very difficult to win because our team was facing much larger (group 3 and 4 ) school districts.

MEADOWLANDS ALL DIVISION TEAM (GIRLS) Akua Addo - 1st team discuss- Akua Addo - Honorable Mention - shot put Krista Emanuele - Honorable mention – long jump

MEADOWLANDS ALL DIVISION TEAM (BOYS) Gerard Londino - 1st team - discuss Ali Abnousi - Honorable Mention - 400m Sean McAvoy - Honorable Mention - 110 HH Jason King, Adrian Rivera, Angel Oliva, Sean McAvoy – Honorable Mention - 4x400 relay

Other Highlights and/or announcements: • Fall Coaches have had their interest meetings to create rosters and begin preparing for summer conditioning. Current rosters have many more athletes signed up compared to their fall rosters last season. • Football recruiters from West Point, Central Connecticut, Rutgers, Fordham, and Stony Brook came in to speak with Jason Cata, Athletic Director. • The turf Field was reconditioned on May 7th. • Web Star Recruits came to our school to have additional student athletes sign up during their lunch periods. This will continue to help our student athletes gain more visibility to any coach at the collegiate level through New Jersey and the rest of America.

Library/Media Center Report - Eileen Layman The following statistical report is a summary of the circulation of books within the Media Center, broken down by genre. Additionally, the in-house circulation states the reference books used only in the Media Center and were not borrowed by students or staff.

IN HOUSE MONTHLY Total : 26 books BCCLS - 46 books borrowed BELS - 4 books lent; 1 book borrowed Public library card for Moonachie students: 1 book borrowed 70 Research classes were scheduled in the Media Center

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Breakfast with the Author was hosted in the Media Center. First time novelist, Maria E Andreu, author of The Secret Side of Empty, discussed her book with fifty students from all grade levels. Books were purchased with a generous grant from The Wood-Ridge Public Education Foundation. • AP Testing took place in the Media Center. • PARCC infrastructure trial took place in the Media Center. • Credit Recovery is ongoing, for designated students, in the Media Center. Professional Development Mrs. Layman has attended: the year-end county-wide meeting of the BELS school librarians. Mrs. Layman attended: The Top Ten Tech Tools hosted by Montclair Public Library, sponsored by BELS.

II. MAD MINUTES – May

 Doyle School

Grade 3 CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS 1-4

1 2 3 4 Grade 3 Average

X Average Correct: 48.22 22.47 43.19 50.07 40.98

X Average Attempted: 49.7 23.75 44.54 54.05 43.01 CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS 1-4

1 2 3 4 Grade 3 Average ÷ Average Correct: 54.75 16.97 39.0 44.55 38.81

÷ Average Attempted: 56 18 40 49.65 40.91

 Intermediate School

Grade 4 CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS 1-4 1 2 3 4 Grade 4 Average

x Average Correct: 49 74.1 60 42.6 56.425

Average 50 78.3 61 44.3 58.4 x Attempted: CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS 1-4

1 2 3 4 Grade 3 Average

÷ Average Correct: 44 34.6 61 41.9 45.375

Average 47.875 47 36.4 62 46.1 ÷ Attempted:

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Grade 5 CLASS 1-4 Grade 5 CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4 Average

x Average Correct: 43.4 78.2 62.4 57 60.25

x Average Attempted: 45.54 79 64.8 57 61.585

CLASS 1-4 CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4 Grade 3 Average

÷ Average Correct: 36.7 77.2 63 51 62.04375

÷ Average Attempted: 40.6 78 63.5 52 58.525

Grade 6 CLASS 1-4 CLASS CLASS Grade 6 CLASS 1 CLASS 2 3 4 Average 75 46 65 65 62.75 x Average Correct:

76 48 68 67 64.75 x Average Attempted:

CLASS CLASS CLASS 1 CLASS 2 3 4 76 45 66 63 62.5 ÷ Average Correct:

77 49 69 66 65.25 ÷ Average Attempted:

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 JR/SR HS

Grade 7 CLASS 1-5 Grade 7 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Average X Average Correct: 68.41463415 52.02702703 67.33333333 64.6 77.01 65.8769989

X Average Attempted: 68.68292683 52.72972973 67.90909091 65.42 77.49 66.44634949

Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5

Average ÷ Correct: 64.025 54.80555556 70.7272727 68.62 77.12 67.05956565

÷ Average Attempted: 64.925 56.11111111 71.18181818 68.92 77.6 67.74758586

Mad Minutes Monthly Averages – Grades 3 – 7

OCTOBER Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Average Correct 13.875 20.25 33.2 26.68 26.36425

Average₊ Attempted 15.6875 21.35 35.325 29 28.29688

₊ Average Correct 11.375 16.675 26.15 25.11 22.4921

Average₋ Attempted 14.73643 18.95 27.925 27 24.22515

₋ NOVEMBER Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Addition × Average 18.97 35.55 47.785 57.25 53.87135 Correct

Addition × Average 20.04 37.6825 48.775 59.8 56.4191887 Attempted

Subtraction ÷ Average 15.45 28.8325 41.835 54.25 48.1076772 Correct

Subtraction ÷ Average 17.83 31.3275 43.855 56.25 50.2310846 Attempted

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DECEMBER Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Average Correct 22.76 26.5575 31.655 33 31.030577

₊ Average Attempted 23.87 27.95 32.9825 35 32.434652

₊ Average Correct 19.58 18.945 29.1 30 28.615856

₋ Average 20.91 20.7075 30.6475 31.75 30.022406 Attempted ₋

JANUARY Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Addition × Average 43.9 50.58 53.425 57.96780952 Correct 22.92 Addition × Average 46.2075 51.4 56.625 59.10714219 Attempted 24.28 Subtraction ÷ Average 37.385 46.2625 52.725 51.2722901 Correct 19.10 Subtraction ÷ Average 40.0575 48.1825 55.95 52.75798925 Attempted 20.73

FEBRUARY Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7

Average 26.602 31.775 35.525 35.75 38.35993548 Correct ₊ Average 28.18 33.075 36.525 37.25 38.8581613 Attempted ₊ Average 23.915 23.275 30.65 31.75 33.297544 Correct ₋ Average 25.185 26 31.925 33 33.96311765 Attempted ₋

MARCH Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 × Average 32.43 54.5325 52.185 59.75 61.72762291 Correct × Average 33.77 56.6575 52.3 61.25 62.72702311 Attempted ÷ Average 32.65 54.7575 50.8475 58.5 57.63424076 Correct ÷ Average 34.44 56.825 52.35 61 58.59439649 Attempted

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APRIL Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Average 38.92985322 38.09 31.825 36.8 38.75 Correct ₊ Average 39.4771533 40.02 33.45 37.65 40.25 Attempted ₊ Average 37.65290139 37.07 23.35 33.15 34.5 Correct ₋ Average 38.39727102 39.13 25.15 34.225 35.75 Attempted ₋

MAY Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 × Average 40.98 56.425 60.25 62.75 65.8769989 Correct × Average 43.01 58.4 61.585 64.75 66.44634949 Attempted ÷ Average 38.81 45.375 62.04375 62.5 67.05956565 Correct ÷ Average 40.91 47.875 58.525 65.25 67.74758586 Attempted

III. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

 Doyle School

Date Teacher Event 05/01/14 Anthony Albro ABS Law Training 05/02/14 Nicole Carnevale Tools of the Mind Training 05/02/14 Debra Pagliocca Tools of the Mind Training 05/12-5/16/14 Beth Hogan Orton-Gillingham Training 05/12-5/16/14 Samantha Lanzo Orton-Gillingham Training 05/12-5/16/14 Allison Sabo Orton-Gillingham Training 05/15/14 Heather Goggins BELS-Top Technology Tools for School Librarians  Intermediate School

• None at this time

 Jr/Sr High School

• 5/1 – J. Cata – AD Division Meeting • 5/13 – S. Gaven – Gumpert Teacher’s Workshop – Ramapo College • 5/15 – E. Layman – BELS Meeting • 5/23 – L. Fontana • 5/28 – J. Cata – NJIC Banquet • 5/29 - E. Layman – BELS Meeting

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IV. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 Doyle School

Date Time Out Time In Type of Drill 9/12/2013 2:15 PM 2:21 PM Fire Drill 9/20/2013 9:15 AM 9:25 AM Lockdown 10/11/2013 9:00 AM 9:04 AM Fire Drill 10/15/2013 8:30 AM 8:40 AM Shelter in Place 11/18/2013 9:20 AM 9:25 AM Fire Drill 11/22/2013 10:20 AM 10:25 AM Lockdown 12/5/2013 12:30 PM 12:55 PM Shelter in Place 12/19/2013 10:30 AM 10:35 AM Fire Drill 01/13/14 9:30AM 9:37AM Fire Drill 01/30/14 9:38AM 9:55AM Active Shooter Drill 2/12/2014 10:35 AM 10:40 AM Active Shooter 3/11/2014 2:00 PM 2:03 PM Non-Fire Evacuation 3/19/2014 8:50 AM 8:55 AM Fire Drill 3/24/2014 1:50 PM 1:55 AM Fire Drill 4/24/2014 1:45PM 2:00PM Fire Drill 4/29/2014 1:44PM 1:48PM Shelter in Place 5/20/2014 11:15 AM 11:20 AM Fire Drill 5/29/2014 1:48 PM 1:55 PM Shelter in Place

 Intermediate School

Date Time Out Time In Type of Drill 9/17/2013 10:00 AM 10:19 AM Fire Drill 9/27/2013 8:30 AM 8:40 AM Lockdown 10/24/2014 10:15 AM 10:22 AM Fire Drill 10/29/2014 9:50 AM 10:20 AM Active Shooter 12/4/2013 10:46 AM 10:49 AM Fire Drill 12/16/2013 10:57 AM 11:03 AM Lockdown 1/13/2014 9:57 AM 10:08 AM Non-Fire Evacuation 1/15/2014 9:20 AM 9:25 AM Fire Drill 2/11/2014 12:10 PM 12:21 PM Active Shooter 2/19/2014 9:00 AM 9:06 AM Fire Drill 3/11/2014 9:31 AM 9:34 AM Fire Drill 3/20/2014 10:00 AM 10:05 AM Lockdown

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4/9/2014 8:22 AM 8:24 AM Non-Fire Evacuation 4/29/2014 1:31 PM 1:33 PM Fire Drill 5/13/2014 2:26 PM 2:29 PM Fire Drill 5/29/2014 8:25 AM 8:35 AM Bomb Scare-Evacuation

• Elevator Inspection/Tests – Sept 18 – 3:30pm • Elevator Inspection/Tests – March 18 • Bus Evacuation Drill – Friday, October 18

 Jr/Sr High School

Date Time Out Time In Type of Drill 9/13/2013 10:00 AM 10:06 AM Fire Drill 9/24/2013 8:00 AM 8:20 AM Non-Fire Evacuation 10/22/2013 8:20 AM 8:26 AM Fire Drill 10/30/2013 8:22 AM 8:34 AM Lockdown 11/21/2013 2:00 PM 2:27 PM Lockdown 11/26/2013 9:56 AM 10:02 AM Fire Drill 1/27/2014 11:34 AM 11:40 AM Fire Drill 1/31/2014 1:05 PM 1:18 PM Lockdown 2/20/2014 2:22 PM 2:25 PM Fire Drill 2/26/2014 1:59 PM 2:06 PM Shelter In Place 2/28/2014 7:55 AM 8:03 AM Fire Alarm Evacuation (Real) 3/20/2014 2:05 PM 2:11 PM Fire Drill 3/25/2014 2:05 PM 2:13 PM Active Shooter/Lockdown 4/25/2014 2:10 PM 2:18 PM Shelter in Place 4/28/2014 2:18 PM 2:22 PM Fire Drill 5/29/2014 2:15 PM 2:21 PM Fire Drill 5/30/2014 1:48 PM 1:55 PM Active Shooter

• Elevator Inspection/Tests – once monthly

V. ACCOMPLISHMENTS – Teachers/Students

 Doyle School

• None reported

 Intermediate School

• Spring concert was a magnificent accomplishment. • The Drama Club, under the direction of Ms. Radulich with assistance from Mrs. Carroll, did a great job in their performance of “101 Dalmatians.” Congratulations on an excellent performance! • BCEA Luncheon recognized our “Teacher of the Year,” Mrs. Monique Koernig.

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 JR/SR High School

At the beginning of May, Cathy Schell from the Art Institute came and presented to the Intro to Art class and Art Club about careers in art, and portfolio requirements for college entrance. She gave information about programs her school offers, and information about summer studio for students that would like to take extra classes, and learn more about campus life

Today, Paige Tremblay from the Antonelli Institute presented about careers in Graphic Design/ Web Design and Photography. She gave information about the programs that her school offers, showed exemplary examples of student portfolio work, and then did a presentation about the psychology of color. It was a great opportunity for students to see real-world applications of the content/skills of both the Web Design and Graphic Design curricula. Dave and I were really impressed with the students' behavior and engagement during the presentations.

VI. STUDENT RECOGNITION

 Doyle School

• None reported

 Intermediate School

• Congratulations to all students in the band and choir for an excellent Spring Concert – May 20th, 2014… directed by Mrs. Jessica Sterba

 JR/SR High School

• None reported

VII. PRESS RELEASE

 Doyle School

• Teacher of the Year - [email protected] (The Gazette) and [email protected] (the Community News)

 Intermediate School

• Sandy Hook – Grade 6 field trip was submitted to the Gazette and the Community News

 JR/SR High School

• None reported

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VIII. FIELD TRIPS/PROGRAMS/EVENTS

 Doyle School

Date Grade Event Location # of students Chaperones 05/29/14 Grade 1 Grade 1 Field Trip Bergen Performing 78 14 Arts Center, Englewood

 Intermediate School • Carnegie Hall – Grade 4 field trip • Sandy Hook - Grade 6 Field trip • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation fund raiser with kick-off assembly led to awesome support. • BCEA Luncheon recognized our “Teacher of the Year,” Mrs. Monique Koernig • Grade 7 Placement tests • WRIS Spring Concert • Pick-a-Packet --- all grades --- thanks to the PTA. • PARCC field testing – grade 6 EOY • Cheering on the …Special Olympics Torch Light W-RPD Relay runners • Healthy U----some of May’s Healthy U activities include: Track Laps, Gold Rush, Ball Roll Knockout, Kickball, Critter Dash, Whiffle Ball, Seaweed tag, F-T-W (fire-trees-water) tag, Frisbee toss & catch, Flying Saucers, Hot Potato Pass/Exercise Dice, Race n Reach, Freeze Dance, Grid Obstacle Run, Grid Basketball Dribble, 5 Line Individual Sprints, 2 Player Basketball Scramble, & Activity Sections (soccer – volleyball – tennis – football).

 JR/SR High School

• 5/1 – NJ Ask Testing Grades 7 & 8 • 5/1 – Testing for AP Social Studies • 5/2 – 5/9 – NJ Ask Makeup Testing • 5/5 – AP Chemistry Exam • 5/6 – AP Spanish Exam • 5/6 – Placement Testing for Honors/AP Science • 5/7 – AP Calculus Exam • 5/7 – Placement Testing for Honors/AP English • 5/8 – AP English Exam • 5/8 – Placement Testing for Honors/AP Math • 5/8 – Spring Concert & Showcase • 5/9 – Music in the Parks – Great Adventure Trip • 5/12 – AP Biology Exam • 5/12 – AP Music Theory Exam • 5/13 – Makeups for Honors/AP Placement Testing

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• 5/14 – AP US History Exam • 5/16 – PARCC End of Year Field Test – Grade 7 Math - Period 5-Mr. Fazio/Period 8-Mr. Minervini • 5/19 – Breakfast with an Author • 5/20 & 21- New Jersey Biology Competency Test-Grade 9 • 5/21- 5/23 – 8th Grade Washington Trip • 5/23 – Great Adventure Physics Trip • 5/27 – Mural Installation on WR Jr. Sr. HS Track • 5/28 – NJIC Banquet • 5/28 – Ronald McDonald House • 5/29 – Teacher of the Year Luncheon • 5/29 – Senior Fun Day • 5/30 – Jr.-Sr. Prom • 5/30 – Teen Arts Festival, BCC

IX. TEAM LEADERS

 Doyle School

• Team Leaders: nd rd o Mrs. Nass (Pre K-1) and Ms. Hogan (2 -3 ) met on grade level at least one period per week during common planning time. . Professional Development . Readers Workshop timeline . Scheduling 14/15 • A Principal’s meeting with the Team Leaders takes place every Friday afternoon

 Intermediate School

Kim Diaz • Met with teachers to discuss planning for the 2014-2015 school year. • Met with Mr. Recchione and Debra Schweiger to discuss Teacher College reading libraries and plan for next school year. • Researched pricing for classroom libraries ( Heinemann v. Booksource) • Phone conferenced with Libby from Booksource to plan out next year’s LAL teacher resources kits for grades 4-6 • Researched pricing for Grade 6 math books • Worked with Tricia Litzenberg from Pearson to get sample grade 6 textbooks delivered • Gave a brief presentation on how to “save” and “share” documents student to teacher and teacher to students. • Worked with teachers on organizing the grade level newsletter. • Attended the PARCC LAL Workshop (Paul Richards) at William Paterson University. • Consulted with Dan Ruttle from Carolina Scientific about science resources and holding off until the new science standards are adopted (per Sharon Rosario’s recommendation).

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Mrs. Schweiger • Adjusted schedule to best accommodate NJASK and Honors Placement testing. • Planned NJASK motivation and reward popcorn/movie period. (101 Dalmatians). • Discussed finalizing SGO data. • Discussed materials needed and possible2014-15 budget item changes. • Finalized class trip preparations with Mrs. Drudy. • Planned Grade 6 Farewell , coordinated with Mr. Recchione and Mrs. Sterba, and began practices. • Administered End of Year ELA PARCC Field Tests. • Discussed and prepared 2014-15 Student Supplies List

 JR/SR High School

• None reported

X. STAFF INFORMATION

 Doyle School

• None reported

 Intermediate School

• None reported

 JR/SR High School

• None reported

XI . STAFF ATTENDANCE

 Doyle School

Staff Attendance – by percentage & number Teaching Staff Attendance from _05/01/14___ to 05/30/14 = _31%__ __27_ number Paraprofessional Attendance from _05/01/14_ to 05/30/14_ = _27 %__ __8__number Percentage of absences from beginning of year = __43_%____ Staff Punctuality - by percentage & number Punctuality from ___05/01/14__ to _05/30/14____ = __1 % ___1 number

Number of Tardies Percentage of tardies from beginning of year - _1_ %_

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Substitute Information: During ___05/01/14___ to __05/30/14_, ____ substitute teachers have been hired. Total substitute teachers hired from beginning of year = _234____

Blue Slip Information: Number of blue slips used in lieu of substitute coverage: __13_____

 Intermediate School Total days possible through May 30, 2014 = 4137 Total days absent through May 30, 2014 = 174.5 Teaching Staff Attendance from September 3, 2013 to May 30, 2014 = 95.8% (present); 4.2% (absent)

• September (24 staff members / 20 days of school = 480 possible days) 13 full days 14 - ½ days = 7 full days 20 days out of 480 days = 4%

• October (24 staff members / 21 days of school = 504 possible days) 12 full days 2 half days 13 days out of 504 days = 2.5%

• November (24 staff members / 17 days of school = 408 possible days) 19 full days 15 half days 26.5 days out of 408 days = 6.4%

• December (24 staff members / 15 days of school = 360 days) 18 full days 4 half days 20 days out of 360 days = 5.5%

• January (24 staff members / 19 days of school = 456 days) 22 full days 18 half days 31 days out of 456 days = 6.7%

• February (24 staff members / 16 days of school = 384 days) 14 full days 2 half days 15 days out of 384 days = 3.9%

• March (26 staff members / 21 days of school = 546 possible days) 20 full days 1 half day

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• April (24 staff member / 18 days of school = 432 possible days) 17 full days 1 half day

• May (27 members/ 21 days of school = 567 days) 21 full days

Para-professional Attendance (Based on 3 staff members – Sep 1 to Oct 25; 2 paras Oct 28 to March 5; 2.5 para March 5 to March 31) • 9/1/13 – 9/30/13 = 0 • 10/1/13 to 10/31/13 = 4 • 11/1/13 to 11/27/13 = 1 • 12/1/13 to 12/20/13 = 2 • 1/3/14 to 1/31/14 = 2 • 2/1/14 to 2/28/14 = 0 • 3/3/14 to 3/31/14 = 15 • 4/1/14 to 4/30/14 = 1 • 5/1/14 to 5/30/14 = 2

STAFF PUNCTUALITY --- by percentage & number • Punctuality from September 1, 2013 to May 30, 2014 = 6 staff member or .16%

NUMBER OF STAFF TARDIES (for the year)--- 6 • Percentage of staff tardy from beginning of year - .16% • Sept - 0 out of 480 days = 0% • Oct- 1 out of 504 days = .19% • Nov- 0 out of 408 days = 0% • Dec- 0 out of 360 days = 0% • Jan – 0 out of 456 days = 0% • Feb – 5 out of 384 days = 1.3% (staff members called enroute to report lateness due to inclement weather/ highway congestion due to accidents) • March - 0 out of 546 days = 0% • April - 0 out of 432 days = 0% • May – 0 out of 504 days = 0%

SUBSTITUTE INFORMATION --- Total substitutes used from September 1 = 129 teachers 20.5 secretary subs 14 paras

Blue Slip Information: Number of blue slips used in lieu of substitute coverage: 5 for May

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 JR/SR High School

Staff Attendance – by percentage & number Teaching Staff Attendance from May 1 to May 30 = 95% 67 number Paraprofessional Attendance from May 1 to May 30 = 98% 1 number Percentage of absences from beginning of year = 95%

Staff Punctuality - by percentage & number Punctuality from May 1 to May 30 = 99%

Number of Tardies Percentage of tardies from beginning of year - .01%

Substitute Information: During May 1 to May 30 , 60 substitute teachers have been hired. Total substitute teachers hired from beginning of year = 343

XII. HEALTH OFFICE REPORT

 Doyle School

Teri Trivingo RN BSN, CSN May 2014 Visits 44 SBJ student visits 10 SBJ restrain reports 10 Home 3 Vision Screen 0 Hearing Screen 0 H/W screen 0 BP screen 0 Lice screen 2 Scoliosis screen 0 Ref 0 Local reports 0 State Reports 0 In-service (PD) 3 Meetings 4 Attendance reports 21 Accident reports student 0 Accident reports employee 44 Audits (charts reviewed) 10 Daily meds 10 SBJ meds 3

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Daily ,TX,PX 0 PRN (as needed meds) 0 SBJ prn meds 0 CST/IRS 0 Staff visits 2 Transfers out 0 Transfers in 0 Parent calls 0 State/county audit 0

 Intermediate School

Maria Monda, RN NP May 2014 STAFF VISITS 13 MEETINGS 3 DAILY MEDS 1 DAILY TREATMENTS/procedures 2 PRN MEDS 4 STUDENT ACCIDENT REPORTS 2 (TH) (NF) EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT REPORTS PARENT CALLS/conference 73 STUDENTS SENT HOME 14 VISION SCREEN HEARING SCREEN BP SCREEN H/W SCREEN SCOLIOSIS SCREEN 81 REFERRALS 11 STATE/LOCAL REPORTS PD 1 Notes home 2 Student visits 465 Lice screen audits

 JR/SR High School

Lu-Ann Fontana, RN, BSN, CSN May 2014 Student Office Visits 293 Students Sent Home 43 Student Accident Reports 5 Health Screenings 5 Referral Letters to Parents 0 Student Referrals to Student Assistant Counselor 0 911 Calls 1 (5/6/14)

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Staff Visits 3 Staff Accident Reports 1 Professional Development 1 CEU Hour Other: 5/05/14 – Meeting with School Social Worker (GL) 5/09/14 – Random Drug Testing (18) 5/12/14 – District Nurse’s Meeting – Intermediate School 5/19/14 – I & RS Meetings (JC) (JM) 5/19/14 – BCSNA Meeting – Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What’s New in 2014 Presented by: Robert Tozzi, MD (1 CEU) 5/21- 5/23 – Washington DC Trip with Eighth Grade Students

XIII. ENROLLMENT

Doyle School # Intermediate School # JR/SR High School # Grade Pre-K 11 Grade 7 107 DiMauro Grade K 75 Grade 4 97 Grade 8 85 Carnevale 18 Borrelli 25 Grade 9 80 DePalma 19 Johnson 25 Hahn 19 Cirillo 25 Pagliocca 19 Romoff 22

Grade 1 78 Grade 5 88 Grade 10 94 Engel 18 Koernig 23 Grade 11 100 Jupinka 20 Diaz 22 Sabo 20 Ripp 21 Zielinski 20 Ciliotta 22

Grade 2 70 Grade 6 94 Grade 12 83 Goodlin 25 Begyn 27 Hogan 22 Schweiger 20 Delatorre 23 Drudy 24 Radulich 23

Grade 3 84 SE 84 Caicedo 21 Campagna 21 Hynes 22 Rose 20

Total 318 Total 279 Total 549 Grand Total 1146

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