Thank you to our FJC friends for signing their names, adding creative art and words of kindness and encouragement to our main hall poster. Your generosity and thoughtfulness will go a long way in sharing awareness for Rocky Point’s “Start With Hello” campaign, which is dedicated to creating a sense of belonging among youth by helping them make new social connections.

Date Added: 9/26/2023

Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School and Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School students and staff helped to spread kindness and compassion as part of the “Start with Hello” initiative sponsored by the nonprofit organization Sandy Hook Promise. The planned events were organized by FJC counselor Jamie Adamski and JAE counselor Jean Costa.

“Each morning we started with special announcements and set up Google Classrooms filled with books, songs, challenges, discussion ideas, and more,” Mrs. Adamski said.

During the weeklong activity, students and staff also wore green as a symbol of unity and solidarity with the Sandy Hook Promise, wore nametags to encourage conversations between new friends, wrote thank you notes to trusted adults at school, and made a commitment to a conscious act of kindness through their words and actions. The week ended with Moving Forward Friday, when students each signed a pledge to help continue in the organization’s mission to reach out to and include those who maybe be dealing with loneliness and create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school.

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Date Added: 9/25/2023

We are deeply saddened over the tragic bus accident that occurred last week, that took the lives of members of the Farmingdale school community. While we have Spirit Week activities and dress up days scheduled for all schools beginning tomorrow, if you would like to wear green in support of Farmingdale on Tuesday, please do so.