Week of December 9th

It's another great week as we prepare for the final week of the year (2019 anyway)!.  I hope you had the chance to attend the band and choir concerts on Monday night.  The students put on a couple of amazing performances.  Special shout out to Mrs. Adamson, Mr. Sieger, and Mr. Hopkins for helping our students be great.  You can see a few shaky videos from the concerts on the LMS Facebook page.

Ms. Paytoe Gbayee's art class created the tree pictured here for the 27th Annual Happy Holidays Laramie Festival of Trees.  Museum and Mr. Brenneman crafted the Scout tree topper.  This beautiful tree earned the museum staff pick award and is now on display in the LMS library.  It's Scout-acular!

Our lost and found is over flowing.  Please encourage your student to look for their missing items before the break.  The lost and found will be cleaned out before students return in January.

In preparation for the winter break, we will have a series of dress up days next week.  Please encourage your student to show their school and holiday spirit by participating.  The themes for each day are as follows:

• Monday-Flannel Day
• Tuesday- Comfort, Cozy Day
• Wednesday-Ugly Sweater Day
• Thursday-Holiday Socks
• Friday-Holiday Hat Day ($1 donation to Interfaith Good Samaritan required) 

The Student Leadership Team will also be hosting a chili cook-off next Wednesday, December 18th.  There is no cost to enter and there will be prizes for the winners.  If you are entering the contest, please bring your chili in a crock pot so it stays warm and bring a serving utensil.  You don't need to enter to attend.  If you are a chili connoisseur, please come to sample all of the delicious entries and to vote for your favorites!

There will be an incentive day on Friday, December 20th.  Students will be eligible to participate in the incentive day if they are effectively demonstrating their learning and getting to class on time on a regular basis.  The purpose of the incentive day is to build community and help students get caught up on their work before winter break.  To be eligible for the incentive students must have less than two tardies between 11/18 and 12/18.  They also must be earning all A's and B's.  If a student has C's they can still earn the incentive as long as they don't have any missing assignments after 11/18.  Students earning D's and F's, with more than two tardies, and/or with C's and missing assignments, will be given time to work.

Upcoming Events:

• December 18:     No Scout Learning Lab or late bus-staff meeting
• December 18:     Chili Cook-Off
• December 20:     No Scout Learning Lab or late bus
• December 23:     Winter break begins
• January 6:           Classes resume
• January 17:         End of 1st semester
• January 20:         No school-professional development
• January 21:         Start of 2nd semester