Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-March 25, 2009 Issue

March 25, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Ridgewood The Ridgewood Education Foundation recently presented a variety of classroom mini-grants totaling $4,428 for the board of education’s approval. The spring 2009 grants will fund the following programs for Ridgewood’s students: Life Cycle of a Chick at Orchard Elementary School, Electrify the Strings and The Way of the Brush at Ridgewood High School, Willard is Leading the Way at Willard Elementary School, and the Power of the Graphic Novel at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. The Life Cycle of a Chick will help kindergarten students at Orchard Elementary School gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics and basic needs of organisms and investigate the diversity of life. During their non-ﬁction, reading, science and writing units, students will experience ﬁrsthand the life cycle of a chick. The children will be exposed to strategies and characteristics of non-ﬁction. The teachers and students will also discuss and follow proper safe handling practices. The grant was awarded to kindergarten teachers Danielle Duffy and Helen Poulis in the amount of $293. Electrify the Strings will beneﬁt the orchestra students at Ridgewood High School. String players are often classically trained and never exposed to alternate styles of playing their instruments. In this program, students will learn about jazz, ﬁddling, and electric strings. The program will include an introduction of improvisation and alternate styles of playing. This grant covers a spring 2009 workshop with one expert in the ﬁeld of alternative string playing. RHS Director of Orchestras Amy Education Foundation awards spring grants HARDING WINE&SPIRIT Almost everyone who comes into our store has two questions: Hutto was awarded the grant in the amount of $1,500. The Way of the Brush: East Meets West will have art students at Ridgewood High School develop expressive brush techniques belonging to the art of Sumi-e Japanese brush painting and will expose them to the rich history evolving from Chinese calligraphy. This will supplement the current art curriculum by providing further in-depth instruction so students may build their repertoire of drawing and painting skills. RHS art teacher Kellie Conforth was awarded this grant in the amount of $1,625. Willard Leading the Way will be this year’s Theme Day at Willard Elementary School. It is meant to motivate students as to how they can make a difference in their community. While giving of oneself is an abstract concept for young children, this will be a day ﬁlled with hands on examples of how one person can have an impact on his or her community. There will be learning by listening, learning by doing, and learning by questioning. This grant covers the cost of the crafts for the learning by doing portion of the day. Second grade teacher Donald Friel was awarded the grant in the amount of $350. The Power of the Graphic Novel will introduce students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School to the medium of the graphic novel, speciﬁcally the graphic novel classic “Maus” by Art Spiegelman. The focus of this unit will also include a holocaust study to be done in conjunction with social studies. The use of the graphic novel as a viable non-ﬁction genre has exploded in the last (continued on page 13) Our Low Prices will put a “Spring” in your step! HUGE WINE SELECTION Beer • Super Premium Spirits Party Planning • Gift Baskets Free Parking • Ice • Soda lowest price allowed in NJ on the 1.5 liter bottle of Barefoot wines. No more running from store to store with silly discount cards or coupons! Liberty “Where’s thethe price Creek?” and on “Oh, what’s in the large size? Barefoot wines, ” We are proud to announce that we have the WE DELIVER Barefoot Wines $ 305 E. Ridgewood Ave Ridgewood, NJ DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED 201-445-7122 Available in Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, White Zinfandel & Moscato. No rain checks issued. Not responsible for typographical errors. 9 .19 1.5 liter ��