Clinton Township Newsletter

Rd V Scho The WordMasters Challenge™ is a national competition for students in grades 3-8 that encourages growth in vocabulary and verbal reasoning. Each year, over 150,000 students from some of the best public and private schools throughout the United States participate in the WordMasters Challenge. WordMasters celebrated its 31st year of challenging students across the nation to improve their vocabulary development. Classroom teachers and Mrs. Sielaff work with the students prior to each meet. For the past two years, at the end of the competition, Round Valley has been ranked nationally. This year, our 5th grade team placed tenth in the nation and our 6th grade team placed 11th! In addition, to being top scorers, many of our students received highest honor recognition. "Highest Honors" are reserved for those students who have finished among the top 10-15 students in the country at their grade level. We had five students recognized for this accomplishment . "High Honors" are for those students who have finished among the top 2% of all competitors at their grade levels. Round Valley had nine students reach this level. What an outstanding achievement! t Tohip Midd Scho The 2017 Hunterdon Film Festival, was held at CTMS. This year we had students from three area schools attend. Students must make a 4-6 minute documentary film on the topic of their choice. The film must include a script, pertinent data, an interview with an expert, and many other editing criteria. CTMS winners were: 2nd place: Olivia Malok, Molly McDermitt and Rachel Gottlieb for "Animal Testing," 3rd place: Nathan Gilvey and Garrett Gonzalez-Rivas for "Freaky Fears", Judges' Choice: Carrie Lotito and Jenna Lebbing for "On the Air", Social Justice Vision: Jovan Jackson for "Black Lives Matter". Joanne Filus, SRS Karen Sinagra, PMGS Ruth Stieh, RVS Sherri Ann Parsh, CTMS WordMasters Challenge Champions! Governor's Educators of the Year Recipients! L-R, Molly Cokeley, Kathryn Wolf and Kevin Zhang Congratulations to all Clinton Township Governor's Educators of the Year recipients! An awards luncheon took place at the Hunterdon County Polytech building, where all Hunterdon County Educators of the Year were recognized. Thank you all for your endless dedication! "I believe teaching is the most important and influential job a person could have." – K. McRae "I believe the core of student achievement is rooted in passion, a strong pedagogical knowledge, and the ability to look beyond the classroom." – J. Filus "All children have special gifts and deserve to have their needs met with respect and an open heart." – L. Miller Dawn Hauck, CTMS Kristin McRae, PMGS Lisa Miller, SRS Jennifer Paccione, RVS "I look at all aspects of the role of student and I strive to create a warm, friendly atmosphere in which students feel comfortable trying new challenges and perhaps making mistakes." – K. Sinagra L-R, Sahasra Datla, Natalie Olson, Julia Rhinehart, Odin Llull, Rylan Jessop and Jack Haring "My educational philosophy in our current age of accountability involves the student as an integral part of their learning. As an educator I will give my students the tools needed to become the best reader and writer they can be." – J. Paccione "We are all students everyday. As we continue to grow, sharing our time and talents with students and with each other, we will be promoting the love of learning and the development of all students to their greatest potential." – R. Stieh "Live, love, laugh! I feel that these small, yet powerful words express my philosophy of teaching. Everyday, I encourage my students to live to the fullest by always putting forth their best effort in school." – D. Hauck As an educator, I believe it is important to create a mutually respectful teacher-student partnership. Children should be challenged to reach their goals, and it is an effective educator's responsibility to help them do so." – S.A. Parsh

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