LMS e-blast
17 January 2020
PTO News
It’s time for our Winter Wonderland Dance on Jan. 31st! Chaperones and snacks are needed. Please make sure you have completed the background check to be able to chaperone. Link in sign up genius.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054da8a82ca57-lmsdance2
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2020 PTO Meeting Dates
January 28th
February 25th
March 24th
April 28th
May 26th
News from the Counseling Department:
Mark Your Calendars:
Wed., January 22nd - Technology Tour of the Central Virginia Governor’s School
Thursday, January 23rd - Scholar’s Lunch for all students who earned A’s in every class for both 1st and 2nd quarter
Thursday, Feb. 13th - Second semester Touching Bases
Saturday, February 15th - HBCU College Fair, William Fleming HIgh School, Roanoke, VA. 10am-2pm. FREE event
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LMS PROGRAMS:
Kids’ Haven Group - At LMS we are fortunate to have Kids’ Haven: A Center for Grieving Children sponsor and run a student group in our school. Two times each month, a trained Kids’ Haven facilitator works with LMS students who have experienced a significant loss to provide grief support during the school day. If your student has recently experienced the loss of a loved one and would like to participate in our Kids’ Haven group, please contact Laura Casler at caslerlr@lcsedu.net.
Virginia Tech Talent Search - We are trying to identify students who have the potential to go to college but who will need extra support both academically and financially. The Virginia Tech Talent Search program offers this added support. The program goals are to improve both academic performance and levels of motivation of participants, and prepare them to pursue post-secondary education.
These goals are attained through:
In school workshops that focus on college access information and academic mindset
Academic instruction, including tutoring at both Saturday tutorials and on-line platforms
Academic, career, and personal counseling
All expenses paid college campus visits
A variety of social and cultural experiences
If you would like your child to attend an informational meeting to learn more about becoming a Talent Search student, please email Laura Casler at caslerlr@lcsedu.net.
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:
Kinship Care Support Group, Third Thursday of each month, Lynchburg DHS, 6-7:30pm. No one understands your life right now quite like other kinship caregivers, so let’s lean on each other. Each night there will be a “jump start” topic, then open time for discussion. There will be dinner, child care, good information, and great company. Register with April Watson at April.Watson@lynchburgva.gov.
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ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
SciFest Poetry Jam: 2020 - Randolph College invites all K-12 students in Lynchburg and surrounding counties to submit science- or math-based poems. Three top prizes ($100, $50, and $25 gift cards) will be awarded to the three top poems in each grade group. Finalists will be invited to read their poems at a catered reception during SciFest weekend, and the top 52 poems will be published in a book available free to all finalists. For more information: http://randolphscience.org/scifest-poetry-jam/
Space Camp Contest - Heimdal Science Fiction essay contest. Interested students ages 12-14, grades 7-9, may write an essay of 500 words or less on “Why I Want to Go to Space Camp” for the NASA sponsored camp in Huntsville, AL that they are most interested in attending - Space Academy Camp, Robotics Academy Camp & Aviation Challenge Camp. Email essays to: heimdalco@aol.com with Space Camp Contest entries on the subject line. Essays are due by January 24, 2020.
2020 Youth and Parent Summit - The Youth and parent Summit is a three-day event held each June and sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and the Partnership for People with Disabilities. Youth with disabilities from across the Commonwealth meet to network and discuss issues of importance to youth and young adults with disabilities. The summit is June 10-12, 2020 at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. for youth ages 13-21 and parent(s). Application deadline: 2/15/20; apply at: https://www.imdetermined.org/youth-summit/application/
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Fun Things to do with Your Family this Weekend:
Friday, January 17th - “Treasure Island”, 7 p.m., Cavalier Theatre, Jefferson Forest High School, 1 Cavalier Circle, Forest. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s pirate adventure. Cost: $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. Details: www.cavaliertheatre.com. More performances are set for 7 p.m. Jan. 16, 1 and 7 p.m. Jan. 18 and 3 p.m. Jan. 19. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors.
Saturday, January 18th - Family Friendly Paint Night @ Imagination Station Studio, 6:ooPM-8:00PM. Come out for an evening full of fun and creativity. Pick your favorite picture to paint. It includes canvas painting, delicious dessert, coffee and great company. Tickets are only $20 for an 11x14 Canvas. No previous painting experience is needed! Grab a friend or two and enjoy some quality time. There are no refunds on tickets. For more info: https://www.imaginationstationstudios.com/
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Rene James
Counselor for students: A-M
Laura Casler
Counselor for students: N-Z
LMS Counseling Department: 515-5332
All-District Band
Finn Healy- 1st Chair trumpet
James Stevens -4th Chair percussion
Micah Phillips- 3rd chair concert band Tuba (7th grader and Son of Mr. Phillips, former Linkhorne teacher)
LMS Spelling Bee
SciFest 2020
Poetry Jam - Students may submit an original poem related to science through their Science Teacher for entry into the SciFest Poetry Contest. LMS has had several finalists and winners over the years! Finalists are invited to a reception at Randolph, their poems are published, and prizes are awarded! Please stay tuned to announcements from your child's science teacher about how to submit your poem.
Pi Run - A 3.14 mile fun run on March 14, free and open to the first 300 participants. Starting behind Randolph College, runners will proceed to Oakwood and back to Randolph's track, where they receive a free t-shirt and a piece of pie! Register here.
Science Day for 3rd through 6th graders - Saturday, March 28. This will fill quickly and nearly half the spots are filled! Students can register to participate in a series of 30-minute science activities. Register here.
And for the little siblings ages 3 through 7, register for Science Day for Little Scientists! Registration opened on Wednesday and some sessions are already full! Register here.
Check out the full schedule of SciFest events at http://randolphscience.org/scifest/
Girls Soccer
Yearbooks are on sale!
Yearbooks are on sale right now for $20.00; adding the name to the yearbook is $5.00 extra. Total cost with the name is $25.00 instead of the usual $30.00.
Please use the following link and code to order your LMS yearbook:
Yearbook Code: 8627920
Securly: How to monitor your child's online activity on the school issued chromebook
Pay Online!!
MySchoolBucks accounts: We've made it easier to find LMS items on MySchoolBucks!
Once you are signed on, click on School Store Browse All. All the LMS items are listed (alphabetically) on this screen. This is our one stop shop for everything LMS!
Linkhorne Middle School
Website: http://www.lcsedu.net/schools/lms/
Location: 2525 Linkhorne Drive, Lynchburg, VA, USA
Phone: 434-515-5330
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LMSJaguars/
