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Everything Elementary E-News 1 October 2014
October 2014
Columbus, NJ
Everything Elementary E-News Mansfield Township School District
NOVEMBER 4TH…A DAY FOR THE CHILDREN
INVEST IN THE SAFETY AND
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS OF OUR
CHILDREN
VOTE
NOVEMBER 4th
6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
POLLING PLACES
Districts 1, 7, 8
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Districts 2, 3
Municipal Complex
Districts 4, 5
Homestead Clubhouse
District 6
Four Seasons at Mapleton
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Everything Elementary E-News 2 October 2014
MANSFIELD STUDENTS ARE ALL CHARACTER!
"Intelligence plus character-
that is the goal of a true education."
Dr. Martin Luther King
Character education is a partnership with parents
and the community to foster honest, responsible,
and caring students. It is an intentional and proac-
tive effort to help students understand, care
about, and act upon basic values that we all
share. Character Education promotes a positive
school climate where students are more polite,
honest and respectful, enhances student achieve-
ment by improving school attendance and reducing
classroom conflicts, and encourages community
involvement and a lifelong commitment to helping
others.
Each school integrates character education into
three main areas:
1. Academic Environment: Established rules and
procedures promote a productive, civil and safe
school.
2. Curriculum and Instruction: Character traits are
integrated into the classroom lessons to promote
understanding and decision making skills.
3. Service Learning: Students are involved in acts
of service to help them develop a sense of respon-
sibility and concern for the well being of oth-
ers. It is through these hands on experiences
that students reflect and learn how their actions
can make a difference.
MTES focuses on a different trait each month; however, all character traits are highlighted and modeled
throughout the year. The character traits include:
Honesty: Be truthful in word and action
Respect: Show high regard for self, others, and property
Effort: Always do your best
Kindness: Show concern for the well being of others
Politeness: Show good manners toward others
Tolerance: Show sympathy for or acceptance of feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different
Responsibility: Be accountable for your own behavior
Trustworthy: Be dependable and reliable
Loyalty: Be faithful to commitments or obligations
Fairness: Demonstrate impartial, unbiased, and equitable treatment for all
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6th Grade Advisory Council created this clever bulletin board to chart
the progress of the MTES Character Education initiative! SCORE !!!!!
RILEY CARTER
SONIA GAZI
AJ DELARA
ERIC IBE
DANIELLE MUNGCAL
KYLE WOLCHOK
KAITLYN INGLING
TREVOR SAHOL
AMANDA WOO
ERIC DELOREFICE
ZACHARY WAINWRIGHT
NINA CAMPBELL
SANIYA NAGALI
GERALD DOUGAN
ELIJAH CAMPBELL-IHIM
HANA KHAN
ALESSANDRA ARMOUR
KENNETH CORBIN
JACOB HELLTHALER
SYLVANNA DIRUGGIERI
AUBREY PLATT
LIAM STARK
SIERRA BECKWORTH
KHARLO MARZAN
ALLIANA CASTO
RUSHIL BHAVSAR
ATHBAR ANAVA
JENNA PERRONE
OWEN BEUKEMA
JUULIANA LAWRENCE
JASON TIGER
OLIVIA EVANS
GIANNA ZANONI
MELINA SARION
TJ KOKOTAJLO
CALLIE DOMPIER
BRENDAN CORDWELL
KYLIE LIEDTKA
ZACHARY BRACKIN
HONESTY
These students exemplified the true character of
HONESTY at MTES for the month of September!
Everything Elementary E-News 3 October 2014
CHARACTER COUNTS AT JHES . . .
I WILL BE A HERO I pledge to show my respect by
listening to others, using my hands
for helping, caring about others’
feelings, and being responsible for
what I say and do.
I WILL BE A HERO
Each JHES student
took the hero pledge !
Srinidhi Allampally Kerri Moran
Emma Bullard Aanya Patel
Carmela Guarraggi Imraan Sesay
Lilienne Janney Dylan Stiles
Ashley Javick Pahul Virk
Jenna Keck Xavier Zelins
These students exemplified the true character of
RESPECT at JHES for the month of September!
RESPECT H—Helping
E– Encouraging
R—Respecting
O—Others
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Everything Elementary E-News 4 October 2014
Back To School Night…...
VOTE
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Mrs. Avale and Mrs. Yockey prepared a display
for Back-To-School Night at MTES to distribute
information and answer questions regarding the
November 4th vote. On the ballot…….
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
SCHOOL SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS
Everything Elementary E-News 5 October 2014
Fire Prevention ...celebrating safety!
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THANK YOU…..
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP
FIRE—RESCUE and…..
FRANKLIN FIRE COMPANY NO. 1
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School Safety WHERE WE ARE NOW -
- working cooperatively with local law enforcement
- monthly school safety drills
- enhancing communications
- refining student pick-up procedures
- annual review of safety procedures
- staff training
WHERE WE WANT TO BE -
- upgrade district surveillance systems
- install new security doors and hardware
- install new security windows
- upgrade electrical/intercom system and card readers
INVESTING IN THE SAFETY AND
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF OUR CHILDREN
FACT:
- New Jersey falls below the national average of kindergarten students attending a full-day program
- 27 school districts in Burlington County provide full-day kindergarten….7 do not
- Mansfield Township is the ONLY district of the NBC sending districts that does NOT provide a full-day
kindergarten program
FACT:
“Attempting to repair reading skills in fourth grade is far more expensive and risky than guaranteeing good
reading skills in kindergarten!”
-NEA
FACT:
Full-day kindergarten:
- provides an essential bridge between pre-K and the primary grades
- enables children to develop the academic, social and emotional skills they need to be successful
- lays a strong foundation to boost student performance, access and attainment in future years of school
- gives our children the academic learning time needed to prepare for reading and mathematic skills and re-
duces the need for remediation in future grades
Full-Day Kindergarten
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Everything Elementary E-News 8 October 2014
Summer Reading Program….update!
Starting Off the School Year
with Reading Success
Mansfield students did an excellent job
completing the Summer Reading Program!
Students returned to school in September,
ready to discuss the grade-level appropriate
books they enjoyed throughout the summer.
Teachers reviewed reader’s response forms
with students, and created fun and engaging
activities to establish the foundation for
reading and build community in their class-
rooms. Developing posters, creating charac-
ter selfies, presenting “book talks,” and
illustrating favorite scenes are a sampling
of the exciting literacy activities that
kicked off this school year.
The achievement did not stop with reading.
Many students practiced their typing skills
this summer and proudly presented their
certificate of completion to classroom
teachers the first day of school. Those
students received a prize for their key-
boarding practice and the effort they ex-
hibited over the summer.
A special thanks to all of our families for
their support of Mansfield’s Summer Read-
ing and Keyboard-
ing Programs!
Everything Elementary E-News 9 October 2014
Mansfield Township
School District
Board of Education
Joseph Broski, President
Marcial Mojena, Vice President
Jared D. Fantasia
Beverly Pencak
Alison Perrone
Ramy Reddy
Deborah G. Regi
Matthew Varava
Curtis Wyers, Jr
October
28 CHAS Event: Restaurant Night
30 JHES Fall Party & Parade
31 MTES Fall Party & Parade
DISTRICT EVENTS
Mansfield Township
School District
200 Mansfield Road East
Columbus, NJ 08022
Phone: 609.298.2037
Editor: Marlene M. Walls
Human Resource Specialist/Public Relations Officer
Ext. 2510
November
6-7 NJEA Convention-SCHOOL CLOSED
10-11 Staff In-service
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
14 6th Grade Movie Night
17 BOE Meeting 6:30 MTES
19 CHAS Meeting 8:00 MTES
21 CHAS Event: Bingo Fund Raiser
26 Early Dismissal
27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday-SCHOOL CLOSED
INVEST IN THE SAFETY AND
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
OF OUR CHILDREN
VOTE
NOVEMBER 4th
Register as a user on our website:
www.mansfieldschool.com
