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Sustainable Jersey
All 14 schools in the Wayne Township Public Schools have met the rigorous requirements to achieve Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. Out of over 2,500 schools throughout the State of New Jersey, 284 schools registered with the program. Out of those 284 schools, only 58 received certification. Our schools received 14 of these certifications, and is one of only five school districts in NJ to have all of its school facilities certified.
The district received Bronze certification for each school, which will be recognized at the NJ School Boards Conference in October. Bronze certification requires a total of 150 points. Point values are awarded for actions including achievement of energy efficiencies, green purchasing, cleaning and design, recycling and waste management, renewable energy, food and nutrition and staff wellness programs.
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Around the District
Week of Respect
During the week of October 5-9, the Week of Respect is being observed in all schools. Various themes will be presented including: "We, Not Me" and "Respect, You Have to Give it to Get It". Activities include: special anti-bullying themed assemblies, displays of literature on Respect in the library, and specialized classroom lessons on team building and Respect.
Theunis Dey: This week Theunis Dey will be participating in Table to Table's "Bag a Lunch, Help a Bunch". Students are given a brown bag to enclose a donation to Table to Table. Last year, this program was a great success. Table to Table is a community-based food rescue program that collects prepared and perishable food that would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve the hungry in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties.
Lafayette: Classroom Close-up New Jersey will highlight their recent mural project that supports the vision of a positive school climate and culture. Air dates for the program are: December 20 and 26; January 24 and 30.
Packanack: The school's PTO organized a school- wide assembly, featuring Channel 2 news Weatherman, John Marshall. Mr. Marshall demonstrated in an interactive way how to predict the weather and let students forecast the weather in front of a green screen, just like a real TV studio. The students became weathercasters for the day. The assembly was a great learning experience for the children and a big hit enjoyed by both students and teachers.
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Anthony Wayne: 180 Days of AWesome Character Education program with marking period one's theme, "Let Your Heroes Know They Are Your Heroes". During their first spirit day, students and staff chose their favorite superhero logo to wear. On October 7th, the first extended homeroom lesson involving students discussing what makes someone a hero, characteristics of a hero, and students will be asked to name heroes in their lives.
Schuyler-Colfax: On Monday, September 21, Schuyler-Colfax PE staff and students participated in a Project Fit training day. Schuyler-Colfax was awarded the Project Fit grant in May 2015. A national public charity, Project Fit has been dedicated to kids and fitness since 1990.
Schuyler-Colfax joins over 870 school systems in 43 states as a recipient of this outstanding grant. Sponsored by Chilton Memorial Medical Center, the grant provides both indoor and outdoor fitness equipment and curricula. Led by Coach Ken, a Project Fit master teacher from Georgia, students and staff participated in various activities utilizing indoor mobile fitness equipment.
Training on the outdoor equipment, which includes step-up, pole climb, and pull-up stations, will take place in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for news on their official Project Fit kickoff in late October.
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