Linden Middle School Newsletter

March 20th is the first day of spring and quickly following, a well deserved spring break on March 28th -April 1st. Spring also brings welcomed weather, spring sports, and end of year building/state testing. The students have done a nice job acclimating to face to face school this year. We appreciate all of the patience our families have given during this transition year.

March 2 - SOAR Leader Meeting in Media Center at 7:15 am

March 4 - LMS 7th Grade Band Festival - Swartz Creek HS Auditorium at 4:00 pm

March 4 - LMS 8th Grade Band Festival - Swartz Creek HS Auditorium at 6:35 pm

March 8 - 10 - Sucker Sale to Offer Kindness

March 11 - Yearbook orders due $40 (after 3/11 yearbooks will cost $45 each)

March 14 - 25 - Scheduled Parent/Teacher Virtual Conferences

March 18 - LMS Band Party - Stay Tuned for More Information

March 21 - Spring Sports Begins

April 15 - No School for Staff and Students

• 7th and 8th grade baseball
• 7th and 8th grade softball
• Boys and Girls Track

The Linden Middle School schedule is currently under construction for the 2022-2023 school year. We have gathered ideas and sketched out a student-centered daily schedule as well as strengthened our core and exploratory teams. We would like to remind you that 7th grade Band selection and 8th grade Band & Spanish selection forms are due by Friday, March 4th.

7th graders have the opportunity to sign up for Band whether they participated in Band this year or not. 8th graders may select either Band OR Spanish I. Students are only able to select one full year elective, so please indicate your top priority if you're interested in both Band and Spanish.

NOTE: Spanish is a high school level class. Students are required to be on the honor roll (A's & B's) or obtain teacher permission in order to take Spanish I. If you are not an Honor Roll student, but are still interested in taking Spanish I, please see Mrs. Kubiak or Mrs. Gambrel to discuss. Placement in this class is not guaranteed, as there are limited spaces available.

LMS Spring Testing

PSAT 8/9:

8th Grade Students will begin taking the Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT 8/9) on April 13th. The PSAT 8/9 is a timed test and administered by paper/pencil and is restricted to specific dates of administration. It tests your child's reading, writing, and math skills. Students in 9th grade also take the PSAT 8/9. The PSAT 8/9 test sets a readiness baseline for the SAT that is taken in the spring of their 11th grade year. The PSAT 8/9 scores are not sent to colleges. For parent support, click this link and check out the section at the bottom of the Kahn Academy website.

M-STEP:

The M-STEP is a summative assessment program that is administered online. Our 6th and 7th grade students will be tested on English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. 8th grade students will be tested on Science and Social Studies. To see sample items click this online tool training link.

NWEA:

The NWEA is a benchmark assessment system at the building level for grades 6th - 8th to ensure students are developing skills so that they progress toward grade level expectations in reading and math. LMS utilizes this data in multiple ways including providing intervention support, identifying standard areas that need support, targeting instruction and linking the students math score to Map Accelerator, an adaptive resource to support individual math acceleration.

All spring tests are administered during the school day. We are scheduling assessments carefully so that students have appropriate breaks during the state and building level assessments.

Email: cthomas@lindenschools.org
Website: https://middleschool.lindenschools.org/o/lms
Location: 15425 Lobdell Road, Linden, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 591-0710
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LindenCommunitySchools/