MOVEMBER IS BACK!!!!

 Guess what month it is? GUESS WHAT MONTH IT IS??? It's MOVEMBER! Last year's Waldwick Warrior team raised over $900 for the Movember charity. This time, we are hoping for more student and faculty participation.

This year, we are ALLOWING team members to grow facial hair other than mustaches. That means beards, goatees, etc. are allowed! We are asking for a minimum donation of $2.00-$5.00 for any student participating in this year's team. All students are welcome to donate more.

Just a reminder, the Movember charity is an official global charity. Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. Through the power of the Mo, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges.

 I have created a Waldwick Warriors Page and hope to get as many students and faculty members as possible to join.  Registration is free, and if you have any issues please let me know. You do not need to participate in order to donate, and friends and family are welcome to join our team as well, it is open to the public.

 *Information about the Movember Movement: Us.Movember.com

 *An overview of the charity is found below---and I am including a link to display where all of the donations go.. 

 *Lastly, you can find our team page here: http://us.movember.com/team/1008313

 Please shoot me an email or stop by if you are interested in joining and becoming one of my Mo Bros.
 --Josh Sussman sussmanj@waldwick.k12.nj.us 

 OVERVIEW OF MOVEMBER During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and around the world. With their Mo's, these men raise vital awareness and funds for men's health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives.

Once registered at www.movember.com, men start Movember 1st clean shaven. For the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts.

Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November. Through their actions and words they raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health. Where does the money go???? --- http://us.movember.com/about/money/

BBC News - Exercise 'boosts academic performance' of teenagers

BBC News - Exercise 'boosts academic performance' of teenagers:

We all know that exercise improves our children's health, but did you know it can improve their grades as well?  A recent study found "an increase in [academic] performance for every extra 17 minutes boys exercised, and 12 minutes for girls."  More information can be found in the above article.

Anxiety Runs in Families: The Role of Parenting in Promoting Anxiety ~ Understanding Human

Anxiety Runs in Families: The Role of Parenting in Promoting Anxiety ~ Understanding Human:

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Timetable---> Organizer Designed for Students

Stay Organized!

       LIFEHACKER has a great description of a free organizing app on Android called TimeTable.  Built with students in mind, it allows users to input their schedules, homework, and exams.  It's worth a try--especially for our students who have trouble staying organized! 

Losing Is Good for You - NYTimes.com

Losing Is Good for You - NYTimes.com:

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Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught? - NYTimes.com

Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught? - NYTimes.com:

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From One Second to the Next--Texting Can Wait.

Is it just me, or does it seem like texting while driving is at an all-time high?.  Every time I am looking to merge into a lane, or stopped at a light, it seems as though my fellow drivers' heads are pointed at their laps, staring into an iPhone while attempting to share a road with me.   Although we would like to believe that teenagers are the only guilty demographic, this is not the case.  According to TextingAndDrivingSafety.com, 27% of adults have sent or received a text message while driving.  A scarier statistic, 48% of kids ages 12-17 have been in the car while the driver was texting.

Director Werner Herzog created the above documentary about the frightening consequences of texting while driving.  A forewarning that this short documentary is contains graphic descriptions of accidents caused by texting, and is geared more towards high school students and older than lower grade-levels.  The L.A. Times best described this documentary as "sobering."  It is.  It is also informative, frightening, and well worth watching.