School Highlights April 2018
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School Highlights April 2018 In This Issue Bayville Elementary School ................................4 Chatham/ECLC ..................................................20 Cinnaminson High School .................................14 Clayton High School .........................................21 Delaware Valley Regional High School .............17 Delsea High School .............................................3 Edison Early Learning Center ...........................19 Ewing High School ............................................10 Frank J. Smith Elementary School ....................14 Freehold High School .......................................21 Unified Basketball at Princeton Herbert Hoover Middle School .........................11 The second Unified Cup Basketball School Championship of the H&M Potter Elementary School ........................12 Holmdel (Holmdel High School & William R. Satz year took place this past weekend at Princeton University. School) ............................................................7 16 high schools and 12 colleges competed in the Unified Cup Jefferson Township High School .........................9 John Adams Middle School ...............................11 Basketball tournament on April 8. This interscholastic tournament Lyndhurst Public School District (Jefferson brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, Memo- to compete on the same team – helping to foster leadership skills, rial Elementary School & Roosevelt Middle School) ............................................................5 friendship and more inclusive school climates through sport. Over Manalapan High School ....................................11 300 athletes and Unified partners faced head to head all day Sun- Montgomery Township High School ...................7 day in the Dillon and Jadwin Gymnasiums in Princeton University. Overbrook High School .......................................2 Pond Road Middle School ...................................6 High Schools that competed in basketball: Randolph High School ......................................12 Burlington City Old Bridge Ridge High School ..............................................7 Chatham-ECLC Randolph Salem Middle School ..........................................7 Cinnaminson Ridge Sayreville War Memorial High School .................7 Delaware Valley Steinert Somerville High School ......................................8 Ewing Union City Steinert High School East .................................18 Hamilton West Voorhees Trenton School District .....................................16 Hopewell Valley Unified Basketball at Princeton ..........................1 Millburn Union City High School .....................................15 Monroe Township Voorhees High School .......................................13 Montgomery Washington Township High School .....................6 West Morris Mendham High School ...................9 Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Clifton) ...........7 Click here for more photos. Office of Special Education Programs Page 1 U.S. Department of Education School Highlights April 2018 Overbrook High School Overbrook High School did a Week of Respect from 4/9 – 4/13. Their students walked around during lunches, asking students to treat everyone as equals. They also had a meeting on 4/16 and created posters to hang around the school to promote Team Unified. On 4/27 they had a baking cham- pionship where the students teamed up to make cakes and the best cake won! Office of Special Education Programs Page 2 U.S. Department of Education School Highlights April 2018 Delsea High School On April 25, Delsea High School held a Unified Track and Field meet. Four schools competed for a total of over 30 athletes. The weather held off and the students had an AMAZING time. There were about 100 spectators comprised of the student body and parents who made signs and cheered on the athletes. Every student received a participation medal and trophies were earned for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. It was such an amazing day and one many will remember!! Following are just a few photos of the 563 that were taken!!! Office of Special Education Programs Page 3 U.S. Department of Education School Highlights April 2018 Bayville Elementary School Here are some pictures from Unified PE sessions at Bayville School. The students are having a blast!! Office of Special Education Programs Page 4 U.S. Department of Education School Highlights April 2018 Lyndhurst Public School District (Jefferson Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, Memorial Elementary School & Roosevelt Middle School) During the month of April, students fied Club Ultimate Game Day that dents from Lincoln School walked in the Lyndhurst Public School all four schools will be participating to Roosevelt School to compete. District continued having weekly in together. Furthermore, their Students have been learning this Unified Club meetings after school. Spirit Week has spread to the lower game created specifically for the Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln, and elementary schools. They are very Lyndhurst Public School Districts Memorial School played a variety of excited to have grades kindergar- Unified Club. Not only were stu- games including 4 Hoops, kickball, ten through eighth participate in dents playing 4 Hoops, they were Spirit Week sharing the “Choose To four square, spud, rainbow tag, also referees, announcers, and Include” message with all students. steel the bacon and other excit- scorekeepers. It was an excellent The student leaders did an excel- ing games promoting teamwork. lent job planning upcoming events. time for students to interact and Student leaders also began prepar- make new friends with students ing for their Unified Club Week of Additionally, Unified Club had the from the other schools. Students Respect in May, as well as their Uni- first 4 Hoops Tournament. Stu- had a great time. Office of Special Education Programs Page 5 U.S. Department of Education School Highlights April 2018 Washington Township High School Washington Township High School had a Unified Track clinic with the WTHS Track team. It was an epic day of sharing and learning together! Pond Road Middle School At its April 25, 2018 meeting, Pond Road Middle School discussed what it might feel like to have a physical or learning challenge. They used the instructions and a bag of manipulatives from the SONJ Ability Awareness Kit that included headphones, wrist weights, etc. to create stations for the students to experience. They then discussed how they felt at each station and what challenge the station might indicate. The students re- ally enjoyed this activity and found it educational. Following are some of the challenges. Challenge 1 Challenge 3 Challenge 6 1. Find a floor or ceiling tile with a 1. Sit back to back with your partner. 1. Put on the goggles. shape or color pattern. 2. Using the whiteboard and mark- 2. Read a book out loud to your 2. One partner should count the partner. lines/dots/colors/spots in the pattern. er, one person draw an abstract shape. 3. The other partner should have 3. Try another task with the a conversation with them at the 3. Using another whiteboard and goggles on. same time. marker, the other person will draw that abstract shape by listening to Challenge 7 Challenge 2 the first partner’s instructions for 1. Time one partner taking things 1. Put wrist weights on. drawing it. (NO PEEKING!) out of their backpack one at a 2. Write your name on the paper. time. 3. Stack the books into a pile. Challenge 5 4. Zip your coat. 2. Put everything back in the 1. Put on headphones and have backpack. Challenge 4 your partner read to you. 1. Stand facing your partner. 3. Put on the gloves. 2. Put on headphones and have 2. A third person will stand behind your partner lip-read to you. 4. Time the same partner empty- one of you to try and make the other ing the backpack again. one laugh – will you be distracted? 3. What did you hear/ understand? Office of Special Education Programs Page 6 U.S. Department of Education School Highlights April 2018 Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Clifton) Salem Middle School On Monday, April 23rd the Woodrow Wilson Play Unified Club or- This month Salem Middle ganized and hosted an Earth Day celebration in their court yard and School focused on their intra- media center. Students with and without disabilities created planters, mural kickball tournament. rain sticks and birdhouses. The groups then watched Dr. Seuss’s, “The It will carry over into May as Lorax” and completed a lesson on conservation. well. There are 6 teams in the tournament (2 from each grade level, 6th, 7th, 8th) at the end Montgomery Township High School of the 5 weeks they will have a championship. The students are really excited about this activity and it gives them something to do afterschool 3 days a week. They have also started their Respect Week. They have every student in their school involved in this event. The activities included: a poster contest, door decorating competition, posi- tive morning announcements, and prizes for the posters with the best concept. Ridge High School The Ridge High School Unified program is winding down for April with the Unified Cup and the Union City HS tournament. They had two Unified Club Sayreville War Memorial High School meetings that included proj- April was a slow month for Unified Sports at Sayreville War Memorial ects and a picnic. High School; however, they had another two Student Athletes of the As they move