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Intermediate East Newsletter

From the Desk of Principal Madigan, February 5, 2025

IntermediateEast NewsletterFrom the Desk of Principal Madigan, February 5, 2025

FEBRUARY'S FOCUS FOR THE DISTRICT IS COMPASSION

In February, our schools are dedicated to fostering the value of compassion among our students, which involves understanding, empathy, and kindness towards others. It’s about recognizing when someone needs help and taking steps to offer support or simply showing understanding and care. In our classrooms, we are engaging in various activities and discussions to help students understand the importance of being compassionate. We are also encouraging acts of compassion, whether it's through helping a classmate, or extending a kind word to someone who needs it.


How families can participate at home: At home, you can support this effort by discussing the importance of compassion and modeling compassionate behavior. Encourage your children to talk about their feelings and the feelings of others, and discuss different ways of showing care and support. Participating in family activities that involve helping others, such as volunteering or simple acts of kindness like writing a thank-you note, can also reinforce these values. By working together, we can help our children develop into empathetic and caring individuals, ready to make a positive impact on those around them.

REMINDER

School will be closed February 14-17 for Presidents' Weekend.

SPRING SPORTS PHYSICALS

In order for students to participate in spring sports at IE, physical packets are due by February 28.

WINTER SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

Boys' Basketball


The boys basketball team had a wonderful season with many hard fought wins, and tough competitive losses. We will look to build on our success and competitive nature as a program next season.

Girls' Basketball

Huge congratulations to the girls' basketball A team for dominating the Red division for the second year in a row! An impressive 7-1 division record and 11-2 overall. Shoutout to Montanna Knoeller for making the All-Tournament team and both Montanna and Chloe Thomas for earning spots on the Red Division All-Star team—well deserved! Also, big props to the B team for their stellar 9-1 season. The future looks bright for this program—we are looking forward to keeping the championship streak alive next year! Great season girls!

Wrestling

Congratulations to our Intermediate East Wrestling team! The team finished a perfect 12-0 and won the Red Division, along with our end of the year tournament! We placed 16 of our 20 wrestlers in the top 3, along with 6 champs. Carson Taylor was an Ocean County Champ and Jake Wehner finished undefeated and was a Tri-County Champ.

SPELLING BEE WINNER

Congratulations to our 8th grade winner Maya Domadia, pictured with IE's Spelling Bee coordinator, Mrs. Knight. The winning word was "technicalities." Thank you to everyone who participated!

We are now accepting money for graduation gowns for our 8th grade students. Students only get a gown and tassel, no cap. Please click on the link below for the form.

FROM THE DESK OF THE SAC - MRS. KELLY ZUZIC

Bryan Madigan
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