March 15, 2018

150 Pierce Street, Franklin Township, NJ 08873

IMPORTANT DATES Book Fair

March 13 - 19, 2018

St. Patrick’s Day Dressdown (Gr. K – 9 in green, orange or white)

March 16, 2018

Early D ismissal NO CLUBS or TUTORING

March 21, 2018 12:35 pm

Green Day (Gr. K – 5 dress down)

March 22, 2018

Penny Dr ive March 26 – April 13, 2018

3rd Quarter Ends March 29, 2018

NO SCHOOL Spr ing Break

March 30 – April 6, 2018

Early D ismissa l NO CLUBS or TUTORING

April 17, 2018 12:35 pm

Parent Action Day

Join us in Trenton on March 26th to represent TEECS at the CharterStrong

Parent Action Day. For more information, please see the FAQ attached in the Newsletter email. If interested in

attending, please email Mrs. Graf at info@energysmartschool.org.

Penny Drive March 26 – April 13

TEECS will be participating in the Penny Drive for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society again this year. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s mission is to cure

Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and Myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their

families.

Each class will have a cardboard box and students are encouraged to bring in spare change. At the end of the Penny Drive, the class with the most money raised will

win a prize!

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Book Fair Order Online!

Parents can still shop online using the link

below (please copy and paste link). Shipping is FREE to TEECS and orders will be delivered to student’s classrooms when

they arrive.

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=thomasedisonenergysmartcs2

TEECS will be holding a mandatory school-wide Science

Fair on the following dates:

Grades 3 – 5 June 11, 2018

Grades 6 – 9 June 12, 2018

Homeroom teachers for Grades 3 – 5 will email a detailed Science Fair

booklet. Please review the booklet

with your student and return the signed contract on the first page to

your Homeroom teacher by March 16, 2018.

More information regarding the Science Fair will be sent at a later

National Geographic

Bee Congratulations to Sushant Lebaka for qualifying to compete in the state level competition of the National Geographic Bee!

The New Jersey State Bee will be held

on Friday, April 6, 2018. The state champion will be

invited to attend the National Bee in

Washington, D.C.

However difficult l ife may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.

~ Stephen Hawking

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Tips from TEECS’ Green Team

Green My Ride

• Slow Down – Driving 10 mph above 60 is like adding nearly 50 cents to the price of a gallon of gas, since higher speed equals more guzzling.

• Get Pumped – Once a month,

check the pressure of each of the tires against the guidelines listed in your car’s manual; add air if needed. Doing this can improve mileage by about 3%.

• Air Out – Replace filters

regularly. A new oxygen sensor alone can

improve mileage by as much as 15%.

PARCC Testing Dates

Grades 3 – 5 April 23rd – 27th

Grades 6 – 9 April 30th – May 4th

County-Wide Spelling Bee

On March 11th, Vaishvik Vidavalapati, Grade 5 and Chinmayi Chittamuri,

Grade 6, attended the SCLSNJ Bee Spectacular County Spelling Bee, a

county-wide spelling bee for students in Grades 3 – 8. They competed against 64 students from the surrounding area

and both made it into the 1st round. Congratulations to both students for

your hard work!

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READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK!

Mayor Phillip Kramer, Franklin Township

On March 2nd, TEECS Kindergarten classes had a special surprise Mystery Reader. Franklin Township Mayor

Phillip Kramer read to both Kindergarten classes in honor of Dr. Seuss Day.

TEECS celebrated Read Across America Week with various activities, events and special guests, including

Franklin Township Mayor Phillip Kramer and Therapy Dogs!

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T E E C S W e l c o m e s S p e c i a l V i s i t o r s

Mr. McDonugh, RVCC President Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker

Raritan Valley Community College President Mr. McDonough (top left) and Assemblyman Andrew

Zwicker (2nd on left) visited TEECS in February. TEECS’ students presented projects including

Quest for Space, Microbes in Space and a presentation by the FTC Robotics Team. Mr.

McDonough spoke to our Grade 7 and 8 students about our High School Dual Enrollment Program

with RVCC and Assemblyman Zwicker spoke about his background in Plasma Physics and the

importance of STEM in school.

Officer Dawn Flanders, Franklin Township

On March 1st, Officer Dawn Flanders (3rd on left) from the Franklin Township Police Department spoke to Grades 5 – 9 about Drug Safety and

Prevention.

Mr. Azuka Zuke Obi

On February 26th, Mr. Azuka Zuke Obi came to speak to our students in honor of Black History Month. He is an author, motivational speaker,

coach and a disciple of the movement for positive change. He also signed copies of his various books

for 40 lucky students, as well as donated some of his books to our library.

Ms. Kim Svoboda

On March 15th, Ms. Svoboda (bottom left) from Panasonic Student Eco Citizenship Project visited

Science classes today. She talked to students about an eco-friendly way of living.

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EXTENDED CARE CONTACT NUMBER

Emergencies ONLY 4 – 6 pm

(3 – 6 pm on Fridays)

732-412-7643 ext. 268

IMPORTANT CLUB INFORMATION • Clubs have now started and cannot be added or canceled for the

rest of the year. This Club period will include March through June. The last day of Clubs is June 8th.

• Extended Care can be added or canceled at the end of any month. Students must be enrolled on a monthly basis. Changes to Extended Care for the month of April (adding or canceling) must be emailed to the Main Office by March 31st.

• Any family with an outstanding balance at the end of any month will be removed from Clubs the following month and student(s) sent home per the dismissal instructions on file.Please write your family ID on all checks. Please note we do not accept cash.

Y E A R B O O K P H O T O S

Photos will be taken of students currently enrolled in Clubs for the 3rd period

for the yearbook next week, March 19 – 23, 2018.

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PTO Corner

• Our next meeting will be, April 12th at 6:15 pm in the cafeteria. Students of parents that attend the PTO meeting will receive a free dress down the Friday after the meeting.

• IHOP – Join other TEECS families and support the PTO on Friday, April 20th at IHOP. Please click this link for more information and to RSVP - https://www.groupraise.com/events/53261-thomas-edison-energysmart-school-at-ihop

• The PTO is collecting BoxTops! Prizes will be awarded to students who bring in the most BoxTops!

• ONLINE FUNDRAISING o Amazon – smile.amazon.com – choose our school and shop as

usual. School gets a % back. o Scrip – https://shop.shopwithscrip.com/Login/Enroll - Our

enrollment code is 6D5475E754686. Orders are placed every Friday and we receive them on Wednesday. You only pay for the gift card’s value but the PTO receives a % from the company.

• Please join the PTO on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/teecspto/

St ar s TEECS’

If you would like to share your student’s

accomplishments, please email mrs. Graf at

info@energysmartschool.org

NOTICE TEECS will have an exterminator come the first Saturday of every

month.

Alisa Dovbnya, Grade 7, participated in the 2018 NJS 11-14 Years Short Course Junior Olympics at Rutgers

this past weekend. She participated in three events, including the 200Y Free, 500Y Free and 1000Y Free.

Alisa was able to improve her times in two events and make a Junior

Olympics qualification time for 15-19 years old in the 1000Y Free.

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Join TEECS for dinner and help support Grade 7 on March 19th!

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