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NEWS & EVENTS
Week of March 20,
2020
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In Roxbury Township Public Schools, our students and schools are involved with more than just academics. They are active members of the community who give their time and efforts to important causes. Check out all the upcoming events happening throughout Roxbury in the coming weeks.
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ROXBURY SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS
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Roxbury we want to hear from you! We're always looking for great stories of things happening in the Roxbury Schools and around town that involve our students, staff, and families! And now we've made it even easier to submit your content! Stories, high quality pictures, and even videos can be submitted
here or by emailing
goodnews@roxbury.org.
Please remember to include first and last names of individuals pictured!
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 Share your Home Instruction Stories
We know our students, staff, and families are hard at work during their Flexible Instruction Days.
We'd love to see pictures and videos of your home instruction both from our students and educators and hear your stories!
Put in the Subject Line:
#RoxburyFID
and you might just see them on our website, on our Social Media pages, or in the news!
Superintendent Correspondence: Coronavirus School Closure Update
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from a few students at home!
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| Mia Scalamoni doing a Math project at home during St. Patrick's Day! |
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| LaPostas (Joey and Emma) on Parade at home for St. Patrick's Day! |
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Roxbury Schools Providing 'Meals on Wheels'
 The COVID-19 school closures in Roxbury Township hasn't stopped the dedicated staff members from making sure our students are safe and fed. As part of the approved plan during this shutdown, Roxbury created a 'Meals on Wheels' program to deliver breakfast and lunch to district families on free and reduced lunch.
Maschio's Food Services, Roxbury's food service provider, is making more than 400 meals daily at their hub in Chester, NJ before delivering them to the Roxbury kitchens.
Roxbury's Buildings & Grounds staff in conjunction with Maschio's organizes and sorts the meals daily for delivery. Once sorted, the B&G crew loads up the crates of food onto district school buses to be delivered by the Roxbury Transportation Department. They were even having a little fun with it on Friday morning with Groundskeeper Joe Pinto dressing up as Santa. Over the course of a few hours, all of the meals are distributed and the buses are back to the depot.
We can't thank them all enough for their hard work and dedication in making sure our students who need breakfast and lunch are receiving it!
Click here to read this coverage and see more pictures on our website under "In the News".
Jefferson School Creates Kindness Posters for World Down Syndrome Day
 Even though Roxbury Schools are physically not in session, they are still continuing their caring approach to learning. Yesterday, Jefferson Principal Melissa Cosgrove asked her students to create Kindness posters in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day which takes place Saturday, March 21st.
Similar to a spirit day in school, the Jefferson School community was encouraged to wear blue and yellow on Friday and post pictures and make kindness posters to raise awareness of the coming day.
Students submitted their kindness posters via the school's Facebook page and via email to Principal Cosgrove and teachers. Principal Cosgrove shared a few Friday morning during her Flexible Instruction Day morning announcements.
First-grader Mary Kautzmann, first-grader Haley Valenzuela and big sister Savannah, and fourth-grader Kiley Czech all received shout outs during the morning announcement along with second-grader Emily Loeb who created a Google Slides presentation on Kindness. Click here to read more about World Down Syndrome Day on the kindness posters on our website under "In the News".
US Census 2020 - Statistics in School (SIS) Week
 The 2020 Census is happening now! You can respond online, by phone, or by mail. Invitations to respond from the US Census Bureau were being mailed out between March 12-20. Homes will receive official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond.
Check out the SIS take-home flyer - This flyer is available in 13 languages. It explains to adults the importance of the 2020 Census and how to count every child in their home.
Not sure who counts? Before completing the 2020 Census, you need to know where to count yourself and who to count with you in your home.
Click here for some FAQ's from the Census Bureau to help!
This is our one chance until 2030 to ensure that every New Jersey child gets the resources they need for a quality education. Additional Information is available at
census.nj.gov.
Jefferson School Celebrates Read Across America
 Jefferson Elementary School PTA in Roxbury Township sponsored a Reading Celebration on March 6th which was the culminating event for Read Across America Week.
During the week, the school held spirit days. Monday was dress like a Dr. Seuss character. Tuesday was Grinchiest Green Day and Wacky Wednesday of crazy hair and crazy socks. Thursday students and staff wore Red, White, and Stripes, while on Friday everyone was asked to wear Blue and Gold for Roxbury's Portrait of a Graduate.
Friday evening was a themed carnival which began with a book raffle and guest speaker Tommy DeNicola, a retired Roxbury Police Officer and former Marine.
Jefferson families were split into two groups. Half did crafts assisted by the Roxbury Women's Club and listened to Seuss books read by fourth graders. Students were also treated to stories that touched on social-emotional learning topics like kindness and friendship. Popcorn was served for Hop on Pop with the event ending with a carnival of table-top games and prizes. Click here to read about this event on our website under "In the News".
Roxbury Celebrates Digital Learning Day
 Digital Learning Day 2020 has come and gone in Roxbury even though you wouldn't know it as every day now seems to be Digital Learning Day. But Roxbury Schools took part in the actual day back on February 27th. Digital Learning Day is a celebration of educational technology and gives students an opportunity to expand the use of technology in the classroom by learning something new.
Each of the schools took a different approach with the same end goal, to encourage teachers and students to try something new with technology. This year's theme was "Innovate."
Click here to see and hear about just a few DLD projects students and staff worked on from our website under "In the News".
EMS Drama Club Presents Princess Party - Mar 22 - POSTPONED
 The EMS Drama Club's upcoming Princess Party that was due to be held on March 22nd from 2-3:30 at EMS has been postponed due to the school closure.
If and when a makeup date is determined, we'll be sure to share it out!
Disney's FROZEN JR. Playing at Eisenhower MS - Apr 2-4 - POSTPONED
The EMS Drama Club's upcoming Frozen Jr. Production that was due to take place April 2-4th at EMS has been postponed due to the school closure.
If and when a makeup date is determined, we'll be sure to share it out!
 The Roxbury High School Band Parents Association is once again selling its annual discounted Hersey Park and Dorney Park Wildwater Kingdom tickets. Tickets are available for purchase between now and March 27.
Click here to view the Hersey Park ticket form.
Kindergarten Registration for Next Year - Franklin/Jefferson Postponed
Roxbury Township Public Schools offers a full-day kindergarten program designed to develop knowledge and skills in the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas. Our goal is to help children develop skills and strategies that will help them learn and establish a foundation for lifelong success in education. The program allows more time for students to address curriculum in depth and allows teachers to provide additional activities in learning.
Franklin and Jefferson's Kindergarten Registration dates have been postponed due to the school closures. Revised dates will be posted once determined.
To access more details, visit
www.roxbury.org/KindergartenRegistration
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Scholarships are offered in Morris - Deadline Mar 31
 The Morris County Retirees Education Association Philanthropic Fund, Inc. (MCREAP) is offering seven scholarships to Morris County residents who are attending and will be graduated from a public high school.
This scholarship is for students who plan to pursue a career in education and who will be attending an approved four-year accredited college or university offering a bachelor's degree with an education major.
The scholarships are for $2,000. The recipients will be sent $2,000. after the chairperson receives a copy of the first semester transcript which indicates enrollment in the field of education and a successful academic record.
The deadline for the receipt of applications is March 31. Scholarship applications are available at your high school guidance office or at
https://www.morriscountyrea.org
. Click here to read about this scholarship from the Roxbury Register.
Scholarship Opportunity from The 200 Club of Morris Cty - Deadline May 11
The 200 Club of Morris County is offering scholarship opportunities for students that have a parent(s) in law enforcement/public safety. The scholarships are also offered to students that wish to pursue a career in public safety. Click here to find out more about this opportunity.
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Roxbury Basketball Updates:
Boys Basketball: Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference all-stars, 2019-2020
Here are the 2019-20 Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference division all-stars as selected by the coaches. The NJ Advance Media boys basketball staff had no input in the selection process. Click here to read which Roxbury players were named from NJ.com.
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Gaels Going Green - Did you know...
 Since 2016, the Roxbury Township Public Schools has been striving to become more sustainable and green in its policies and practices. The Board of Education and administration made the decision to pursue district sustainability and green initiatives by creating and approving a half of dozen different policies outlining its position and efforts.
To that end, all seven schools in Roxbury Township attained Silver certification through Sustainable Jersey for Schools in August 2018. In this section, you will find various green initiatives, events, and tips to live a healthier, greener life.
Click here for more information regarding our sustainability initiative.
30th Annual Stream Cleanup - Postponed
 Help keep Roxbury clean with the 30th Annual Stream Cleanup organized by the Raritan Headwaters Association.
The Saturday, April 18th from 9-12 at Black River Park (Roxbury NJ Site 28) has been postponed. When the event is rescheduled, we'll be sure to share it!
For questions, contact:
Roxbury Clean Communities Spring Clean Up - Apr 25
 Roxbury Clean Communities's annual spring litter clean up will be Saturday, April 25th beginning at 9 a.m. at the Roxbury DPW building in Kenvil. Volunteers are needed! Help take pride in our town and help clean up our parks, trails, roadways, and neighborhoods. Bring a team! Ask friends and co-workers from your office, church, schools, clubs, and athletic teams.
Volunteer for community service hours and mini-grants are available for non-profit organizations on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information or to request a specific work site, contact Kellie Ann Keyes at keyesk@roxburynj.us or call 973-448-2053.
Click here to view this event flyer in our Virtual Backpack.
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RHS Athletic Events Calendar
Click here
for the most up-to-date calendar of Roxbury High School sporting events.
RHS Performing Arts Calendar
Click here for the major events in performing arts here in Roxbury!
Specific school related events can be found on their respective website calendars by visiting
www.roxbury.org
and selecting the school from the drop down at the top left of the screen.
RHS Project Graduation
 Roxbury Project Graduation is NOT just for senior parents! We need all high school parents to get involved. This group and event benefit all Roxbury students. Don't wait, we need your help now.
Each year on the night of graduation, we host Project Graduation, an all-night, alcohol/drug free event for Roxbury's graduating High School Seniors.
To make this happen each year we need your HELP!
Our meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the RHS guidance conference room. Check us out on our Facebook page, Roxbury Project Graduation or the link for our website on the RHS website.
If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering,
please contact
Alana Hayford or
Audra Sarafin. Click here to read more details about this year's Project Graduation from our Virtual Backpack under the Flyer section.
Roxbury Collects
Box Tops for Education
Roxbury Township Public Schools are continuously collecting "Box Tops for Education" at our K-8 schools.
This is an easy, practically effortless way to raise funds for our schools by purchasing items you buy all the time.
Clipped box tops can be sent to any of our K-8 schools district-wide. School addresses can be found on our website at
www.roxbury.org
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Check out the Virtual Backpack!
 Here we will feature events of organizations, clubs, and teams throughout our communities that serve to enrich the lives of our students.
Announcements, upcoming events, documents and forms that were previously sent home via backpacks will now be included in the Virtual Backpack. (On occasion, some paper forms, and flyers and other important information, will come home with your student or be sent to you directly via email.)
This page is updated as flyers are received.
Check the backpack!
Check Your Honeywell Settings!
 Don't wait until severe weather hits to check your settings! You may want to change your time settings from Midnight to Midnight and have more than one way of being contacted...i.e., phone call/text message and/or email! This way if the phone lines are down/circuits are busy, etc., you are covered! Log into your Honeywell account
here.
Click here for parent instructions on creating an account.
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Roxbury Alumni In the News
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