Week of September 4th

The State of Wyoming has released school performance reports for all Wyoming schools.  School performance rating are based on our PAWS scores from last Spring.  There are four performance levels: exceeding expectations, meeting expectations, partially meeting expectations, and not meeting expectations.  Overall, Laramie Middle School earned a ranking of meeting expectations.  This rating is based on our performance on four indicators: growth, equity, achievement, and participation rate. Growth is the amount students improve on PAWS year to year, equity is the amount of growth for traditionally lower performing groups of students, achievement is percent of students earning PAWS scores of proficient or advanced in reading, math, and science, and the required participation rate is 95% or above.

LMS meet the targets or expectations in growth, achievement, and participation.  We earned a ranking of below targets in equity.  This means that LMS students who are members of traditionally lower performing groups did not do as well as their peers across the state.  We are going to examine this data in more detail to determine how we can not only support these students, but all LMS students, more effectively.

At LMS, students are allowed to carry water bottles throughout the day in most classes.  Some individual classes may have restrictions regarding water bottles due to safety or logistical concerns (for example PE or industrial arts).  Students are not to carry drinks other than water throughout the day.  Students may bring something other than water to enjoy before school or during lunch, however that drink must not leave the tiled area of the school and must not go into any classrooms.  Also, students are strongly discouraged from bringing energy drinks of any kind to school Research has shown these types of drinks are especially unhealthy for young people and we discourage any students from bringing them to school.

The first dance of the school year is this Friday after school until 5:00 pm. All LMS students in good standing are encouraged to attended.  Dances are a great time to connect with classmates and have fun.  Admission is $4 and can be paid at the door.

Upcoming Events

• September 6          PTO Meeting
• September 8          Back to School Dance
• September 25        No School-Professional Development