Red Raider Times - Keyport School District

KEYPORT CENTRAL SCHOOLRED RAIDERS TIMESSPRING 2013HURRICANE SANDY CLEAN UPHurricane Sandy was the mostdevastating storm of the 2012hurricane season. As a category 3storm, Sandy created damage inmany states. New Jersey was oneof the most hard-struck. Uponpreparing for the storm, PresidentBarrack Obama signed anemergency declaration for NJallowing the state to requestfederal funding and otherassistance. Kenny Krohe, of theKeyport First Aid, wasdetermined to do all he could tohelp during and after the storm.Mr. Krohe help set up and managemany organizations like shelters,food drives, and clothesdonations.We got the opportunity to sitdown and ask some questions toMr. Krohe. He explained to usthat recovery efforts are a work inprogress, but the town is workinghard to rebuild. He informed usthe First Aid is no longerproviding long term shelters, butthere are places nearby thatdisplaced victims of this megaSTAR PROGRAMWe recently sat down anddiscussed the Star Program withCentral School teacher, Ms.DeNardo.Q. What is the Star program?A. It’s a program were students splitinto groups to focus on one subject forthe New Jersey Ask. The skills coveredare: responding to open endedquestions, writing, reading, how tocomplete multiple choice questions andstorm can seek shelter in. Weasked him whether or not Keyportwas feeling any effects ontourism so far this year? He toldus it was too early to tell, but thetown can rely on governmentgrants and public owned assets forfunding. As to whether we will berestored for the summer of 2013,it is definite.As you may know, our belovedmuseum was demolished duringSandy. Many residents werewondering if it was going to berebuilt and if so, was there a plan?The answer Mr. Krohe explainedwas that the plan is beingdeveloped. Finally, we askedKrohe if he had anything to say tothe children and families ofKeyport. He said, “Thank you forall your help and support duringand after the storm. Without you,we couldn’t have done so much”.If you were affected by Sandy,Keyport Central School hopes youare on the road to recovery!solving math problems.Q. Who is involved in thisprogram?A. The students in grades 3-7, alongwith many of the teachers here in theCentral School.Q. Do you feel this program isbeneficial to the students?A. Yes, it gives students extra time topractice each component on the NewStory by: Jennifer Buritica andShannan DevlinJersey Ask. (Test prep strategies to useon the real test).Q. When and for how long doesthe Star Program take place?A. Every Friday, at various timesthroughout the day . The programbegan on February 1st and will endon April 27th .Story by: T.J Maher and DannyDeStitoINSIDE THIS ISSUE:WRITER’SWORKSHOPST. JOSEPH’SPROGRAMSFUN FACTSSURVEYSCOMMUNITYINFORMATIONKCS SPORTSAND CLUBSSTUDENTINFORMATIONPUZZLES ANDANIMATION2233456

PAGE 2RED RAIDERS TIMESWRITERS WORKSHOPWriter’s Workshop is aclass here at Central Schoolthat lets students learndifferent styles of writing. Itdiffers from a traditionallanguage arts class in thatyour writing is based on whatyou read. Ms.Mantino, thewriter’s workshop teacher for4th and 5th grade, says“writing is about creativeideas and different topics”.Writer’s workshopexplores different types ofstories. In the middle ofwriting or before the studentsamazing writing pieces areperfected Ms.Mantino modelsfor them and they love whenshe tells a little story.Modeling is when the classwrites independently basedon what the teacher puts onthe board. Independentwriting is their strongestability because they work attheir own pace. Make sureyou give it 100% becausethat’s what she expects.At the middle of the storyshe sits with a child and goesover what they need to workon. This is calledconferencing with yourstudents. When they revisethey check their own workthen check their partnerswork. Ms.Mantino’s helpfulhint was, to read backwardswhen revising papers. Whendone with all these steps theamazing stories are almostdone! Lastly, they need acover and that’s it the storiesare complete!Story by: Jordan Hyman and Angelika“SO THE WRITERWHO BREEDSMORE WORDSTHAN HE NEEDS,IS MAKING ACHORE FOR THEREADER WHOREADS.” - DR.SEUSSQ& A ABOUT ST. JOSEPH’S BASEBALL AND SOFTBALLPROGRAMSQ. How many kids do youthink come each year? A. Wehave anywhere from 300 to 400players each year both boys andgirls.Q. What ages do St. Josephbaseball and softball have? A.For baseball the ages are 5-12years old and for softball 5-13years old.Q. How are the leaguesestablished in baseball andwhat are the ages? A. T-ball isjust for 5-6 year olds, minors has7-9 year olds, intermediate has 9-10year olds and majors has 11-12 year olds.Q. How many coaches arethere? A. There is one headcoach for all teams with 14 boysand all softball teams with 8girls. Other coaches help out andthat varies by team.Q. How many volunteersparticipate in the St. Josephbaseball and softball program?A. Approximately 75 volunteers.Q. Where is it located? A.Keyport, NJQ. How many families helpSt. Joseph between the fieldand the snack bar? A. About50 families per season.Q. How many games does theleague play in a season? A.About 12 unless it rains.Q. When does the seasonstart? A. The season starts onApril 20th and goes until themiddle of June.Interview conducted with Gerard AngoliaStory by: Tyler Ely

SPRING 2013PAGE 32ND GRADE SURVEY ON DR. SEUSSStudents SurveyedSurvey By: KennyAlvarez and HenryMartinez6TH AND SEVENTH GRADE SURVEYStudents SurveyedWE SURVEYED THESTUDENTS ON THEFOLLOWING TOPICS:WHAT WAS THEIRFAVORITE GAME PLAYEDIN GYM? DO THEYPREFER TO PLAY GAMESAS A TEAM ORINDIVIDUALLY?THE FOLLOWING GRAPHSREPRESENT OR FINDINGS.Survey by: SaidTerrazas andAidan Paez

PAGE 4RED RAIDERS TIMESKEYPORT ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADEMarch 23, 2013 marked the8th annual Keyport’s St.Patrick’s Day Parade. TheParade started at St. Joseph’schurch and ended atFireman’s Park. It started at1:00 pm on Saturdayafternoon. There were manyparticipants such as our GrandMarshal, Harry Aumack,Keyport Fire Department,Keyport First Aid Squad andthe Cadets, Keyport OEMand CERT, Union Beach FireDepartment, KeyportIndians, Democratic Club,The Elks, Knights ofColumbus, The Masons,Keyport Historical Society,Keyport Kids, KeyportCentral School Band and GirlScouts. There were also 5pipe bands marching. Keyportreally did show they’re Irishpride!After the horrible mess thatHurricane Sandy caused thisreally brought the communitytogether. The day wasbeautiful and the weather wasperfect. I don’t think wecould’ve asked for a betterday. Even if you weren’tIrish, you could act as if youwere at the parade. The floatslooked amazing and everyoneenjoyed the parade. The bagpipers sounded great and sodid the bands. People camefrom all over just to see theKeyport’s St. Patrick’s DayParade!Story by: Kassidy Gray and Sage MoyerKCS SOFTBALLI, Mackenzie Matarese,recently spoke with theKeyport Central School’ssoftball coach, Miss Minuskin.Miss “M”, as she is commonlyknown as, has been coachingin the Central School for thepast three years. Beforecoaching the middle schoolsoftball team, she coached theKeyport High School varsityteam. Miss Minuskin is anexperienced softball player.She played while she was inhigh school and she reallyloves the sport.The 2013 softball season willcontinue until May 15 th . Theteam will be playing againstRed Bank, Keansburg, AsburyPark, Henry Hudson, UnionBeach and Monmouth Beach.Miss Minuskin hopes the2013 KCS softball team willhave a successful season andthat everyone involved has agreat time. Come out andsupport our team!Story by: Mackenzie MatereseART CLUBCaption describingpicture or graphic.Lately, many things havebeen going on with theKeyport Central School ArtClub. Art club is a club for6th and 7th graders to expresstheir artistic personality. It isafter school from 3:00pm to4:00pm. Right now, studentsare working on papier-mâchépiggy banks and self-portraitcollages. It’s a project wherethe collage will be all aboutyou and only you!There will be an upcomingart show on May 23rd here atthe Central School. As youknow, it’s the day of thedrama production. If youwould like to learn moreabout the upcoming art show,contact Ms. Forsyth at ext.2234. When walking throughKCS, you may be able towitness the amazing pieces ofart that our students haveproduced. Ms. Forsyth feelsthese 25 students are quitecreative and she looks for toseeing everyone May 23rd.Story by: E’lani Long– Williams andTara Lazo

SPRING 2013PAGE 5DAY IN OF THE LIFE OF A KINDERGARDEN STUDENTKindergarten StudentsMrs. Gutman & Mr. Card’sClassAngelie Cabreja is 5 years oldand likes the special art. She likesschool because she gets to play alot. In the classroom, theynormally do workshops likereading writing and math. Schoolis not hard for Angelie becauseshe thinks the specials andworkshops are easy.Mrs. Ferber & Ms. S’ ClassMadison Quinn and SophiaDesimas are both 6 years old.Their favorite special class is art.The like school because it is funand they also like the workshops.They things they normally do intheir class room is alsoworkshops like reading, writingmath and “blending letters”meaning putting letters togetherto make words. School is nothard for either of them becauseMrs. Ferber doesn’t make themdo hard stuff.Mrs. Romanetz, Mrs.Dinardi and Mrs. Martin’sClassMegan Hausmann is 6 years oldand her favorite special class is artand she likes school because theyget to do fun activities. Theynormally do planning and playhouse and workshops in theirclassroom. School is not hardbecause when it’s someone’sbirthday, they get to sing togetherand have snacks at the end of theday together.Mrs. Snowden & Ms.Balletta’s ClassHannah Sorokin and CaseyDinnigan are both 6 years old. tThey both like art as aspecial class. They each likeschool because they thinkit is fun and they do lots ofart. They also enjoy thepart of the day when theygo to the math able andreading table. They lovedoing reading and mathworkshops during class.School is hard sometimesbecause of the math, theirlearning addition andsubtraction but they like it.Story by: Amanda Salerno andCaroline TalamoSTUDENT OF THE MONTHThese students have beenchosen for Students ofthe Month because of alltheir hard work and effortthey have shown theirteacher so far this year.Look for more Studentsof the Month in our nextedition.Story by: Ray Robinson and JustinYoungKaycee – Q. What is your favoriteclass? A. MathMichael – Q. What is your favoritespecial area class? A. GymMakayla- Q. What is your favoritebook? A. James and Giant PeachTyler- Q. What are your favoritesports/hobbies? A. BasketballMarkaysha- Q. What is your favoriteclass? A.MathMustafa- Q. What is your favoritespecial area class? A. GymShannon- What is your favoriteclass? A. MathKimberly- Q. What is your favoritespecial area class? A. GymJared- Q. What is your favoritebook? A. Captain UnderpantsAdrianna- Q. What are yourfavorite sports/hobbies? A. SoftballLizabeth- Q. What is your favoriteclass? A. Language ArtsAlex- Q. What is your favoritespecial area class? A. GymJosh- Q. What is your favoriteclass? A. Language ArtsJair- Q. What is your favoritespecial area class? A. ArtJaclyn- Q. What is your favoritebook? A. Hunger GamesAlexis- Q. What is your favoritebook? A. R.L. StinesAlison- Q. What is your favoritebook? A. Time of the TwinsLila- Q. What are your favoritesports/hobbies? A. BasketballAlyssa- Q. What are your favoritesports/hobbies? A. Dance

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