Week of April 11

Thank you to everyone who made it out for spring conferences last Thursday. It was great seeing everyone.  Please remember there is no school for students on Monday, April 11th.  We have professional development.  Students will return to school on Tuesday which is an odd day at LMS.

Tuesday was the first day of the WYTOPP testing window. WYTOPP stands for Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress and it is our state-mandated summative assessment that LMS students take each year.  All students take a reading and math test.  Seventh grade students take a writing test and 8th grade students are also tested in science.  Students will take their tests during regularly scheduled classes over the next three weeks.  Science and writing are this week.  Reading is next week and math is the week after that.

WYTOPP results are used to measure individual student progress as well as our progress as a school and a district.  This test is important.  We ask that you help your student do their best by making sure they are well rested and in school each day.  Please encourage them to do their best.  We also recognize that our students are defined by more than their results on one test.  Teachers, students, and families having been working hard all year.  If students come in and try their best, it will be enough, and our results will reflect the hard work everyone has been doing.  Thank you for your support. 

Spring also brings the Hapi-ness 5K and the award winning LMS yearbook. The Hapi-ness 5K is held every year in memory of a Hapi Patterson we lost to cancer and is used to raise funds for those in need.  Please watch the video below to learn more and make sure to bust out your running/walking shoes on May 7th.  Our publication photo students do an excellent job on our yearbook and it sells out every year.  Use this link to order yours now to make sure you get a copy. 

Thank you for your continued support and feedback.  We are looking forward to a great finish to this school year.  Make it a great week.

Upcoming Events

• April 11               No school-professional development 
• April 15               LMS Teacher of the Year nominations close 
• April 22               12 week progress reports
• May 7                  Hapi-ness 5K 

Week of April 4

Spring conferences are this Thursday from 3:30-7:30.  Thursday is a normal day of school for students and we will dismiss at our normal time of 3:05.  There will not be Scout Learning Lab or a late bus on Thursday due to conferences.  Please use this link to sign up for conferences.  All conferences are in person.  If you are unable to schedule a conference with all of the teachers you would like to meet with, please reach out to teachers to schedule another time to meet.  We hope to see as many families as possible this Thursday. 

It is also time to select a Middle School Teacher of the Year.  We have many deserving candidates in our school and across our district.  The LMS Teacher of the Year will be considered for ACSD#1 Teacher of the Year.  Please use this link if you wish to nominate an LMS Teacher for this honor.  Nominations will be accepted through April 15th and a selection will be made between April 16-22.   

Thank you for your continued support and feedback. We are looking forward to a great finish to the school year.  WYTOPP testing begins next week and continue for the following two weeks. Students will take the WYTOPP during their regularly scheduled classes and our schedule will proceed normally.  Make it a great week and we hope to see many of you on Thursday night. 

Upcoming Events

• April 7                 Spring conferences
• April 11               No school-professional development 
• April 15               LMS Teacher of the Year nominations close