BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: Thursday, January 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm Long Valley Middle School - Performing Arts Center.
What a wonderful way to end the day - with a schoolwide Holiday Sing-A-Long. Thank you Ms. English for leading the charge with this special event. There were smiles all around! 🎤🎶🔔🕎🎄❄
Grade 5 students read with our Pre-K students to share in the joy of the season!!!
REMINDER: District Schools will dismiss early Friday December 22 and Schools will be CLOSED Monday, December 25 to January 1, 2024 for Winter Break. Schools will reopen January 2, 2024.
Grade 2 students and their families experience Colonial Games and Art to support their studies of the early American lifestyle.
Special Delivery to Toys for Tots! It is the season of GIVING at OFRS. Thank you to the local Police Department organizing this special fundraiser. 🧸🪀🛴
Grade 2 & Pre-K students read "The Gingerbread Girl" and used engineer design to create a gingerbread village complete with sturdy milk cartons for the houses and community buildings such as fire/police station, doctors office, banks, and shops made from cardboard boxes. 🍬🏠🍭
Grade 4 Presents - The Great Mars Debate! Will humans live on Mars in the future? Students did an impressive amount of research and presented their opinions and findings to a third grade class. Audience members were able to weigh in on which side was most convincing. 🚀🌌☄🛰
OFRS enjoyed a performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre, Old McDonald's Down-Home Holiday. Students in Pre-K - 1st grade sang winter classics while also considering the importance of sharing with and caring for others during the holiday season. 🐄🐷🎸👩🏻🌾🎄🕎
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Long Valley Middle School - Performing Arts Center.
Fourth grade students enhance their studies in Soils, Rocks and Landforms to create their own Jewelry Store product that features research about Sapphires, Pearls, Peridots, Garnets, Emeralds and more!
Our OFRS staff had a little fun today celebrating "Friendsgiving". We wore our flannels, shared food, and practiced an #attitudeofgratitude for the wonderful co-workers we share our days with. 🦃
We are GRATEFUL for our student community. They all do their part to contribute to the functioning of our school each day. Today we have an #attitudeofgratitude for students who care for our trout tank, donate to our fundraisers, and set up the technology in the library!
REMINDER: District Schools will dismiss early Wednesday, November 22 and Schools will be CLOSED Thursday/Friday, November 23 - 24 for Thanksgiving.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm Long Valley Middle School - Performing Arts Center.
REMINDER: District Schools will be CLOSED on Thursday & Friday, November 9 & 10 for the NJEA Teachers Convention.
Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring our LeadU Assembly. Students learned how to respect themselves and others while having fun, moving their bodies, playing and dancing! Laughter and learning went hand in hand during this very interactive experience.
We were grateful to invite our local Veterans from Post 1776 and honor them for their service. We always learn and grow a deeper sense of pride and appreciation of their role in serving our great country.
OFRS participated in Stuff the Bus to benefit the Long Valley Food Pantry. Our community-minded fourth graders were great helpers!
The OFRS Staff always have a fun time on Halloween!
