Timberlane Topics: March 26, 2024

It has been an incredible March at Timberlane!

We hope that you have a safe and healthy Spring Break! Remember that we have an in-person school day on Thursday (it was originally scheduled to be an E-learning day if we didn't get snow, but we did). We have a fun day set up for Thursday, ending in a school-wide pep rally!

Please check out this month's Timberlane Topics to find out what is going on and what is coming up. Reach out if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Chris Turnbull

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, March 28: In-person day (originally listed as E-Learning, but adjusted due to snow).

Thursday, March 28: Student Pep Rally (during school).

Friday, March 29: Course Selections should be complete (Electives).

Friday, March 29: First day of Spring Break

Monday, April 8: Return to School

Monday, April 8: Solar Eclipse (special glasses will be distributed to all students). No after school activities or sports.

Tuesday, April 9: Last day to register for the Science Fair.

Looking Ahead:

NJSLA Testing: May 6-10

May 29: Tornados Watershed Trip

May 30: Cyclones Watershed Trip

May 31: Hurricanes Watershed Trip

May 31: 7th and 8th Grade Trip to Great Adventure

June 6: 7th Grade Zoo Trip

June 11: Moving Up Ceremony Practice & 8th Grade Picnic (Rain Date June 12)

June 13: 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony (Rain Date June 14)

June 14: 8th Grade Dance

June 18: Last Day

Please encourage your child to look at the LOST and FOUND. Items will be donated this Friday!

The Solar Eclipse will be on Monday, April 8th. We'll be distributing eclipse glasses for ALL STUDENTS prior to the end of the school day, as the eclipse will begin at approximately 2:09 pm. Please note that Middle School sports will be cancelled on Monday 4/8.

We want to thank EVERYONE who supported TeamTimberlane2024 and our efforts with the St. Baldrick's Foundation Fundraiser this year. We had 45 shavees and raised $29,629!!!

It was an incredible event and our entire school rallied around our cause to help fight childhood cancer. It was a learning experience for everyone and a day full of fun, excitement and difference making!

We will be at it again next year, so mark your calendar. Our 2025 event will be on Wednesday, March 18th. We are also planning on a hair donation component, so if you would like to grow your hair and donate without shaving, we'll have an event for that as well, so plan accordingly. But we'll also accept all comers (TMS students, CHS students, relatives, etc.) to brave the shave for our St. Baldrick's team!

Thank you for helping make this year's event an incredible experience.

"The Hows and Whys of the Impact of Technology on our Children’s Healthy Development" presented by Laura Berness, PhD, April 10th at 7:00 pm at HVRSD Board Office, 425 S. Main Street, Pennington. Registration required (see below).

• How do I know if my child’s development is being affected by technology?

• Why do some kids seem to get more easily addicted to technology than others?

• How is technology affecting our family?

• Why don’t kids understand the responsibilities and consequences that come with technology?

• How can I nurture all of my child’s development in the age of technology?

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, these are just some of the many questions that today’s parents are facing. The purpose of this workshop is to provide parents with facts around the connection between technology and our children’s development. We will explore answers to these questions in the context of childhood development, with consideration of our children’s cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs. We will put ourselves in our children’s brains to better understand how technology affects them in different ways and how we need to protect our children’s development through informed, thoughtful parenting. There will be time for active discussion to address parents’ questions and concerns.

Audience: While all are welcome to attend, the target audience is for parents of children in elementary and middle school.

Register here to attend in person.

This is a Digital Wellness Initiative event.

About the Witness Stones Project:

The Witness Stones Project is a multidisciplinary activity aiming to restore the history and honor the humanity of those who were locally enslaved. This curriculum guide is developed to teach about slavery in the United States and specifically in the Northeast. The curriculum is taught around the five themes of understanding slavery: dehumanization, enslaved as property, paternalism towards the enslaved, the economics of slavery, and agency/resistance of the enslaved. Teachers will guide students through primary and secondary documents to guide them in restoring the history and honoring the humanity of the enslaved persons who built our communities.

This project’s core is an educational activity that culminates with the student research, analysis, writing, and public installation of one or more Witness Stones. The research, analysis, and biographical sketches are about enslaved persons who lived, worked, and/or prayed at a specific location within the community. The students will investigate the history of U.S. slavery and local slavery focusing on the five themes of slavery as introduced above. Students will use documents specific to the individual who was enslaved to write a brief biography of a person from their community who will be memorialized by their writings and by the Witness Stone installed publicly in the community.

These efforts will begin to restore justice, enhance equality, and facilitate inclusion in our society today.

The Timberlane "Principal's Page" is now up on the TMS Website. The very first button on the main part of the page says "Principal's Page." It will act as a one-stop hub for all of the information that you need throughout the upcoming year. It will have contact information, upcoming events, links to all sorts or information and activities and will be updated regularly. Check it out.