LIS SHINES

We had a great Fall Spirit Day yesterday, filled with fall colors, Halloween costumes, Day of the Dead makeup and outfits, and fun! We hope that anyone who celebrated Halloween yesterday had a safe, fun evening, and Happy Diwali to those that celebrate.

There are a lot of events coming up in November and many days off and early dismissal days, please read though this newsletter to stay informed!

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

**To translate our newsletters, click on the Translate button on the right side of the screen, and you can choose the language.

• Para traducir nuestros boletines, haga clic en el botón Traducir en el lado derecho de la pantalla, y allí podrá elegir el idioma.
• Aby przetłumaczyć nasze biuletyny, kliknij przycisk Tłumacz po prawej stronie ekranu i tam możesz wybrać język.

• November 7 and 8 - Schools closed for NJEA teacher Convention
• November 13 - 6th Grade Musical Auditions
• November 14 - 5th Grade Musical Auditions and 6th Grade Fall Fest (PTO Event)
• November 15 - 4th and 5th Grade Fall Fest (PTO Event)
• Fall Conferences, Book Fair, and Early Dismissal Days
• 11/21, 11/22, 11/25, 11/26
• November 27 - Early Dismissal
• November 28 - 29 - Schools Closed

Music Gear Sale

The LIS Music Gear Sale will be open for shopping until midnight on Friday, November 15th, 2024. All items will be delivered in bulk directly to the school in December. Click on this link to purchase

LIS Musical:

As you may have heard, the LIS musical is Finding Nemo, Jr. this year! The interest meeting for any 5th or 6th grade students who would like to be part of our cast or crew is on Tuesday, November 5th at 9:05am. All information will then be available on the LIS Music Website: https://sites.google.com/ltps.info/lis-music/musical

Keep in mind that all musical rehearsals are after school. Performance dates are Thursday, March 27th, Friday, March 28th, and Saturday, March 29th at 7pm here at LIS.

A Google Form (found on the LIS Music Site on Tuesday) for those interested in auditioning must be filled out by Monday, November 11th at 8pm. If that form is not filled out, your student will not participate in the musical this year. The form should be filled out for those interested in auditioning to be part of our CAST or interviewing to be part of our CREW.

Auditions to be part of our CAST:

- Wednesday, November 13th for 6th graders; after school. Pick-up is at 5:30pm and require adult/guardian pickup.

- Thursday, November 14th for 5th graders; after school. Pick-up is at 5:30pm and require adult/guardian pickup.

**No transportation is provided; all students must have a ride home.

This meeting will take place both in person in our LIS Library and we will have the ability to join virtually as well, we will send out the link the day of the meeting.

We hope you will join us to learn about the PTO and how you can help! The PTO can't do all the wonderful things they do without volunteers and your support.

Upcoming PTO Events:
November 12 - PTO Meeting in person at LIS and Virtual
November 14 - 6th-grade glow party, 6:30 - 8:00 (drop-off event)- flyers should be coming home in student's backpacks - be sure to pre-register!
November 15 - 4th and 5th grade movie night party, 6:00 - 8:00 pm (an adult must stay with the child)- flyers should be coming home in student's backpacks - be sure to pre-register! This is for 4th and 5th graders only.
November 20 and 21 - LIS November Dine to Donate at La Taqueria

Volunteers Needed: Help make the upcoming parties unforgettable! We’re looking for volunteers to assist with set up, clean up, and activities at the upcoming glow party and movie night. All supplies for activities will be provided. We can't do it without YOU, so please consider lending a hand!

4-5th Grade Movie night:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4DAAA72EA1FD0-52879977-lis4th#/

6th grade Glow Party:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B4DAAA72EA1FD0-52880347-lis6th#/

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.

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 Susanne Adamsky 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

X: @lisshines