Rowan College of South Jersey will be hosting a free community trick-or-treating event on Thursday, October 26th from 5-7pm at the college, 3322 College Drive, Vineland. See the attached flyers for more information.
Congratulations to the VHS Marching Clan on placing 3rd in the Cavalcade of Bands at the West Chester East Competition this past Saturday! The band will next compete this Saturday, weather permitting, in Millville at the NJMBDA competition. Best of luck!
On Friday, Sept. 29th, students at Rossi Elementary School celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month held by Champions, the district's before and after school program. Staff taught students about Hispanic culture and music, played games, and ate yummy Hispanic food. Our goal is for our children to be culturally and educationally enriched. They had a blast while learning!
D'Ippolito Elementary School kicked off its Character Education Program, BRAVO - Be Respectful And Value Others, with a Big "Ye-Haw" for Responsibility! Students were allowed to come to school dressed in their best Western Wear to show that they are Responsible and work as a team! We also celebrated our students who were honored for representing Responsibility for their classroom. Those students were awarded with some free time to do a craft and have a snack, plus a certificate from us and Texas Roadhouse. Yee-haw!
Sonia Rivera, World Language Teacher, and Meghan Greenfield, 7th Grade Math Teacher at Johnstone School, collaborated to create Equivalent Ratio posters with their 7th-grade classes. Ms. Rivera started students off with a ratio written in Spanish that they had to convert into numerical form. Students then had to write an equivalent ratio and translate it into Spanish on their own. Students had to show mathematically how they got their equivalent ratio as well. This ties ratio and proportions math standards in both 6th and 7th grade to learning numbers 1 to 1000 in the World Language standards. The students were then able to decorate their posters for display in the hallways of the school.
Board of Education member Mrs. Makema Douglas, pictured here with Assistant Principal Mr. Jorge García, stopped by Gloria Sabater Elementary School to visit and show her support. Thank you, Mrs. Douglas!
Students in Mrs. Evans's 7th grade classes at Wallace Middle School investigated changes in density due to the heating and cooling of gases. Students used a convection box to observe what happens to the air (smoke) when part of the box is heated and there is cooler air on the other side.
Students in room C15 at Rossi Elementary School made the earth out of balloons! The students listed all of the continents, the equator, the hemispheres, and the prime meridian! Room C15 rocks!
Rossi Elementary School's September Service Project was a HUGE success! South Jersey Animal Shelter received many physical and cash donations. Currently, the shelter is in a critical red zone. Rossi's donation drive came just in time to help them in a time of extreme need. Thank you for all your support. Rossi Owls are awesome!
The 4th-grade students in Mrs. Bond's Language Arts class at Petway Elementary School participated in Flashlight Friday. They selected books at their independent reading level from the classroom library. The students worked to build their stamina with independent reading. The students were able to choose a cozy spot around the room and read silently for 15 minutes.
Petway Elementary School students in Ms. Dubois and Mrs. Snodgrass' classes learned all about apples this week! The students read The Biggest Apple and then participated in an Apple Taste Test where they tried red, green, and yellow apples. The students then decided and tallied if they liked or did not like each type of apple.
We'll be streaming the Vineland-Washington Twp. football game live at 6pm from historic Gittone Stadium. We will also be honoring our senior football players, band members, and cheerleaders! Come out to support the team or watch here: https://bit.ly/3PF84F4
Go Fighting Clan! 🐔
During the week of September 25th, Winslow Whales celebrated Grandparent's Day by inviting their grandparents to join them for lunch. This event was organized by Winslow's librarian Ms. Dematte and coincides with our back-to-school book fair. It was great to see so many families turn out all week to celebrate those special people in our student's lives!
On September 19, Dallago Preschool held its first parent workshop of the year. A yearly assessment is conducted to identify the needs and concerns of our preschool families. After the data was analyzed, monthly workshops were created to support the challenges facing parents in our preschool community. Facilitated by Brandi Gatier, the Community Parent Involvement Specialist for the Vineland Preschool Program, the first workshop focused on the importance of routines and schedules. Over 30 participants attended the workshop both in person and virtually. The workshop was held in English and was translated into Spanish by Matty Romano, Bilingual Preschool Instructional Coach. Parents willingly shared their challenges which fostered a wonderful discussion about day-to-day routines and schedules such as before-school, after-school, and bedtime routines. Families were provided with samples of visual schedules that they can make at home, as well as given strategies to help orchestrate smoother daily transitions with their children. The next parent workshop will be held on October 25th and the topic will be Emotions.
On September 15th, Winslow students and staff celebrated Dot Day, organized by Winslow Art Teacher, Mrs. Rehm. Each student completed their own color experiment with paint sticks by starting with a dot. They made dashes and dabs of color around the dots, just like the famous Artist Alma Thomas. Each class also collaborated on a larger-scale painting. The students voted on the center color and then took turns adding rings of color, and the entire paper was full. Students and staff also dressed up in their best dot attire!
At Rossi Elementary School, Tuesday was a day of apple-filled excitement as students and staff united in celebration of Johnny Appleseed Day.
The first-grade team conducted an experiment using apples and different liquids to see if they would float and if they would brown. The mini-scientists worked together to make observations and had a great time!
The students in Mrs. Bermudez's 3rd-grade class had an apple-tastic time learning and celebrating the legend Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman. Students learned all about Johnny Appleseed by reading different biographies. They were able to separate the truths from the myths about Johnny Appleseed, took a virtual field trip to an apple orchard, and of course enjoyed some delicious apple treats!
A-15 had a great day celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day! The students learned a little about Johnny Appleseed, visited a virtual apple orchard, and then explored different foods that contain apples. At the end of the day, most students said, “They tried something new and liked it!”
Students from Vineland High School met on September 26th with Dr. Jennifer Janofsky, a history professor at Rowan University and the Director of Red Bank Battlefield Park. Students in AP Research, Honors U.S. History II, and Hispanic History and Culture joined Dr. Janofsky in the South Media Center for a discussion of her work as a public historian and as project director for an American Battlefield Protection Program grant supporting a phase one archeological survey of Red Bank Battlefield, the site of a 1777 Revolutionary War battle.
In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, students at Wallace Middle School were invited to answer a mental health question and win a prize during their lunch on September 26. All students were given information on 988 (National Crisis Lifeline) and life-saver candies encouraging them to reach out for themselves or others when in need.
Congratulations to two VHS Cross Country student-athletes for setting two school records! Junior Ashley Newton set the two-mile record, and junior Georgina Chalow broke the mile record. Congratulations on these amazing accomplishments!
Mrs. Evans and Mr. Leon's classes at Wallace Middle School participated in Climate Week 2023 to share and teach Climate Awareness. Students learned about
the various effects of climate change and worked together in stations to answer questions about each topic.
