LMS Tiger Talk

Tiger Families,

February is here and we've been greeted with some sunshine! I've seen some funny memes about how us Midwesterner's enjoy some good sunshine with our 40 degree weather that have made me laugh. I might have also seen a person with their convertible top down on the highway yesterday. Needless to say, I think we are all excited for a few days of sunshine!

We included information starting last week about our upcoming Career Exploration Day happening for all of our students on Tues, 3/5. We are looking for volunteers to come speak with our 7th grade students that day for career presentations happening here at school that day. Please check out the details below, and we'd love to have you sign up to be a part of the morning, sharing what you do at work with our students! All careers and jobs welcome. Any questions, please reach out and let me know (knappda@lovelandschools.org).

Our administrative team will be visiting with all of our teams of students starting on Monday for another round of Tiger Up! meetings. This meeting will focus on ways to have a great second semester here at LMS, supporting our core values of Care, Respect and Responsibility. I'll share out the information that we review with students next week so that you have the opportunity to discuss these topics with your child as we proceed through the rest of the school year.

Enjoy your weekend and the sunshine!

Take care and Go Tigers!

David Knapp

LMS Principal

knappda@lovelandschools.org

February

• Weds, 2/7: 3rd Quarter Interims sent home (only for those students with a D or F in any class)
• Thurs, 2/8: 7th Grade Family Welcome at LMS (for current 6th grade families)
• Mon, 2/19: President's Day, No School
• Fri, 2/23: LMS Dodgeball Tournament, 2:15-4:00
  
• Mon, 2/26: 8th Grade Holocaust and Humanity Center Field Trip (Team Elevate)
  
• Thurs, 2/29: 8th Grade Holocaust and Humanity Center Field Trip (Team LEAD)
  

• Fri, 3/1: 8th Grade Holocaust and Humanity Center Field Trip (Team Supreme)
  
• Tues, 3/5: Career Exploration Day

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized as our LMS Tiger Up! Students of the Week. These Tigers were nominated by their teachers for representing our Loveland core values of Care, Respect, and Responsibility. Way to go, Tigers!

Week of 1/22

Weston Allendorf (7th) - The A-Team

Maverick Miller (7th) - The Crew

Keegan Gillo (7th) - The REAL Team

Emily Deem (8th) - Team LEAD

Brady Smith (8th) - Team ELEVATE

Sophie Storer (8th) - Supreme Team

Evie Vermeil (7th) - Electives (Music)

In support of our student's exploration of career fields that may be of interest to them for their future, and as a piece of our comprehensive career and college readiness plans, Loveland Middle School is excited to announce that we will be hosting our Career Exploration Day this year for all 7th-grade and 8th students taking place on Tues, March 5th. This event will feature career presentations here at LMS for our 7th grade students while our 8th grade students take a field trip to the Junior Achievement Inspire to Hire event at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The goal of these events is for our students to learn about a diverse mix of job and and career options that are available upon graduation from high school and/or college and for our students to connect with local businesses, professionals and potential future employers.

For the 7th grade portion of the day, we are looking for parents, family members, or other local community members who are interested in presenting to our students about their current job or career. For the event, students will be able to choose from a list of presentations to attend. Students will choose three presentations to attend which will last for 25 minutes each. If you are interested in presenting about your job, we would love to have you come to be a part of our Career Exploration Day here at LMS on Tues, March 5th from 7:30-9:30! Please fill out this form to indicate your interest. We appreciate your willingness to come to spend time with our amazing students! The sign up form closes on Friday, 2/9.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Drews Mitchell, Career and College Counselor (mitchedr@lovelandschools.org), or David Knapp, LMS Principal (knappda@lovelandschools.org).

Duck, Dive, Dodge! The dodgeball tournament will be held on Friday, Feb. 23rd from 2:15 to 4:00 in the LMS Gym. All paperwork and team money is due to Ms. Rose in room 14 by Friday, Feb. 16th. Bring money for the $5 entry fee as well as concessions (teams do not pay entry fee). Costumes are encouraged!! All proceeds benefit the LHS Team CoUREage 5.0 Student of the Year team for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Rose at roseka@lovelandschools.org.

Congratulations to this week's Tiger Up! Staff Member of the Week, Anita Winning! Anita is an Intervention Specialist at both LMS and LIS and was nominated by LMS Intervention Specialist, Ms. Bryn Cole. Anita goes above and beyond to help support our students (and staff) here at school. Mrs. Winning is a friend to every student and staff member here on our campus and she goes way beyond the call of duty on the regular to help support our students. She also lends her experience, expertise and insight to help our staff whenever she can. Mrs. Winning is a champion for all of our students and is about as student focused as they come. She will always do what is best for our students as well as anyone else in the building. She is an amazing mentor for so many and we appreciate her so much! Thank you for all you do for all our students and LMS, Anita!

Brought to you by our Career and College Counselor, Mr. Drews Mitchell, LMS is proud to share a "Career of the Week" with our students and families every week here at LMS. With the goal of educating our Tigers about potential career options aligned with our academic pathways, we'll be sharing these with our students here at school in a number of ways as well as featuring them here in our Tiger Talk.

Loveland Tiger Pathways Career of the Week: Consumer Services

• People with careers in consumer services assist individuals with decisions and problems relating to finance, real estate, insurance and consumer goods.
• Training is dependent on role
• Median Salary - $31,200-$81,060

Drews Mitchell can be reached at mitchedr@lovelandschools.org. Mr. Mitchell would love to hear from you with any of your career and/or college questions!

We have seen an uptick in our morning drop-off traffic with the colder temperatures and we wanted to take a moment to remind everyone of the drop-off procedures. For the safety of our students and purposes of efficiency (and making this process as quick as possible for all of you!), It is very important that ALL people follow these instructions during this busy part of the day:

• For those families dropping off and/or picking up your child from the LIS/LMS campus, you will pull in the main entrance and you will have to follow the line in the picture below before dropping off or picking up your student(s). You MUST follow this line all the way around the back of the building - DO NOT turn left immediately to the front drive of the building. This causes back-ups and unsafe conditions for students walking or riding their bike to school.
• The area where students are dropped and picked up remains in the front of the building. You will pull all the way up in front of the main LIS/LMS entrance before your student(s) leaves or enters the car. PULL ALL THE WAY UP to the end of the drop-off area (designated by signs) before your child exits the vehicle. This allows more students to be exiting their vehicle at the same time and improves efficiency. Please see the pictures below for the traffic pattern and drop-off area locations.
• Car riders, please also be aware that we will have students walking and riding their bikes to school each day. Please be careful and keep an eye out for students crossing the street and driveway around our campus. You can see the marked crosswalk locations in the picture below where students and pedestrians should be crossing.

If everyone follows the process accordingly, we know it to be the most efficient and safe process possible given the volume and our campus layout. We appreciate everyone's cooperation in following the established process for our car riders. If you have any questions, please let us know.

The school calendars are now available for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. You can view and print an easy-to-read version of the calendar and important dates by following this link to our website.

Do you have pictures of our amazing students at school events that would make a great addition to our student-created yearbook? We want them! The Yearbook Club is trying to get as many people as possible to upload pictures for the yearbook. These pictures could include shots from sporting events, pep rallies, assemblies, and any other school related activities.

Scan the code above or go to bit.ly/45wUJFQ and follow these directions:

Step 1: Enter your email address

Step 2: Enter your first name, last name, and create a password. Click “Create Account”

Step 3: Enter the invite code: LMSYEARBOOK-24

Step 4: Click “continue”

Step 5: Click “Browse Local Files”

Step 6: Choose the photo you want to upload.

Step 7: Click “Begin Upload”

Step 8: Click “done” when images are uploaded.

Thank you for uploading!

Want to order a yearbook for the school year 2023-2024? Visit ybpay.com to order today!

Order deadline: March 25, 2024

Yearbook code: 2048424

School fees have been posted for all LMS students and are $100 for the 23-24 school year. This includes a general school fee of $50 and a technology fee of $50. Fees may be paid online using PaySchoolsCentral.com or by check made out to “Loveland City Schools". Please include your child's first and last name on the memo line of the check.

Prompt payment of your student's fees is greatly appreciated.

Monday 2/5:

BBB v Walnut Hills

Wednesday 2/7:

BBB @ Lebanon

OBB v Lebanon

Saturday 2/10:

ECC B Invite

Tickets purchased online are now fee free, so we are encouraging fans to purchase online.

The Loveland MINT PTSA helps to provide students and parents social and emotional support. Attached is an article written for a CCHMC blog on 8 Ways Parents Can Teach Kindness to Kids. Thanks to our board member, Tara Dale for getting permission to share this from her boss and colleagues! Click to view the article.

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website: www.lovelandmintptsa.org

Facebook: Loveland MINT PTSA

Instagram: @lovelandmint

Twitter: @Loveland MINT PTSA

2023-2024 school days calendar

School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:10 p.m

Office Hours: 6:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m.

To report an absence call 697-3602 by 9:00 a.m.

Principal: David Knapp

Email: knappda@lovelandschools.org
Website: www.lovelandschools.org
Location: 801 S Lebanon Rd, Loveland, OH, USA
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lovelandcityschools/
Twitter: @MrDavidKnapp