Lloyd Road School Newsletter
February 2017
Principal's Message:
Lloyd Road School Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to Grade 4 and 5 Math and Science teacher Mrs. Lasko for being nominated as our Teacher of the Year, and to our Speech Therapist Mrs. Foley for being named our Education Service Provider of the year! We appreciate all of the hard work and dedication they have shown to our school and students.
Mr. Jerabek
Principal
Students of the Month!
Congratulations to our Students of the Month for January! January's theme was PERSEVERANCE. The selected students were as follows:
Ayush Bobra, Lawrence Burns, Christopher Burseth, Briana Camputaro, Melanie Chanderdat, John Clifton, Gianna D'Angelo, Jacob Drake, Joseph Dube, Rhiannon Fuchs, Carlos Guzman, Charles Hicks, Michael Hoarle, Raymond Jiang, Ryan Kee, Gwenevere LaCorte, Kasey Martinez, Joseph Mascolino, Colin McGeehan, Damien Niles, Anu Patel, Colin Petrignani, Ariel Quintanilla, Antonios Sarelakos, Michael Schechter, and Aneyka Valverde.
Each month, we emphasize a new theme and then ask for one nomination from each homeroom teacher. The chosen students are then invited to attend lunch with the Principal and Assistant Principal on an assigned day. The students also receive various awards and have their photos displayed on our Star Students award boards in our front foyer.
Congratulations again to these students! Our February Student of the Month theme is FAIRNESS.
McDonald's Night
With the support of our teachers, administrators, and community, the Student Council was able to raise $788 for the Lloyd Road Relay for Life Team during our McDonald's Night. The event was held on January 11th. It was a fun night for a great cause! The students and parents enjoyed seeing each other, and all of our staff had a great time working and serving orders. Thank you again to all who came out for this event! Please see below for some of the pictures!
Ms. Weinstein & Mrs. Zwrirko
Student Council
LR Newsletter Info
Valentine's Dance
The LR PTO will be hosting it's annual Valentine's Day Dance on Friday February 10th from 7 to 9 p.m., in the gym. Admission is $5.00 per student, to be paid at the door, (in cash please). If your child is interested in attending look in the Virtual Backpack for the flyer and send in the bottom portion of the flyer by February 3rd. Please do not send in cash ahead of time. Parent volunteers are needed and appreciated. If you are interested in volunteering, or if you have questions please contact Christine Frye (chrisfryedj@hotmail.com) or Chrissie Benko (cbenko12@gmail.com).
Coding in Elementary School
This family workshop will introduce parents of students in grades K-5 to Blockly style computer programming and showcase various resources designed to enhance your child’s experience with computer programming / coding in the elementary grades. Topics that will be covered include: Scratch.mit.edu, Code.org, Tynker.com, and more! Please Bring Your Child’s Google Account Information to the Training. This includes their Marsd.org name, and password. Computers will be provided. Register on the link on the flyer (in the virtual backpack). We hope you can join us on Wednesday, February 22nd, 7-8 p.m at LR!
Project Funway
Strut your artistic stuff on the walls of the Lloyd cafeteria with this month’s Valentine theme for Project Funway. From January 30th to February 15th send in your creation to be put on display. One participant from each grade will be awarded a gift card to Sundaes. Please contact Shweta Daftary at shweta_daftary@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
Counselor News:
Dear Parents/Guardians,
In our new age of technology, we are experiencing a rise in the popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogger, Snapchat, Tumblr, Vine, etc. It is our responsibility to work together to ensure the safety of our children when using these sites. We are recommending that all parents/guardians monitor your child’s activities, postings, pictures, and comments. Your support is of great value to the success of each of our students.
Katelyn Rabbitt
School Counselor
Nurse's Corner:
Gift Basket Auction
The PTO is hosting their annual Gift Basket Auction to raise funds for busing for a class trip. The Auction is scheduled for Thursday March 9th at 6:30 pm at Pure Event Center on Route 35 North in South Amboy. Registration is currently underway, ending February 17th. Admission is $35.00 per person. That includes a sheet of Level 1 tickets. For an additional $25.00 a Multi-pack of tickets can be purchased, giving you access to Level 2 and Level 3 prizes. The Multi-pack goes up to $30.00 the night of the event. A 50/50 raffle will be held as well. There will be a cash bar and those attending are welcome to bring their own food/snacks. Look on the Lloyd Road School page for the event’s flyer. To join the fun, email lloydroadschoolpto@gmail.com.
School Store
Thursday February 9th and Friday February10th the School Store will be open for business during students’ lunch periods. Fun school supply items will be available for purchase from $0.25 to $2.00. Parents are needed to help run the school store. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Laura Mallett at lauramallett149@yahoo.com.
Li'l Sprout Garden Fundraiser
This month the PTO is conducting a Li’l Sprout Garden Fundraiser. My First Garden has a variety of themed garden kits. Like to make your own pizza? How about some fresh herbs to sprinkle on it? The announcement flyer for this fundraiser will be going home approximately February 6th. The Li’l Sprout Garden brochures and order forms will go home on or about February 21st. The sale will run February 21st to March 7th. Orders will be ready to come home with students in April. Please contact Denyse Galasso at msdee0428@aol.com if you have any questions.
Family Night
Support Lloyd Road by taking time off from your kitchen! Come out to Chipotle on Route 35 in Holmdel (in front of Kohl’s Plaza) on Tuesday February 28th, from 3-6 p.m. Chipotle will donate 50% of the cost of each purchase back to our school! But you must have the flyer in paper or on your phone. It can be found in the LR Virtual Backpack, or on the PTO Facebook page.
Parent Portal Reminder:
You can access the Portal at the following web address: http://fridayparentportal.com/matawanaberdeen.
Access contacts, report cards, lunch account info, and schedules. Report cards are no longer mailed out.
We urge parents/guardians to log into the Portal to verify the following information is up to date and accurate:
- Phone numbers
- Emails addresses
- Emergency contacts: add new contacts or update information. If you need to delete any contacts, please send a note to the main office with the information. Requests must be made in writing with details.
If you can't find your log-in information, please contact the main office at (732) 705-5700 so that it may either be sent home with your child, or emailed to you.
Upcoming Events:
You can find detailed information on these events in our Lloyd Road School Virtual Backpack.
- 2/8: Report Cards (Parent Portal)
- 2/9: Title 1 Family Workshop (Time Management, 6:30 p.m., MAMS). Please RSVP by the morning of the workshop.
- 2/9 - 2/10: PTO School Store
- 2/10: Valentine's Dance, 7-9 p.m.
- 2/17 - 2/20: President's Day Weekend (Schools Closed)
- 2/22: Parent University Workshop (Coding in the Classroom)
- 2/23: PTO Meeting, 7 p.m., LR Library
- 2/28: Family Fun Night (Chipotle, Rt. 35)
Upcoming:
- 3/8 - 3/9: School Store
- 3/9: PTO Gift Basket Auction
- 3/10: Staff In-Service: Schools Closed for Students
- 3/16: PTO Meeting, 7 p.m., LR Library
- 3/20 - 3/23: Scholastic Book Fair