Lenape Meadows News
OCTOBER 2009
Principal’s Message
Table of Contents
Principal’s Message 1 Cerame (Library) back with
LMS Staff 2 It was wonderful to see all
HSO President’s And….we’re off!
Message 3 The 2009-2010 school year
had a great start, thanks to
Lenape Meadows School’s
terrific staff and families. By
HSO Committees 3 now, summer vacation is
but a memory and we’ve
all settled into a familiar
school routine.
Safety Reminder 4
It has been wonderful to
see our returning students
Message from Committee and families and to
welcome new ones to our
Chairs 6 school. Though we’re the
district’s largest primary
school (at almost 500
students), we are a close
Message from Committee and supportive community
dedicated to ensuring that
Chairs (cont.) 7
these early school years
build a strong foundation
for future learning in a safe
Message from Committee and nurturing environment.
Chairs (cont.) 8 In addition to welcoming
new children and families
to our school, we also
welcome some new staff
Kids’ Corner 9 members:
• Kelly Santonacita,
Teacher, Gr. 1
Calendar 10 • Courtney Booth,
Teacher, Gr. 2
• Andrew Gold,
Teacher, Gr. 2
• Jennifer Fitzgerald,
Teacher, Gr. 3
• Michelle Dock,
Paraprofessional, Gr. 1
Christine Zimmermann, Principal
Maria Acosta, Vice-Principal
It’s also good to have Mrs.
Harrington (Art) and Mrs.
us from their maternity
leaves. We missed them!
the parents and guardians
who came to Back to
School Night on September
10th. It was our first time
having all the grades on
one night, and despite a
few logistical challenges,
we hope that all who
attended left feeling good
about our school and
programs. We value our
partnership with our
students’ families and
welcome your thoughts,
suggestions, and assistance
at all points throughout the
school year.
Our school objectives this
year focus on utilizing
assessments and
differentiated instruction to
strengthen students’ math
(especially computation)
and reading skills. Parents
can help with these goals
by encouraging regular
daily reading time (either
reading to your child or
having him/her read
independently) and
memorizing basic math
facts appropriate to your
child’s grade level. Our
school will be closed to
students on Columbus Day,
but our staff will be learning
all about “Response to
Intervention” (or RTI), a
method that provides
critical information about
the instructional needs of
students and helps the
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teacher to create effective
educational interventions
that maximize student
achievement.
We are continuing to use
the Responsive Classroom
approach at both the
classroom and whole
school level to help
children build social-
emotional and academic
competencies. Some
important components of
the practice are class
meetings, student
involvement in rule
creation, interactive
modeling, positive teacher
language, logical
consequences, working
with families, and
collaborative problem
solving. Lenape Meadows
teachers have been
utilizing Responsive
Classroom methods for a
couple of years now and
we have seen a positive
impact on social skills and
school climate.
Our school’s technology
capabilities continue to
grow. Thanks to the
generosity of the Mahwah
Schools Foundation, our
Home School Organization
(HSO), and the district,
Promethean interactive
white boards are now in all
of our second and third
grade classrooms, most first
grade classrooms, and one
kindergarten classroom.
As the funds become
available, we are
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Principal’s Message Continued…

committed to installing a
Promethean board in all K-3
classrooms. Research has shown
that interactive whiteboards
increase student engagement
and motivation and aid in
knowledge retention. The
teachers who have been using
the boards to date have been
excited by their dynamic
classroom applications.
As we focus on important
academic and social-emotional
issues, we are also keeping
watch on the latest
developments for the H1N1 flu
virus. While we are hopeful that
the impact of the virus will be
minimal, the district is developing
plans in the event of possible
school closures due to H1N1. For
the first time, the state of New
Jersey has said that if districts can
show that instruction can
continue even if schools are
closed, those closed days may
“count” toward the mandated
180 annual school days. The
Staff List
district is presently working on “at
home” learning plans that
students and parents can access
either via the Internet, e-mail, or
hard copy. We will keep our
families updated as our plan
develops. If you haven’t
provided us with your e-mail
address yet, please do so
immediately (e-mail Mrs. Acosta,
our assistant principal:
macosta@mahwah.k12.nj.us).
Communication via the Internet
and e-mail will become
increasingly important in the
event of school closures due to
the flu. In the meantime, we are
ensuring that our students use
good sanitary and hygiene
practices in school and that our
custodians are doing all they can
to keep surfaces clean. Parents
can help by keeping children
home when they are sick.
October is a very busy and
exciting month. We hope to see
you at the Walkathon on
Saturday, October 17, our HSO’s
biggest fundraiser of the year.
Funds raised through the HSO
directly benefit your children (by
paying for assembly and co-
curricular programs and
defraying the cost of field trips),
so please try to help any way you
can. I encourage your active
membership in our wonderful
HSO this year, at whatever time
commitment you are able to
make. As the old saying goes:
Many hands make light work!
Look for information about our
Fall Book Fair, Picture Day, and
our annual Halloween parade. If
you can make it, we’d love to
see you at our first “Second Cup
of Coffee” meeting of the year,
which will take place from 9-10
A.M. on Tuesday, October 27 in
our cafeteria. It’s an informal
meeting of parents, Mrs. Acosta,
and me and offers an
opportunity to exchange ideas
and learn about what’s going on
at school.
We hope to see you soon!
Christine Zimmermann
Principal

Resource Center
Principal Kindergarten Maria Gramuglia Speech/Language Therapists
Christine Zimmermann Jane Fahey Jennifer Koby Hannah Brodsky
Dana Griesbach Mark Phelan Valerie Massrock
Assistant Principal Julie Smith Kristen Oroszlany
Maria A. Acosta Library/Media Specialist Peggy Kollmann
First Grade Dorene Cerame
Secretaries Janelle Aharoni Paraprofessionals
Linda Grev Anne Hackett Physical Education Stacy Azevedo
Gaynell Ferber Ellen Mahoney Jason Calhoun Susan Begg
Cathy Muscarelle Marvin Glaubach Patricia DeFreese
Nurse Kelly Santonacita Mary Pisani Michele Dock
Jean McSweeney Urszula Uzar Diane Drejman
Art Tara Florio
Child Study Team Second Grade Courtney Harrington Carol Fylstra
Linda Edwards Courtney Booth Peppi Gardner
Maryellen Reid Andrew Gold Music Priscilla Giancaspro
Jean Sluka Jennifer Lederer Greg Baker Darryl Johnson
Gladys Fernandez Crista Mapes Barbara Owen Lisa Lamontagne
Eileen Quann Connie Lehmann
ESL Kathy Sabella Math Improvement Dottie Mann
Nancy Merrigan Denise Varricchio Susan Manziano
Third Grade Sharon Ticchio Jackie Pepe
Pre-K Beth Clark Laurie Rosen
Jane Donlan Julie Contey Reading Improvement Elena Sgambati
Marilyn Haberman Jennifer Fitzgerald Lori Edwards Lorna Silberbush
Marjorie Powers Kristin Pacelli Eleanor Novack
Susan Silberman Gillian Rogers Head Custodian
Sheila Sharp Bob Aromando

Cafeteria/Pomptonian
Andrea Soha

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HSO President’s Message

Welcome back to school
everyone! I can’t believe
September has come and
gone already. By now
everyone has settled in to
the new school year and
has made some new
friends.
If you attended Back to
School Night, you were
able to see your child’s
teacher and learn a little
about the HSO and what
we are here to do.
coming up quickly.
The Lenape Meadows
Walk-a-thon is being held
on Saturday, October 17th,
from 10:00 to 2:00 right in
our gym. It is held rain or
shine! Plan on coming to
support our school and let
the children enjoy a fun-
filled day. We are still in
need of volunteers; please
contact someone on the
committee if you can help
out.
missed it, our next meeting
will be October 14th. It
starts at 9:00 AM in the
cafeteria. Please mark it
on your calendar. We
would love to see you
there.
If you would like to get
more information about
anything that goes on
throughout the school year,
please contact me at
201-236-8583, or
lmprez@verizon.net.

The HSO is here to benefit
our children. We are
working hard on so many
fundraisers that enable the
children to go on field trips
and enjoy so many other
entertaining activities
throughout the year. Our
biggest event of the year is
I would like to remind
everyone that HSO
meetings are held on the
second Wednesday of
each month. A schedule
was sent home in the
beginning of the year with
all the other information
you need to know. If you
We are all looking forward
to a wonderful school year
here at Lenape Meadows
School.
Linda Grippo
HSO President

HSO Committees and Chairs 2009-2010

Assembly Coordinator – Lisa Lamster
Astronomy Night – Karen Finneran
Board of Ed Rep – Denise Pikowski
Book Fair – Lisa Himpele, Phyllis Iannucci
Books and Beyond – Waseekah Rizwan, Carolyn Urbaniank
Box Tops for ED – Bonnie Latona
Class Parent Coordinator – Lisa Himpele
Cookie/Pie Fundraiser – Phyllis Iannucci, Allison Schlackman
Custodian Day – Lisa Lamster
Directory – Waseekah Rizwan
Fall Fundraiser – Linda Grippo, Phyllis Iannucci
Family Fun Night – Benjamin Kezmarsky, Colleen Woelfel
Field Day K and First – Beckey Shields
Field Day 2nd & 3rd Grade – Rachel Devine, Michelle Kornfeld-Loewy, Carolyn Urbaniank
Green Meadows – Cindy Buchallter, Laura Spain,
Holiday Gift Fair – Jennifer Crissey, Linda Grippo, Colleen Woelfel
Hospitality – Linda Grippo, Denise Pikowski
HSO Appreciation - Colleen Woelfel
HSO Booster Drive – Sue Reardon
HSO President – Linda Grippo
HSO Secretary – Carolyn Urbaniank
HSO Treasurer – Lauren Wall
HSP Vice President – Lisa Himpele
Library Coordinator - Carolyn Urbaniank
Kids Stuff Fundraiser – Michelle Kornfeld-Loewy
Kindergarten Celebration – Suzanne Daniels, Lisa Himpele, Tara Santora, Beckey Shields
Kindergarten Registration – Suzanne Daniels, Lisa Himpele, Lisa Lamster, Dhara Patel
Newsletter – Amy Frost, Waseekah Rizwan
Nominating Committee – Wendy Brooks, Phyllis Iannucci, Allison Schlackman
Note Card Fundraiser – Wendy Brooks, Allison Schlackman
Pizza Sale – Gerri Graniero
Playground - Phyllis Iannucci
Publicity – Laurie Sargenti, Su Spira
Science Day – Lisa Lamster, Kerri Sherer
School Beautification – Michelle Kornfeld-Loewy, Annette Powers, Carolyn Urbaniank

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HSO Committees and Chairs 2009-2010 continued…

Simple Supper – Victoria Ackerson, Christina Wilczynski
Spirit Days Coordinator – Wendy Brooks
Staff Appreciation Lunch – Dhara Patel, Laura Spain
Staff Holiday Luncheon – Sue Reardon Chung, Dhara Patel, Annette Powers
Start of School Packets – Amy Frost, Maureen Kayal, Waseekah Rizwan
Start of School Supplies - Phyllis Iannucci Lights, Camera,
T-Shirt Sale – Estela Blaustein Smile!!
Third Grade Celebration – Linda Grippo, Lisa Lamster School Picture
Walk-A-Thon – Linda Grippo, Lisa Himpele
Walk-A-Thon Basket – Karen Finneran, Gerry Graniero, Laurie Sargenti
Day is Wed.,
Walk-A-Thon Volunteer – Kerri Sherer, Amy Frost 10/28/2009
Walk-A-Thon Registration – Terri Arciero

Safety Reminders for Car Drop Off and Pick Up

1. Please stay in one lane and pull SLOWLY up to the sidewalk in front of the school.
2. The first car should pull all the way up to the “green man,” with all cars behind following.
3. Please do not block the crosswalk.
4. Children should exit/enter on the right side of the vehicle directly adjacent to the sidewalk. Exiting can be done all
along the sidewalk, not just at the front of the drop off line.
5. To keep our line moving in a timely manner, children who are dropped off/picked up in our driveway should be able
to exit/enter the vehicle on their own.
6. If you feel that it is necessary to get out of the car and assist your child in any way, you must park in the lot or in a
legal parking space (along the drive and not marked by yellow lines) and walk your child to the front door.
7. Once your child has exited your vehicle, please stay in line and follow the car in front of you out of the driveway.
8. Parents/guardians who choose to walk their children to the front door in the morning are asked not to enter the
building at that time unless they have business in the office, an appointment with a teacher, or are dropping off a
child to KEP. Safety patrol students escort kindergartners and first graders to their line-up area in the gym. Second
and third graders walk unescorted to our cafeteria.
9. For the safety of all pedestrians, please refrain from using your cell phone while in our driveway.
10. Students may be dropped off between 8:25 and 8:50 only. After 8:50, they are late and must be accompanied into
the building by a parent/guardian and be signed in as late.

We appreciate your cooperation with our procedures. They are for the safety of all of our students. If you have any questions,
please call the Main Office.

Take a Health Break The Mahwah Schools are neither recommending for nor
Dear Parent/Guardian, against having your child receive this vaccine.

The Northwest Bergen Regional Health Center is planning to offer To access the survey, please click on the link below. As
vaccinations for the H1N1 Flu free of charge, through a grant from always your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
the federal government. The vaccination will be offered
to individuals from the ages of 6 months to 24 years, along with http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4H5_2bNY7NDQ
other individuals who are considered at-risk due to certain medical N2w5_2bwQ01oIA_3d_3d
conditions. The vaccinations will be administered in a Mahwah
school facility, either in the evening or on a Saturday. It is * WE APOLOGIZE TO THOSE WHO ATTEMPTED
anticipated that the vaccinations will be offered in either late October TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY AND WERE TOLD
or early November. In an effort to assist the Mahwah Township THAT IT WAS CLOSED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN
Health Department in their planning for the number or vaccines that
will be needed, we ask for your assistance by completing a very
FIXED AND YOU CAN NOW ACCESS THE
short survey. The survey should take less than two minutes to SURVEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
complete. UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION!

Response to the survey does not bind you to a decision at this time. Sincerely,
If you have questions about having your child receive the
vaccination or not, please consult with your child's doctor. Additional Charles V. Montesano, Ed.D.
information regarding the vaccination program will be sent from the Superintendent
Health Department as it gets closer to the date of the vaccinations. Mahwah Public Schools
Vaccinations may also be provided through your child's primary
health care provider.

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Note from the Lenape Meadows School Library
Welcome back to a new school year!!! We are happy to start another exciting school year
during which we will all learn and grow. The following is some information for you about our
Library program.

The aim of our library program is to enable students to develop a lifelong love of reading.
Through visits to and learning about the library, students will learn responsibility for someone
else’s property. You can help by keeping library books and borrowing privileges your
child(ren)’s responsibility. There are things that you could do at home to foster this
development. Some ideas include:

_ Posting your child’s school schedule at home where he/she can clearly see when
Library Day is.
_ Create a reading model for your child.
_ Create a special reading space in which to keep library books safe from babies
and pets.
_ Treasure the written word- make collages with your child, play word games, read
together.
_ Provide support in the form of praise when your child(ren) accomplish(es) reading
progress (such as finishing a book, reading a whole sentence without help, learning
a new sound).
Rules, standards and policies - Borrowing EDITOR’S DESK
When students finish books before their library day, we encourage them to come back to Welcome to the first issue of the
the library to choose another book. This year, our school library will be opened all day Lenape Meadows School Newsletter
Monday for these exchanges. This will be possible if students follow certain guidelines. of the 2009-2010 school year.
Some of these are walking to library quietly and responsibly. Our borrowing policy is Thank you to all those who
simple: if you borrow a book, you return it the next week you visit library. If more time is submitted content. We wouldn’t
needed, then a student may renew a book. have been able to put this together
Overdue Books without your support.
When a student has forgotten a book, they will not be permitted to borrow another. A note Look forward to our LMS newsletter
will be sent home including the name of the student and the title of the book. Upon on the 1st week of every month.
returning library materials, the student will be allowed to borrow again. If a student Please contact us with your
continues to forget a book, another note will be sent home, including the cost to comments, suggestions, and, of
replace the book. We need your help to keep books in a safe spot at home, course, your articles!
somewhere your child can reach them.
Volunteers Thank you!
We are always in need of volunteers. We need help getting the “just right” book into the Waseekah Rizwan and
readers’ hands, re-shelving returns and gathering resources for teachers. If you have a (waseekah@gmail.com)
special talent and could offer something special to our classes, please let us know. We Amy Frost (ameliafrost@yahoo.com)
would like to plan a special activity and have you in!

Looking forward to a bright new year,

Dorene Cerame
LM Library/Media Specialist

Walk-A-Thon – October 17
All Lenape Meadows School families and friends are welcome to come
and enjoy the fun at the school's Carnival/Walk-A-Thon fundraiser on
Saturday, October 17, rain or shine. The fun runs from 10:00 to 2:00 pm.
Our annual walk-a-thon is held at the Lenape Meadows School and is
our biggest fundraiser of the school year. The event is held indoors and
includes a walk-a-thon, as well as many other activities for the children
(air rides, face & nail painting, tattoos, spin art, and games) – all this for
$13.00 per child. There will be refreshments available as well as a 50 / 50
and great prizes to be won. We need your help! If you can volunteer,
please call Kerri Sherer at 201-512-1166 or Linda Grippo at 201-236-8583.

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WALK-A-THON – October 17
YOU ARE NEEDED!!
The big day is Saturday, October 17, 2009. We need volunteers for the checkpoints,
refreshment stands, registration, raffles, face painting, bake sale, and more. We
would really appreciate two hours of your time to make this a great success!!!

IF YOU CAN LEND A HELPING HAND, PLEASE FILL IN THE FORM BELOW OR GIVE US A
CALL!!

Name: ________________ / Phone___________

I will be available at the following time(s):

9 AM -11 AM ___ 11 AM- 1 PM ___ 1 PM - 3 PM ___

Chairpeople Kerri Sherer 512-1166

Amy Frost 529-0016

FALL BOOK FAIR BOOSTER DRIVE

The LMHSO Booster Drive is still
underway. If you have already
Lenape Meadows supported us... thank you! If you
Scholastic Book Fair! haven't done so yet, there's still time!
We are asking for donations of
*CLASSROOM # 1 (first floor)* $10.00 per student, with a maximum
Monday, October, 19 - Friday, of $20.00 per household (although
October 23, 2009 any amount will gladly be accepted).
Monday - Thursday 9am - Please make checks payable to
3:15pm LMHSO (do not combine with other
programs) and return it to your
Friday 9am – 12 noon child's teacher in an envelope
marked BOOSTER DRIVE.
BOOK FAIR FAMILY EVENT:
Saturday, October 17th 10am- *Every parent/guardian is
2pm (at the Walk-A-Thon) automatically a member of the HSO
with or without a donation.
Please look for the Book Fair
flyer and Volunteer Form that Thank you for your support!
will be sent home during the first Sue Reardon
week of October. Booster Committee Chairperson
LMS Sprit Day!
(10-02 / 11-06)
Show your LM
pride! Wear our
school colors,
blue & gray

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Get Your Artist Smocks Ready!
Lenape Meadows Annual
NOTECARD Fundraiser will
begin in October. Order
forms will be sent home
with your child from art
class. Be Creative! Create
Thank You notes, Birthday
Cards, Holiday cards -- the
ideas are endless..... Each
box of My Art Cards
contains 20 note cards and
20 envelopes. The note
cards arrive in a gift box
with a ribbon. The note
cards are 8.5” tall x 5.25”
wide when flat, and fold to
4.25” tall x 5.25” wide. Each
card has a place on the
back for the artist’s
signature.
Also available to us this
year: Each My
Masterpiece, takes the
“front-side” art and
dramatically enlarges it to
Box Tops
Sorry to interrupt your regularly  Drum roll please!!!  Here’s the  their class’s race  Tyson Project A+
scheduled program…this just in…  moment you were waiting  car ranks.
THE RACE IS ON!.  Thank you for  for…the drawing winners for    Program
fueling your Box Tops race cars. 
This month you have collected 
$219.30 in fuel for your Race 
Cars (and our school)!  The 
School’s goal is $200.00 per 
month.  This makes the yearly 
goal $2,000.00!  We can do it!   
We’re off to a great start!!!  
Congratulations to Ms. Uzar’s 
class!  Their Race Car 7 is in the 
lead with $30.50!!  Following is 
Mrs. Mahoney’s class’s Race Car 
8, which is in second place with 
$25.00!  In third place this 
month is Mrs. Mapes’ class’s 
Race Car 26, which has $22.20!  
Way to go to the top three!   
Remember to bring in your fuel  
(Box Tops collection sheets) on 
th
the 15  of every month,  even if 
the sheet isn’t full.  Thank you 
for not using staples!   
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8.5” x 11”. The enlarged also acceptable.
artwork is then printed on Volunteers
the same brilliant white All orders MUST be in NO NEEDED!
120lb ChromeKote LATER than November 9,
cardstock and placed 2009 to get an early
Help sell tickets and
inside an 11” x 14 inch, 99% December delivery!
acid free, museum quality help with the raffle
matte with backing. The Wendy Brooks and Allison for the THEMED
Masterpiece is then placed Schlackman BASKETS at the
inside of a glassine Notecard Committee Walk-A-Thon!
envelope to protect it from Chairs
fingerprints.
Please call Karen
To ensure vibrant colors our Finneran at
printer suggests: bold colors 201-327-8017
created with colored
markers, crayons, and
paints work wonderfully,
whereas pastels (light blue,
light pink, light yellows
created with crayon or
colored pencils do NOT
reproduce as well). Photo
collages, and photo-
drawing combinations are
 
 
 
 
September:  Each classroom will have a  This month you have collected 
PreK ‐ Cristian  ‐ Mrs. Haberman    collection sheet hanging inside  35 flaps/strips for the Tyson 
Race Car 17  their room.  This sheet will give  Project A+ Program!  This 
Kindergarten – Kelly‐ Mrs. Fahey  them their monthly goal, how  means that you earned $8.40 in 
Race  Car 18PM  much they collected each  FREE MONEY for our school this 
st
1  Grade – Nicholas ‐  Ms. Uzar  month, if they met their goal or  month!  Remember, when we 
Race Car 7  not, a sticker if they reach their  collect a total of 100 
nd
2  Grade – Sean ‐ Mrs. Mapes  goal and, finally, their yearly  flaps/strips, Mrs. Zimmermann 
Race Car 26  goal.  will play the Chicken Dance 
rd
3  Grade – Emma ‐ Mrs. Clark    over the loudspeaker.  If we can 
Race Car 35  Thank you all who submitted Box  get 500 labels this year, Mrs. 
  Tops this month!  As you can  Zimmermann and Mrs. Acosta 
Make sure that the children  see, those little ten cent Box  will personally dance the 
check out the bulletin board to  Tops do add up quickly! Best  Chicken Dance with all of the 
see their cars move along.  The  part yet…It’s FREE MONEY for  children in the hallways!  Put on 
exhaust cloud behind each  our school!!!!!!  I’m looking  your dancing shoes and keep 
class’s race car will have the  forward to seeing how much fuel  sending in those Tyson Project 
total running amount of fuel  you bring in next month!  Don’t  A+ flaps and strips.   
collected.  This will be updated  let your race car run out of fuel!    
th
shortly after the 15  of each  Don’t be left in the dust!    Thank you for collecting and 
month.  The children can also    supporting the Tyson Project A+ 
see who is in the lead and where  Big thank you and great start!   Program! 
  Bonnie Latona 
Bonnie Latona    1sasha98@msn.com 
1sasha98@msn.com  
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GO GREEN
Lenape Meadows has gone you at home who have sent 2010, involving recycling and
green!! Our one year old in the many bottle caps! Mrs. the reuse of items.
recycling program is growing McSweeney has volunteered Just for your information, The
stronger every day! Green to rinse out ALL of the many Town of Mahwah Recycling
Meadows is here to educate Capri Sun drink pouches so Center collects cans, glass,
and inspire the students to that they too may be corrugated cardboard,
make informed choices for recycled. newspaper, magazines, other
the environment. Your We are working with an paper/cardboard, and
children have terrific organization called household batteries. Home
enthusiasm about all different Terracycle (Terracycle.org) Depot collects used CFL light
aspects of recycling and that produces all types of bulbs, Shoprite collects
becoming green! organic plant products. plastic bags (except black),
Since its inception last year, Terracycle, more importantly, and Best Buy collects
Green Meadows has started has been working with electronics. Bergen County
recycling plastics, cans, schools and other also periodically collects
bottle caps, office paper, organizations like Lenape electronics and hazardous
Celebrate magazines, and cardboard.
We’d like to acknowledge all
Meadows to collect chip
bags, drink pouches,
materials at different
locations during the year.
being in Lenape the wonderful support for granola/power bar wrappers, Welcome Fall!
Meadows with us! Green Meadows. Gaeta has and other recyclables to
been picking up our paper create backpacks, purses, Laura Spain and Cindy
and cardboard and has pencils, pencil cases, and the Buchalter
Show your Lenape been a pleasure with which like. Terracycle gives the
Meadows Spirit by to work. Miss Quann has organization $.02 for every
wearing your Lenape been gathering and sending usable item.
Meadows T-shirt OR all the bottle caps to the Green Meadows will be
Aveda Hair and Skin Care for having a student contest
our school colors recycling. Thank you to all of towards the beginning of
(Columbia blue and
gray).
Mark your calendars:
Lenape Meadows
MAKE YOUR OWN PLACEMAT! - What you need: Autumn leaves; Wax Paper; Large Heavy
Spirit Day will be held Books; Construction Paper or Colored foam Board; Clear Contact Paper;
on the first Friday of Glue.
every month!
What to do:
1. Collect Autumn leaves on a nature walk this fall.
Wendy Brooks
2. Place leaves in between sheets of wax paper and press
Spirit Day Coordinator them in the pages of the heavy books.
3. In a few days collect the leaves. 4. Place them on top of the construction paper or foam
board using a little it of glue to keep them in place.5. Carefully cover with the clear contact
paper. Cut off any excess.

Around Town
The Mahwah Regional
Chamber of Commerce is
st
organizing Mahwah’s 1
WinterFest, an eight-week
community celebration
scheduled to begin on
December 4, 2009 and end
on January 30, 2010. The
festival will include charity
drives, contests for adults and
children, historical exhibits at
the Mahwah Museum, and
much more. WinterFest will be
a family-friendly,
intergenerational,
interdenominational way for
area residents to enjoy the
season, to help those in need,
and to bring the business and
civic communities together.
The WinterFest committee
has created several contests
aimed at involving Mahwah
students.
1. Poster Contest for Jr/Sr
high – Oct. 30 deadline
2. Pearl Harbor Essay
Contest for Jr/Sr high – Nov.
16 deadline
3. Lighting Contest for
Mahwah schools, residents &
businesses – Dec. 18
deadline
4. Heritage Essay Contest
for Jr/Sr high – Jan. 11
deadline
5. Coloring Contest for K-5
– Jan. 15 deadline
6. Passport Contest for all
ages – Jan. 25 deadline
The prizes and rules for each
contest are detailed in the
attached .pdf files.
If you have any questions
about the contests or
WinterFest, please contact
the Chamber Office at 201-
529-5566, or go to
www.mahwah.com.
Thank you so much for your
support.

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Color the scarecrow and count the
KIDS’ CORNER number of patches on his clothes!

Knock-Knock!
Who’s there?
Dewey.

Dewey who?
Dewey have to go
to school today?

Knock-Knock!
Who’s there?
Bustle.

Bustle who?
Bustle be here in a
minute!

A poem written by
Kindergarten - PM
Friends go together like…
pumpkins and pie
flowers and petals
Fall and leaves
frogs and ponds
Superheroes and bad guys
You and Me
caterpillars and butterflies
paper and pencil
pumpkin pie and marshmallows
Color the tea and sugar
scarecrow. milk and cookies
Submit it to your mustard and bread
teacher. peanut butter and jelly
bread and jelly
nice people and sharing.

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LENAPE MEADOWS CALENDER

LMS Sprit
Day

Mahwah Assembly
2K/5K/10K – The
Walk-Run Illusionmaker
Event

HSO
Columbus Day
Monthly Walk-A-
– NO SCHOOL
for students Meeting Thon

HSO Fall Book Fair

“Second Cup of Picture Birthday Halloween

Coffee” Day Lunches parades
meeting, 9 AM in
cafeteria

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