Monday, September 30th

3:00 C1 & C2 Volleyball vs. CLP (@ Lesher)

3:00 Tennis Boys & Girls Play in Matches

3:15 Varsity & JV Volleyball @ CLP

Tuesday, October 1st

8th Grade Career Exploration Field Trip

3:00 Football vs. Webber (@ Lesher) 1st Round Gold Bracket Playoff

Girls Tennis District Championships

Wednesday, October 2nd

3:15 C1 & C2 Volleyball vs. Timnath (@ Lesher)

4:15 Varsity & JV Volleyball @ Timnath

Boys Tennis District Championships

Thursday, October 3rd

4:00 Boys Soccer @ Lincoln

Fall Student Led Conferences (SLCs)

3:00pm-6:00pm

7:00-9:00 Bike-In Movie Night to Support Bike Week to Follow Conferences

Friday, October 4th

Boys & Girls Tennis District Championships

3:00 Cross Country vs. Timnath, CLP, & Webber (@ Spring Canyon Park)

Student Led Conferences Night 2

Monday, October 7th 3:00pm-6:00pm

Picture Retakes

Wednesday, October 9th

Nordic Fest

Friday, October 11th 2:30pm-5:30pm

Sign Up Links!

Ninja Nation Obstacle Course: https://bit.ly/NFNinja

Basketball 3x3: https://bit.ly/NFBB

Art Experience: https://bit.ly/NFArtExp

Volunteers: https://bit.ly/NFVolunteer24

Be the Sunshine Award winners:

Cody D.

Tilly P.

Stella B.

XELLO winners:

Remy F.

Matty L.

Emily A.

Lesher had the unique honor and opportunity to host the CAMLE (Colorado Association of Middle Level Education) Conference and was designated a "School to Watch" for the fourth time! Way to go Lesher! And thank you to Ms. Obluda, Ms. Champagne, Ms. Richey, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Ney-Hawley, and Mr. Moeller for presenting at the conference and spreading your wisdom!

Both are boys and girls cross country teams placed 2nd today at the Rattlesnake Rumble! Way to go Cross Country! We are Proud of You!

The Boys and Girls Club still has capacity for more families to enroll their middle school students in their afterschool program.

Additionally, there is still room on our minibus for them to be transported directly from Lesher to the Boys and Girls Club after school. Our program is open to families from all socioeconomic backgrounds, but focuses on serving those who need us most. As a result, we have plenty of scholarship opportunities, and families should know that cost will not be a barrier if they are interested in our program.

Are you passionate about technology, design, engineering, or leadership? The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national organization that allows students to explore careers in STEM, engage in hands-on projects, and compete in over 70 events from robotics to digital design. By joining TSA, you’ll have the opportunity to learn new skills, work on exciting projects, and compete at local, state, and national levels!

Please fill out this application form to express your interest in joining TSA and becoming part of a community where technology and leadership go hand-in-hand. We’re looking for motivated students ready to innovate, collaborate, and create!

We will meet mostly during ELO but there may be a few after school meetings if you are intending to compete at the State Conference in Denver in February. There will be additional fees if we travel to state. More details to be announced.

You should review the link below that shows all the middle school competitive events to see which ones might be interesting to you.

All TSA Middle School Competitions: https://tsaweb.org/students/!ms/-in-category/categories/all-middle-school-competitions#competitions

Link to apply: https://bit.ly/infoleshertsa

DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 4, 2024

Questions: asutton@psdschools.org

Welcome to the application for the Lesher Student News KLIB! We’re looking for creative and motivated students to join our news crew. Whether you want to be in front of the camera or work behind the scenes, this is your chance to contribute to our school’s news network. As part of KLIB, you’ll help share important events, spotlight student achievements, and bring engaging content to the Lesher community.

To apply, submit a fully edited video introducing yourself, explaining why you want to join, and sharing a segment idea you’d like to see on KLIB. Remember, your face or voice doesn’t have to appear in the video—just show us your creativity, skills, and excitement to be a part of our crew!

Applications will be judged on creativity, engagement, and video editing (don’t worry if you’re new to editing, we just want to see your effort!).

Most of the work will occur during ELO but you may also be a part of the crew if you need to be in a required ELO.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 4, 2024

Questions: asutton@psdschools.org

https://bit.ly/Apply2KLIB

Please do not idle your car when waiting to pick up your child.

Please lock up your bikes and scooters on the bike racks outside!

Students please pay attention when using our crosswalks. Please walk or ride through the parallel white lines.

Thank You!

Our first SAC meeting is Thursday, October 3rd from 6:00-7:00pm. Please email Mr. Kotnik at dkotnik@psdschools.org if you are interested in joining.

Here are the Club offerings for the 2024-25 School year. Please reach out to the sponsor for any specific questions.

2024-25 Club Rush Slides

Our PBIS focus for September and October is ATTENDANCE.

The student challenge is not having tardies. The grade level with the least amount of tardies will earn a bonus ELO Outdoor day. So, remind your friends to get to class ON TIME!

The Varsity football team finished the regular season 5-0 after being Kinard last week. Our JV team finished 4-0-1! We are now in the Gold Playoff Bracket and will face Webber on Tuesday, October 1st here at Lesher at 3:00pm. Go Vikings!

Attendance Notification Update for Chronically Absent Students

Poudre School District and Lesher Middle School will now be notifying families of chronic absenteeism by email when absences have met a certain threshold. These letters are sent monthly; please see the thresholds below that identify the actions taken and at each level.

It is always our goal partner with families, address barriers in attendance, and make a plan for improvement. Students are successful when they attend school regularly.

-Chronically Absent Letter #1

Students with 10% total excused and unexcused absences will receive a notification of the concern

-Chronically Absent Letter #2

Students with 15% total excused and unexcused absences will receive a notification

Required doctor’s note to excuse absences and/or family contact to develop plan if this is a barrier

-Chronically Absent Letter #3

Students with 25% total excused and unexcused absences will receive notification and a request for a parent, student, and school team meeting to discuss academic impact

-Habitually Truant Letter #1

Students with 4 unexcused absences in one month will receive a notification of the concern

-Habitually Truant Letter #2

Students with 10 unexcused absences within one year will need to provide documentation of absences and/or family contact to develop plan

Sept. 16, 2024

Dear PSD community:

At their Aug. 27, 2024, meeting, the Poudre School District Board of Education voted unanimously to refer a mill levy question to the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot. This mill levy, if approved by voters, will provide $49 million per year to improve and extend the useful life of the district’s school buildings and will allow the district to reprioritize more of its general fund for the recruitment and retention of teachers and staff, classroom resources, career and technical education, and neighborhood schools.

To ensure that our community has factual information about this mill levy, the district will host a series of community information sessions in September and October. These are open to the public and anyone who wishes to come learn more about the ballot measure and how it would impact the PSD system and our community are welcome. Each session will share the same information.

Information sessions will take place:

• Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m., Timnath Middle-High School Auditorium, 4700 Prospect Road, Timnath
• Thursday, Oct. 3, at 5:30 p.m., Wellington Middle-High School Auditorium, 2856 Cleveland Ave., Wellington
• Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m., Rocky Mountain High School Theater, 1300 W. Swallow Road, Fort Collins
• Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 5:30 p.m., Fort Collins High School Theater, 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins
• Thursday, Oct. 17, at 5:30 p.m. at the Future Ready Center inside Foothills mall

The information sessions are being offered for transparency purposes only; these are not campaign events.

Simultaneous interpretation and translation via the district’s Instant Language Assistant (ILA) devices will be available at all sessions. If you would like oral interpretation, please bring wireless headphones that connect to your device to listen to the presentation.

For more information about the mill levy measure, including support and opposition statements, please visit the 2024 Mill Levy webpage on our website: https://www.psdschools.org/community/2024-mill-levy.

Sincerely,

Poudre School District

If you know that your child will be missing school please have them visit their teachers to fill out this form. When completed please return it to the main office. We will make a copy and return it to the student.

Pre-Arranged Absence Form

Please visit PSD's Health Services website for more information and links

Over the past 2 years, Design Club has been busy building a scale model of Lesher in Minecraft! We used Google Earth to measure an outline from above – each block was ½ meter in length. They took pictures of every classroom and made sure every single detail was accounted for – down to the color of the flooring to Mr. Swann on hall duty in the front. They used redstone (it’s a special kind of Minecraft block that is like electricity) to power lights, run water to the water fountains, and play a special tune when you press a button at the front door.

Evie Eslinger, Esther Johnson, and Emilia Mellizo Kroll have been integral as the ‘mayors’ of this online community. They have presented their work at several teacher trainings at the district level!

Last week, this video was presented to 5th graders and they loved seeing their new school!

Ms. Knips

Please Click Here to apply for Free and Reduced status

Here is a link to our academic honesty police. Please take time as a family to read through this information and let us know if you have any questions! Thank you!

Academic Honesty Policy

Lesher students cannot carry any bag larger than a pencil case from class to class. Please keep all bookbags, backpacks, tote bags, purses, and other bags in your locker. We do this for two reasons: 1) Safety, we do not want students concealing prohibited items in large bags; 2) Space, we do not want to overcrowd the hallways with large bags. Thank you for your understanding!

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Website: https://les.psdschools.org/
Location: Lesher Middle School, Stover Street, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Phone: 970-472-3800
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