Happy Friday everyone!! Today is February 22, 2024, it's a B - Day and it's a wonderful day to learn!
Birthdays: Happy Birthday to: On Saturday ....Jonah C, Aarav A.
Today is.. NATIONAL SKIP THE STRAW DAY
On the fourth Friday in February, The Coral Keepers ask you to consider a different way on National Skip the Straw Day! For thousands of years, humans have enjoyed slurping a refreshing beverage through a cylindrical tube. If Marvin Stone (the inventor of the first paper straw in 1888) were alive today, he might be shocked to know of the five large areas of the ocean, called gyres, where plastic garbage collects. The sea's currents create vortexes trapping plastics, and in the collection are plastic drinking straws.
Welcoming Ritual: Would you rather have a pet dragon or dinosaur?This Week@ LMS...
Students, Computer Bags are not allowed on the playground during lunch time.
Friday: 2/23/2024
- 7th Grade Volleyball Practice: 3:45-5:30. Please go to the cafeteria after school
- 8th Grade Volleyball: No Practice
- 6th Grade Volleyball: Practice 5:30-7:00 @ Ball Charter. Please go to the cafeteria after school.
- Book Battle: at lunch in room 212
Saturday: 2/24/2024
- 7th Grade Volleyball: Regionals @ Quincy JHS vs WMS - 10 am. Bus 7:05 am from LMS
- 6th Grade Volleyball: Game vs @ Ball Charter - 9:30 am.
General Announcements
***Students please dress appropriately for the cold weather (Coats, gloves, stocking hats, scarves....). We will go outside at lunch when conditions are favorable. ***
***Please remember that there are 2 entrances to LMS before school for security checks:
1. 12th Street doors - students with back packs enter
2. Capital Street doors - students with a band instrument and/or no backpack enter. The capital street doors close at 7:50 a.m. each morning. If you arrive after 7:50 a.m., please go to the 12th street doors.
Academic Support - Each day there are staff members available before school in room 13 if your student has any concerns or needs teacher guidance. We will also be offering tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday after school from 2:30 - 4:00 and Academic Lunch for any student that has a failing grade. If your scholar has a course grade that is not passing our Guidance Deans will send you an email and enroll your student in Academic lunch for support.
Save The Dates: IAR Testing for LMS has been tentatively scheduled for March 18th-21st. Please try to avoid scheduling appointments on these days if possible.
Thank you for your attention to these details. Your cooperation and support are greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us.
Athletic Participation Fees, Sports Physicals, Eligibility
6th Grade Student/Athletes: There is a $25 fee for 6th Grade Girls Basketball, 6th Grade Boys Basketball, and 6th Grade Girls Volleyball. An athletic physical is also required for participation. 6th Graders that participate in Cross Country, Baseball, Softball, and Track there is a $60 district athletic participation fee. Please turn in to Ms. Amanda in the main office.
7th/8th Grade Student/Athletes: There is a $60 district athletic participation fee. An athletic physical is required each year to participate in sports. Athletic Physicals are good for a period of 395 days. Please turn in to Ms. Amanda in the main office.
*Eligibility for extracurricular activities is checked on a weekly basis. Students must be passing all classes in order to participate. If a student is ineligible, failing a class(es), the will not be able to participate in games, and some instances practice, the following Monday-Saturday.
*Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA and not fail any classes for the semester in order to be able to participate the following semester.
Academic Lunch
Students need to check their grades during announcements. If you are failing a class, you will need to report to the art room with your binder and laptop for academic lunch. Please report to the art room at the beginning of your lunch before you get your lunch. Bring your computer!
Rooms and The Springfield District 186 App
Students and Parents: Please download the SPS 186 app to your mobile device, and search for Springfield District 186 in the app store or Google Play Store.
We have a fantastic new communication tool called Rooms. Currently, LMS is using Rooms for communication for Extracurricular Activities to keep parents and students informed on practice times, schedules, and announcements. Rooms also allow messages to be sent back and forth between the school and home! If you have any questions, please email or call Mr. Hoffek
Students: Please remember to use the restroom when you are dismissed from the cafeteria at lunch before you go outside. 7th Grade Students, go directly back to your 5th-hour class after lunch. There is no reason for 7th Graders to be on the Garden Level when you come inside from lunch.