Long Valley Middle School

LVMS Monday Minute

Week of 9/16/24 @ LVMS

We hope everyone had a great weekend!

Please join us for Back to School Night, tomorrow, Tuesday, September 17th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. As a reminder, please access the OnCourse Portal to look up your child's homeroom teacher and classroom number.  Parents will begin their classroom visits with homeroom teachers, where they’ll receive copies of their child’s schedule to follow throughout the evening.

Highlights, Dates, & Reminders

Highlights from Last Week

PTA WELCOME BACK LETTER: CLICK HERE to view a Welcome Back Letter from the LVMS PTA!

8TH GRADE TRIP: 8th Graders had a great day of team building at Camp Bernie last week!

Upcoming Dates

SEPTEMBER

9/17- LVMS Back to School Night - 6:00 PM

9/25- LVMS PTA Parent Social - More info below!

OCTOBER

10/2- Fall Picture Day!

10/3- SCHOOL CLOSED: Rosh Hashanah

10/8- WTS BOE Meeting: 7:00 PM

10/14- SCHOOL CLOSED for Students - Staff PD

10/24- LVMS PTA Meeting 7:30 PM

Reminders

LVMS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: LVMS will host Back to School Night this week on Tuesday, September 17th at 6:00 PM.

CHROMEBOOK REMINDER: Don't forget to bring your Chromebook to school fully charged each day! Limited loaner devices are available.

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 with what the students hear each morning by visiting our website!

LVMS Announcements Website

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Club Information

As we move into September, we encourage all students to become involved with one of our many clubs and activities! Please CLICK HERE to view a full list of clubs / activities offered at LVMS.

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 information Meeting Thursday, September 19 after school until 4:15 in Mrs. Bohrer's room 32. If you can't make it or have questions, stop and see Mrs. Bohrer or Mrs. Brown. More details are on Mrs. Bohrer' s website.

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Ski Club Interest Form 2025
Anyone interested in joining the LVMS Ski/Snowboard club this year needs to complete the Interest Google Form included below. Once the advisors know who is interested, pricing plans and an online registration form will be emailed to you directly.

Ski Club Information
When: Wednesday Evenings - January 8 thru February 5, 2025
Where: Shawnee Mountain, PA
Estimated Cost to Participate: $350-$600 per person (bus, tickets, meals, lessons, rentals)

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE GOOGLE FORM

TREPS Club

TREPS is back and the club is open to both new and returning members! Meetings will begin in October, and the  Marketplace will be held in December, just in time for the holidays!  Sign up outside of Mrs. Pickard's Room 17 or Mrs. Walsh’s Room 220.

Art Club

Fall and Spring Art Club signups have begun outside Mrs. Clark's art room 105.  Stop by to sign up for Fall or Spring  Club and return the permission form and check to Mrs. Clark ASAP to secure a spot.

Cooking Club

Registration for the 6th-grade cooking club will begin on Monday, Sept 16. Students can sign up for either Tuesday or Thursday after school. The registration form can be filled out from the LVMS site and returned with the $60 check to Mrs. Carkitto in room 42. 

Robotics Club

Registration for the Robotics Club is open for all grades, 6-8. The club meets on Friday mornings at 7:45 am in Mr. Kasper's room #107. Our first club meeting will be Friday, Oct 4th.  See Mr. Kasper or his website for more info and a permission slip.

Fall 2024 Sports

Please be aware that the deadline to submit sports physicals / paperwork has passed (8/16/24). Paperwork can no longer be accepted at this point. Only students that 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 / Ms. Denny

Monday: Home Scrimmage vs. Pope John
Tuesday: Practice
Wednesday: Practice
Thursday: Away Game vs. Black River Middle School
Friday: OFF

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Girls Soccer

Girls Soccer - Mr. Demarest

Girls Soccer will practice on Monday, September 16 from 3:30-5:30.    Girls should change, and report to Coach Demarest´s room #26.

Monday: Practice
Tuesday: Practice
Wednesday: Practice
Thursday: Away Game vs. Black River Middle School
Friday: Practice

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Boys Soccer

Boys Soccer - Mr. Petrucelli

Monday: CANCELLED
Tuesday: Practice
Wednesday: Practice
Thursday: Home Game vs. Black River Middle School
Friday: OFF

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Boys & Girls Cross Country

Boys & Girls Cross Country - Ms. Erbe

Monday: Practice
Tuesday: OFF
Wednesday: Home Meet vs. Black River Middle School
Thursday: OFF
Friday: Away Meet vs. Frelinghuysen Middle School


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PTA Events & Information

BECOME A PTA MEMBER!

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 2024-25 School Year: https://lvms.givebacks.com/store

LVMS SPIRIT WEAR - ON SALE NOW!

CICK HERE to purchase LVMS Spirit Wear!

Spirit Wear Fall 2024

LVMS PTA PARENT SOCIAL - WEDS. SEPT 25TH at 7PM

Join the LVMS PTA for a Parents Social on Wednesday 9/25 at 7 pm at OMG Burger! RSVP here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoqTCMHWeMVHI9HYeOZRal3JP5Tw-MppagozLNHsC7i7w2WA/viewform?usp=sf_link

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LVMS PTA SHOE DRIVE

This year the LVMS PTA is partnering with GotSneakers as a year-round fundraiser. To participate, simply drop your pairs of used athletic shoes in the available box that will be located in the LVMS lobby starting September 17. If you would like to know more about GotSneakers and their mission to reduce waste, you can read about them here.

PTA Shoe Drive 2024

OCTOBER PTA MEETING

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM in the LVMS Library (additional information / virtual link to be shared later)

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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

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

We Are Panthers!