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Month of the Military Child 2019
April is designated as the Month of the Military Child; a time to honor the sacrifices made by military families worldwide, with an emphasis on the experience of the dependent children of military members serving at home and overseas. There will be a banner on the Cafeteria the week of April 15th titled “WE ALL SERVE” for students of military students to sign.
Purple Up! For Military Kids Day
“Purple Up! For Military Kids” is a day for communities to wear purple to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices. Wearing purple is a visible way to show support and thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices. Purple indicates that all branches of the military are supported; Air Force blue, Army green, Navy blue, Marine red, and Coast Guard blue all thought to combine together as a single color, purple.
Please wear purple on Friday April 19th to show your support for military children.
In an effort to support military families, the Counseling Department and NJROTC Program, will be accepting donations (the month of April) to mail to soldiers who are currently deployed. Please refer to the list of item you can donate and bring to the Counseling Office or NJROTC office in the Annex.
TreatsSoldiers love getting treats from back home, but remember that they need to be non-perishable.
The key to sending treats is to make sure they are portable. Soldiers like to be able to carry snacks on them. This means looking for packaging that is smaller and won't burst open easily. You could also include ziplock bags so that your soldier can portion snacks.
April is designated as the Month of the Military Child; a time to honor the sacrifices made by military families worldwide, with an emphasis on the experience of the dependent children of military members serving at home and overseas. There will be a banner on the Cafeteria the week of April 15th titled “WE ALL SERVE” for students of military students to sign.
Purple Up! For Military Kids Day
“Purple Up! For Military Kids” is a day for communities to wear purple to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices. Wearing purple is a visible way to show support and thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices. Purple indicates that all branches of the military are supported; Air Force blue, Army green, Navy blue, Marine red, and Coast Guard blue all thought to combine together as a single color, purple.
Please wear purple on Friday April 19th to show your support for military children.
In an effort to support military families, the Counseling Department and NJROTC Program, will be accepting donations (the month of April) to mail to soldiers who are currently deployed. Please refer to the list of item you can donate and bring to the Counseling Office or NJROTC office in the Annex.
TreatsSoldiers love getting treats from back home, but remember that they need to be non-perishable.
The key to sending treats is to make sure they are portable. Soldiers like to be able to carry snacks on them. This means looking for packaging that is smaller and won't burst open easily. You could also include ziplock bags so that your soldier can portion snacks.
- Snack bars (we send a lot of Moose Crunch Bars)
- Small, hard containers of snacks
- Snack cakes
- Cheese crackers
- Candy (avoid chocolate)
- Gum
- Sunflower seeds
- Nuts
- Trail mix
- Chips of any kind
- Gummies
- Seasoning salt
- Hot sauce
- Flavoring packets for water
- Powdered drink mix
- Energy bars
- Beef Jerky
- Instant Mac and Cheese
- Tea bags
- Peanut butter
- Chips, crackers, cookies
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Shaving lotion
- Disposable razors
- Odor eaters for shoes
- Shampoo
- Mouthwash
- Baby wipes
- Lip Balm/gloss
- Lotion
- Eye drops
- Foot powder
- Sunscreen
- Glass cleaner or lens cleaning cloths (for cleaning sand off their glasses)
- Finger nail clippers
- Q-Tips
- First aid kits
- Letter writing supplies
- Frisbees/balls
- Holiday decorations
- Board games
- Cards
- Books
- Journals (Pilot Precise is often requested)
- V5 Stick Rolling Ball Pens
The faculty and staff of Kecoughtan raised $1400 for two local families who experienced devastating fires.
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Academy of Teaching and Education and Learning and the Mayor's Book Club
The Mayor's Office of The City of Hampton has created the Mayor's Book Club. The Mayors office has selected a specific book each month from November to March. The Mayors office is collaborating with the Academy of Teaching and Education and Learning students to read a book to a class of Pre-K students. On January 15th, The ATEL class "Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Services" is sending selected students to a class of Pre-K students at Andrews Elementary school to read "Splat The Cat". The Mayor's office has purchased a class set of books to be distributed to the students after the book has been read to them. The students attending the reading at Andrews Elementary School are; Alexandra Rubin, Arianna Barrett, Ashley Proffitt and Sarah Silva-Alva. |
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Kecoughtan faculty and staff collected $500 to contribute to the HCS effort to help local families affected by the government shut down during January. Gift cards to local grocery stores, drug stores and gas stations were purchased for the furloughed families.
