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It is the time of year that we stop to enjoy family,
friends and to give thanks. We at Hoboken Middle School
are thankful for the opportunity to teach your children.
We are thankful for the parents who have supported and
continue to support our program.
We wish you and your families a very happy and
healthy Thanksgiving.
- Tara Donnelly
Coordinator’s Message
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P R O G R A M C O O R D I N A T O R : T A R A D O N N E L L Y
November 23rd—Report cards available through the Parent Portal in Gen-
esis
November 23rd—1:00 pm dismissal
November 24th, 25th—School closed for Thanksgiving
Upcoming Events
INSIDE
THIS
ISSUE:
Coordinator’s
Message
PLTW
Biomedical
Science
Spotlight on
ELA Classes
Crafts Club
Middle School
Staff
Directory
P A G E 2
Project Lead The
Way empowers
students with a
variety of skills,
such as problem-
solving strategies,
thinking critically
and creatively,
communicating
and collaborating
with others, and
persevering when
something does
not work the first
time.
- From the Project
Lead the Way
website,
PLTW.org
Analyzing Heart Rates Last week, Ms. Kurt’s students in PLTW learned about the proper way health
professionals take patients’ pulse and heart rate. The lesson began by review-
ing the basics of healthy heart rates and what the normal adult and child heart
rate ranges are. Then students got to practice being patients and doctors by
using stethoscopes to listen to each other's hearts and calculate BPM (beats
per minute). Our young scientists even got some light exercise to see if exer-
cise impacts their heart rate!
P A G E 3
8th graders in Miss Falcone’s English classes have
been focusing on the theme of personal identity
as they begin to finish the novel, Miss Peregrine’s
Home for Peculiar Children. This week students
composed their own definition of personal iden-
tity as being special in your own way. Some of
our students identify themselves as funny, hard-
working, and out-
going. Students will
continue to analyze
this theme when we
return from the
Thanksgiving break.
Mrs. Della Fave reports that the grade 7
ELA classes are wrapping up their study of S.E.
Hinton’s classic young adult novel The Outsiders,
originally published in 1967, and still beloved even
today.
Discussions of the book have centered
around what it means to be a hero and that
sometimes we all feel like outsiders. In order to
really analyze the main character, Ponyboy, stu-
dents are assigned to create a Facebook profile
for him.
The grade 7 ELA teachers are planning a
screening of the 1983 film based on the novel as a
special treat for the students.
Students have truly enjoyed the novel and find it easy to relate to the characters in the tight-
knit Curtis family.
“I’m not in competition with anybody, but my-
self. My goal is beat my last performance.”
--Celine Dion
November 17th marked the first day of the second
quarter! Can you believe it?
Ms. Falcone’s classes spent some time devising aca-
demic goals for the second marking period. Some
goals included:
Strengthen closing paragraph in night writes
Keep English binder more organized
Stay focused
Earn a 90 or above
Students will check in with goals at interim on De-cember 22nd and again at the end of the marking
period!
We are all Outsiders What is Your Personal
Identity?
Setting Goals for a Successful Second Marking Period
How crafty they are! Our theme the past few weeks in the Sewing and Crafts Club has centered
on books. Students used recycled materials to create tiny books for their
own use. Three weeks ago we used candy boxes and tissue boxes for the
book covers and regular printer paper for the pages. We used a hole puncher
and small pliable rings for the binding. Last week we made accordion-fold
books with cardboard and origami paper covers. This week we used Miss
Crafty’s new binding machine and recycled gift cards to make another version
of tiny books. Using the gift cards for the front cover and recycled cardboard
for the back, students punched the pages and covers and operated the binding
machine to perfectly bind their books.
P A G E 4
Contact Us
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Staff Name Position/Subjects Email Address
Tara Donnelly Program Coordinator [email protected]
Don Cooley Guidance Counselor [email protected]
John Casella Math [email protected]
Steve D’Bernado History [email protected]
Andrea DellaFave English Language Arts [email protected]
Jaclyn Dickerson English Language Arts [email protected]
Stephanie Falcone English Language Arts [email protected]
Lauren Geleailen English Language Arts [email protected]
Jackie Gennarelli Math [email protected]
Michael Joffe Science [email protected]
Derya Kurt Project Lead The Way [email protected]
Sean Maurizi Science [email protected]
Monica Richard Math [email protected]
Louis Taglieri History [email protected]
Bridget Minogue English Language Arts [email protected]
Frank Rizzo English Language Arts, Science, History [email protected]
Eric Van Gyzen Project Lead The Way [email protected]
Robert Zak Math , History, Science [email protected]
We are happy to communicate with you to help your children achieve. Please do
not hesitate to reach out to our staff at the email addresses listed below. You can
also email teachers from within the Genesis Parent Portal. If you need to call the
school, our number is (201) 356-3750.
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