OBOE-Mail Blast March 16, 2018 Volume 7, Number 25

In This Issue:

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Forest Street School Participates in National School Walkout

District Spelling Bee Championship

Orange High School Students See Black Panther

Forest Street School Shares Virtual Valentine’s Day Project

Cat in the Hat Visits Preschoolers

FilmBoot24

Oakwood Avenue Community School Pride Essay Contest Winner

FYI

Orange Adult School

The Orange Page Turners

Heywood Avenue School “My School Color Run”

Contact Information: Orange Board of Education 451 Lincoln Avenue Orange, NJ 07050 Send Us An Email

Tuesday, March 20, Amplifying Youth Voices Teen Community

Summit, 2:45 p.m., Orange High School Wednesday, March 21, Family Fun Night, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.,

Scholars Academy. Friday, March 23, School Safety Patrol Day, 9:30 a.m., Rosa Parks

Community School, Sunday, March 25, FilmBoot24, 3:30 – 6:00 p.m., Orange

Preparatory Academy.

Orange-schools-have-had-enough Submitted by Linda Epps, Supervisor of History/Social Studies and Technology

Mr. Marc Levenson, Cleveland Street School Social Studies 5-7 teacher, took the initiative to

inquire about the National School Walkout Day, as a result of his 6th grade students’ requests

to acknowledge their concern about gun control. Due to Mr. Levenson’s inquiry, the District

Evaluation Advisory Committee (DEAC) approved a district-wide meeting of student

leaders. The student leaders met on March 12, and developed protocols for participating in

#National School Walkout.

The following day, the student leaders shared the information with their respective schools,

including Public Service Announcements. On March 14, students, whose parents gave

written permission, walked out of their schools at 10:00 a.m., for 17 minutes, in response to

gun violence. Some students linked arms and stood in silence. Some students walked around

the block with signs asking for stronger gun control laws. Other students sang and chanted.

Participants were urged to wear orange, the national symbol for gun control. Students who

have been directly affected by gun violence were urged to wear black.

In solidarity with students around the nation, Mr. Levenson registered the Orange School

District on the Action Network, “OrangeSchoolsHaveHad#ENOUGH”

HTTP://action.org/events/orange-schools-have-had-enough.

Below are images and an additional write-up regarding the district’s participation in the

National Walkout Day.

Pictured: Oakwood Avenue Community School students, submitted by Linda Lloyd, Technology

Coordinator.

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Forest Street School Participates in National School Walkout

Submitted by Naheelah Irving, Technology Coordinator, Forest Street School

On March 14, 2018, students at Forest Street School participated in a National School

Walkout to protest Congress’ refusal to take action on gun violence plaguing our schools and

community. The students at Forest Street School conducted a peaceful student lead walk

out/sit in to take a stance against gun violence in our schools. Students and Staff were

invited to dress down for $1.00 and $5.00, respectively and wear Orange to speak out

against gun violence or Black if they have been personally affected by gun

violence. Collections will be donated to Stoneman Douglas High School Foundation to

support the families of victims.

Pictured: Forest Street School students and staff.

All students participated in age appropriate activities to help them learn the importance of

speaking out against gun violence, and teaching them that they have a voice, and our voice

matters! Students in grades 2-4 participated in a “sit–in” beginning at 10:17am. Students in

grades 5-7 participated in a walk out and marched around the block holding a moment of

silence to honor the 17 victims who lost their lives in the Parkland Shooting one month ago

on February 14th.

Pictured: Rosa Parks Community School, submitted by Tyrina Vaughn, Technology Coordinator;

Orange Preparatory Academy, submitted by Tera Phipps, Technology Coordinator.

Pictured: Orange Preparatory Academy, continued; Orange High School, submitted by Bernice

Budhu, Technology Coordinator.

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Pictured: Orange High School continued.

Pictured: Heywood Avenue School, submitted by Anthony St. Jean, Technology Coordinator.

Pictured: Park Avenue School, submitted by Dr. Denise Harlem, Technology Coordinator.

Pictured: Orange Board of Education staff and guests.

District Spelling Bee Championship

On March 10, Grades 1 – 7 spelling bee winners, from each of the district’s elementary level

schools, competed in the District Spelling Bee Championship. The competition was divided

into rounds. The primary Round for Grades 1 and 2, and the Intermediate Round for Grades

4 – 7. This year's District Spelling Bee was thrilling. The 1st and 2nd grade spellers went

beyond 12 rounds and well into the spelling list.

The event was presented by the English Language Arts (ELA) Department and hosted by

Teacher Coach Amina Mateen. The judges were Interim Superintendent Ronald C. Lee, ELA

Director Karen Harris, and Dr. Erica Stewart, Principal of CIAO. The Pronouncer was Dr.

Terri Russo, Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Accountability panelists were Kurt

Mathews, ELA Supervisor and Caroline A. Onyesonwu, Supervisor, Bilingual/ESL & World

Languages.

Congratulations to all spellers, and thanks to the district’s ELA staff, competition

coordinators, parents and those involved in making the event successful. A special thank you

to Mrs. Amina Mateen for coordinating this year's competition.

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The 2018 District Spelling Bee Champions

1st place Brinny Morocho (grade 6) - Rosa Parks Community School

2nd place Arielle Hamilton (grade 6) - Cleveland Street School

3rd place Guadalupe Giles (grade 7) - Cleveland Street School

Grade Level Winners

1st Grade - Christian Rambaran – Forest Street

2nd Grade - Riley Stewart – Forest Street

3rd Grade - Godloves-Nathan Nguetcho-Patio – Rosa Parks Community

4th Grade - Jaden Moinvil – Park Avenue

5th Grade - Noah Hicks – Forest Street

6th Grade – Brinny Morocho – Rosa Parks Community

7th Grade – Guadalupe Giles – Cleveland Street

Pictured: 1st grade winner, 2nd grade winner, 3rd grade winner and 4th grade winner.

Pictured: 5th grade winner, 6th grade winner and overall champion, 7th grade winner and 3rd overall

champion and 2nd place overall champion.

Pictured: Spelling Bee Champions, with Interim superintendent Lee, Board President, Mr. E. Lydell

Carter, Director Karen Harris and Teacher Coach Amina Mateen.

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Orange High School Students See Black Panther Submitted by Mr. Barry Devone, Community Engagement Officer

On March 15, 2018, over 130 Orange High School students and

district staff members attended a screening of the Black Panther

movie at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, sponsored

by the Orange Public School District. Along with the movie, a

curriculum guide was recommended as a companion to the film

that explored colonialism in Africa and the Atlantic slave Trade.

At the upcoming "Amplifying Youth Voices Community Teen

Forum," which will be held at Orange High School on Tuesday,

March 20, at 2:45 p.m., there will be a discussion about the

film. The forum is the second in a series to invite teens to learn

how to advocate for themselves.

Forest Street School Shares Virtual Valentine’s Day Project Submitted by Naheelah Irving, Technology Coordinator, Forest Street School

The Virtual Valentines Project is designed to teach

students geographical awareness and cultural

understanding while connecting classrooms all around

the world for Valentine's Day. The goal of the Virtual

Valentine’s 2018: Melting the Miles between Classrooms

Project, is to circumnavigate the globe with virtual

Valentine’s greetings and cultural exchanges in order to

spread a little happiness to children everywhere.

Whether your students are in kindergarten or are seniors

in high school, this project will help them learn something new.

The students made Valentine's Day cards to share via Google Hangouts with their partner

classes in Houston, Texas. See: https://spark.adobe.com/page/MdIDRUtxigPxQ/.

Pictured: Virtual Valentine’s Day Project at Forest Street School.

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Cat in the Hat Visits Preschoolers Submitted by Karen Machuca, Principal, Scholars Academy

Just like the story of the Cat in the Hat, the rainy and windy weather didn't keep the Cat in the

Hat away from Scholars Academy and Heywood Avenue's PreK classes to celebrate Dr.

Seuss' birthday! The Cat read a few books, which included a Magic Coloring book that

amazed and entertained the students as they made the pictures in the story, appear and

disappear!

Pictured: A visit from the Cat in the Hat.

FilmBoot24

FilmBoot24 is a Young Filmmakers Weekend Bootcamp &

Film Festival during the weekend of March 23-25, 2018. This

program, also presented last year, is a collaboration of

community educators and artists that focuses on at-risk

students. On Friday, high school students from Orange, NJ,

will be transported to Drew University and matched in teams

with Drew students, staff and faculty, along with professional

writers, filmmakers and artists who will act as mentors. Each

team will have 24-hours to produce a short film, based on a

theme assigned to them. On Saturday, teams will shoot, edit

and fine tune their work. Judges will review submissions and

select finalists on Sunday morning, March 25 and present

awards at the film festival and screening, to be held at

Orange Preparatory Academy, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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Oakwood Avenue Community School Pride Essay Contest

Winner Submitted by Mrs. Rose Morrisroe, Ed.S, Grade 3 and 4 teacher, Oakwood Avenue Community

School

Ms. White, Principal of Oakwood Avenue Community School and her staff would like to give

a Big Congratulations to third grader, Ruth Callender for placing third place in the Essex

County Education Association (ECEA) County-Wide Pride Essay Contest! The ECEA honored

Ruth with a certificate and $50.00 gift card during the celebration at Livingston Mall. Her

teacher, Mrs. Morrisroe, and her mother, Christienne Chouloute, accompanied Ruth. Ruth

wrote a beautiful essay on “Who Inspires Her Most at School.” Her essay was a tribute to

Mrs. Morrisroe as the person who inspires her most.

In the words of Ruth, “I want to thank Oakwood for giving me the best education! “

Congratulations to Ruth Callender for a job well done!

FYI

Orange Adult School

The Spring 2018 semester of the Orange Adult School began on March 1, 2018. Classes are held on Thursdays at Rosa Parks

Community School (RPCS) starting at 6:15 p.m. English as a Second

Language (ESL) classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the

Orange Public Library (9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.) and at 6:15 p.m. at

RPCS.

The course catalog displays each offering in English Spanish and

Creole and is shown below.

For more information/registration contact (973) 763-9961 ext. 207

or orangeadultschool@gmail.com. Also, visit the Adult School’s website

at http://orangeadultschoolnj.org/.

Orange Page Turners Update

Readers have eclipsed the half million mark and logged 606,924 pages as of January

31st. But we have a long way to go to get to 2 MILLION. Let's Keep It Up! Don't STOP the

READING!

Click here to register for the Orange Page Turners 2017-2018 Reading Challenge.

Visit www.orange.k12.nj.us for more information.

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SEE IMPORTANT FLYERS BELOW

C H E C K T H E D I S T R I C T W E B S I T E C A L E N D A R F O R C O N C E R T S A N D A C T I V I T I E S .

Heywood Avenue School “My School Color Run” – Register Today!

Have you registered for Heywood's 2nd Annual My School Color

Run!! Don't miss out on the fun this year.

Some added features this time will include: Bouncy House, Selfie Stations,

Zumba, DJ, Face painting, food vendors, clothing/jewelry vendors and

much more!

Just $20 to join in on the fun if you register before April 1st. Special

prizes to be given for early registration too! Help Heywood Wildcats raise money and enjoy

a fun filled family event as well.

Central Office, Park Avenue, Rosa Parks, Scholars, OECC, Forest St., Cleveland St.,

Oakwood Ave., Lincoln Ave., CIAO, OHS, STEM and OPA Staff, come out and show out

with your own teams and get in on the "Color" fun!

Use the following link to register TODAY!!

https://events.myschoolcolorrun.com/event/2018---Heywood-Avenue-School---Orange-NJ

See flyer below for additional information.

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