Week of November 28

Welcome back!  We hope you had a restful and fulfilling Thanksgiving break. We now begin the push to winter break.  The next three weeks are crucial and every day counts as we look to solidify student learning prior to the new year.  Please make every effort to have your student in school every day.  We know there are some illnesses working their way through our community, and we're not suggesting that you send your student to school when they are not feeling well, but we are averaging 5% below our target attendance and historical norms for this time of year.  That's an additional 35 students out of school every day than we're used to.  There is no substitute for first time instruction.  Please let us know how we can support your student's attendance.  We're here to help.

Along with the return from Thanksgiving break, Monday also marks the 12 week point in the semester.  Grade reports are being sent out to the families of all students who are currently earning a D or an F.  We have three weeks until winter break and then three more weeks after we return until the end of the first semester.  Our goal is to help all students earn passing grades before winter break. Teacher are available every day after school in Scout Learning Lab to assist students.  There is a late bus available during the week.  We have Saturday Scout Learning Lab on 12/3 and 12/10 from 8:00-11:00 to provide additional time and support for students.  Please review your student's grades with them and make a plan for improvement if necessary.

We will be having a winter dance this Thursday from 3:00-5:00.  All LMS students in good standing (not serving ISS or OSS) are encouraged to attend.  Admission is $5.00 and concessions will be available. Students who attend the dance must be picked up by 5:15.  Please watch the video below for more information.

Our first PTO meeting of the year will be on December 13th from 6:00-7:00 in the LMS library.  We are trying a new format with PTO meeting, they will be topic based.  Our first meeting will be Tweens, Teens, and Social Media. We hope you will join us on the 13th.  Make it a great week. 

Upcoming Events

• November 28            Twelve week grade reports
• December 1               Winter dance 
• December 13             PTO meeting 
• December 19             Winter break begins 

Week of November 21

We are starting off this short week celebrating with our wrestling team. This past Saturday they won the conference championship for the first time since 1998!  They've worked hard all season and it paid off. We crowned 7 conference champions and had 17 place winners on Saturday. Thank you to our coaches for all of their hard work.  Thank you to the families for supporting your wrestler and the team. Congratulations Scouts!

We hope to see everyone at Family Fun, Fitness, and Health Night tonight from 6:00-7:30 pm in the LMS cafeteria and gymnasium.  The purpose of this event is to build community by having fun participating in fun physical activities, learning about the benefits of healthy eating habits (we'll be making snacks!), and to provide families with information regarding healthy activities available for young people in our community. All LMS students and their families are cordially invited and encouraged to attend. 

There is no school on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday this week.  Classes will resume on Monday, November 28th.  There is no Scout Learning Lab on Tuesday and there is not a late bus tomorrow. We are thankful for the opportunity to work with you and your student.  We appreciate your continued support and feedback.  We wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Upcoming Events

• November 21            Family Night
• November 23-35       No school-Thanksgiving break
• December 1               Winter dance 
• December 6               PTO meeting 
• December 19             Winter break begins 

Week of Novembmer 14

It was a great weekend for Scout cross country.  A large group of runners participated in the Nike Regional Meet in Boise, ID.  The girls team took first place for the second year in a row and many runners set a personal record on Saturday.  Congratulations to everyone who competed.  You did great!

Our food drive has been extended through the end of the day on Tuesday.  We are getting close to setting a new LMS record. Please participate in the food drive if you can.  We are also having a at day on Wednesday to support Laramie Interfaith.  For $1.00 students can wear a hat.  The proceeds will be used to buy Thanksgiving turkeys for those in need in our community. 

Our Physical Education Department and the Student leadership team are hosting a Family Fun, Fitness, and Health night on Monday, November 21st from 6:00-7:30 pm in the LMS cafeteria and gymnasium.  The purpose of this event is to build community in our school by having fun participating in physical activities, learning about the benefits of healthy eating habits (we'll be making snacks!), and to provide families with information regarding healthy activities available in our community. All LMS students and their families are cordially invited and encouraged to attend. 

Upcoming Events

• November 15            Food drive ends
• November 16            Hat day for Laramie Interfaith 
• November 21            Family Night
• November 23-35       No school-Thanksgiving break
• December 1               Winter dance 
• December 6               PTO meeting 
• December 19             Winter break begins 

Week of November 7

Our fall food drive is underway. We are collecting nonperishable food items to help those in need.  All collected items will be donated to Laramie Interfaith.  Students who donate will receive raffle tickets and a chance to win a prize.  We are hoping to beat our record from last year when we collected 1052 items.  Please support our community by participating in our fall food drive.

It's never too early to think about ordering your copy of the award winning LMS yearbook.  Go to yearbookforever.com to purchase your copy. 

Veterans Day is this Friday.  We thank all who have served.  Freedom isn't free and we are grateful to all veterans for their service.  A special shout out to our veterans on staff, Mr. Brenneman and Mr. Lally.  We hope everyone will take a moment to recognize the veterans in their family and in our community on Friday.

Scout Learning Lab (SLL) is available every day after school. All teachers are available until 3:30 and students can work with teachers until 4:00.  A late bus is available.  We are bringing back Saturday Scout Learning Lab beginning this Saturday from 8:00-11:00.  LMS administrators will be contacting the families of students who are recommended for Saturday SLL.  We want to give students every possible opportunity to demonstrate their learning and SLL is part of that process. 

We hope everyone has a great week. We're thankful for the opportunity to work with you and your student.  Thank you for your continued support and feedback. 

Upcoming Events

• November 7-11         Food drive
• November 8              No school-professional development 
• November 21            Family Night
• November 23-35       No school-Thanksgiving break
• December 1               Winter dance 
• December 6               PTO meeting 
• December 19             Winter break begins