volume 1, issue 8 april 2015 b o b c a t...

WESTBROOK SCHOOL

Happy SPRING, Westbrook School Students and Families,

As I write the April edition of the Bobcat, I

am hopeful that SPRING will have arrived when

you read it! Such a long, indoor-recess winter we

have had. I know I speak for everyone when I say

we are ready for sunshine and warmer days!

Our third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders and

their teachers were amazing during our recent

bout of PARCC testing. The entire experience

ran smoothly! We have several weeks before we

begin the end-of-year assessments which will,

thankfully, require quite a bit less time.

As a reminder, we are heading into a very

busy time of year with planned field trips and

other events! Report cards, Kindergarten

Orientation, Music in Our Schools, and All-

District events, just to name a few; you will want

to keep abreast with the calendar as events are

added. An additional reminder about parking at

these events- please park in a designated spot

and not on the circle as we would hate for you to

receive a ticket!

Congratulations to Sophia Burghoffer in Ms.

Peine’s class! She is a finalist in the Partnership

for a Drug-Free New Jersey “Fun Things to Do

Instead of Drugs” Fourth Grade Folder

Competition! Congratulations to our district!

West Milford has been given the designation

of Best Communities for Music Education from

the Yamaha Corporation of America! And Good

Luck to Collin Clinton and Aksel Malatak in Mrs.

Baldini’s class as they head to the New York

Continued on next page….

Principal’s Corner 1 PTA Committee Corner 2

Calendar of Events 3

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

B O B C A T b u l l e t i n A m o n t h l y n e w s l e t t e r f r o m t h e W e s t b r o o k P T A

Volume 1, Issue 8 – April 2015

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

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B O B C A T A W A R D

MARCH

Tyler Matthews John Castellitto

Nathan Tessman Aidan Rivera

Ethan Massarone Cayden Struble

Isabella Stramaglia Alex Schmelz Charlee Battle

Joseph Bufardeci Massimo Balestrieri

Faith Curto Jake Kelshaw

Paityn Gilchrist Chase Tyburczy

Zoe Lisbona Olivia Brijbag Abby Wallace

Cormac Farrell Ashlyn Henzley

Jenna Blum Riley White

Gianna Hardison Jordan Glatz

Brianna Curving Alyssa DeGraaf Kara Elgamal

Cody Hamilton Kailyn Kolatac

Alex Shao Justin Spagnuolo

Collin Clinton Shaina Commorato

Rory McCormick

FEBRUARY

Gracey VanWyck Matteo Balestrieri Peyton Lowenstein

Adam Miller Sophia Kitchen Landon Keller Nikole Garcia Cooper Carver Lauren Cassels

Skylar Locke John Hughes Ryleigh Drew Emily Kenney

Kevin Rhinesmith Tyler Santangelo

Hailey Rubenacker Kyle Arciniega Jimmy Hovan Chloe Brijbag

Melissa Tessman Tyler Evans

Trevor Darnsteadt Rachel Landoline

Sam Petronaci Mason Birkhoff

Keanna Brito Brandy Iglesias

Mia Grizzuti Mathew Kochan Marieli Marquez

Ryan Byrnes Nicole Swan

Below is the list of students who have been nominated the last two months….

CONTRATULATIONS!!!

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Regional Finals of the National History Bee this

month! (We wish JD Jones, Mr. Jones’ son, good luck at

the Bee, too!)

Congratulations to students nominated for a Bobcat

Award for Outstanding Student! Students are nominated

by building staff for any number of reasons. They

include kindness, great classroom participation, and

insightful discussions during class!

Enjoy your Spring Vacation! School will be closed Friday, April 3rd through Friday, April 10th. Deanne Somers, Principal

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER CONTINUED…

The next PTA Meeting will be

Thursday, April 16

In the Media Center

We hope to see you there!!

P T A M E E T I N G

The deadline for the next edition of the Bobcat is the

22nd of April

Please email all articles to the Bobcat Editor at

BobcatEditor@westbrookschoolpta.com

Thank you!

B O B C A T B U L L E T IN

“Is the spring coming?" he said.

"What is it like?"...

"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain

falling on the sunshine...”

~Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden.

PTA COMMITTEE REPORTS

Committee Reports are now on the Homepage of the Westbrook PTA Website.

Also, if you haven’t done so already you can also sign up at our Facebook Page to get the latest information on

what is happening at Westbrook.

Feel free to reach out at any time if you have questions!

Thank you for your continued and support!

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School Store During Lunch Periods

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School Store During Lunch Periods

All District Beginner Band Rehearsal – High School Cafeteria Grade 6: 9:20 -10:25 AM Grade 5: 10:25-11:45 AM

District Wide Arts Festival 6:00 PM – High School

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World Autism Awareness Day Wear Blue

Grade 6 Field Trip Sterling Mines

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Spring Break School Closed

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Passover Begins

5 Easter

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12 13 CLUB(S) - Westbrook Cares

School Resumes Talent Show Rehearsals

6:30 – 7:45 PM – Westbrook APR

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Talent Show Rehearsals 6:30 – 7:45 PM – Westbrook APR

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Kindergarten Spring Fling 9:00 – 10:00 AM

PTA Meeting 7:30 PM – Media Center

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Kindergarten Orientation 2 sessions

Fifth and Sixth Grade Dance 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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19 20 CLUB(S) - Writer’s Café

Book Fair Family Night 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

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Book Fair During school hours

Board of Education Meeting Workshop/Special Action 7:30 PM

Talent Show Mandatory Dress Rehearsal 5:00– 8:30 PM – Macopin

22 CLUB(S) - EC

Book Fair During school hours

Earth Day

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Book Fair During school hours

Literacy Night Media Center 7:00 – 8:30 PM

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Book Fair During school hours

Grade 4 Field Trip Long Pond Ironworks

Talent Show Macopin Auditorium – 7:00 PM

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Clothing Drive

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Board of Education Meeting Regular/Public Budget Hearing 7:30 PM

29 CLUB(S) - EC

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Grade 1 Field Trip

Montclair University Play 6th Grade Parent Orientation Night

Macopin School Auditorium 7:00 PM

CLUB DATES and TIME:(2:50 – 3:50 PM) EC: Environmental Club — April 22, 29 Westbrook Cares — April 13 WC: Writer’s Café – April 20

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P A R C C T E S T I N G B E G I N S

Westbrook Elementary School April 2015