Friday, August 10, 2012
The outdoor classroom/garden will allow students and staff to have a flexible area to make observations or simply to read or think outside.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Editor's Note: The following news brief was submitted by Lawrence Township Public Schools. Ben Franklin Elementary School recently broke ground on an outdoor classroom/garden in the school's courtyard. Funded by a grant from the Lawrence Township Education Foundation and Ben Franklin's PTO, the project is entitled "Ben Franklin S.N.A.P. Space" for science, nature, arts, and pondering. The overall purpose of the space is to allow students and staff to have a flexible area to make observations or simply to read or think outside. The S.N.A.P. center is shaped like a kite and contains four beds of native New Jersey pollinating plants. A back corner garden will provide bright colors and hardy growth and will display birdhouses and butterfly …
Lawrence High School senior Josh Dutko attended the two-week Stockton Summer Sustainability and Environmental Academy at Richard Stockton College in July.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Editor's Note: The following news brief was submitted by Lawrence Township Public Schools. LHS senior Josh Dutko received acceptance to the Stockton Summer Sustainability and Environmental Academy and attended the two-week program this summer. Joining rising seniors from high schools in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, Josh's experience included a unique ecological system of stunted pine trees, energy production and conservation, ground water protection efforts, biological diversity, and sustainable agriculture and organic farms. Learn more about his self-proclaimed Stockton Super Summer Epic Adventure here: Lawrence High School senior Josh Dutko experienced current sustainability and environmental issues in New Jersey during an …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association in New Jersey highlights tips for families of children with asthma and stresses the importance of crafting a plan to properly manage asthma in a school environment.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a news release from the American Lung Association. As summer sizzles by, families across the state are beginning to prepare for the new school year. A new school environment can sometimes be difficult for children with asthma. This back-to-school season, the American Lung Association in New Jersey highlights tips for families of children with asthma and stresses the importance of crafting a plan to properly manage asthma in a school environment. “It’s important that parents of students with asthma first consider their child’s health and the time they spend under the supervision of school personnel and the school environment in preparing their child to go back to school,” said Albert Rizzo, M.D., …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Lawrence Township Public Schools will now use the www.colonialvalleyconference.org website to post and update schedules for high school and middle school athletics for the 2012-2013 season.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Editor's Note: The following news brief was contributed by Lawrence Township Public Schools. The Lawrence Township Public Schools Athletic Office will no longer use www.highschoolsports.net. It will now use www.colonialvalleyconference.org. All schedules for the 2012-13 season for Lawrence High School and Lawrence Middle School teams are posted and up to date. Please feel free to sign up and be contacted with any changes made to the schedule through the website. Questions should be directed to the district Athletic Office at (609) 671-5516. Follow Lawrenceville Patch on Facebook, Twitter and sign up for the daily newsletter.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Parents of Lawrence Township Public School students entering sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades can now make appointments to pick up their child's laptop computer. Distribution will take place Aug. 13 through Aug. 29, excluding Fridays.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Editor's Note: The following news brief was contributed by Lawrence Township Public Schools. Jumpstarted by the Teaching and Learning with Essential New Technologies in the 21st Century (Talent 21) grant that Lawrence Township Public Schools received in 2010, the 1:1 mobile device initiative continues within the district. Beginning with the upcoming school year, LTPS expands the program to include Grade 9. Parents of LTPS students entering sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades can now select a date and time to pick up their child's laptop. The dates of distribution will be Monday, Aug. 13, through Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, excluding Fridays, and there will be both afternoon and evening hours on most days. A maximum of five students can …
A new application for the lunch program must be filled out every school year.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Editor's Note: The following news brief was contributed by Lawrence Township Public Schools. Applications for the 2012 Free and Reduced School Meals program are now available here. If you believe your student(s) is eligible for the lunch program, a new application must be filled out every school year. You may complete and submit this application now. Return it to Peggy Fenerty, Lawrence Township Public Schools, 2565 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648. Remember to complete one application per household and include on the application all relatives and non-relatives living in the household along with their gross income. Questions should be directed to Peggy Fenerty at (609) 671-5435 or pfenerty@ltps.org.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Following the recent resignations of three key special education staff members, parents of children with special needs appeared before the Lawrence Township school board last week to voice their concerns about the district’s special education department.
Three parents of children with special needs appeared before the Lawrence Township Board of Education during last week’s special board meeting to express their concern about the leadership of the school district’s special education department. Melissa Hitzel, Andrea Pennington and Amanda Tulumalo told board members they are very worried about the future of special education in the district following the recent resignations of Carol Webb, Pam Hernandez, and Michael Donnelly. Webb, who was hired in July 2011 to serve as Lawrence Township Public Schools’ interim supervisor of special education, Grade 7 through graduation, resigned from the district in May to take a new job as director of the student services department in the Branchburg …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Some Lawrence Township teachers are busy this summer traveling the world teaching and taking part in missionary work.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Do you find yourself wondering what Lawrence Township Public School staff members are up to this summer? Well, here are just a few examples, as provided by the district. Alyssa Katz, Lawrence Middle School Spanish teacher, presented "Empowering Students to Manage Their Own Learning" at Alan November's Building Learning Communities conference held in Boston from July 17-20. Read more here. Additionally Alyssa is traveling to Honduras later this month for a week in El Progreso where she will work with other volunteers to help local children and families build their new schoolhouse. Follow her blog. Clifford Williams, Lawrence High School assistant principal, attended Alan November's Building Learning Communities conference in Boston. Kim …
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2:59 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
Send someone over to the High School. They have a beautiful courtyard with a Koi pond. Too bad the grass has not been cut in months ! more ›