Long Valley Middle School

LVMS Monday Minute

Week of 9/15/2025

Highlights, Dates, & Reminders

Highlights from Last Week

Technology Maintenance Fee: Please see an important reminder from the WTSchools Tech Team. The Tech Maintenance Fee can be paid online via MealTime or with a check made out to WTSchools dropped with your homeroom teacher.

Upcoming Dates

SEPTEMBER
9/23- WTSchools Closed -Rosh Hashanah
9/25- LVMS Back to School Night: 6 PM
9/26- LVMS PTA 6th Grade Social - 3:30 - 5:00 PM - More information to come!

OCTOBER
10/2
- WTSchools Closed - Yom Kippur
10/9- Fall Picture Day - More Information to come!
10/13- WTSchools Closed for Students - Professional Day
10/14- WTSchools BOE Meeting 7PM

Reminders

LVMS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Mark your calendar! LVMS will host Back to School Night on Thursday, September 25th at 6:00 PM.

CHROMEBOOK REMINDER: Don't forget to bring your Chromebook to school fully charged each day! Daily loaners are NOT available for forgotten Chromebooks.

PICKUP PATROL: As a reminder, please continue to utilize PickUp Patrol to report student absences, late arrivals, early dismissals, and walkers. More information included below!

LVMS Resources and Information

Please see the included Resources and Information that have been made available to parents via Mr. Ippolito and Mr. Mirabella's 2025-26 Welcome Back Letter & the LVMS Back to School Website.

Afternoon Dismissal- Walking Students

Attendance Information - Corrective Action Plan

Building Schedules

Back to School 2025 Website - School Supplies, Teams, Etc.

Daily Announcements / Slideshow

Follow Us On Social Media!

LVMS Co- and Extracurricular Experiences

LVMS Student-Parent Handbook

LVMS: Physical Education Safety Requirements & Dress Code 

Maschio’s Food Service Information

Parent Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedures

Technology Maintenance Fee

Unified Physical Education Invitation - Grade 7 LVMS Students Only

Using PickUp Patrol

We Are PANTHERS - Schoolwide Expectations for Learning

WTSchools 2025-26 District Calendar

WTSchools Student Code of Conduct

Lunch Menus & Announcements

LVMS Lunch Menus and Information

Monthly Lunch Menu

Daily Announcements

Did you know the daily announcements that are made each morning are also available on our website? Stay informed about what the students hear each morning by visiting our website!

LVMS Announcements Website

Lunch Menu 25-26
Announcements 25-26

LVMS School Counselors

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Grade 6

Ms. Kristin Denny

Phone: 908-876-3434 x 2320

Email:
kdenny@wtschools.org

Grade 6 Website

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Grade 7

Mrs. Christine Hollman

Phone: 908-876-3434 x 2321

Email: chollman@wtschools.org

Grade 7 Website

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Grade 8

Mrs. Jennifer Werneke

Phone: 908-876-3434 x 2337

Email: jwerneke@wtschools.org

Grade 8 Website

2025-26 Yearbook Cover Contest

Cover Contest 25-26

Contest Rules:

  1. This design MUST be ORIGINAL ART designed by YOU (cannot be anything you downloaded off the internet, due to copyright issues) and must be SUBMITTED & DESIGNED BY STUDENTS ONLY 2.

  2. You may submit an 8.5 x 11 front cover and 8.5 x 11 back cover on paper or make a copy of the provided Canva template and submit your design digitally.

  3. Must include our “We are Panthers” theme any way you choose BE CREATIVE! You do not need to include the “words,” but the “theme” should be incorporated into your design somehow

  4. Your design MUST include our mascot - the PANTHER in your design

CLICK HERE FOR FULL CONTEST DETAILS

Please submit your designs using the provided template to Ms. Denny via email at Kdenny@wtschools.org. The deadline for submissions is October 20, 2025.

Club Information

Registration for select clubs is opening this week! As a reminder, permission slips / registration for clubs should not be submitted until the club advisor opens registrations (some clubs run seasonally). For information about all clubs, please visit our Clubs & Activities Website. As a reminder, all club activity fees can be paid via MealTime this year. Check can also be submitted with the registration form directly to the club advisor.

Destination Imagination: Are you an out-of-the-box problem solver? Do you want to be part of a competition team to create innovative solutions? Are you interested in: Engineering or Science or Technology or Fine Arts? Then you are perfect for the Destination Imagination Team! Want to know more? Come to the tryouts on Thursday September 18 after school until 4:30 in Mrs. Brown's room 18. If you can't make it or have questions, stop and see Mrs. Brown. More details are on Mrs. Brown' s website.

Chess Club: Chess Club’s first meeting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 7:45 in Room 15. See Mrs. Hollman in Guidance for a permission slip and more details! All grades and skill levels are welcome.

Free 2 Be Club: Free 2 Be will be starting on Sept 22 at 8 am. Please see Mrs. Hollman in guidance for the details and a permission slip.

Robotics Club: Sign-ups are now open for grades 7 & 8. Sign-ups for grade 6 begin 9/22. Club is on Fridays 7:45 am in Mr. Kasper's room 107, starting Oct 3. See Mr. Kasper or his site for more info & a permission slip.

Ski and Snowboard Club: Anyone interested in finding out about the Ski/Snowboard Club should use the Interest Form Link. Club Advisors will provide more information about the program in the upcoming weeks and put out additional information about specific dates and pricing as it becomes available. There will also be a parent meeting in the future, date TBD.

LVMS is Collecting Plastic!

Plastics 2025

Fall 2025 Sports

Please be aware that the deadline to submit sports physicals/paperwork has passed (8/15/25). Paperwork can no longer be accepted at this point. Only students who have submitted all paperwork and have been cleared by the district physician can participate in tryouts

Check out the LVMS Sports Portal for all schedules/sports team updates.

Any questions can be directed to individual coaches or to Mr. Mitch Schlesinger, LVMS Sports Coordinator

Girls Field Hockey
Girls Field Hockey - Ms. Kozimor

Monday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Thursday: Home Game vs. Black River MS
Friday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM

FH 25-26

Girls Soccer
Girls Soccer - Mr. Demarest

Monday: Tryouts 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Thursday: Home Game vs. Black River MS
Friday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM

GSoccer 252-6

Boys Soccer
Boys Soccer - Mr. Petrucelli

Monday: OFF
Tuesday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Thursday: Away Game vs. Black River MS
Friday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM

bsoccer 25-26

Boys & Girls Cross Country
Boys & Girls Cross Country - Ms. Erbe

Monday: Home Meet vs. Valleyview Middle
Tuesday: OFF
Wednesday: Away Meet vs. Black River MS
Thursday: OFF
Friday: Practice 3:30 - 5:00 PM

Cross Country 25-26

Click Here for the LVMS Athletics Website

PTA Events & Information

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WELCOME TO THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR!

The LVMS PTA has the mission of supporting all of our children through their time at LVMS. The main goal of the LVMS PTA is to support students and staff through academics, funding assemblies, holding social events, and sponsoring staff members by awarding teacher grants. We invite you to join the PTA to be a voice for your child, to help in any capacity that you can, and enjoy an incredible year! Please visit the LVMS PTA website to become a PTA Member for the 2025-26 School Year: https://lvms.givebacks.com/shop/items/1178676

PTA General Meetings 2025-26

Mark your calendars, and join us for LVMS PTA General Meetings. All meetings will be on Zoom this year. 

Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7203276138?omn=82037625552
Meeting
ID: 720 327 6138

PTA Meetings 25-26

PTA SPONSORED STAFF BREAKFAST

Special "Thank You" to all families who helped us fund the LVMS Staff Welcome Breakfast last week. We couldn't have done it without your help!

Breakfast Thanks!

LVMS SPIRIT WEAR - ON SALE NOW!

The LVMS PTA's Spirit Wear Store is now open! 12% of sales get donated directly back to the PTA to support our students!
https://www.spiritshop.com/school/new-jersey/long-valley/long-valley-middle-school?nocache=1

PTA Spirit wear 2025
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Long Valley Middle School

Website: www.wtschools.org
Location: 51 West Mill Road, Long Valley, NJ, USA
Phone: 908-876-3434
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longvalleyms1
X: @WTSchools

LVMS School Day Hours: 8:30 AM - 3:25 PM
LVMS Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

LVMS Principal - Mr. Mark Ippolito
LVMS Asst. Principal - Mr. Michael Mirabella

LVMS Main Office Secretary: Mrs. Stephanie Mathews
LVMS Main Office Secretary: Mrs. Athi Vairavanvelu

We Are Panthers!