Happy New Year!

We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break and

you are ready for a healthy new year ahead!

Save the Date!

Save the Date Flyer

Reminder to all grantees to register

for the mandatory grant workshop.

January 15, 2025

Garden Workshop

(Garden Grantees Only)

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Wellness Workshop

(All Grantees)

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Spring Steering Committee

March 12, 2025

Virtual via Zoom

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Zoom Registration & Link

School Nurse Lecture Series 2

Pediatric Trauma & What's

New In Scoliosis?

February 26, 2025

5-6:30pm

*Please note increase in cost

*Email us to request nurse notepads & asthma education sheets

Flyer Link Coming Soon

Registration Link Coming Soon

Energizing P.E.

with NJAPHERD

March 14, 2025

Time TBD

Brigantine Community School

301 E. Evans Blvd

Brigantine, NJ 08203

Flyer Link Coming Soon

Registration Link Coming Soon

Funding Opportunities

Every year, our partner schools host their own creative school-wide events and AtlantiCare Healthy Schools wants to support your efforts with a stipend of

up to $150.

Flyer Link

Request Link

Report Link

What's new:

Revamped flyer
Updated point system
School staff recognition days marked with a medal icon instead of a separate flyer
"Worksheet" page to track extra activities that are not listed on the flyer

TYSWIW Flyer

Student, Staff, Family Engagement

Our January Meal Prep Series has begun!

Join our FREE, virtual cooking class series hosted by our Chefs in the Classroom instructor, Chef Shara Gadomski of Happy Heart Corner. These courses are designed for learning meal preparation techniques for a busy week.

March series registration info coming soon!

Upcoming Contest:

Winter PSA Video Contest

due January 31, 2025

School Prize - Portable Speaker w/Mics

Student Prize - Mini Karaoke Machine

Remaining Contests:

Green Mustache Photo Contest

due March 28, 2025

Keys to Mental Wellness Contest

due May 2, 2025

AtlantiCare Media Release Form

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Bullying Prevention Poster Contest!

All of our partner schools were mailed copies of the winning posters for their respective grade levels to hand around their building.

Click on the links below to view and request a variety of our student and staff wellness programs:

School Wellness Committee

Learn More

Student Wellness Programs

Request Link

Staff Wellness Challenges

Request Link

American Heart Association

School Wellness Policy

Highlights:

Build a Resilient Family
Mindfulness
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
What is SEL?
Joy In the Workplace

Presentations Flyer

Request Link

* 1 student, 1 staff, and 1 parent/family presentation per school

Requests must be given a minimum

30-day notice.

To submit a request, please click the link below:

Flyer Link

Request Link

*1 request per school per year

Requests must be given a

minimum 3-week notice.

To submit a request, please click the link below:

Flyer Link

Request Link

*1 request per school per year

Requests must be given a

minimum 3-week notice.

Let's Stay in Touch!

Stay up to date with the latest Healthy Schools news!

To subscribe for text message alerts, text HEALTHY to 79455

*Msg & Data rates may apply

Healthy Schools, Healthy Children New Jersey (NJ), AtlantiCare, Egg Harbor Township

Monthly Highlights

February is National Heart Health Month, where we are recognizing ways to celebrate both our physical and emotional heart health.

The American Heart Association runs the annual Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge every year for schools to help raise money for life-saving heart health research and earn dollars for their school's P.E. program. Schools may also earn 200 TYSWIW points with Healthy Schools by participating in either school challenges.

Interested in learning more?

Contact Andrea Mrusek

andrea.mrusek@heart.org

Heart Challenge Information

AHA Website

Wellness Calendars

January

February

March

SEL Tips & Tools

Attendance Resources

Attendance Works

Attendance Success Plans

Health Handouts

NJ DOE

Strategies for Improving Attendance

Edutopia Article

Support Chronically Absent Students When They Return

Teaching Kindness

Kindness-themed activities and worksheets to complete with students in small groups or school-wide.

Be Kind to Yourself

Spread Kindness Cards

THINK Before You Speak Poster

Teaching Problem Solving

Resources and worksheets to teach problem solving skills and facilitate the problem-solving process throughout the school day.

Circle of Control

Problem-Solving Process

Resources

AtlantiCare’s Family Planning

AtlantiCare's Family Planning Educator, Jenna Bechtel, is available for a wide variety of age-appropriate presentations. Programs on hygiene, puberty, abstinence, and responsible sexual behavior are just a few topics.

Please contact Jenna if you would like to schedule a program for your school or if you are in need of Menstrual Hygiene products.

For more information regarding AtlantiCare's Family Planning services, you can find an updated list here: English and Spanish.

Jenna Bechtel, BS

Outreach Educator & Operations Coordinator

jbechtel@atlanticare.org

The Walking Classroom

FREE Health Posters

Link

Farm to School

Join the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a monthly tasting of some of New Jersey’s best fruits and vegetables! Whether you feature items on the salad bar, in taste tests from the school garden, or classroom lessons featuring local produce, we want YOU to join in this delicious fun!

Link

Sustainable Jersey Grant Funding

2024-2025 Grant Information

The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), as a Sustainable Jersey for Schools program Underwriter, is contributing funding to support a Sustainable Jersey Grants Program cycle for school districts.

Link

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at healthyschools@atlanticare.org.