OFRS partners with the Washington Twp. Police to collect new and unwrapped gifts to donate to Toys for Tots. Our student leaders help us to organize and prepare the donation. We are proud to announce we are beginning to fill up box number two! 🧸🪀🧒👶🏾
Ms. English and her student violinists and trombonists serenaded the OFRS main office with holiday music. What a wonderful surprise and uplifting performance! Thank you for spreading cheer! 🎻🎶 📯
Our band, orchestra, and choir students sounded great in the student performances yesterday and today! Don't forget to join us tonight at 7:00 PM for the Orchestra Concert and tomorrow at 7:00 PM for the Band and Choir Concert.
Attention 8th Grade Students and Parents: Be on the lookout for high school registration information from West Morris Central High School this month! Online registration directions will be mailed to your home this month from WMCHS. Registration must be completed ELECTRONICALLY by January 27, 2023. Please submit a copy of your student's birth certificate to your student's LVMS homeroom teacher by January 15, 2023.
On Tuesday, author Mrs. Shanna Truffini came to Cucinella to speak with our PreK through Second grade students. She read from her book and taught children how to deal with the “weeds” in the garden. This was an analogy she used to compare stressors in our life to weeds in a garden. She gave them strategies in how to deal with stress and how to keep their “gardens” weed free! Thank you to our PTO for sponsoring this great presentation.
Buddy Lunches are back! Today our entire student population participated in lunch with their Buddy Class. Grades K and 3, 1 and 4, and 2 and 5 met for an extended lunch in the Kossmann MPR. Buddy classes will get togther for two more lunches and teacher-arragned events throughout the school year living our mindset of two buildings, one school.
Many thanks to our Food Services staff - Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Marcus, Mrs. Treacy, and Ms. Blakeslee; our Custodians Mr. Paparella and Mr. Hardy; our bus drivers/aides Mrs. Sommerkorn and Mr. Backer - who brought the students to Kossmann in the rain; as well as our lunch supervisors and lunch aides for making today's special event possible.
Spanish Club member Sophia Ruiter-Lopez gave the Spanish Club a lesson on the cultural significance of the Mexican Piñata. She created one at home and brought it into school to share with the club.
Found this graffiti on a rarely used whiteboard @ LVMS.
#TheKidsAreAlright
Mr Jones, our district stem coach, visited the classrooms of
Mrs. Cross, Mrs. Karpi, Mrs. VanHouten, and Mrs Leonard. He shared
with the students his experience at the NASA Space Camp where he
trained as an astronaut. Mr. Jones also connected the activities he
had to complete to the Engineering by Design Process. The students
were engaged and impressed with his experiences! Mr Jones ended his
presentation be emphasizing “It’s all about what you DO that matters!”
Mr. Ferrante's STEM classes have been focusing on the engineering design process. They recently refined bottle rocket designs and in the process of building them based on their blueprints. Students will fly their designs again soon to compare the original design to their new prototypes.
LVMS will be hosting a Holiday Concert to benefit Toys for Tots. Any student that donates new, unwrapped toys for the Toy Drive will receive an invitation to the Concert. All donations must be submitted before Friday, December 16th.
The PTA Reflections Arts contest deadline is extended to this Friday, December 9. See the image below for details. We look forward to seeing those expressions!
FKS second graders and their families enjoyed Colonial Day this morning. Students presented their research on different aspects of colonial life, engaged with craft activities, games, and enjoyed their homemade butter over muffins. We are so proud of the students' presentations to such a large auidence! Many thanks to our second grade team of teachers for all that went into facilitating this event and to our parents for their support.
In small groups, Ms. Lee's 8-3 ELA class discussed and voted on the best books from their independent reading to recommend to their 8th grade peers. They read books about disability awareness, horror, and/or thriller and crafted a short recommendation to go along with their suggestions.
BAC celebrated “Grinch Day” today! Students were encouraged to wear their favorite Grinch gear or green. It was a great way to kick off the month of December!
Last week was College Day at LVMS! Students and Staff participated in a Spirit day, wearing their college gear. Students were encouraged to ask their teachers about their college experiences and what led them to their chosen career path.
Second Graders demonstrate 5-star listening position during Morning Meeting. Our daily morning meetings strengthen relationship and communication skills and set students up for success in social scenarios and academics. What a wonderful way to start each day!
Sponsored by the National Junior Honors Society, Friday, December 2nd is Holiday Movie Night at LVMS!
When: Friday, December 2nd
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Where: LVMS
What Will Be Shown: Home Alone, Elf, and the Polar Express
Free for 7th and 8th Grade students to attend ; Drinks / Snacks will be sold by the NJHS
Our first graders put on a Thanksgiving Day parade for Kossmann and Flocktown students this afternoon. It was an enjoyable way to end the day before the holiday! Many thanks to first grade team of teachers and our 1st grade parents for you efforts at home with the 'floats'!
From Team FKS to all of our families, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoyable holiday weekend.
NELLIE'S GARDEN:
A special shout out this week to our students in Mrs. Inskeep's classroom for maintaining our new hydroponic gardening system. The system was obtained through a grant by Mrs. Swain and our students are now using it to grow different types of leafy plants. Through gardening, the students have a first hand experience learning how plants grow with the ability to see it before their eyes. We recently had a school wide vote to name the system and the winning name chosen by our students was "Nellie's Garden". We're excited to see what we can grow this year!
