Anti-Bullying News

As per the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ABR) (P.L.2010, c.122), the Clark Public Schools has posted its Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act grades to the school district's HIB webpage, and to each individual school's webpage. Please feel free to contact Mr. David Geschwendt, Anti-Bullying Coordinator if you have any questions. The grades are on the left towards the bottom of the resources.

Anti-Bullying Specialist - Ms. Nicole Arpino
Contact Information:
narpino@clarkschools.org
Valley Road School
150 Valley Road
Clark, NJ  07066
732-428-1639 or 732-388-7900

Anti-Bullying Coordinator - Mr. David Geschwendt
Contact Information:
dgeschwendt@clarkschools.org
Arthur L. Johnson High School
365 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
(732) 382-0910, Ext. 3178

Main Office 732-388-7900
To Report an Absence call the main office 24/7
and leave a message or email valleyroadschool@clarkschools.org

In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb!

Students in Mrs. Carrano’s class tracked the weather in March to see if it would go out like a lamb. To keep track, they colored one box in orange for each day that was like a lion, to represent a cold and windy day. To represent days that were like a lamb they pasted one cotton ball for each day that was warm and sunny. They found that almost everyday in March was like a lion. The students practiced graphing, counting, and the concepts of less and more. This lesson was important for them to do every morning because it determined if they would get to go outside for recess. If the weather was like a lion no one wanted to go outside. The students in Mrs. Carrano’s class are looking forward to days in April that are less like a lion and more like a lamb.

Photo Caption: Frame 1(left to right: John Michael Lima, Michael Avila), Frame 2(Michael Avila), Frame 3(John Michael)

First grade students from Valley Road School observed Veteran’s Day by writing letters to sailors serving aboard the USS San Jacinto.  One of the sailors, Juan Caro, has a daughter, Kai, in first grade at VRS.  Kai’s mom suggested that her class write letters to Kai’s dad and fellow service members aboard the ship.  Thinking it a wonderful idea, Ms. Krick invited the other first grade teachers, Mrs. Peitz and Mrs. Spence, to participate.  

Students in Ms. Krick’s class were encouraged to write sentences that expressed their gratitude and well wishes to the sailors and then ask a question.  They also drew a picture about the navy or the armed services, and another about themselves.  Both Mrs. Peitz and Mrs. Spence’s first grade classes wrote a group letter and signed their names.  Mrs. Spence’s students then drew pictures for the sailors.  All the boys and girls were very excited about this project and worked very hard on them.  They were eager to thank the sailors for their service and hoped to make them smile.  The letters were collected and sent to Kai’s dad in late November, with the hope that he would distribute them among the sailors.  At the time, the USS San Jacinto was somewhere in the Red Sea.

In December Ms. Krick was excited to receive several emails from Juan Caro with attachments that included photos and information about the ship.  One attachment was a scanned document in which many sailors took time to give detailed answers to every question posed by the students.  The answers were addressed to the students by name, which was absolutely thrilling for these girls and boys.  There were signatures and messages from the sailors as well, including Kai’s dad, the Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Command Master Chief, and the ship’s Chaplin.  The Chaplin placed all the letters in the ship’s learning center for Sailors to read and enjoy.  Mr. Caro also sent Ms. Krick a plaque and a baseball cap with the ship’s logo.  

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Library Closed?  World Book online is now available as a resource to Valley Road Students! 

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