Week of August 19

We couldn't be more ready for our students to return on Wednesday, August 21st!  Our theme for 2019-20 is “Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.”   Middle school is a time of learning, exploration, growth, and development.  All of us will face challenges this year as we learn new skills, try new classes or activities, and work to become better people.  Challenge is an opportunity for growth.  We are not going to shrink from challenges, but instead embrace them, learn from them, and overcome them.

The first day of school is a half day.  Students should report to their S4S teacher at 8:00.  Students will be with their S4S teachers all day. LMS students will be dismissed at 11:23 on Wednesday and the buses will run normally.  Please have plans for your student to ride the bus home, get picked up, or walk so they are off campus promptly after school. We have a full afternoon of staff development, so there will not be anyone available to supervise students after school.  Breakfast will be served on Wednesday, but lunch will not.

The beginning of the year is a good time to review our attendance procedures.  Please have your student in school, on time, every day.  Our attendance goal for the year is 95%.  To earn 95% attendance, students need to miss 9 days or less.  This does not include absences for school activities. Anytime a student arrives after 8:05 am, they must check in at the attendance office.  If students arrive after 8:10, they will be considered absent for 1st period. If your student is gone, please call the 24-hour attendance line (721-4553) to report their absence. If you know in advance that your student will be absent, please obtain a pre-arranged form from the attendance office and provide a note.  This should be done two or more days in advance.   A pre-arranged form is only necessary if your student is going to be gone for more than one day.  If your students needs to check out, please call in advance so we can locate your student and have them ready to go.  You will need to sign your student out in the attendance office by completely filling out the check out book.  When picking up your student, please allow enough time for them to retrieve their belongings and for you to sign them out.

It's going to be a great year at LMS.  We appreciate your continued support and input.  We recognize the tremendous trust you have extended by sharing your student with us and we do not take that responsibility lightly.  It is our goal to make this the best year yet for all of our students and we are willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen.

 Upcoming Events

• 8/21: First day of classes
• 8/27: Picture day
• 8/27: Back to school night
• 9/6: First dance