R R R oselle oselle oselle P P P ark ark ark P P P ublic ublic ublic S S S chools chools chools District Newsletter District Newsletter District Newsletter Summer Issue Summer Issue Summer Issue July 2012 July 2012 July 2012 RPHS TECH EDUCATION TEACHER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD F ive Technology Education teachers from across the state of New Jersey have been named an “Innovative Technology Educator” by the NJ Technology and Engineering Educators Association and will receive an unrestricted cash award of $10,000 sponsored by the Edison Venture Fund. The awards were presented on May 18 at the annual NJTEEA Celebration of Excellence in Technology Education awards banquet held in Bridgewater. R PHS teacher Danielle Romero was among the five award winning teachers. Danielle challenges her students to design “green” residential structures for a specific region of the U.S. while integrating mathematics, architectural and science principles. See the photo at top, right. THE 2012 DAN SZYMANSKI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS O n June 12, 2012 Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Co-Chairwoman of PAW, presented the Dan Szymanski Memorial Scholarship Awards to the 2012 graduates of RPHS. The graduates were: Deanna Picciano, Samantha Tunnel and Janelli Acosta. Each graduate received a PAW scholarship check for $1,000.00 and will have their names engraved on the memorial plaque that hangs in the Halls of our Alma Mater. S everal RPHS alumni assisted Margie in this presentation (see photo above). The Alumni in the photo from left to right are Dot (Meadowcroft) Calhoun ‘55, Frank Kuczynski ‘57, Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Samantha Tunnell ‘12, Janelli Acosta ‘12, Deanna Picciano ‘12, John Mortensen ‘56 and Jack Kiyler ‘56. Jack’s wife Betty, a professional photographer, took the photo. All went well and we wished the new graduates a great life and future. We hope they will look back someday and be as proud of the future RPHS graduates as we are proud of them today. We are so pleased with the generous response of the supporting alumni that contributed to this tradition. We also owe a great deal of thanks to Danny Szymanski, the founder of PAW. 1
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RPHS TECH EDUCATION TEACHER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
F ive Technology Education teachers
from across the state of New Jersey
have been named an “Innovative Technology
Educator” by the NJ Technology and
Engineering Educators Association and will
receive an unrestricted cash award of
$10,000 sponsored by the Edison Venture
Fund. The awards were presented on May
18 at the annual NJTEEA Celebration of
Excellence in Technology Education awards
banquet held in Bridgewater.
R PHS teacher Danielle Romero was
among the five award winning
teachers. Danielle challenges her students
to design “green” residential structures for a
specific region of the U.S. while integrating
mathematics, architectural and science
principles. See the photo at top, right.
THE 2012 DAN SZYMANSKI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
O n June 12, 2012 Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Co-Chairwoman of PAW, presented the Dan Szymanski
Memorial Scholarship Awards to the 2012 graduates of RPHS. The graduates were: Deanna Picciano,
Samantha Tunnel and Janelli Acosta. Each graduate received a PAW scholarship check for $1,000.00
and will have their names engraved on the memorial plaque that hangs in the Halls of our Alma Mater.
S everal RPHS alumni assisted Margie in this presentation (see photo above). The Alumni in the photo from left to right are Dot (Meadowcroft) Calhoun ‘55, Frank Kuczynski ‘57,
Margie Gentry Lane ‘55, Samantha Tunnell ‘12, Janelli Acosta ‘12, Deanna Picciano ‘12, John Mortensen ‘56 and Jack Kiyler ‘56. Jack’s wife Betty, a professional photographer, took the photo. All went well and we wished the new graduates a great life and future. We hope they will look back someday and be as proud of the future RPHS graduates as we are proud of them today. We are so pleased with the generous response of the supporting alumni that
contributed to this tradition. We also owe a great deal of thanks to Danny Szymanski, the
founder of PAW.
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Janelli Acosta
Rene E. Aquilera
Steven Almeida
Leon Gabriel T. Almoneda
Steven Angel
Kelly Ann Angus
Daniell Josephine Antonucci
Samantha Rose Ardino
Laureta Bajraktaraj
Danielle Nicole Balok
Ali Nicole Baranowski
Michelle Stephanie Barrientos
Christian Gabriel Berrios
Kevyn Kennovin Bretones
Jordan Xavier Brown
Lisa Buffa
Nicholas George Buli, Jr.
Alexander Joseph Burgos
Alana Sue Butler
James Robert Butner
Onofre Tyler Cabezas
Shannon Mozelle Campbell
Barbara Filipa Cardoso
Melissa Theresa Carle
Carmina G. Casibang
Monica S. Castelan
Ozlem Celik
Jessica Chowdhury
Santiago Clavijo
Jennifer Ines Colon
John T. Confroy V.
Vincent Joseph Corbin
Andrew Cortes
Katelyn Jean Cray
Elise G.Creighton
Monica C. Cristofaro
William Nicholas Cuervo
Tristian Rhai Cullinane
Stelle Maria Pimentel DaSilva
David John Del Rio, Jr.
Victoria Rose Di Lillo
Alisha Marie DiPiazza
Amira Djokovic
Flloyd Chuka Emeana
Sergio Andres Escobar
Zachary Thomas Fahoury
Merina Fazliu
Pablo Argelis Felipe
Adrian James Fertig
Jessie Diego Franco
Angela Marie Fulinello
Karen Gallego
Nicholas Patrick Galluzzi
Chrisitan Brian Garcia
Kennedy Garcia
Thalia Garcia
Vanessa Garcia
Kevin Aniyan George
Christian Gomes
Marlon Gomez
Morgan Noelle Gould
Kevin Michael Graves, Jr.
Ericka Gutierrez
Briana Teresa Hall
Khari Judah Harper
David Willam Heim
Viviana Heraz Zambrano
Zachary Paul Hrubic
Bianca Ignacio
Krzysztof Jachimowski
Ramon Jenkins
Desiree Amelia Jimenez
Sebastian Jimenez
Bashir Siheem Johnson
Renee Christine Kachnowski
Kyle Michael Kaulfers
Matthew Ryan Keller
Tomasz Kociolek
Joseph Anthony LaBracio
Anthony F. Laganga
Kristen Victoria Lance
Brendan Patrick Leary
Natalie Rose Lefano
Dennis Lema
Shanick Lindo
Katherine L. Londono
Nestor Lopez
Natalie Ann Macari
Joseph Louis Magaletta
Melissa Marie Maiorelli
Anthony Justin Maldonado
Ebony T. Massey
Ryan Christopher Matarante
Daniel Oliveira Matos
Nicholas Sebastian Maulbeck
Christian Mendez
Brian G. Merkel
Elijah T. Morales-Ortiz
Alldina Nikovic
Eddie Alexander Pagan
Vincent Anthony Paolella
Robin Ashley Parenteau
Parth Pastagia
Aakash Patel
Heer M. Patel
Karn P. Patel
Manshi Vipul Patel
Rushabh D. Patel
Melissa K. Pereira
Nicole Peres
Bryan Perez
Richard A. Perez
Joyce Katherine Pesantes
Mooris Peshtani
Deanna Lillian Picciano
Danielle Gabrielle Pickett
Daniel G. Pisciotta
Nichole Andrea Ponguta
Jeanny I. Porras
Amber Marie Portuguez
Colin Quinn Powers
Victor Mark Pozsonyi, Jr.
Matthew Prado
Damienj Aaron Quinones
Keon Daniel Quittley
Jesse Ramirez
Pedro Ramirez Diaz
Divya Rani
Allen Felipo Reed
Kelly Marie Reed
Ashley Lorraine Rementeria
Jeremy Christopher Riccie
Nieko Rivera
Juan Carlos Roa, Jr.
Anna-Kaye A. Robinson
Bethania Rocha
Joshua J. Rodriguez
Noah Rodriguez
Roberto Junior Rodriguez
Jose Juan Rosas Jimenez
Julio Ross-Morrey
Giselle Ruiz
Alexis Max Sanabia
Yeimi Grande Santamaria
Sebastian Sepulveda
Adoniz Serna
Taran Singh
Dawid Skrzypczyk
Enrique Soriano Castillo
Adam J. Sukenick
Matheusz Sychowicz
Laura Grace Swirz
Isabella Tabares
Stephanie Rachel Taluba
Isabella Caren Thorne
Brian Torres
CONGRATULATIONS RPHS CLASS OF 2012!
Erik Tricoche
John Oisin Tubbert
Samantha Nicole Tunnell
Harry Michael Uhrig, Jr.
Emily Rose Vail
Dante Valente
Kayla Cynthia Vazquez
Ana Gabriela Vega
Selena Velasquez
Joshua-Jay Ramos Victorio
Kevin A. Villarreal
Esteban Yepes
Andres M. Zamora
Sarah Ann Zebro
Zachary David Zengewald
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HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGSHIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGSHIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL VISITS RPHS
O n May 23, students at RPHS had the honor of a visit
from New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa.
Mr. Chiesa discussed his role as Attorney General and
answered questions from the students regarding New
Jersey current events. Pictured from l to r are students
Geera Shah, Steeven Solorzano, Mr. Chiesa and social
M rs. Joanne Carbotti’s eighth grade students were leaders
for a day for the annual and culminating activity for the
T & G school year, Creative Kids Day. The students created
lessons which they shared with their group of T & G students
ranging from grades 2-7. The eighth graders also designed a
t-shirt that promoted the theme “GO GREEN.”
M rs. Carbotti was able to purchase many extras this year
for all the students in the T & G program grades 2-8
because of a $500.00 grant she received for her idea “Go
Green”. Some of the items students received were a reusable
go green bag, a bracelet, a plant, recycled pencils and folders,
stickers, door hangers, and badges. The students also partici-
pated in countless activities like Go Green Bingo where prizes
were distributed, designing badges and door hangers, go green
worksheets and the final activity designing a quilt patch. Each
student from both Mrs. Arlene Terpenning and Mrs. Carbotti’s
classes were given a quilt patch which they creatively designed
emphasizing the “Go Green” theme that was then sewn togeth-
er to make one cohesive quilt that will be displayed in the next
school year so others will understand the importance of saving
the environment. It was a fun filled day for all and a chance for
all the T &G students to mingle and interact with their peers
and also make some new friends along the way.
Pictured above: Aurora Moran, 8th
grade leader, with students grades 2-7.
MYTHOLOGICAL
BOOK PUBLISHED
F ifth grade students in Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s
T&G class wrote and created images of mythological ani-mals that were published as a book which could be purchased and kept as a keepsake of one of the many students’ achievements. Students selected three animals and then combined them into one unique animal
which they drew, colored and depicted in their new
environment. The students then wrote a mythological story explaining how their new animal came to exist. They enjoyed this activity and were pleased with their final product, which was a beautiful hard cover book. The class stories were also entered into a writing contest. Perhaps the fifth graders will have
the winning book!
UPDATE ON FLAME CONTEST
S ixth grade students in Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s T&G class
gave their final vote in the Flame Contest. The students were featured on a segment of World News with Diane Sawyer on the ABC network. In the segment Alan Alda was interviewed and explained why he was involved in this scientific endeavor. The Flame Contest involved students from all around the world that watched or read possible definitions of a flame that were written or illustrated by scientists. Now with that vote finally in the top, contestants were selected and students were asked to make a final selection and vote for the overall best definition of a flame. The final results of winning entries were found on You Tube where Mrs. Carbotti’s sixth grade T&G students viewed the winning entries of each scientist’s version of a flame and then cast one last vote. The winning entries came from scientists from Massachusetts, New York and Austria. The students can be proud of their contribution to the success of this experiment.
The winning scientist will be announced in the near future.
I t was a fun filled day where students in Mrs. Carbotti’s fifth grade class could use
their creativity and problem solving ability to make the perfect contraption and also enjoy sharing their ideas with their classmates. See
the two photos above.
BIZ WORLD
S ixth grade T & G students have been anxiously preparing for the annual Sales Bazaar part of a
wonderful, innovative and creative program called Biz World. After several CEO’s from Biz World visited Mrs. Joanne Carbotti’s sixth grade students in January and explained how they became entrepreneurs. Mrs. Carbotti’s students were inspired to embark into a production frenzy and hope that their company would make the most profit and their business and group would be recipient of the title future entrepreneurs. Biz World is a simulated activity where students worked as teams and created a friendship bracelet business. Students applied for positions such as President, Vice President, Marketing Executive, Sales and Design and also named their company. Students
were given 10 stocks and 1 Biz Buck to incorporate their business. Their stocks could be sold to the venture capitalist or students could apply for a bank loan to acquire money which was necessary to buy supplies, pay salaries and other fees. The sixth grade T & G students created awesome prototypes of a friend-ship bracelet and then made as many bracelets as they could for the Sales Bazaar. Robert Gordon second grade students were invited to and attended the Sales Bazaar at the Middle School. Mrs. Carbotti explained what it means to be a good consumer and smart shopper to them. The second graders watched the sixth grade commercials first and then window shopped before actually purchasing any bracelets. Some highlights from this year’s Sales Bazaar Day were an island themed business that
included a fun hut where admission was allowed with a purchase or set fee, and raffles and special deals to increase sales at their booth. The younger students learned a great deal about being selective buyers when making purchases. They learned that by looking at the quality, appearance and price of the bracelets they would make better choices and be informed consumers. It was a fun afternoon for all and a great activity for the students. They can apply all they learned from the Biz World CEO’s on how to
run a successful business. See photo above.
Above: Sixth graders Anthony Caruso and
Alex Escobar with a Robert Gordon student.
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTEREARLY CHILDHOOD CENTEREARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
BUTTERFLY RELEASE: Above, Miss Dina’s class learned about the life cycle of a butterfly and released their five butterflies outside of their school.
PRE-SCHOOL CLASS TRIP: Miss Dina Fellanto’s class visited Green Meadows Farm and got to pet many different farm animals. See photos above and below.
TRACK & FIELD DAY: Above, Ms. Megan Ripka’s class at the EJF-Aldene Track & Field Day.
Above: First graders Jeremiah Culver, Sevin Santamaria, Michelle
Garcia, and Justin Mishoe cheer their teammates on during Track & Field Day.
ALDENE’S TRACK AND FIELD DAY CARNIVALALDENE’S TRACK AND FIELD DAY CARNIVALALDENE’S TRACK AND FIELD DAY CARNIVAL
Above: Third grade students take part in their presentation of the Great Wall of China Region.
WORLD OF WONDERS
A s a culminating activity for the year long Aldene Wonders of the
World study, each grade level prepared a hallway and classroom presentation about one of the areas studied. Fifth grade students acted as tour guides for all the students and parents. Second grade students gathered around the Polar Icecap Region and received a recap of their study. See surrounding photos. Above: Zoe Ponzio and May Lee
present the kindergarten and
first grade Rainforest Region.
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Above: Fourth grade students enjoy the Track & Field Day carnival sponsored by the PTA.
Above: Fifth grade students acted as tour guides for the second graders,
sharing information about the Polar Icecap Region.
Above: The fifth grade class enjoy swimming in the Orange Avenue pool during their annual luncheon.
Above: The fifth grade class arrive at the Orange Avenue pool.
Above: EJF-Aldene students were treated to a DJ after meeting the challenge of reading a total of 15,445 books through the course of the school year.
Above: Third grade student Ivanni Francois is ready to answer
questions about her State Fair project for parents and friends.
Above: Fifth grade students root for their classmates
during Track and Field Day.
Above: Third grade students Sarah Kajosevic and Alexsandra
Alavanja are preparing to discuss their State Fair projects.
THE GORDON GAZETTETHE GORDON GAZETTETHE GORDON GAZETTE
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BUDDY VISITS ROBERT GORDON
S tudents in Mrs. Dina Fabbo-Ortizio’s
class really enjoyed a visit from Buddy
the Therapy Dog in May. The students
learned about how therapy dogs help people
of all ages and also how to interact with the
dogs safely.
Pictured above: Christian Arocha, Anjolina
Lunaprophette, Buddy, and Steven Gerakaris.
THE EXCITING WORLD OF LADYBUGS!
M rs. Dawn Marie Warren’s kindergarten students are experts on ladybugs! Go ahead, ask them anything! They have
studied the life of a ladybug, in a cross curriculum way, by reading fiction and nonfiction books, watching videos, making crafts and cookies, and through scientific observation. They began learning about the lifecycle just before their shipment of larvae arrived, and continued their study until it was time to release the ladybugs into the natural environment. Having the creatures in their classroom, and watching their transformation, created a wonderful learning experience that the students will remember for years to come. See
the surrounding photos of the students with their ladybug project.
SHERMAN’S SNIPPETS AND SNAPSHOTSSHERMAN’S SNIPPETS AND SNAPSHOTSSHERMAN’S SNIPPETS AND SNAPSHOTS
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Above: Track and Field Day at Sherman School.
LEMONADE FUNDRAISER: Second graders from Sherman School held a lemonade sale to raise funds for playground equipment. See the two photos above.
Above: Sherman School’s Class of 2012
SHERMAN’S GLOBETROTTERS
Sherman School Globetrotters share country research reports, Powerpoint p r e s e n t a t i o n s , songs, and fun a c t i v i t i e s w i t h s c h o o l m a t e s . Students can be seen standing and sitting next to their projects in the four surrounding photos.
WISE ART STUDENTS
E nriched Art students in Grades 3, 4, and 5
at EJF-Aldene and Sherman Schools re-cently exhibited the artwork they created at the Enriched Art Open Houses. Students displayed all of the work from the afterschool WISE class in the art room and hallways of each school. Sculptures, canvas paintings, collage, prints and sketches were displayed for the students and their families to enjoy! Pictured above: third
grader Matthew Londono with his Wire Pantyhose
Sculpture.
EIGHT STUDENTS’ ART AT NJPAC EXHIBIT
E ight RP students in Carrie Russoniello’s art classes had
their artwork on exhibit at the NJPAC in Newark in an
event sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey. Sherman
School artists Renee Garcia, Ryan Hopson, Jada Makur and
David Rocha, were honored recently at an opening reception.
Their artwork and 26 others from around the state were on
view in NJPAC’s Victoria Theatre Lobby. Pictured at right from
l to r: Sherman School students: Madison Ruiz, Madeline Crane,
Kaitlyn Donnelly and Delaney Czernikowski.
VAN GOGH’S CORNER VAN GOGH’S CORNER VAN GOGH’S CORNER
VISITNG THE GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE
S tudents in the fifth grade Enriched Art classes at EJF-
Aldene & Sherman Schools recently participated in a
fundraiser to raise money for a special class trip. Luckily,
their goal was attained and both classes went to the Grounds
for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. A great time was had by all as
students viewed tons of sculptures in the 32 acre park, had a
picnic and saw cool peacocks. See the three photos above.
INTERNET ARTISTS AT ARSONIA
M ove over Picasso! Here come the EJF-Aldene
School and Sherman School artists! Art
teacher, Carrie Russoniello has teamed up with
Artsonia.com to display students’ artwork on the
Artsonia website. Please check out www.artsonia.com/
aldenesherman1 and see for yourself!
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A BIG THANKS go out to all the families who have supported projects posted on Donors Choose! Our district has received such great donations from this site, such as stools and art supplies. For more