Frog Pond School Newsletter
Volume 22-23 Issue 1
Tom Denning, Principal
Hello Frog Pond Family!
We are off to a great start this school year!
September has come and gone quickly, and our first month of school has been filled with events and positive vibes all around! We started the year with grade level assemblies to review our expectations and kick off our Positive Behavior Program and explain to our new students how to earn Pond Passes. We also had Mr. Wurst from a local wildlife foundation speak to our students who are fostering 50 Terrapins in various classrooms. Then, we welcomed all parents to a successful Back to School Night!
Coming up this month, October is always here at Frog Pond. School will be closed for students only on October 10th. There are several initiatives we will be celebrating this month! They are the National Week of Respect, Fire Prevention Week, and Red Ribbon Week. In addition, school picture day will be October 11th, and fall parties will be held on October 28th (5th & 6th grade) and the 31st (3rd & 4th grade). Students are allowed to bring their costumes to school for their class parties, but there is no parade at Frog Pond Elementary School. The Scholastic Book Fair will be held from 9/30 to 10/7, with a Family Night on 10/4 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm.
Thank you to all of the parents, students and staff for making this a great start to the 2022-23 school year!
Mr. Denning
Little Egg Harbor Mission Statement
Through open and collaborative communication among students, staff, parents, and the community, the Little Egg Harbor School District will provide modern facilities that support a culture of high expectations for individual achievement for all students. Students and staff will practice the value of good stewardship of resources by maintaining a sustainable environment for learning. A robust system of support, intervention, and enrichment will include a diverse range of experiences through access to supportive technology, after school programs, township agencies, and health and wellness initiatives that encourages, institutes, and rewards lifelong learning in our students.
Little Egg Harbor Board of Education
Office of the Superintendent
307 Frog Pond Road
Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087
Phone: 609-296-1719 ext. 1010
Fax: 609-296-3225
District Office Administrators
Dr. Melissa McCooley, Superintendent of Schools
Robert Green, Business Administrator
Kelly Bunero, Director of Special Services
Marisa Elwood, Supervisor of Special Services
Jacqueline Truzzolino, Director of Elementary Education
Board of Education Members
Dr. Christine S. Snyder, President
Lisa Semler, Vice President
Howard Berry
Laura Erber
Theodore T. Kielb
Dara A. Roth
Pamela Zeleznok
Upcoming Events
Book Fair
September 30th - October 7th
Family Night at the Book Fair
Tuesday, October 4th 6:00 - 7:30
Mental Health Night
October 4th
6:00
Frog Pond Media Center
Columbus Day
October 10th
No School for Students
Parkertown Fire Company Visit
October 11th
Students will meet firefighters and learn about fire prevention during their lunch.
Picture Day
October 11th
Health and PE Standards
Parents Information Night
October 12th
6:00
Frog Pond MPR
Casino Night
October 15th
See details below about this fun PTO event!
Pretzel Day
October 19th
More information to come
Fall Classroom Parties
October 28th - Grades 5 & 6
October 31st - Grades 3 & 4
A Message From Mrs. Truzzolino
The FPE School will once again be participating in a Positive Behavior in Schools program (PBIS) this school year. Staff and Administrators have reviewed behavior expectations with all students already this year. Students can earn tickets for following bus, lunch, and recess expectations. Those tickets will be placed into their grade-level box, and student names will be announced daily during our morning announcements. Students can also earn special recognitions such as pizza parties, cupcake celebrations, and bagel celebrations. Students can also earn special rewards such as eating with a friend at lunch, making the morning announcements, and lunch with the principal to name a few!
We would like to thank WaWa, Seacrest, TGIFridays of Manahawkin, and Manasquan Bank for providing donations so far this year! These organizations provided gift cards for our students, free meal certificates, and Seacrest is sponsoring monthly pizza parties for selected students! We look forward to coordinating future celebrations with other businesses in our community! If you own or know of a business that would like to donate items, gift cards, or a monetary donation to support our Positive Behavior in Schools initiative, please contact Mrs. Truzzolino at jtruzzolino@lehsd.org. Thank you!
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Theme Days for the Week
Monday, October 3, 2022
"World Day of Bullying Prevention"
Quote: Maya Angelou said: “People will forget what
you said, people will forget what you did, but people
will never forget how you made them feel.”
Challenge: Say hello or pay a compliment to a student
you don’t know.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
“Hats Off to Being Respectful”
Quote: “Being honest might not get you a lot of
friends, but it will get you the right ones”.
Challenge: Tell your friends why you’re grateful for
them.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
“Appreciate the Differences in People”
Quote: “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking
me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
Challenge: If you are tempted to say something mean,
take a deep breath and don’t say it!
Thursday, October 6, 2022
“I’m Too Bright to Bully”
Quote: “The person who helps someone simply
because it should be done and it is the right thing to
do, is indeed without a doubt, a real superhero.”
Challenge: Say thank you to everyone that helps
make our school great!
Friday, October 7, 2022
“Team Up Against Bullying”
Quote: Unity is strength..where there is teamwork and
collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.
Challenge: Be a team player and do something that is
helpful for somebody today.
Learning about Terrapins
The Pond is fostering over 50 turtles this year! Eight of our classrooms took in baby Diamondback Terrapins to be fostered in their classrooms. These turtles will be released when bigger and stronger, giving them a better chance of survival. Mrs. Callan, Mrs. Mahan and Mrs. Heckleman helped gather the hatchlings at the turtle garden on Great Bay Blvd., then Mr. Wurst brought them in and introduced them to the students. Check back every month to see how they are growing!
A Note From The Frog Pond HPE Department
As we begin the new school year, we would like to remind all of families that although we love to have fun learning in Physical Education class, safety is always our main focus. Please remind your students to have sneakers on PE days. Boots, Crocs, dress shoes, Sanuks, Uggs, to name a few, are not acceptable footwear in the gym. We are looking forward to a great, fun filled year in Health and Physical Education.
Fun in PE!
This superstar was the first student to make our Almost Impossible Shot in PE. Students earn entries during class for being safe, respectful, and responsible. We pull one ticket at the end of class and that student gets to take the shot. She made her shot, the gym erupted in a huge roar!
Way to go!!!
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Thank you Mrs. Henderson and Ms. Williscroft for bringing us our morning news everyday. Students always look forward to hearing what is happening at The Pond!
Exciting News in Mrs. Arnold's Class
Mrs. Arnold and her 6th grade classes won a contest to ask questions that will be used in a Generation Genius episode in the future! The first 20 people that responded to the request for submissions were selected and Mrs. Arnold was selected as a winner in this national contest! Classes will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Jeff Vinokur any science related questions they might have! Congratulations to Mrs. Arnold and her classes!
Nyla is pictured here filming her question.
The STEAM Lab in both Mrs. Costello and Mrs. Randall's room have come alive again with the start of the school year. Mr. Bokey has been introducing the 3D printers to the 3rd grader classes. We celebrated National Dot Day after reading the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. This story celebrated creativity and inspiration. In third grade the students used the Quiver App and ChatterPix App to bring their dots to life. The fourth grade used watercolors to create their own Dot Art. They experimented using a white crayon and salt. The fifth graders made dots on filter paper and separated the colors in a chromatography lab. Lastly, the sixth graders made a new pom pom popper competing for the farthest pom pom launch.
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Calling All FPE Parents,Students & Staff
Frog Pond Elementary School will once again be collecting Plastic Bags and Wrap this school year.
The collection process will begin on Tuesday, 10/11/22 and it will end on Thursday, 4/6/23. We will only accept plastic on Tuesday and Thursday.
Items that can be accepted: ONLY CLEAN PLASTIC.
Plastic produce bags, newspaper bags. Plastic Wraps
from water, soda, juice bottles, toilet paper,paper towels, and paper napkins.
NO PLASTIC BOTTLES OF ANY
KIND WILL BE ACCEPTED
Our goal is to win a bench from the Trex Company!
More importantly it is to keep plastics out of our waterways.
Please join us once again this year as we do our part to keep our bays, rivers and oceans plastic free. Thank you all!
Any questions email me at treigelman@lehsd.org
Come Support our PTO at the Casino Night Fundraiser
- The Little Egg Harbor PTO is excited to announce tickets are now on sale for our signature fundraising event: Casino Night on October 15, 2022 at the Parkertown Firehouse.
- This adults-only night will feature professional casino dealers at various gaming tables at which you will bet with your funny money. At the end of the night, you will trade your remaining chips for raffle tickets.
- No need to know ahead of time how to play table games. Our professional dealers will teach you all you need to know about a specific game prior to betting.
- We have a limited number of tickets available.
- • $65 All-inclusive ticket that includes admission, refreshments, cocktail hour including one adult beverage, sheet of raffle tickets and $1,000 of funny money!
- Of course once you are there anyone has the option to purchase special upgrade packages if they so choose.
- Proceeds from Casino Night directly benefit our LEH School District, by funding the free family events, student assemblies, and scholarships offered.
- Tickets on sale now at lehptocasinonight.eventbrite.com
- Contact pto@lehsd.org if your interested in donating a raffle prize or ticket information.
PTO October Calendar of Events
13th: Public PTO Meeting
15th: Casino Night
18th: Holiday Flower Power Fundraiser
21st: Pumpkin Painting
All month: Coffee Fundraiser
All month: Birthday Fundraiser
All month: Membership Contest