Netcong Walk and Roll Club

Back to School, Bike and Walk to School

Back to School . . . a checklist

Purchased school supplies? . . . check

Attended Back-to-School Night? . . . check

Remembering what number day it is for class schedules? . . . sometimes

Joining the Walk and Roll Club on Wednesday September 18th? . . . check, check, check!

Join us on Wednesday September 18 for our

Back to School Walk and Roll Club

What is the Walk and Roll Club?

On Walk and Roll Wednesdays, students and parents are encouraged to leave the car at home and take walk or ride a bike to school . . .

for health
for the environment
for safer streets
for arriving awake and ready to learn

Netcong Elementary students who walk or bike to school on these days will receive a backpack charm. Charms will be handed out in front of the school by the flag pole. Students can walk from home or join one of two walking buses anywhere along a designated route. See the tab at the top of this page for the walking school bus map. Meet at the Netcong Train Station or DiRenzo Park at 8:00am and join your friends to walk together. If you drive, you can take advantage of either of these two sites as a remote drop-off location. Meet other parents at the start points and children can walk together. Let's see if we can have NO CARS at drop-off.

Once you get the hang of walking or bicycling, try it every day.

Back-to-School Bonus - new, smooth sidewalks are in place and our crossing guards are back in action every day.

Attention parents and students, our crossing guards are there to help you. All students must cross the street at the crosswalk where there is a crossing guard on duty. Crossing between parked cars is dangerous, don't do it.

Bike racks are located at the back of the school by the Board of Education building. Wear a helmet, bring a lock and come around to the front of the school to pick up a celebratory backpack charm.

For the list of the Walk and Roll events throughout the year, click here

Coming up, October is International Walk and Bike to School Month and another chance for joining the Walk and Roll Club. Rock on!

Walk and Roll Club for 2013-2014

The Walk and Roll Club is back with new events and backpack charms!

Join the monthly Walk and Roll Wednesdays by walking or cycling to school. Stop by the front of the school to collect backpack charms. Walk or bike to school on your own or join a walking school bus from the Train Station or DiRenzo Park. Walking Buses leave at 8 am. Be sure to thank our crossing guards who are out there no matter what the weather.

Why walk or bike to school?
There are multiple benefits of walking and bicycling including:

increasing physical activity
teaching safe pedestrian and bicycling skills to students
awareness of how walkable and bikeable our community is and where improvements can be made
reducing traffic congestion, pollution and motor vehicle speed near schools
arriving awake and ready to learn which leads to improved test scores

Join our Monthly Events

June Walk & Roll Club

No idling, it's the law

Ahem . . . cough, cough . . .

Do you love your lungs?

Yes?

Then join us for Walk & Roll

for Cleaner Air on Wednesday June 19th

Help reduce air pollution by:

Walking or bicycling instead of driving a car
Turning off the car when sitting or standing at school arrival and dismissal, banks, convenience stores, driveways, and anytime you are parked.

Idling for more than 3 minutes is PROHIBITED in New Jersey
*with very limited exceptions

Walk or bike to school on your own or join a walking school bus from the Train Station or DiRenzo Park. Walking buses leave at 8 am. See "Walking School Bus" tab above for the route map.

Students who walk or bike will receive a backpack charm. This will be the last Walk & Roll Club event of the school year so let's make it a good one!

Did you know?

Idling fines in NJ begin at $100 for passenger vehicles and $250 for commercial vehicles.

An idling vehicle emits 20 times more pollution than one traveling at 30 miles per hour.

Only 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than turning the engine on and off. If you are idling, you might as well be burning dollar bills.

Exhaust emissions worsen asthma, bronchitis, and existing allergies

May Walk & Roll Club

Did you know Stinky Sneakers are endangered?

Celebrate New Jersey Walk and Bike to School Week on Wednesday May 22nd by joining the Stinky Sneaker Walk and Roll to School!

From May 20-24, students and parents all over New Jersey will be walking and bicycling to school! Walk and bike to school events emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, and concern for the environment.

The benefits of walking and bicycling to school are abundantly clear! Go outside to get some exercise and enjoy the beautiful spring weather. Celebrate NJ Walk and Bike to School Week in May by leaving the car at home and walking or bicycling to school.

Save the Endangered Stinky Sneakers!

Walk or bike to school on your own or join a walking school bus from the Train Station or DiRenzo Park. Walking buses leave at 8 am. See "Walking School Bus" tab above for the route map.

Students who walk or bike will receive a not-so-stinky backpack charm.

Walk & Roll Club I Heart the Earth

Celebrate Earth Day by walking or bicycling to school!

Join us

Wednesday April 24

I Heart the Earth

Walk & Roll Day

Reduce your impact on our earth and improve air quality by walking and biking instead of driving to school.

Although it might not feel like it Spring is here! The snow is gone. It's time to get out there and walk or ride a bike to school.

Join the

Lucky Walk and Roll

Wednesday March 27th

Be green and save green by walking or bicycling to school instead of driving.

Walk or bike to school on your own or join a walking school bus from the Train Station or DiRenzo Park. Walking buses leave at 8 am. See "Walking School Bus" tab above for the route map.

Students who walk or bike will receive a lucky backpack charm.

Walk & Roll Club Penguin Walk

The holiday's are here and we're celebrating by walking like penguins.

Join the walk & roll club on Wednesday December 12 and walk or bike to school instead of driving.

Walk or bike to school on your own or join a walking school bus from the Train Station or DiRenzo Park. Walking buses leave at 8 am. See "Walking School Bus" tab above for the route map.

Students who walk or bike to school receive a special backpack charm. Stop by the front of the school to pick up your charm.

Fun Fact

Penguins lost the ability to fly millions of years ago, but their powerful flippers make them very accomplished swimmers. Emperor penguins walk slowly and do not hop. The maximum walking speed for emperors is about 1.7 miles per hour. Children on a walking school bus walk at about 2 miles per hour.