Veterans Day at Flocktown.
On Monday, we were honored to host our local veterans from Post 1776 to recognize Veterans Day. Our veterans raised the flag with students during ceremonies at each building. Our 5th graders beautifully sang My Country Tis of Thee and the Star Spangled Banner. Thank you Mrs. Fessenden and our 5th graders for your contribution to this special morning.
Last week, Mrs. Sokol, Mrs. Antonov, and Mrs. Condron coordinated Mix It Up FKS Day at Kossmann and Flocktown. Mix It Up Day has students sit with those they typically do not sit with at lunch. Students have questions to ask of those at their table to discover their interests and to see what they may have in common others. Mix It Up Day is an important activity for building community and connection. Thank you Mrs. Sokol, Mrs. Antonov, Mrs. Condron, our lunch supervisors, and classroom teachers for making Mix It Up Day a success!
Mrs. Breen's and Mrs. Kurtz' class testing the Pumpkin Catapults they designed and created during STEM time.
Our hydroponic garden has officially been named as “Nellie’s Garden”! Thank you to all the students for voting!
The hydroponic garden was received as a grant from the Whole Foods Foundation and Lettuce Grow. Students will help Ms. Swain harvest the lettuce, then the plants chosen by a school vote will be planted and the cycle will start all over again! Thank you, Ms. Swain for facilitating this wonderful learning opportunity.
A wonderful moment as our entire school community came together for our first school-wide morning meeting. Thank you to Mrs. McCool and our 5th grade ambassadors for organizing the program with a focus on community and teamwork. We also were able to recognize our students of the month and, due to the amazing fundraising efforts during the fun ($21,000!), watched a special musical performance from Mr. Perruso and Mr. Serfozo.
Thanks to all our families who visited the book fair last night. Please stop by today from 12:45 pm - 6 pm or tomorrow from 12:45 pm - 6 pm (with a possibility of an earlier than 6pm closing. Please shop early and shop often!) A special thank you to our PTO volunteers for making the book fair a success!
The Thunderbird Native American dance troupe visits Cucinella to kick off Native American Heritage Month.
Cucinella Friday Photo Share
Washington Township Veterans Association Post 1776 visits Cucinella
Thank you Sgt. Oranchak for attending the LVMS PTA Meeting last night. Sgt. Oranchak spoke about school security and his role as School Resource Officer at LVMS and OFRS.
Flocktown third graders went down to Kossmann to perform a Reader's Theater for second graders today. Well done Wolves!
Mrs. Young's 3rd grade class conducted a STEM activity in which lima beans, with faces drawn to look like ghosts, were placed in a jar of water. Students added vinegar, then baking soda... and watched their ghosts dance! Students then had to determined what happened to make the lima beans look like they were dancing.
On Saturday, October 29 our Washington Township P.D. is taking on the Mt. Olive P.D. in a game of 6-on-6 flag football to benefit Stomp Out Bullying and The Starlight Foundation. Kickoff is set for 5 pm at West Morris Central. Donations can be dropped off at 1 E. Springtown Road through Friday, 10/28. Checks can be made out the WTPD PBA.
The Fairmount Fire Company visited with Kindergarten and First Grade Students at OFRS today to discuss fire safety. We learned about the importance of fire escape plans, practicing at home and school, and leaving the house right away. Children got to see and hear about the tools, gear and even inside of the truck!
Cucinella kindergarten students at work!
More images from Cucinella’s Stuff the Bus food drive for the Long Valley Interfaith Food Pantry. Thank you to everyone who donated to this worthy cause!
Thankful for the Schooley’s Mountain Fire Company for visiting Cucinella to teach our 1st Grade students about fire safety. Special thank you to Assistant Chief Dan Miller and the members who came to visit us.
Congratulations to our 3 finalists for each of the 2 competitions in the 5th Grade Paper Airplane Challenge. Students had a lot of fun with this project learning about the design process. Thank you 5th Grade Science teachers - Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Rooney.
-Longest Distance:
🥇 1st Place: Ryan Chardoussin (Martire)
🥈 2nd Place: Lukas Hench (Lindert)
🥉 3rd Place: Declan Rafter (Lindert)
-Longest Air Time:
🥇 1st Place: Thomas Theesfeld (Lindert)
🥈 2nd Place: Billy Holzer (Thompson)
🥉 3rd Place: Jasmine Snyder (Lindert)
This is National School Bus Safety Week. This morning, coordinated by the WTS Transportation Department, we conducted our fall bus evacuation drill and held 30 minute programs by grade level, grades K-5, on bus safety and bus behavior. Our Wolves enjoyed evacuating from the back door of the bus - even in the cold! Many thanks to Mr. Todd, Mrs. Radossich, Mr. Backer, and our FKS staff.
