D'Ippolito Elementary School is grateful for the families that braved the storm to come and attend their Literacy Event, “Succeeding through Reading.” The Vineland Education Association sponsored this event through a PRIDE grant, written by Mrs. Anthony, which allows us to have families come back into our school community to hear a local author and go home with a brand new book compliments of the VEA. Local author Rachel Molyneaux read one of the four books that she wrote to our families. Her book, entitled “The Confident Princess,” was a story that encompassed our Bravo character traits and took us on a journey with a princess building up her confidence. Families also enjoyed hearing other stories in our library, making sensory glitter bottles and bookmarks in the art room, and winning a prize for pinning the bow tie on Cat in the Hat. The events that the VEA sponsors through their pride grants always give families the opportunity to enjoy time together as a family in the school setting. It allows families to feel a part of the school community and bridges those relationships between staff and families. This event specifically focused on the joy of reading and how we can grow and succeed through the love of reading.
Thank you to the students from Durand Elementary School for leading the flag salute at the March 6 Board of Education Meeting! Great job! 🇺🇸
School day performances were a hit! The cast of Cap 'N' Dagger's "We're All Stars: A Coming-of-Age Revue" performed their full show for VHS self-contained classrooms on Tuesday morning and then performed a preview of Act 1 for VPA students today. We hope you'll join us tomorrow, March 7th, and Friday, March 8th, at 7 p.m. for our show!
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $10 online and $15 at the door. Use the link vhs.booktix.com to purchase your tickets now!
Members of the VPS security staff at VHS Tanner Building participated in a training Tuesday morning sponsored by the Vineland EMS/Fire Department on the use of the evacuation chair.
Just a reminder! Friday, March 8, is a full school day for all staff and students. Our district calendar can be found on our website here: https://5il.co/1yfau
We will be streaming the March 6 Board of Education Combined Meeting live on our YouTube channel at 5pm: https://www.youtube.com/live/A3oTjZh2-0Q?si=Uv23mP0G3KTSwX_e
Meeting agenda: https://bit.ly/3T30LJm
Zhynae Davis and Brianna Johnson are the Vineland High School February Dancers of the Month! Already proven herself to be a star dancer in her previous years, Zhynae has really stepped up her dance game this year! Not only is she growing technically and dancing with amazing energy, but she is also creating choreography this year and doing a fabulous job. Ms. Hall is so proud of her growth. Brianna transferred to Vineland and into our program this year. Walking into a class that had been developed and growing together for several months before she came, she kept herself placed in the back of the room. However, it took her no time at all to prove herself to be a valuable asset to the class and for the entire class to recognize her talent. An incredible dancer with amazing musicality, she has been cast in various dances for our spring dance concert, which is coming up on May 9th!
Great things are always happening in our AFJROTC program!
Our cadets in each flight learned a valuable hands-on lesson about First Aid in the military. Cadets learned how to make a stretcher out of the ABU jacket. They took turns practicing how to wrap arms and legs and how to use a splint. MSgt Eubanks took his experience and shared the techniques that he used during his time serving in the USAF as a medic.
AFJROTC had a visit from the National Guard during our Physical Fitness Training Day. The cadets had a great time running races created by the National Guard members who came to help lead our flights in PT for the day. Thank you to National Guard members, PFC Nairn, SFC Catalioti, PV2 Franco, PV2 Aguilar and SPF Jarvis for working out with our cadets and providing prizes for our winners in each flight.
We had a great visit from our Vice Principal Mr. Headley of the VHS Tanner building who popped in and enjoyed cheering on our cadets as they competed in their teams.
Mrs. Hadley's first-grade class at Mennies Elementary School learned all about the life and historic accomplishments of President Barack Obama. The children read the biography titled Barack (Jonah Winter) and worked to identify facts about his life and historic presidency!
On Friday, March 1st, students in Mrs. Stangle's class at Mennies Elementary School learned all about the Iditarod race in Alaska and the first woman, Libby Riddles, to win the race in honor of Women's History Month. They learned facts about Libby Riddles, vocabulary words related to sled dog racing, what Mushers bring with them on their journey, and how Balto was a hero who helped save lives. Students wrote what they would take with them and discussed what character traits they would need to display to finish the long, grueling race. Students spent the day moving along their checkpoints everytime they displayed good behavior in hopes of completing their own good behavior Iditarod! Those that made it to the finish line got their own "trophy."
Ms. Ramírez's students use tangram to prove the Pythagorean theorem and make drawings with geometric figures in the 8th-grade bilingual mathematics course at Wallace Middle School. Great job!
Five Petway students participated in the 41st Annual South Jersey Elementary Choral Festival on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Washington Twp. High School with students from all over southern New Jersey. Fifth graders Lilliana Bermudez, Leonardo Canama, and Aria Davis, joined fourth graders Tierah Flint and Michaela Marcano at the all day event featuring a wonderful concert at the end of the day. The Petway students met for morning rehearsals for the past few months to learn the repertoire with their music teacher, Mrs. Andrews. This is the second year Leonardo Canama and Aria Davis participated in the choral festival. As he was about to enter the stage for Saturday's performance, Leonardo stated very enthusiastically, "It's showtime!"
Students in Miss Bernard and Mrs. Jones’s Kindergarten class at Dr. William Mennies Elementary School celebrated Black History Month this February! They researched Patrick Mahomes, Simone Biles, and inventor of the ice cream scooper, Alfred Cralle. Students had fun making crafts and writing about each of their accomplishments and successes! A fun time was had by all!
On Friday, March 1st, a star came to Rossi Elementary School for our WISE assembly. Jordyn Jones, a high school senior, came to speak about the importance of Honesty- and introduced this trait to the student body. She discussed the importance of being true and honest to family, friends, teachers, coaches, and most importantly - yourself. She performed a beautiful ballet medley with grace and talent. She will be pursuing ballet at Drexel University while majoring in Engineering. We rewarded for perseverance this month and our WISE guy was Mrs. Jennifer Friend! Bravo to all!
Pilla Middle School's 6th-grade students worked on composing music using leaps in honor of leap day!
Students in Mrs. Freese and Mrs. Tarsatana’s First Grade class at Mennies School learned many facts about three famous African American Heroes. They first learned all about Jackie Robinson. They wrote facts about him and created Jackie Robinson in his Dodgers uniform. Then, they learned facts about Ruby Bridges, who made history when she was in first grade! They wrote four adjectives that described her. And last, they learned about Mae Jemison and how she was the first African American to go to space!
Students in Miss Carbo and Mrs. Geri's Kindergarten class at Mennies Elementary School have been celebrating Black History Month this February. We researched Simone Biles and wrote about her accomplishments, and also had fun learning about the amazing inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr., and his invention of the 3-way traffic light!
🐸🐸 It was an action-packed day for our Winslow Whales as we “leaped” into our future and tested our knowledge with “The Brain Show!” Our classrooms celebrated 2/29 with lots of fun and learning, as our “unFROGettable” staff had some fun with random drawings throughout the day! Winslow Shout Out to Jaylin, who ended the day with a serenade to our #leapyear baby Mr. Drake 🐸🐸 #schoolspirit #leapyearcelebration
Students in Grades K-5 at Winslow Elementary enjoyed the Brain Show assembly, where they were able to compete in teams against their peers to show their knowledge in math, science, history, and language arts! A great time was had by all!
Students in Ms. Rivera’s World Language class at Johnstone School ended Black History Month with a lesson on Afrolatinos and cultural respect. An afrolatino(a) is a term used for a person of mixed African and Latin American origin.
“I asked each one of my classes today if they have heard a racial slur while in school this week," said Rivera. "In each class, 100% of the students raised their hands. We teach history so it doesn’t repeat itself, but it's equally important to teach cultural respect.”
Vineland High School Alumni, former LA Ram, and Detroit Lion Jamil Demby supported Ms. Rivera with a video submission. Demby’s father is African American, and his mother is Puerto Rican and Dominican. He reiterated the obstacles that minorities face and expressed the importance of being your true self and respecting others.
“If you go through life comparing and contrasting who you are to someone else, you’re never going to appreciate all the gifts and all the attributes that you are blessed with,” Demby said. "We are bigger than our obstacles. We are bigger than our ethnicity. We are bigger than our income. Ms. Rivera challenges everyone to define themselves by something other than their physical traits. Who are you?"
A student in Ms. Rivera's class said, “I wear my hair straight because I feel misunderstood when I wear my coily curls. I also hate answering questions about why I look the way that I look. After today's lesson, I feel like my classmates will embrace me for me.”
