Earth
Day Art Awards
In
celebration of Earth Day, our students from
Verne W. Critz Elementary School were invited to
participate in Brookhaven National Laboratory's
annual "Your Environment" Art contest through
the guidance of their art teacher, Mr. Joseph A.
Vasso. The goal of the contest was to
raise awareness about the importance of
environmental stewardship and sustainability.
Our school had 21 students chosen as winners.
Of these 21 winners, Madison Steedman was chosen
as a first place winner.
The Fun Run
The Fun Run is a mile run which is a component
of the Physical Fitness Test and part of the
Physical Education curriculum in the South
Country Central School District.
Students prepare for the mile run by
progressively increasing their jogging time.
Children are encouraged to measure themselves,
making a mental note how far they run in a set
amount of time. That time is increased over the
weeks prior to the actual timed mile run. Prior
to the fun run the children have the opportunity
to run a timed practice mile. Historically, most
children run a faster mile when there is
competition, as in the fun run. Whichever of the
two is their best score, that time will be used
for the fitness test. We discuss the difference
in time vs. place finish. A person can improve
both time and place; improve time but not place;
or place but not improve time. The goal is for
each child to improve his/her own time, just as
adults do when they run in road races.
For more information and the schedule for the
Fun Run click the link below:
Fun Run Information letter
in English
Fun Run Information letter
in Spanish
Fire
Safety Award
Mrs. Cardinale’s
class received a surprise award from the Hagerman
Fire
Department. The firefighters were very thankful for
the book of matches that the students made.
It
showed many fire safety tips learned during their
trip to the Fire House. Firefighter Valentino along
with another firefighter presented the award to the
class. The children were so proud. Everyone’s bucket
was full in room nine.
Hearts For Haiti
The recent earthquake has devastated Haiti.
Many families are now homeless and are in dire
need of food, water, shelter and medical care.
At Verne W.
Critz
we would like to show our concern and support by
spreading the character trait of caring, with
monetary donations for our “Hearts For
Haiti” fundraiser. We will send all
monetary donations for Haiti to the UNICEF
organization.
Please complete the
heart and return it with your
monetary donation by February 12th.
Thank
you in advance for your monetary donations on
behalf of the Character Education Committee and
the entire faculty and student body of Verne W.
Critz. All hearts that are returned will
be displayed on our “Hearts For Haiti” bulletin
board.
“Do all the good
you can, by all the means you can, in all the
ways you can, in all the places you can, at all
the times you can, to all the people you can, as
long as ever you can.”
- John Wesley
Math
Assessments
The Third Grade Math Assessment will be given
Tuesday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 4th.
Make ups will be provided on Thurs, March 5th
and Friday, March 6th.
VWC
student plays a role in the High School Play
Isabelle Palladino a kindergarten student at Verne
W. Critz Elementary School recently played the role
of Gretl in the "Sound of Music" play. This
musical production was performed for the public on
February 5th and 6th. All the third grade
students in the district were invited to view a
special dress rehearsal performance on Wednesday,
February 4th.
Fire
Safety Poster Contest
The
students created posters demonstrating their
understanding of fire safety. The Hagerman
Fire Department selected a winning poster from each
grade level which created a clear message and
picture about fire safety. The students
received a trophy for their winning poster.
School Bus Safety
Poster Contest Winners
We are very proud of three Verne W. Critz Elementary
students who placed first, second and third in the
Suffolk County School Bus Safety Poster contest.
After placing first in Suffolk County, Jamie Benavides
then had her poster entered in the Albany contest
where she placed first in New York State.
Ransy Simmons placed second in the Suffolk County
contest and Ally Solina placed third.
The South Country Central
School District has adopted the CHARACTER COUNTS!
Character education program. The CHARACTER COUNTS!
program addresses the following six character
traits: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility,
Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. As part of this
initiative, we are asking your help in creating a
Good Character “Rainbow Fish”. Our “fish” will be
displayed in the main hallway of the school. Our
goal is to recognize and reinforce good character.
In doing so, we will watch the body of the fish
become the colors of the six character pillars.
Click here
for a form for
teacher, staff and parents to nominate any Verne W.
Critz student who exemplifies any of the six
character traits.
