We continue our focus on giving back to the community! MAS participated in The Great Pajama Bedtime Story Drive sponsored by Scholastic. For each pair of pajamas donated, Scholastic donates a new book to create a Bedtime Story set. MAS students donated 68 pairs of pajamas and Principal Crawford delivered them to Children's Special Hospital in Mountainside this morning. MAS is proud to encourage bedtime reading with this service project and is excited that their donations will be matched with 68 books! #SDOCgivesback #pajamaprogram
SBS focused on giving back to others the week before Thanksgiving. CHS media students interviewed students from each grade and created a video to share what this week means to the SBS community. Watch the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMqUTJHv7rI&t=30s. #teamSBS #SDOCgivesback
The Chatham Community Band, led by our Brian Conti the Chatham High School Director of Bands, will be performing at the Chatham High School Performing arts Center today, December 2 at 3:30 PM. Great opportunity to listen to some holiday music before you head into town for the Chatham Borough tree lighting tomorrow night.
Reminder Michael DiMaggio Blood Drive will be held on Sunday, December 3 in the Chatham High School Cafeteria from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. More information about this event can be found at https://5il.co/29376. Register for an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: Stay Strong Michael.
We are excited for LAF winter concert to once again anchor the Night of Music on December 8 from 5 PM -7:30 PM. Special performances by musical groups from CHS and CMS will also be featured. Performances will be held at Firehouse Plaza and throughout downtown. Night of Music will once again be sponsored by the Chatham Performing Arts Boosters in partnership with the Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce. Scan QR code for additional details.
Our CMS Staff members once again brought joy into many of our homes on Thanksgiving during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Ms. Liatys piloted the Snow Crystals Balloon. CMS staff members had coveted balloon handler spots this year on the Pikachu balloon. Ms. Liatys has piloted balloons in the parad with her Dad for many years. We are grateful this has now become a CMS Thankgiving Day tradition also. #MacysParade #SDOC2023
Staff members participated in a Back to School Step Challenge! Washington Avenue was the overall challenge winner with Chatham Middle School coming in as a close second. Thanks to Toastique for partnering with us to provide a healthy lunch to WAS and breakfast to CMS. Staff members are currently participating in a Holiday Step Challenge. #SDOCwellness
Please read the Fall 2023 Student Services Newsletter for information on current programs and upcoming events. The newsletter is available at https://5il.co/29des.
CMS students held a food drive for the CUMC food pantry. Student council members delivered the food to the CUMC last week to give back to the community for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday. #SDOC2023 #CUMC
We have been participating in this event for 10+ years thanks to the American Heart Association and the NY Jets. It originally started as a Chatham Middle School vs Summit Middle School competition event. Over the past few years it has transitioned into a Flag Football curriculum based unit in all 6th grade Physical Education classes with a culminating event held at the NY Jets Atlantic Health Training Facility in Florham Park. 12 middle schools participate in a 4 week Flag Football unit at their respective schools. At the end of the unit, 5 boys and 5 girls are selected to represent their schools at the event. On Tuesday November 14th, CMS played Flag Football against the other schools. It was another great year and experience for all of the students involved in both the PE classes and the event held in Florham Park.
Michael DiMaggio Blood Drive will be held on Sunday, December 3 in the Chatham High School Cafeteria from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. More information about this event can be found at https://5il.co/29376. Register for an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: Stay Strong Michael.
French 6 students applied their pronunciation and number skills in a creative way to make a Missy D music video. Students were divided into groups and tasked with writing a basic salutation conversation, creating visual French words, designing a dance, singing a solo or learning harmonies and mini choruses. All groups came together to perform and record Case Départ as a class project. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/bK9Vuazwl8A.
Before November break students at SBS were busy making Oobleck! Oobleck acts like a liquid when poured, but like a solid when there is force. This simple science experiment made with corn starch and water taught key science concepts and gave students the opportunity to observe how ingredients interact with each other in varying quantities. Students celebrated with Oobleck cheers when there mixture was both liquid and solid. #SDOCscience
CHS students in the Engineering Happiness course at CHS research and participate in interactive projects that teach positive psychology techniques that promote reframing negative perspectives and promote resiliency. Students recently presented on mindful meditation; how reading improves well-being and the benefits of interacting with nature. Students then engaged in the related activity and discussed the resulting impact. #SDOC2023
The School District of the Chathams is currently accepting letters from
Chatham Borough and Chatham Township resident families interested in having
their toilet trained 3 or 4 year olds attend our Inclusion Preschool Program. Application information and applicable deadlines can be found at https://5il.co/28ygz.
CHS Honors Choir, Orchestra and Band students performed their recital last week. Each student selected a solo piece to perform in front of their peers and received feedback from their teacher. The Honors recital displays the extraordinary talent of our performing arts students and marks the beginning of the winter concert season. CHS Choir Concert is December 7. All winter concert dates are listed on the events calendar. #SDOCarts
Dean Sickler visited the CHS Stagecraft class to teach students painting techniques to make new things look old. Stagecraft students worked with the Macbeth stage crew during class to apply these techniques to the stone wall of the Macbeth set. Macbeth opens on Thursday, November 16 and runs through Saturday, November 18. Tickets available at https://chathamsd.booktix.net.
SBS students visited the Red Brick Schoolhouse to learn about the local history of Chatham. Students were excited to learn that George Washington attended school right here in Chatham . Students also recognized familiar places like Noe Pond and Fairmount Country Club and were surprised that the country club used to be a dairy farm. Students participated in an interactive scavenger hunt of the museum displays that are organized by each of Chatham's original school districts to learn about what it was like to live and go to school from 1860-1928 when the Southern Boulevard School was built. #SDOC2023 #SDOCsbs
Tickets are now available for the CHS production Macbeth at https://chathamsd.booktix.net/. Performances will be held on Thursday, November 16 at 4 PM and on November 17 and 18 at 7:30 PM. Senior Dinner will be held after Thursday's performance. Reservations for the dinner must be made by 11/9 at seniorfallplay@gmail.com. Seniors attend all performances free of charge (comp code: FREESC)
It's Election Day! Don't forget to vote. Information on Ballot Question #1 and #2 can be found at https://www.chatham-nj.org/page/november-2023-ballot-proposals.
