Congratulations to Veterans Memorial Middle School for winning 2nd place in the Petite Float category at this year's Vineland Christmas Parade! The float, titled "Sgt. Roary's Mele Kalikimaka Luau," was decked out in holiday island fun as part of this year's parade theme, "A Christmas Luau on The Ave." Thank you to all of the staff members, students, and volunteers who made this amazing float possible!
Mrs. Martino's class at Sabater Elementary School celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday by making "Thankful Turkeys" last week. They had a great time making the turkeys while discussing the many things they have to be thankful for!
On Wednesday, November 22, CHAMPIONS at Rossi Elementary held a Friendsgiving celebration! During the morning program, the students were served breakfast, and in the afternoon program, they were served a Thanksgiving feast, learned about the origin of “Thanksgiving”, played a Thanksgiving trivial game, had a scavenger hunt, and learned about gratitude.
Mrs. Stangle's second-grade class partnered up with their buddies in Miss Carbo's kindergarten class at Mennies Elementary School to make their own butter like Pilgrim children did. Students partnered to read a how-to-make-butter book and then worked in groups to shake their cream into butter. Students then enjoyed their butter on bread, cornbread, and crackers!
Durand fourth-grade students proudly partnered with Vineland Code Blue in preparation for the cold winter months ahead. Students included items such as hats, gloves, thermal socks, and can openers. The Durand Dolphins believe that a community is stronger when everyone lends a hand and works together. After taking time to give the gift of comfort, cookies and hot cocoa were enjoyed in the school cafeteria.
Special thanks to all of the Durand Family who made donations to help fill the bags. Approximately ninety bags were made.
Mrs. Gaetano and Mrs. Uebelacker’s students at Mennies Elementary School made butter for Thanksgiving!
We're broadcasting the annual Vineland Holiday Parade live now on our YouTube channel! 🎄 https://www.youtube.com/live/Ftz1voFrtcg?si=Zs07OBUdcUjk26cf
Happy Thanksgiving to our Vineland Public Schools family!
We will be streaming today's annual Vineland-Millville Thanksgiving Day football game live from Millville Memorial High School at 10:30am! Happy Thanksgiving and go Fighting Clan! 🦃🐔
https://www.youtube.com/live/7WhxZHDajFc?si=VNFyxSWId7F9HzyH
Great crowd and night at tonight’s bonfire! Be sure to come out tomorrow and cheer on the Fighting Clan at 10:30am as they take on the Millville Thunderbolts at Millville Memorial High School. Go Fighting Clan! 🐔
More photos are available on our Facebook page.
Veterans Memorial School held its 2nd Annual VMS Turkey Bowl 2023 on November 21 in front of a student crowd of over 500 who braved the classic football weather outside to watch the VMS Faculty defeat the Eighth Grade Student team 27-18. The VMS Faculty leads the VMS Turkey Bowl with two consecutive wins over the students. Any student who did not want to brave the outdoor weather to watch the football game had the option to report to an assigned movie room inside the building. It was a fun day for students and faculty before the Thanksgiving break!
Next up, look for the VMS Sgt. Roary Float in the annual Vineland Christmas Parade this Saturday, November 25. The VMS faculty, VMS Junior National Honor Society, and the VMS Safety Patrol have been hard at work creating their float entry.
Join us tonight for our annual pre-Thanksgiving football game bonfire! Come support the Fighting Clan as they look to win tomorrow in Millville for the 152nd matchup between the rival teams. The bonfire location is on the field behind Johnstone and the VHS Tanner Building.
Come out and support the Fighting Clan tomorrow as they take on rival Millville High School in the annual Thanksgiving Day Game! We will also be streaming the game live from Millville on our YouTube channel, VLDSchoolsTV.
Go Fighting Clan! 🐔
Students from Wallace, Pilla, Johnstone, and Veterans Memorial Middle Schools have met with Superintendent Alfonso Llano, members of central administration, and Board of Education members over the last two weeks to engage in an open forum discussing the middle school experience.
Each meeting began with light refreshments provided by Sodexo, the district’s food service provider. Llano then welcomed the students and, after introductions, jumpstarted the conversations by asking the groups what they felt were the biggest differences between elementary and middle school. Many students missed recess, their former teachers, and not having to change classes. However, they stated that middle school provides them with more opportunities both in and out of the classroom.
Llano then invited the students to share things that they enjoy at school or things they are concerned about. There were common concerns shared across all schools, namely involving the wish for a more relaxed dress code. Many schools also brought up the desire to have more afterschool clubs and activities and expressed concerns about bus safety. Almost all schools also expressed the desire for more interactive and hands-on activities in the classroom and more interaction with their teachers.
Llano plans to meet with the students again in February for an update and then in June to round out the school year.
Petway's Safety Patrol was eager to organize the Turkey Trot donations! The patrol worked to build Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner baskets for Petway families in need. The donations from the Turkey Trot will be used to help keep Petway families struggling with food insecurities fed during the Thanksgiving and Winter Break! Any unused donations will then be sent to the Spirit of Truth Ministries.
On Thursday, students from Ms. Armanini’s class and Ms. D’Augustine’s class at Pilla Middle School went on a Community-Based Instruction outing to ShopRite. The program includes skills to safely and appropriately use community resources. Students were given a shopping list and were able to identify the items and prices within the store and then place the items in the shopping cart. Students completed pre and post-activities as well!
Mrs. Myerson's 1st graders and Mr. Bogut's 5th graders at Mennies Elementary School gathered again this month for their special buddy time! At this meeting, they engaged in an activity that celebrated differences among them. They practiced active listening and then wrote about their unique talents. They discovered that while they each had different talents, they also had some commonalities that united them. This activity was aimed at fostering respect, open-mindedness and conversation among others who may have different and unique perspectives.
On Monday, November 13, Mr. Porter’s African American Experience classes attended the 25th Annual Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair at Willingboro Recreation Center.
Students completed applications and provided transcripts to college reps, and they received on-the-site admissions to 17 Colleges and Universities.
Students received acceptance from Delaware State University, Shaw University, Stillman College, Winston-Salem State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Benedict College, Tougaloo University, and Claflin University, totaling 17 acceptance documents.
Photo 1 (L-R): Pre,Yanna Harris, Nah’Zere Watson, Hakim Gans-Ali,Alex Reyes,Nay’Shonda Moss
Photo 2 (L-R): Dr. Kelly Cornish,Justin Smith, Andrik Olavarria Rosario, Cristian Rojas
Mennies Elementary School celebrated Cole's 7th birthday during an acceptance assembly on Wednesday, November 15. Cole and Mr. Hannah shared their message about celebrating our differences. Students signed Happy Birthday, and Cole enjoyed his traditional birthday burger!
Ms. Schwan's class at Rossi Elementary School started the new marking period by learning about Physical Science. The first lesson focused on force and how it is a push or pull of an object. To demonstrate their understanding of the concept learned, students created a miniature golf course with books, cups, and tape and used a yardstick to apply force to a ball. Students experimented with the amount of force applied and how force can make things move, speed up, slow down, and change direction. They also explored force through various interactive centers, such as, racing toy cars, bouncing balls into cups, and by using scooters with their peers. All activities were integrated into math, reading, and science lessons. Our Rossi students are a Fun Fabulous Force of learners!
