"Blending Tradition and

Innovation to Drive

Education”

As we approach the close of the

2013-2014 school year, I would

like to take this opportunity to

thank various members of the

school community who have

helped to support the district

mission and goals over the last

year. Although this spirit of ap-

preciation is not in any order and

my aim is not to leave any group

out, I would feel remiss not to

mention a few groups who have

truly helped to advance student

learning in our district during

rather difficult and challenging

times. First, I would like to thank

the teachers, paraprofessionals,

and support staff whose work in

the trenches makes the educa-

tional vision and plan happen

each and every day. Second, I

would like to thank the Leader-

ship Team for their patience,

resilience, and strength in helping

to make the changes discussed a

reality. Third, I would like to

thank the parents and other

members of the school commu-

nity who attend school functions,

DATES TO REMEMBER

June 24- 8th Grade Graduation at

the Performing Arts Center of Mon-

mouth Regional High School at 7:00

pm

Congratulations to all our

Graduates!

“Blending Tradition and Innovation to Drive Educational Excellence”

by Scott T. McCue

June 2014

EATONTOWN PUBLIC

SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER

Board of Education

Donna Diedrichsen,

President

Carl Lawson, Vice-President

John Bennett

Bob English

Ed Fitterer

Joe Fukushima

Mark Kramer

Sharyn Palenzuela

Peter Siino

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Ins ide thi s i ssue :

Woodmere News 2

Memor ia l News 3

Meadowbrook News 4

Vetter Wrap -Up 5

Keep Reading 6

Sports Wrap -Up 7

September 2 & 3- Staff In-

Service Days

September 4- Schools Re-open

for the 2014-2015 School Year-

One-Session Day for Students

See you in September!

support PTO/PTA events, and

communicate with the schools on

a routine basis. Last, but certain-

ly not least, I thank the Board of

Education for supporting the

mission, vision, and goals of our

district through both policy as

well as funding decisions. Work-

ing together, we all play a role in

he lp ing the ch i ldren o f

Eatontown grow and progress

socially as well as academically.

Looking ahead to next school

year, our district will look to

refine and enhance the educa-

tional programs implemented

during the 2013-214 school year.

In addition, our district mantra

will be revised to “Blending Tra-

dition and Innovation to Drive

Educational Excellence.” Educa-

tion is an important and vital pro-

cess in our society. As a school

system, we must continue to

expect the best from ourselves

as professionals and the best

from our students. Please enjoy

the summer months ahead and

have a restful summer vacation.

Summer reading list will be

posted on our district website.

Special congratulations to our

retirees this year. Mr. Lee

Lasser, Supervisor of Special

Services retires after 42 years

of service in Eatontown. In

addition, we wish our teacher

retirees: Mrs. Donna Ahrens,

Mrs. Lori Bonnetti, Mrs. Eve-

lyn Delatush, and Mrs. Joan

Ciser, best of luck in the fu-

ture. I also would like to take

this opportunity to thank Mrs.

Mary Richards, School Nurse,

Mrs . Phy l l i s Schuster ,

Paraprofessional, and Mrs.

Sharon Wombough, Bus Aide,

for their years of service to

the district. Each of you will

be missed. Looking ahead to

the 2014-2015 school year,

the district thanks you for

your cooperation and support

in providing a first-rate educa-

tion to the students of

Eatontown and your help in

preparing students for “college

and career.”

Leadership Team

Scott T. McCue

Superintendent of

Schools

Jay Medlin

Principal of Memorial

School

Valerie Cioffi

Principal of

Meadowbrook School

Kim Muir

Principal of

Woodmere School

Kevin Iozzi

Principal of Vetter

School

Lee Lasser

Supervisor of Special

Services

Tara Micciulla

Director of Elementary

& Secondary Education

Deborah Trainor

Interim Business Admin-

istrator/Board Secretary

Student Council

Officers

President

Daniel Smith

Vice-President

Colin Miller

Secretary

Emily Vu

Treasurer

Destiny Bland

Woodmere School’s first grade classes celebrated the end of the Mayor’s Book Club on June 2nd. Together, both classes read over 1,700 books, well exceeding their goal of 1,000! Mayor Tarantolo, along with Mr. Dressel, the NJLM (New Jersey League of Munici-palities) President, and representatives from Monmouth University presented students with award certificates for their great achievement. Each student received a book to take home and enjoyed a pizza party. We thank Mayor Tarantolo, Mr. Dressel, and Monmouth University for providing the classes with this wonderful experience. The first graders en-joyed reading at home, in school, and reading along with all the guest readers who read to them throughout the program at Woodmere School.

Woodmere School’s Mayor’s Book Club

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Students recently celebrat-ed the United States during America the Beautiful Day. Working as a team, each classroom researched and explored a state they had chosen to learn more about. Each classroom was creative in the manner it chose to share information about their state and many dressed up in the spirit of the state they represented. During the exposition, stu-dents visited the various states and had fun com-pleting a travel book chock-full of facts. As a momento of the event, each student received a recipe book of a recipe from each state.

Woodmere Celebrates America the Beautiful

Mayor Tarantolo presents a

Mayor’s Book Club Certificate

to a Woodmere School first-

grader on June 2, 2014. The

presentation took place in the

Woodmere School Al l -

Purpose Room.

HEALTHY NEWS FROM

OUR SCHOOL NURSES

Please be advised the State has

developed a new physical

form that must be used for all

sports physicals. The new

form is available on the web

site and also is available at

Memorial in the Main Office. If

you attended the 6th Grade

Parent Orientation at Memori-

al and picked up a form, please

discard it. If you have already

had your physician complete

the old form, it is not neces-

sary for him/her to re-do the

new form. The physical is

current for 365 days from the

day it was completed.

Physicals for students interest-

ed in Boys or Girls Soccer or

Cross Country must be turned

in by September 5, 2014.

If there are any questions,

please do not hesitate to call

the Nurse’s Office.

Have a safe and relaxing sum-

mer and we will see you in

September.

--Your School Nurses

‘”I’ve learned that people

will forget what you said,

people will forget what

you did, but people will

never forget how you

made them feel.”

—Maya Angelou

NJ ASK testing was a success at

Memorial School for many rea-

sons. Each day during testing

week students and staff re-

mained quiet and focused for

the exam during the morning

hours. In the afternoons, stu-

dents engaged in activities to

help them relax and regroup

after each day’s testing. During

this time, students moved

throughout the school in their

homerooms and participated in

activities such as board games,

making flower pots for the

greenhouse, planting seeds in

the pots for the greenhouse,

cooperative games in the gym,

educational games on tablets,

and the 8th grade created indi-

vidual patches to create a

“Remember Me Quilt” to be

displayed at Memorial School

in the future.

A special activity that students

participated in was the crea-

tion of flower bouquets made

from colored tissue paper and

ribbon. Students also made

cards to be distributed with

the flowers. The theme was

to write a message to someone

special which would be distrib-

uted on Mother’s Day week-

end. Our school donated hun-

dreds of bouquets and cards to

Gateway Care Center for the

residents. In return we re-

ceived kind messages and

thank you cards. The students

were excited to send messages

but they seemed even more

excited to read the reactions

and emotions from the resi-

dents. This community ser-

vice encouraged our students

to feel empathy and part of

the larger Eatontown commu-

nity. A job well done! The

cards were displayed in the

hallway at Memorial School

with a note from the director

of Gateway Care Center

along with the following

quote:

Messages of Kindness from Memorial School Students

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Boys and Girls Track- 2014 Both the Boys and Girls Track teams enjoyed another successful season both finishing with

eight wins and two loses. Both teams finished in third place in their division.

All-Stars Devon Johnson, Brian Campagna and Trevor Fowler led the Boys Team. Devon

qualified for the 100m where he came in 12th place and the long jump where he came in 5th

place. Brian Campagna qualified for the 1600m where he came in 15th place and the long

jump where he came in 14th place. Trevor Fowler qualified for the discus where he came in

1st place. Other members of the Boys Track team included Andre Allanigue, Jared Allan-

igue, Ahmad AlSoub, Quaran Cruz, Pedro Escalono, Sam Fisher, Ted Fisher, Michael

Guinan, Luis Gutierrez, Colin Miller, Evan Palenzuela, Mathis Quesada, Ray Ramirez, Ter-

ee Riley, Daniel Sullivan, Anthony Vega, Thomas Voglino, and Robert Witkowski. All-

Stars Georgia Marcouiller, Madison Fruchter, Kristen Del Rosario, Emilia Stachelek, and

Clare Higgins led the Girls Team. Georgia qualified for the 100m where she finished 6th

and the 200m where she finished 9th. Madison qualified for the long jump where she fin-

ished in 20th place. Kristen qualified for the long jump where she finished 12th. Emilia quali-

fied for the discus where she came in 11th place, and Clare qualified for the shot put where

she finished in 9th place and the discus where she came in 15th place. Other members of the

Girls Track Team included Kayla Anthony, Kaylee Apple, Samantha Apple, Layna Cazeau,

Jennie Corcione, Katrina Eggleston, Kelsie Hall, Hailey Hughes, Skylar Kramer, Jenna

Lawson, Layla Reyna, Adeena Smith, Gianna Tutela, and Mackenzie Uplinger. The coaches

for the Track Team were Coach Reich, Coach Krsyzckowski, and Coach McNelis.

“Kindness in words creates

confidence. Kindness in thinking

creates profoundness. Kind-

ness in giving creates love.”

-Lao Tzu

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Primary Business Address Phone: 732-542-1310

Fax: 732-578-0017

Website: www.eatontown.org

Ryan Quigley, starting kicker for the NY Jets, made a surprise visit to

Meadowbrook School on Monday, June 16, 2014. Ryan’s inspirational

speech focused on hard work, getting good grades, and never giving

up on your dreams. Ryan gave away two regulation footballs used

during training camps. He took time to sign autographs and take

“selfies” with the students. A special thank you to Mrs. Ferraro for

making this special visit happen.

Eatontown Public Schools

“Children make your life

important.”

Erma Bombeck

Woodmere’s Celebrity

Scoop A Huge Success

Woodmere teachers were

put to work, scooping ice

that is, during a Celebrity

Scoop at Rita’s Ice. This

event, which was held for

the first time, was well

received with a fantastic

turnout of teachers, stu-

dents and parents. Stu-

dents enjoyed Italian Ice

scooped by their favorite

teachers while mingling

with friends. It was a fan-

tastic night out for every-

one!

Mrs. Ahrens, Mrs. Bonnetti, and Mrs.

Richards will all retire on June 30th

from Meadowbrook School.

Mrs. Bonnetti began her teaching ca-

reer at Vetter School in 1981 where

she taught third and fourth grades for

twenty-three years. She then taught

third grade at Woodmere for 3 years

and her last 4 years were spent at

Meadowbrook teaching Basic Skills.

Mrs. Ahrens began teaching at Mead-

owbrook School in 1979. Over the

course of thirty-five years, she has

taught first, second, and third grades.

Mrs. Richards has been the School

Nurse at Meadowbrook School for

thirteen years and has worked with

hundreds of families over the years.

These wonderful staff members will be

truly missed.

MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL BIDS FAREWELL TO THREE

FACULTY MEMBERS

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Meadowbrook School Hosts a Surprise Visit from NY Jets

Kicker Ryan Quigley

Vetter’s End of the Year Wrap-Up

Kevin Iozzi, Principal of Vetter School

It has been a busy and successful year for our students, staff, and families here

at Vetter School. The school has tried to keep you informed of all the fabulous

and innovative ideas that have occurred throughout the school year and high-

light the learning, achievements, and programs that have flourished over this

year. As the Principal of Vetter School, I would like to continue this trend and

discuss some end of the year highlights. On Friday, May 23rd, Vetter School

ended its week long Scholastic Book Fair with a visit from Mayor Tarantolo.

Vetter students, siblings, and families had an opportunity to talk and mingle with

the Mayor as he explained how important it is to read and what some of his fa-

vorite books are. Before leaving for the evening, Mayor Tarantolo invited all in

attendance to join him in the Vetter School Library, where he read various se-

lections to the children and families. The Vetter School community would like

to thank Mayor Tarantolo for taking time from his busy schedule to spend time

with our students. On May 29th, Vetter School opened its doors for its annual

Spring Concert. It was standing room only as the band and chorus had an op-

portunity to showcase all of their hard work and talents. As usual, the night did

not disappoint. The 2nd and 4th grade students rounded out the evening of

music with a few multicultural selections, followed by the grand finally of Bob

Marley’s “Three Little Birds” sung by all performers from the evening. Congrat-

ulations to Mr. Rosa and all Vetter School music students on a job well done!

Congratulations also should be extended to our 6th graders on the completion

of the DARE program. On June 6th, with Vetter School parents in attendance,

the Vetter 6th grade students were honored in their DARE Graduation program.

The ceremony was conducted by DARE Officer Aaron Shaw and assisted by

members of the Eatontown Police Department. The event was followed by the

annual DARE Picnic which consisted of games and prizes. On June 12th, the

class of 2026, celebrated the completion of their first year in school with our an-

nual Kindergarten LEAP program. This consisted of songs, certificates, and

refreshments as parents were invited to partake in the accomplishments of the

students. Congratulations, to all our Kindergarteners! Finally, I would like to

extend a heartfelt congratulations to all our 6th grade students for the comple-

tion of their elementary years! May you take the foundation that was laid here

at Vetter School and continue to build on it as you reach for the stars. We are

so proud of all the hard work put into this year by our students and staff, and so

thankful for the amount of family support this year. Have a great summer!

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“The beautiful thing about

learning is that no one can

take it away from you.

—B.B. King

Eatontown Public

Schools Parent Portal

If you would like to re-

ceive school notices elec-

tronically, please email

address to parent-

mail@eatontown.org. A

form to register for this

service will be emailed to

you. Thank you for your

cooperation.

If you have already regis-

tered for this service, you

do not need to do it

again.

Mayor Tarantolo reading

one of his favorite books to

the Vetter School students.

“READING IN THE “SUN!”

By Mrs. Tara Micciulla– Director of Education

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It is that time of year again! Days are longer, attention spans are growing shorter, and everyone is

ready for a break. Summer vacation is quickly approaching, but just because school is out, it does not mean

that reading and learning should stop. Students should read daily, even during summer vacation. The more

students read the more successful they become as readers. Summer is a great time to read for both pleasure

and learning.

During the course of the school year, our elementary school students’ reading levels were assessed by

their teachers. Along with their report card, students will receive a notice identifying their current independ-

ent reading level and a suggested summer reading list that is organized according to these levels. This list

also can be found on our district website. Under each reading level letter is a list of suggested book titles.

We encourage your child to choose a book at their reading level. Remember, the list is merely a suggestion

and an example of books for your child to read. Other titles can be found by visiting www.scholastic.com/

bookwizard/. Make sure to click on the Guided Reading icon to display the book’s reading level. Students

should keep track of their summer reading with a summer reading log, also on our district website. When we

return to school in September, students may return their log to their schools. Students will receive a home-

work pass for participating in the program.

For the middle school, things are a little different. For the current 6th graders entering Memorial

School and the current 7th graders, a list of books was distributed on Friday, June 13th with a flyer explaining

Memorial School’s Summer Reading Program. Students are to select a book off the suggested titles list,

make annotations as they read the books, and submit those annotations to their reading teachers during the

first week of school. Students who complete this task will be invited to a Celebration of Reading when

school returns in the fall.

So, as summer approaches, grab a good book and read. "The more that you read, the more things you

will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Seuss (“I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!")

Happy Reading!

2014 Memorial School Coastal Intermediate Baseball League Champions

The Memorial School Baseball Team ended their season in style by going out on top as champions of the Costal

Intermediate Baseball League by defeating Little Silver 7-2. The team relied on several key components which al-

lowed them to have such a successful season. There is a famous saying that is well known within the game of baseball

that states, "You can't win championships without pitching and defense." The Hawks proved that point to be true all

season long. The pitching rotation was anchored by lefties Ricky Voss and Evan Mahns. The team also had four right

handed pitchers that knew how to mix speeds and attack the strike zone. Those players were Dante Ciaramella,

Evan Peeke, Alex Gonzalez and Danny Smith.

In addition to the pitching, the team relied on timely hits and the ability to run the bases. Usually when a runner

got on base, he was able to steal the base in order to put himself in scoring position. "This team was very fundamen-

tally sound and had been coached on how to play the game of baseball. The boys respected the game and displayed

proper sportsmanship", said Coach Guiliano. Additionally, as former graduates, it was a unique honor for both Mr.

Guiliano and Mr. Woloshin to have brought Memorial School it's first baseball championship. The community can be

very proud of all of the hard work the team put forth this season. The players will be ready to defend their title and

look to repeat again next season!

The Girls Softball Team had only two returning 8th graders so Coach Ipsen had to rebuild by selecting nine

7th graders and two 6th graders to round out the roster. The girls steadily improved their skills and knowledge of

the game throughout the season. They finished with a record of 5-5 and won in the first round of the play-offs

against Monmouth Beach, but lost to archrivals Tinton Falls in the second round. Emily McInerney did most of the

pitching for the second straight year and received the Most Valuable Player Award while Jessica Miller won the

Sportsmanship Award. The girls should be proud of their accomplishments and Coach Ipsen looks forward to a

more experienced team next year. They will join the Boys Baseball Team in celebrating a successful season by at-

tending a Lakewood Blue Claws game on June 3rd. Good job, Lady Hawks!

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2014 Memorial School Girls Softball Team- Young and Successful