Spirit+Days

The last Friday of every month, students and staff dress in the school colors, blue and white, for an all-school morning meeting. During this meeting, we do the morning announcements live on stage, we show a video of the students who were "caught taking care" during that month, we discuss the character trait of the month, and we honor a staff member who 'takes care' of us. Sometimes a class or a group of students will present a project or sing a few songs during this assembly.

In **October** we honored a staff member who is currently in Afghanistan through Skype. The students wrote a poem for him and filled a box with lots of items that remind them of him.

In **November** we honored the people in our community and in our school district who took care of us during Hurricane Sandy. The fire department, police department, maintenance and facilities staff, and a local PSE&G worker were honored by the students with certificates and a special gift.

In **December** we honored our school nominee for District Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Seipp. Her second grade students made a video, titled "What Makes Mrs. Seipp Special." Her class then presented her with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Even Mrs. Seipp's two daughters surprised her by coming to Spirit Day! In **January** we honored Mrs. Butler, our school librarian assistant. The entire school made a book for Mrs. Butler and a first grade class presented the book to her with flowers during Spirit Day.