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Monday, April 8 is "Solar Eclipse Day!" Thank you to the combined efforts of the WTS Board Office & our PTA and PTO groups, who purchased eclipse glasses for all our WTS students! The glasses will be distributed in the morning to all students for safe viewing! For more information & additional resources, see the district email sent on Friday or visit the News article on our website: https://www.wtschools.org/article/1539425
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We had a little visitor to our fish tank on April Fools Day and she is enjoying the trout so much that she has decided to stay. Just another reason for our students to enjoy visiting the fish tank each day.
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On April 4th each year we recognize National School Librarian Day. Mrs. Kerpez spends long hours keeping the library organized and is dedicated to helping children find the resources they need to keep learning. She makes visiting the library an experience to be treasured!
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Mark Your Calendars! The Old Farmers Road School Grade 5 Play is on Thursday, May 9th at 6:00 pm.
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Attention 7th & 8th Graders! Join us after school on Friday, April 12th for the Student Council sponsored Trivia Event. Students will compete on small teams and test their knowledge in the following categories: Music, History, LVMS, Entertainment, and Sports.
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Reminder! Tonight's LVMS PTA Meeting will be held at 7:00 PM ONLY on Zoom! Please use the following link / meeting information to join us!
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4957750399?pwd=aVhabzdkS1lDL2tnOHZMVVp0Z1dsUT09&omn=82195366088
Meeting ID: 495 775 0399
Passcode: LVMSPTA
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The LVMS PTA is hosting a Volleyball Tournament for all LVMS Students on Friday, April 26th! Please visit https://www.lvmspta.org/volleyball for more information and to register!
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The final deadline to order a 2023-24 LVMS Yearbook is Friday, April 12, 2024. Please use the following information to place your order:
https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/job/4877
School Code: 4877
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BAC 5th grade students celebrated Pi Day before break! They worked in teams to make long paper chains, showing the first several hundred digits of Pi (3.14159...). They used a color code where each link of the paper chain represented a specific digit. Great work, 5th graders!
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The LVMS Destination Imagination teams competed over Spring Break in the 2024 NJ State Tournament. LVMS had two teams competing and BOTH Teams earned a first place finish in the Technical and Engineering Challenges! Congratulations to all the students for an amazing job!
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The Long Valley Junior Women's Club is hosting their annual photo contest at Long Valley Middle School! Don't forget to submit photos using the online form by April 5th!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjXkj63-4zCu32XfdWkPGCHzJqi0q5Z85LR8FVRjGPEroZWw/viewform?usp=sf_link
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REMINDER: District Schools will be closed from Monday, March 25 to Friday, March 29, 2024 for Spring Break
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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Long Valley Middle School - Performing Arts Center.
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OFRS fourth graders working on their stem project related to energy transfer. They are building pinball machines that demonstrate different types of energy.
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WTSchools extends heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported STEM Expo '24 & TREP$ Marketplace this past Saturday. Congratulations on helping us surpass our previous attendance record! Your ongoing support is invaluable as we strive to enhance our educational programs across all levels. Thank you!
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The WTSchools STEM Expo '24 & TREP$ Marketplace is in FULL Swing! There's still time for some last minute STEM Fun until 2:30pm! #njstemmonth #wtsstem
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Today is the STEM Expo & TREP$ Marketplace! Come over to LVMS from 12-2:30pm to check out the STEM stations & over 125 student-created businesses! #wtsstem #njstemmonth
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Thank you NJHS for hosting another GREAT Student vs. Staff Basketball Game. Congratulations to the Staff on their third consecutive victory! Thank you to all that participated and attended.
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Many thanks to our PTA for providing us with another enjoyable assembly this morning, Theater Sports by Young Audiences of New Jersey. What a fun way to break up the day with improvisational theater!
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TOMORROW - Saturday, March 16- is the STEM Expo & TREP$ Marketplace! Join us to celebrate STEM & the TREP$ student businesses! The Expo & Marketplace is at Long Valley Middle School from 12-2:30pm & is open to everyone! Visit the website https://www.wtschools.org/page/stem-expo
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