LPS Spotlight

Earlier this month, LPS schools participated in Read Across America activities! At MPE, the festivities included a vocabulary parade where students dressed up as their assigned word!

• Board of Education Meetings TONIGHT (7:45PM) and TOMORROW (7PM)
• Chess Team Wins State Championship
• Successful Science Fun Night
• Community News: Special Needs Events, Public Library Info

The Livingston Board of Education will hold a public meeting tonight, Monday, March 18, 2024 (7:45PM) at the Central Office, 11 Foxcroft Drive. Tonight's agenda includes a budget discussion.

A second public meeting will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, March 19, at 7PM. The agenda for the March 19th meeting includes the adoption of the tentative budget. PLEASE NOTE that agenda and webinar information for tomorrow's meeting will be sent to the community via email.

Tonight's meeting will be held in a hybrid format during which participants will have the ability to ask questions and make comments either in person or via the webinar. Register for the webinar using the link below. The meeting will also be livestreamed on the district's Facebook page, @LivSchools.

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Congratulations to the LHS Chess Team for winning first place at the 2024 NJ State Championship for the second consecutive year!

The Varsity team includes Claire Cheng, Matt Ge, Eric Guo, Lev Koganov, Haari Muthukumar, Aston Roberts, Quan Tran, Tom Valyaev, Lucas Xiong and Roger Zhang.

The JV squad includes Aviral Bhardwaj, Abhimaan Chandan, Elias Chen, George Cui, Sam Israel, Jerry Ji, Xander Luo, Ben Murkis and Aayush Saxena.

The team is coached by Mr. Will Peklo.

The team will be honored at the March 25, 2024 regular meeting of the Township Council, which will be held at Township Hall, 357 S. Livingston Avenue.

We're thrilled to announce that our recent Elementary Science Fun Night (March 6, 2024) was an absolute blast! Elementary students in grades 2-5 were able to work through the wonders of science that left them buzzing with excitement. From chemical reactions to magical work with light and magnets, the hands-on experiments captivated audiences of all ages. Participants discovered the joy of scientific exploration!

Grade 6 students in the Mount Pleasant Middle School STEMbassadors hosted the fun, interactive evening event at a packed house! Mrs. Kim Nicolette (Grade 6 Science Teacher) and Dr. Dorian Gemellaro (PreK-6 Supervisor of Science) worked with students to create and organize hands-on activities that would get the younger students excited about science. STEMbassadors were able to explain the science behind their activity so the younger students learned…while having a great, hands-on, scientific time!!

The following MPM student STEMbassadors volunteered their time and efforts to this event: Nandini Bhatt, Tanvika Prasanth, Siana Lokre, Mishika Srivastava, Kaitlyn Lee, Izzy Glynn, Sofia Sutaria, Priyal Gandhi, Vivian Lee, Junheon Choi, Avni Shetty, Anushka Nikhil, Nivi Karthik, Fiona Tidey, Summer Ruderman, Pranav Atreya, Felix Zwierlein, Agya Patney, Prashvita Prasad, Ariana Bhattacharya, Ariana Perez, William Wang, Reyansh Kalidindi, Zachary Sun, Syon Luthria, Shreyan Saxena, Kashika Gupta, Aadya Mehta, Anaya Desai, Vihana Shah, Aiden Cherian, Caio Oliveira De Oliveira, Ria Jhaver, Nakshita Gupta, Devika Dhanesh, David Chuven, Tanish Reikhy, Matthew Aronow, Michael Crawford, Ethan Fischer, William Valderrama, and Eitan Bornstein.

The success of our Elementary Science Fun Night is a testament to the power of curiosity, creativity, and community. Thanks to all of the STEMbassadors and families who attended for joining us and supporting science!

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Livingston Public Schools is committed to providing students with excellent educational experiences for students of all ages this summer! Check out the district's offerings for Summer 2024!

• VIEW THE 2024 LPS SUMMER ACADEMY BROCHURE.
• VIEW REGISTRATION FORM.

Just a reminder that kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is open!

• Children must be 5 years old on or before October 1st of the current year to enter Kindergarten, or 6 years old by October 1st of the current year to enter 1st grade as per Entrance Age Policy 5112. View Entrance Age Policy #5112.
• Any Livingston resident who completes the kindergarten registration process by May 15th will be notified of their child's school placement by June 1st.
• If your child currently attends the Livingston Public School Pre-School program you DO NOT have to complete the pre-registration online. Please contact Amy Ennis at aennis@livingston.org for instructions.
• Click here to visit our Registration Page.

Livingston Public Schools’ Equity Goal seeks to improve the culture and community with LPS by enhancing inclusiveness, cultural awareness, anti-racism, and acceptance of individual differences through mandated curricular programming, extracurricular programming, and district operations.

• READ: Equity Audit Report
• WATCH: LPS Equity Audit Presentation (12.5.23)

If you are interested in learning more about and/or joining the Equity Team at your child's school, please visit one of the following pages for more information:

• Burnet Hill Equity Team
• Collins Equity Team
• Harrison Equity Team
• Hillside Equity Team
• Mt. Pleasant Elementary School Equity Team
• Riker Hill Equity Team
• Mt. Pleasant Middle School Equity Team
• Heritage Middle School Equity Team
• Livingston High School Equity Team

The Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities (LACD) and the NoteWorthy Project will present a free music program for people with special needs and their families on Saturday, April 13, 2024. This special event will be held at the Livingston Senior/Community Center, 204 Hillside Avenue, in Rooms T2 and T3 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.

We invite you to come enjoy music played by a small orchestra whose members are students at Livingston High School and call themselves NoteWorthy Project. They will be playing songs most people are familiar with from movies such as Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. In addition, they will be bringing craft supplies for everyone to create their own instruments to play, such as maracas and drums. The NoteWorthy Project members will teach the attendees a simple beat or rhythm so that they can make some music! Please RSVP by April 1st by texting Kayla Fang at 973-619-8029 or emailing kayla.k.fang@gmail.com. You may visit LACD online at www.facebook.com/lacdnj or www.livingstonnj.org/LACD.

The Livingston Lions Club and the Livingston Leo Club are sponsoring a special Easter egg hunt for people with special needs and their families. This free event will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 3pm at the Gazebo at the Livingston Oval, Robert Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ. View the flyer for more information!

The Livingston Public Library has something for everyone! Learn more about the library HERE.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY!

LPS Spotlight

2023-2024 School Year / No. 13

Michelle Bent

Manager of Communications

Livingston Public Schools

(973) 535-8000 ext. 8036

Email: mbent@livingston.org

www.livingston.org

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