Cougar Courier - East Amwell Township School District

Cougar Courier
EAST AMWELL
TOWNSHIP SCHOOL
Cougar Courier
School Year 2014-2015
December 2014
The Superintendent's Corner
3
End 1st Trimester
Greetings!
3
PTO Meeting
7:30 PM
The Board of Education reviewed a presentation by Mrs. Royer on our recent NJ ASK test scores and was pleased to hear how well our students performed on the tests. Although test scores are only one indicator of our
school’s success, it’s great to hear we are doing well.
12 PTO Frosty’s
Workshop
The foundation for the new security entrance to the school is complete with
the hope of walls and roof trusses going up soon. Thank you again for your
understanding and patience with car and bus traffic in the construction area.
19 Spirit Day
Many activities will take place at the school during the month of December.
Check the calendar on our website for dates and times.
Have a wonderful Holiday Season!
15 Progress Reports
16 BOE Meeting
7:30 PM
23 Activity Pictures
23 Early Dismissal
12:40 PM
24 School Closed
Winter Recess
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Sincerely,
Edward Stoloski Superintendent
Dear Parents,
From The Principal
The holiday season is upon us and we have been busy collecting donations for our annual trip to
Toys-R-Us to purchase toys for needy children. During the holidays, we ask our students to help
children less fortunate than them by participating in this worthwhile cause. The trip is scheduled
for Tuesday, December 9th.
In addition to our Toys-R-Us trip, we have many events planned for this Holiday Season which
includes: our Fourth Grade is hosting a Senior Citizen Event on December 11 th, Frosty’s Workshop on December 12th, and the Winter Concert on December 17th, (please note this is a date
change).
I am very happy to report that since the beginning of the school year, our 6-8th grade Language
Arts classes have been piloting the use of Chromebooks. This technology is allowing students
and teachers to share documents with one another and allowing quicker feedback on our writing
assignments. Our students are catching on quickly and are very excited to be using the Chromebooks on a daily basis. Happy Holidays!!
Sincerely,
John Capuano Principal
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PTO NEWS:
Congratulations to the raffle winners! The total amount collected was $4800. First prize winner was
Laurie Kathiari, who won 42%, $2016.00 Second prize winner was Maureen McSorley-Srivastava,
who won 5%, $240.00. Special thanks to Maureen for generously donating her winnings back to
the PTO! Third prize winner was Sharon Reid, who won 3%, $144.00; thank you to Sharon for donating her winnings to the school library. All three families have children who currently attend our
school. Thanks again to all who participated.
Please use and share our Amazon shopping link: http://amzn.to/1uIj99K (please note if you type it
out the letter between the u and the j is a capital letter I, not lower case letter l).
Cougar Clothing is available for purchase through December
5th at www.customstoreonline.com/eas
Shop Rite shopping cards are available anytime, please contact Tina Rentzis
at teanschen@yahoo.com if you'd like to purchase.
Our clothing shed continues to collect clothes throughout the year, and remember clothing is not
shredded. Tax receipts are inside the black mailbox next to the drop window for your convenience.
Frosty's Workshop will be December 12th, more information to follow.
Are you on Facebook? Keep up with all the latest at https://www.facebook.com/eastamwell.pto or
search East Amwell PTO. Click the "Like" and "Follow" buttons and you'll see our updates in your
feed. Not on Facebook? Just visit our website,http://eastamwellpto.blogspot.com
Our next meeting is Wed, Dec 3 at 7:30pm. We hope to see you there, and thank you for your support.
Computer Club
The start time is 8 AM
Monday thru Friday.
Please use Library Door.
Mr. Colt
Peer Leaders
December Meeting
Dates: December 3 & 17
8:15 AM Miss Kulis Room
Room 14
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A Message From The
Board of Education
Each December, student representatives
from East Amwell Township School travel
to Toys R Us to purchase holiday gifts for
children in need. The "Cougar Share" program began in 2003 and has raised over
$45,000 to date. The Peer leaders pair up
with their younger classmates and pick
gifts for a particular child from their holiday
wish list.
We sponsor approximately 50 children a
year and donations are provided by East
Amwell School students and their families. In previous years gifts have been distributed to children in foster care. More recently we have partnered with the Children's Home Society of NJ. The "Cougar
Share" program is overseen by staff members Janet Higgins and Lauren Myers, and
the Peer Leaders are supervised by teachers Laurie Daniel and Kim Kulis. All of the
staff involved set an example for our students and truly exemplify the spirit of the
season.
At this time the Board of Education would
like to extend our best wishes to all of the
East Amwell community for a joyous holiday season and health and happiness in
the New Year.
6th Grade Egyptian Projects
The 6th grade has been diligently working on their Egyptian Projects. They will be on
display for all to see the night of
the Winter Concert.
Please
take a moment to view our student's great work!
Mrs. Zengel & Mrs. Higgins
School Vision Statement:
East Amwell Township School
District... is a safe, supportive
community that recognizes all
students as unique individuals
and provides opportunities for
academic, artistic, cultural,
emotional, physical, social and
character development in a diverse and ever-changing society.
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Virtual Backpack—
Digital Information For Our School
Please go to school website, slide on Quick Links
and slide to Virtual Backpack for all information
about our school activities as well as Hunterdon
County news.
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Terracycle Update
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Winter Sports Schedule
Lady Cougars Basketball Schedule 2014-2015
EVENT
DATE
READINGTON GIRLSA ONLY AT READINGTON
12/9
SOUTH GIRLS A ONLY AT SOUTH
12/16
MILFORD GIRLS/ A ONLY AT MILFORD
12/18
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT / AT DELWARE
TO BE ANNOUNCED
KINGWOOD GIRLSA ONLY AT KINGWOOD
12/29-30
1/6
ALEXANDRIA GIRLS A ONLY AT EAST
1/8
LEBANON GIRLS A ONLY AT EAST
1/12
JP CASE GIRLS A ONLY AT EAST
1/14
SOUTH GIRLS A ONLY AT EAST
1/16
READINGTON GIRLS A ONLY AT EAST
1/20
UNION GIRLS A ONLY AT UNION
1/22
DELAWARE GIRLS A ONLY AT EAST
1/26
JP CASE GIRLS A ONLY AT JP CASE
1/28
TIMBERLANEGIRLS A ONLY AT TIMBERLANE
2/9
HIGH BRIDGE GIRLSA ONLY AT HIGH BRIDGE
2/6
HOLLAND GIRLS A ONLY AT EAST
2/12
DELAWARE GIRLS A ONLY AT DTS
2/18
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Winter Sports Schedule
Boys Basketball Schedule 2014-2015
EVENT
DATE
READINGTON BOYS A ONLY AT READINGTON
12/9
PDS AT EAST A Team Only
12/15
SOUTH BOYS A ONLY AT EAST
12/16
MILFORD BOYS A ONLY AT MILFORD
12/18
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT / AT DELWARE TO BE ANNOUNCED
12/29-30
KINGWOOD BOYS/ A AND B AT EAST
1/6
ALEXANDRIA BOYS A ONLY AT EAST
1/8
LEBANON BOYS A ONLY AT EAST
1/12
JP CASE BOYS A ONLY AT EAST
1/14
SOUTH BOYS A ONLY AT SOUTH
1/16
READINGTON BOYS A ONLY AT EAST
1/20
UNION BOYS A ONLY AT UNION
1/22
DELAWARE BOYS A AND B AT DTS
1/26
JP CASE BOYS A ONLY AT JP CASE
1/28
TIMBERLANE BOYS A ONLY AT TIMBERLANE
2/9
HIGH BRIDGE BOYS A ONLY AT HIGH BRIDGE
2/6
HOLLAND BOYS A ONLY AT EAST
2/12
DELAWARE BOYS A AND B AT EAST
2/18
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Music News
MUSIC CLUB GRADES 4 & 5
DECEMBER 4, 11,18
3:15-4:15 PM
MUSIC CLUB GRADES 6-8
DECEMBER 9, 16
3:15-3:45 PM
Winter Concert
The East Amwell Township School will present its annual Winter Concert on Wednesday,
December 17th at 7:00 pm in the school gymnasium. Musical groups performing will include
the Middle School Band, Middle School Chorus, Middle School Strings, Fifth Grade Chorus,
Eighth Grade Music Class, and Ensemble.
Please come and enjoy the holiday musical selections that our young musicians have prepared.
Skip Woolston
Pam Bily
Instrumental Music Director
Vocal Music Director
Technology In The Classroom
What is a Chromebook?
A Chromebook is a personal computer that runs Chrome (Google) as an operating
system. The device is made to connect quickly to the Internet and supports apps
that are on the web, not ones that are downloaded to the device.
Publishing, productivity, communication and collaboration are key elements to student success in the classroom using Chrome Books.
Students can use a variety of websites for Digital Storytelling. Students can access their work anytime and anywhere using productivity tools on the web. Using
Chromebooks, students can communicate using 21s century tools like Gmail and
Video Conferencing. The Chromebooks also allows students to collaborate face to
face or on the computer while working on projects.
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East Amwell School
December 2014
Calendar Reminders
12/12 PTO’s Frosty’s Workshop
12/16 BOE Meeting 7 PM
12/17 Winter Concert
12/19 School Spirit Day
12/23 Early Dismissal (12:40 PM)
12/24-31 Winter Recess School Closed