We will be streaming the December 6 Board of Education Combined Meeting live on our YouTube channel at 5pm: https://youtube.com/live/v8Reg0zp-EQ?feature=share
Agenda: https://bit.ly/47OFo4v
Join us in celebrating the legacy of Mr. Ed Harvard, former VHS administrator and coach, as we honor him by naming the VHS South Gym after him on Friday, Dec. 15. The event kicks off at 5:30 pm, followed by an exciting boys basketball matchup against Bridgeton HS at 6:30 pm.
275 Mennies Elementary School students celebrated earning Magnet Club Status for the 1st marking period on Thursday, November 30. Students had a glow dance party in the cafeteria with Cole and Mr. Hannah as the DJs. In order to achieve this status, students had to have no discipline referrals, excellent attendance, earn A’s, B’s, or C’s on their report card, and earn G’s or E’s in the categories of Work Habits and Conduct. The Mennies Magnet Club Committee is made up of several teachers, the school counselor, social worker, and administration. Students will also get treats/rewards throughout the marking period. The Magnet Club Committee is hoping to see even more students earn this achievement in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th marking periods.
Durand 4th graders from Mrs. Fiocchi's class understand the meaning of gratitude! They hand-delivered their gratitude projects to the person they chose who has had the biggest impact on them at Durand School. This project is loved by the teachers, students, and all of Durand staff equally. Students did a fantastic job at naming all of the wonderful staff at Durand and reflecting on how they’ve made an impact on their lives.
Helpful tips for this cold & flu season! Parents may contact their school nurse for further information.
For the month of November, Wallace Middle School Safety Patrol Advisor Jamie Ecret tasked the Safety Patrol members with giving thanks to the staff at Wallace School to show them they are appreciated. The students were to write a message of thanks and/or encouragement. Upon delivery of their message of thanks, the students took a selfie with the staff member they chose to recognize. The students were very excited to take part in this project and we are glad we could give a little something back to the staff at Wallace Middle School!
8th graders in Ms. Espinosa and Mr. Leon’s Science classes at Wallace Middle School have been learning about forces. They worked in groups to observe various devices and investigate what forces are acting on them. They also recorded what components influence the movement of the devices. They observed a flying balloon, floating magnets, an air-powered car, and a magnetic cannon.
The 8th grade students from Wallace Middle School made a domino in Mrs. Ramirez's bilingual mathematics course with the topic related to rational and irrational numbers.
Reminder about our schedule this week!
Please check your school calendar for parent-teacher conference times. School hours can be found on our website here: https://bit.ly/3lwrm1c
This past week in AFJROTC, cadets marched in the Vineland Christmas parade down Landis Ave. 52 cadets, including the. Color Guard and the Saber Team, marched down the Ave singing cadence.
In class, cadets learned to make parachute cord survival bracelets in groups. ALPHA Flight leaders are learning how to brief administrators weekly on past events of the week and future events. This week they briefed the VHS Vice Principal Craig on AFJROTC's upcoming events and talked about a community service event they participated in this week. We had guest speakers SA Ryan Ulerick, SA Sean Geary, and Petty Officer Dial from the United States Coast Guard came in to share experiences, opportunities, and information on the Coast Guard. They came back on Friday to lead PT with the Flights. Everyone enjoyed the workouts. We want to wish SA Ryan Ulerick and SA Sean Geary best wishes as they are reporting to their stations after just graduating from boot camp training down at the Cape May Coast Guard Training base. We thank them for coming in and sharing their experience with us.
Damaris Lopez Colon, Jaqueline Cruz Perez, and Eylin Atilano Cuevas are the Vineland High School November Dancers of the Month! These three dancers work hard and put forth great effort in their daily dance class and deserve this recognition.
While discussing force, students in Ms. Pilla and Ms. Bronson's third-grade science class at Petway Elementary School collaborated within groups to create a maze made from magnatiles. Then they used straws and cotton balls to use the force of air to move the cotton ball through the maze. Students then wrote a reflection of their findings in their science notebooks.
Despite the cold weather, approximately 70 parents and family members came out for the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee meeting held at Sabater on Tuesday, November 28. In addition, for the first time, an ESL-Only Parent Advisory Meeting was held at Winslow on Wednesday, November 29, with around 20 parents and family members in attendance. The meetings provided the same information, but the meeting at Sabater was conducted in Spanish, and the meeting at Winslow was in English with Ukrainian and Haitian Creole interpreters. VHS ESL and Bilingual students also assisted at the meetings, providing child care and interpreting services. 50 parents obtained access to the Parent Portal at these events. Sabater's Jonathan Salazar devised an efficient system for getting parents into their new accounts quickly, and a team of administrative assistants from Sabater and Landis was able to get the parents navigating the program on their phones. Teachers Jessica Mercado and Mari Cortes then gave demonstrations of how to find information within the Portal, and stressed the ease and importance of keeping contact information up to date. They also talked about the different uses of the Portal, Google Classroom, and other communication apps such as ClassDojo, Talking Points, or Remind that are commonly used by teachers. Parents were reminded to bring a fully-charged phone to their conference in case they needed to download or register for one of these apps. Finally, Sabater Teacher Sugeil Colón-Torres talked to parents about how to prepare for a productive parent teacher conference, and provided some helpful hints about things parents can do to foster productive relationships with school staff and help their children succeed in school.
The Vineland High School Academic Team completed its first match of the year against Millville on November 29th. The Vineland-Millville Brain Brawl is held annually and was hosted this year by Millville at Millville High School. After two rounds of challenging questions about science, history, math, literature, current events, and local trivia, Millville prevailed, but Vineland demonstrated great team spirit and good sportsmanship.
The VHS team included Christian Alvarado and Denise Gonzalez, who served as captains of their rounds with Casey Russoman, Jezabelle Wilson, Michaela Giuliani, Kaelin Zheng, Iris Giocondo, and Valentino Chanza; alternates included Jillian Schultz, Brandon Nieves, Desunny Gonzalez, and Christopher Gagnon. Supporting team members pictured include Kendra Chestnut, Juliana Panco, and Alexica Perez. The illustrious Daniel Kuzma served as our school judge, and the coach of the team is Vanessa Rasmussen.
The FINAL HOURS of the Vineland High School Performing Arts fundraiser are here!
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Wallace Art Club students, led by art teacher Nichole DeJesus, have been hard at work making and selling ornaments to raise funds for a class trip to Grounds for Sculpture!
November's Portrait of a Graduate trait was "communication." Keri-Ann Haley's 8th Grade Honors English I classes at Veterans Memorial Middle School just finished the memoir "Night" by Eli Wiesel. Haley utilized a page from the graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman and connected the two pieces of literature. Both of the texts focus on The Holocaust. Maus is about a young man's somewhat tumultuous relationship with his father. The narrator does not understand his father and why he acts the way he does. It is only when the father starts communicating with his son about his own past that the son is able to truly understand and accept his father for who he really is. Through this interaction, the reader realizes that a major theme associated with Maus is that "communication is key."
Students viewed this example page from this text, chose groups, and created their own shortened Graphic Novels with the same focus theme of "communication is key."
Citizenship was celebrated this month throughout Mennies Elementary School through discussions, assemblies, the WMEN morning news, and character definitions in all of the classrooms. Mrs. Tara Myerson, 1st grade teacher, also put together a Character Video to review the meaning of being a "good" citizen at school, at home, and in our community.
Mennies Character Badge Winners for the trait of citizenship were honored, and 5th grader Emmy Gonzalez was selected this month as the School CITIZEN of the Month. Mrs. Ludlam nominated Emmy and commented that she is always willing to help others. She is kind, sweet, responsible, and always follows the rules.
Nearly 500 students from all four middle schools were treated to a free concert today at the Landis Theater courtesy of the Vineland Downtown Improvement District. The concert is part of the Seward Johnson sculpture exhibit that lines downtown Landis Avenue.
The concert, called “The Awakening,” is performed by the Sounds for Sculpture project and is a dynamic muti-sensory acoustic performance featuring original musical compositions by internationally renowned jazz musician Christian Tamburr. The music is inspired by the iconic bronze sculptures by Johnson featured on Landis Ave. The project premiered at Lincoln Center in NYC in 2019 and tours around the world. The ensemble, led by vibraphonist Christian Tamburr, features some of the top names in jazz, including trumpeter Tatum Greenblatt, pianist Oscar Perez, bassist Griffin Fink, drummer Carmen Intorre Jr, and guest vocalist and cellist Shana Tucker.
A concert for the general public will be held this evening, November 29, at 7 p.m. at the Landis Theater. Admission is free, and the expected run time is 90 minutes. For more information, click here: https://www.theave.biz/hot-topic/sounds-for-sculpture-the-awakening/
Miss Welden’s 7th grade accelerated ELA students at Pilla Middle School participated in a mock trial after reading The Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Students put the narrator on trial for murder to prove without a reasonable doubt that he was either guilty of the crime or innocent by reason of insanity. Students researched courtroom jobs and chose roles to play in the trial. Students took the positions of judge, jury, prosecution, defense, and expert witnesses. After hearing the evidence from both sides, the jury found the defendant guilty, and the judges handed down a sentence. This project-based learning activity was student-led and showcased progressive peer collaboration.
