Linden Middle School Newsletter

February brings Groundhog Day & Valentine's Day. With six more weeks of winter, we can plan on a ski club Fridays for a while! A special thanks to Mrs. Schultz, Mrs. Thorn, and Mr. Kirkey for their efforts supervising the LMS Ski Club. Mrs. Schultz sells lift tickets on Thursday and Friday each week.

In January our LMS students took the mid-year NWEA ELA & Math Benchmark tests. Please talk with your child about their progress on these assessments compared to their fall tests. Students will also have an end-of-year benchmark test in May. The NWEA goal is to identify students academic strengths and weakness. This data helps us to progress monitor, track student growth, provide areas of focus for instruction, and identify students for intervention programming.

Feb 2 - LCS Board of Education Meeting at 7 pm LHS

Feb 2-3 - Grade Level Meetings to Review SOAR Expectations

Feb 4 - LMS Homeroom SOAR Expectations Activity

Feb 10 - LMS Pre Festival Band Concert at 7 pm LHS

Feb 16 - LMS Choir Concert at LMS 7 pm

Feb 18 - LCS Professional Development Day - No School for Students

Feb 21 - President's Day LCS No School for Staff and Students

Feb 22 - LMS Trimester 3 Begins

Feb 25 - LMS Report Cards Posted on StudentVue & ParentVue

LMS has carpet in the locker area, in most classrooms, and all wings. Please remind students we cannot permit students to chew gum at Linden Middle School. We are seeing more gum stuck in the carpets throughout the building

Say hello to Xello! We have transitioned from Career Cruising to a new college and career readiness software program called Xello! All 8th Grade students are required to take the EDP class during one of their 8th Grade Explore hours. Next year, LMS is looking at adding a Career class for 7th-grade students utilizing the 7th-grade lessons in Xello.

Click on the link below to read the EDP Parent Letter, learn about your student's Education Development Plan, Xello, and more!

Local Community Business, Horace Mann Insurance, has partnered with LMS for an attendance initiative. This initiative is targeted to improve attendance for middle school students. We understand that students may be quarantined or required to isolate at home. We are not counting 'Principal Excused' days for this initiative. Students that demonstrate good attendance will earn a ticket for a drawing for gift certificates to local restaurants provided by Horace Mann Insurance. This incentive will be implemented for the third trimester starting on February 22nd.

Please remember that when your child is required to stay home, LMS staff have their Google Classrooms ready for your child to continue learning. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you need any assistance. We are here for you and your child to ensure that your child is able to keep up with their schoolwork.

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/