iPad lab is very useful and effective. From the teach-ers’, students’, and technol-ogy supervisor’s opinion this addition was very much worth the price. Central School students are very lucky to have this fantastic learning tool. Story by: Alison Sickles and Jenny Rentana

“The new iPad lab is a great educational improvement in our school,” says Mr. Gander, the school’s technology supervisor. Although the cost is about $500 each for both the 30 iPads and their cases, they may be a great step towards technological suc-cess for Keyport Central School. These programs are safe for the students because of the blocked websites and great se-curity. Mr. Gander is confident that students will stay safe while studying and that it will im-prove their learning experience greatly. Are there any costs in annexing this lab? The iPads seem to be a great addition, but we should also ask a teacher who experiences the progress directly.

Ms. Guttman, one of the kin-

dergarten teachers, opinion on the lab didn’t differ from Mr. Gander’s. She says, “The students beg to go every day!” The kindergar-teners enjoy their studying greatly even if they only spend a mere half hour practicing at the most. Sing-ing songs, playing games, and doing group work please everyone and assist the teachers in explaining addition, subtraction, blending sounds, and even the alphabet. The children have a lot of work to com-plete. They study math and language arts and by the looks of it, they seem to be pretty intelligent students. Ms.Guttman told us that the

IPAD LAB

KEYPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL

WINTER 2013

RED RAIDERS TIMES

IMPORTANT DATES:

February 1st—Report cards distributed

February 6th—Early dismissal

February 18th—School will be open

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

2

BOOK REPORTS 3

DAY IN THE LIFE 4

FUN FACTS 5

AYF AND AYC 6

POLICE EXPLORER

6

PUZZLE AND ANIMATION

7

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

Shannan Devlin ,Finn Facer,Kaitlyn Figel,Joselin Flores,Mikayla Ger-mek ,Michele Herrera ,Remi Hernandez ,Ariel Jackson ,Joseph Lanza-ro,Christian Maldonado,Ashley Mallon ,John Mallon,Michael Matarese,Brianna Murray,Ryan Ostervich ,Vincent Panzarelli,Chynah Pinckney,Jaclyn Roberts,Maria Grazia Schiano ,Zyaire Ster-ling,Antonio Vasquez,Lily Velba

OCTOBER

Maerin Alberici ,Halie Aumack,Sean Barrett,Jackie Cruz ,Olivia Leon-ard,Brittney Mallon,Olivia Mantino, Edgar Martinez ,Kaylie Mar-tinez,Devon Meza,Derrick Ostervich,Anna Panzarelli ,Alyssa Rebelo,DJ Thomson,Vincent Zhou

PAGE 2 RED RAIDERS TIMES

Congratulations for outstanding overall academic achievement to the following students:

List compiled by: Sean Concepcion and Daniel Garcia

Your local weather forecast for the week of January 28,2013.

By: Julian Rebelo and Britany Chacon

Throughout 4th grade, Julio Sanchez changed from all of the events he experienced. The events had various effects on the characters. Some were happy, some were scary, and one was even painful! My favorite events were some of the most memorable. They were Ra-mon’s test, the big test day, and the makeup test.

The first event is Ramon’s driver’s test. Ramon’s test isn’t a written one like Julio’s, Ramon has to take a driving test! He flunks the test the first time he took it. The examiner automatically fails men. Statistically, more men get into accidents than ladies. Ramon’s younger brothers (Julio and Nelson) really help him cheer up after Ramon fails his driving test, as well as abuelita and their mom.

The second event is the big test day. The big test day is when Julio had to take the state-wide standardized test. Julio’s stomach was really hurting, and he thought it was just nerves. But apparently, he had appendicitis! Appendicitis is when your appendix gets swollen and infected. Julio had to get his appendix removed. You don’t need your appendix to live, just like tonsils.

The last event I will discuss is the makeup test. The makeup test is about Julio and two other fourth graders that got bronchitis take a makeup test in the library. They have to do the Language Arts and Math parts of

the state-wide standardized test. Julio gets into a big conversation with Mrs.Schraalenburgh about tests. Julio says he never wants to take a test again, but Mrs.Schraalenburgh tells he there are lots of tests, for example, blood tests, driving tests, drug tests, and many more!

So, now you know all about Julio Sanchez’s fun, painful, and happy experiences in fourth grade. He changed a whole lot! He was immature in the beginning, as well as his pal Lucas Cott. But, at the end of the novel, Julio Sanchez learned to stop worrying about everything, be responsi-ble, and to be more mature. Julio Sanchez really changed tremen-dously in the novel, “Fourth Grade Fuss”.

Q- What was the format or the objective of the re-port?

A. This was a “sandwich” book report.

Q. How did you come up with the idea to read this book?

A.I decided to read this book because the title sound-ed interesting.

Q. What book did you read for this report?

A. Charlie Bone and the Beast

Q. How much time did you take to read the book?

A. It took me about a month to complete the whole story.

Q. Did you enjoy this project?

A. I did enjoy this book!

“4TH GRADE FUSS” BOOK REPORT BY GRACE ROSMAN

5TH GRADE “THE SANDWICH” BOOK REPORT BY JARED SHERIDAN

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Student interview conducted by: John Mallon and Chris Wright

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DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 7th GRADE KCS STUDENT

Hi! My name is Samantha Aumack and I am 12 years old. I am in Ms. Gramaglia’s home room and am a 7th grader here at Keyport Central School. I love to dance, play softball, and hang out with my friends in my spare time. My favorite class is English and Literature because I love to read and write. I live at home with my mom, dad, and my 6 year old sister, Kayla.

6:30 - My alarm clock goes off and it is time for me to get ready.

7:30 - It is time to go to school, I am in safety patrol so my friends and I have to get to school 1 hour earlier than the rest of the stu-dents.

8:30 - The bell just rang and it is time to go to my first class. This one is my favorites because I get to read and write stories.

12:10 - It is time to go to lunch! This is my favorite part of the day because I get to talk to my friends.

2:49 - The final bell rings and it is time to go home.

3:00 - Art club! I love to go to art club afterschool because we get to make crafts that I can give to family and friends.

4:00 - My mom picks me up from the school and I get to go home.

4:15 - I have to start doing my homework. It usually takes me 15 minutes to 1 hour.

6:00 - I have to eat dinner.

7:00 - I study for any upcoming tests that I have coming up.

8:00 - I start to relax and play on my IPod for a little while. I get to talk to friends, play games, and use the internet on it.

9:00 - I start to read the book that I am working on. I usually finish a book in about a week so it is always changing.

9:30-9:45 - I am about to fall asleep in my bed.

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 6th GRADE MEMORIAL STUDENT

Name: Karen Kennedy

Age: 11

Homeroom: Mrs. Manno

6:30- I wake up and start to get ready for school. I take a shower, get dressed, and do my hair. I brush my teeth and I am out the door.

8:30- I am getting picked up on the bus and on my way to school.

10:45- I am in my ELA class. We learn literature and reading in this class.

3:00- I am going to the gym and getting ready to get on my bus home.

5:00- It depends on what day it is. I am either at dance or eating dinner.

7:00- I am relaxing and watching TV.

9:30- I am going to sleep and get rest for the next day ahead of me.

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 7th GRADE MEMORIAL STUDENT

Name: Mia Heidenthal

Age: 12

Homeroom: Mr.Olman

7:00- I get dressed and wait for the bus to pick us up.

8:30- I’m in the gym getting ready to go to homeroom with my teacher Mr.Olman.

10:45- In science I am learning about the planets and different things about science.

3:00- I am on the bus going home, and when I go home I do my homework.

5:00- I go to drama practice.

7:00- I eat dinner then I go in the shower.

9:30- I am watching TV and my favorite show is Jessie.

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 6th GRADE KCS STUDENT

Hello I’m Julian and I’m a student at Keyport Central School. I live in Keyport New Jersey. I’m 11years old and I live with my parents, my sister, Alyssa, and my amazing doggie Cocoa! Some of my favor-ite hobbies are antique collecting, playing Minecraft, and watching TV!

6:00- I wake up and watch TV with my sister downstairs.

7:00- I eat my breakfast with my sister Alyssa. My usual breakfast is chocolate chip waffles with syrup on them.

7:30 – 8:00- I’ll get dressed, brush my teeth and get all my school stuff.

8:00 - 8:30- I go to the gym or morning band practice. In band, I play the trombone.

8:35- I go to math. My math teacher is Mrs. Clayman.

10:01-I head to science class. My science teacher is Mr. Chudzik. He is so funny. He always makes me laugh. I also love the ties he wears.

11:27- I get to my media class. My media teacher is Mrs. Schower. Media is a class where you focus on different types of media. In this class you write the school newspaper and report about stories around the school.

12:10– Lunch starts. My favorite things to eat for lunch are Smuckers Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches.

12:41- Flex class is my all-time favorite class. All you really do is read!

1:15– Time for language arts. My teacher is Mrs. Lehman. She is also one of my favorite teachers.

2:49– Schools over. After leaving school we usually go home for dinner. When I get home, I do my homework which is usually unfin-ished work in class. After my homework, I play Minecraft on my computer.

6:00 or 7:00 -Time to eat dinner. My favorite dinner is tacos or my Mom’s famous chicken noodle soup.

Story by: Sam Aumack and Kam Lightbourne

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What genres of books do you read? A survey of Keyport Central School 6th and 7th grade students was conducted on most popular book genres. The follow is a graph that best represent the findings. Survey and results by: Jair Marino and Edgar Martinez

0 20 40 60

Non‐Fiction

Drama

Fiction

Romance

Fantasy

Realistic Fiction

Science Fantasy

Folk Tales

Biography

Comedy

Horror

Auto Biography

Science Fiction

Other

6th & 7th Grade Results

Fun Facts

What do you think about school lunches? A survey of Keyport Central School 4th and 5th grade students was conducted about the school lunch Here is what we found. Survey and results by: David Applegate and Paul Maldonado

What genres of books do you read?

Keyport’s American Youth Football and Cheer programs had a wonder-ful season this year, all the teams did an outstanding job. The football teams had a lot of challenging oppo-nents this year. They all had wins and losses but stayed a team. AYF does a great job supplying all the children in the program with the equipment needed to play safe. The entire coaching staff did a terrific job teaching the players of Keyport the game of football. The 2012 Keyport Indian football season was amazing.

As for the cheer season the Keyport Indians had a tough battle to fight. The cheerleaders have practiced since the spring 2012 for competi-tion that began on October 6, 2012 for the state of New Jersey. All of the Keyport cheer teams advanced to the regional competition. Each

team completed their journey end-ing up at the AYC National Compe-tition in Florida. Each team came back to New Jersey with a trophy. Way to go Keyport Cheerleaders! The 2013, football and cheer season looks to be even bigger and better.

Story by: Anna Panzarelli and Antonio Colilla

Q. Are you still in the Police Explorer Program?

A. Yes, I am still in the Police Explorer Program. I’ve been a member for the past 3 years. I really enjoy this!

Q. What is the Police Explorer Program?

A. It is a program that teaches kids about the law and experience the life of a police officer.

Q. How do you get into the Police Explorer Program?

A. Go to City Hall on Monday night with a parent and you have to be at least 10 years old.

Q. Is this a program only for Keyport residents?

A. No, Keyport and some of the surrounding towns.

Q. What do you do in the program?

A. As the captain of the Jr. Post, I get to train with the police officers.

Community Report on Police Explorer

“ANYONE WHO DOES ANYTHING TO HELP A CHILD IN HIS LIFE IS A HERO TO ME. ” ― FRED ROGERS

American youth FOOTBALL and cheer

PAGE 6 COMMUNITY RED RAIDERS TIMES

Do you Know Football?

Offensive positions

Running back: runs the ball and sometimes catches it.

Wide receiver: catches the ball then runs the ball as far as possi-ble.

Linemen: blocks the opposing team.

Fullback: blocks and sometimes runs and catches the ball.

Quarterback: throws the ball and can sometimes run it.

Defensive positions

Defensive line men: tackles and try to get the ball.

Other defensive positions: catch the ball and tackles the other

teams players that have the football.

Special teams:

Catch the ball or block and kick the ball.

Story by: Michael Vargas and Terrell Cosby

Interview by: JR Wilson and Kaitlyn Soto

7th GRADE WORD SEARCH  

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