On June 20, 415 J.P. Case

Middle School 8th-graders were

promoted to 9th-grade. I am so

proud and honored to have

taken part in this special

celebration. The evening was

filled with tradition, inspiration,

joy and excitement.

Promotion is always a

special time that allows us to

come together to celebrate our

graduates’ many achievements.

Together, we look toward their

bright future as they continue

their journey as life-long

learners. We

wish them the

very best in

high school

and beyond!

Our district is proud to launch our new Twitter account. Follow us

@FlemRarSchools and #frsd to receive instant information. We look

forward to using Twitter as an immediate, effective and relevant form of

communication for students, staff members, families and community

members. News, announcements and alerts will be shared via Twitter as

well as through our other communication channels, including our web

site, list serve, eNewsletters and automated phone messages.

Help us spread the word and encourage others to find and follow us

on Twitter.

J.P. Case Middle School promotes the Class of 2014! About News & Notes

News & Notes is all about our students and

our team here in the Flemington-Raritan

School District. Together, we are all

working hard, focusing on our tasks, meeting

our deadlines and looking ahead to what

will face us in the future. But as we embrace

tomorrow’s challenges, it is important to recognize how far we’ve come, how

much we’ve achieved and how proud we are to be a

part of this district. All of us play a significant role

here at FRSD. Each of us contributes to every

student’s educational journey through our

schools. News & Notes

celebrates achievements, highlights initiatives and

shares our progress. But more importantly, it

showcases our students, teachers and staff

members who make our schools outstanding. It is for these reasons and so

many more that I am so very fortunate to serve as

your Superintendent.

In this issue: Promotion

FRSD joins Twitter

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Retirees Recognized

Meet Ms. Collins

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Math Awards 3

Star Students 4

FRSD launches new Twitter account to instantly communicate

News & Notes from the Superintendent’s Desk

Flemington-Raritan

Summer 2014 Contact: gnolan@frsd.k12.nj.us

Regional School District

Congratulations and best wishes for much success at Hunterdon Central!

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Recipients of the “Principal Paw” high honor are pictured above, with Vice

Principal Peter Sibilia (left), Vice Principal Anthony DeMarco (far right) and

Principal Robert Castellano (inside right).

Find us on Twitter @FlemRarSchools and #frsd to get news, alerts, updates and much more.

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FRSD welcomes Dana Collins as new Math/Science Supervisor

Lynn Douglass—School Psychologist, Special Services

Susan Dunnigan—Reading Recovery, Robert Hunter

Patricia Force—MD/LEAP, Copper Hill

Roseann Lane—Grade 6 Lang. Arts, Reading-Fleming

Susan Mitcheltree—Resource Center, Copper Hill

Katherine O’Leary—Kindergarten, Barley Sheaf

Jennifer Pavuk-—Grade 6 Science, Reading-Fleming

Sandra Pollock— Math/Science Supervisor

Joan Ribaudo – Secretary to the Asst. Superintendent

Deborah Ricard—G&T Math, Robert Hunter

Kathy Schilder—School Nurse, Desmares

Sharon Shepperd—Social Worker, Special Services

Gone but Never Forgotten: FRSD honors our retirees Congratulations and best wishes to this year’s retirees!

On May 30, students at Francis A. Desmares

School took part in an Olympic celebration

during annual field day festivities. Paralympian

Maureen Ryan Esposito conducted Olympic-

style events in the school gym by sharing stories

of her Paralympic Games experiences. The

students witnessed and participated in Olympic

J.P. Case ranks 4th!

J.P. Case Middle School

ranked 4th on the list of the top 10 fundraising schools in the

state by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They raised

$6,849.77. Well done!

Kudos to Rishubh!

We congratulate J.P. Case

8th-grader Rishubh Thaper for

winning the middle school

division of the MusicFirst

composition contest. Compose-

First was open to all students in

the United States! Rishub's

Symphony No. 3 was performed

by the J.P. Case Symphony

Orchestra during its spring

concert and at Hershey. It was

also selected as a finalist for the

New Jersey Music Educators

composition, the only middle

school finalist in the state.

Below is a list of staff retirements in our

district for the 2013-2014 school year. We

extend a sincere thank you to each retiree for

their dedication and valuable contributions to

our students and schools. We wish them much

health and happiness in their retirement years!

Linda Brown—Grade 6 Math, Reading-Fleming

Eva Carmona—ESL, Robert Hunter

Homeroom Assignments

Parents, mark your

calendars! Please

remember that postcards

announcing student

homeroom assignments

for the 2014-2015 school

year will not be mailed

home this summer. Once

again, teacher/homeroom

assignments will be

available on our district's

online Parent

Portal on

August 22.

Desmares hosts Olympic Day as part of annual field day fun

and Paralympic sports such as goalball (a

sport for the blind and visually impaired),

soccer, sitting volleyball, tandem cycling and

running events. The students truly enjoyed

their Olympic Day fun.

To learn more, visit: www.teamusa.org/

olympicday.

We are very pleased to welcome to our

district our new Math/Science Supervisor Dana

Collins. Ms. Collins succeeds Mrs. Sandra

Pollock who retired at the end of the 2013-2014

school year.

Ms. Collins completed her undergraduate

studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ),

earned her master’s degree from Wilkes

University (PA), and completed her math

certification from New Jersey City University.

She comes to us with over 10 years of teaching

experience in grades 6 through 12.

Throughout her career, Ms. Collins has

served on numerous curriculum committees,

mentored new mathematics teachers, planned

and delivered numerous professional

development classes and was a National Honor

Society advisor.

In 2006-2007, Ms. Collins was awarded the

New Jersey Governor’s Teacher of the Year

award and later was selected as a member of

the Governor’s Teacher Recognition Program

Selection Committee.

We are delighted to welcome Ms. Collins

to our administrative team and to the FRSD

family. We wish her the very best in her new

role here in our district.

Dana Collins

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On June 11, the students at Copper Hill School unveiled a new Buddy Bench during

school spirit assemblies. Lisa Hutchison’s 2nd-grade class performed a skit to introduce

the bench and its purpose to fellow students.

The bench is placed on the school playground and is used to help lonely children find

a friend to play with. A child feeling lonely or left out of playground fun can sit on the

bench. Students who spot a child sitting on the bench are encouraged to invite that child

to play with them to help them feel happy and included.

Pictured (right) is 2nd-grade teacher

Lisa Hutchison, students Julianna C.

and Julia M. and Vice Principal

Vanessa Ahmed.

Copper Hill unveils Buddy Bench during spirit assemblies

District students earn top scores to clinch math achievements in annual programs

Once again, the Flemington-Raritan

Regional School District enjoyed great

success in two annual math programs. On

June 16, the Board of Education

recognized the top scorers in each of these

contests.

In the Continental Math

League, district G&T 4th-grade students

ranked in first place, nationally, and 3rd-

and 5th-grade students ranked in first

place in their region. Several students

placed first nationally. They are Reading-

Fleming Intermediate School 5th-graders

Daniel McCarthy and Julia Granato;

Francis A. Desmares School 4th-grader

Mats DeLausnay; and Copper Hill School

3rd-graders Ben Sherwood

and Dakota Berenger-Stern.

In addition, the 6th-grade

at Reading-Fleming

Intermediate School ranked

20th out of 134 schools in the state in the

New Jersey Math League. District 6th-grade

top scorers were Rebecca Bozzo, Jackson

Qian, Tyler Heller, Kristin Bindas, Eesha

Shankar, and Sydney Kang.

Also, the 7th-graders at J.P. Case

Middle School ranked 29th out of 141

schools. They placed first in their region.

Top scorers were Aidan Lynott, Ajay

Chakraborty, Austin Preiss and Vishantak

Srikrishna.

The 8th-graders ranked 14th out of 137

schools and first in our region. Rishubh

Thaper ranked among the top 22 students

in the state. Top scorers were: Rishubh

Thaper, Kailash Raman and Kent Mei.

The Board of Education recognized the

district’s G&T math teachers, accelerated

math teachers and all math department

faculty members, as well as Math/Science

Supervisor Sandy Pollock for their hard

work in preparing the students for success. Pictured (above) from left is Superintendent Gregory Nolan, honored students, teachers Carri Strunk,

Michele Tonge and Linda Alsop and Board President Bruce Davidson.

Reading-Fleming science teacher takes part in implementation of science standards At Reading-Fleming Intermediate School, 6th-grade Science Teacher Donna Stumm was selected to take part in an opportunity to

help support the likely implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards in New Jersey. She will serve in the first cohort of the

NGSS Teacher Leaders Program, which will consist of six exceptional K-12 classroom teachers. A consortium of institutions are working

to prepare for the implementation of these standards. They are the Rider University SELECT Program, the Princeton University Teacher

Preparation Program, and the Science Education Institute at Raritan Valley Community College. As part of a state-wide plan, a cadre of

teacher leaders will assist the consortium with the implementation efforts across the state. To develop their capacity to do this work,

multiple opportunities for the teacher leaders will co-facilitate professional development programs. Ms. Stumm’s selection to this

program was partly based on her impressive experience with and presentations on CONNECT-ED and other workshops. Good luck!

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Technology Award—Lauren Forrest

World Language Award

Erin Corbo—Spanish

Allison Colon—French

Citizenship Award—Brianna Broderick

DAR Award

Tristan Armstrong

Jordan Cole

“Eye of the Tiger” Award Brianna Huber

Jacob Poltz

Johann Phillip Case Award Rishubh Thaper

Kindness Award Lexi Walton Nathaniel Miller

Mary Denbigh Scholarship

8-1 Lauren Batiste 8-2 Alexis Bragg

8-3 Alex Barbella

8-4 Venkat Srinivas

J.P. Case honors standout students for academic and athletic achievement

On June 13, J.P. Case Middle School held

its 2014 Awards Ceremony. The following

8th-graders were honored for their significant

achievements this past school year. We

congratulate them on their success!

Art Award—Dennica Mitev

Band Award—Bryant Hall

Chorus Award—Tara Keelan

Consumer Science Award—Hannah Ellenberg

Gifted & Talented Award—Zachary Werner

Instrumental Award—Abigail Calvelli

Math Award

8-1 Kent Mei

8-2 Anna Davis 8-3 Marissa Carvelli

8-4 Rosha Chittuluru

Language Arts Award 8-1 Samantha Reilly

8-2 Sophia King

8-3 Rachel Zaccaro

8-4 Caroline Wallendal

Physical Education & Health Award Hannah Korn

Sean Parker

Science Award

8-1 Julia Qian 8-2 Kylie Stives

8-3 Jodi Tomasello 8-4 Greg Bristol

Norton Scholarship—Annalee Tryon

Promotion Speeches Katie Rude

Paige Petrole

Sports’ Scholar Athlete Award Sarah Kolody

Justin Aimone

Sportsmanship Award Brittany Bill

Panayiotis Kousoulas

Yashkas Award Winners 8-1 Dominic Parente 8-2 Megha Vadehra

8-3 Fernando Rodriguez 8-4 Jacob Barrett

Robert Hunter cooks, collects tabs and coins, and dances for a good cause!

On June 2, four Robert Hunter School staff members visited the Ronald McDonald House in New Brunswick to prepare dinner

through the Caring Cooks Program. Nurse Tommie Lou Judson, Principal Dr. Becky Hutto, and teachers Ali Bishop and Margaret

DeAngelis brought homemade meals and prepared dishes for 10 guests who are staying at the facility while their children receive medi-

cal treatment at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. The volunteer effort tied into a school fundraiser held this winter. Students collected

and counted pull-tabs to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. The students collected 165,000 tabs and $938 in loose change

this year. They even earned a dance party, DJ included, for reaching and exceeding their 100,000 tab goal. Way to go, Robert Hunter!

Above, from left: Ali Bishop, Tommie Lou Judson,

Margaret DeAngelis and Dr. Becky Hutto.

Above: Tiffany Cinquemani’s class collected and

counted 165,000 pull-tabs for the effort. Above: 4th-graders presented their tabs and fund-

raising results to a representative from J&J.

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Thank you, PTOs!

I want to take a

moment to thank each

of our schools’ PTO

officers for their

tremendous efforts in

contributing to the

educational experience

of our students. As a

former building

principal, I know how

important volunteers

are to the success of a

school. I have seen,

firsthand, parents

continuously dedicate

their time and offer

their talents.

On behalf of the

Board of Education,

our entire district and

our students, I thank

our PTO leaders and all

of the PTO members for

their contributions

during the 2013-2014

school year.

Barley Sheaf

Teacher selected to

Dream Team

Mary Jane Custy,

the Stretch/G&T Teacher at Barley Sheaf

School, took part in TeachFest in early June

in New Orleans. TeachFest was a

unique professional development event

focused on creating high-quality Common Core

curricular resources. The educators attended

the event as part of LearnZillion’s

national Dream Team, which is made up of 200 talented math and

English language arts (ELA) teachers.

The 100 greatest children’s books in the last 100 years...enjoy!

In previous newsletters I shared this year, I listed

50 of the top 100 greatest children’s books from the

last century. Listed below are the remaining 50 books

from the list, which was

published by the Star Ledger on

October 8, 2013, as the most

popular picks by librarians.

Happy reading!

The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton (1942)

The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

(1943)

Locomotion, by Jacqueline Woodson (2003)

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story From

China, by Ed Young (1989)

Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)

Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey

(1941)

Matilda, by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin

Blake (1988)

Meet Danitra Brown, by Nikki Grimes,

illustrated by Floyd Cooper (1994)

Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gág (1928)

Miss Nelson is Missing!, by Harry Allard,

illustrated by James Marshall (1977)

Mr. Popper’s Penguins, by Richard and

Florence Atwater; illustrated by Robert Lawson

(1938)

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, by Robert

C. O’Brien (1971)

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African

Tale, by John Steptoe (1987)

My Father’s Dragon, by Ruth Chrisman

Gannett (1948)

My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits,

illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (2003)

Olivia, by Ian Falconer (2000)

One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia

(2010)

The People Could Fly: American Black

Folktales, by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by

Leo and Diane Dillon (1985)

The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster,

illustrated by Jules Feiffer (1961)

Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters

and a Prologue, by Maurice Sendak (1962)

Pink and Say, by Patricia Polacco (1994)

Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren (1950)

Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary (1968)

Rickshaw Girl, by Mitali Perkins, illustrated

by Jamie Hogan (2007)

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, by Mildred

D. Taylor (1976)

Rumpelstiltskin, by Paul O. Zelinsky

(1986)

A Sick Day for Amos McGee, by Philip

Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead (2010)

The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)

Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin

(2012)

The Stories Julian Tells, by Ann Cameron,

illustrated by Ann Strugnell (1981)

The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf,

illustrated by Robert Lawson (1936)

Strega Nona, by Tomie dePaola (1975)

Swimmy, by Leo Lionni (1963)

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by

William Steig (1969)

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy

Blume (1972)

The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adven-

tures of Brer Rabbit, by Julius Lester,

illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (1987)

Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold (1991)

Ten, Nine, Eight, by Molly Bang (1983)

Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose, by Tomie

dePaola (1985)

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,

by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith

(1989)

Tuesday, by David Wiesner (1991)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle

(1969)

The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, by

Christopher Paul Curtis (1995)

The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin (1978)

When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

(2009)

Where is the Green Sheep?, by Mem Fox,

illustrated by Judy Horacek (2004)

Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice

Sendak (1963)

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, by

Verna Aardema, illustrated by Leo and

Diane Dillon (1975)

Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, illustrated

by Ernest H. Shepard (1926)

A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle

(1962)