The Vineland High School October Dancers of the Month are Lyla Rodriguez, Cameron Amberths, and Morgan Williams. These 3 Freshman Dancers bring such enthusiasm for learning to the dance studio each day! They each auditioned and were selected to perform in our Pep Rally Performance this month and put in countless after-school rehearsals to prepare for that performance!
Today, Mrs. Rakotz and Miss Burns's 5th graders at Rossi Elementary School joined Ms. Stretch and Mrs. Lamkin's kindergarten class for spooky science experiments. Students worked together to make an overflowing magic potion. The teachers then assisted the students in activating homemade lava lamps in a variety of colors! Our time together was BOO-tiful!
On Friday, October 27, Durand students and their families enjoyed a night of fun at the school’s 17th Annual Fall Festival. With an estimated 400+ in attendance, the two-hour event was a Fa-BOO-lous time for all!!
Although costumes were not necessary, many students could be seen dressed up and out of their school uniforms for this special evening. As families arrived and departed they were greeted by the school mascot, Skipper the Dolphin and members of the school spirit team, a first for the festival!
The annual event fills the hallways and outdoor grounds of the school. In the cafeteria, guests could make sand art, decorate pumpkins and get balloon animals. Of course they could also purchase yummy snacks like funnel cake, cotton candy and popcorn to name a few! Hallways were filled with carnival games and some specialty rooms like Madame Boo Shay’s Fortune Telling and the extremely popular Haunted Room. Most popular is the opportunity to throw a bowl of pudding at principal, Mr. Greco. With stacks of tickets in hand, students line up throughout the night to take their shot. While outside, students and their families could pick a pumpkin in the patch, bounce away in the bounce house, take a trip on the hayride, or stroll through the bus lane turned trunk-or-treat!
In Library at Barse Elementary School, Kindergarten and First Grade students listened to the story "Walter's Wonderful Web" and learned about shapes and determination. Then they colored their own spiders and explored different materials to wrap around their triangle frame to create a unique web for their spider.
Mrs. Rowe's class at Mennies Elementary School had fun doing hands-on fall activities. Students love getting messy making slime and working together!
We enjoyed the Month of October here at D'Ippolito Elementary School. We honored students who show the most Respect through our BRAVO character education program.
Bravo stands for:
Be
Respectful
And
Value
Others
Our students who display Respect were awarded this month by having some downtime and making a Thankful Tree in the cafeteria along with a snack. All students had a Bravo Dress Down Day and got to wear their favorite sports team shirt. Here at D'Ippolito School, we show sportsmanship by being Respectful!
We also celebrated World Unity Day on October 18th by wearing Orange. Being United together comes with being Respectful to others. We Unite together by lifting each other up through Respect.
At Petway Elementary School, Art Teacher Ms. Marcacci and Spanish Teacher Señorita Pulman collaborated on a Día de los Muertos celebration, including students from all grades. Students learned about the Latin American holiday (celebrated on November 1st and 2nd) and made papel picado with Señorita Pulman. While students in Ms. Marcacci’s class made various ofrenda elements depending on their grade level. Students in fifth and fourth grades made calaveras, third grade made velas, first and second graders made cempasúchil (marigold flowers), and kindergarten made mariposa (butterflies). The art club worked on creating food offerings and 3D calaveras made from air dry clay. An ofrenda was placed in the atrium filled with student work and pictures sent in by families of loved ones who are no longer with us. Students become more globally and culturally aware as they celebrate and remember those no longer with us in this beautiful Latin American tradition.
The first grade students at Petway Elementary have begun their Service Learning project for the year by decorating lunch bags for the Vineland Soup Kitchen. The lunch bags are decorated with fall cheer. The project initiative is for the students to participate in activities to gain an understanding of the issues of people in need in our area and provide necessary items to support them, corresponding to the Empathy competency from Vineland’s Portrait of a Graduate. Petway First graders are learning about communities and community helpers. They are learning how their service can help our families in need in our community.
Students in Mrs. Freese & Mrs. Tarsatana’s First Grade ICR class at Mennies Elementary School enjoyed various learning activities during their Fall Fun Day! Centers included: Write the Room, Spin & Build a Word ( identify real/nonsense words), sequence the story The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, Building a Sentence, Alphabetical Order, Batty Math (greater than/less than craft), as well as carving a Jack-O-Lantern!
Mrs. Kozub’s 8th grade Art students at Memorial School are learning sewing techniques and creating pocket hug hearts for our upcoming ceremony honoring veterans on November 6th!
Every month, Rossi Elementary School has a different service project. For the month of October, we had a collection of loose change and sold lollipops. The grade level that collected the most change earned an ice cream party. We raised and donated $2,000 for Breast Cancer to Team Jolly Jugs.
D’Ippolito Elementary School had its annual Spooktacular Event sponsored by the Vineland Education Association through a PRIDE grant last week. We had over 17 areas in our school decorated for our event so students and families could go around dressed up in their favorite costumes and collect prizes and candy! Over 300 people attended, and many of the parents spoke of how wonderful the event was this year. We hope to continue this tradition for our families and hope to make it bigger and even better next year!
The Fighting Clan will be taking on Eastern Regional HS this evening in the first round consolation football game at Gittone Stadium at 6pm. It should be a beautiful evening so come out & cheer on VHS or watch live on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/y5EwGIV_RU8?
Students in Ms. Markman's first-grade beginner ESL classes at Sabater Elementary School have been learning about school supplies and singular/plural nouns! Ms. Markman filled a big plastic tray with many supplies, and students took turns stealing one item (and putting it into a bag), and then asking the thief questions to identify the stolen goods.
Over 30 painters attended the Vineland High School Fall Paint Night on Wednesday! Hosted by the VMS Art Club, the budding artists painted some amazing fall-themed paintings and helped support the club.
Ms. Schwans' 3rd/4th grade class at Rossi Elementary School spent the week learning about pumpkins. The students listened to the story "How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?" by Margaret McNamara and duplicated many of the activities portrayed in the book. Students collaborated in groups while investigating a large, medium, and small pumpkin. They listed the attributes of their pumpkin, using descriptive words that were later used for a writing assignment. During social studies, the students learned about the origin and geography associated with pumpkins. Before the pumpkins were opened, the students conducted an experiment to see if pumpkins would float or sink. Surprise, no matter what the size, all pumpkins floated! Then, students estimated how many seeds were in their pumpkin. Next, students opened up the pumpkins and estimated again how many seeds were inside. After cleaning all the seeds, it was time to count. Students skip counted their seeds by 2's, 5's, and 10's. All data was shared and listed on a large chart. At the end of the week, the class celebrated by decorating miniature pumpkins and eating pumpkin pie!
Our Ceramics I students at Vineland High School are off to an amazing start! The wildly popular course, under the tutelage of Lisa Kaler and Sandra Carberry, is in its first year at VHS. The course is offered in both buildings with the goal of expanding to Ceramics II and Ceramics III in the next couple of years. Fantastic job!
The Vineland Police Department and Vineland Public Schools joined forces on October 24 to host the eighth annual family fun night, held this year at Vineland High School. Hundreds of happy families decked out in Halloween costumes came out to enjoy the crisp fall evening, where they were able to enjoy free food from Sodexo Food Service, hayrides, fun activities, and the main event - trunk or treat. Cars and service vehicles from city and county organizations and local businesses were decorated and on display as Halloween music filled the air and eager children raced to see how many goodies they could collect that night. The event is always a highlight for the city and we look forward to next year!
More photos are available on our Facebook page.
VPS Broadcasting was also at the event and a short news piece will be available soon on our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/user/VLDSchoolsTV
Congratulations to Wallace Middle School Assistant Principal Madeline Galan, who was recently honored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cumberland County with the Hispanic Heritage Award! Galan is one of two educators to receive this honor, alongside Iris Santiago from Broad Street School in Bridgeton. Thank you for all that you do for our students!
Mrs. Holt's 3-5 grades MID Moderate class at Petway Elementary School learned about leaves changing in the fall. After reading their stories, the students worked on their fine motor skills by cutting up autumn leaves.
