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Hope everyone is having a great Friday and looking forward to the weekend!!
The Fall weather is upon us for sure, so make sure you take a jacket with you once the sun sets. This time of year is among my favorite…small backyard firepits, hot chocolate, and friends and family. Each season brings positive elements. The time between seasons is also welcome…once we all get the point of “its too hot, or its too cold” it is great that we get a break. I have missed Fall…the cooler weather and the colors of changing foliage bring back nostalgic memories of Football, Thanksgiving, and my birthday (in November if you are planning anything big for me).
Tomorrow is my eldest son’s birthday- he will officially join the ranks of TEENAGER. It is too cliché to say, but man time does fly by when you are having fun. The older he gets, the greater his sense of independence, his ability to make good decisions without our guidance, he does his homework without being asked, and spends way too much time on his Ear buds’. Recently my wife and I commented about how as he has gotten older his dependence on us has decreased. We can literally look at the young man he is becoming and see the future father, husband, professional standing there in front of us. While it does bring a bit of sadness, especially to mom (he is a momma’s boy for sure), I can’t help but be proud of who he is growing to become.
If as parents we do our job well, the reward is often seeing our kids infrequently on Holidays, weekends if they stay close, and when grandchildren are welcomed into the World. May sound like a poor reward, for the parents reading this, you know how much of yourself you are or have given to your kids (much of it has gone unnoticed by them, or so it appears)…Like the seasons though, as my two amazing kids transition into the next phase or stage, I am nostalgic for the stage left but I am full of happiness for what comes next. This is the greatest lesson for all of us to learn, appreciate each moment in each moment, for it will eventually pass…embrace every new stage of life fully for each new stage will become a future season of the past.
Go out and make some amazing memories this weekend with the people you love the most!
Shout-outs
"We wanted to wish all of our bosses in the Curriculum Department Happy Boss’ Week and thank them for the phenomenal job they do and their commitment to constantly improving instructional practices in the district. Thank you to Bobby Barber, JoAnne Colacurcio, Pat Wulk, Maggie Colina, Henry Hartman, Dave LaGamba, Vanessa Strassner, and Pamela Moore for your dedication and hard work. We appreciate our team of amazing bosses!"
~Chris Finney and Lori Carapelli
"To the PBSIS Team for organizing our first Haunted Hallways at LMS for October 29, 2018 at 6:00 PM. This is an all ages event and costs 2 dollars person."
~Spike Cook, Principal
"Thanks to Stacy Descalzi and Victor Nappen for coordinating another success Blood Drive at Millville Senior High School on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. We reached our goal of 90 pints of blood collected, which accounts for saving 270 lives. Thanks again Stacy and Victor for the countless hours you put in to making this Blood Drive so successful!!"
~Dave LaGamba, Supervisor
"To Pete Arsenault for his continued support of our students and families and his willingness to help out and do whatever it takes to reach our kids."
~Steve Platt, Vice Principal
"Sandy Gery and Jessica Andreoli for the fluency work I was able to see them do with their kindergarten classes at Holly Heights on Thursday. Their students were on point with the routines, counting up and down using a Rekenrek, breaking numbers apart with linking cubes, and making number sentences all in the span of a few minutes. Great job ladies!"
~Bobby Barber, Supervisor
"A huge shoutout to our amazing kitchen staff Joan Naprava, Michelle Price, Candy Devich, Robin Bennett, and Margaret Ortzman for taking such good of us at Bacon. Every day, they do a great job getting our students and staff fed. Thank you all for your hard work. We appreciate you!"
~Mike Coyle, Principal
"A huge shout out to Mike Coyle,Nancy Gandy,Stacey Gant,Bobby Barber,Colleen Blithe, Jessica Andreoli, Stephanie S. Slimmer, Sarah Fryling, Lida Stroup, Valerie Grennon, Amy Gehringer, Kelly Gandy, Amy Fabianovicz, Suzanne Godfrey, Eric Reissek, Julie Stewart and Debra Broe. This group completed three days of Brain Based learning at the Franklin Institute. I was extremely proud of their commitment, enthusiasm and willingness to go above and beyond for our students."
~Pamela Moore, Asst. Supt.
"I would like to recognize Amy Gehringer, a sixth grade Social Studies teacher, at Lakeside. Amy spends countless hours creating lessons that engage her students and finds creative ways to differentiate her lessons so all students have access to the curriculum. Amy has a passion for teaching and is always willing to share with her colleagues. Thank you Amy for all that you do."
~Pat Wulk, Supervisor
"A shout out to Amy Kimmel at Silver for using her puppet "Poppy" from the October 3, 2018 in-service session, to demonstrate to students how to sit and focus in class. The visual is part of her educational routine and students refer to it as part of their day."
~ Vanessa Strassner, Supervisor
"Amelia Scull, Camille Howard, Arlene Maggiocalda, Kristin Fasolino, Kim Ale, and Melissa Castor for meeting to help look at ways to help Improve our I&RS process! I'm excited about the ideas and the energy!!"
~Steve Matusz, Exec. Director Special Services
"A BIG Shout Out to Cindy Ciocco, Kathy Parent, Cindy Tarpine, Casey Wilson, Sharon Wright for being the most creative and flexible staff. Despite having to tackle greater challenges than ever before with fewer resources, these amazing professionals rise to meet the demands. They are examples of doing more with less. They are committed to making the program at CFC run as smoothly as possible for all of the children at CFC. Chris and I don't know how you do it but THANKS!"
~ JoAnn Burns and Chris Barlas, Principal and VP
Have a great weekend!!
Dr. G
Published by Spike Cook, Millville, NJ
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