LMS Weekly Reminder

Realistic "Doers" (R) - Surgeon skill (dino operation) and construction (legos)

Investigative "Thinkers" (I)- solving puzzles

Artistic "Creators" (A) create a 3 cell comic strip

Social - "Helpers" (S) Planning a day trip for you and your family to Kings Dominion or The National Zoo

Enterprising "Persuaders" (E) Plan a fundraiser to sell cookies for a charity or non-profit of your choice/creation

Conventional "Organizers" (C) - Bank teller (coin sorting/counting) & Amazon Fulfillment Specialist ( filling orders by following a procedure)

Activity description

The RIASEC Stations Activity introduces RIASEC trait domains by providing hands-on activities that allow students to experience tasks and skills that relate to careers and specific trait domains. Students self-assess which RIASEC stations they most enjoyed by rating each station. Students identify their top three RIASEC domains as a baseline. In the third marking period, students will learn more about RIASEC and take the Career Key Assessment to discover their computer-generated RIASEC scores based on a series of academic, personal, and personality questions. Students can then compare the two results and evaluate their RIASEC domains.

LMS’s Educators Rising club is for students who have an interest in education-related careers. Students who join the club will learn what it means to be an effective teacher and leader, learn about career options within the field of education, understand needs of students and how to meet them in a variety of ways, how to create engaging activities, how to make decisions, and to reflect on their own practice. Members will learn the values of collaboration, fairness and equity, and professional ethics. Activities may include but are not limited to: guest speakers, lesson development and teaching, team building, school-based projects, and collaborative activities.

The Impact Aid submission window for this school year opened last week. Notifications were sent to families via eSchoolPlus and School Messenger. Please note that:

• Online Federal Impact Aid Forms are now available through the Home Access Center (HAC). Once logged in, directions to access the online Impact Aid form can be found HERE. A video with instructions is available HERE. The form can now be accessed in Spanish by clicking on the Globe in the top right-hand corner once the form has been started. The deadline for the online submission of Federal Impact Aid Survey forms is Friday, November 15, 2024.

The state of Maryland has a high school graduation requirement for students to learn how to practice citizenship. As part of their student service learning, all 6th graders, along with NJHS, are teaming up to sponsor a Fall Food Drive for Local Food Pantries These pantries will ensure that the food stays in St. Mary’s County. The food drive is from November 18-22, 2024. Students are asked to bring in nonperishable or boxed foods to help restock the pantry for a and help our local community for their student service learning project. Our sixth grade students have been learning about hunters and gatherers. One standard that they have spent much of this marking period working on is : Describe the characteristics and innovations of hunting and gathering societies, such as nomadic lifestyles, inventors of tools, adaptation to animal migration and vegetation cycles, and the shift from food gathering to food-producing activities.

The pantry will always take unused food that has not expired. They are in need of the following items:

Stuffing mix, tea bags, canned fruit, jello: pudding and mixes, Ramen noodles, boxed meals, small drink packets, instant mashed potatoes, rice, canned meat, taco shells and toiletries.

Students that bring in 3 or more items will have their name placed in a random drawing for a gift card.

• Great Mills High School will host the All-County Middle and High School Honors Orchestra concert on Wednesday, 11/13 at 7:00 p.m.

• Chopticon High School will host the All-County Middle and High School Honors Band concert on Thursday, 11/14 at 7:00 p.m.

• Leonardtown High School will host the All-County Middle and High School Honors Chorus concert on Thursday, 11/21 at 7:00 p.m.

This is an opportunity for your students to showcase their knowledge and love of civics, their community, and GET THE CHANCE TO WIN CASH PRIZES at a Local, State, and National level.

Please see the above document that outlines the rules, deadlines, and ways to submit their essays.

Would you like to nominate a Food & Nutrition Services employee for their phenomenal service? Did the cafeteria staff go above and beyond for a student or staff member? Scan the code below to nominate them for one of our awards!

Honey Baked Ham Fundraiser:

Ordering is open now until 20 November via Givebacks website or use the attached ordering sheet to send into school or deliver to 41456 Culpeper Drive, Leonardtown.

Item pick up will be at LMS on 26 November 3-5PM.

Contact Tony Lotierzo (301-266-6733) or Ashlee Marcum (859-749-1677) if you have any questions.

Membership

Join the PTA and help support our school! https://lmspta20.memberhub.com. Be a part of the LMS School Improvement Plan!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeonardtownMiddleSchoolPta Don’t forget to Like the Leonardtown Middle School PTA Facebook page!

Box Tops for Education Fundraising: https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/get-the-app Scan your receipts for BoxTops and help raise money for LMS!

Harris Teeter Together in Education Fundraising: https://tie.harristeeter.com/together-in-education - LMS #6498 - Link your HT VIC account to LMS, for easy fundraising!

Students are responsible for the care and upkeep of all of their SMCPS assigned resources: print and technology. This document outlines all of the policies and procedures in addition to pricing for lost or damaged devices. The student accountability document is also linked in this SMORE, which can be linked to your school newsletters or other communication.

Website: https://schools.smcps.org/lms/
Location: 24015 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650, USA
Phone: (301) 475-0230