Happy Friday Bulletin

PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS
M.E.T.S Charter School Home of the Mustangs
Principal’s Message:
Dear M.E.T.S. Students, Staff, and
Families:
Happy Saturday, Mustangs! I
trust you're well. We also appreciate
every-one who likes us on Facebook
and is following us on Twitter. We
have had another excellent week of
student learn-ing at M.E.T.S. Please
see attached photos.
Thanksgiving (the act of giving
thanks; expressing gratitude; a public
acknowledgment or celebration of
goodness). Since next week is
a short week, this update will
be the last until we return from
Thanksgiving break. We have
a half-day (1/2 day) on
Wednesday, November 25,
2015.
Reflecting upon the tragic
events that have recently occurred in the
world coupled with the unknowns of
the future, we are extremely fortunate to
be part of a special community. Sure,
we all have our stressful moments, but
our worries pale in comparison to the
millions who face crippling uncertainty.
So, as we begin the Thanksgiving period, take a few moments to think, smile,
hug, sing, listen, see, move, give praise
and be thankful for the gift of life.
Yesterday November 19, 2015 was
the official end of the 1st marking period and grades have been posted on
RealTime. On Tuesday, November 24,
2015 we will have Report Card night
from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. We look
forward to parents and teachers
conferencing about plans for
student success this year. I also want to
thank the parents that came on Wednesday, November 19, 2015 to the Principal Chat. We had great discussions and
questions. We hope to see more parents
attend our events to support our efforts
in
November 21, 2015
academic days, long school year, rigorous curriculum, and student-centered
classrooms create a culture of high expectations for our students. I am proud
that most of our students work hard to
reach and sometimes surpass these expectations. Of course, I am proud of the
work of our faculty and staff as well.
These extraordinary men and women
love our students and work tirelessly to
motivate, encourage and push them so
that they will be college ready when
they
graduate
M.E.T.S.
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Upcoming Events
raising student achievement.
For
more
current news,
today
students
and
staff participated in our monthly college
day activities. We had a great visit from
members of the NJCU Athletics Dept.
Ten student athletes from different
teams (Soccer, Volleyball, Softball,
Basketball) participated in various
physical fitness activities with our students in their PE classes. Several student athletes were fortunate enough to
participate in a College Athletics Panel
discussion led by NJCU Athletic Director Alice DeFazio, Community Outreach Director Danielle Beam, and
Head Women's Softball Coach Veronica Grant. Go team!
M.E.T.S. has a demanding postsecondary education culture. Our longer
Success is the ONLY Option!
Improving School Climate & Culture
What is Bullying?
Activities for Everyone
Off to a Great Start!
Mentoring Program Coming Soon!
Students of the Month:
6th grade: Camilla Ramos
7th grade: Damani Mitchell
8th grade: Samantha Guzman
9th grade: Lizzie Reyes
10th grade: Kerensa Cadet
11th grade: Jamie Sumilang
12th grade: Ezekiel Del Rosario
Staff of the Month:
Claude Davila
Don't forget to
follow us on facebook & twitter:
College Corner:
We are Going to College !!!
Narratives: The Worst
Weather I Have Ever
Experienced
Mr. Taglieri was introducing his students to narrative writing by having
them identify certain pieces of an exemplar model. After reading through
the model, students were to pick out
the topic sentence, detail sentences,
vivid adjectives, and concluding sentences in preparation to compose their
own. Afterwards, they read and analyzed the paragraph, students then
brainstormed for their own narrative:
The Worst Weather I Have Ever Experienced. They will be working on this
paragraph while going through the full
writing process over the next several
days.
Congratulations
to the following
students for getting
accepted into
William Paterson
University:
Emanuel Nunez
Joel Gonzalez
Robert Escobar
Renee Crespo
Abrahan Reyes
Ferris Hussein
Aser Aladly
Ezekiel Del Rosario
Zariah Martin
Tatyana Ricketts
Mrunal Patel
Zarfshan Shahid
Giselle Brito
...continued from previous page. work is worth it. You can do it."
Through their tireless work,
the Drama class was able to
debut its production Almost,
Maine. It was a hit! Please find
attached pictures and a note
from our Director, Mr. Jonathan
Goodsell.
I am sure you share my
dream of the successful future of
our students, and it fills me with
much hope. I picture our students as college graduates returning to M.E.T.S. and standing in front of our students at an
assembly and saying, "The hard
Nyah Looc
I am confident that these dreams
of mine will become a reality.
As always, thank you for
your commitment to and support
of M.E.T.S. Wishing you a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving.
Hanan Ibrahim
Asa Harris
Angela Williams
Andy Mascarenhas
Francesca Sterling
Accuplacer Testing
Sincerely,
Principal Dennis 10th, 11th and 12th
wdennis@metscharterschool.org
Grade
Monday 11/30 and Tuesday 12/1
6th, 7th, 8th and 9th
Grade
Wednesday 12/2
8th and 9th Grade
Thursday 12/3
Opening night of Almost, Maine was a success and the actors
were flawless.
A note from the Director,
I would like to thank the M.E.T.S. Charter School community for all of
their support during this production, especially Mr. Fallstitch, Principal
Dennis, Vice Principal Kim, and Vice Principal Presley. I would also
like to extend my regards for the parents and family members of the
students in the production; thank you for all of your support. Lastly, I
would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Ms. Noel, Mr. Simmonds,
and the students who helped design and create the set for this production, helping to bring the magic of Almost, Maine to life.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Goodsell, Theatre Director
Success is the ONLY option!
Club Corner
Monday:
Chess & Board Game Club
Open: All students
Room: 209
Staff: Dr. Pustilnik –
mpustilnik@metscharterschool.org
Mr. Castanheira –
pcastanheira@metscharterschool.org
Student Council
Open: All students by election
Room: 203
Staff: Ms. Aronds –
caronds@metscharterschool.org
Mr. Urbankowski –
durbankowski@metscharterschool.org
Ms. Zamora –
szamora@metscharterschool.org
Mr. Flannery –
jflannery@metscharterschool.org
Tuesday:
Maker Lab
Open: All Students
Room: 309
Staff: Mr. Shallcross –
cshallcross@metscharterschool.org
Ms. Aronds –
caronds@metscharterschool.org
Anime Club
Open: All students
Room: 203
Staff: Ms. Aronds –
caronds@metscharterschool.org
HS Poetry/Creative Writing
Open: All high school students
Room: 202
Staff: Multiple English staff
Multicultural Club
Open: All students
Room: 200
Staff: Ms. Muhammad-Jones –
nmuhammadjones@metscharterscho
ol.org
Ms. Brooks –
wbrooks@metscharterschool.org
Wednesday:
No Club Meetings
Thursday:
MS Poetry/Creative Writing
Open: All middle school students
Room: 202
Staff: Multiple English staff
Maker Lab
Open: All students
Room 309
Staff: Mr. Shallcross –
cshallcross@metscharterschool.org
Ms. Aronds –
caronds@metscharterschool.org
National Honors Society
Open: All high school students per
nomination/election
Room: 210
Every other Thursday beginning 10/1
Ms. Lopez –
mlopez@metscharterschool.org
Jr. National Honors Society
Open: All middle school students per
nomination/election
Room: 210
Every other Thursday
Ms. Sinisi –
tsinisi@metscharterschool.org
Friday:
No Club Meetings