NB Friday Update

Please see below for more information about upcoming school and district events, especially the information about next week's book fair and the upcoming Yankees baseball raffle to benefit the new preschool playground.

**Please note that pets are not permitted on school district grounds during the regular school day or when students are present for activities.**

**As the weather gets warmer, students are playing more outside--which we love! Please be sure that students are coming to school with sneakers so they can run around at recess and in gym class. Slides, crocs, etc are not safe for the intensity in which many students play outside. Unfortunately if students are not wearing safe shoes, they will not be able to fully participate in recess. Thank you for your help with this!**

Important Dates - Website Link

Please see the letter below about the new NJSLA-A testing that will be occurring in 3rd-5th grade classes in the coming months. There is also a one page sheet explanation of the test for parents, from the NJ Department of Education.

The NB Book Fair will be held Monday-Thursday of next week, from 3-5pm. From Tuesday-Thursday, students will have the opportunity to make purchases during recess/lunch.

*Join us on Wednesday 4/22 for later hours from 3-7pm. There will be a donut truck and from 5:30-6:30pm there will be additional activities for students and families, relating literature to math.*

We still need volunteers! Sign up here. Thank you!

Exciting community efforts are underway to bring a new, inclusive playground to Pequannock Township! Housed at North Boulevard Elementary School, this playground is designed for our community’s youngest learners of all abilities. It will provide inclusive, stimulating, age-appropriate equipment in an environment where all children can play, learn, and grow together.

To support this project, the North Boulevard HSA is raffling off three signed New York Yankees baseballs from players including Mariano Rivera, Anthony Volpe and Gerrit Cole. This is a ‘must-have’ item for any baseball fan and a creative way for our community to support this project (with the chance of winning something too)!

Here is the link to purchase tickets:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScephzWjPmEW5whOkAu2oq0LP8x5nlLfBQzOoZyP43BAaIohg/viewform?usp=header

Join the NB HSA and check out our upcoming activities on the NB HSA website: https://nbshsa.org/

If you'd like more information about the preschool playground that we are planning for NB, please check out this podcast that includes Dr. Scillieri, Mrs. Branco-Gonzalez, and Dr. Portas.

Please take a moment to watch this district promotional video that was put together by some of our high school students. They have been planning this project since last spring and the final video is impressive, and has some familiar faces!

Our student services department in conjunction with several other districts throughout the county is sponsoring a series of training sessions to support parents in Morris County.

Watch out for ticks this spring.....Tick awareness month is almost here.....May is Tick Month

Black legged ticks (deer tick); Lone Star ticks, American Dog ticks are all found in NJ and can transmit a variety of different diseases.

The black legged tick must be attached for typically 36-48 hours to transmit disease such as Lyme. Watch for flu-like symptoms that can occur from 3-30 days.

Antibiotics are the treatment for Lyme Disease.

PREVENTION:

• Ticks like woods, high grass, so stay on the path
• Use EPA insect spray for clothes and skin---follow directions for application
• Do body checks when coming inside---scalp, behind ears, under arms, waist, back, between legs, back of knees, ankles are all spots to check
• Shower as soon as possible after being outdoors in areas that ticks habitat
• Light clothes help detect a tick easier--an adult is the size of a sesame seed and a nymph the size of a poppy seed
• Long pants and long sleeves when hiking in woods

NJDOH tick disease

for all the information on various ticks

Any families that might benefit from free and reduced lunch are encouraged to check out the district’s website and consider applying. If you qualified last year, please be sure to apply again this year as the program requires annual updates. Also, some families might also qualify under the New Jersey Expanded Income Eligibility (NJEIE) program. Students will receive lunches identical to those of their peers and their information remains confidential.

Fourth grade Ambassadors work hard to make our school and their community a better place. If you'd like to keep up with their work, take a peek at their website.

Photo credit goes to Maureen Brain for her beautiful pictures of North Boulevard School.