CDW Weekly Wrap-Up

The Borough of Old Tappan has amended Ordinance 242-17. The changes are noted below:

• Left and right turns are prohibited onto Charles Place from Old Tappan Road between the hours of 7:30 AM-8:30 AM and 2:30 PM-3:30 PM on school days.

• Left and right turns are prohibited onto Kay Street from Leonard Drive between the hours of 7:30 AM-8:30 AM and 2:30 PM-3:30 PM on school days.

Old Tappan Police Officers will be strictly enforcing the ordinance.

January

Monday, January 16th~ Martin Luther King Day: School is closed to students for a staff professional development day.

Tuesday, January 17th~ Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Assembly for Parents on Cyber Safety in the CDW Lynch Gym at 6:30 PM

Wednesday, January 18th~ Winter Concert for 5th grade band and 6th grade band

Thursday, January 19th~ Winter Concert for 7th grade band, 8th grade band, and the CDW Choir

Monday, January 23rd~ There will be a Board of Education meeting at 8:00 PM in the BOE Conference Room.

Thursday, January 26th~ Marking Period 2 ends.

Tuesday, January 31st~ Marking Period 2 Report Cards available in the Genesis Parent Portal at 12:00 PM

As we get deeper into the winter months, here is information about delayed openings at CDW.

• Staff will be available for drop off to begin at 9:30 AM.
• Homeroom begins at 10:00 AM.
• After 10:00 AM, students need to enter through the front door for a tardy pass. Please drive around to the front to drop them off since the other doors will be closed.

Do you need community service hours? If so, Buddy Ball Basketball is back! The season opened on Sunday, January 8 at 12:15 PM and runs until 2:00 PM. Buddy Ball is played at the Dominican College Gym at the Hennessey Center and will run on the following Sundays: January 15th, 22nd, 29th, and February 5th. Students should see Mrs. DeSciora for more information.

Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III, the Board of County Commissioners, and the Bergen County Division of Mental Health & Addiction Services invites all middle and high school students to enter the Stigma-Free Sticker Contest! The Grand Prize winner will receive a $150 gift card. Entries are due by March 6th. Please see the attached flyer for rules and details and see Ms. Watters for more information.

As part of their final year in the LEAP program, 8th grade students were given an opportunity to demonstrate many of the skills they’ve learned throughout their time in LEAP, such as problem solving, creative thinking, and teamwork. These future entrepreneurs identified a need for a product or service, engaged in idea generation, conducted market research, developed a business plan, and wrote and rehearsed persuasive pitches. They concluded this experience by presenting the following original innovations and inventions to a panel of judges and audience members in a Shark Tank-inspired event:

• Babymoon: A Better Babysitting Service (Megan Collins and Sophie Lee)
• Bionic Bed: A Bed for Better Sleep (Peter Ognibene)
• Ribbit: A New Leap into Virtual Learning (Addison Hwang and Grace Zhou)
• Smart Keys: A Better Way to Learn Music (Tim Mahler and Cole Sheridan)

Thank you to Mrs. Del Rosso, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Rosolanko, and Mrs. Straubinger for serving as the judge panel!

Grade 5 and Grade 6 LEAP students attended the InVengineering Expo, as the culminating event of a semester-long unit about towers and engineering design. Students worked in teams to create a tower that met competition requirements and specifications with a limited supply of balsa wood. These towers were then destructively tested, and design efficiency was calculated based on the tower's weight and the force applied. The 5th grade team came in first place and the 6th grade team came in fifth place.

Great job to our participants:

• 5th grade: Owen Anderson, Lydia Kim, Jamie Kwon, Katelyn Pulickal, and Grady Zimmerman
• 6th grade: David Kim, Justin Lee, Lauren Lombino, Amily Miranda, and Isabelle Tran

HAVE YOU SEEN OUR MONSTERS?

Grade 5 Language Arts classes celebrated the completion of their "Monster in a Bottle Descriptive Writing Unit." In this unit, students learned how to organize and write a descriptive essay using figurative language and specific details. Students developed their essays through the writing process and celebrated by swapping their writing with another section. Classmates attempted to draw a sketch of the monsters using only the details in the writing pieces. Many sketches were not far off from the original and emphasized the importance of detailed description. If you can get your hands on these essays, try drawing one yourself!

READING INTO WINTER

The 5th graders in Ms. Fischer's and Mrs. Park’s classes wanted to share covers of some good books to cozy up with during these cold winter months! The bulletin board at the end of the 5th grade hallway displays some student-created reading recommendations.

The Grade 6 students in Ms. Mueller's STEM classes were presented with the challenge to build a new miniature golf course for an amusement park! With a partner, or in a group of 3, students had to adhere to requirements and limitations to build their course. Check out some of the finished products below!

Daniel and Olivia went to the finals, and Daniel was the winner of the tournament. Congratulations!

A big congratulations to 7th grader Hannah Moon and 8th grader Lucas Park. Both of them auditioned for the North Jersey Regional Intermediate String Orchestra on Saturday, January 7th. Out of 94 students that auditioned, Hannah came in 2nd place overall on Violin. Lucas came in 1st place on Viola out of 18 total students that auditioned. CDW is very proud of your accomplishments!

The Choral Extravaganza at NVOT this past Thursday, January 12th, featured the NVOT Choral ensembles, the middle school choruses in the Valley, and at the conclusion of the concert, all of the singers performed together in a combined performance! It was an amazing night with beautiful music performed by all! Congratulations to Ms. Osbahr and the CDW Choir!

Reminders and Updates from CDW's Student Manager

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

In collaboration with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, Charles DeWolf Middle School is pleased to announce that on January 17, 2023, the BCPO will present a "Cyber Safety" assembly to our 8th graders. This Internet Safety presentation for educators, parents, and students from the Bergen County Cyber Crimes Task Force is a dynamic, entertaining, and informative 360-degree discussion about Internet Safety (general), information control, social networking mistakes, sexting, and cyberbullying.

*There will also be a parent assembly from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM later that evening. Please reach out to Mr. Lauriello (lauriello@nvnet.org) if you plan on attending.

On January 20, 2023, the BCPO will present an assembly called, "The Pathway to Addiction" to our 7th graders. The presentation educates students on the dangers of experimentation with prescription medication, specifically opiates, and how it corresponds directly with the increase in heroin use by young people. In addition, presenters will provide first-hand accounts and examples of heroin-related arrests, overdoses, and deaths throughout Bergen County. Students will leave with a practical, real-world education on the chilling effects heroin can have on their lives and the importance of good decision-making.

*Due to scheduling conflicts, we will not have a parent assembly for this topic, but we are looking for additional parent assemblies later in the year.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Principal Santa (santaj@nvnet.org) or Mr. Lauriello (lauriello@nvnet.org).

The girls' basketball team improved its record to 7-1 with a victory over Demarest on Wednesday. Alivia Badurina led all scorers with 9 points. Christina D'Andrea and Lexi Caneudo scored 8 each, and Maiumi Quiros chipped in 6.

The girls' basketball team improved its record to 8-1 with a road victory at Demarest on Thursday. Three Lady Knights tallied double figures. Christina D'Andrea scored 12 points and was perfect from the charity stripe. Maiumi Quiros was perfect from beyond the arc and contributed her own dozen. Lexi Caneudo scored ten points. Alivia Badurina scored 8, and Sydney Farrington had a CDW career high with 4 points.

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The boys' basketball team improved their record 7 and 1 with a convincing win over Harrington Park on Thursday. Cole Sheridan came off the bench and led the scoring with 10 points. Every player contributed offensively in the win. Carmine Porcelli added 7, Kyle Gagliano and Stefan Wiklinski added 6 each, and Andreas Antonopolous chipped in 5.
Thanks to Ava Richards and Bailey West for stepping up and keeping the stats and clock for the team.

2022-2023 CDW Basketball Schedule

Please join the PTO for a pasta lunch from Baviello's on Friday, January 27th. If you would like to purchase the lunch for $7.50, please visit the PTO Website. Each lunch will be served in individual containers.

There will be 3 sauce options:

• Tomato
• Pink
• Butter

The CDW Spirit Wear store is available on OTPTO.org! The Long Term Store is open year round and orders are shipped directly to the purchaser. The Short Term Store will reopen in the spring.

Both stores offer different merchandise. Links are on OTPTO.org or see below:

SHORT TERM: Charles DeWolf Middle School Old Tappan Spirit Wear 2022

LONG TERM: Charles DeWolf Middle School

Students in Mr. Clark's Pre-Algebra and Algebra I classes and students in Ms. Reiser's Geometry class are scheduled to take mid-year benchmark assessments on Tuesday, January 19th during Periods 6-8. These assessments will offer students an opportunity to show what they have learned in their courses thus far. They also will offer the teachers an opportunity to see what students have mastered and what will need to be re-taught. The Algebra I mid-year assessment results are used to assist with placement decisions in Grade 9 at NVOT. Please be sure your child(ren) gets a good night's rest prior to this assessment.

Grade 7 students will take a Science Assessment on Tuesday, January 23rd during Periods 2-4. This assessment is administered throughout the Northern Valley schools, and it gives the teachers an overview of students' scientific understandings to-date. The results from this mid-year Science Assessment will be used to assist with placement decisions next year, when we course plan for our eighth graders going into NVOT.

Please email Mrs. Rosica-Kirchner with any new contact information. If your address has changed, please provide Ms. Rosica-Kirchner with a new Lease/Deed and 3 utility bills. The school will then change the address in the Genesis system. Any correspondence sent home from CDW will not forward so we do not want you to miss any future mailings!

Please contact Mrs. Rosica-Kirchner at rosica@nvnet.org if assistance is needed.

Please see the dates below:

Wednesday, January 18th at 7:30 PM: 5th/6th Band

• The concert will include performances from both the 5th and 6th grade bands.
• Students should arrive at 7:15 pm in their concert dress clothes.
  
• The concert will be held in the CDW Lynch Gym.
• The concert will be approximately 30-45 minutes.

Thursday, January 19th at 7:30 PM: 7th/8th Band and Choir

• The concert will include performances from both the 7th and 8th grade bands and the CDW Choir.
• Students should arrive at 7:15 pm in their concert dress clothes.
• The concert will be held in the CDW Lynch Gym.
• The concert will be approximately 45 minutes to an hour.

Please reach out to Mr. Rosolanko with any questions about band at rosolanko@nvnet.org, and please reach out to Ms. Osbahr with any questions about choir at osbahre@nvnet.org.

• Please arrange a meeting area with your child(ren) so that you can locate them efficiently.
• Please do not park and/or exit your vehicle regardless of your child(ren) being at TBD or CDW.
• Please move your car up after the car in front of you exits Interschool Drive to keep the traffic flowing.
• Please do not block designated emergency lanes that connect TBD and CDW.
• Please use BOTH LANES on Interschool Drive for Pick-Up. A staff member will be available to cross your child(ren).

Genesis had to make some updates to the platform; therefore, their link has changed. Please use the following link moving forward to access the Genesis Parent Portal: https://parents.c1.genesisedu.net/oldtappan.

**Please note, the app we have for parents to access the Genesis Parent Portal on a mobile device is no longer supported by the Apple Store. If your app is no longer working, please log in using the link above. We are working to update our app so it is supported by the Apple Store; however, we do not have a projected date when this will be complete.

We are collecting plastic film in the three containers outside of CDW. Once a month, from October through April, our CDW students in the Environmental Justice classes will retrieve the collection bags, weigh the contents, and track our collections. Our custodians will then bring our recycling to the collection center. In April, we will find out how our school ranked in the collection of recyclable plastic film. If we collect the most in our school size category, we could win another Trex bench for our outdoor classroom! Last year we collected 1,796 lbs of plastic!

Please see the flyer below for more information!

If your child is not going to attend school, please contact Mrs. McCarthy at 201-664-1475 ext. 2103 or McCarthy@nvnet.org.

In an effort to minimize the potential spread of illness at school, please keep your child home if he/she:

• has a fever. Students should be fever-free for 24 hours without medication prior to returning to school.
• is nauseous or is vomiting.
• has diarrhea.

When you deliver the items to the main office, please label them with "Art Room." Thank you in advance for your support and generosity!

If you would like to purchase insurance for your child(ren)'s school issued Chromebook, please refer to the information below, or you may purchase directly from smarttechinsurance.com/old-tappan.

Membership in the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) at Charles DeWolf Middle School is open to any seventh grade student who meets all the membership requirements at the end of the third marking period in 2023.

During the week of April 24, 2023, eligible students will be identified and invited to apply

for admission to the NJHS by email. An email will also be sent to parents of eligible

students. The induction ceremony will be held during the week of May 15, 2023 (subject to

change).

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