We were very proud and honored this morning to host the veterans of Washington Township Post 1776 to recognize Veterans Day with a flag raising ceremony and thank them for their selfless service. They hosted a chat with our 5th graders following some refreshments, where our students learned how important veterans are to the shaping of our nation and the sacrifice they made to uphold our rights and freedoms. We look forward to hosting our local veterans again for Memorial Day.
REMINDER: District Schools will be CLOSED on Thursday & Friday, November 9 & 10 for the NJEA Teachers Convention.
**Reminder: FKS grades K-5 dismiss early Monday, 11/6; Tuesday, 11/7; and Wednesday, 11/8 at 12:35 for Parent/Teacher Conferences.
The Preschool schedule is as follows:
- AM Session: 7:45-10:10
- PM Session: 10:10-12:35
Keep in mind the PTA Fall Book Fair takes place this week in the Flocktown Music Room on the following schedule:
- Monday, 11/6 - 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Tuesday, 11/7 - 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Wednesday, 11/8 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Parents of 5th graders, be sure to see the displays of students' response to the Volume City challenge in the lower hall lobby.
5th Grade Haunted Volume Cities are on display in the lobby all next week during conferences. Using the Engineering Design Process students were challenged to design a city meeting certain criteria. Be sure to stop by to see how our students accomplished the challenge in many creative ways and the descriptive writing that accompanies them.
Many thanks to those of you who contributed to the excess Halloween candy collection for stateside-stationed troops. This is the combined efforts of FKS and BAC before it is taken down to OFRS. Thank you Officer Feichter for providing the delivery!
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!
Our hard-working PTA brought award winning author Eric Luper to our preschool through second grade students today. Mr. Luper shared his journey as an author, fielded questions, signed books, and had lunch with some fortunate first and second graders. Many thanks to Mrs. Reilly and Mrs. Kazan for organizing this event.
More FKS Halloween pictures of staff fun!
The pavilion is finally complete with the addition of three picnic tables that can fit a classroom of students. Many thanks to our PTA for the tables and the Business Office for their work getting the concrete surface installed. We are grateful for all of your efforts.
Let the Halloween fun begin. It's a monster mash at OFRS!!! 👻🎃🦇
The OFRS Staff always have a fun time on Halloween!
Sponsored by the National Junior Honors Society, this week is the annual Stuff the Bus Item Drive at LVMS. We are requesting that all students bring donations to their homeroom. All items donated will go to the Long Valley Food Pantry!
Thank you LVMS Student Council for hosting a GREAT Halloween Dance!
Halloween 2023 at FKS! We had a great time parading the grounds in our costumes this afternoon. Many thanks to our office and custodial staffs, Mrs. Fessenden for the music, homeroom parents, our teachers and staff, and of course our families for making it the safe and enjoyable event it was. Happy Halloween!
Thank you to Lt. Bratus from the Washington Township Police Department for speaking with our 8th graders yesterday on drug use prevention for Red Ribbon Week.
The trout eggs have arrived! Fifth graders welcomed our visitors from The Pequest Trout Hatchery and we placed our eggs in their new habitat. Many have already hatched and we will soon begin to feed them. The whole school is excited to follow along with our learning journey. 🐡
This week, our Wolves participated in community building through personal wellness activities led by Sue Murphy.
The trout eggs arrived today from the Pequest Hatchery, delivered by Trout Unlimited, a national organization that brings trout eggs to schools for the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) project. TIC is a NJDEP Fish and Wildlife program that teaches the importance of cold water conservation. The delivery gentlemen and their precious cargo were received to cheers and song. Many thanks to the 5th grade team and TIC advisors Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Rooney. Students later looked at the unviable eggs with the microscope. We look forward to helping our trout grow strong for their release in May.
