Screen-Free Week at BPS starts Monday, May 18th!
Dear Parent/Guardian
Brookside Place School will hold its annual screen-free week Monday, May 18 – Friday, May 22nd. Screen-free week is a national
movement that encourages children and families to pledge to turn off TVs, tablets and video games and turn on other fun activities.
To encourage participation, local businesses are offering coupons and special sessions including Hyatt Hill Mini Golf, Hands of Life
Martial Arts, Alleum Yoga and Garwood Lanes. Vanilla Bean Creamery, Rustic Mill Diner, Edible Arrangements and Tony’s Café are
also offering coupons to participating BPS Families during the week.
We will be organizing some FREE group activities such “Brookside Blanket Bingo” and a Hands of Life martial arts class and demo at
BPS as well as a FREE kid’s yoga class at Alleum studio.
We will be setting up a sign-up table outside the cafeteria during lunch on Thursday, May 14th to encourage sign-up. Your child will
receive a packet with a schedule and coupons. They’ll also receive a small gift for pledging. You may also sign up your child by
emailing Peggy Carlton ([email protected]) or Meghan Smith ([email protected]). Just give us your child’s name and class and
we will deliver the packet to their classroom on by Friday.
The following are FREE activities we invite you to participate in during BPS Screen-free Week:
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Monday, May 18 – Brookside Blanket BINGO :
o Stay and hang out after school with your Brookside friends and your parent/guardian. Bring a blanket (or towel)
and join us for a few rounds of BINGO from 3:00 to 4:00. Or just hang out and read a book. Prizes will be
given to winners. All are welcome. It will be held in the gym in case of rain.
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Tuesday, May 19 – Hands of Life Martial Arts Class and Demo at BPS:
o Hands of Life Martial Arts Studio will be presenting a fun, interactive session in the gym. The session will begin
at 3:00 and end at 4:00. Limited to 20 kids so kindly RSVP to Peggy Carlton @ [email protected].
Permission slips required. Once you RSVP we will send you a slip to bring to the class.
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Wednesday, May 20 – Kid’s Yoga Instruction at Alluem Yoga In Cranford:
o Free Yoga class for kids, Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 3:30-4:30 pm.
Space is limited. Registration required. Visit http://www.alluemyoga.com/ (click on schedule, scroll down to May
20th date and register) Please bring a yoga mat.
Hyatt Hills Mini Golf, Fire Me Up! Studio and Garwood Lanes are all offing BPS Students discounts during screenfree week so you and your kids can have fun without screens!! Coupons will be given when your child pledges to
participate in screen free week.
Any questions/comments, please email Peggy Carlton at [email protected] or Meghan Smith [email protected].
We also encourage you to engage in your own activities. The following links offer tips for screen-free week:
http://www.screenfree.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Familyguide.pdf, www.screenfree.org and
http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/blog/who-needs-screens-70-ideas-family-fun