Week of April 26

Twelve week progress reports were mailed out last Friday.  Please review these with your student and identify areas of celebration and any areas of focus for the final six week push until the end of the school year.  Scout Learning Lab (SLL) is available after school Monday-Thursday for students who need extra time and support to demonstrate their learning.  Students make arrangements with their teachers to stay for SLL and teachers will be reaching out to families as well.  A late bus is available at 4:00.  

WYTOPP testing will conclude this week for most students.  Our schedule this week will be all, odd, even, all, all, with testing occurring on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please help your student do their best on WYTOPP by being well rested and bringing their Chromebook fully charged.  Make up testing will occur up until the end of the testing window on May 7th. 

The 36th annual Hapi-ness 5k will be held on Saturday, May 8th at 9:00. Registration and sign up will begin at 8:00 am. In order to receive a race t-shirt, participants must register by April 29th. The race is open to runners and walkers of all abilities. The Hapi-ness 5K was founded in 1987 by the LMS ninth grade class in memory of their classmate Hapi Patterson who passed away due to leukemia. Since then numerous families have received help with their medical bills as a result of the Hapi-ness 5K. This year's proceeds will help families and individuals in need in our community. Please use this link to register and watch the video below to learn more about the Hapi-ness 5K.

Upcoming Events

• April 13-29 WYTOPP testing

• April 26-28 LHS cheerleading tryouts

• May 8 Hapi-ness 5K

Week of April 19

The 36th annual Hapi-ness 5k will be held on Saturday, May 8th at 9:00. Registration and sign up will begin at 8:00 am. In order to receive a race t-shirt, participants must register by April 29th. The race is open to runners and walkers of all abilities. The Hapi-ness 5K was founded in 1987 by the LMS ninth grade class in memory of their classmate Hapi Patterson who passed away due to leukemia. Since then numerous families have received help with their medical bills as a result of the Hapi-ness 5K. This year's proceeds will help families and individuals in need in our community. Please use this link to register and watch the video below to learn more about the Hapi-ness 5K.

We will continue with WY-TOPP testing this week using our block day schedule.  Tuesday is an even day and Wednesday will be an odd day.  Monday, Thursday, and Fridays will be all days.  School starts and dismisses at our normal times each day.  It is important that students bring their Chromebooks to school fully charged each day and are well rested.  

We are nearing the end of the school year.  Please help us finish strong.  We've come a long way and we are excited to put an exclamation point on the school year.  Twelve week grade reports will be mailed out on Friday.  Please review your student's report with them and contact teachers with any questions.  Scout Learning Lab is held after school Monday-Thursday for students who need additional time and support.  Make it a great week!

Upcoming Events

• April 13-29 WYTOPP testing

• April 21 12 week grade reports

• April 26-28 LHS cheerleading tryouts

• May 8 Hapi-ness 5K

Week of April 12

WYTOPP testing starts this week.  Testing will occur in tested subjects during class (i.e. math test in math class). It is imperative that all students bring their Chromebooks to school fully charged each day, especially during testing.  Loaner Chromebooks will only be available to students for testing. During WYTOPP, we will be using our historical block day schedule.  This week, Tuesday will be an 'odd' day where students report to S4S and then attend their odd numbered classes.  Wednesday is an 'even' day so students will report to S4S and then attend their even numbered classes.  Classes will be 85 minutes in length and school will still dismiss at 3:05.  Monday and Thursday will be 'all' days where students report to S4S and attend all eight of their classes.  Friday, April 16th is a professional development day, so there is no school for students.  

There are a few housekeeping items to check in on.  Drop off is going smoothly in the morning.  We ask that to the maximum extent possible that families do not arrive too early to pick up their students at the end of the day.  Doing so blocks our fire lanes and makes emergency access to the building impossible. Please do not block the lane of travel for drop off and pick up times. As we enjoy the occasionally warmer spring days, please remember that our district dress code requires tops to have fabric on the front and the sides and clothing must cover undergarments.  Eighth grade students interested in cheerleading at LHS next year should go to the LHS activities office to get a tryout packet.  Perspective cheerleaders must attend clinics from 3:30-5:30 on April 26th and 27th.  Tryouts are from 3:30-6:00 on April 28th. 

Please help your student prepare to take the WYTOPP over the next three weeks by well rested and eating breakfast.  It's an important data point to measure your student's growth and our school's progress.  It's not something students or families should stress over.  Everyone has been working hard all year and we are ready. All we ask is that all students try their best.  If everyone does that, we'll get great results. Thank you for your continued support and feedback.  We're looking forward to a great final eight weeks of school. 

Upcoming Events

• April 13-29 WYTOPP testing

• April 16 No school- professional development

• April 21 12 week grade reports

• April 26-28 LHS cheerleading tryouts

• May 8 Hapi-ness 5K

Week of April 5

The end of the school year presents unique opportunities and challenges.  We've been through a lot this year and perseverance is something we've needed in spades. By persevering we reach our goals and there is nothing more rewarding than seeing your student achieve their goals –big and small! Whether it is celebrating those first steps or graduation day, witnessing achievements gained by hard work are some of a families’ proudest moments. Hard work and determination are the ingredients of perseverance. By helping your children develop perseverance now, you can prepare them to learn from their future failures and work hard to achieve future successes. Please read this month's Capturing Kids' Hearts newsletter for more on perseverance and developing a growth mindset.  

We will be completing the WYTOPP,  our statewide assessment, this year.  All students will be tested in reading and math.  Seventh grade students also take a writing test and eighth grade students are tested in science. To accommodate testing we will have block days the weeks of April 12th , April 19th, and April 26th.  This means students will attend their odd period classes on Tuesdays and their even period classes on Wednesdays those weeks and classes will be 85 minutes long.  Students will still start their day in S4S and dismissal times will not change.  

Let's make it a great week.  The weather is warming up and track starts this week so it's probably time for a huge blizzard.  Maybe we got that out of the way during spring break or maybe I just jinxed us.  Time will tell!

Upcoming Events

• April 5 Track practice begins

• April 13-29 WYTOPP testing

• April 16 No school- professional development