Very Important Pupils (2nd Marking Period)

Our VIP Assembly for the 2nd marking period was held on February 8 and featured special appearances by the Lawrence Middle School Orchestra, Operation Smile, and our beloved mascot, Hootie!

2nd Marking Period: 4th Grade VIPs

2nd Marking Period: 5th Grade VIPs

2nd Marking Period: 6th Grade VIPs

We would like to thank all the parents and families who attended our assembly. It was a wonderful day for LIS, and a Big Thank You goes out to all of those who helped make this a special day for our students. We are looking forward to our VIP Assembly for the 3rd marking period, which will be held on April 26.

LIS & Rider Basketball

On February 7, many of our students and their families attended the Rider men's basketball game. Rider beat Niagara, with a final score of 72-69. A great time was had by all who attended!

Students high-fiving The Bronc

Hi, Ms. Westhead!

Flu Prevention

It's flu season, and if you watch the news, you know that lots of people in New Jersey are getting sick. Here at LIS, our school nurses, Mrs. Traina and Mrs. Lalli, are working hard to make sure everyone knows how to stay healthy and stop the flu (and other illnesses) from spreading.

Promote a strong immune system: get a good night's sleep, exercise regularly,

and choose a healthy diet.

Protect yourself against germs: wash your hands regularly (for at least 20 seconds),

stay away from people who are sick, and avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.

Prevent the spread of germs: cover your nose and mouth (with a tissue or your sleeve) when you cough or sneeze and stay home if you are sick!

Stay healthy, LIS!

Chicks at LIS!

Quiver Farms brought us twelve fertilized eggs and an incubator on January 22. On January 28, Egg #11 was the first to hatch. Sadly, Egg #10 never hatched. Via the live "chick cam" in the library, students were able to see and hear eleven energetic chicks on their classroom tv sets.

Before the chicks returned to the farm on Friday, February 1, they went on a field trip to some of our classrooms.

Class getting chick-handling instruction

Students carefully holding a chick

Saying good-bye to Chicken Little Jr.

New Lawrence Logo!

Have you noticed the new Lawrence Township Public Schools logo?? Don't worry, Hootie is still our mascot at LIS! The new logo, with its tagline "Lead. Achieve. Succeed." represents the entire district. It was unveiled at the January 9 Board of Education meeting. Look for it on district communications.

LIS Winter Concert Series

The LIS Winter Concert Series concludes on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the LIS auditorium with the performance of the 5th/6th grade Chorus.  The students have been working extremely hard and we have been wowed with some awesome performances by our 4th grade Chorus and our 5th/6th grade Instrumental concert.  Please come out and see our fantastic performers throughout the school year.  Below are some pictures of our students preparing for the concerts.

Community Service in Action

Monday, January 21, is when the nation remembers Martin Luther King, Jr. The MLK Day of Service is part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. You can check out local service projects or visit the official MLKDay.gov website to register a service project of your own.

Throughout the month of January, the LIS community is participating in two community service projects to benefit HomeFront.

Books donated to the HomeFront book drive

One of our 4th grade students is working with the 6th grade Community Service club to collect gently used books for HomeFront. We collected lots of books already and will be collecting through the end of January.

Donated canned goods in our Library Display Case

Our 6th grade Community Service club is also working on our 5th Annual Souper Bowl of Caring. Students are bringing in canned goods to benefit HomeFront. We will be collecting until February 1, and the donated items will be delivered on Super Bowl weekend.