start now. Just by being nice to people, filling their buckets, or just saying hi, will help promote peace in the world. Story by: Sam Mor-gan and Jimmy Martin.

During the week of October 1st through October 5th, Central School students and staff celebrated Peace Week. Ms. Corsale, the Central School guidance counselor, had high expectations for Peace Week . She believed that it was a time to cele-brate peace throughout the school. Ms. Corsale wanted everyone to learn more about themselves and have a better understanding of other students around them. She hoped during the special week the students would try to do work in our community. Ms. Corsale would like to see all students continue to r e s p e c t e a c h o t h e r throughout the year.

She is looking forward to Peace Week 2013. She would like to have another “mix it up day”, and believes it was a big success this year. She would also like to do more peace lessons in the classroom for all of the students. She is continuing a very successful program called “lunch bunch” and says that it will promote socialization with friends. Ms. Corsale wants to promote peace and positive characteristics.

Peace Week is a nice way to celebrate peace all over our community. Kids can think about being peaceful at a young age. Unfortunately, sometimes many people are not peaceful in this world, so it’s a good thing that they

PEACE WEEK

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2012

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. On November 6, 2012 America voted in favor of the Democratic candidates President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for a second term in office. President Obama

won the election with 50% of the popular vote and 303 electoral votes. Mitt Romney held 48.4% of the popular votes and 206 electoral votes.

Many Americans will be l ook ing forward to Inauguration Day January

20,2013 to see the President take his next oath of office. The President will continue to support our country and will work very hard for us during his second term. Plasket, Kelli. “Obama Wins!” 7 Nov. 2012 Time for Kids on the Internet. <http://www.timeforkids.com/news/obama-wins>

Story by: Mikey Handler, William Jimenez, and Jordan Bright.

KEYPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL

FALL 2012

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IMPORTANT DATES:

November 21st-Early Dismissal

November 22nd and 23rd No school -Thanksgiving Holiday

December 5th and January 9th-Early Dismissal/ Teacher Professional Development

December 21st-Early Dismissal

December 24th-January 1st No School -Winter Break

January 2nd-School Reopens

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

COMMUNITY SECTION

2

SCHOOL SECTION

3

SPORTS 4

QUESTION AND ANSWER

4

FUN FACTS 5

ANIMATION 5

Bulletin Board By: CS Peace

Pals

Did you know that statistics show when children are read to at home they will achieve better in school versus children that are not read to at night?

Reading is a very important skill. Not only will reading d a i l y i m p r o v e y o u r vocabulary but it also expands your imagination. Reading may sound boring to some children but reading at home with your family can be fun and exciting. Parents need to help their children on making the right book choices. Your book choice can either seem like a chore or can be a fun activity that everyone can do

in their free time.

There are many books that are suitable for children of all ages to enjoy. For example, may we recommend the Junie B. Jones series for first grade or younger. Second grade and third grade readers should try Ivy and Bean for the girls and Captain Underpants for boys. Children that age, may also enjoy The Lemonade War. For older readers we suggest these great books: Nancy Drew, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, or Flipped. If you are a middle school or high school student try reading The Hunger Games, The Body

Finder, Number the Stars, or the Harry Potter Series.

If you want to read more think about checking out our local library here in Keyport at 109 Broad Street (corner of Broad and Third). You can also contact the Library Director, Jacqueline LaPolla at 732-264-0543. Story by: Veronica Thiel and Marlana Dant.

were: do not play with matches, have a meeting place, and know where the fire extinguishers are located. He was very excited to speak with the children in our school this year about the fire prevention. The theme he spoke on was “Two Ways Out.” Henry suggests having an escape plan set with your family and understand how to respond in an emergency

What do you know about fire prevention? Our fire prevention commissioner, Henry Young, knows many great safety tips about fire prevention. During the week of October 7th thru the 14th the students at Keyport Central School all learned some excellent tips on fire prevention. In an interview with Henry Young I asked him a few questions about fire prevention week. Some safety tips he recommended

situation.

Thank you to all of the members of the f ire department who came into s c h o o l a n d g a v e a demonstration in the gym. This is a very important topic and we thank all of the brave men and women for all of their time and dedication to this great community. Story and photos by: Jeanette Olsen.

HOW TO BE A BOOKWORM

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

“THE MORE THAT YOU READ,

THE MORE THINGS YOU

WILL KNOW. THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE

MORE PLACES YOU’LL GO.”- DR.

SEUSS

RED RAIDER TIMES Community Section

PHOTO: Melissa L. Gaffney

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When some of the children first entered Keyport Central School, they were frightened and confused. Until, they met Mrs. Sullivan, the teacher of our 3 year-old program. She does her best to make the children feel warm and welcomed from the beginning of the day, until the end.

Mrs. Sullivan has been working here at KCS for the past 6 years. She expressed that the best part about coming to work every day is

seeing the children learn and grow. The children’s bright and smiling faces arrive at school at 8:30 A.M, three days a week. They spend their 2 hours a day focusing on learning their shapes, colors, letters, patterns, and counting.

Mrs. Sullivan is not only in charge of the 3 year-olds, but also has a class with her highly energetic high school students. The students are extremely helpful and

cooperative. These students will receive a grade for their creativity and participation with the children. The 3 year old program is a great educational head start for the young children. Story by: Jaydah Slack and Alyssa DiGregorio.

Rabin Ghimire

Evelin Hernadez

Devarie Holmes

Olivia Leonard

Naomi Martinez

Grace Rosman

Lila Trench

Sean Zhou

Congratulations for outstand-ing overall academic achieve-ment to the following stu-dents:

Robert Denny

Karina Figueroa

Kaitlyn Figel

Emily Francis

Angela Gallo

These students have been chosen for September’s Stu-dents of the Month because of all their hard work and effort they have shown their teacher so far this year. Look for October’s Students of the Month in our next edition. Story by Jahmir Jones and Ivan Flores.

3 YEAR-OLD PROGRAM

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

READING FROM PRE-K THROUGH 7TH GRADE Pre-K: There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer

Kindergarten: From Head to Toe by Erie Carle

First Grade: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Second Grade: Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel

Third Grade: A Pen Pal for Max by Gloria Rand

Fourth Grade: The Fourth Grade Fuss by Johanna Hurwitz

Fifth Grade: James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Sixth Grade: The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph

Seventh Grade: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. Story by: Andrew Dente-McNair and Kari-na Figueroa

This year is a fantastic year for some great books in all different genres for every grade. Here is a list of just some of the books that either have been read or are being read so far this year. Feel free to check them out at home too!

“IF YOU ARE GOING TO GET ANYWHERE IN LIFE YOU HAVE TO READ A LOT

OF BOOKS.” - ROALD DAHL

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Do you love the game of football like we do? As the 6th grade sports writers we have been tracking the Keyport High

School football team since the beginning of the season. They are having a great

season! They are looking forward to some tough teams in the weeks ahead of them. This season has proven to be challenging but an exciting one! We had an interview

with the Keyport Raiders varsity quarterback Alex Thompson. As a team leader he feels confident in their ability

and is looking forward to what the future has in store. Story by Greg Robinson and Matt Twigg

KEYPORT RAIDERS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Q– Who is in charge of safety patrol?

A– Mr. Flynn, Central School Vice– Principal

Q– What is safety patrol?

A– A program for 7th grade students that demonstrate leadership and set a positive example for other students in the school.

Q– How many students are involved in this program?

A– There are about 21 students currently on safety patrol.

Q– Are there any rewards to being a part of this program?

A– At the end of the year the participants can go to Great Adventure’s Safety Patrol Day.

Interview conducted with Mr. Flynn story written by: Sean Barrett and Shania Salgado

Q– Who teaches Readers Theater?

A– Mrs. Schower is the Readers Theater teacher in grades Kindergarten-5.

Q– What is Readers Theater?

A– Readers Theater involves students reading short stories and then performing a play by reading a script to an audi-ence.

Q– What are the benefits of Readers Theater?

A– There are many benefits such as :a real student connec-tion to literature, enhancing comprehension, and fostering fluency.

Q– Do the students enjoy Readers Theater?

A– Many of the kids love to do it, and they give it their all.

Interview conducted with Mrs. Schower story written by: Yordy Castro and Eric Gonzalez

SAFETY PATROL Q&A

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Fun Facts

How do you Study?

A survey of Keyport Central School 6th and 7th grade students was conducted on individual study habits. The follow are some graphs that best represent the findings. Research and information by: Ericka Klein and Ally Langill

When do you Study?

Right after school

After dinner

In the morning beforeschool

Other

Where do you Study?

At a desk

At a table

In my room

Other

How do you Study?

In silence

With music playing

With the TV on

With your parents/gaurdians

Other

Animation

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Student animation created on

www.pixton.com

By: John Bentancourt and Richard Applegate