Good Afternoon SLMS Families,

Friday, September 27 was the final day of our first 6 week grading period. As a result, the topic of grading begins to rise to the surface. All students will receive a grade report at the 6, 9, and 12 week marks of each semester (a breakdown of what each report represents can be found below). Grades will be reported to students and families in the following manner:

• Progress Reports will be shared electronically with families at the 6, 9, and 12 week mark each semester.

• 6 week progress reports will reflect the final grade for 6th grade trimesters 1 and 4 wheel classes. (These will be sent to families electronically on October 2)

• 9 week progress reports will be the final grade for all Quarter 1 and 3 classes and reflect the mid-trimester grade for 6th grade trimesters 2 and 5.

• 12 week progress reports will be the final grade for 6th grade trimesters 2 & 5 wheel classes.

• Progress reports do not reflect a student’s final grade with the exception of 6th grade six-week wheel classes which will be final at the end of the trimester.

• Semester Grades: NOTE: Semester grades are not an average of Q1/Q2 and Q3/Q4.

• Semester grades will include a cumulative GPA that will be used to determine honor roll eligibility. Honor rolls include:

• Principal’s Scholarship Honor Roll requires a 3.667 GPA (A- average).

• Scholarship Honor Roll requires 3.0 GPA (B average).

• Semester 1 includes:

• All 6-week, 9-week and semester long course grades.

• GPA will be calculated using the following:

• 6-week class = .167

• 9-week class = .250

• Semester class = .50

Grades, specifically progress reports, provide students and families with an opportunity to discuss academic progress in each course made thus far including what is working well and perhaps what may be creating struggles. In the event your child is needing extra support, please encourage them to talk with their teacher about Homework and Testing Center opportunities before or after school each week.

An opportunity to engage in further discussions about your child’s academic progress with his/her teacher(s) is during our all parent/teacher conferences. This year we will again be hosting virtual Google Meet OR in-person Fall Conferences. Student participation in conferences is encouraged and as it provides an opportunity for parents, students, and teachers to work together to support each child’s learning.

Fall Conferences will be held Wednesday, October 23 and Thursday, October 24 from 7:30am - 6:45pm. The window to begin scheduling conferences will open Thursday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m. and close on October 21 at 3:30pm. We will be sending a reminder email with specific instructions on how to schedule your conferences beginning on October 9.

We hope that you will have an opportunity during Fall Conferences to learn more about your child’s academic progress, your child’s teachers, and ask questions.

Thank you for all you do to support your middle school child and SLMS!

Respectfully,

David Mitchell, Ed.D.

Principal, SLMS

• Archery: Parent meeting Monday October 7th at 7:00PM - LSW HS Library (located on 2nd Floor).
• Chess Club: Wednesday October 16th - 7:30am
• D&D Club: Thursday October 3rd - 3:30 - 4:30PM - Applications form https://forms.gle/fv4oBJThZykTrHwR9
• Falconbots: Tuesday October 1st 3:30pm.
• Falcon Smart: Thursday October 10th at 7:40AM
• First Priority: Thursday October 3rd - 7:35AM
• GSA: Monday September 30th & October 7th- 7:40AM in Ms. Whyte's room.
• LSTA: Wednesday October 30th - 7:45am
• Peer Mentors: Thursday October 17th - 7:35AM
• The Little Mermaid Jr: Rehearsals have begun for Little Mermaid. Please check your rehearsal calendar in Schoology so you do not miss any rehearsals. Remember, 3 strikes gets you removed from the show so check your calendar carefully!!!

At SLMS students are expected to complete all assignments on time and submit on the date they are due. Homework is given as practice to assure that students are building the necessary skills to master course objectives. We believe that meaningful work should be completed prior to taking any assessment. Our goal is to ensure that all students are reaching the desired grade-level standards that have been established for each course.

Students will have a set amount of passes for missing/incomplete homework per subject. When all passes have been used for that subject area, students will be assigned a before or after-school Homework Center. This is an opportunity to complete missing homework and get help from teachers. Students should report to the LMC with missing assignments to work on when assigned to the Homework Center.

Homework Center Hours: - Located in RM 510

• AM: Monday - Thursday (7:20-8:10)

• AM: Friday (8:20-9:10)

• PM: Monday (3:20-4:20)

In the case that your student is absent during a test in a class, they will be given the opportunity to take the test in the Testing Center. This is a proctored environment to provide the student with an ideal testing environment.

Testing Center Hours:

• AM: Monday - Thursday (7:20-8:10)

• Monday

• Wednesday - Rm 520

• Tuesday/Thursday - Rm 613

• AM: Friday (8:20-9:10) - Rm 511

If your student would like to attend Falcon Fan Day on Monday, September 30th, please fill out the Google form below

Dear SLMS Families,

As the fall sports season begins I want to remind our families that all LSR7 students in grades K-8 are to be accompanied by an adult while attending district evening activities. This includes middle school athletic competitions, both indoors and out, which begin at 4:00pm. Below are additional details that have been shared with me by the LSW administration:

• All stadium concourses must remain clear for the duration of the pre-game and in-game activities. Patrons should be able to walk to their seats, restrooms, concession stands, and merchandise tables as needed. If you are not walking to one of these areas then we ask that you and anyone you are with find a seat in our bleachers. We will have extra seating available in an overflow bleacher area located on the South end of the track (home side only). Students/patrons will be asked to leave the stadium complex if there is continued standing in our concourse areas.

• All middle school-aged or younger students must have an adult who is in charge of them at the game at all times. Middle school students and younger who do not have an adult in charge of them will be turned away at the gate or asked to call a ride and leave the game. The best practice would be for these students to sit with the adult they came with during the game.

• No backpacks are allowed in the stadium, and backpack storage will not be available. Therefore, any backpacks should be stored in cars or left at home prior to coming to the game. Those wearing backpacks will be turned away at the gate.

• All Lee’s Summit West fans and patrons must remain on the stadium's home side throughout the event.

• All students wanting to attend the game must arrive and purchase their tickets prior to the end of halftime. Any student/patron wanting to gain entrance after halftime ends will be turned away. To clarify further, no tickets will be sold in the 3rd and 4th quarters.

• Our home football games generally conclude around 9:30 pm. All students should have rides and be picked up no more than 30 minutes after the game's conclusion. Our staff work a very long day on Fridays and want to get home to their families, so students/patrons exiting promptly is very much appreciated. Violating this policy could result in losing the privilege of attending our home games.

SLMS will provide Falcon Fan Days during our fall, winter, and spring sports seasons. Falcon Fan Days are an exception and allow students with signed permission slips to stay after school and attend our home contests without their parent/guardian in attendance. Students participating in Falcon Fan Days will have some supervised time after school followed by attending the contest and sit in our designated student section. We limit the FFD section to the first 150 responses. Students who are signed up will receive a ticket for a hotdog + water/pop or water/pop + candy at our PTA concession stand. Students are always encouraged to attend our athletic events to support their fellow falcons with a parent or guardian.

24-25 Falcon Fan Day Dates:

• Volleyball - 9/16

• Cross Country - 9/30

• Football - 10/8

• Wrestling - 11/20

• Girls Basketball - 12/5

• Boys Basketball - 1/14

• Track - 4/22

We are proud of the many outstanding and successful extracurricular activities that our students participate in and we want families and students to be able to support and enjoy these events safely.

Thank you for your support with this expectation. We appreciate your partnership.

Respectfully,

SLMS Administration

With an increase of fall allergies and illnesses starting the health room would like you to send your students prepared. Your student is always welcome to carry a water bottle and lozenges with them in the building. We are unfortunately unable to provide every student with water bottles and lozenges, so it is best to send these items with your student daily. We have multiple water filling stations throughout the building, so a reusable water bottle is a great investment!

In order to ensure that transportation needs are met, we ask that you follow the below processes for end of day transportation changes:

• If you need to communicate a transportation change with a student, we ask that you notify the main office prior to 3:00pm. This allows us time to reach your student with the message, as students begin dismissing at 3:13pm.
• It is difficult to check students out between 3:00pm-3:15pm, as many activities occur during Advisory at the end of the day, and students are often moving between locations in the building. In order to ensure that you are not waiting, or late to appointments - please pick up your student prior to 3:00pm if you need to leave before 3:15pm.
• If you need a one-day bus pass for your student to ride home with a friend on a different bus - we need written permission from both families prior to 1:30pm the day of in order to arrange this with transportation. Written permission can be emailed to courtney.mitchell@lsr7.net.

We appreciate all your help and understanding in helping to ensure that all of our Falcons have a safe and timely dismissal.

LSR7 is now hiring school bus drivers. No experience needed, and the opportunity includes paid training, full benefits and pay starting at $20.03 - $28.05 per hour based on experience. Have a vested interest in supporting students?

Apply to be one of our district's greatest assets.

Call 816-986-4287 for more information.

Email: firstname.lastname@lsr7.net
Website: slms.lsr7.org
Location: 3500 Southwest Windemere Drive, Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Phone: 816-986-1375
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