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Mrs. Clark and the Art Club students spent the afternoon outside this week to sketch and draw the beautiful cherry blossom tree that is near the LVMS Main Entrance. The artists did amazing work using watercolors and chalk pastels!
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Don't forget! The LVMS PTA Volleyball Tournament is TOMORROW 4/26. Students can still register online today or sign up at the door for $10 per player. All students are invited to watch the tournament after school tomorrow. Concessions will be sold.
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4th Grade Students shared their Non-Objective Art with us. These projects focus on color, shapes , lines and space. The final pieces show their awareness of positive and negative space. Students' color choices speak to their knowledge of color relationships. 🎨🧑🏾🎨🖼️
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Old Farmers Road 4th Grade Presents, "Listen". What a beautiful choral selection! Each and every student put their heART into this performance. 🎼🎵🎶🎙️🎹
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With assistance from Mr. Ferrante, Mr. DeLorme and Mrs. Abbate's 6th Grade Social Studies classes took a virtual field trip to Ancient Greece! Using VR Goggles, students were able to "travel" to the Acropolis of Athens to study and explore the architecture and culture.
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Mrs. Smith's 8th Grade Social Studies classes completed a Civics Project where they met with Officer Feichter, our School Resource Officer, and discussed ideas of how to bring awareness of the sales of liquor and vapes to minors.
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Middle School Students visit OFRS to share about the wonderful opportunities ahead for our 5th grade students.
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OFRS Celebrates Earth Day! 🪻🐝🪺🌳Thank you to the PTO for such wonderful activities. We enjoyed the learning and fresh air!
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Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Addams Family on a successful Opening Night! Don't forget to join us for the final show tomorrow at 7:00 PM in the LVMS PAC. Tickets are close to being sold out, please try to buy your ticket in advance at https://lvms.booktix.com
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Don't forget to join us in the LVMS Performing Arts Center this Thursday and Friday evening for the LVMS Spring Musical The Addams Family! Tickets are available online or at the door. The doors open at 6:30 PM and the show starts at 7:00 PM.
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BAC fourth-grade students are enjoying their science investigations. They are currently observing live mealworms and learning about habitats, life cycles, and animal care. This hands-on learning is a lot of fun!
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There will be a special meeting of the Washington Township Board of Education on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the Long Valley Middle School Performing Arts Center, 51 West Mill Road, Long Valley, NJ, for the purpose of a Superintendent Search. The meeting will open at 7:00 p.m. and immediately enter into an executive session. No action will be taken.
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This past month, 7th and 8th grade science students participated in March Mammal Madness! This tournament was inspired by the NCAA college basketball tournament and has been organized and run by Arizona State University every year since 2013. The tournament aims to answer the question. "Which mammal would win in a battle?"
Students were assigned one of 65 contenders to research and hype up to their peers. They then did a gallery walk of everyone’s hype posters to get informed and pick their brackets. For a few weeks, classes enjoyed entertaining battle recap videos provided by ASU which gave the battle highlights and allowed students to update their brackets.
In the end, the Great White Shark took the championship after battling the Giant Squid. There were some great victories, some shocking upsets, and a lot of laughs. The tournament was enjoyed by all.
Congratulations to our LVMS bracket champs
8-1 Winner and overall point champ - Caitlyn Andolina
8-2 Winner Raima Bera
8-3 Winner Jackson Lipski
7th grade Winner Lukas Cioccia
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The Kossmann Library is ready for the Spring Book Fair, starting Monday, 4/15, and running throughout the week! Check your teacher's classroom page for your child's shopping day. Happy shopping for great books!
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Brought to us by the FKS PTA, The Drum Cafe had us rocking and dancing as they lifted our spirits on this rainy Friday. Many thanks to the PTA School Assembly Committee for brining us this enjoyable and enriching program.
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On Wednesday, our third graders presented their impressive country projects during World Cultures Day. Many thanks to the Third Grade Team of teachers for coordinating this event. Well done Wolves!
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Earlier this week LVMS Peer Leaders visited our 5th grade classrooms as part of their orientation to the middle school. Many thanks to Mrs. Hollman, Mr. Mirabella, and our 5th grade team for organizing this event.
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Thanks to the amazing generosity of our students, families, faculty, and staff we collected $2,677 for our Pennies for Puppies fundraiser to benefit The Seeing Eye. We look forward to sharing with our community the dog whose training will benefit from our donation. Your kindness and compassion will have a profound impact on the life of a person with blindness.
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Today LVMS Peer Leaders visited both Old Farmers and Cucinella 5th Grade classes. Peer leaders met in small groups with 5th graders to share their experiences & answer questions about being at LVMS. This is the first of a few scheduled orientation events that all of our 5th graders will experience!
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Registration is still open for the LVMS Volleyball Tournament on Friday, April 26th! Students can now pick their own teams and have the option to register for $10 without buying a t-shirt! Register by visiting https://www.lvmspta.org/volleyball