Laura Bush Middle School

Office Hours

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

806-993-2332

November 29th

7th girls basketball vs. Evans

7th boys basketball @ Evans

November 30th

8th girls basketball @ Evans

8th boys basketball vs. Evans

December 1st

Academic UIL Field Trip (see info below)

December 8th

LBMS Winter Dance

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Tickets will go on sale next week for $6.00

If your child is going to be absent for an entire day, you may submit an absence request in skyward. Below are the steps:

• Login to your family access
• Select your student
• Click on attendance
• Click "add absence request"
• Fill out all required information and make sure "all day" is selected
• Submit

All other absence types (coming in late, checking out early, etc) can be taken care of in the office.

***Remember that all doctors notes must be received within 48 hours of the absence. Your child can bring a physical copy or you may email a copy to lbmsattendance@lcisd.net.

Congratulations to all students who participated in the academic UIL contest on November 6th. As a reward for those who participated in the contest, students are given an opportunity to attend a field trip. Below is the information:

When: Friday, December 1st

Where: Main Event

Cost: $10

Time: Leaving LBMS at 10:45 and returning at 3:15

Other: Badges must be worn at all times

***Students who attended practices, but did not participate in the actual event, are not eligible.***

Please reference the graphic in regards to the drive hosted by NJHS.

There will be a big rule change in UIL basketball this year. Please read the graphic below. Also, officials will be cracking down on spectator behavior. While we are competitive and want our student athletes to succeed, let's ensure that our fan base acts in an appropriate manner while setting the best possible example for our kids!

STUCO will be heading up our food drive event December 4th-8th.

Dress Up Days:

Monday: Hat day

Tuesday: Career Tuesday

Casual Wednesday: Pj's

Thursday: Throwback Thursday/Decades Day

Friday: Holiday Costume-Show Your Holiday Spirit

$2 per dress up day to participate

December 6th

December 16th

Please see the flyer for an excellent opportunity to help with the 8th grade banquet.

The Pirate Pantry program is an outreach of the Lubbock-Cooper community present on each of the district's eight campuses which supplies students (and families) with food, clothing, supplies, and other needs.

The purpose of a campus Pirate Pantry is to provide essentials for students that they may not have access to, with the ultimate goal of giving them the best possible chance to succeed. Campus Pirate Pantries accept donations from community members and operate through donations made by area business and community leaders and, most recently, a grant boost from First United Bank via the Lubbock-Cooper Education Foundation.

Currently, LBMS Pirate Pantry is in need of restocking shelves after supplying as many families as we could before summer. We are in need of the following donations to Pirate Pantry for both boys and girls as well as snacks that might be helpful through the weekends.

• Hygiene products
• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Deodorant
• Body Wash
• Hair Brushes
• Combs
• Laundry Soap (small enough to be sent in a backpack)
• Kid Friendly Snacks (Fruit Snacks, Jello, Pudding, Peanut Butter, PopTarts, Granola Bars, Individual packaged items, apple sauce, trail mix, beef jerky, etc)

All donated items may be dropped off in the front office. We appreciate your consideration!!

Some of the businesses directly east of LBMS have asked for help with a few things:

1. Please don't use their lots as a place for student pick-up or drop-off.

2. If your student isn't going to be a paying customer, they do not need to be there for the sake of hanging out or waiting for a ride.

3. Please avoid using the alley behind Happy's and Harrigan's as a cut through to avoid before and after school traffic. We want to help their staff remain safe when doing outside tasks.

Let's do our part as a LCP community to help these businesses out.

We wanted to go ahead and put out the criteria used to determine semester exemption days in December and May. This is a front-loaded incentive for students to do well academically and with attendance.

Is your child interested in wrestling? Check out the Pirate Wrestling Club! Click the link to fill out an interest form and hear more about the program! https://forms.gle/4i1wB2K7jwtyY82R6

Please see the following graphics for two fundraiser opportunities for our 8th grade banquet:

Parents/Guardians may bring a lunch for their students. Lunches can be dropped off in the front office and students will be allowed to pick-up their food when they are dismissed for lunch.

**Due to security concerns, no outside entity (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Favor, Pizza delivery, Chick-Fil-A, etc.) will be allowed to drop off lunches for students. Lunches delivered in this way to students will not be accepted and will be turned away.

Principal

Kyle Hendrix

Assistant Principals

Lance Lewis

Morgan Martin

Randa Wrenn

Counselors

Martha Zielinski

Karla Venable