LMS Weekly Update

In September, we had a competition for our students to guess which middle school picture belonged to which staff member. Students enjoyed looking at all the younger pictures, and staff reflected on their own time in middle school, remembering all of the joys and challenges our students are going through.

Next month, we are challenging our students with a new GOAL. We feel it is important that EVERYONE feels like a valued member of our school community, and we want our students to attempt to recognize the many staff members who go above and beyond to make our school a great place to be. Students will be talking in advisory about how they can celebrate the adults in our building (support staff, substitutes, custodians, teachers, etc.).

Save the date! Our seventh grade will be holding parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday, 11/6 and Wednesday, 11/13 from 3:30-6:30 pm. Be on the lookout for a message from your child's homeroom teacher to schedule your time.

We want to remind families about our policies around lockers, technology use, and language. Please review the information below with your child to support our goal of creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all.

On Thursday, we will again gather as a school community to listen to a guest speaker, David Francisco, about how choices matter. David Francisco is an accomplished singer/songwriter and spinal cord injury survivor. As a participant on American Idol, his audition in 2018 has been viewed more than 50 million times around the world. He and his wife Kristi were also featured on the Ellen Show, which has been seen by millions more. He enjoys traveling the world to share his story of redemption, hope, and overcoming life’s challenges.

This month in Advisory, students will be working on setting and achieving goals. These goals will range from individual, personal goals, to grade-wide and school-wide goals. This week, students also learned about how our choices matter and have an impact on not only ourselves, but also the people around us.

LMS has been accepted into a PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) cohort funded by the State of Maine DOE. The resources offered through this grant include professional development, data-collection, and external coaching. Please help us capture this VERY important data by completing this PARENT SURVEY. Your responses help us reflect on our goals to create a safe and inclusive environment for all! Thank you!