Week of January 27

The second semester is picking up steam.  Report cards will be mailed out today, so families should have them on Wednesday.  First semester grades can also be viewed online.  It was a fantastic first half of the school year and we're looking to build on that success in the second semester.  Thank you for your continued support and feedback.  We are running an unique schedule this week to accommodate Days of Understanding. Students will have four block days (even, odd, even, odd) starting today and well finish the week with our 'all' schedule on Friday. 

Days of Understanding is being facilitated by renowned motivational speaker Keith Hawkins for all LMS students.  Keith is an international speaker that speaks and conducts programs to over 400,000 students, parents, educators, leaders, and businesses annually.  The purpose of Days of Understanding is to create and sustain a culture of connection, empathy, success, inclusiveness, appreciation and respect at LMS.  Students attended an assembly today and will participate in one, two hour session facilitated by student leaders later in the week.  Part of the experience during the Day of Understanding is the power of parenting community night from 6:00-7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 29th.  All LMS families are encouraged to attend.  

Many students eat breakfast and lunch at LMS.  Please keep an eye on your student's account balance.  We try to keep families informed when balances become negative.  With the availability of a la carte options, students can go through their lunch funds quickly.  If you have question about your student's lunch balance, or need assistance with the free and reduced lunch application, please contact the school.

Upcoming Events:

• January 27-30:    Days of Understanding programming 
• January 29           Power of Parenting community night 
• February 10         PTO meeting
• February 14         Early release for all students
• February 17         No school 

Week of January 13

It's the last week of the first semester!  The first half of the year has gone by very quickly.   Grades will be final at the end of the week.  Students who are missing assignments, or need to complete activities to demonstrate their learning, should make arrangements to do so before the end of the day on Friday.  Scout Learning Lab will be held from 3:00-4:00 every day this week and a late bus is available.  There is no Scout Learning Lab this Saturday.  First semester report cards will be mailed out the week of January 27th.  Students will receive their second semester schedules in S4S this Wednesday.

We have some unique schedules over the next couple of weeks.  There will be a full day of school for all middle school students this Friday, January 17th.  The early release is for elementary school students only.  There is no school for students on Monday, January 20th due to professional development.  The second semester begins on Tuesday, January 21st.   We will follow the 'all' schedule on the 21st-24th. Students will have four block days (even, odd, even, odd) the week of January 27th to accommodate Day of Understanding programming. 

Renowned motivational speaker Keith Hawkins will be at Laramie Middle School January 27th-30th to facilitate Day of Understanding programming for all LMS students.  Keith is an international speaker that speaks and conducts programs to over 400,000 students, parents, educators, leaders, and businesses annually.  The purpose of the Day of Understanding is to create and sustain a culture of connection, empathy, success, inclusiveness, appreciation and respect at LMS.  Students will attend an assembly on Monday, the 27th and then one, two hour session facilitated by student leaders later in the week.  Part of the experience during the Day of Understanding is a community night on Wednesday, January 29th.  All LMS families are encouraged to attend the community night. 

Many students have appointments, or other commitments, during the school day.  We try our best to get student to the attendance office as quickly as possible when they are checking out. It is extremely helpful if students are prepared in advance to come to the attendance office at the time of their checkout.  This gets you and your student out the door as quickly as possible.  Please discuss check out times with your student if they are leaving early and plan ahead whenever possible. Thank you for helping us make the first half of the year a success and for your continued input and support.

Upcoming Events:

• January 17:         End of 1st semester
• January 20:         No school-professional development
• January 21:         Start of 2nd semester 
• January 27-30:    Day of Understanding programming 
• January 29           Power of Parenting community night 
• February 10         PTO meeting