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STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NEWSLETTER
FRANKLN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GRADES K-8TH
2017-2018 FALL EDITION
“Connecting Students and Parents with Student Assistant Counselors”
Created by Valerie Northey, LCSW,LCADC,SAC Lisa Nadine Petitt- Intern
The Student Assistance Program of Franklin Township School District is designed to ensure that the
social and emotional needs of all students and families are met, through the support systems and
programs offered throughout the school year.
There are weekly and monthly themes coordinated with assemblies, projects, guest speakers and
programs that include, but are not limited to:
• Week of respect
• Violence Awareness Week
• Red Ribbon Week
• Connections Peer Leadership/Mentoring Program
• The Middle Earth Mentoring Program
• Family Unity Night
• The Social Norms Project
FMS works in partnership with our Municipal Alliance for the prevention of substance abuse and
numerous other community agencies, so we can provide educational programs that reach
beyond the student and into the environment they grow in.
MISSION STATEMENT
Franklin Township Public Schools embraces its diversity, fosters excellent educational
innovation, and empowers all students to achieve their highest potential.
Our school district recognizes the importance of continually fostering a positive
school climate. The fundamental work being done to reduce the incidences of
violence and harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) within the schools is
paramount and aids in providing students a safe environment, so they can achieve
academic success and grow as individuals.
Franklin Middle School 7th-8th
In accordance with the anti-bullying Bill of Rights Act (P.L. 2101,
cc122) and N.J.S.A. 18A;36-5.1, Franklin Middle School has
implemented various initiatives offering ongoing social and
emotional learning and character education to maintain a
positive school climate and create a safe, and supportive
learning environment for all students as well as age-appropriate
instruction focusing on preventing HIB.
FMS is a POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND
SUPPORT (PBIS) School, whose mission is to inspire students
social, emotional, and academic success, to create and maintain
an effective learning environment and build a positive and
respectful culture for all.
FMS OCTOBER PROGRAMS
Gang Awareness Education Program- G.R.E.A.T ➢ Officer Dawn Flanders
October 2 - Middle Earth Mentoring Program begins
October 2-6 - Week of Respect
October 6 - 3 Screens Assembly…” HERE AND NOW”
October 9 - Connections Peer Leadership Program begins
October 16-20 - Violence Awareness Week
October 18 – Family Unity Night (6 week program for the entire
family!)
October 19 – Board of Education Meeting- Recognition of
student and staff for their involvement with the “Social Norms
Project” and poster contest.
October 23-31 - Red Ribbon Week
October 30 – Cyber Safety with Sargent Tom Rich
Octobers Upcoming PBIS Events:
What’s Happening in October
COUNSLEOR THEMES HIB THEMES
September -Antibullying/Decision Making -Suicide Awareness -Conflict Resolution -HIB Training
October -Respect/Safety -Week of Respect -School Violence Awareness
November -Tolerance -Diversity Lessons
December -Caring -Giving to families -Food Drive -Kindness -Empathy
January -Responsibility -New Year’s Resolutions -Goal Setting -Making good choices
February -Fairness -Equality
March -Trustworthiness/Friendship -Being a good friend -Be a good bystander
April -Test-taking Skills -Emotional well-being
May -Career Awareness/ -Goal setting Cooperation w/ others -Interest inventory -cooperation
June -Citizenship -Staying safe-community
September -Decision making -Making good choices
October -Anti-bullying -Week of Respect
-Violence Awareness
-Red Ribbon Week
November -Career Awareness -Cooperation/Team work
December -Social Responsibility -Diversity
January -Respect -Making good choices
February -Caring -Kindness
March -Trustworthiness -Friendship
April -Test-taking skills -Emotional well-being
May -Fairness -Equality
June -Goal Setting -Summer Safety -Missing Child/Abuse
MONTHLY THEMES- Grades Prek-4 October - 2017
MacAfee School
PreK-4
Week of Respect
October 3rd 3 SCREENS Assembly 9:30 & 10:15am
School Violence Awareness Week
October 3rd “Sock It To Bullying” -Wear crazy socks October 4th “Team up Against Bullying” -Wear sports shirts or jerseys October 5th “Hats Off To Bully-Free” -Wear hats October 6th “Being Bully-Free is No Sweat” -Wear Sweatpants October 16th
Franklin Twp. Fire Dept.
presentation
October 2-6 Classroom Guidance Lessons
ALL elementary schools will continue to offer classrooms lessons on
RESPECT, school safety, violence prevention, fire prevention, Halloween safety and district wide
Harassment Bullying and Intimidation (HIB)
presentations.
MONTHLY THEMES- Grades 5-6
SEPTEMBER
THEME: Anti-bullying & Decision Making
ACTIVITIES
• Counselor- All Classes Introductions/Classroom Visits
“You have the power to have a great day”
• Share 911- Standard Response Protocol-train Safety
Team/communicate with staff
• Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying (HIB) Staff Training at Faculty Meeting
OCTOBER
THEME: Respect & Safety
ACTIVITIES
• Lessons on Empowerment -don’t become a target of bullying
• Student of the Month- Positive Behavior Support (PBS) in
conjunction with Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying (HIB)
Themes
• Morning Announcements-being kind & giving compliments
• Health Lessons- K-people who care, seeking help with negative
feelings
• “Our classroom is a place where…”
Respect Poem
DRESS-UP WEEK IS COMING!!!
• October 2nd - Be Yourself” (Wear CRAZY SOCKS)
• October 3rd -Week of RESPECT Assembly- 1:15 & 2:15 (Wear RED for respect- BONUS: Bring sunglasses to the assembly!)
• October 4th- “We PROTECT Each Other”- (Wear GREEN to show we work together!)
• October 5th- “We are PEACEFUL & KIND” (Wear Purple or Pink for Peace)
• October 6th- “We are Cool & Confident” (Wear BLUE shirts & jeans to show your, GREATNESS!)
Conerly Road School Prek-4
Hillcrest School PreK-4th
WEEK OF RESPECT
Theme: Be a Superhero & Show Respect
October 2- Assembly of “3” SCREENS
9:15-10:00 Grades 2-4
10:15-11:00 Grades PreK-1
October 3rd- “Respect Yourself”
October 4th- “Respect other Cultures
Dress up as your favorite SUPERHERO
October 5th- “Respecting Property”
October 6th- Visit from a SUPERHERO
VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK
Theme:
Be a Superhero and…
Stand-Up to Bullying!
October 16th- All students will recite the
“Upstander Oath” during morning
announcements together.
-Students will decorate Superhero capes
October 17th- School Safety &
Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying (HIB)
Assembly.
-Franklin Twp. Police Department representative will attend.
October 20th- Collection and display of
Superhero capes on bulletin boards
*Anti-Bullying classroom lessons
for all students throughout the
month of October.
FRANKLIN PARK SCHOOL
Elizabeth Ave School PreK-4
Week of Respect- October 2-6, 2017
Elizabeth Avenue school is so excited to provide many activities, lessons, and assemblies about respect, ways to be kind, and helping each other out!
Lesson Plans & YouTube Video will be displayed to support the “Week of Respect.”
Respect from Sesame Street ➢ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOzrAK4gOSo
Grades 1-4
• Bullying & Being a good friend. ➢ https://jr.brainpop.com/health/relationships/bullying/
Kindergarten
• Howard B. Wiggle bottom learns about bullies ➢ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfYdShEdUTA
Spirit Week
Monday: Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday: Wear blue, gold, & yellow to show Franklin Pride
Wednesday: Jersey Day
Thursday: Sports Day (Dress as a sports star)
Friday: Pajama Day
October 16th- “Week of Respect” 5th grade program
October 17th- “Week of Respect” 6th grade program
HIB Information Session- for students during welcome back assemblies-By Ms. Avellino
October- 5th Grade classroom lessons on Anti-bullying and Cyber Safety-By Ms. Avellino
November- 5th Grade classroom lessons on Career Interest Inventories-By Ms. Avellino
October- 6th Grade classroom lessons on positive attitude and decision making - infused into core subject areas by 6th grade teachers
November- 6th Grade classroom lessons on personal responsibility - infused into core subject areas by 6th grade teachers
Samson G. Smith Intermediate School Grades 5
&6
Blue Print Mental Health Presents, the latest series on “Bullying” by John Mopper
Thursday, October 5th, 2017: HOW TO SHOW RESPECT IN THE BAMBOO BISTRO & ON THE PLAYGROUND
❖ Keep the bistro clean, use your manners ❖ Each class will be provided with a giant
bamboo leaf. Students will write ways they can respect the bistro. These will be displayed in the bistro. **RETURN TO MS. SCHUSSEL by 10/6!**
❖ Suggested books (all can be found on YouTube):
❖ The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill ❖ King of the Playground by Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor
Friday, October 6th, 2017: HOW TO SHOW
RESPECT TO OURSELVES
❖ Eating well, getting enough sleep, exercising, hygiene!
❖ Discussion on individuality: differences make us so special.
❖ Compliment Your Classmates Activity: write a nice sentence about every student.
Each student should end up with lots of compliments that can be glued together and taken home
❖ Student Activity: list of what they like about themselves- I AM… Mirror Activity: Students list 5 compliments about themselves. Practice saying them out loud in a real mirror at home.
Suggested books (all can be found on YouTube): 1. I Like Myself! By Karen Beaumont & David
Catros 2. What I Like About Me by Allia Zobel-Nolan 3. Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal 4. I Like Me! By Nancy Carlson 5. Stand Tall Molly Lous Melon by Patty Lovell 6. Zero by Kathryn Otoshi
After morning announcements: ❖ Reading: Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
or watch the below video. Discussion w/ students about ways they can fill a bucket and why we don’t want dippers in school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsX_YPjmDXY
❖ PreK-1: Bucket Filler sort activity ❖ School-wide PBS Rally 2pm
PINE GROVE MANOR SCHOOL Prek-4
Week of Respect Monday, October 2nd-Friday, October 6th, 2017
Monday, October 2nd, 2017: HOW TO SHOW RESPECT IN OUR
CLASSROOMS
• Blue Shirt Day – World Day of Bullying Prevention. All staff and students are encouraged to wear blue shirts!
• Please watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs
• Discuss and make a class list with your students how to show respect in your classroom.
❖ In this classroom we show respect by… ❖ Have all students sign the list
• Week of Respect Pledge (provided) ❖ PGM Pledge with your class. ❖ Signed anti-bullying pledge home goes home.
• 3SCREENS Assembly ❖ 1:15pm-2:05pm: Grades K-2 ❖ 2:15pm-3:05pm: Grades 2-4
• Suggested books (all can be found on YouTube): ❖ My Mouth Is a Volcano by Julia Cook ❖ David Goes to School by David Shannon ❖ Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes ❖ Miss Nelson is Missing! By Harry G. Allard, Jr. & James
Marshall
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017: HOW TO SHOW RESPECT AT HOME
• Discussion w/ students how they can show respect at home
• Play “good manners” BINGO (provided)
• Suggested books: ❖ The Berenstain Bears Show Some Respect by Jan &
Mike Berenstain ❖ Do unto Otters by Laurie Keller
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017: HOW TO SHOW RESPECT IN THE COMMUNITY
• Keeping our community clean, respecting others, making our community beautiful
❖ Chalk it up to Respect ❖ Classes will go outside draw respect messages on the
blacktop leading into the building. (Rain date TBD) Suggested books (all can be found on YouTube):
1. What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick 2. The Earth Book, by Todd Parr
Ongoing Activities
Bucket Filler Shout Outs: “Shout-out” cards provided by homeroom teachers. Students can write about someone who they think is a great friend and has filled their buckets. Can be anonymous. Cards are dropped in the teal crate located by the hermit crab tank in the main hallway.
❖ Throughout the year, Ms. Meyer will be choosing some of the cards to reach each day over the loud speaker during announcements
Daily Morning Announcements: Fun facts and info about the Week of Respect
And the winners are….
Positive Behavior Intervention & Support (PBIS)
PBIS TEAM WINNERS
SPRING 2017 POSTER CONTEST