Happy Hanukkah and Chag Sameach to our familes celebrating the Festival of Lights this week. We wish you a warm, peaceful, and joyous holiday with family and friends.
LVMS 8th grade band students performed at Shoprite in Mansfield today!.
Afterwards our performers got to celebrate an amazing performance at Dairy Queen. Great job!
Fresh off the OFRS press! Mrs. Garner's Second Grade class published their first class newsletter. Students worked together to write articles communicating classroom happenings with their families. 📰
Our fifth grade mathematicians are hard at work solving word problems in cooperative groups. In this particular problem, students are using fractions to find batting averages and critiquing the batting skills of individual players. The use of baseball stats motivates our students take crack at real-world statistician math skills. ⚾🧢
FKS 3rd graders met with Washington Township Mayor Murello this morning to discuss local government, civics, and answer questions the students prepared. Thank you 3rd grade teachers for planning this event and Mayor Murello for spending part of your day with us!
5th graders test their Mars Rovers as the culminating event for this meaningful and memorable STEM project. Thank you 5th grade teachers for your efforts to maximize important learning and fun.
Grades 3-5 shoppers at Holiday Shop yesterday. Thank you again to our PTA, Mrs. Carrajat, and our Holiday Shop volunteers for making this enjoyable event happen this year. If your child missed their class' opportunity to shop this week, make-up sessions are scheduled for tomorrow morning. Happy Holidays!
Congratulations 5th graders and Mrs. Fessenden on a great show this evening. Our singers and instrumentalists were very impressive! We are very proud of all of you.
5th graders perform last minute tests of their Mars Rovers for tomorrow's big event. Good luck!
Today was the first day of the FKS PTA Holiday Shop! Many thanks to Mrs. Carrajat and the Holiday Shop Elves who make it all happen this week. If your child misses their class' day to shop, make-up shopping takes place Friday morning. The gifts go home wrapped, so no peeking!
Ms. Strungis' students working on their literacy skills.
First Graders at OFRS are measuring with paper clips. They discover how to use objects and nonstandard units to measure distances and make conclusions about why it’s important to use objects of the same size and shape when measuring. We love to see our mathematicians hard at work! 📏🖇📎
Join us on Friday, December 16th for the 6th Grade Social hosted by the LVMS Student Council!
When: Friday, December 16th
Time: 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Tickets: $5 per person - sold during lunch this week (12/12-12/16)
**No tickets will be sold at the door**
Food: Pizza, Snacks, and Drinks will be served
Activities: Karaoke, knock out, nok hockey, ping pong, fooseball, movies
Brava! to our 5th grade singers and instrumentalists. What a great way to start the week and contribute to the holiday spirit! Thank you Mrs. Fessenden for all of your hard work to have students so well prepared. They are ready to go for the family performance this evening! We'll see you this evening in the Flocktown MPR at 7 pm.
The stage is set for our dress rehearsal with grades 2-4 this morning and our concert for families this evening. We are very excited for these holiday season events!
The stage is set for our dress rehearsal with grades 2-4 this morning and our concert for families this evening. We are very excited for these holiday season events!
On Thursday, our Third through Fifth grade students had an assembly with author Timothy Rohrer. Mr. Rohrer spoke to the students about what it was like to grow up with autism and shared stories of how people helped him feel welcomed and included while going through school. Information on his program can be found here: https://tips4inclusion.wixsite.com/disabilityinclusion. We thank the PTO for their support and arranging these great experiences for our students!
On Tuesday, we were joined by author Shanna Truffini who spoke with our PreK through Second grade students. Her program "You Are A Gardner" is based on her children's book which talks about how to find positive and healthy ways to manage life’s everyday stress, uncomfortable feelings, and emotions. More info about Mrs. Truffini's program can be found here: https://www.youareagardener.com/bio
🐺 Families of our FKS Wolves.🐺 As you are out and about this holiday season weekend, please keep in mind our Giving Tree Food and Essentials Drive to benefit the Long Valley Community Assistance Program is accepting donations through this Friday, 12/16. Most recent needed items include: toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, shampoo, jelly, snack bars, cup of noodles& chicken, Raman noodles-chicken, crackers, cookies, pancake mix, and feminine pads.
Thank you! Wishing you and yours an enjoyable weekend and holiday season 🎁
Sgt. LaGuerre and Asst. Prosecutor DeNegri presented to all of our students on
"Technology Safety" yesterday afternoon. A special Thanks to the LVMS PTA for organizing this presentation.
