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Revised 2014-15 Calendar
LTPS Launches Mobile App
BOE Hosts Recognitions
LIS Geography & Spelling Bees
HIB Report Card 2012-13
LHS Op Smile Club

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QuickNews
April 10, 2014
Greetings!


Reminder: 
Schools are open April 14, 15 & 16 for emergency make-up days.
 
Schools are closed April 17 & 18 for Spring Recess.
 Top Stories from LTPS
Revised 2014-2015 District Calendar 
The Board of Education approved a revised 2014-2015 district calendar at its April 9 meeting, adding additional emergency closing days. See the black and white revised calendar here and color version here. Calendars are available on our website via "District Calendar" under Quick Links.
LTPS Launches Free Mobile App

Download our new mobile app and get LTPS news in the Now and on the Go!  It's free!

 

You can have school and district info at your fingertips. Whether in line at the grocery store or waiting to pick your child up from practice, you can check lunch menus, get transportation as well as other contact phone numbers, and check the school calendar.

 

Look for "LTPS" app, available at the App Store or Google play.

 

Board of Ed Salutes Students and Staff
The Board of Education (BOE) recognized students and staff for noted achievements prior to the BOE meeting on April 9, 2014.  Who received recognition and for what? Find out here. 
LIS Geography & Spelling Bees

Lawrence Intermediate School (LIS) recently held its annual Geography and Spelling Bees, sponsored by the LIS PTO and the LIS Student Council. Erika Stubbs and Irene Tarasov, 6th grade teachers at LIS, coordinated both bees. Each bee had winners at three grade levels and one overall school winner.

 

 

The Geography Bee winners are:

 

Grade 4 - Joshua Chang

 

Grade 5 - Zack Azfar

 

Grade 6 - Andres Trujillo.

 

The overall LIS winner is Andres Trujillo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Spelling Bee winners are:

 

Grade 4 - Rebecca Willner and Elias Johnson

 

Grade 5 - Rohan Dash and Kira Eng

 

Grade 6 - Simon Cull and Sydney Maurer.

 

The overall LIS winner is Simon Cull.

HIB Report Card 2012-2013
The New Jersey Department of Education requires that individual schools and districts complete a self-assessment to evaluate how well they implemented the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act during the previous school year.  Here are the results for Lawrence Township Public Schools.
 
Other LTPS News to Know
LHS Operation Smile Club
Operation Smile is an international organization of doctors and volunteers who provide free cleft lip and cleft palate operations to children in many parts of the world. These operations are often inaccessible in developing countries so international medical teams travel to these areas, set up "missions" in local hospitals, and perform a high volume of surgeries over a short period of time (usually ten to fourteen days). In Operation Smile affiliates within schools, students support this effort by raising money - one surgery costs $240 - and supplies for the organization.  

See how you can help the Lawrence High School (LHS) Operation Smile Club by visiting its new website at opmilelhs.weebly.com.

LIS PTO Spring Early Bird & After School Clubs

Online registration is open now through April 16 for the Lawrence Intermediate School (LIS) PTO Spring before and after school clubs. See flyer for details or visit the PTO website to register.

LHS Sophomore Academy Book Drive

The Lawrence High School (LHS) Sophomore Academy is holding a book drive to benefit the Trenton Head Start program. Students hope to collect 300 new and gently used children's books (English and Spanish) by May 9. See flyer for drop-off details.

Save the date - May 10

LIMBO Rummage Sale & Car Wash

Donations of clothing,household goods, toys, books, games, electronics, sports equipment, etc. can be dropped off on Friday, May 9 from 4 to 9PM in the Lawrence High School (LHS) Cafeteria. Then shop the sale on Saturday, May 10 from 8AM to noon in the cafeteria while your car is being washed outside. Proceeds will support all LHS music programs.

LTPS-TV This Weekend

This Saturday & Sunday, April 12-13, LTPS-TV will broadcast two new programs on Comcast Channel 19 and Verizon Channel 37 in Lawrence Township:

 

LES Young Authors' Night recorded 3/27/14 (approximately 2 hours)

5AM, 9:30AM, (2PM Verizon only), & 5PM

Lawrenceville Elementary School students perform public readings of their own works.

 

LHS Shark Tank recorded 4/3/14 (approximately 2 hours 6 minutes)

7AM, 11:30AM & 11PM

Students and Faculty from Lawrence Township Public Schools compete in a program based on the popular TV show.

 

Missed a program on LTPS-TV? Many of our recent programs can be seen on YouTube at the LTPSRewind channel.

 Community Programs

MCPCA College Fair

The Mercer County Professional Counselors Association  (MCPCA) will sponsor a College Fair on Tuesday, April 22 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor Campus. 

 

Over 100 colleges are expected to attend this annual event and admission is free to Mercer County students and parents. 

 

View the list of attending colleges here. This list is updated on a weekly basis as more colleges register.

 

For questions, please contact Doreen Welsh, MCPCA College Fair Chair and LHS School Counselor.

Firehouse Subs Fundraiser

Bring this flyer to Firehouse Subs in Mercer Mall on April 16 from 6-9PM and 20% of the proceeds will benefit the Lawrenceville Fire Company.

Garden Gate Garden Club

The Garden Gate Garden Club will present "Fragrant Plants for Your Garden," with horticultural specialist Anne Haines of Rare Find Nursery on April 21 at 7PM in the Lawrence Senior Center. See flyer.

5K NAMI Mercer Walk

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Mercer is celebrating its 30th year of supporting individuals and families affected by mental illness with its annual 5K Walk on May 17. See flyer for registration information.

Lawrenceville Main Street 16th Annual Jubilee

Join Lawrenceville Main Street for its 16th Annual Jubilee celebration on May 4 from 12-5PM. See flyer for the list of attractions at this fun-filled family event.

 

Lawrenceville Main Street is looking for middle and high school student volunteers to work 1-2 hour shifts for set-up, clean-up, running games, and collecting tickets. Contact Lindsey at director@lawrencevillemainstreet.com or call 609-219-9300 if interested in volunteering.

Lawrenceville Main Street 

Check out what's coming up at Lawrenceville Main Street.

Lawrence Township Education Foundation

Thank a teacher with an A.P.P.L.E. from the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF).
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