LMS e-blast

Please continue to utilize the designated car lane in the morning to drop your student off at school. Please do not go to the second row because this will have your student crossing through traffic; help us keep all of our students safe on the LMS campus.

Upcoming PTO meeting!

It’s a new year and we have new opportunities for parents and family members who want to be involved in the PTO this year and next! Please join our upcoming LMS PTO meeting on Thursday, January 20 at 6 pm via Google Meet using this link:

https://meet.google.com/mqa-xyyo-rmi

Let’s shower our LMS teachers/staff in love by nominating them for LCS recognition!

Lynchburg City Schools is highlighting our teachers and staff and would like input from families. Please take a few minutes to tell us about a teacher or staff member who is positively impacting our school division. This could be a great teacher, your wonderful bus driver, or that staff member who is always willing to help in some way. Please complete the form to tell us all about the person you have chosen. You may complete the form more than once to acknowledge multiple employees.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday

Monday, January 17, 2022 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Lynchburg City Schools will be closed. Teachers and students do not attend school on this day.

Kid’s Haven Grief Support Group is Gearing Up

LMS will be partnering once again with Kid’s Haven and offering small support groups for students who have experienced a loss. If you have an interest in having your student included in this program, please contact Mrs. James (A-J) or Mr. Carr (K-Z) about receiving a permission form. See additional information below.

Kids’ Haven school groups provide a place where children and teens who have experienced a life-changing death loss can come together to be part of a community. Through participation in facilitated peer groups, they find understanding, stability and support. School groups can provide grief support for children during the school day which is especially helpful for children who may be unable to access our Family Group Night meetings. Our support groups are facilitated by trained grief volunteers. Groups are held in a welcoming, and safe environment. Groups meet every other week throughout the school year. Grief related themes are explored in the groups through games, art activities and discussion. Our peer groups and services are offered free of charge.

Also Available: Kids' Haven's Family Group Night is dedicated to children ages 3-18 and their families. Group Nights are held on 1st and 3rd Monday evenings at 6p.m unless it falls on a LCS school closing or holiday. Dinner is served at 6:00pm as families arrive. At 6:40pm we adjourn and each age level group goes to their own group time. We have a children, teen and adult group.

For additional information from or about this organization, reach out to

LaShanta Smith, Program Director. Email: programs@kidshavenlynchburg.org

Telephone: 434-845-4072

Website: www.KidsHavenLynchburg.org

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Donations Needed

We are restocking our SPOT store and are asking for donations for items that students might be interested in spending their points on. Students earn points for demonstrating LMS’s expected behaviors and enjoy purchasing items from the SPOT store. If you are interested and/or able, please consider donating items. Students love snacks and drinks (limited sugar, please) as well as fun or cute accessories, decor, figits, sports related items, etc. Larger items can be used as raffle items where the students use their points for a chance to win bigger ticket prizes. Ask your student for some great ideas and drop them off in the main office. We would be SO APPRECIATIVE!! If you have questions, reach out to Rene James (jameser@lcsedu.net) or Ayanna Allen (Allenan@lcsedu.net).

Additional reminders/updates:

• Report cards were sent home with students on Tuesday. Be sure to ask your student for theirs and encourage them to set new goals for this quarter.

• Letters will be sent home by the end of January to parents/guardians of any student at risk of failing a course for the year.

• 8th grade students will be completing their Academic and Career Plans if they were not able to be done last year. This will happen through PE classes on Friday, January 14.

• 6th grade students will have the opportunity to attend The Reality Store on February 7th and 8th. Our media center will be converted into a game of “LIFE” and students will be assigned a career and family (assigned randomly) and then have the experience of purchasing life essentials, such as housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment, food and medical care and more. This will jump start our conversations about future planning and prepare us for course scheduling for next year that will happen through Science classes in March.

Tutoring

Remember we have a FREE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM available for students who have afternoon transportation. Please use the link to access the form to sign up.

Let’s help our kiddos start this semester with attainable goals, good organization, and a predictable time and place to work on homework. Summer school will be required for students who do not pass a core class and retention in their current grade may happen for students who do not show mastery in core subjects. Let’s help them stay ahead!

Food 4 Thought Weekend Food Bags

In past years, weekend food bags have been provided by Food 4 Thought & Park View Community Mission and are once again being offered to families who may have a need for additional food stability on the weekends. Permission forms are available in the main office or by contacting Mr. Carr. Food bags are sent out on Fridays.

Please direct any questions to Mr. Carr. carrmh@lcsedu.net

Cheering for you,

Rene James

Counselor for A - J

Jameser@lcsedu.net

MJ Carr

Counselor for K - Z

Carrmh@lcsedu.net

On January 6, Mme Dodgion's French Enrichment classes enjoyed learning about " All King's Day" (La Fête des Rois) and how the French celebrate this festive day. Students read about the King's cake (la galette des rois) and watched a video on how the "king" or "queen" is chosen for the day within the family. Students also made their own crowns. A "king" and "queen" were chosen for each class.

6th period King & Queen: Denver Ramsey & Leann Vandendriesche

8th period King & Queen: Kenny Gonzalez-Baeza & Betsy Wood

All girls interested in playing girls soccer this spring for Linkhorne please plan on attending a meeting on Wednesday, January 19th immediately after school. Weather permitting we will play after the meeting so bring clothes to play. If you stay to play, the practice will be over at 4:30.

Reminder you must have turned in a physical in order to be eligible. If you cannot attend the meeting please contact Coach McClurg at EC Glass.

mcclurgtd@lcsedu.net.

Would your student be interested in winning a trip to Space Camp? Heimdal Science Fiction, a local nonprofit, is running an essay contest and will pay for the winner to attend Space Camp!

To enter, students should write an essay (500 words or less) about why they would like to go to Space Camp. Essays are due January 23 and should be turned in through your student's Science teacher.

Website: http://www.lcsedu.net/schools/lms/
Location: 2525 Linkhorne Drive, Lynchburg, VA, USA
Phone: 434-515-5330
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LMSJaguars/