LIS SHINES

As the holiday season approaches and 2024 comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to express our gratitude and well-wishes to each of you. Your support and engagement in our school community have been instrumental in making this year a success, and we are truly appreciative of everything you do.

Wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with love, laughter, and cherished moments with your loved ones. Here’s to a happy and prosperous New Year ahead.

Thank you once again for your continued support.

Guidance Department #: (609) 671-4617

4th grade counselor Jennifer Holmes: jholmes@ltps.org

5th grade counselor Danielle Bollaci: dbollaci@ltps.org

6th grade counselor Brittany Myers bmyers@ltps.org

Principal: Dr. Alyson Fischer afischer@ltps.org

Assistant Principals:

Sharin Rello srello@ltps.org

Gregg Zenerovitz gzenerovitz@ltps.org

LIS Main Office: (609) 671-5531

LIS Principal's Secretary: Jen Logue jlogue@ltps.org

Main office secretary: Dilnaz Shroff dshroff@ltps.org

Guidance secretary: Rebecca Neiswender rneiswender@ltps.org

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Our Student Council adopted families this holiday season and Mrs. Dumont and Ms. Piscitelli's class donated and wrapped gifts for those in need. Thank you to all that donated, we appreciate your generosity!

• Schools Closed for Winter Break December 23 to January 1
• Schools Reopen January 2 for a Full Day of School
• 1/14 - 5th and 6th Grade Choir Concert
• 1/16 - Rider Night Out at the Men's Basketball Game
• 1/17 - Early Dismissal for Students
• 1/17 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Step Afrika show
• 1/20 - Schools Closed for MLK Jr. Day
• 1/23 - 4th Grade Choral Concert

Join us for an LIS night out at Rider to see their men's basketball team on Jan 16th at 7.

Click the link to purchase tickets: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OQ-XXk_HvqeRGOGtny0uN0vi4AzJyc5C9yE1GH6hD3Y/edit?usp=sharing

The next PTO Meeting will be February 11th at 7pm.

LIS School Hours 8:45 - 3:30

• Doors open at 8:30 am. NO student can be dropped off or arrive at LIS before 8:15.
• Dismissal starts at 3:20. All students must be picked up by 3:40.
• If your child is eligible for bussing, you will receive information directly from the transportation department at the end of August. LIS does not handle bus routes or times.

If you need before or after care based on the LIS school hours, the YMCA program offers it right at LIS, see the flyer for more information.

Lawrence Township Public Schools uses the platform PaySchools Central for student breakfast/lunch accounts. Any balance you had in PaySchools Central from last year has been rolled over. You can find instructions on creating an account on our district dining services website. Cash and check payments are also accepted for meals. For checks, please include your payment form and make the check payable to Lawrence Township BOE.

The cost of lunch and breakfast this year, if you are not participating in the free/reduced program is:

• Lunch $3.75

• Breakfast $2.50

You can find the breakfast and lunch menus here: https://ltps.nutrislices.com/menu.

Our Free and Reduced Lunch forms are also now available. If you believe you qualify, please fill out the form electronically, and the forms can be found on the parent genesis portal parents.ltps.org. You will scroll down to the bottom of the FORMS screen, and click on APPLY under Meal Application Status. See image below for the button to click.

You need to submit a new Free and Reduced Lunch form every year.

Your child forgot their lunch, now what? We have plenty of options for students in the cafeteria for purchse including the daily hot lunch, bagels, and vegetarian options as well.

We DO NOT allow any food delivery for students to the building (Door Dash, Uber Eats, Pizza Delivery, etc.)

We already have items in our lost & found! We are going to send photos out each month to show you what we have in our Lost & Found, please encourage your child to check it regularly.

We WILL be donating items over Winter Break due to lack of space, so please check the Lost and Found soon!

Many ask us what our Cell Phone policy is at LIS. We have an "Away for the Day" policy at LIS where students are not allowed to use or have access to a phone (or use a smartwatch as a cell phone, meaning making calls or texting) throughout the school day. Cell phones are to be turned off and in their bookbags from when they arrive at LIS until they are dismissed and leave the building. If students violate this policy, their device is confiscated and brought to the main office, where a parent/guardian is required to pick it up.

This year, we will be doing an information series about cell phones, social media, and the importance of limiting online presence of our LIS age-students throughout the school year.

Want to learn more? Here are just some resources that we will continue to share throughout the school year:

• Wait until 8th Campaign
• Away for the Day Initiative
• Screenagers the Movie resources

LTPS has a new app as well as an anonymous tip line this year - view our infomative video to learn more! Be sure to download our app using hte QR code below.

https://ai.invideo.io/watch/XaDECjaJNh_

Our wonderful LIS nurse are Diana Bridgeforth and Julianna Gallo

The phone number for the LIS Nurse's Office is (609) 671-5533.

Visit their website for great information about immunizations, mental health, and Covid-19 information. Website Link: https://sites.google.com/ltps.info/lishealthoffice/home#h.7amzgxrqktir

Website: ltps.org/lis
Location: 66 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
Phone: 609-671-5530

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