Faust News
Third Marking Period Newsletter
From the Principal's Desk
Dear Faust School Families,
I hope that all your loved ones are safe and well. Thank you so much for your understanding and patience as we all adjust to the recent changes in our everyday lives and your child's education. I am incredibly appreciative of our teachers and professional support staff members for their hard work and positivity to ensure that our students continue to learn outside of Faust School. I am also very grateful to our parents for their assistance and support in transitioning their homes into virtual classrooms. While it is our responsibility to educate our students, we also understand that it can be challenging to have your child stay focused and adhere to a schedule when learning from home. We will continue to support our families and remain dedicated to our students' academic, physical, social, emotional, and mental health. Should you have any questions or concerns about any learning activities, assignments, or the daily schedule, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher for assistance.
During this time of social distancing, your child may need help in making sense of what they hear in a way that is honest, accurate, and minimizes anxiety or fear. Below is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's general principles for talking to children about COVID 19:
Remain calm and reassuring- Remember that children will react to both what you say and how you say it. They will pick up cues from the conversations you have with them and with others.
Make yourself available to listen and to talk- Make time to talk. Be sure children know they can come to you when they have questions.
Avoid language that might blame others and lead to stigma- Remember that viruses can make anyone sick, regardless of a person's race or ethnicity.
Pay attention to what children see or hear on television, radio, or online- Consider reducing the amount of screen time focused on COVID-19. Too much information on one topic can lead to anxiety.
Provide information that is honest and accurate- Give children information that is truthful and appropriate for the age and developmental level of the child. Talk to children about how some stories on COVID-19 on the Internet and social media may be based on rumors and inaccurate information.
Teach children everyday actions to reduce the spread of germs- Remind children to stay away from people who are coughing or sneezing or sick. Remind them to cough or sneeze into a tissue or their elbow, then throw the tissue into the trash.
Get children into a handwashing habit- Teach them to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, teach them to use hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer should contain at least 60% alcohol.
In closing, I want to reassure you that the East Rutherford School District's top priority is the safety and well-being of everyone. We look forward to the day that we can open our doors again and be able to provide an educational experience that brings us back to a normal routine of socializing and learning. Please stay positive and be strong, and together, we will get through this!
Warm regards,
Regina Barrale, Principal
Two Weddings & a Baby
Ms. Dwyer became Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Barnett's Family Grew
Noah Grace Barnett was born at 5:08 am on April 11th.
Ms. Addeo became Mrs. Bronowich
When We Went to School
March Mammal Madness
March Mammal Madness is a fun little twist on the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Students decided which organism would win in battles based on their adaptations. Mrs. O'Connor's class tipped off the tournament before remote learning started. The final battle was April 1st. Gianfranco Sung was the champion of the sixth grade and Mr. Barone was the champion for the staff. Mrs. O'Connor encourages parents to participate next year!
5th Grade Marble Run
The fifth grade recently worked together to show their writing, math and science skills. Students in Mrs. DiLascio's 5th grade science class used dominoes to show how potential and kinetic energy worked. Students built their own designs, set them off to show how the motion changes and transfers energy from one domino to the next.
Students also created marble runs to show potential, kinetic energy, and also force and motion. Students had to use precise measurement for both projects and write summaries explaining the objective. All had fun designing and executing their projects.
Remote Instruction
Science With Mr. Rizi
In the spirit of Earth Day, Mr. Rizi's 7th grade science students have been thinking about the planet and how we impact it in our daily lives. Students have been using online tools and reflecting on their own behaviors to examine how our actions have consequences for our environment. Students first reflected on how to help live a more sustainable life. Actions such as recycling, taking shorter showers, and turning off the lights when not in use were cited. Students then quizzed themselves on what key facts they knew about our planet. Some were surprised to learn that they had forgotten that the Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun! However, everyone knew that the Earth was approximately 4.5 billion years old. Phew!
Later students took a careful look at air pollution around the world using an online simulator (see image). The simulator allowed students to compare Nitrogen Dioxide levels across the globe for the last 4 months during the COVID-19 quarantines. They were intrigued at how highly populated areas such as Eastern China and parts of India have reduced their pollution levels dramatically due to the decreased consumption of fossil fuels.
To end Earth day activities, students reflected on how much carbon dioxide their own families put out into the air by using an online calculator. The calculator prompted students to answer 10 questions and gave them a rough estimate of how environmentally friendly their actions were based on their answers. This allowed students to reflect on their behaviors and be more cognizant of things they can do to decrease their own carbon footprint.
United as Wildcats
As our students are adjusting to what has become the new “normal”, the Faust Math Department would like to take this opportunity to express how extremely proud of our students we are. Our students, who are always on their game, have really stepped up to the plate to make the best out of the current situation we are in. Our students have been working diligently on various online platforms including Google Classroom, IXL, Khan Academy, Freckle, Kahoot!, Quizizz, Pearson Realize and more! We can’t express how much we miss seeing our students' smiling faces every day. Staying united as Wildcats will let us come back stronger than ever. Remember, the greater the storm, the brighter the rainbow.
The Pulsera Project Sale
World Language
Remote Reading
The students are also applying their mastery of using RACE when writing their answers to constructed response questions. We are so impressed by our students’ diligence and effort during this difficult time. Shown above is sixth grader Teagan DeVoe hard at work at her home workspace.
Ms. Petraitis 7th Grade
As we moved through the marking period, we continued to practice the process of close reading informational and narrative texts, while using text evidence to support our responses. This is an important feature of the reading and writing process, as it lends credibility to our work. To begin the month of April, students were able to remotely read and analyze poetry in celebration of "National Poetry Month."
8th Grade ELA
All eighth graders have been working very hard in their ELA classes over the past month since we went on remote learning. Students have been enjoying reading current events articles online, responding to questions, and constructing essays stating their opinion on these current events. Even though we are out of the classroom, we are still focusing on using elevated vocabulary, cohesive transition words, and analytical writing structure. The students also participated in writing conferences with their teacher, revise and edit, and then resubmit for a final grade.
7th Grade Social Studies
We are pleased to announce the Honor Rolls for the Third Marking Period
Principal’s Honor Roll
5th Grade
Jaslin Andres
Gabriella Arcell
Lorenna Bucceri
Devendra Chattopadhyay
Jharyel Cuello
Jayita Iyengar
Shravya Kaja
Alanna Onyango
Ipek Oruc
Laila Ramirez
Nicholas Trampler
Sarah Valenzuela
Zoey Werner
6th Grade
HemaSai Adda
Everett Bell
Adam Bourouf
Tenpa Dhargyal
Janaea Guerrier
Avyukt Gupta
Leah Koziol
Gabriella Krol
Fernando Ramos-Garcia
Jaelyn Schanel
Viktoria Siwik
Tenzin Tsultrim
Grade 7
Adrianna Alvarez
Tyler Bell
Gustavo Costa
Ursula Denisiuk
David Forero Rodriguez
Charles Groh
Jose Martinez
Kunjal Narkhede
Christian Nieves
Eesha Oza
Adam Pamula
Ariana Rey-Rodriguez
Sonal Shahani
Carole Tanui
Noella Turla
8th Grade
Sara Aggarwal
Aidan Almeida
Emma Aumack
Clara Barsoum
Nicole Biegun
Camille Diaz
Emily Dong
Lara Erdogan
Kinjal Gupta
Victoria Hernandez Garcia
Szymon Kowal
Lucas LIn
Kacie Lu
Gabriella O’Hare
Gabrielle Szymski
Yeji Yun
Commendable Honor Roll
Grade 5
Lavenesh Anaimalai Rajaboopathi
Giovanni Dennis Arcell
Matteo Bencivenga
Maja Gajewicz
Malia Gbaguidi
Levi Lopez
Bianca Marrero
Koa McLaurin
Kevin Nagin
Andrew Offreda
Julia Pamula
Vedant Patil
Ronald Peck
Olivia Piazza
Lisa Shaka
Jessica Sunder
Vanessa Uribe-Garcia
Nicolas Zak
Grade 6
Miguel Cardoza
Taylor Chisholm
Gabriel Coelho Ribeiro
Erin Corby
Teagan DeVoe
Katelynn Holland
Marissa Holt
Angelli Jimenez
Joy Kim
Mia Merli
Giovanni Michaca
Jenna Marie Presto
Jaden Rivera
Joseph Sciancalepore-Morreale
Stephanie Szperlak
Grade 7
Goumana Abouelbahy Elnaggr
Gavin Barboza
Sanjushree Bastia
Theoentle Boniface
Kristen Dearborn
Julie Estrada
Analise Feliz
Cid Hernandez
Kangho Kim
Lhaze Kunsang
Ysu Lee
Ryan McGuire
Tenzin Namdol
Alexandra Offreda
Rodolfo Ortega
Nina Podkalicka
Brian Salib
Jakub Slezak
Grade 8
Diego Almanza
Matthew Bulger
Brianna Gjekaj
Steel Grabowski
Jada Heron
Megan Kruse
Alexandra Majdanski
Taisha Manrique
Jhoanis Marin-Arrojo
Taylorrose Pascale
Daisy Perea-Ortega
Mark Ricco
Bella Shi
Gianna Slater
Anthony Szperlak
Cole Thomas
Christopher Zawadzki