Netcong Walk and Roll Club

Walk & Roll Club Turkey Trot

Thanksgiving is near. Don’t be a Turkey, join the walk & roll club on Wednesday November 21 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 and glow bracelet.

Food for Thought:

As you get ready for a day of family, fun and food consider this, 15 minutes of walking at a moderate pace uses about 100 calories. If you walked 15 minutes each way to and from school every day for a week, you would use an extra 1000 calories.

Walk & Bike to School Month

Netcong School is participating in

International Walk & Bike to School Month

When: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Join students from around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking and bicycling. On Walk & Roll Wednesdays, 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. Don't forget to thank your Crossing Guards!

Our Goal: No cars at drop-off!

Special for this event: Clif Kids stickers, energy bars and fruit rope! Come sign the Clif Kids banner and grab a snack at the front of the school. Plus new backpack charms this month for our Cat Walk (meow).

This month's safety tip: Be safe on Halloween
Be Visible: Always use a flash light, include reflective gear as an added bonus.
Be Safe: Plan ahead what routes you will take, choose well lit roads with slower traffic.
Cross Streets Safely: Stop at the curb and look left, right and left again for traffic.
More Halloween Safety tips: http://www.hsrc.unc.edu/news_room/2009-10-21_halloween.cfm

Friday October 5th is the Netcong Bike Rodeo

October is National Walk and Bike to School Month and Netcong Elementary School is celebrating with two events! Friday October 5: Netcong Bike Rodeo and Wednesday October 10: Netcong Walk and Roll Club walk or bike to school day!

Yee-haw! Join us for the Netcong Bike Rodeo

When: Friday October 5 (rain date Fri. Oct. 12)
Time: 2:50- 6 pm, come and go anytime
Location: Back lot of Netcong Elementary School
Who: Students of all ages welcome!

What is a bike rodeo? A bike rodeo helps teach students the importance of riding a bicycle safely.

What to do: Bring your child's bike and helmet. Ride with your child to school, drop off bikes and helmets in the bike rack or join us in the back parking lot after school with your child's bike and helmet. Bicycle racks are located in the back parking lot next to the BOE building. Please be sure to lock your bike! Your child will not need to stay for the entire time. Come and go at any time during the event. Free helmets will be available on a limited basis. Any child without a proper helmet or working bicycle will not be allowed to participate in the on-bike riding skills.

Complete All Safety Stations:
Helmet Check:
SafeKids will inspect helmets. Free helmets will be available on a limited basis.

Tire Station: Tire safety and air fill.

Bike Inspection:
A mechanic from Marty's Reliable Cycles will be on hand to inspect all bikes.

Riding Right & Rules of the Road:
TransOptions will demonstrate and test students on bike skills including on-road and off-road safety simulations.

We are thrilled that this event is being sponsored by the Netcong PTA, Netcong Police Department and

Marty's Reliable Cycle with locations in Randolph, Hackettstown and Morristown

Northern NJ SafeKids mission is to reduce fatalities, injuries and property damage due to unintentional injuries on the road, at home and at play.


TransOptions delivers programs and services that improve mobility, the environment and overall quality of life in northwestern New Jersey.

Back to School, Bike and Walk to School

The Walk and Roll Club is back!

Start the school year off right by joining the Netcong 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

Netcong Elementary students that walk or bike to school on these days will receive a backpack charm. 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.

The Wednesday Walk & Roll events for 2012 and 2013 are:
September 19: Back to School, Use Your Brain Walk & Roll
October 10: Cat Walk
November 21: Turkey Trot
December 12: Penguin Walk
March 20: Lucky Walk & Roll
April 24: I heart the Earth Walk & Roll
May 22: Sneaker Day Walk & Roll
June 19: Clean Air Walk & Roll

Save the Date for a Bike Rodeo:
When: Friday, October 5 (rain date Friday, October 12)
Time: 2:50-6 pm
Location: back parking lot of Netcong Elementary School
Bring: You child's bike and helmet. Bikes can be parked in bike racks at the back of the building next to the BOE offices.

June Walk & Roll Club

Join us for the Clean Air

Walk & Roll to School

on Wednesday

June 16th

This will be the last walk & roll club event of the school year so let's make it a good one!

Remember to always turn off the car when sitting or standing at school arrival and dismissal, banks, convenience stores, driveways, and anytime you are parked.

Stop the Soot: Idling stinks and is against the law. When you turn off your engine you: stop pollution, save money and save lives.

Did you know?

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

Walk on your own or join one of our 3 walking school buses. Join up at 7:50 am at the following meeting points or meet the walking "bus" along their route. See "walking school bus" tab above for a route map.

Route 1 meets at Cross Street & Amendola
Route 2 meets at DiRenzo Park
Route 3 meets at Netcong Heights apartments

Be sure to pick up your backpack charm and get your frequent walker card punched at the front of the school.

Thanks to all the parents and students who participated in our events through out the year. Special thanks to the walking school bus volunteers that have lead walkers through rain, cold, wind and even a few sunny days.

See you in the fall.

May Walk & Roll Club

Join the

Stinky Sneaker Walk on

Wednesday

May 18

May is Physical Fitness Month. Put on your sneakers and get some exercise by walking or riding a bike to school.

Do you know?

Children need at least 60 minutes of daily active play. They need to run, walk, bike, climb, jump, and just get up and move around, away from their desks, the television and computer games.
Fifteen minutes of walking at a moderate pace uses about 100 calories. If you walked 15 minutes each way to and from school every day for a week, you would use an extra 1000 calories.

Route 1 meets at Cross Street & Amendola
Route 2 meets at DiRenzo Park
Route 3 meets at Netcong Heights apartments

Be sure to pick up your backpack charm and get your frequent walker card punched at the front of the school.