Swift - Slaybaugh Complex

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Next week will be having the “grand finale” of our school’s Boosterthon, which is the Fun Run. The Boosterthon staff will be doing the kick-off and then the students will be participating in a 35 minute run. We would like to invite families to spectate this event and show your support for your children. This event will be occurring on Friday, June 9, 2023 at 2:00pm for second and third grade students, and 9:45 for kindergarten and first grade students. You will park in front of the Slaybaugh Elementary building in the bus lot. There will be signage to point you in the direction of the field where the event will take place. Since we will not be vetting those who attend, all guests must remain outside for the duration of the event. All cars must be out of the bus lot no later than 3:00pm, as our buses will need to start parking there.

The kindergarten and first grade fun grade fun day (field day) will occur on Thursday, June 15th, and second and third grade fun day will be occurring on Friday, June 16th, and this event will NOT be open to spectators. The only parents/guardians who will be attending field day are those who signed up to volunteer to run the stations for the students. Those spots have all been filled at this point. For both the 9th and the 16th, please send your child in wearing comfortable athletic clothes and shoes and sunscreen. Also for the 16th, please send your child in with a beach towel to sit on, ideally with the tag labeled with their last name.

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns, and we look forward to seeing many of you on the 9th.

Sincerely,

Rachel Casumpang

Principal

Ms. Nardone's technology classes started their Aerospace units this week. Up first are helicopters! The 2nd and 3rd grades learned about the science of flight, followed by engineering their own helicopters. Pictured are students from Mr. Nale's class who are loving their STEM lessons.

Mrs. Willson's class was so excited to receive the hard copies of the animal book they published together!

Mrs. Huba’s class had fun working on maps of the world. Some students shared where they were born, have traveled, plan to travel to, and are planning to try to get donations for Boosterthon.

Reading is a breeze when you're in the breeze with new friends! Ms. Culmone and Mrs. Quigley's kindergarten visited Ms. Greto's first graders for some outdoor partner reading and fun! 📚💚❤️💙

To finish up their nonfiction unit, each student in Mrs. Nale's first grade class researched an animal, wrote down information, then created their animal with a paper plate and shared what they had learned about their animal. They had so much fun and did a great job!

Mrs. Schwegman's, Mrs. Buccafurni-Tabasso's, and Miss Ty's Kindergarten Class created "Trash to Treasure" projects! Take a look at all of the creative and useful projects that the students made!

Mrs. Ogborn's first grade class worked hard getting fit, running laps and earning foot charms in gym during the month of May!

Mrs. Sheeran's and Mrs. Burnett's class was the first class to return all their library books so they were the first class to choose a prize! Great job! All classes that return all their books at Swift will receive a prize.

Mrs. Bernardino and Mrs. Ungerer's class completed another Empathy project! We learned about animal shelters and all the work it takes to keep animals safe, healthy and loved while they wait for their fur-ever homes. The class made "no sew" blankets for cats a local EHT cat shelter: LICK Life Improvement. We can't wait until the cats receive our gifts!

Mrs. Stuhltrager’s first grade class checked out Slaybaugh Elementary. They are so excited to be able to learn there in September!

"Jammin' Jen" and "Dazzing Dani" from Boosterthon helped Mrs. Flaherty's class decorate their class flag today!

Thursday, June 1st, we kicked off our SSC Little Eagles Fun Run! This means that registration is OPEN! Go to MyBooster.com TODAY to get registered! Registering is free, easy, and helps our school community! Our goal is to raise $30,000 at Swift Slaybaugh Complex and $8,000 at EHT PreK for student achievement, student activities and staff enrichment. Click HERE to learn more about our upcoming fundraiser.

Register Now On MYBOOSTER.COM

Swift Slaybaugh K-3rd graders will register under SSC Little Eagles Fun Run

EHT Prek Students will register under EHT Prek Little Eagles Dance-A-Thon

During the SSC Little Eagles Fun Run students will participate in 35 minutes of activity! Students can SHARE their donation page to get donations from friends & family for every one of those minutes ($1 per minute = $35 to help our school!). Fun Fact: Once a donation is made, sponsors can see if their corporation has a donation matching program to maximize your generosity to our school. Here is a sneak peek of the event: CLICK HERE for the Fun Run or CLICK HERE for the Dance-A-Thon

Thank you for working with us to make our school stronger. We are grateful for your support!

Ms. McGowan and Ms. Beatty/Ms. Kelly's third-grade classes took a trip to the Haneman Environmental Park in Egg Harbor Township and the Wastewater Treatment Plant/Wind Farm in Atlantic City. What a fun way to learn how our county's waste is reduced, reused, and recycled!

NJLINCS Health Alert Network

Youth Mental Health & School/Home Partnership Resources

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Updates have been made to the NJ Parent Link website to highlight & prioritize content & hyperlinks to youth suicide, crisis & mental health lifelines, helplines, services and resources:

• NJ Parent Link
  Older Siblings, Teens & Young Adults
  https://www.nj.gov/njparentlink/developmental/older/

• NJ Parent Link Special Situations
  https://www.nj.gov/njparentlink/services/special/

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Over the past 2 weeks students participated in "Inside Out" lessons on emotions with our School Health Specialist, Miss Kelly. Our 1st-3rd grade students were challenged to write a message of courage or hope on a hand cut out and post it around the bulletin board to bring joy to their friends!

Email: ehtsd@eht.k12.nj.us
Website: sl.eht.k12.nj.us/
Location: 11 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
Phone: 609-927-8222
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