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Parents it is ok to be nosey….Recently, I read an article sharing a

warning from Lain Morrison, formerprofessional rugby player, regarding hisexperience with a very popular videogame, Roblox. In general, I am a big fanof today’s video games. Theycan help children learn toproblem solve as well as de-velop rich vocabulary. Thatsaid, as parents we must belike detectives. Even whenour children are less than twofeet away on a device wemust worry and investigate.

Morrison found indecent messagesfrom strangers on the online version ofRoblox directed to his eight year oldson. The messages asked personal ques-tions and encouraged his son to use hischaracter in an indecent manner. Hesaid: "I just had it in my head that Ineeded to ask the boys if they wereplaying on this Roblox game after read-ing about it online.

"They said they had so I said let mehave a look at it. From the outlook itlooks completely fine, you can go intodifferent rooms and in the first room Iwasn't sent anything untoward. "ThenI went in this waterslide room with apool and immediately was proposi-tioned. They said 'hi' so I said 'hi' andthey asked if I was a boy or girl and myage so I said I was an eight-year-old boy."They asked me to follow them to theirhouse, then into the bedroom and askedme to lay down on top of them and thenthey started with the sexual move-ments. "They said 'you look cute' and'you look sexy'. It was just sickeningreading all the comments pop up. Mykids were completely oblivious as towhat the words and stuff meant.

(www.hulldailymail.co.uk)As parents, we have the conversa-

tions with our children about talking tostrangers in the park. We make sure we

are careful of where theyphysically are at all times.What we sometimes forget, isthat although they are in ourhomes sitting at the diningroom table on an iPad theyare not free from potentialdanger. So what should you doas a parent? I do not advocatecutting them off entirely as

that is simply not preparing them forthe world we live in. Instead, be“nosey”! Ask lots of questions, demandto go on their accounts daily just to fisharound and see what pops up. Ask themto teach you their favorite games if youare not savvy. It will be quality timeand also offer you the opportunity tosafeguard their virtual playground.Just like when you take them to thepark, you look around to see that theswing set chains aren’t rusted or therearen’t any strangers lurking around.You have to do the same on their de-vices. Lastly, create a relationshipwhere your children know they can talkto you about any encounters that makethem uncomfortable.

There is no way to ensure that theywon’t receive any strange messageswhile playing games like Roblox, butyou can ensure that you know aboutthem. There are a lot of amazing gamesand experiences for your children; makesure you are aware of their favorites!

— Dr. David Gentile Superintendent of the

Millville Public Schools

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R.D. Wood School recently distributed new calendars to all the students at theirschool. The Municipal Alliance under the direction of Joe Sutherland holds a contestevery year for all students from kindergarten to fifth grade. They have sponsoredthis activity for the last five years. The students create posters and are judged byteachers and other staff members. The top 12 vote getters are picked to representone of the twelve months on the calendar. The goal is help students promote theawareness of the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol and violence.

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Rieck Ave. fifth grade, in conjunc-tion with the Millville Women’s Club,held a Spelling Bee on Friday, Febru-ary 3, 2017. The fifth grade studentsparticipated in five rounds of spelling.They followed official NJSFWC 2016-17 Spelling Bee Official Club, District,and State Spelling Bee Rules. The students were amazing! The

final three winners are able to moveon to the regional competition. Our re-sults were first-place Gavin Miller,second-place Cali Sloan, and third-place Tyler Clark. Maverick Zhengand Jeremiah Street rounded out ourfinal five.

Dr. Robinson, principal of RieckAve. School, served as our official pro-nouncer while our official judges wereSandy Walter, Lona Errickson, andMaureen Ziegler. The MillvilleWomen’s Club provided the prizesand refreshments with Mrs. BarbaraMorrow serving as the chairperson.Our librarian Mrs. Judy Bonato wasthe official NJSFWC District Chair-man and liaison to the school. Thankyou to everyone who made this eventsuch a success and congratulations toour winners! Below, Dr. Brian Robin-son (principal), Gavin Miller, and Bar-bara Morrow (Millville Women’s Club)

The Child Family Center held a Family Night called, A New Year, ANew You. Gia DiGiacomo, a dietitian from ShopRite talked abouthealthy eating and helped the children make a healthy yogurt par-fait. Kasey from the Balance Center hosted a Yoga Session and Beckyfrom the Holly City Fitness Center headed an Aerobics Session.

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The Millville Engineering andRobotics team competed on January28, 2017 at Burlington County Vo-cational School. The girls team fin-ished the competition in 3rd place.The boys team finished regularcompetition in 5th, the skills com-petition in 6th, and they also wonthe judges award for best interview.From left: Matt Harris, NyshawnBurton, and Tristan Cossaboon.

Third Grade Highest Honors: Kar-leigh Gandy, Kasey Gribble, Donald Lloyd,William Maines, Cole Mulharan, DominicPorreca and Sophia Tubertini.

Fourth Grade Highest Honors:John Abdill, Vincent Bertucci, Kevin Dick,Damianni Force, Jackson Gamber, NolaGraff, Benjamin Gwazdacz, Marcus Har-mon, Nicholas Hurley, Emily Kukal,Lorenzo Lewis, Luciana Lewis, ElaijahPortis White, Mya Testa and Sandra Tuso.

Fifth Grade Highest Honors:Cameron Cuff, Sergio Droz, Madison Gal-lagher, Timofej Johnson, Matthew Ka-vanagh, Paige O’Donnell, Kerry Shea andIsabella Tubertini.

Third Grade Honors: A’miyah Bur-den, Bramere Carmickel, Allisa Cordero,Ryder Doka, Zalia Force, Gabriel Hinckley,Kiyara Jackson, Dominick Johnson, EricJordan, Taylor Knott, Jayland Morales,Mercina Myers, Kaylee Ohono, GarrettShapiro, Ryleigh Sharretts, Andrew So-tomayor, Sanya Stratton, Angela Torres,Emily Vazquez, Elisha White and OwenWorkman.

Fourth Grade Honors: Peter Ballu-rio, Cadence Blickos, Chase Cross, KaylaDorr, Kate Dukuly, Nathan Goncharov,Enrico Hatz, Aubree Joslin, BrendanKelly, Sophia Kenelia, Rocco Lacivita,Noah Love, Jackson Lutzick, KeshlyanMarchany, Kendall Mazur, Mason Messier,Chase Patrick, Aiden Tenowich, SadieVanCulin, Kahlil Walker and MarshallWebster.

Fifth Grade Honors: Shayde DeSail,Alysha Doumenis, Breyonna Drummond,Tristan Gribble, Grace Herdman, BrookeJoslin, Savannah Kuhlen, Steven Luciano,Alyssa Magazu, Jesus Oropeza-Vidal, An-drew Pagan, Gwendalyn Porter, JaleneRadford, Gillian Riviera, Katelin Robert-son, Molly Taylor and Alexandria Tucker.

High school is a time that students are able to better understand themselves,gain knowledge of the world after high school, and make lifetime friendships. LINK at the Millville Senior High school has a goal to promote and help facili-

tate healthy youth development while remaining accessible to all students andfamilies of MSHS. Last month, students were able to provide ideas to LINK andrecommend clubs that they believe are needed. Some ideas included an afterschoolculture event, life skills development, and awareness of healthy stress-relief tech-niques. LINK began facilitating the recommended clubs on February 16 and will be as-

sessing the clubs throughout the year. LINK nurse practitioner, Jamie Slaven, andYouth Development Specialist, Chelsea Charlesworth, will be co-facilitating a Well-ness Club that is aimed at promoting optimal wellness through the use of medita-tion, yoga, essential oils, and proper nutrition. This club is designed to decreasestress and anxiety as well teaching alternative methods of deescalating anger toreduce behavioral issues within the school. An additional program, “On Your Mark,Get Set, Go!” is a 6-week long club that will be teaching students life skills includ-ing budgeting, community resources and services, and career paths.

If any student, parent, or community member would like to receive more infor-mation about LINK, please call 856-327-6040 ext. 2905.

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Instilling a GrowthMindset

Meet the Governor’sEducators of the Year

Throughout this schoolyear, the RM Bacon Ele-mentary staff have been in-

corporating aspects of Growth Mindset into theirinstruction and interactions with thestudents. Growth Mindset approaches to learningand teaching have been around for some time. Whilethere are no magical cures that will "fix" all thethings that could be going better, the Growth Mind-set is a valuable approach to help students face chal-lenges and overcome obstacles. When correctly andthoughtfully applied, great things can happen to andwithin our learners.

Our mindset is the mental attitude and belief sys-tem we have when we approach work, our relation-ships, our jobs, our lives...anything. Everything withwhich we will engage in life (people, problems, cir-cumstances, etc.) is filtered through our mindset. Tohave a Growth Mindset is to approach life’s circum-stances with the attitude that learning never stops,mistakes are opportunities to improve, and skills andtalents are not fixed but can expand and growthrough focused effort and practice (hence thegrowth).

These ideas seem basic enough, but it's somethingthat we in education can't lose sight of as we engagewith our learners. The challenge is to help our stu-

dents shift how they see themselves and their chal-lenges (academic, social, or behavioral). First, thestudents must see themselves as individuals whoare capable of doing the work. This is where the artand psychology of teaching play a huge role. Effec-tive educators know that sometimes the “problem” issecondary to the mental attitude and approach of thelearner. Once the students overcome the internal ob-stacles to learning (and there could be a number ofreasons why those hindrances are there), they canthen see the work as something they can do. Maybeit will take practice, effort, focus, and maybe they’llnot get it right away. Those with a Growth Mindsetknow, however, that this is all part of the process, andhonoring the process is what makes mastery attain-able.

This has been something we at Bacon have beendoing - getting our learners to see themselves differ-ently, and then getting them to see challenges differ-ently. Our staff are embracing these ideas, and it’swonderful to see posters and pictures popping uparound the school bearing this message. Recently,some of our staff have been designing projects andchallenges around the Growth Mindset framework.At our staff meetings, our in-house diversity and eq-uity trainers have been embracing this mindset andhelping other teachers incorporate these ideas intotheir lessons and interactions with the students. It’sa lot work, but the results are worth the effort. Ittakes time to shift students’ attitudes and percep-tions about themselves and the challenges they face,and we must collectively be deliberate about this. Ifthe students believe in themselves and see obstaclesas opportunities to grow and become even morethoughtful and intelligent learners, what can’t theydo?

For more information about Growth Mindset,please see https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/

The NJ Department of Education is committed to recog-nizing and rewarding the excellent achievements of NJ ed-ucators. The Governor's Educator of the Year Programhighlights educational innovation, student achievement, therewards of teaching, and important services outside theclassroom environment that lead to student success. Mil-lville Public Schools is proud to have exceptionally skilledand dedicated classroom teachers and educational serviceprofessionals that actively collaborate with colleagues, stu-dents, and families to create a strong culture of respect andsuccess. Congratulations to all of our 2017 GEOY honorees.

Child Family Center:Edwin Fien, teacher; andKathy Schischkin, ESP

Bacon:Beth Rohaly, teacher; and

Amy Gandy, ESPHolly:

Patricia Valeri, teacher; and Patricia Fredrick, ESP

Mt. Pleasant:Christina Kelley teacher

Rieck:Christine Burns and Nancy Woller, teachers

Silver:Mike Thomas, teacher; and Belford Cox, ESP

Wood:Stacy Gant, teacher

Lakeside:Sandy Lokuta, teacher; and

Shirley Ney, ESPMemorial:

Laura Materio, teacher; and Peter Arsenault, ESP

Senior:Dana Siniavsky, teacher

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