Hooper Highlights Michael Citta, Principal

Mallory Kennedy, Supervisor

April-May, 2012

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I would like to extend a big thank you to all of you,

our students and staff, for all of your efforts in

preparing for the recent NJASK! I am confident

that our students, once again, did an outstanding

job.

Our spring concert and kindergarten shows were

very entertaining and we are very proud of the

children. At the end of the month the first grade

will be performing their patriotic show for their

families and our production of “Dream” will be

performed by some of our students at 6:30 PM on

Thursday, May 31st.

As we get closer to the end of the year Hooper

Avenue has a lot of great activities planned for

everyone. I hope to see everyone at the Fun

Festival on May 12th, 11AM – 3PM, in our back yard.

Have a great day!

Fondly,

Mr. Michael Citta, Principal

MAY CALENDAR

7-10 NJ ASK Testing Grade 3

7-11 NJ ASK Testing Grade 4

7-11 NJ ASK Make-ups Grade 5

12 Fun Festival 11-3

14-18 NJ ASK Make-ups Grades 3 & 4

24 Lunch With the Principal

24 Grade 1 Patriotic Show

25 Hooper Husky Night @ BlueClaws

28 School Closed for Memorial Day

31 Elementary Track Meet @ HSS 5:30

Spring Musical Concert

The Concert Band, String Ensemble, Fourth

Grade Chorus, and Fifth Grade Chorus gave their

annual Spring Concert performance on Thursday,

April 26, 2012. Student musicians performed a

variety of musical styles, including music from

Stephen Foster, music from the Beatles, and

music from current movies, as well as other

popular and classical pieces. The concert was

videotaped and will be shown on Channel 21

(Comcast) and channel 26 (Verizon).

Fifth graders Kayla Moore, Devin Pullham, and

Julia Tozer have all recently become

volunteers at Cattus Island County Park in Toms

River. As volunteers, these students use their

free time to help Cattus Island workers feed the

animals, clean tanks and cages, and gain service

experience by walking the grounds and providing

assistance to anyone who comes to the Visitor's

Center. Feel free to drop by and visit them at the

park!

Hooper Huskies Perform Community Service

Mrs. Ferry's second graders have just finished

their reading unit on animals. To show the skills

they've learned, each student chose an animal and

made a shoebox habitat. The projects were very

informational and looked great!

Second Graders Re-Create Habitats

American Heart Association‟s 5th grade Hoops for

Heart and 4th grade Jump for Heart was a HUGE

success! Hooper Avenue Elementary School raised

a total of $7,500 with only two grade levels!

Hoops for Heart is a special basketball event for

one day involving all fifth grade students. It

consists of basketball skill games and a hot shot

blitz shootout. Jump for Heart is a whole-class

jump roping contest for fourth graders. Both

activities reinforce students‟ pledge to keep a

healthy heart while having fun. With all the

pledges students raised and the hard work and

exercise, Hooper Avenue Elementary School is on

a mission to change heart disease as the #1 cause

of death by helping find solutions and spread the

word on how to live a healthy and happy life. We

thank everyone for participating and encourage

you to spread the word to eat healthy and

exercise daily to prevent Heart Disease.

Fourth and Fifth Graders Have Fun Fundraising for the American Heart

Association!

Fourth graders “Jump Rope for Heart”.

Change is all around us. Mrs. Petrillo would like

to remind parents to keep their children‟s

contact information updated. In that way she

will be easily able to contact you if the need

arises.

Thank you!

A Reminder From the School Nurse

School will be closed on Monday, May 28th for

Memorial Day

Ocean County Library Corner

May Library Programs, Toms River

Wed, May 2, 6:30PM: Boys’ Club. Debby Pease

shows off her talents with magic. Boys ages

8-12. Register.

Sat, May 5, 2:00PM: Japanese Festival Drums.

Three drummers and a dancer perform for

Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

Register.

Sat, May 12, 10AM-Noon: Spring Drop-In

Craft. Drop-in craft for children under 12

and their parents. Register.

Wed, May 16, 6:30PM: Girls’ Club. Debby Pease

shows off her talents with magic. Girls ages

8-12. Register.

Sun, May 20, 2:30-4:00PM: Drop-in Craft and

Story Time. Special story time and craft

presented by members of the HS South

Spanish Honor Society. Children and their

families welcome. Register.

Tues, May 22, 6:30PM: Family Movie Night.

Enjoy the movie “Puss „N Boots”. Children and

their families. Register.

Thurs, May 24, 6:30PM: Build It! Building fun

with Legos and straw connectors. Ages 6-9.

Register.

To register for programs, visit our website @

www.theoceancountylibrary.org

or call 732-349-6200, option 6

Congratulations to the Hooper artists who had

their outstanding artwork shown in this year‟s

Youth Art Month art show celebration at the

Ocean County Library. The show was a huge

success and was enjoyed by all! In addition, a

special congratulations to Abby Spurling for

having her colorful artwork shown via the Big

Screen Project in New York City! Student artists

who showed their work were:

Anthony Vitale

Alexis Fernicola

Jackie Anderson

Emily Prahl

Michael DeGennaro

Ryanne Gethard

Courtney Russell

Erik Narvaez

Ben Engelhardt

Brooke Jones

Lauren Towey

Kayla DeSousa

Jack Seitz

John Muller

Autumn Adamski

Danielle Bragen

Colin Mackle

Julia Koterba

Connor Deming

Sonny Forbes

Raisa Mangulabnan

Kayla Levine

Betty Stoneham

Nikolas Ballaccomo

Aimee Skweres

Zaib Nageeb

Maxie Minkema

Jessica Marler

Nicole Gural

Adrienne Marler

Jenna Lozzi

Brielle Mowad

Cathryn Ritter

Danny Schieder

Kate Lozzi

Carly Cataldo

Daniela Luna

Carol Chion-Chugden

Jessica Sanzone

Max Snowden

Jeffrey Horn

Rachel LeDuc

Caitlin Russell

Devon Roberts

Michaela Ross

Adrianna McConnell

Jake Bedford

Kevin McLeod

Brianna Tramutolo

Amanda Medrzykowski

Braeden McKenzie

Peyton Gallagher

Leticia Fierro

Angelina Befumo

Cameron King

Carissa Collins

Paige Marini

Alyssa Ott

Jillian Shaffery

March Was Youth Art Month

On March 28th, the first grades had their

grandparents and special relatives in. The

children were able to hear their relatives share

special memories and pictures. They also shared

a poem and snack. It was a great day that

everyone enjoyed!

First Graders Celebrate

Grandparents’ Day!

¡Exposición de Moda!

Señorita Morales hosted an “Exposición de Moda”

in her classroom and Mr. Bender‟s 5th grade

students were the models! The students were

transformed into runway models after weeks of

learning about clothing during Spanish class. Each

student dressed up in their most interesting

outfit and walked the red carpet for their

classmates. They described their outfits using

Spanish words they learned and posed for the

paparazzi! After the show, prizes were awarded

for the Best Dressed students and Most Creative

outfit. Everyone had a great time at the Fashion

Show!

Mrs. Smith's second grade class has

begun a reading-for-fun program based

on the King Arthur legends of Camelot. Everyone

has to read as many books as they can by May

16th to work their way up from a "page" to a

"Knight of the Reading Table". The more books

we read, the more prizes we get! On May 18th we

get crowned and enjoy a raffle and feast with our

parents. Wish us luck in our reading adventure!!

WELCOME TO READALOT!!

Fuel Up to Play 60 is a Success! Congratulations to fifth grade teacher

Mr. Hynoski for being named Fuel Up to Play 60‟s

“New Jersey Program Advisor of the Year”. Mr.

Hynoski has worked hard to institute a number of

health and fitness programs in our school using

grant money provided by the National Dairy

Council and the National Football League. As a

prize for this distinction, our school will be

welcoming a guest speaker from the National

Football League in May, thanks to Mr. Hynoski‟s

efforts along with the cooperation and support of

teachers and administrators at our school. Learn

more about Mr. Hynoski‟s success story at

http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/welcome/

program-advisors/winners.php.

March 2012

Grade 5~~ Matthew Scannicchio

(1st place)

Vincent Rotondo (2nd

place)

Jake Ryan (3rd place)

Grade 4~~ Raisa Mangulabnan,

Kara McGuinness (1st

place)

Gianna Bococinski (2nd

place)

Rachyl Concepcion,

Ethan Gilmartin (3rd

place)

Grade 3~~ Michael Jacobus (1st

place)

Anthony DeGeronimo

(2nd place)

Angelina Carlisle (3rd

place)

April 2012

Grade 5~~ Gregory Morris (1st

place)

Matthew Scannicchio

(2nd place)

Brielle Mowad (3rd

place)

Grade 4~~ Daniel West (1st place)

Raisa Mangulabnan (2nd

place)

Emily Maire (3rd place)

Grade 3~~ Lindsey Bragen (1st

place)

Sophia Capili, Sydney

Lorentzen (2nd place)

Ashley Zheng (3rd place)

Study Island Blue Ribbon Students The “Blue ribbon challenge” continues! Third,

fourth, and fifth grade students have been

reading, computing, and analyzing their way to

mastery of grade level skills at Studyisland.com.

Below are our determined students who earned

high honors for March and April:

Awesome April Lunch With the

Principal Recipients

Mark Azmy

Brianna Belford

Brandon Bradey

Bryan Carter

Carissa Collins

Aidan DeBiasi

Benjamin Engelhardt

Lauren Errion

Nicklas Faraldi

Olivia Folsom-Sherman

Scarlett Gioia

Rachel Greiner

Maxson Huttemann

Tyler Kamin

Nicholas Lodato

Ryan Lorentzen

Kayla Mackenzie

Tyson Manni

Kara McGuinness

Richard McMenamin

Aidan Meola

Brielle Mowad

John Muller

Cristian Osorio

Isabella Ponce

Tyler Rider

Madison Surette

Jessica Szpyt

Brett Tepperman

Tyler Volpone

Jillian Weintraub

These Super Students Had Lunch

With Mr. Citta in March!

Nicholas Bengivenga

Ryan Carlevale

Kaytlyn Cazassa

Anthony Chersevani

Henna Choudhury

Ava Costello

Daniella Dowd

Daniel Facchiano

Lauren Gault

John Gault

Richard Graff

Margaret Horn

Kenzie Jones

Patrick Keogh

Cameron King

Julia Koterba

Reema Kwara

Rachel LeDuc

Robert Maya

Daniela Mazzola

Shaelyn Mezera

Carly Muller

Cal Narvaez

Brigitte Ortiz

Annika Perry

Joseph Romano

Piero Romero

Jake Ryan

Dean Snowden

Evan Wismar

Hooper Beach Sweep 2012

On Friday, April 27th, Hooper staff, students, and parents gave generously of their time to perform a

worthwhile community service project. Volunteers spent two hours cleaning a section of Ortley Beach,

readying it for summer beach-goers. Hooper Huskies had fun while showing their appreciation for our

natural resources. We love Ocean County!