Congrats to Merchantville School’s “Why You’re Awesome” winners for the month of January. Merchantville School's Renaissance program continued to honor students with the "Why You're Awesome" award. These students were randomly chosen from the pool of students that received recognition from the teachers throughout the month. Congratulations to the students, keep being awesome.

The first Monday of every October is World Day of Bullying Prevention. Whether you wear the STOMP Out Bullying "2018 Limited Edition" Blue Shirt or wear your own blue shirt, you'll be using your voice and sending a message that this is the day that bullying prevention is heard around the world.

From October 9th - October 19th the Merchantville National Junior Honor Society will be running a costume drive. We are collecting new or lightly used Halloween costumes for kids who may not have any to wear this year. Halloween can be full of memories, but unfortunately, some children cannot afford a costume. Please consider donating to this cause. There is a collection box in the main office at the school. 

Merchantville School celebrated the students that completed multiple reading logs over the summer. Why is summer reading so important? Have you heard of the "Summer Slide"? Research has shown that over the summer, students who stop reading can lose up to two months of reading achievement. Due to the summer slide, some students start the new school year behind where they finished the last year. Reading during the summer can help prevent this and even help children improve reading levels. These student readers had a pizza luncheon with the principal to thank them for keeping up with their reading over the summer. Great job kids! Keep on reading.