Good Afternoon SLMS Families

This past Saturday evening, Summit Lakes Middle School celebrated 25 incredible years with a gathering of current and former Falcons. It is hard to believe SLMS has been serving students and the community for a quarter of a century! Over the years, we have grown and evolved, always striving to support our students and meet their needs. Thank you to all who have been a part of our journey, and here’s to the next 25 years of excellence!

Polar Plunge Success

SLMS students and staff proudly teamed up to support the Missouri Special Olympics through this year’s Polar Plunge! Together, we raised $7,135, surpassing our campaign goal of $3,000.

Your commitment to this cause highlights what makes the SLMS community so special—our willingness to come together and make a difference. Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed!

Thank you for your continued support as we work together to plan a successful year ahead. Whether celebrating the past, taking action in the present, or preparing for the future, SLMS is proud to partner with our families and community to help our students succeed!

Respectfully,

David Mitchell, Ed.D.

Principal, Summit Lakes Middle School

With the semester just underway, it’s already time to begin preparing for next school year! Our counselors are working hard to guide students and families through the enrollment process. Information will be shared with students during classroom presentations, and key dates and events are outlined below.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our guidance team with any questions regarding your child’s enrollment:

• 6th Grade: Erika Miller (Erika.Miller@lsr7.net)

• 7th Grade: Jamey Michael (Jamey.Michael@lsr7.net)

• 8th Grade: Toni Drecktrah (Toni.Drecktrah@lsr7.net)

Enrollment Dates & Events by Grade

Incoming 6th Grade (Current 5th Graders):

• Parent Information Night:

• Tuesday, Feb. 25 @ 6:30 PM (Alternate date: Feb. 27, in case of inclement weather)

• Elementary Visits:

• March 10: 12:45-2:30 PM – Hawthorn Hill Elementary

• March 11: 1:15-2:45 PM – Trailridge Elementary

• March 13: 1:00-2:30 PM – Greenwood Elementary

• March 14: 1:45-3:15 PM – Summit Pointe Elementary

6th to 7th Grade (Current 6th Graders):

• Classroom Presentations: Jan. 28-30

• Course Selection: Feb. 5 & 6 in the Counseling Center

7th to 8th Grade (Current 7th Graders):

• Classroom Presentations: Feb. 24-27 (Math Classrooms)

• Course Selection: March 5 & 6 in the Counseling Center

8th to 9th Grade (Current 8th Graders):

• 8th-Grade Parent Meeting at LSW:

• Monday, Feb. 3 @ 5:30-8:00 PM

• Classroom Presentations: Feb. 4 (Social Studies Classrooms)

Course Selection: Feb. 12, 13, & 18 in the Counseling Center

• Archery: Monday 1/27 & Wednesday 1/29 - 7:00PM
• Chess Club: Tuesday 2/11 - 7:30AM (meeting on 1/28 canceled)
• D&D Club: Thursday 1/30 - 3:30 - 4:30PM - Applications form https://forms.gle/fv4oBJThZykTrHwR9
• Embroidery: Tuesday 1/28 - 7:35AM
• Falcon Smart: Thursday 2/13 - 7:30AM
• First Priority: Thursday 1/30- 7:35AM
• GSA: Monday 1/27 & 2/3- 7:40AM in Ms. Whyte's room.
• Peer Mentors: Thursday 2/20 - 7:30AM
• Scholar Bowl: Monday 2/3 - 3:30PM

Students will need to pre-pay online at Pearcephoto.com or bring an order form with payment to school on Thursday. Photographers will be here and set-up for students to have their photo taken immediately after the bell and announcements at the beginning of the day. Spring photos are completely optional and not all students will be photographed.

There is a Mandatory Parent/Cast/Crew Meeting in the LMC on January 29th at 5:30 PM after the read through after school. All cast and crew members and at least one parent/guardian need to attend to get finalized rehearsal calendar and go over expectations.

Do you know any high school students who are in need of A+ hours? SLMS is looking for tutors on Tuesday and Thursday from 2:40-3:15. Please contact Ms. Thompson at caitlin.thompson@lsr7.net if you or anyone you know is interested in helping tutor our SLMS students!

The boys’ and girls’ intramural basketball schedule is now available! Coaches will provide updates on SportsYou this weekend.

Please Note:
Spectators are not permitted during basketball intramurals.
Students will focus on skill-building and participate in scrimmages coached and refereed by their intramural coaches.
This format is different from intramural volleyball as we continue to refine our intramural program.

Due to our End of the Year Basketball Tournament, Intramural Basketball will start the week of February 3rd. For updated info about practices please join these SportsYou groups.
Girls: HGNGV6G3
Boys: G5LZWNG9

Dear SLMS Families,

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.

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. 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

1. Our next fundraiser will be on 2/11 at RinkRatz: details coming soon! https://rink-ratz.com
2. Basket for Taste of LS. A sign up genius will be sent week of 1/27 to donate items for the basket to make this the best one yet. Don’t know about Taste of LS? This event supports Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation,
   helping fund grants & innovative programs for students and teachers in LSR7.

Career Day- your job is cool! What is your Why? Come share!

Career Day is being held 2/21 –

Help is needed for either volunteers to help direct presenters and/or more careers to be represented.

You can sign up for all day, morning or afternoon - the exact times are on the google form. Lunch will be provided. Speakers are needed for three teams for 8th grade classes all 7 hours. There are currently about 30 parents signed up to help out, but the more the merrier!

https://forms.gle/Ckbh2PDF8osuGakR6

Types of careers currently signed up.

• Physical Therapist Assistant
• School Psychologist
• Surgical Technology
• Mental Health Therapist
• Nurse/Hospital Supply Chain
• Oncology Nurse/Nurse Navigator
• Food scientist - Sr Formulation Scientist
• Registered Nurse
• Dentist
• Medical Device Sales
• Financial Advisor / Business Owner
• Underwriting AVP Manager
• Community Impact, Player Relations (NFL & MLB) and Game Entertainment
• Construction Equipment dealership, logistics, service, parts, sales.
• Landlord /business owner
• Business Leader, Project Director
• Gold smith jewelry designer , business owner
• Relationship Manager Business
• Solutions (Business Banking Sales)
• Pro Scout-Kansas City Chiefs
• Auto Detailing and coating company
• Director of Development and Community Relations
• Food trailer owner
• Assistant Prosecutor (Attorney)
• Attorney
• Psychologist/Professor
• Parent Educator / Social Worker
• Social Scientist/Social Work Professor
• Electrical Engineer
• Process Engineer
• Architectural/Engineering/Construction industry
• Information Services Lead
• Program Manager - IT
• Software Architect
• Database Administrator / Developer

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 (7:30-8:10)

• AM: Friday (8:30-9:10)

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 (7:30-8:10)

• Monday - Rm 520

• Wednesday - Rm 520

• Tuesday/Thursday - Rm 613

• AM: Friday (8:30-9:10) - Rm 511

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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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/summitlakes
Twitter: @SLMSFalcons