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ALL AROUND
VOL 1, NO 11
OB RIDGE OLD BRIDGE
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Pursuing Progress
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Mayor's office of Economic Development
A Publication for the community of Old Bridge
42ND ANNUAL LEARNING WITH LITTLES NIGHT OF THRILLS By: Jessica Fioretti My love for feeding therapy has taken on a whole new world these days. Working in a preschool with student’s who have varying diagnoses, one thing was pretty consistent, “picky eating”. Many of my students tended to prefer foods that were not very nutritious. Your typical “kid friendly” foods of chips, anything chocolate and chicken nuggets. When I asked their parents what a goal would be for their child’s feeding progress, eating a fruit or vegetable was high on the priority list. I was desperate to find a way to introduce my students to healthy snack options. Snack options that were easy to do in a school snack setting, easy enough for parents to re-create at home
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and most importantly fun. Last year, I was lucky enough to be the first Special Ed Preschool class to pilot Dr. Yum’s Preschool Food Adventure Curriculum. (Visit http://www.doctoryum. org) It has been an amazing experience for myself, the staff I work with and our students. When your students request, “more” of their Kale Smoothie, that is something to be celebrated! The asking for seconds doesn’t happen overnight though! Giving my students exposure to the recipe ingredients for a few weeks prior to creating a recipe has been the secret weapon to success. Participating in art, literacy, science and music activities allowed my students to interact with and learn about the foods
without feeling the pressure to eat them. When it came time to making the recipe our students were more willing to participate in the preparation of the recipe and more willing try the new foods. In comes gardening. Schools all over the country have started creating gardens in their school yards as a way teach students hands on lessons, teach the value of sustainability and to open up the conversation of living healthier life styles. For me, having a school garden was another way to provide my students exposure to healthy foods. My class was preparing to make a recipe using strawberries at the end of the month. I had a student who spent Continued on page 7
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Mayor Owen Henry, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Economic Development Director Stephen Mamakas, and member of the Old Bridge Business Alliance attended the show. Mayor Henry kicked off the festivities with an introduction of the racers. Amboy Bank’s Vice PresMore photos on page 7
Recently, filming wrapped on a short documentary about the beginning of this publication. We wish to extend a special thank you to Old Bridge Township, our residents, businesses, and readers for allowing us an opportunity to highlight great people and programs in our town. A special thank you to Dr. Kadela, Anthony Cosentino, the students and staff of St. Saint Ambrose School in Old Bridge, Carlo Castronovo of Giusseppe’s Pizza, Samir Demiri of Cafe Luna, Mafalda Arena Cavanaugh of OB Township Library, Stephen Mamakas of Economic Development, Alan Rosencranz Council Continued on page 10
CARNIVAL PICTURES see page 12
AUGUST 2017
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AAOB DOCUMENTARY RELEASE SEE PAGE 10 NEWSBOYS INTERVIEW SEE PAGE 12 OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY SEE PAGE 12 PREVENTING INJURY WHILE SWIMMING SEE PAGE 15 YMCA FOBY SWIM TEAM SEE PAGE 17
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