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Eighth Grade Gifted Support Students from Lower Moreland Middle School attended the Philadelphia regional Future City Competition on Saturday 1/18/2025. The students were challenged to create a city of the future while keeping to the theme of "Above the Current" - Design a floating city and provide two innovative examples of how your floating city works and keeps citizens healthy and safe.

The students began working on this project at the end of last school year. They were tasked with writing an essay, building a scaled model of their city, developing and delivering a presentation to a group of engineers, participating in a presentation Q&A, developing a 4 part project plan, and spending hours on a Saturday morning interviewing with a variety of engineers from all disciplines about their city.

The LMMS Team - Pictopolis walked away with five engineering awards! They won the following awards:

- Best Future City Project Plan

- Best Transportation System Award

- Transportation Infrastructure Award

- Creative Electrical Distribution Award

- Fire Protection Engineering Award

This project is a true team effort. The students also worked with our engineering mentor and LM Hall of Fame Alum - Greg Jakobowski. He has graciously given his time to our team from the very beginning about 10 years ago. Congratulations to Mrs. Meyers and the Future Cities Team members!

Thank you to our students who participated in our MLK Day of service activity. Students tied blankets to be donated.

Grade 7 students finished reading The Giver and created games to summarize their learning.

Eighth grade students in Mr. Manning's Careers class conducted mock job interviews to practice appropriately responding to some common job interview questions. Students were asked five questions at random from a list of ten of the most commonly asked job interview questions. Students were interviewing for the position of Sales Representative at Mr. Manning's fictitious company: Pencil Perfect.

Students had to use their knowledge of the company, and prior research about common interview questions to practice answering their five questions. This experience gives students an opportunity to feel what it is like to have a job interview and prepare them for any potential interviews they have in the near future!

Eighth grade Science classes started our Motion Unit.

Students are thinking outside the box by creating their own lab procedures to measure the speed of moving objects. Our lab groups are creating detailed procedures, setting up their work, measuring distance and time and then calculating speed. We are learning our first attempt may not always be the best option and procedures have to be reworked to achieve success.

We are getting excited about ski, board, and tubing trip!

Here is information shared with students: Grade 8 Ski, Board, and Tubing Trip FAQ

Families are welcome to join us on the slopes!

Get to know Ms. Serena Patterson our math aide!

What Inspired you to focus on math as a subject area? - “I struggled with math as a middle school student and want to help students going through the same thing I faced!”

What’s your favorite math topic to teach? - “Definitely Order of Operations!”

What are some of your hobbies or interests outside of school? - “I’m a big fan of Philly sports!” Whether it’s the Flyers or Eagles, Ms. Patterson is always cheering them on!

What advice would you give to students who feel they aren’t “math capable?” - “You are capable! You already know what to do - just take your time and don’t be afraid to use scrap paper.”

What kept you motivated to pursue teaching? - “The students and my student teaching experience with Mrs. Catalano!”

What’s a secret talent of yours? - “I can memorize which bus every student rides from bus duty!”

What’s your favorite vacation spot? - “Cocoa Beach! The town and views are amazing!”

Tell us about your education journey. - “I started as a paraprofessional and found my passion for teaching. I earned my undergraduate degree from West Chester University and my Masters Degree from Holy Family University.”

What’s your favorite food? - “Street tacos!”

What do you love most about working at LM? - “The close knit community makes it feel like a family. It is a really supportive place to teach and learn.”

What’s your favorite color? - “Green!”

Do you have a favorite quote? - “Yes! ‘Be the person you needed when you were younger’ - Ayesha Siddiqi.”

What was your favorite subject in middle school? - “Social studies!”

What’s your favorite season? - “Summer! I love the sunshine and fun!”

What were some popular things when you were in middle school? - “MySpace, wired headphones, iPads, and Converse sneakers were really cool!”

If math were a color, what would it be? - “Math is always blue!”

Click here for the yearbook order link. Use 26502 as the job number or search for our school's name.

Are you having discussions with your middle schooler about social media use? Here are some great tips from Common Sense Media: What are Some Basic Social Media Rules for Middle Schoolers?

Grade 7 students are required to submit dental exam documentation.

Here is the required Dental Exam Form.

These forms are also available in the Virtual Backpack

These are state requirements. Please submit this information to our school nurse, Mrs. Melissa Huber at mhuber@lmtsd.org.

LMPTA is hosting a Movie Night! Join us for a screening of Despicable Me 4

Where: LMMS Auditorium

When: Tuesday, January 28th

Time: 7 o'clock pm

Cost: $5 per person. Everyone needs a ticket. Students in grades 7 and up may come without an adult.

Concessions will be available for purchase, cash or Venmo accepted.

Please see link below to purchase your admission:

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/movie-night-7449/items?cart&linkedItemId=undefined

Tickets will be sold until Sunday, January 26th.

Website: www.lmtsd.org
Location: 555 Red Lion Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Phone: 215-938-0230