November 20, 2024-

• BOE Meeting 5 PM
• Last day to submit nominations for teacher of the year and Support Services Professional of the year.

November 27, 2024- Early Dismissal 12:30 PM

November 28- Dec. 1, 2024- Thanksgiving Break- School Closed

November 30, 2024- Beach Haven Library 100th Celebration- Open House from 12-3 PM

December 4, 2024- End of 1st Trimester

December 12th, 2024- BHS Holiday Concert at the Surflight at 6 PM

December 13, 2024- Report Cards go home.

December 19, 2024- TREP$ Marketplace and BH P.T.A Holiday Celebration

December 20, 2024- Early Dismissal 12:30 PM

December 23, Jan. 1, 2024- Winter Break- School Closed

January 2, 2024- School Back in Session

Good citizenship involves a variety of behaviors and attitudes that demonstrate a sense of belonging to a community and a responsibility to take care of it:

• Respect: Respect others and their property, and respect yourself.

  
  

• Responsibility: Take responsibility for your actions and be responsible for yourself.

  
  

• Participation: Participate in your community, vote, and stay informed about important issues.

  
  

• Cooperation: Cooperate with others and work well with them.

  
  

• Compassion: Have compassion and empathy for others.

  
  

• Tolerance: Be tolerant and accepting of others' beliefs and attitudes.

  
  

• Honesty: Be trustworthy and forthcoming about your actions and behavior.

  
  

• Environment: Protect the environment.

  
  

• Sportsmanship: Demonstrate good sportsmanship.

  
  

• Attitude: Have a positive attitude.

As part of our focus for this month on Citizenship, we will also be emphasizing the importance of digital citizenship. During the fall break, it is a great time to talk with your children about this since they will likely have more free time on their hands and want to connect more with others or explore digitally.

Here are some tips for parents to help you navigate the conversations and activities you can do together:

Digital Citizenship Resources for Families

While we are just beginning Mrs. Falletta's recognition and celebration as our County Teacher Of The Year, they have already begun the process for selecting candidates for next year. This year you may nominate one teacher who meets the criteria detailed on the form and one Education Services Professional to represent our school. Please submit your nomination by Wednesday, November 20th, 2024.The more compelling and detailed the response, the better. Please use as much space as possible.

BH Teacher of the Year Nomination Form

BH Educational Services Professional Nomination Form

November is Homeless Awareness Month, an important reminder for us to increase awareness and understanding around the experiences and needs of children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness

• Make A Plan: Families may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to create plans that outline how they will contact each other during an emergency.
• Build a Kit: Assemble emergency kits containing essential supplies like water, non-perishable food, first aid supplies, flashlights, batteries, and important documents. Ensure these kits are easily accessible and periodically updated.
• Ready Kids: Engage students in age-appropriate preparedness activities. Utilize FEMA’s “Ready Kids” resources to teach children about emergency planning.
• Pet Preparedness: Pets are important members of families too, so they need to be included when making a plan.

Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear early in a child's school career. A recent study looking at young children found that absenteeism in kindergarten was associated with negative first grade outcomes such as greater absenteeism in subsequent years and lower achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge

Chronic Absenteeism is defined by the U.S. Department of Education as missing 15 days or more a year. If your child reaches 18 or more absences, it then has to be reported to the State of New Jersey for our School Performance Reports.

If you wish to have a student seen by our school counselor, please fill out this form. The responses to this form will be checked once a week. If you have something more urgent to inform the school about, please get in touch with the school's main office during business hours at 609-492-7411. (If your child is in crisis, please dial 988 for support and 911 for emergencies).

BH School Counselor Request Form

Here are some resources to help you understand and to support your child's speech/language development at home. (See the links below)

Speech and Language Milestones

Speech Therapy Practice at Home

Speech Sound Acquisition

Heating/Energy Assistance- If you know someone who is having difficulty paying their energy bills this winter to stay warm, see the resource below to refer that person to for assistance.

Here are some resources to help support your child during homework. These are not designed to provide answers, but to help students who may struggle gain a better understanding through finding the explanation behind the answers when they get stuck or confused. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. I can be reached at shenry@beachhavenschool.com.

Brainly is a homework helper site students can use to ask question(s) to a community of teachers and students. https://brainly.com/

Socratic provides homework help with most subjects. It gives visual explanations, video tutorials and detailed step by step guides to help students understand complex concepts. https://socratic.org/

Quizlet provides students with the tools they need to learn any skill. It has step by step solutions and flashcards to help students prepare for quizzes or assignments. https://quizlet.com/latest

WolframAlpha Provides students with step by step solutions and skill development for understanding simple and complex learning for all subjects. https://www.wolframalpha.com/

Ocean County Health Department Resources

Life on the Island is glorious. We also know that weather can pose risks here unlike other areas. In order to help keep your family prepared, here are some resources to consider.

Planning

Emergency Kits

Conversations with Family Members

Caring for Pets

https://sptstoolkit.org/login

This Toolkit consolidates a comprehensive array of local, national, and online resources, providing a one-stop destination for families seeking guidance and assistance. It's a compassionate guide that fosters understanding, facilitates communication, and ensures vital information is readily available to those who need it.

NJ Hopeline
1.855.654.6735

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