Our Wolves kicked off Read Across America Week on Monday with a visit from the members of the LVMS Junior Honor Society to share with us their favorite books. It was great to see so many FKS alumni! Every classroom was visited by a JHS student promoting a love of reading. Many thanks to Mrs. Smith, LVMS JHS Advisor, and Mrs. Conklin, FKS Media Specialist, for their efforts to make this special afternoon possible. Monday was also Wear Red and/or Blue Day.
Last Friday, Dr. Mansey visited with our 1st and 2nd graders to discuss the importance of good home dental care and overall dental health. Thank you Dr. Mansey!
On Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Day, OFRS Fourth Graders read to our Kindergarteners in the Library.
LVMS is proud to partner with the Long Valley Junior Women's Club in the running of the annual LVJWC Photo Contest! All students are encouraged to submit photos to participate in the Photo Contest. Submissions are due virtually by April 5th.
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Yee Haw! Big shout out to the LVMS Student Council for hosting a great 6th Grade Western Dance!
Due to the power outage at Flocktown-Kossmann School, that campus will be closed today. All other District schools will open following this morning's delayed opening, today Thursday, February 29, 2024.
DELAYED OPENING - WEATHER RELATED
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Due to road closures caused by heavy winds, district schools will operate on a 2 hour delayed opening schedule today, Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Thank you to Mr. Jack Wallace for presenting "Get Out What You Put In" to all of our 6th Graders today. His presentation was inspirational and showed our students the true meaning of Perseverance and Hard work! A special thanks to the LVMS PTA for sponsoring this great assembly.
In our 1st grade PTO sponsored program, we welcomed Wallaby Tales! We were visited today by Travis, a chinchilla, a bearded dragon, a skunk, a mama albino wallaby with a baby in her pouch, and an albino python!!!! 🦎🦨🐍🦘 The kids had a BLAST!!
Cucinella's third grade class presented World Cultures Day on Monday, February 26. Every student selected a country and completed a research project. The final projects were proudly displayed for families and guests in the school cafetorium. Great work, third graders!
Last week, 8th Grade Social Studies classes engaged in a simulation activity during their study of different types of governments. Students were given the task to build the tallest, strongest and most attractive free standing tower following the directions of the assigned government type such as a Republic, a Democracy, a Dictatorship or a Monarchy.
The LVMS PTA will be sponsoring the Scholastic Book Fair for all LVMS students 3/5-3/8. All students will have the opportunity to visit during the school day.
Online Website / eWallet: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/longvalleyms
Fair ID: 5539487
Parents CLICK HERE to sign up to assist with the Book Fair!
In preparation for the STEM Expo on March 16, WTSchools is proud to share a STEM Spotlight: Kindergarten Engineers Take on STEM Challenge with Sphero Indi "Coding through Play"! Visit our website for more info: https://www.wtschools.org/page/stem-expo #WTSSTEM
Second-grade students played math games during center time on Friday. The students cooperatively worked on mastering their addition and subtraction math facts (with numbers 0 to 20) and understanding place value (ones, tens, and hundreds). Great job, second-graders!
Mr. Pickrell's 6th Grade Science class completed the Rock Cycle Lab by using chocolate chips to learn what constructive and deconstructive forces transform the Earth's surface.
Fourth-grade students enjoyed learning about series and parallel circuits with Mr. Donovan this week! Mr. Donovan engaged the students with numerous real-world examples and questions. There was great discussion. Way to go, fourth-grade scientists!
Attention 8th Grade Families! Please consider supporting West Morris Central Project Graduation by purchasing a lawn sign for to celebrate your 8th graders Promotion from LVMS! All orders are due by April 12th.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Long Valley Middle School - Performing Arts Center.
FKS student art on exhibit at the Board office. Many thanks to the kindergarten through fifth grade artists and of course their art educators, Mrs. Hemberger and Mrs. Bruno.
Mr. Richard Guerry of IROC2 shared essentials of his book "Permanent and Public" with FKS 4th & 5th graders to make students mindful of protecting themselves from making life altering mistakes online or with any digital technology as citizens of a rapidly evolving digital village. Students were encouraged to keep their risks lows, be their best selves online, and create a history of themselves online that their children one day would be proud of. Their mindfulness online will make all of the difference.
