Dear Parents/Guardians,

The family of a 12-year-old Utah boy, Drayke, who took his own life is speaking out about bullying and trying to raise awareness through their movement called #DoItForDrayke. Drayke’s family says that “He loved to make people laugh. He loved to do what he could to always make sure that somebody had a friend.” He had a heart of gold and was kind to everyone around him. They are devastated by the loss and want to do what they can to make sure no other parent has to go through the tragedy of loss like they have.

While this initiative speaks directly to suicide, here at the Swift-Slaybaugh Complex we want to take this opportunity to focus on and educate our students on how their behavior affects others. We also want to stress the importance of being a good friend and always being kind to one another, despite our differences. From June 6th through June 17th our school will be participating in a #DoItForDrayke challenge. Each morning the students will hear about a different character education trait over the announcements. For these ten days, students will have the opportunity to earn a purple ticket by displaying acts of kindness, being a good friend, and for showing respect and leadership. On June 17th each homeroom teacher will randomly pull a purple ticket to choose a student to win a #DoItForDrayke book bag. These book bags are sponsored by EHT community members and parents Dominic and Andrea Pugliese and their charity “Built with Love,” along with 724 Bagger Co. A huge thank you to them for supporting and promoting a very relevant and worthy cause.

Please join us and take this opportunity to talk to your child(ren) about kindness and how their actions can affect others.

Also, please see the video below in which students from our school explain the event for us.

Sincerely,

Joe Marinelli

Principal

This week, Mrs. Ricci's class was busy working on their STEM projects while having indoor recess.

Second and third grade ELL students learn about the new Lexia English characters who are from all around the world as they work with the Lexia English program.

Second and third grade buddy reading with students who speak the same native languages at home is always a hit!

Meet Ella, a Junior at EHTHS. Ella is taking Education and Training classes this year and is a part of the job shadow program run by Mrs. McGinty at the high school. The high school students come at least once a week for a couple of hours. Ella works with students, whether reading with them, teaching them a phonics lesson, or playing with them on the playground; we were even lucky enough to have Ella attend the field trip with us this year! The students love when Miss Ella comes to school to work with them!!!

Swift-Slaybaugh families!
Our "Little Eagles Fun Run" fundraiser will kick off in less than 3 weeks on June 1st. Our goal is to raise $25,000 for student achievement and activities & staff enrichment. This will help strengthen our school community. We’ve asked our friends at Booster to power our fundraiser to make it more profitable, fun, and easy for everyone!
Here’s what all students can get excited about:
Fun, engaging character development lessons
A high-energy event to give our school a much-needed boost of fun!
If your family feels it’s not in the position to financially support the school, that’s okay. Families can actually support our school by also SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and family online. Sharing IS supporting.
Key dates to remember:
REGISTRATION OPENS - May 18th (NEXT WEEK)
You will be able to register on MYBOOSTER.COM
Fundraiser Kick Off - June 1st
Event Day - June 10th
SAVE THE DATE!
Thank you for supporting the Swift Slaybaugh Complex through the Little Eagles Fun Run.
Check out the NEW Character traits your student(s) will be learning soon in this year’s theme, Sports City Worldwide! https://vimeo.com/700907864

We are excited to kick off our "Little Eagles Fun Run" program on June 1st. Our goal is to raise $25,000 for student achievement and activities & staff enrichment. This will help strengthen our school community. To make our fundraising more profitable and fun, we have partnered with Boosterthon! Boosterthon is a 2-week fundraising campaign that promotes fitness, teamwork, and character while helping our school raise much needed funds! The program will begin with a kickoff video on June 1st and end with an epic Fun Run experience on June 10th!

All students will run 35 minutes and get pledges for each lap they run (Ex: $1 per minute = $35) or they can get flat donation pledges as well. As they get pledges, they have the opportunity to earn fun prizes too. Between kickoff and Fun Run, students will learn about character, be issued nightly challenges, and get pledges from friends and family to help their school!

We completely understand if your family is not in a position to financially support the school right now. You can still be involved by simply SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and extended family online at MYBOOSTER.COM. Sharing IS supporting! Just as we worked to safely begin school this year, we are also safely hosting this essential fundraiser based on our school’s current guidelines. We’ll send more details, as we get closer to our kick off.

Key dates to remember:

• REGISTRATION OPENS - May 18th

Register on MYBOOSTER.COM

• Fundraiser Kick Off - June 1st
• Event Day - June 10th

We are grateful for our Swift-Slaybaugh family! Thank you for your support this year. We all need it!

Need help logging into your child's google account? There's a YouTube video for that!

Email: ehtsd@eht.k12.nj.us
Website: sl.eht.k12.nj.us/
Location: 11 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
Phone: 609-927-8222
Facebook: facebook.com/EHTNJSlaybaugh
Twitter: @EHTNJSlaybaugh