ACS Performing Arts.
Our ACS Performing Arts Club entertained us with several creative and very humorous skits. They are revving up for their big spring production, Shrek Jr the Musical, on May 21st! We also took this opportunity to present our Student Avid Readers Awards. Our dedicated readers have gone above and beyond their reading challenges and were rewarded with an Applebee’s free sundae and a dress down day – what a treat!
Seventh Grade took an 1800s-style road trip
Seventh Grade took an 1800s-style road trip in Social Studies class as they experienced the life of 19th century pioneers and wrote about how much travel has changed. Playing a game on their chrome books, students were faced with all of the challenges pioneers encountered 200 years ago. From budgeting and finding food, to dealing with disease, and battling the elements, Seventh Grade used their critical thinking skills to navigate across the wild west. Then students began to write about how much travel has changed since the days of pioneers. From the safety of a computer, everyone was impressed with just how dangerous life is in the wilderness.
ACS is so proud of their young artists!
Our wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Stearns selected thirty outstanding pieces of art and asked the teachers to select the top twelve! It was a very difficult task, but we were extremely excited at the beautiful art pieces. Congratulations to the following students:
Grade 8: Olena, photography & pastel art piece
Grade 8: Noah, photography & painting art piece
Grade 8: Diana K, watercolor art piece
Grade 7: Fiorella, watercolor art piece
Grade 7: Shayla, pastel art piece
Grade 7: Caeleb, mixed media art piece
Grade 5: India, mixed piece art piece
Grade 5: Kiera, mixed media art piece
Grade 4: Victoria, mixed media art piece
Grade 3: Raashi, mixed media art piece
Grade 2: Sophia M, mixed media art piece
They will all be featured at the April 4th K-12 Perth Amboy City Art Show on Reade Street! We are so excited to be a part of this endeavor thank you Mrs. Wintemberg for always thinking of us!
Lenten Service Project.
ACS’s first Lenten Service Project was a success! We participated in the Perth Amboy Vo-Tech Food Collection drive which was coordinated by one of our alumni, Miss Ortega. It was wonderful to see her and help her with her high school’s endeavors. Thank you to the ACS students and families who participated!
Pi Day has become very popular!
It is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 – since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π. In 2009, the United States House of Representatives supported the designation of Pi Day and ACS just had to celebrate this year! Our own Middle School Math Teacher, Mr. Zagari, gave a mini lesson to the school on what the day signifies and we celebrated with…. you guessed it PIE! We thank our Athletic Director, Sean Daly, for helping to coordinate this event.
Gates of Heaven
How can you know beauty beyond your imagination? Mrs. Lawrence’s second graders tried to bring to reality the Gates of Heaven in a group project spanning the subjects of religion, writing, and art. They covered, glued, and embellished cardboard doors to represent their thoughts on the Gates of Heaven. The Gates are only outshone by the pride of the artists! Well done second graders!
The Human Microbiome.
The third graders spent last week learning about microbes, and how some can help us and how others can harm us. Some microbes cause illnesses – as simple as a cold or as serious as measles. Other microbes are good and help us to digest the food we eat. Some make useful medicine, like penicillin.
The students found out why recycling is so important when they learned that a plastic bottle takes from 450 to 1000 years to decompose on its own. Our question to explore was : How would scientist developing a microbe that quickly decomposes plastic benefit us? I wouldn’t be surprised if years from now one of these students invents/ discovers that microbe!!
Fundraiser for the Class of 2019.
What did today bring at ACS? Well, about 200 empanadas and a bunch of happy 7th graders who raised over $200 for the Farewell Dinner for the Class of 2019. It has been a twenty year (according to our calculations) tradition at ACS for the 7th graders to plan, cook, and perform for the graduating class. It was a busy couple of hours, but all the 7th graders now know the secret to sofrito, sazón, and gandules.
The Power of Reading.
This week was the perfect opportinity to celebrate the power of reading at ACS! Everyone was all smiles this morning as they were greeted by Mrs. Shumny and The Cat in the Hat – whom also lead prayers this morning! The whole school shared in a small discussion on what Lent means and the special time that it marks in our Church. The rest of the day included the principal reading to each class, sharing some Seuss-isms, a visit from some of our favorite Dr. Seuss’ characters, a time of reflection, and ended with a surprise DROP EVERYTHING & READ!
