Fair Lawn Public Schools

Happy Lunar New Year! 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. Memorial’s World Culture Club celebrated Lunar New Year this week as they demonstrated the dragon dance. It is believed that the dragon dance drives away evil and ushers in good luck for the community.

TJMS welcomed Chris Singleton on Thursday, January 19th to share his mission of unity. " Everyone should feel celebrated." Thank you Chris for reminding us that we can't control everything in our lives, but we can control how we respond to things. Pictured from left to right: Vice Principal Michael Grubman, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Camille DeFranco, Superintendent Nicholas Norcia, Chris Singleton, Principal Michael Weaver and Vice Principal Jenna Renna.

All Fair Lawn middle school and high school parents and guardians are cordially invited to an evening with Chris Singleton. WHEN: Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Memorial Middle School Auditorium No Registration Required Chris Singleton is a former professional athlete drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2017. Chris became a nationally-renowned speaker and best-selling author with a message of resilience, forgiveness, and unity following the loss of his mother in a racially motivated mass shooting. Chris has shared his message "Love is Stronger than Hate" with NFL and NBA teams and multiple Fortune 500 companies across the country. He shares his message with over 100 organizations and over 30,000 students annually. Please use the following link to learn more about Chris Singleton prior to his visit on January 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkhhwOrCZ9

This morning it was Lyncrest’s turn to have Thermo Fisher Scientific work with our 4th graders! We became scientists and extracted DNA from strawberries! Did you know strawberries yield more DNA than any other fruit???

We would like to thank the Tyszko family for their continued support and efforts to help others in memory of their son, Peter, who died on January 17, 2022 of complications from sarcoma. In the spirit of giving, they have organized what will become an annual blood drive which will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023 in the TJ gymnasium. To learn how you can participate and schedule an appointment, please see the following link @ Peter Tyszko Community Blood Drive.

Thank you to Mr. Durso and Mrs. Zarwi for bringing ThermoFisher Scientific to Forrest School. The 4th grade students had a blast extracting DNA from strawberries.

Fair Lawn Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2023 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Milnes held its monthly Character Assembly where we celebrated the students who exhibited the character trait, Trustworthiness. We also kicked off our "Soup"er Bowl canned good collection now through February 15th. The cans collected will be donated to the Fair Lawn Food Pantry.

The third grade authors of the WONDERFUL WESTMORELAND NEWS who wrote the December article, "Life in Fourth Grade" drew the attention of District Science Supervisor Ron Durso and Elementary Science Specialist Lindsey Zarwi who were excited to meet with them and learn more about their inspiration for the article. Together with members of the fourth grade class, the authors shared their purpose for the article. They wanted to tell the whole school that the fourth grade classes learn about crayfish. They were excited to hear that the third grade class would soon learn about tadpoles. The fourth graders shared the excitement in learning about what crayfish eat and how they live. The students shared their career aspirations to be future scientists authors. Literacy and science overlap! Congratulations to Ms. LeGrand and her student newspaper authors!

Circus Arts is back at Forrest for another year of magnificent entertainment…

**Wellness Weekend** No homework/projects should be given over the weekend! Enjoy and be well!

Congratulations to Memorial Middle School’s 8th grader, Zach Dassa, for winning this year’s Geography Bee. Pictured with Memorial Middle School social studies teachers: Mr. Thompson, Ms. Fife, and Mr. Foley

FLHS welcomed Bergen County Prosecutor Musella to speak with our students about careers in law enforcement. Members of our SGA and Law, Debate & Model UN teams were a great audience! Thanks to @BCPONJ and Mrs. Gupta for making this happen!

Westmoreland students and staff couldn't wait to return to school on January 2nd to learn the title of our 2023 One School One Book Project! This year's reveal assembly was filled with golden tickets and candy themed minute to win it games. Thanks to the Westmoreland PTO, our school has enjoyed this project for the past 11 years! Can you guess what we are reading THIS year???

This evening Dr. Ed Bertolini, Lisa Yourman, and Michael Rosenberg took their oath of office to become trustees of the Fair Lawn Board of Education. We look forward to working with you for the next three years.

Tonight is the Fair Lawn Board of Education Organization Meeting. Remember...we are paperless. Scan the QR Code below OR access the agenda using this link: https://go.boarddocs.com/nj/flps/Board.nsf/Public

Students at Henry B. Milnes Elementary School celebrated at their "Be Paw-sitive" luncheon. Students were recognized for exhibiting the character traits Caring & Respect. We are so proud of them. Keep up the great work!

Lyncrest School sponsored our annual "Make the World Better with a Holiday Sweater" campaign, this year benefitting the International Dyslexia Association. Students and staff sent in donations totaling over $700 and decorated a sweater which was proudly displayed in school.

On December 23, the students and staff of Memorial Middle School once again answered the school’s motto: “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve.” Hundreds of items were donated to the American Red Cross as students teamed up to compete in the 21st Annual Volley for Charity event.

Fair Lawn High School students, learn more about National Youth Science Camp. Applications are due February 28, 2023. https://www.nysacademy.org/programs/nyscamp/2023-nyscamp/