Lesher Middle School

RACE Website: www.FortCollinsMothersDay5k.com

WHAT: 7th Annual Fort Collins Mother’s Day 5K!

WHO: You and Your Family! Run this race with the whole family and friends!

WHEN: Mother’s Day Weekend; Saturday, May 13; Start Time: 9AM

WHERE: Lesher Middle School, 1400 Stover Street

WHY: Because you love your mom! And walking/running outside is good for you, your family, and our community!

HOW: Register at www.FortCollinsMothersDay5k.com

This is our 7th Annual Fort Collins Mother’s Day 5K race and it has become the premier Mother’s Day 5K in Northern Colorado with 350 participants last year! The race is run by professional timing company, Gleason Race Timing, which provides a legitimate race day experience. The race is a nice run/walk opportunity for everyone, from competitive runners to families. The race will take place Saturday, May 13 at 9AM. There will be free food, music, gifts for the moms, and more! Participants will register online at http://www.fortcollinsmothersday5k.com/.

Thank you to our sponsors: Gleason Race Timing, Chipper's Lanes, Rocky Mountain Bagel Works, Go West T-Shirts, Fort Collins Running Club, Sam’s Club, CHAMP, and Fortitude & Boulder Boulder Races!

Thank you!

Lesher Middle School

Thank you for donating cookies for our Mother's Day 5k event! It means the world to us!

Congratulations to our Dude, Be Nice staff winners for 2023, Becky Knips and Jen Flippen! You both do so much each and every day to impact our students. Thank you!

Staff appreciation week starts on Tuesday! Here's how you can help celebrate!

Tuesday: Tasty Refreshment Tuesday-Bring a staff member their favorite beverage.

Wednesday: Grant a Wish Wednesday- Bring a staff member something fun that they enjoy.

Thursday: Thankful Thorsday- Write thank you notes to staff members who have made a positive impact on your time at Lesher.

Friday: Favorite Friday- Wear your favorite staff member's favorite color OR dress up like your favorite staff member

Bring a dish for this Italian feast to feed all 80 members of the Lesher staff team!

Teacher appreciation week is supported by STUCO and NJHS at Lesher and we are proud to be apart of it with them!

Please sign-up for a dish here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CA9A62FA4FD0-teacher

Saturday 5/13/23

Mother's Day 5K

Monday 5/15/23

No School / Teacher Work Day

Tuesday 5/16/23

3:30 District Championship Softball Game

Wednesday 5/17/23

9:00 District Track Meet (RMHS: French Field)

Thursday 5/18/23

4:30-5:30 Final PTO Meeting

6th Grade - Thursday, May 18th

7th Grade - Friday, May 19th

8th Grade - Monday, May 22nd

All 8th graders will be required to remove their name sticker and any other stickers they have put on their laptop. Sticker residue can be cleaned by putting hand sanitizer on the laptop and letting it sit for a few minutes before scrubbing it off.

If EVERYONE in your individual classes has turned in ALL books, chargers, and laptops, the entire class will be awarded with a pizza party on Tuesday, May 23rd!

Lesher IMPACTS ELO and the Field Trip to Catalina Island, CA – 7th GRADERS APPLY NOW for your 8th grade year (2023 – 2024 school year)!

7th graders interested in next year’s field trip to Catalina Island, CA,

Lesher IMPACTS is an environmental leadership ELO class that includes a field trip to Catalina Island, CA. The field trip takes us to the Catalina Environmental Leadership Program for 6 days and includes adventure (snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, and more), environmental education, leadership development, service projects, and travel. 7th graders interested in the field trip to Catalina Island, CA during their 8th grade year (2023 – 2024) are encouraged to apply NOW. Applications are due on Monday, May 8th. Click here for more information (or visit our website at www.tinyurl.com/lesherimpacts2023), to find the application, and to see pictures and videos from previous trips.

There are three parts to the application – create a resume, write a cover letter, and a survey to submit your application. Make sure to follow the directions carefully so you don't miss a part. If you have any questions, ask Mr. Mayer (bmayer@psdschools.org) or Ms. Spear (rspear@psdschools.org) for more information. Thanks, and go Vikings!

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!

Congratulations to Lesher Middle School for winning 1st Place in the Middle School Team Division of our Bishops in Bloom Chess Tournament! We hope this group's success can be shared with the entire school's community.

And thank you to the Lesher parents for your support in this event! We are so proud of all the players who participated this season. Our next opportunity for more fun gameplay will be Chessmates' 14th Annual Summer Camp and accompanying tournament June 19th-23rd, 2023

Summer Camp registration information can be found here: https://chessmatesfc.com/summer-registration/

Sincerely,

Benjamin Beavers and the Chessmates Team

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Since July 2021, gun owners are required to keep their firearms securely stored in a safe or approved locking device to ensure minors cannot access the firearm in their homes/vehicles. Link: Safe Storage Of Firearms | Colorado General Assembly

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Incoming 9th graders going to PHS!

Link to Application

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

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!

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