Lesher Middle School

All visitors to Lesher will have to provide the following information via the intercom upon arrival:

1. Valid ID

2. Child's Name

3. Reason for Visiting

Please never let anyone in the building after you enter.

Thank you!

Due to the rainy weather forecast, we are going to have to reschedule Nordic Fest to Friday, May 5th from 3:00pm - 7:00pm. Unfortunately, we can't run the Ninja Obstacle Course in wet conditions.

We are bummed that we have to reschedule Nordic Fest, but we do have a silver lining - we are offering the Ninja Obstacle Course, Art Activity, and eSports tournament FOR FREE FOR CURRENT LESHER STUDENTS!

If you have already signed up and paid, you will be contacted via email for refund information. Your spot and shirt will still be reserved for the May 5th date.

If you haven't signed up and want to participate in the Ninja Obstacle Course, Art Activity, or eSports tournament - head on over to lesher.booktix.com to reserve your place! Spots are limited for the Art Activity and eSports tournament, so sign up early! If you are participating in the Ninja Obstacle course, you'll also need to sign the waiver. T-shirts will be given for these events, but will be on a first come, first served basis.

Even if you don't want to participate in those events, come on out to cheer your classmates on, make creations with sidewalk chalk, and eat delicious food from the food trucks! We can't wait to see you on Friday, May 5th from 3:00pm - 7:00pm!

Information Page

Registration Link

Waiver for Ninja Nation Obstacle Course

Once you have completed the waiver please pick up a Gold card in the main office.

Gold cards will be available starting Monday in the main office from Mrs. Klitch or Ms. Roth. For those interested in the Ninja course each member of your team will need their own gold card.

We are in need of volunteers for Nordic Fest. Please sign up using the link below:

Nordic Fest Volunteers

Lesher Parents,

PSD is providing opportunities for students to receive additional support in math and literacy this summer. If you are interested in additional support for your child in math or literacy, please fill out the following form. This is NOT a commitment yet -- just information/interest gathering. Each group would be 3-4 students, three times per week for 6-10 week sessions. Attendance will be tracked and monitored because our tutors are only paid if students attend.

What is High Dosage Tutoring?
Research-based, intentional scaffolded tutoring delivered in “high doses” with certain features in place to build students’ knowledge & skill base.

Highly trained tutor or licensed educator.
Serving 4 or fewer students per session.
Tutoring occurs a minimum of 3 times a week for 45-60 minutes
Focus on Literacy and Mathematics
Tutor collaborates with teachers on student goals & content.

If this sounds like something you might be interested in now or later for your child, please fill out the form below to inform us of your interest. The MTSS team will review the information and If we can offer tutoring to your child this summer, more information will be send out as times, dates, and tutors are available.

https://bit.ly/hdtlesherenglish

bit.ly/hdtlesherspanish

If you have questions, please contact Amanda Sutton via email at asutton@psdschools.org

4/17/23

2:00 Girls Golf @ Colindale

4:15: JV Softball @ Wellington

3:30: Varsity Softball @ Kinard

4/18/23

2:00 Boy Golf @ Colindale

3:30 Varsity Softball vs. CLP @ Spring Park

4/19/23

2:30 Girls Golf @ Colindale

3:30 Unified Basketball vs. Boltz

3:30 Track & Field @ PHS

4/20/23

2:30 Boys Golf @ Colindale

3:30 JV Softball vs. Preston Purple @ Spring Park

4/21/23

No School for Students

5/5/23

Nordic Fest 3:00-7:00

Also, soon after Nordic Fest, on Saturday, May 13, Mother’s Day weekend, we have our 7th Annual Mother’s Day 5K.

You can register at https://sites.google.com/psdschools.org/fcmd5k/home

6th

Anastasia Brandsma

Cooper Dietrich

7th

Audrey Abernathy

Breck Leeper

8th

Drake Wilson

Elliot Arabasz

All 8th graders will be visiting the high school they will be attending next year on Friday, April 28th. Please have permission slips in by this Monday, April 17th.

Permission Slip

Go check out our amazing Lesher art at Foothills Mall!

7th graders, the wait is over! WEB applications are now available for next school year. The link can be found in any of your 7th grade classrooms! Don’t forget that you need two adult references, so don’t wait until the last minute!

WEB Application

Applications are due Friday, April 14! Please see Mrs. Wilson or Mrs. Summers with any questions.

Genius Week’s most popular classes are filling and the early bird registration ends in one week; register this weekend on Lesher’s website!

Lesher’s Genius Week is officially open for registration! Go to Lesher homepage (https://sites.google.com/psdschools.org/leshersgeniusweek/home) and click on the Genius Week banner which will give you all the information! Email Lisa Crossland (lcrossla@psdschools.org) if you have questions! It is going to be THE BEST first week of summer! Go Vikings!

Just a reminder:

A student must be free of emesis for 24 hours without the aid of medicine before returning to school. That is also the case for fevers and diarrhea.

Thank you!

Please do not idle your car during drop off and pick up times. Our community has reached out to us about idling cars and its impact on health and the environment. Please do what you can to limit the idling of cars while visiting our campus.

Thank you!

Dear PSD 8th-12th-grade students and parents/guardians,

We are writing to inform you of a brand-new, free opportunity for summer 2023 in PSD.

In memory of beloved musical director Barbara Lueck, and in the collaborative spirit of the historical Tri-High Musical, Poudre School District presents a summer musical production featuring talented student- actors and technicians from across the district. The inaugural production will be the hit musical “Mamma Mia!” featuring the music of ABBA.

Time commitment: Interested students need to be available for rehearsals and performances from June 29-July 23, 2023. If your student is interested in participating, please keep those dates available.

Rehearsals: June 29-July 19 at Fossil Ridge High School, 5400 Ziegler Road in Fort Collins. Rehearsals are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays at Fossil Ridge High School, (no rehearsals July 3 and 4). Limited conflicts can be listed on the application form.

Performances: July 20-23 at Fossil Ridge High School. Performance dates include weekends.

Auditions: These are 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 15 at Fossil Ridge High School (stage roles) and noon-4 p.m. May 15 at Fort Collins High School, 3400 Lambkin Way in Fort Collins (pit musicians).

Who is this for? All PSD students currently in grades 8-12 are eligible to participate. The deadlines to apply for each position are as follows:

Stage roles (actor/singer/dancer): Apply here and submit photos, sign up for an audition time, and link the backing track for your 1-minute audition song from a musical in the style of “Mamma Mia!” (but not actually from “Mamma Mia!”) by May 8.

Assistant choreographers: Apply here and submit materials by April 3.

Student designers: Apply here and submit materials by April 3. · Technicians and costumers: Apply here by May 8. · Pit musicians (bass, drums, guitar, keyboard, percussion): Apply here by May 8.

To read and respond to the Google Forms in a language other than English, paste the question text into Google Translate and select your language. You may answer the question in the form in your own language.

Questions? Please contact Melissa Flail, Teaching and Learning facilitator for Music and the Performing Arts, at mflail@psdschools.org or 970-222-8007.

For more information follow this link to visit the summer musical website at psdsummermusical.com

Sincerely,

The Barbara Lueck Musical Theatre Intensive Team

Hi! My name is Becky Knips and I am our Educational Technology Coordinator at Lesher. I was our computer science teacher for 14 years and am excited to help integrate technology throughout our classrooms this year! All students attended a laptop expectations session at the beginning of the school year, however students may need a few reminders mid-year of what they can and can’t do on their school-issued laptop while they are at home. Here are a few things you can look for at home on their laptop:

Yes - you can...

• Check your grades, PSD email, or work on homework
• Use Microsoft Teams to chat with a classmate about an assignment
• Play an educational game that a teacher has specifically assigned

No - you can’t...

• Use Microsoft Teams/Google Hangouts/email to have personal conversations or chats with friends
• Play games (Roblox, Minecraft, or other online games - unless specifically assigned by a teacher)
• Watch videos on YouTube or listen to music

We emphasize that school-issued laptops are to be used as a tool to learn. If you are wondering if what your child is doing is school-related, ask them to show you where it’s assigned or follow up with an email or phone call to that teacher. Google Classroom and StudentVUE/ParentVUE are great places to check what is assigned. Having your child use the laptop in a visible location can help minimize distractions and get work done.

Lastly, we have noticed many students coming in without charging their laptops. Laptops should be fully charged every morning. Having a nightly routine of plugging the laptop into the charger is helpful. We don’t have enough outlets in the classroom to support students charging their laptops at school.

If you have any questions about your child’s laptop usage, please reach out to me at 970-472-3840 or rknips@psdschools.org.

Please follow this link to access the PSD High School Planning Guide

We would like to compile a spreadsheet of Lesher Businesses for our school and community to utilize. If you own a business, work for a business, or simply want the community to know about services you offer please fill out this form.

Hey Lesher community!

We are in need of family volunteers to serve as crossing guards in the morning (7:30-7:50) and afternoons (2:45-3:00) in the intersections of Stover/Prospect and Stover/Lake. If you're willing to volunteer your time please email our principal Don Kotnik at dkotnik@psdschools.org.

Thank you!

Club Rush was a HUGE SUCCESS! Thank you to Natasha Wilson, Krista Summers, and our WEB leaders for organizing this event for each grade level.

Please click here for all club information!

If you are interested in volunteering, please use this link to register: Volunteer Application

If you are already a registered volunteer, please follow the steps below to view volunteer opportunities:

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1. Log in to your Volunteer Portal through this link: Raptor Volunteer Portal

2. When logged in, click on Events within the Navigation Menu

3. Review the details of the Event you wish to sign up for and click “Sign-Up”.

Thank you for contributing your time and talent to PSD!

If you are a Morning Fresh Dairy customer, please bring in your rinsed milk, juice, cream, or other caps to Mr. Mayer and we will raise money for our field trips to Catalina Island, California. That’s right, Lesher Middle School earns money for every cap that is returned. Please turn them in to the box in the front office or send them to Mr. Mayer’s classroom (room 12). If you are interested in Morning Fresh Dairy, every new household sign up raises $25 for Lesher. Click here or ask Mr. Mayer (bmayer@psdschools.org) for more information.

Know someone who has gone out of their way to help someone? See someone picking up trash, helping without being asked, or being a positive role model? Staff and students can nominate students who demonstrate kindness to be entered into a drawing for prizes. See link below!

Be the Sunshine Nomination Form

Updated Bell Schedule

Please Click Here

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Website: https://les.psdschools.org/
Location: Lesher Middle School, Stover Street, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Phone: 970-472-3800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LesherMiddleSchool
Twitter: @Lesher_MS