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5th grader talks about the shutdown

5th grader talks about the shutdown

| By Trevor, 5th grade | March 2020…The coronavirus has affected my friends and me. Norristown schools, like many across the world, closed to prevent spread of the virus. Now,…
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Healthy habits are good for your heart

By William Cramp Fit Flyer Cub reporters | Healthy habits are important for keeping our hearts healthy, Mrs. Lugo’s kindergarten reporters recently learned. Illustration by Milana, 7th grade, MaST, 24-25.
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Creating art can calm you down

By William Cramp Fit Flyer Cub reporters | Art can help you relax and reduce stress, say researchers at Drexel University. Illustration by Adrianna, 7th grade, MaST, 2025-26.
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Tips to lower stress

By Catto Healthy News Cub reporters | You may feel worried or uncomfortable about something when you are stressed. You could also feel angry, frustrated, sad, scared, or afraid. Illustration…
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Try yoga! It can reduce stress

By James Lowell Healthy Lion Cub reporters | Everyone feels stress. It can be feelings of frustration, sadness, and anger, says KidsHealth.org, a health website. It’s OK to feel some…
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Book review: You Can Sit with Me

Reviewed by Julia De Burgos Healthy Super Tiger reporters You Can Sit with MeBy Rachel Tawil KenyonIllustrated by Tatiana Kamshilina Ms. Prychodko’s first-grade Cub reporters read this book. It’s about a boy…
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Sharing food can build understanding

By By CPS (St. Joseph’s) Healthy Courier cub reporters | Half a world away from New Jersey, students in Nepal have been learning about the types of snacks their American peers enjoy. Likewise,…
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Humor can give more than a laugh

By Alexander Adaire Fit Fish reporters | Sixth-grade Adaire reporters in Room 202 recently held a Joke Day. They had been researching the topic of humor and its health benefits…
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Reporters appeal for a therapy dog

By James and Theodore, Alexander Adaire Fit Fish reporters | Dear Principal Jenkins,It has come to our attention that getting a therapy dog for Adaire or merely bringing a therapy…
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Former H.B. Wilson student returns as a Healthy NewsWorks teacher

Steve Riggs returned to H.B. Wilson Family School in Camden, NJ, this fall to bring Healthy NewsWorks’ unique media literacy program to the same elementary school he attended as a…
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Register for a special event featuring Angela Duckworth

Join Healthy NewsWorks for a special evening event with best-selling author Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., on Thursday, November 19, in Philadelphia.   A Conversation with Angela Duckworth will be from 6:30 to…
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