Message From The Principal

Shady Lane Elementary School, Deptford Township, NJ Jackie Scerbo, Principal

Volume 2, Issue 2

Dec-Feb 2013

Message From The Vice Principal

Greetings to all of you! Happy winter and soon to be spring! Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the quick return of warmer days. I know your children are looking forward to getting outside more often at recess and Physical Education. On that subject I would like to let you know how we determine when students will go out. If the “feels like” tempera-ture is above 32 degrees we go out unless it is wet out. Please make sure your children always come with appropriate clothing for outside. If it is 32 degrees and your child only wears a sweatshirt to school they will not be permitted outside.

As we move into the spring many of your children will be preparing for the ASK test in May. This test is given to all students in grades 3-6. We will be having an “ASK” night pri-or to testing. That night we will be giving you information on what your children will be experiencing on the test. In the past, parents have found this night enlightening.

I look forward to a wonderful second half of the year with your children. Please continue to talk to your children about what they are learning. It is fun for them to share all of it with you. As always thank you for your support of the staff here we truly appreciate it. I hope you enjoy this edition of The Shady Lane Times!

Jackie Scerbo, Principal

I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the Vice Principal for Shady Lane, Lake Tract and Cen-tral Early Childhood Center. I believe the foundation to a successful academic career begins in a child’s formative years. I am proud to say that my education began here at Shady Lane where my children and I attended elementary school. It is my goal to ensure that each child here is provided with a positive, safe and pleasant environment where they can learn and socialize. I believe that every child can learn, there-fore it is my goal to assist the principals and staff in providing the students with a quality education that will equip them with the tools needed to be successful students and citizens.

I am a lifetime resident of Deptford Township, and a graduate of Deptford Township High School. I am proud of the education I have received. I have had the privilege of teaching in Deptford since 2002 and look forward to continuing my career as the Vice Principal of Elementary Schools.

Mrs. Cheryl Battee, Vice Principal

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IS YOUR CHILD TOO SICK FOR SCHOOL? Children of all ages work hard during the school day, and for an ill child, the energy required to complete the day is often not there. Sending your child to school sick puts your child at risk for prolonged illness AND puts the children around him or her at greater risk for becoming ill. The following guidelines will as-sist you in determining when your child is too sick to come to school.

Keep your child home if he or she has……

1. Fever of 100 degrees or higher. Children should be fever free (less than 100 degrees) for 24 hours before returning to school.

2. Acute cold and/or persistent cough 3. Nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea. Children should be free of vom-

iting and/or diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school. 4. Inability to sleep most of the night because they don’t feel well. 5. A rash of unknown origin. Children should be examined by a doctor

to make sure the rash is not contagious.

Kathleen Reeves, RN, BSN School Nurse

“Kids with Character” program was introduced last year by our Principal Mrs. Scerbo and implemented by Mrs. McColligan to build good character in the students. The program works as follows:

Our principal, teachers, secretaries, nurse, bus driv-ers, lunch aides and cafeteria workers give tickets to the students who exhibit good character. Every Friday, the teachers deposit these tickets into the grade level bins where they are raffled off. One stu-dent from each grade level is chosen as the winner.

The students are so excited about the drawings. The winner gets a chance to spin the wheel de-signed by Mr. Ken. The spinning wheel is divided into four categories (classroom, lunchroom, school and joker). Depending upon where the wheel stops, the winner chooses the responsibility prize/job of his/her choice. The Joker allows the winner to choose any prize from the other three categories.

Kindergarteners Zahra Dela Cruz and Dylan Cruet are thrilled to be the lunchroom table announcers for a week. They enjoyed calling the quiet table to line up for the recess.

Kids with Character By Mrs. Mannepalli

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Shady Lane Sports Network: Woody Talks to The DHS Basketball Coach

By Woody Gibson, 5th Grade

Woody: What is the team's record?

Coach Hoskins: 4-5

Woody: Do you have any children?

Coach Hoskins: 2. Adam 9, Briana 13

Woody: How many days a week do you practice?

Coach Hoskins: 6

Woody: What is your game schedule?

Coach Hoskins: Mostly Tues and Thursday nights with some Saturday games.

Woody: How many years have you been coaching?

Coach Hoskins: 22 (309-196)

Woody: How many kids are on the team?

Coach Hoskins: 13 on varsity, 30 in the basketball pro-gram.

Woody: Who is your starting lineup?

Coach Hoskins: Jared Lewis (11th) Tyler Wisniewski (11th) Ron Whittaker (11th) Devon Thompson (12th) and either Dave Lam or Carl Lacy (both 12th)

Woody: Do you have more seniors than underclassmen on the team?

Coach Hoskins: No only 5 seniors.

Woody: What school is your team's rival?

Coach Hoskins: Gloucester Catholic.

Woody: Who is your favorite NBA player?

Coach Hoskins: I don't watch the NBA -I only watch col-lege and high school basketball.

Woody’s favorite player LeBron James: His full name is LeBron Raymone James. He is the son of Gloria James. He has two sons. He grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls and is a fan of the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys. He also played foot-ball in high school through his junior year before giving it up to concentrate on basketball. He was named First Team All-State as a wide receiver his sophomore year.

Math Night Shady Lane’s annu-al Math Night was held on December 6th this year, and was a success. Many parents came out to become fa-miliar with the new ways that math is

being taught to their children. They had the chance to see how math is being taught from their child’s point of view. Each grade level had a room in which parents could visit to see the steps in how to do Everyday Math prob-l e m s . P a r e n t s walked away feeling better about helping their child complete their homework and packets with step by step exam-ples of various problems.

PTA NEWS The Shady Lane PTA is in full swing. We are glad to be able to honor the Stu-dents of the M o n t h w i t h recognition and certificates at our meetings. We

are starting to plan for our next Book Fair and Ice Cream Social Night. We are selling tickets to a regular season Phillies game (April 18 vs. the Car-dinals). Yearbooks are going on sale now, as well. We are excited to say that 6th graders will get their yearbooks free this year. Most importantly, we are getting ready for a change in leadership. This year, we will be looking for a new PTA Board. If you are interested in a chance to get involved and really make a difference, please consider joining the board. Flyers will be coming home with more information. Please fill them out and send them back!

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Physical Education Classes Visit China and India By Ms. Sievers

Grades 2nd through 6th took a trip to the other side of the world to experience games from the countries of China and India. Part of their discovery was how games from different countries are very similar to games that are played in the United States.

The game from China is called “The Chinese Wall”. We specu-lated that this game draws its name from The Great Wall of Chi-na. The game from India is called “Atya Patya”. The students really enjoyed repeating the name of this game out loud. This game is very similar to Pac Man.

Both games involved many similar skills: Chasing, Fleeing, Tagging, Spatial & Visual Awareness, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Teamwork, Dynamic Balance, Agility, Body Control, Offensive and Defensive Strategies.

Scooter ships By Mr. Wink

Kindergarten and First grade Physical Education Clas-ses have been participating in a cooperative game called scooter ships. The ships are constructed using tumbling mats and scooters. Students take turns rid-ing and pushing these ships safely across the gymna-sium. This activity emphasizes the importance of teamwork, in order to accomplish the task.

GCY (Gloucester County YMCA) Riptides By Chinmayee Narayan, 5th Grade

The GCY Riptides is the YMCA’s swim team. I am on the swim team. My coaches are coach Anna, Andy, and John. There are many Riptides in Shady Lane! My sister, Yukta Narayan, is also on the team. Almost every weekend we have a meet. The various strokes in swimming are: breast, back, butterfly (fly) and freestyle. My favor-ite stroke is breaststroke and my sister Yukta’s is fly. Each child is assigned at least 5 events (3 individual and 2 relays). Relays can either be freestyle or medley and the team consists of four swimmers. The fastest swimmers start and end the relay. They’re timed for each event they do. If you reach a certain time, you can qualify for Bronze, Silver, and/or Gold (States). This year I’m aiming for Silver. There’s also a meet in GCIT (Gloucester County Institute of Technology) that’s called the Charley Hartley Meet. You have to qualify for this meet, too. My sister and I have both qualified for it. Yukta has qualified for the 8 and under YMCA State Championships to be held in Somerset Hills, NJ and Towson University, MD. For practices we sometimes are timed for certain things like 2 laps of freestyle and 2 laps of backstroke. I have many friends in the swim team. They make swimming fun. I love being on the swim team. It’s awe-some!

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Brian’s Adventure Illustrated By Zahra, Gabe, Liam, Zion, Nicky,

Sienna, Taniah (Kindergarten) Typed By Zahra, Benjamin, Taniah, Gabe, Alison,

Chy’lah, Taylor, Eddie (Kindergarten)

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Brian.

He was looking for his friends.

He decided to look on a plane. He went to the airport and got on a plane.

Brian looked under a chair. His friends were not there.

He looked in the cockpit. His friends were not there.

He looked in the bathroom. His friends were not there.

Finally, he looked out the window. His friends were there. Yeah!

Oscar By Yukta Narayan, 2nd Grade

Oscar is my puppy who is 3 months old. He is black and has a white strip down his neck all the way down to his tummy. He is a Labrador retriever. When we put him in his crate he starts to whine or bark (it’s annoying). The most im-portant thing about Oscar is that he is part of our family and that we get to play with him everyday. When my dad and I play our instruments he sits down and barks to the beat. Chinmayee and I take care of him the most. We are thankful for Oscar. We now have him for 15 days. We got him on De-cember 31 from my dad’s friend named Uncle Daniel, Aunt Shaila, Princey and Vincey Chechi’s (older sisters). We got home from North Carolina at 11:30 pm and we just made it for the New Year, 2013!! The one thing I don’t like about him is that whenever I wear my cozy PJ pants he bites on them. In 2 days we got him housetrained. The whole family worked really hard to train him. We hung a bell on the garage door that he could ring and he rings the bell if he has to go to the bath-room. Oscar is a great puppy and an awesome, furry friend!

A Beautiful Greenhouse By Daejon Hamwright, 2nd Grade

On Monday, my sister, Tyonna, got a green-house. She said I could plant the seeds. She had four seeds. One was marigolds. The oth-ers were sunflowers, red zinnias and coral zin-nias. My little sister and I got to do two each. I planted the marigolds and red zinnias. I put the water in them, too. When it was finished she let me put the roof on the top. I loved it! She said she’ll let me keep one for my work. I might start growing plants, too!

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That Special Something By Jacqueline Regan, 4th Grade

Have you ever noticed how everyone is good at their own thing? You can have the talent of drawing, dancing, singing, writing, being funny, or anything else. But whatever your talent is, and if you like what you are good at, that could be the golden key to unlock your future just ahead of you. If you haven’t found your talent yet, don’t be in any rush. Your talent will come to you, even if you don’t know it yet.

You are you, you like what you like and if you are good at something, and if you really enjoy it, stick with it. If your friend is good at drawing, and you are good at dancing, don’t try to be what they are. Just be who you are and decide what you’re good at most. So when you’re down, and you think you’re not as good as someone else and what they do, just remember: we all have THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING.

Drums By Meagan Crothers, 3rd Grade

I made drums for my science project because I really want to play drums when I am older. The materials I used were 5 Pringles cans and a stick to bang on the drums. I also put construction paper on the cans as a design. My mom used a knife to cut the cans to different lengths. The different lengths change the pitch of my instru-ment. The shortest can has the highest pitch and the tallest can has the lowest pitch. I hit the drum and each one makes a different sound. The sound source is me banging on the drum and then it travels through a gas and out the bottom and up to the sound re-ceiver or your ear. What I learned from doing my project is that as you hit each drum you can describe high pitch from low pitch and low pitch to high pitch. I hope you enjoyed my demonstration of my drum!!

My Family Traditions By Lazhan Green, 6th grade

My traditions normally go in a pattern, back and forth. In my family, we open our presents and take them to my grandmother’s house one year, and the next year my grandfather and my grandmother come to my house. We

do this more so we can fill happiness everywhere, and people can be closer to us. We also do this so everyone can give presents to each other and everyone can see each other. My family likes my grandmother’s house though because no one needs to argue and fuss and just have Christmas spirit. Her house is big, bright, and filled with joy (especially on Christmas). “Well”, those are my traditions. I hope you enjoyed them.

My Drum Set By Jordan Teti, 3rd Grade

My instrument is a drum set. I can make different pitches by hitting my two different drums with sticks. When I bang on the big drum it makes a low pitch. When I bang on the little drum it makes a high pitch. I made my drums by using two tin cans. One big can and a little can. Then I put yellow paper and wrapped it around the two cans. Next I drew animal prints on the yellow paper. That was everything about my drums.

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Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr By Ileanna Jones, 3rd Grade

Martin Luther King was born as Michael King Jr. on Jan.15, 1929. When Martin Luther king was little he made a friend but a different race. His friend’s dad did not want them to be friends, so his friend said “They cannot be friends anymore.” That was the beginning of Martin’s plan for equal rights.

When Martin Luther King grew up, he continued his dream for equal rights for different races. Martin Luther King was a preacher, a writer, and a speak-er. He was an important person in the Civil Rights Movement. The movement united black people, in the south, to protest to unfair laws that separated white and black races.

He wanted children to play, talk and learn new things together. At least I like the fact that Dr. Martin Lu-ther King worked for equal rights. Dr. Martin Luther King wanted equal rights and world peace today for children to live in. I’m thankful for Martin Luther King and how he helped all the blacks and children in America.

He protested segregation that was in a time when white people lived with rules that black people were not allowed to go to same schools as white people and black had to ride in the back of the bus.

LEEP By Umali Patel, 4th Grade

I wanted to take this opportunity to write about the gifted and talented program, LEEP, here at Shady Lane Elementary School. We meet once a week on Tuesday for one hour with Mrs. Tucci. She also travels to other schools in Deptford to teach the program. While the program is challenging it is also fun.

Last year we learned about Greek Mythology. A project that we had to do was make a temple for a Greek god or goddess. I was the goddess of fashion. I decorated my temple with little doll clothes, make-up, and acces-sories. We learned fascinating facts about the history of mythology while having fun doing it.

Another fun project we did last year was the “State Pro-ject.” I chose Ohio because I was born in Dayton, which is about an hour away from Columbus, the state capital. Did you know that the first traffic light was invented in

Ohio? Also, Ohio was the first state to use ambulances and police cars. Lastly, the famous Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in Dayton, Ohio.

This year we are doing a major project on the structure of bridges. Initially, we had to think of ways using five index cards to construct a sound base for the bridge. Then we put a cup on that base and filled it with pen-nies to see the strength of the foundation. The first time around my base supported only about twenty-five pennies. But after several changes, it was able to support over one hundred pennies. Now we are in the final stages using Popsicle sticks to construct the bridge. While we have hands on projects, Mrs. Tucci also has us write narratives.

This year we are not only challenged using our hands but also our minds in writing stories on a given topic. I can’t wait to see what other projects and activities awaits us……..

State Project

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D.A.R.E. By Genesis Santiago, 6th Grade

D.A.R.E. is a program for the 5th graders. It teaches them what to do in the future and what not to do about peer pressure, living drug and violence free. The program is run by local Deptford Township Police Officers. 5th graders had their D.A.R.E. graduation on Friday, January 25. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. For D.A.R.E. you receive a hat and a t-shirt that has D.A.R.E. on it. Each student in 5th grade is asked to create a poster of what they would rather being doing than doing drugs. There is also an essay that they write. Each class has a poster winner and an essay winner chosen. I remember when I had my D.A.R.E. class in 5th grade and it was really fun!

Aseron, Sebastian Barnes, Katier Lamonte Bell, Makayla Blondo, Anthony Bowman, Isaiah David Brookins, Selena N Brown, Ahmir R Cassidy, Jayden C. Chandler, Lee Michael Coleman Gonzalez, Elecea A Connelly, Jacob L Cooper, Kaitlyn Paige Devine, Olivia King DiMatteo, Dalton Dotzler, Haley J Elmasry, Mohamed Favieri, Talia Marie

Fisher, Laniyah D Franks, Alexi Gerner, Kobe Joseph Gipe, Madelyn Rose Grier, Tyler Matthew Hardy Eli, Lyria Danielle Hernandez, Joshua Said Holloway, Malachai D Jackson, Samuel Thomas James, Nadir Talib Jones Ali, Elijah T Klimczak, Tyler Thomas Kline, Samantha Long, Summer A Lopez, Yamilex McGonigal, Morgan Riley McNear, Mark D

Messner, Francis Mooney, Brandon Muniz Clark, Francisco D Narayan, Chinmayee S Nguyen, Jenna Owens, Emily Catherine Panarello, John M Papasadora, Thomas Patel, Nirav Pepe, John Steven Perazzo, John Perez, Brandon Alejandro Perez Gonzalez, Amy Jazmin Pham, Sarah Pierce, Michael J Pippet, Ashleigh Paige Policarpo, Justin Nicholas

Ransom, Camryn Noel Reillo, Angaleise Lesley Renner, Amanda L Renner, James E Rodriguez, Giovanni Scott, Trenton Shane, Marielle Shore, Julianna Sigua, Alexis S Singh, Heer Flame Snyder, Braden Robert Staton, Isabella Kathryn Statt, Karissa Nicole Stout, Danial Vasquez, Yazlyn Walls, Breanna Young, Hunter

D.A.R.E Graduates

Poster winners Essay Winners Cop and a Half winners

The Snowman By Ceasha Perry, 2nd Grade

Once upon a time there was a snowman. It was 9 years old. The snowman travelled all around the cold countries. He said I want ice. It is 4 a.m. He said I have to hurry up or I won’t get my ice and I will melt. The next day he melted. He was no longer a snowman.

The Joy of Reading By Lexi Coppinger, 4th Grade

Reading is a ton of fun, especially when you have a friend to read with you. Never doubt reading. It is such a joy. A reading book is my toy. Reading

can take you to a magical place like a zoo, the park or even to outer space. Fiction, nonfiction, biography, WOW, that’s the end of my story for now.

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Kindergarten Rachel Reagan CeNaira Turner Dylan Cruet Maya Albert

First Grade Jasiah Hutchinson Jude Vellaringattu Jessica Gambino Kirsten Beckett

Second Grade Xiomara Bourgeois

Nathan Riehl Landon Ferguson Lindsay McGonigal Fallon Green

Third Grade Gianna Veasey Isabella Policarpo Arden Sentak Kristin Lewis

Fourth Grade Iker Martinez Grace Riley Matthew Dowling

Gwendolyn Bauer

Fifth Grade Chinmayee Narayan Isabella Staton Morgan McGonigal Giovanni Rodriguez

Sixth Grade Logan Cruet Alexus Klimczak Cameron Bey

Deptford was the site of the first manned balloon landing in North America, gathering that distinction when Jean-Pierre Blanchard completed his flight to Deptford from Philadelphia on Jan 9, 1793. During his flight, Blanchard carried a personal letter from George Washington to be delivered to the owner of whatever property Blanchard happened to land on, making the flight the first delivery of air mail in the United States as well.

The following students are the Winners of the “Come Fly With Us” contest conducted by Deptford Township to commemorate the landing of the first manned balloon flight in our country’s history.

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Who Was Martin Luther King Jr. and His Greatest Inspiration

By Umali Patel, 4th Grade

Illustrated By Sujay Patel, 1st Grade

Martin Luther King was the main leader of the civil rights move-ment, which began with a protest of the segregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama. As a result, there was equal seating on public buses. He was known to use nonviolent methods to bring change. Furthermore, he led a march in Washington D.C. where he gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. As a result, the

civil rights bill (outlaw of discrimination) was passed. It was later when he received the Nobel Peace Prize, an award given to someone who has done outstanding work in peace. He fought most of his life making his dream come true: Everyone should have equal rights and be treated equally. But where did Martin Luther King get his inspiration?

It was the determination and strong will of Mohandas Gandhi who led India to its independence in 1947. He helped free India from British rule by using nonviolence. For example, he and his support-ers spun their own cloth so millions wouldn’t have to purchase foreign-made cloth; this was the start of Gandhi’s civil rights movement. Also, he led a nationwide strike where the entire country was shut down and he led the March of Sea, where he and his supporters made salt from seawater. This was important because under foreign rule, the people of India were not allowed to make their own salt.

Because of all the great things Gandhi did for the people and his country, he was named Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi. Martin Luther King Jr. studied his teachings and ways of protest without vio-lence. He was so fascinated with his nonviolent methods that he visited India to learn more about Mahatma Gandhi. Even though Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi lived during different time periods, they were similar in many ways. They fought for the rights of people without fighting but rather using peaceful methods. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi were arrested, and they led many protests, marches, and sit-ins. They were both great leaders that we should all learn from.

Mahatma Gandhi Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King’s Life By Kyra carter, 6th Grade

Martin Luther king Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. Martin skipped ninth and twelfth grades. Martin was just 15 when he en-tered college in 1944. Martin graduated from college in 1948 and imme-diately entered seminary school.

Martin and Coretta Scott were married in 1953. In 1955, Martin earned a PhD from Boston University. Martin had two sons and two daughters. Dr. King’s first civil rights action was to lead the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. On August 28, 1963, Dr. King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington DC. In 1964, when he was just 35, Martin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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The following students are the winners of the poster and essay contest conducted by the Deptford Township to commemorate the annual celebration in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

First Grade Ingenue McBeth Ashley Currie Faith McCoy Landon Sentak

Second Grade Michael Faulls Maya Christian Yukta Narayan Julia Guevara

Third Grade

Amaris Bussie Ileanna Jones Olivia Jackson Daisy Schreiner

Fourth Grade Tehya Dickinson Jacqueline Reagan

Fifth Grade Camryn Ransom Hunter Young Olivia Devine

Sixth Grade John Cooper Nathan Jackson Megan Grace

1st Grade

3rd Grade

5th Grade

2nd Grade

4th Grade

6th Grade

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Guitar Lessons By Megan Grace, 6th Grade

I have always wanted to learn how to play guitar, so I started taking lessons in school. It is not as hard as you think. You need to learn the proper way to strum the strings, how to hold the guitar, where the other hand goes and you need to get to know how to play the chords. In my opinion, the hardest part about playing the guitar is tuning it. If the guitar is not tuned to the right key, then the guitar might not sound right. So anyone who wants to try an instrument, I recommend playing the guitar, it’s really a lot of fun!

Lego Lunch Bunch By Mike Bauer, Edgar Bautista and Diego Jimenez, 4th Grade

Every Monday we go to Lego Lunch Bunch. We build a portion of a Lego pro-ject every week. We just finished building a Helicraft, which is a space air-plane. Next we are building a rocket.

There are three jobs to do. One is the Engineer. He tells everyone the plan. Then the Supplier, who is in charge of all the materials, gets the correct pieces out and gives them to the Builder. Finally, the Engineer tells the Builder, in de-tail, how to put it together and he does it. We rotate the jobs every week.

This is awesome. We are working with our favorite building brand. It gives us a reason to be happy every Monday. We feel happy, great and creative!

Indian Kite Festival By Mrs. Mannepalli

Kite Festival (Sankranti) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the people of India. It is the festival of harvest and thanksgiving. It falls on January 14th every year.

It celebrates the journey of Sun into the northern hemisphere marking the termi-nation of winter and beginning of the spring. The spring is characterized by blue skies and brisk breezes. Brisk breezes help to lift the kites aloft and blue skies provide a spectacular backdrop. Every

year on January 14th International Kite Festival is celebrated in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. Kite flyers from all over the world participate in this magnificent event.

Our kindergarteners enjoyed celebrating the Indian kite festival by designing and decorating the kites. They can’t wait to fly them in spring.

International Kite Festival

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The Deptford Ballerz By Marielle Shane, 5th Grade

I play for the Deptford Ballerz, a fifth and six grade girls basketball team. We play all different cities in Gloucester County like East Greenwich, Pitman, West Deptford, Washington Township, and the other Deptford team. The players on my team are from all around the district. Some go to Lake Tract, Oak Valley, Good Intent, and of course, Shady Lane. The players who go to our school are Alexi, Talia, Flame, and Laila.

We have practices and games A LOT! It’s hard work and lots of running! My usual schedule is game Sun-day, game Monday, practice Tuesday, game Thursday, practice Saturday. After that, the cycle starts all over again. At practice we go over our plays, Dribble Two and Odd. For Dribble Two, we dribble the ball to the player on one of the wings. That player runs to the spot the other player was at and then gets the ball passed to them. The first player moves to underneath the basket, gets the ball passed to, and then shoots the ball. Odd is when we change positions. Also at practice, we pass the ball, do a dribbling drill, practice shooting the ball, and we run.

I am fascinated by my basketball games. Although I’m not the best player, I still try. I play down low and on the wing. Getting the rebounds are tough when the girls I’m defending are taller than me, but I still put my best effort into it and go for the ball. On offense, getting open to shoot the basketball is my goal.

My coaches are Gina, Jamie, Missy, and Kelly. They taught me a lot more about playing basketball then I used to know. I started when I was in second grade and I have improved so much through the years. My parents said that even this year with marvelous coaches I upgraded my skills even more. Even though you would think they a little mean, they are coaches so what do you expect from them! They help me push it through times in games that I’m weak and doing horrible into times that I am strong and trying my greatest.

Basketball is becoming a hobby that I love and treasure so much. My teammates and I work hard. Win or lose, we still are confident and have fun. It takes a lot of time and commitment to get all the skills down, but in the end, I know I used my time wisely to accomplish the basics of basketball.

Best Friends By Halle Pina, 2nd Grade

When you are going to get a friend, you want information about them. When you have a best friend and you want them to come over your house, let a parent know so they can set up play date. If you have a best friend, you will play with them at recess every-day. And if you have a best friend, you don’t tall unkindly behind their back or your

friend does not talk unkindly behind your back. And when you have a best friend, you never forget them.

The Valentine’s Story By Halle Pina, 2nd Grade

Valentine Day is a great time to show your love. Some people think Valentine’s Day is just about the candy. But Valentine’s Day is really about showing your love to the ones you love. People can give you flowers or candy because they are trying to show you their love. If you go to a store on Valentine’s Day you may see hearts and candy everywhere in the stores. On Valentine’s Day, it is always different things what they try and sell. Valentine’s Day is about showing your love not about the candy. So think about the love not the candy. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

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November-2012

Kindergarten Sofia Morris Sofia Giorgianni Jayda Davis-Martin Mijir Rebenson

First Grade Adam Romano Ashir Wiley Kirsten Beckett Jacob Knauer

Second Grade Justin Biener Taneeya Lowber Shamarrah Carroll Evan Saxenmeyer

Hailey Hollawell

Third Grade Amaris Bussie Cole Young Olivia Jackson Jenny Calderon Nevaeh Robinson

Fourth Grade Alexandria Durham Julian Pazarro-Armor Alyssa Hollis Iker Martinez

Fifth Grade Brianna Clark Kaitlyn Cooper Justin Policarpo

Francis Messner Sixth Grade Nicholas Umile Megan Grace Donnie Scott

Special Areas Chinmayee Nara-yan Braden Snyder Nyne Hearne Josh Piersa Donovan Young Jonathan Wilder

December-2012

Kindergarten Zephaniyah Brooks Brian Behm William Burghen Liam Greenwood

First Grade Faith McCoy Ryan Lange Paul Flanigan Abigail Graham

Second Grade Fallon Green Landon Ferguson

Nicholas Campo Darlene Newkirk Michael Coppinger

Third Grade Kyle Harding Samantha Dela Cruz Jordan Teti Jaiden Gaddy Kristen Lewis

Fourth Grade Mike Bauer Sophia Marra Umali Patel Keith Hellyer

Fifth Grade Francisco Muniz-

Clark John Panarello Marielle Shane

Sixth Grade John Cooper Jacob Maiese

Special Areas Midajah Walker Isabella Staton Oscar Estrada Tommy Papasadora Skyler Shackelford Andrew Carney

January-2013

Kindergarten Brianna Morgan Kaiden Hellyer Zahra Dela Cruz

First Grade Jared Hollis Edwin Barnes Anthony Jones Nya Figueroa

Second Grade Nicholas Stewart Hailey Moore Brielle Huntley Jalee'l Patrick Elizabeth Rossi

Third Grade Devin Leonard Haley Hentschke Nicholas Buffetta Gianna Pantalone

Fourth Grade Neiloy Hossain Garson Jakobowski Serena Burns William Gunning Jr.

Fifth Grade Laniyah Fisher Camryn Ransom Nirav Patel Talia Favieri

Sixth Grade

Madison Toomin Kayla Nieves Angelo Carney

Special Areas Jasiah Hutchinson Christopher Kearse Stephen Mellace Jalee'l Patrick Kaitlyn Rehill Amber Hartman

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Principal’s List / Honor Roll, 2nd Marking Period

McHugh/Commons 3rd

Principal's List Meagan Crothers Samantha Dela Cruz

Honor Roll Edwin Figueroa Jaiden Gaddy Khristofer Harris Ileanna Jones Devin Leonard Matthew Lewis Alexis Mills Gianna Pantalone Nevaeh Robinson Natalie Tassi Donovan Young

Layton 3rd

Principal's List Ava Hojnowski Jacob Hoopes Karis Lewis Arden Sentak

Honor Roll Brianna Gardiner Kyle Harding Haley Hentschke Mark Hess Morgan Hodge

Green, Jefferson 3rd

Principal's List Nicholas Bove Nicholas Buffetta Anthony Drayton Mark Escarrilla Olivia Jackson Kristin Lewis Samantha Pepe Ashley Perez-Gonzalez

Honor Roll Courtney Carroll Mike Chen Cole Clifford Eva Devine

Donzuso 3rd

Principal's List

Honor Roll Michael Amato Francis Brown Alicia Ly Josh Piersa Isabella Policarpo Jordan Teti Juliah Wallace

Ricchiuti /Commons 4th

Principal's List Anissa Isaac Connor Spring Alyssa Hollis

Honor Roll Gwendolyn Bauer Adam Benrubi Steven Chen Santos Diaz Keith Hellyer Neiloy Hossain Edgar Bautista Aaliyah Muhammad Jenna Staab Joshua Tischner

Marino 4th

Principal ‘s List Jacqueline Reagan Umali Patel Alexis Coppinger

Honor Roll Marquis Sumlin James Loreno Daisy Finch Brianna Cahall

Perkins 4th

Prinicpal’s List Michael Blackiston Billy Gunning Iker Martinez Stephen Mellace Arshtegh Pannun Hailey Regan

Honor Roll Autumn Breeden Dalton Graham Lisa McCarron Arianna Staffieri

McColligan, 4th

Principal's List Michael Bauer Ian Connell Tehya Dickinson Jalen Smith Aaron Spring Genna Wermuth

Honor Roll Christopher Baker Kayla Costin Katie Hartman Garson Jakobowski Nayana Sanchez Grace Riley

Mark Powell Braden Wyatt

Goodwin 5th

Principal's List Chinmayee Narayan Braden Snyder Sarah Pham Thomas Papasadora Camryn Ransom

Honor Roll Sebastian Aseron Jacob Connelly Kaitlyn Cooper Francisco Muniz Clark John Pepe Michael Pierce Heer Singh Christian White

Diehlman / Reynolds 5th

Principal's List Tyler Grier Jenna Nguyen Emily Owens

Honor Roll: Selena Brookins Haley Dotzler Talia Favieri Alexi Franks Nadir James Elijah Jones Summer Long Morgan McGonigal Hunter Young Giovanni Rodriguez

Matijosaitis / Van Horn 5th

Principal’s List : Olivia Devine Samuel Jackson Tyler Klimczak Nirav Patel Marielle Shane

Honor Roll: Ahmir Brown Jayden Cassidy Mark McNear Ashleigh Pippet Justin Policarpo Jimmy Renner Trenton Scott Julianna Shore Isabella Staton Danny Stout Karissa Statt

Newby 6th

Principal's List: Michael Boyer John Cooper Logan Cruet Teddi Gay Laila Regan

Honor Roll: Tyriq Bundy Angelo Carney Darnell Demby Patrick Hayden Alayna Ramirez

Milligan / Annin 6th

Principal’s List: Sarah Beck Megan Grace Reilly Hodge Nylayah Jones Emily Na Xavier Pina Katelyn Smith

Honor Roll Clara Addes David Buffetta Carlo D'Alessandro Nyle Hearne Savannah Johnson Alexus Klimczak Billy Madgey Jacob Maiese Kayla Nieves Samantha Ortega Carley Torres

Locantora / Reynolds 6th

Principal’s List Nathan Jackson Jacob Piersa Marcel Washington

Honor Roll Brandon Ciarrocchi Aniya Little William Marrero Mikayla Martin Isaiah Raikes Zackary Shackelford Nicholas Umile Sara Van Velson

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The Shady Lane Learners Creed I believe in myself and in my ability to do my best at all times. Just for today:

I will listen I will see I will speak I will feel I will think I will reason I will read I will write I will do all of these things with the goal of someday going to college. I will do my best and not waste this day.

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Dear Students, Parents, and Staff:

Write an article or story about a school event or special project you are doing in your classroom, edit your work with one of our advisors, then submit your work digitally to Mrs. Joanne Grace (grace.j@deptford.k12.nj.us) and Mrs. Usha Mannepalli (mannepalli.u@deptford.k12.nj.us). Your work will be published.

The Newsletter Committee

Newsletter Committee Advisors:

Perry Kline Kathleen McHugh

Sandi Rose Sharon Schilling Michelle Tullio Joanne Grace

Usha Mannepalli Karen Fraietta