Linden Middle School

Welcome October! I hope everyone is enjoying the fall and the last few days of warmth that we have left. It has been a pleasurable start to the school year. It is hard to believe, but we are a few weeks away from the end of Quarter 1. Please remind your son/daughter to continue to monitor Student Vue/ Parent Vue so they don't have any surprises come October 25.

Important Upcoming Dates

October 2 - Count Day - Please make sure your student is present at school

October 3 - Parent group meeting - LMS - 8:15 a.m.

October 3-8 - 8th grade Washington DC trip - hmcbride@lindenschools.org - last minute questions

October 7-8 - 6th grade Anti Bullying presentation

October 17 - Secondary Parent/Teacher conferences - 11:40-2:40

October 18 - No School

October 23 - Winter Sports Season one begins - Wrestling / Girls Volleyball

October 25 - End of First Quarter

October 31 - Halloween Lock in - 2:30pm -4pm - tickets will go on sale the week prior to the event

Other Important information / Reminders

LMS Parent / Teacher Conferences on October 17 will begin at 11:40 am and conclude at 2:40pm. I have provided the link to the Parent informational letter that was sent out in a separate email. Some of the highlights are:

• October 17th - 11:40a.m. -12:30 pm - this will be scheduled time, made by your child's teacher. We are focusing on reaching 100% of students whom are receiving a D or lower.
• 12:30 pm - 2:40 pm - LMS open building walk in's - If attending, please sign in at the front table and secure a visitors pass to be worn at all times while in the building. A building map will be provided to help assist you in finding your child's teacher.
• Additional conference time will be available through Oct. 23rd. Your child's teacher can schedule this.

We will have our first parent meeting of the 2024-2025 school year on October 3rd, at 8:00 a.m. here at Linden Middle School. Please check in at the main office and you will be directed to the meeting location. The focus will be school improvement and extra opportunities for LMS students. If you are interested in being part of this group please email me and I will add you to the distribution list. kenders@lindenschools.org

Volleyball

Any girl interested in trying out for the 7th or 8th grade Volleyball team, tryouts will be:

Monday Oct. 28th , Tuesday Oct. 29th, and Wednesday Oct 30th from 2:45pm- 4:15pm in the Multipurpose building. You will need a physical on file in Final Forms in order to participate. Signups are in the LMS office. If you have questions please contact cnester@lindenschools.org

Wrestling

Wrestling practice will start on October 28th. Practices will be held at the Multipurpose building in the wrestling room. Times for practices will be communicated as we get closer to the start of the season. Please remember to have a current physical on file and uploaded to Final Forms.

LMS Families,

Overall, we have had a great start to the year when it comes to behaviors. We have cut our discipline referrals in half when looking at the data from the past three years. Substitute teachers visit our building and compare us to other middle schools and they have nothing but great things to say. One aspect that I would love to point out is the way our students have responded to zero tolerance with cell phones. To date, we have had 1 cell phone turned into the office. That is amazing when it comes to working with 12-14 year old students. That is a credit to you as parents and your children as students. We truly are in a great school!

With that said, it still is a middle school with just under 600 students here, so we know things are going to happen. We will continue to address inappropriate behavior and make tough decisions when we have to when it comes to mistakes that are made. Our expectations are high and they will continue to rise. We look forward to celebrating our students with zero referrals towards the beginning of November in our first of many Zero Referral Club meetings this school year. Please continue to have conversations with your students about what is appropriate and what is not appropriate to do and talk about in school. It helps us more than you know, especially at this age!

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me at lbelill@lindenschools.org.

Lance Belill

Assistant Principal

Linden Middle School

(810) 591-0782

Dear Parents, We are excited to share with you that our school will be celebrating Unity Day on October 16th this year. Unity Day is an annual event occurring during National Bullying Prevention Month in October that promotes joining together to create healthier communities through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. It was started by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in 2011 and is now celebrated around the world.

Our school will be celebrating National Bullying Prevention Month as our counselors and social workers will be presenting in 6th-grade social studies classes about bullying prevention. Additionally, we are asking all students to wear orange on October 16th. The color orange is a message of support, hope, and unity to show that we are together against bullying and united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. We hope you’ll take this opportunity to talk to your children about bullying prevention and all the positive things we can do to make healthier communities.

For more information on the history of Unity Day and its impact, please go to https://www.PACER.org/bullying/about/history.asp.

Thank you!

Email: kenders@lindenschools.org
Website: https://middleschool.lindenschools.org/o/lms
Phone: 810-591-0710
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