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MONROE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Falcon Flyer Newsletter
MAY 2019
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A Message From Mr. Robert Goodall
Monroe Township School District Acting Superintendent
This edition of the district newsletter is full of the wonderful things happening within our schools. We are also getting close to the end of the year with final exams and graduation fast approaching. We are excited for the warmer weather and special days to come!
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REGULAR SCHOOL DAY SCHEDULE TIMES:
| Applegarth |
9:05 am - 3:34 pm |
| Barclay Brook |
9:05 am - 3:34 pm |
| Brookside |
9:05 am - 3:34 pm |
| Mill Lake |
8:50 am - 3:19 pm |
| Monroe Township High School |
7:27 am - 2:00 pm |
| Monroe Township Middle School |
8:10 am - 2:39 pm |
| Oak Tree |
8:55 am - 3:24 pm |
| Woodland |
8:10 am - 2:39 pm |
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May 24, 2019
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ALL SCHOOLS CLOSED
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May 27, 2019
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ALL SCHOOLS CLOSED
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Monroe Township School District
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DATES
Monthly Meeting
Monroe Township High School in the Media Center at 7:00pm
Committee Meetings
Tuesday - May 14, 2019
Committee meetings are held at the Board office
Personnel - 4:00pm (*Not open to the public)
Buildings, Grounds and Transportation
- 5:00pm
Policy
- 6:00pm
Finance - 7:00pm
Curriculum Committee Meeting
Wednesday - June 19, 2019
5:30pm at Monroe Township High School
in the Media Center conference room
2019 Board Members
Ms. Kathy Kolupanowich, Board President
Mr. Steven Riback, Vice President
Ms. Michele Arminio
Mr. Ken Chiarella
Ms. Jill DeMaio
Ms. Patricia Lang
Mr. Andy Paluri
Ms. Rupa Siegel
Mr. Peter Tufano
Jamesburg Representative
Mr. Paul Rutsky
Student Board Members
Ms. Sreeja Mamillapalli
Mr. Manan Shah
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NEWS FROM BROOKSIDE SCHOOL
April is Autism Awareness Month and Brookside has been busy bringing awareness throughout the month. Every Tuesday, we were sure to wear "blue" in recognition of Autism Awareness and every Friday, we wore Autism Awareness Apparel. In addition, Brookside Elementary School hosted a week long lemonade stand to raise money for Parents of Autistic Children (POAC). Students from our Autism program joined forces with members of Student Council to sell lemonade and help raise awareness. Students worked together through all lunch periods from April 2 to April 5 and sold approximately 35 gallons of lemonade that raised $638.00!
Math Madness
"4 times 5?"
"20"
"6 times 8?"
"48"
These were the excited voices heard from the 4th grade classrooms at Brookside School on March 22, 2019 as the students competed in Math Madness. In honor of the college basketball tournament, fourth grade teachers at Brookside decided to integrate the events into our math curriculum. Students dressed in their favorite college attire or colors and enjoyed playing the fast-paced math activity. Around the World is a math game teachers have been playing in their classrooms for a long time where one student challenges another student in a basic math fact. The student who says the answer first continues in a circle challenging students until they have completed the circle or have gone around the world. "Our idea was to encourage the students to practice their math facts at home," said Ms. Cruz. "Once we mentioned the activity to them, they wanted to practice at school each afternoon while buses were being called." The champion was Vineel Vanga and the runner up was Pratham Rao. The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and they look forward to competing again. One student said it best, "This rocked!"
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Oak Tree Recognizes Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month
Oak Tree School recognized Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month in a variety of ways. On April 2nd the entire school wore blue and each class created a puzzle piece that depicted one way to choose kindness. The puzzle pieces were then put on display for the entire school to see and our morning announcements also shared these inspiring messages. Throughout the month teachers read a book or showed a video to their class that answered questions about autism. Each student received a school created Choose Kindness bookmark to color as well. During the week of April 2-5 students were encouraged to eat lunch or play with someone new on the playground or talk to someone sitting on the Choose Kindness bench. It is our hope that that these acts of kindness will carry on throughout the year.
Makerspace Nights at Oak Tree
Problem solving, creative thinking, collaborating, inventing, experimenting, designing......these are just some of the ways Oak Tree students explore the Makerspace located in our Media Center. On March 27th and 28th grade 2 and grade 3 students were able to show their parents exactly how it's done at our second annual Makerspace Nights. For one hour, parents rotated to four different stations to get a glimpse of what their children experience when they visit during the school day. The stations included Osmos, Coding, Robots, and the actual Makerspace area which also houses our 3-D printer, a Lego table, and a wide assortment of building and craft materials. . Hosted by members of the Oak Tree Makespace Committee, each rotation invited parents to play, construct, tinker and interact. The Monroe Township Library was also on hand with their 3-D printer to share some of the programs that they offer.
Oak Tree Raise Over $9,000 for Heart Association!
Oak Tree Elementary School would like to thank everyone for their generous support of our school's Kids Heart Challenge program which took place in February. Together as a school community we raised over $9,000 for the American Heart Association. These donations will support life-saving efforts such as research and education to reach populations at risk for heart disease and stroke. Being a part of the Kids Heart Challenge program is the perfect fit for our students as it encourages heart healthy behavior, as they pledge to be more physically active, make healthy choices and help those in need. During the weeks leading up to the event, they were engaged in various cardiovascular activities all while learning how nutrition and physical activity can help them live longer, healthier lives. It also helped promote community service by teaching our students how to help others. It is a win win for everyone involved!
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MTHS ECONOMICS & FINANCE TEAM
The Economics & Finance Team had 12 members participate in the 2019 New Jersey Economics Challenge. This is a highly competitive event that challenges students to showcase their knowledge of macroeconomics, microeconomics and current events.
Congratulations to the MTHS teams for their efforts!
ADAM SMITH DIVISION [AP level teams] - State Honorable Mentions
- Monroe Elite Team: Rhea Bandaru, Aditya Palekar, Akash Reddy and Shivan Suratia
- Econ Royalty Team: Saahithi Dantuluri, Suhail Hussain, Ranjita Suresh and Jasmine Yang
- Econ $cholar$ Team: Richard Huang, Hari Koppuri, Tanay Mandala and Vaidya
Outstanding Individual Performance [based on top individual scores]
Rhea Bandaru, Jasmine Yang, Saahithi Dantuluri, Akash Reddy & Shivan Suratia
The Economics & Finance Team had 18 members participate in the 2019 New Jersey Finance Challenge. This is a highly competitive event that challenges students to showcase their knowledge of earning income, buying goods and services, saving, using credit, financial investing and protecting and insuring.
Congratulations to the MTHS teams for their efforts and performance among the 163 teams competing!
7th Place:
The B Team:
Richard Huang, Hari Koppuri, and Tanay Mandala
10th Place:
Monroe's Average Joes:
Riya Desai, Neha Nirantar, Mahi Purohit and Cynthia Zhang
25th Place:
Financial Freshies:
Anurag Nimmala, Anirudh Reddy, Dhruv Vaidya and Max Zhang
Honorable Mentions:
Monroe Elite Team:
Rhea Bandaru, Aditya Palekar, Akash Reddy and Shivan Suratia
Koala Bears:
Samanvita Cheemalapati, Joe Mizrahi and Jasmine Yang
Outstanding Individual Performance [based on top individual scores]
Hari Koppuri (290 points)
Riya Desai (270 points)
Joe Mizrahi (270 points)
Richard Huang (260 points)
Anurag Nimmala (260 points)
Cynthia Zhang (260 points)
The Econ & Finance Team is directed by Ms. Terri Weiss and operates within
the Department for the Applied Arts and Careers Technology
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MONROE TOWNSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
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MONROE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
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FBLA SLC RESULTS
Congratulations to all of the FBLA members who competed and to the following members who placed in the Top 5 in the state at the FBLA State Leadership Competition March 20-22, 2019 at Harrah's Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJ. These students have advanced to compete in the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, TX this summer!
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First Name |
Last Name |
Grade |
Place |
Competitive Event |
Team |
| 1 |
Ishani |
Anklesaria |
10 |
1 |
Network Design |
ND 3 |
| 1 |
Riyana |
Doshi |
12 |
1 |
Hospitality Management |
HM 1 |
| 1 |
Mahathi |
Gundlapalli |
10 |
1 |
Network design |
ND 3 |
| 1 |
Saanya |
Lingineni |
12 |
1 |
Organizational leadership |
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| 1 |
Sreeja |
Mamillapalli |
12 |
1 |
Hospitality Management |
HM 1 |
| 1 |
Nikita |
Nair |
12 |
1 |
Business Plan |
BP |
| 1 |
Nithin |
Rajesh |
12 |
1 |
Business Plan |
BP |
| 1 |
Abhay |
Sheshadri |
10 |
1 |
Networking Concepts |
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| 1 |
Shriya |
Singh |
10 |
1 |
Network Design |
ND 3 |
| 1 |
Isha |
Gill |
12 |
2 |
E-business |
EB2 |
| 1 |
Megha |
Jain |
12 |
2 |
Digital Video Production |
DVP 2 |
| 1 |
Vidhi |
Modi |
12 |
2 |
Management Information Systems |
MIS 3 |
| 1 |
Pranay |
Narang |
12 |
2 |
Entrepreneurship |
ENT 1 |
| 1 |
Aneri |
Patel |
12 |
2 |
Digital Video Production |
DVP 2 |
| 1 |
Megha |
Purohit |
12 |
2 |
E-Business |
EB2 |
| 1 |
Anshul |
Rana |
12 |
2 |
Entrepreneurship |
ENT 1 |
| 1 |
Pranav |
Reddy |
12 |
2 |
Entrepreneurship |
ENT 1 |
| 1 |
Sonal |
Shah |
12 |
2 |
Digital Video Production |
DVP 2 |
| 1 |
Ranjita |
Suresh |
12 |
2 |
Management Information Systems |
MIS 3 |
| 1 |
Melissa |
Tan |
12 |
2 |
Journalism |
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| 1 |
Paul |
Barsa |
11 |
3 |
Computer Problem Solving |
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| 1 |
Nikhil |
Ghate |
11 |
3 |
Database Design and Application |
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| 1 |
Dhruv |
Reddy |
10 |
3 |
Organizational Leadership |
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| 1 |
Sameera |
Shah |
12 |
3 |
Management Information Systems |
MIS 2 |
| 1 |
Shreya |
Shah |
12 |
3 |
Management Information Systems |
MIS 2 |
| 1 |
Sarina |
Kapadia |
12 |
4 |
Business Communications |
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| 1 |
Faraaz |
Khan |
12 |
4 |
Mobile Application Development |
MAD 2 |
| 1 |
Pranav |
Narang |
12 |
4 |
mobile application development |
MAD 2 |
| 28 |
Advance to
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the 2019
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FBLA |
NLC
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in San Antonio, TX
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| 1 |
Akhila |
Kolla |
12 |
5 |
Electronic Career Portfolio |
ECF 1 |
| 1 |
Varun |
Kumar |
10 |
5 |
Management Information Systems |
GD 2 |
| 1 |
Manan |
Shah |
11 |
5 |
Impromptu Speaking |
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| 1 |
Sonal |
Shah |
12 |
5 |
Local Chapter Bus Rpt |
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| 1 |
Seva |
Soni |
10 |
5 |
Journalism |
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| 1 |
Melissa |
Tan |
12 |
5 |
Local Chapter Bus Rpt |
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| 1 |
Aman |
Thakkar |
10 |
5 |
Management Information System |
MIS 1 |
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Possible to
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advance to
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the 2019
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FBLA |
NLC in San Antonio, TX if others decline
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| 1 |
Mana |
Shah |
11 |
1 |
FBLA Fall Life Smarts Competiton |
Fall |
| 1 |
Rashmi |
Kapse |
11 |
1 |
FBLA Fall Life Smarts Competiton |
Fall |
| 1 |
Karishma |
Yadlapalli |
11 |
1 |
FBLA Spring Life Smarts Competiton |
Spring |
| 1 |
Riya |
Sharma |
11 |
1 |
FBLA Spring Life Smarts Competiton |
Spring |
| 4 |
Advance to
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the 2019
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FBLA
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NLC |
in San Antonio, TX
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FBLA is directed by Ms. Deanna Dale and operates within the
Department for the Applied Arts and Careers Technology
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NJSL (NJ Science League) April 2019 Results
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LOOK WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT APPLEGARTH SCHOOL!
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WOODLAND SCHOOL NEWS
Woodland School Student Council and Character Crew organized several different Autism fundraisers during the month of April. On April 18th they hosted a school-wide walk and successfully collected approximately $600 for POAC (Parents of Autism Children).
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MONROE RECREATION CENTER
MAY 2019
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Monroe Township School District | 423 Buckelew Avenue | Monroe Township, NJ 08831
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