GOODNEWS The Ewing Public Schools The Ewing Public Schools March 2013 Antheil Elementary School held its Hands-On Science with a Dash of Math Night on January 24th. With over 700 parents and students participat- ing in this special and memorable night, Antheil deserves acknowledgement for a job well done! Ryan McLoone, a physical education teacher at Antheil, directed, organized and led this year’s 13th annual Science Fair. There were 30 innova- tive science/math activities spread out throughout the school’s first floor, two cafeterias, both sides of the gymnasium and the multi-purpose room. With over 50 volunteers leading the events, the night was truly fascinating and full of excitement! From creating gooey slime and glowing gems, to discov- ering dazzling fireworks in a glass, the variety of activities were endless. Both students and parents were captivated and engaged when participating in fun, hands-on science and math activities. Mrs. Voorhees’ kindergarten class had the opportunity to talk with a marine biologist through the use of Skype. The language arts curriculum requires that students be able to compare fiction and non-fiction, so the class read fictional stories about fish in preparation for this activity. The students realized that authors sometimes use true facts even if the book is fiction. The marine biologist is Mrs. Voorhees’ son, Taylor, who graduated from Ewing High School in 2004, completed his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Rhode Island, and is currently working on his Master’s degree at URI. Taylor met with his mother’s students several days before the Skype activity in order to explain research he is conducting on Yellow Fin Tuna. The Skype lesson began with an introduction to Google Earth. Mrs. Morrell, computer teacher, first projected the map of the world on the screen and zoomed to Parkway Elementary School so the students could see their school and the playground. The students watched as she ‘flew’ to the University of Rhode Island’s Blount Center, located in Newport, RI. The children were able to see several species of tuna swimming in a large tank about the size of a classroom and were thrilled to see Taylor feed the fish. When the feeding was over, Mrs. Morrell con- nected to Taylor through her computer and the class was able to see and hear him, and he was able to do the same. The children asked Taylor questions about the fish feeding and about his job as a marine biologist. The online visit with Taylor is something the students will not soon forget. Parkway Kindergarten Students Skype with Marine Biologist Hands-on Science With a Dash of Math Was a Huge Success! Although there were many favorites of the night, one show stopper was the Geyser Show led by Principal Whitner and Assistant Principal Conway. “Five, six, seven, eight,” counted the audience as Mrs. Whitner and Mrs. Conway dropped the Mentos candy into the Diet Coke. The crowd of students and parents cheered as the geyser erupted, hitting the ceiling of the cafeteria! Another favorite of students was the Sky Dome Planetarium, which was a new addition to the Science Fair this year. The line to get inside the Planetarium wrapped around, and outside of, the gym as students eagerly awaited their turn to enter the huge dome and see the constellations light up! Equally impressive was the unity that the Science Fair brought to all Antheil stakeholders. From the PTO, to teachers and students, to administrators and board members, to community members and parents, as well as students from TCNJ, Antheil’s Science Fair could only succeed because so many people were invested in the process. Sponsored pri- marily by the Ewing Public Education Foundation (EPEF), this annual event made science, technol- ogy and math really cool and fun to learn!
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GOODNEWSThe Ewing Public SchoolsJune 2005
Due to budget restraintsNO Summer School Programs
will be offered by the Ewing Public Schools
during the Summer of 2005.
Safety TownJune 30 - July 11
Contact: Jean Conrad609-538-9800 x1302
for application
On April 18, 2005 Ms. Chiavuzzo, Mrs. Walker and 30 Ewing High School freshmen joined several Mercer County high school and college students, and politicians to hear a presentation given by Mikhail Gorbachev at the Sovereign Bank Arena. Gorbachev was the last communist leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. During his term he instituted various policies including his political policy of Glasnost and economic policy
Ewing High Students Attend Gorbachev PresentationWhitney Lewis, EHS Freshman
Have a Happy Summer!!GoodNews will resume
with the September issue of the Observer
The recipients of the 2005 Teacher of the Year Awards were honored at a luncheon on April 29th. Jan Fay, 2004 Mercer County Teacher of the Year, was a guest speaker. 1st row (L to R): Joan Zuckerman, Principal Antheil; Sharon Solomon, Lore; Jan Fay, 2004 Mercer County Teacher of the Year; Inetta Emery, Principal Parkway; Danielle Miller, EHS; Superintendent Ray Broach. 2nd row: Darrell Jackson, Principal FMS; Donna Andreas, Antheil; Don Barnett, FMS; Betsy Turgeon, Parkway; Rodney Logan, Principal EHS.
Nearly sixty years since Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps, the now elderly survivors of the Holocaust are turning to a new generation to preserve their testimony about their wartime experiences for future generations. Holocaust survivors are steadily dwindling in number. Many have made it their mission to educate the world that anti-Semitism and racism easily lead to murder, and to speak about the horrors they and their families suffered. With the passing of time, it has become urgent to find a new generation to continue the survivors’ mission and tell their stories after the survivors can no longer do so. On April 12, the Adopt-a-Survivor (AAS) program was introduced to the Trenton area at Ewing High School. Six Holocaust survivors were adopted by twelve Ewing High sophomores. The adopted survivors—Moshe Gimlan, Vera Goodkin, Marion Lewin, Ruth Lubitz, Charles Rojer and Jack Zaifman—were originally from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Belgium. The AAS program pairs a survivor with one or more students. The students embark on a joint journey with the survivor through discussions about life before, during and after the Holocaust. Participating students will be able to represent the survivor and tell the survivor’s story with accuracy and feeling in the years to come. In addition, each student makes a commitment to tell the survivor’s story in a public venue in the year 2045, a hundred years after the liberation of Auschwitz. The twelve student adopters are Dave Angebranndt, Tyler Barnes, Annie Cook, Liz Dunham, Emily Everett, Curtis Fornarotto, Vildana Hajric, Devon Jones, Jen Meade, Billy O’Callaghan, Nikyta Sharma and Melysa Wilson.
Adopt-a-Survivor Program Begins at Ewing High School
Teacher of the Year Recipients are Honored
of Perestroika. His policies reopened churches, released political prisoners, and lifted bans on previously censored books. The 20th anniversary of Perestroika was one of the essential themes of Gorbachev’s presentation. The policy’s main goal was to make the Soviet economic system more efficient. Perestroika involved the transfer of control from the government to the business owners. This policy
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The Ewing Public SchoolsMarch 2013
Antheil Elementary School held its Hands-On Science with a Dash of Math Night on January 24th. With over 700 parents and students participat-ing in this special and memorable night, Antheil deserves acknowledgement for a job well done!
Ryan McLoone, a physical education teacher at Antheil, directed, organized and led this year’s 13th annual Science Fair. There were 30 innova-tive science/math activities spread out throughout the school’s first floor, two cafeterias, both sides of the gymnasium and the multi-purpose room. With over 50 volunteers leading the events, the night was truly fascinating and full of excitement! From creating gooey slime and glowing gems, to discov-ering dazzling fireworks in a glass, the variety of activities were endless. Both students and parents were captivated and engaged when participating in fun, hands-on science and math activities.
Mrs. Voorhees’ kindergarten class had the opportunity to talk with a marine biologist through the use of Skype. The language arts curriculum requires that students be able to compare fiction and non-fiction, so the class read fictional stories about fish in preparation for this activity. The students realized that authors sometimes use true facts even if the book is fiction. The marine biologist is Mrs. Voorhees’ son, Taylor, who graduated from Ewing High School in 2004, completed his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Rhode Island, and is currently working on his Master’s degree at URI. Taylor met with his mother’s students several days before the Skype activity in order to explain research he is conducting on Yellow Fin Tuna.
The Skype lesson began with an introduction to Google Earth. Mrs. Morrell, computer teacher, first projected the map of the world on the screen and zoomed to Parkway Elementary School so the students could see their school and the playground. The students watched as she ‘flew’ to the University of Rhode Island’s Blount Center, located in Newport, RI. The children were able to see several species of tuna swimming in a large tank about the size of a classroom and were thrilled to see Taylor feed the fish.
When the feeding was over, Mrs. Morrell con-nected to Taylor through her computer and the class was able to see and hear him, and he was able to do the same. The children asked Taylor questions about the fish feeding and about his job as a marine biologist. The online visit with Taylor is something the students will not soon forget.
Parkway Kindergarten Students Skype with Marine Biologist
Hands-on Science With a Dash of Math Was a Huge Success!
Although there were many favorites of the night, one show stopper was the Geyser Show led by Principal Whitner and Assistant Principal Conway. “Five, six, seven, eight,” counted the audience as Mrs. Whitner and Mrs. Conway dropped the Mentos candy into the Diet Coke. The crowd of students and parents cheered as the geyser erupted, hitting the ceiling of the cafeteria! Another favorite of students was the Sky Dome Planetarium, which was a new addition to the Science Fair this year. The line to get inside the Planetarium wrapped around, and outside of, the gym as students eagerly awaited their turn to enter the huge dome and see the constellations light up!
Equally impressive was the unity that the Science Fair brought to all Antheil stakeholders. From the PTO, to teachers and students, to administrators and board members, to community members and parents, as well as students from TCNJ, Antheil’s Science Fair could only succeed because so many people were invested in the process. Sponsored pri-marily by the Ewing Public Education Foundation (EPEF), this annual event made science, technol-ogy and math really cool and fun to learn!
The Ewing Public SchoolsEHS Presents Guys & Dolls Ewing High School is proud to present Guys
& Dolls, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Guys & Dolls is a story about New York in a time of fun-loving gangsters and light-hearted debauchery. Cast: Nathan Detroit (Marshall McGuire), Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Robert Reeg), Benny Southstreet (Charles McCray), Lt. Brannigan (Leah Griff), Sky Masterson (William ‘JJ’ Powell), Sergeant Sarah Brown (Isabelle Alexander), General Matilda Cartwright (Maddy Stoner) and Miss Adelaide (Yasmin Carden).
Free Senior Citizen PREVIEW Tuesday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the Ewing Senior Center.
For advanced tickets/reserved seating for the following shows, please call (609) 538-9800 x8595.
Thursday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. ($5)Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. ($8)Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. ($8)Sunday, March 17 at 3:00 p.m. ($8)
The Ewing High School Social Studies Department organized a trip for 20 students and parents to the 2013 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. This was the third time EHS has attended the Inauguration. The group witnessed President Obama’s public inauguration ceremony on January 21st from the National Mall and then celebrated at a student inaugural ball later that evening with 87 other schools from across the country. Victoria Driver, a junior at EHS, said, “The fact that I watched President Obama get sworn into office for his second term was amazing…I didn’t just witness history that day, I was a part of it!”
EHS Social Studies teachers Rose Chiavuzzo and Ed Dutch planned the four day trip that in-cluded visits to Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, the National Museums of American and Natural History, and the Lincoln, Vietnam and Korean War Memorials. The group also toured the U.S. Capitol building and visited the halls where the President walked out to the ceremony and later held his Inaugural Luncheon. This special trip
ended at the Library of Congress where Lincoln’s bible, used by the President during the public swearing in ceremony, was on display. Students also enjoyed some time at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. Sophomore Julie Belcher-Jolicoeur ex-pressed the sentiment of many travelers by stating, “It was an amazing trip. I bonded even more with friends and made new ones. I learned a lot and I have a new respect for America.”
EHS Trip to Inauguration 2013
Seventh and eighth grade Spanish and French students are piloting an e-portfolio program for enrichment as well as assessment. The students of Cynthia Esposito and Suzanne Hughes are creating pages, in Spanish or French, of culture, language or
Advances in World Language & Technology at FMSlearned material to serve as a composite program of their individual achievement. The objective of the e-portfolio is to pass the students' individual flash drives to the next World Language teacher as not only an overall assessment of the individual student, but also as an indication of where the student can pick up the instruction. The 8th grade student can enter Ewing High School with the portfolio and share it with the EHS World Language teacher. The students also take the language learning to another plateau by working on slide shows individually as well as crossing over the curriculum into computer and internet technol-ogy. The e-portfolio pilot program will expand in the spring with the addition of Spanish teacher Elaine Vieites and her students.
The Lore School Let’s Prove We Move Fitness Program is not just another New Year’s resolution. Physical Education teacher Doreen Romanchuk was awarded a grant from the Ewing Public Educa-tion Foundation last spring to begin a 2nd and 3rd grade after school program to help students im-prove their physical fitness.
In September, over 50 students signed up to par-ticipate. One of the main goals of this program is to teach the students how to use pedometers to record the number of steps taken during exercise and then try to increase their steps or how much they move each week. The workouts include a variety of fit-ness stations, group aerobics and strength training, fun dances and exercise videos.
Fall Kindergarten Registration in March
Call 538-9800 ext 7181 for Information
Let’s Prove We Move Fitness After weeks of Let’s Prove We Move, the stu-
dents have learned how to use the pedometers and are excited about the steps they have made toward improving their physical fitness.
“Providing A Foundation For Life”
Leadership In and Out of Ewing
Members of The Ewing Public Schools administration have assumed leadership roles in various educational organizations throughout the area and state.
Ewing High School Principal Rodney Logan has served as the president of Mercer County Principals and Supervisors Association since 2007. He is also a member of the National Association of School Councils and former member of the National Honor Society’s National Council, as well as a member of the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Board of Directors.
Athletic Director Bud Kowal is the president of the Colonial Valley Athletic Conference, as well as the President of the West Jersey Football League.
From the school district’s central office, Superintendent Mike Nitti is the president of the Mercer County Superintendents Association and serves as a member of the New Jersey School Administrators Association’s Executive Council.
Assistant Superintendent Danita Ishibashi is the chairperson of the Mercer County Instructional Leadership Council and a member of the State NCLB Advisory Committee.
“It is great to see our own school leaders being part of the groups that are on the leading edge of innovation and improvement in New Jersey’s public schools,” Dr. Ishibashi stated. “Many of the great ideas and programs they learn about are brought back to Ewing and benefit our students.”
EHS Boys 4x400 Group II State Champion Relay Team
The boys 4x400 team of Kcyree Zahir, Kamal Williams, Chinedu Amonu and Christian Patterson recently won the NJSIAA Group II 4x400 meter re-lay race. The team ran a time of 3:30.44, finishing in front of runner up Camden High School by one and half seconds to place first among 33 teams.
Princess & Pirate Party at LoreIn December, the Kindergarten teachers at Lore
School planned a magical adventure-packed night for their students with a Princess and Pirate Party. The event served as a fundraiser to raise money for a trip to Patriot’s Theater to see Junie B. Jones in February. Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Talerico and Mrs. Terinoni captivated the princesses with the making of wands and crowns, finding hidden glass slippers, and hunting for the names of the seven dwarfs. Ms. Kalamas and Mrs. Mack set sail with the pirates and had pirate transformations, a walk-the-plank obstacle course, and a treasure hunt for gold. The students had an enchanting and exciting time!
Parkway Annual Pasta Dinner & Basket Auction
Come out and join us on Friday, March 8th for an evening of good food, good fun and good music and maybe you will even win a basket!
Time: 6:30–8:30 p.m.Place: Parkway School CafetoriumDinner Price: Adults $8, Children 12 and under $4 (in advance)Adults $10, Children 12 and under $5 (at the door)Raffle tickets are $1 each
This event benefits the Parkway School Odyssey of the Mind Team and the Instrumental Music program. For reservations, please call (609) 538-9800 x8540 and leave a message.
EHS Swimmer Honored
Ewing BOE Budget Presentation CalendarThe Board of Education for The Ewing Public
Schools has set its presentation calendar for the development and implementation of the 2013-14 school budget.
The preliminary budget will be presented on February 25th at 8pm at the regular BOE meeting in the Antheil Elementary School auditorium. At that meeting, Superintendent Michael Nitti and School Business Administrator Brian Falkowski will intro-duce and review the preliminary budget.
During the regular working Board meeting on March 18th to be held at Fisher Middle School at 8pm, there will be a special budget presentation and overview by Dr. Falkowski and Mr. Nitti.
Finally, at a special March 25th meeting to be held at Fisher Middle School at 8pm, the public hearing on the budget will take place, and the final budget will be presented to the Board for approval.
All of these dates are aligned with State timeline mandates for the completion and submission of the school budget.
Last year, the Board adopted a resolution allowing the district to move its board election to November and eliminate budget votes entirely for spending that falls within the new two percent (2%) tax cap.
Prior to that move, The Ewing Public Schools had passed its previous six budgets that were presented to the voters, including the turbulent 2010-11 school election.
“We have enjoyed strong support as we tried to craft budgets that were respectful to the taxpaying community,” stated Superintendent Michael Nitti. “This will continue as we develop a budget for 2013-14 that will be beneficial for our students and move our schools forward within the accountability and responsibility assured by the cap.”
Congratulations to Ewing High School swimming standout Micah Bergstrom for recently being named a Time’s Male Athlete of the Week.
Scientists Visit FMS
"Man, I wanna be a scientist!" was the comment from a student at the end of a presentation by Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) scientists.
In late December, 8th graders in Mr. Williams' 4th pe-riod science class at Fisher Middle School had the honor of hosting Drs. Andrew Zwicker and Arturo Dominguez, physicists from PPPL, to help them understand the sci-ence behind plasma, the fourth state of matter. This was no ordinary lecture as Dr. Zwicker wowed students with demonstrations of the behaviors of plasma using a plasma globe, a fluorescent light bulb, a Tesla coil and a plasma speaker. Yes, plasma produced music from his iPhone!
The Ewing Public SchoolsMarch 2013 Schedule in Ewing SchoolsMarch 1-8 Antheil - Book FairMarch 1 Parkway - Pajama Reading Night @ 6:30pm Parkway - Book FairMarch 5-7 EHS - HSPA/SDA TestingMarch 6 FMS - 5th Grade Parent Orientation @ 6:30-8:30pm TEMPO Ex Ed @ 7:30pmMarch 7 Antheil - Literary Festival @ 6-8pmMarch 11 Parkway - 5th Grade Parents Mtg @ 6:30pm; PTA @ 7pmMarch 12-14 EHS - HSPA MakeupsMarch 12 EHS - Musical Senior Citizen Night @ 6pmMarch 13 FMS - FPA Meeting @ 6:30pm Antheil - PTO Meeting @ 6:45pm TEMPO Gen Mtg @ 7:30pmMarch 14 EHS - Musical @ 6:30pmMarch 15-16 EHS - Musical @ 7:30pmMarch 17 EHS - Musical @ 3pmMarch 18 BOE Meeting @ FMSMarch 20 LPA - Cookie Dough Pick-UpMarch 21 ESL Parents/Staff Mtg - 6pm @ EHS Family Math Night Grades 6-8 - 6pm-8:30pm @ FMSMarch 22 Parkway - Celebrate Music In Our Schools @ 6:30pmMarch 25 Public Budget Hearing @ FMSMarch 25-29 Schools Closed - Spring Break
Board of Education Mrs. Stephanie Staub, Mr. Carl Benedetti, Jr., President Vice President Ms. Maria Benedetti Mr. Kenneth J. Bradley Mr. Kevin J. Ewell Mr. Anthony D. Mack Mrs. Karen A. McKeon Mr. Anthony F. Messina
Mr. Bruce J. White
The Ewing Public Education Channel (FIOS Channel 31 and Comcast Channel 19) displays district and school information as well as airing concerts and awards ceremonies as they are taped. DVDs are available for purchase from the videographer by contacting [email protected].
The Instant Alert system is an important communication tool in The Ewing Public Schools. A link is available on our website under Site Shortcuts/School Closings/Instant Alert. Information about managing notifications/profile settings, categories, updates and logons is posted here. It is the responsibility of the parent/staff member to manage the profile for receiving alerts. If you are receiving alerts and are not a member of the Ewing Schools Community, please notify us and we will remove your number from the system (538-9800 X1102 or [email protected]).
Virtual Backpacks, Calendars and Headlines pages on the website are where you will find up-to-the minute information on district-wide events, deadlines, fundraisers and interesting stories about our schools, students and staff. Mercer County and Ewing community events, such as Ewing Recreation information, are posted on the VBP/Community Info page. On the website, school-specific events are posted under the calendar page on each school website. Although the district prints and distributes an annual calendar/handbook, we maintain the web calendars with up-to-the minute events. Be sure to check VBP, headlines and calendars daily for important information!
Residency Investigation Hotline 538-9800 x8999 Anonymous Tip Hotline 538-9800 x1199
Policies and Regulations: All current policies and regulations for The Ewing Public Schools are available on our website under the Board of Education/Board Policy/Regulation tab. Documents under review by the Board of Education are also listed.
Safety Town 2013Safety Town begins on Monday, June 24th and ends on Friday, June 28, 2013. This is a safety program designed for children who are entering Kindergarten in September 2013. The program is open to all children of Ewing Township. It is co-sponsored by The Ewing Board of Education and The Kiwanis Club of Ewing Township. Space is limited. Please visit the district website homepage for additional details and the registration form.
Please visit our website daily for up-to-the minute information.
Ewing Twp Recreation InfoPlease check the Virtual Backpack link under our website homepage headlines for important information pertaining to Ewing Rec opportunities and events. Details and registration forms are posted on the Virtual Backpack/Community Information page of the website.
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