The Lebanon Lantern The Lebanon Lantern Spring 2019 | Page 6

Lebanon Borough School
“Where great things are happening”
Submitted by Bruce Arcurio, Superintendent
LBS is a wonderful place to learn and work! Our parents, staff, and community are committed to
ensuring that the children of Lebanon Borough are afforded the best opportunities throughout the
school year. In the interest of conserving space in the Lantern and providing highlighted information,
we will not provide the detailed summaries of each grade level’s program here. However, if you are
interested, this information is included in our monthly newsletter, The Wildcat’s Roar, which is posted
to our website at the beginning of each month. You can find the current issue, as well as past issues,
at www.lebanonschool.org/News. I encourage the community to visit our website regularly because
there is always important information available.
The district has commissioned a feasibility study to report on the impacts of changing the send/receive
relationship for our 7th and 8th grades students from Clinton Township Middle School to Clinton
Public School. Once this report is complete, it will be presented at a public Board of Education
meeting. Prior to this meeting, we will inform LBS families via our Friday emails and the community
through our district website.
Our Preschool program continues to grow and improve. The
teachers and students have had a wonderful year. The split to a 3-
year-old and a 4-year-old class has been a smooth transition, and
the students' developmental needs are addressed in each class.
Please note that we will have our Preschool Orientation on April
2, 2019, at 9:30 am. If you, or anyone you know, has a 3 or 4-year-
old child and is interested in our program, please have them
contact the main office at [phone]. Additionally, our
Kindergarten Orientation will be held on April 2, 2019 at 11:00
am. If you, or anyone you know, has a child turning 5 before
October 1, 2019, please contact the school to register the child
(forms and online registration are available at www.lebanonschool.org) prior to the orientation so that
he or she is included in this important first step to Kindergarten!
Over the past months, we have held our winter concert, where our students demonstrated their musical
gifts. LBS puts on two whole school shows per year that include both instrumental performances and
a whole-school musical performance. This spring our students will be performing The Little Mermaid
Jr. on June 5th at 6:30 pm. Come and enjoy the show! One of the indicators of a strong educational
system is a commitment to the arts. In Lebanon Borough, there is an understanding that the arts
provide our students with opportunities to engage in activities that provide them with benefits beyond
reading, writing, and arithmetic. Additionally, we will also be having our annual Young Artist
Showcase at the Hunterdon Art Museum opening reception, Saturday, May 4, 2019. This is a great
opportunity to see our students artwork displayed in a professional setting. As a community, we are
committed to ensuring that our children are afforded these opportunities.
During the winter, in Technology, all grades K-6 focused on coding using code.org courses. They
became familiar with coding concepts such as sequence, commands, code, program, algorithm, bugs
& debugging, conditionals (if-then-else), and loops (repeating a command). A very important aspect