Fernwood Avenue Middle School

Take Your Child to Work Day

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please be advised the Fernwood Ave. Middle School will be taking part in the annual “Take Your Child to Work Day” on Thursday, April 27, 2023. If your child will be attending your place of employment, please be sure to call your child out in advance.

Please have your child bring us a certificate or note from your employer stating that your child participated in “Take Your Child to Work Day.” This document will be added to the attendance files ensuring that your child’s attendance will not be affected by participating in this event and will be credited as an excused absence.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Silver Team Advanced Science students participated in a poster/project sharing event after completing the creative, research-based science project. Students developed criteria defining "success" in living things, researched nominees, and ranked their nominees based on the evidence collected. Each project was unique, but all included organisms that are at the top of their game! Success topics included "top predator", "greatest lifespan", "strongest organism", "greatest global range", and "adaptations that we wish we had".

Miss Williams' convocation students participated in the first STEAM Challenge created by Fernwood's STEAM Team. Students had to work together to build a cereal bracelet on a pipe cleaner using one hand. Students had to use positive communication, conflict-resolution skills, and supporting each other! Students enjoyed the challenge and are looking forward to our next challenge.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Mrs. Dilks' 8th grade Hispanohablantes classes wrote acrostics poems celebrating their names and heritage.

This week my 7th Fundamentals students read the book "The very Hungry Caterpillar" in Spanish and described its diet. Also, they discussed the effects of an unhealthy diet.

On Monday, April 17th, the 8th grade students at Fernwood attended a presentation from a son of a Holocaust survivor. Mr. Jeff Zieger told the story of how his family survived the Holocaust thanks to a neighbor who hide his family for 18 months. Mr. Zieger concluded his presentation with a reminder to students about how one person can make a big difference in the lives of so many.

The following projects were voted as the "Peep"els choice winners for the 2nd annual Peeps Diorama contest in the library. Winners received a gift bag that included some snacks and a Peep flavored Pepsi :

"Peep Dunnit" by Brian Cotelli, Ryan Cooke and Ajay Jain, and "Diary of a Wimpy Peep" by Mrs. Dilks' convocation.

During the month of March all 6th grade students had the chance to vote on their favorite books from the Fernwood library! A giant bracket was created as a bulletin board, and students could fill out a digital bracket for the chance to win a copy of the winning book! Two students actually had perfect brackets! Brooke Stevens and Stacey Espinal both received a free copy of one of the books! Congratulations girls!

This week Fernwood’s Super Smash Bros Ultimate 2v2 team locked up the top seed in South Jersey and improved to 6-0 with a commanding win over Fall Garden State eSports Champions, Bayshore Middle School from Middletown New Jersey. Bryan Daniel Perez, Jaz Steed, and Liam Varella won their best of 5 series 3 matches to 1.

On Tuesday, the Eagles Smash team finishes it’s regular season on Tuesday against Cherry Hill’s Rosa Raptors. With a win the Eagles will lock up the first seed in this month’s State tournament.

Huge thanks to Stockton’s eSports for sending several members to work with our Smash team this week!

View their most recent matchup here! Live matches are streamed to our channel on this Tuesday at 315. (and a surprise match this Tuesday at the same time!)

https://www.youtube.com/@FAMSeSports/streams

In Rocket League Fernwood’s team dropped to 3-2 in their Spring season with a loss to top seed Maurice River.. The competition in 2v2 format is organized by Garden State eSports. Great performances by Connor Giardino, Dominic Sausto, Anik Ashan, and Charles Smith have put the Eagles look to lock up a 3rd consecutive playoff spot on Tuesday with a match against Matawan, who enter the game 4-1.

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:

Youth Mental Health & School/Home Partnership 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/

NJ Parent Link
www.njparentlink.nj.gov
Navigate Parenthood, Navigate New Jersey.

30 Healthy April Recipes to Eat All Month Long | Taste of Home

Spend Time in Nature to Reduce Stress and Anxiety | American Heart Association

How Does Your Physical Environment Affect You | Newport Institute

ACUA - Earth Day Festival

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Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more. Opt-in today!

Egg Harbor Township School District is now hiring bus drivers for the 2022-2023 school year. Interested applicants can call 609-927-2443 ext 1710

District Media Specialists have put together a list of reading resources for grades Pre K-12! Take advantage of what our media centers have to offer online

Reminder to EHT families: Student Assistance Counselors have assembled a list of resources for those who need additional services. Click the graphic below for more information.

Click the graphic below to find information on The Mental Health Association of Atlantic County's services.

Click the graphic below for a list of Food Banks and Community Resources for Atlantic County.

Click the graphic below to see all the video playlists that "Pursuing Public Health" has to offer!

As you go through the school year, stay vigilant and protect yourself from COVID-19. Visit http://mvnt.us/m1280575 for information on COVID-19 testing locations in Atlantic County.

Website: http://fms.eht.k12.nj.us
Location: 4034 Fernwood Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
Phone: (609)383-3355
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