Lathrop Middle School

MAP Testing Complete

2011-04-28T11:19:00.001-05:00

We are finished taking our MAP tests. The kids all seemed to put out their best effort! Let's hope the scores reflect that effort!

Science Olympiad to State Today!

2011-04-15T10:47:00.000-05:00

Our Science Olympiad Team is leaving at 1:00 today to go to the state competition! We're having a send off rally at 12:55 outside the South doors at 12:55! (Hope it's not raining!)

School on Monday April 18th!

2011-04-10T20:47:00.000-05:00

Don't forget we are having school on Monday April 18th and not on Friday the 22nd.

MAP Testing

2011-04-10T20:44:00.000-05:00

We begin our all important MAP Tests on April 20th. All students will test the mornings of April 20 and April 21. Eighth graders will also test on April 26th. Please make sure your child is well rested and has a good breakfast on those days. (Come to think of it, those would be helpful everyday!)

Snow Creek Re-Scheduled

2011-02-25T10:57:00.003-06:00

Our 8th grade trip to Snow Creek has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, March 2nd.

Middle School Music Program

2011-02-23T22:03:00.002-06:00

The Lathrop Middle School Sixth grade classes will be presenting their annual music program on March 1, 2011, beginning at 7pm in the Performing arts center at Lathrop Middle School. Featured guests will be The Beatles, Little Richard, James Brown, Ed Sullivan and even Elvis himself!!

The public in invited to come and enjoy this musical program of the 50's and 60's entitled "Rock and Roll Forever" by John Jacobson and John Higgins. For more information, please contact Carmen Bennett, Vocal Music Teacher @ 816-528-7611 or by email. Admission is free.

P-T Conferences Feb. 7th

2011-02-01T20:58:00.000-06:00

Second semester Parent-Teacher Coferences will be on February 7th from 2 - 7 p.m. Everyone will receive a letter stating whether we really need to see you or not. We may mail them Wednesday the 2nd if I can get to school!

Science Olympiad Takes 3rd!

2011-02-01T17:18:00.000-06:00

The Science Olympiad Team consisting of 18 students between 6th and 9th grades took 3rd at the Regional competition in Maryville on January 30th. This qualifies the team for the State competition for the first time in about 20 years! Congrats to Coach Sherry Wolf and all of the students. Check back for the complete list of competitors.

No School Wednesday, February 2nd!

2011-02-01T17:15:00.002-06:00

Picture Day Friday the 21st!

2011-01-17T20:30:00.002-06:00

Picture day is Friday the 21st! Make sure your child picks up a packet from the office if you're interested.

Winter Band/Choir Concert

2010-11-30T18:22:00.000-06:00

The Middle School Band and Choir Winter Concert will be December 16th, 2010 beginning at 7pm in the PAC at Lathrop Middle School.

Performing groups will include: 6th grade band, Musical Mules, 7th/8th grade choir and 7th/8th grade band.

Toy Drive

2010-11-30T10:13:00.002-06:00

The LMS staff is hosting a "New Toy Drive" now through December 15th. New toys will be collected by grade level and the grade level that collects the most items will receive the "Christmas Spirit Stick". The Christmas Spirit Stick will be given each year to the class who collects the most items for our drive. This year our goal is 80 new toys or items for our adopted families. If LMS reaches our goal, Mr. Fine will dress as our very own LMS Elf and deliver treats to the winning grade level. Students should bring their new toy donations to their 1st period class and a tally will be posted in the bulletin.

News 11/16/2010

2010-11-15T22:24:00.000-06:00

Veteran’s Day Assembly
We had an assembly to honor our veterans last Thursday. About 18 veterans honored us with their presence. We learned about the pledge of allegiance and the history of TAPS. The local VFW Post presented the colors and Ernie Boyd played TAPS as we remembered our fallen heroes.

Basketball
We had our first basketball games last week. All four teams went 1-1 in the North Platte Tournament at Dearborn. We play in the Plattsburg Tournament this week with everyone playing against Lawson on Tuesday, then winners play Friday and teams that lose play on Thursday. Good Luck to all the teams.

Science Program
The Missouri Western sponsored “Bio-Bus” was at LMS last Tuesday presenting to our 8th graders all day long in 90 minute shifts. This is a tour bus that is outfitted with the latest bio-technology equipment. Our 8th grade Science teacher, Sherry Wolf, signed up for this program through Missouri Western. This bus is taken around to area schools and presents to their classes on many Science topics. They will be at our school a couple of times this year.

School on Monday the 22nd
Don’t forget next Monday the 22nd is one of only two times this year that we will have school on a Monday. We will do the one call to remind you at some point this weekend.

First Quarter Improvements

2010-10-28T10:15:00.000-05:00

Here are some data comparisons between this year’s and last year’s first nine weeks:
1. Our attendance is up from last year, 96.17 to 96.59%.

2. The number of detentions assigned is down 23%.

3. Our overall G.P.A. went up from 3.171 to 3.23.

4. The percent of our total grades that are A’s or B’s went up from 82.1% to 85.6% and our total percent of D’s or F’s were down from 5% to 4.9%.

5. 37% of our kids qualified for a Gold Card – highest number ever.

Maybe the most important thing is that our teachers report that they think they are covering more information in their classes. We don't really have any data to back that up, but it's good to know.

P-T Conferences Successful

2010-10-28T10:12:00.000-05:00

We had a record turn out for Parent-Teacher Conferences this year. 75% of parents came out Monday the 25^th to pick-up their child’s grade card and talk with his/her teachers. Our average over the last several years has been about 65%, and never over 70%.

Dance Moved to October 29

2010-10-23T13:19:00.000-05:00

Our next dance has been moved to Friday, October 29th. The time is also different. It will be from 7:00 - 9:30. It is a costume dance but all costumes must still follow our school dress code, no masks or weapons are allowed. As it is with all of our dances, this dance is for eligible Lathrop Middle School students only. The first term grades and citizenship are used to determine eligibility for this dance. The eligibility list is posted at various places throughout the building.

Parent Teacher Conferences

2010-10-19T22:38:00.002-05:00

P-T Conferences are Monday, October 25th from 12 - 8 p.m. Make plans now to attend. Grade cards will available at that time. They will be mailed home if not picked up Monday.

Spirit Week 9/14

2010-09-12T15:47:00.000-05:00

This week is our spirit week and to celebrate students are asked to participate in the following dress-up days: Tuesday - Western Day, Wed. - Wild & Wacky Twin Day, Thursday - Show Your Spirit for LMS and Friday - Black & Gold Day!!! All attire must be school appropriate.

We will be having a pep rally Thursday, 9/16, during last hour where we will be introducing the football and volleyball players and the cheerleaders. We will also be attending the pep rally Friday afternoon at the high school for Homecoming and going to the parade on Friday, 9/17.

Now for the disclaimer: Anyone who is ZAPPED on Thursday will not attend our pep rally, and anyone ZAPPED on Friday will not attend the high school activities. STUDENTS NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ALL ZAP WORK TURNED IN SO THEY CAN ATTEND THESE ACTIVITIES!!!!!

News and Events August 31, 2010

2010-09-02T14:02:00.003-05:00

We have two new staff members this year at LMS. Andrew Palmer is a second year teacher who we hired to teach our seventh and eighth grade reading. Kami Hartzell is also a second year teacher who will be teaching sixth grade for us, mostly sixth grade Science. Both are bringing a lot of energy and new ideas to our district.

We also have about ten new students so far this year. This puts the number of kids in our building at 195 which is ten more than we have had since we moved up here. Our two lunch shifts are really full this year for the first time. (More kids = more noise. J)

We have begun using the School Wide Positive Behavior Support System that the elementary has been using for a couple of years hoping to improve the classroom behavior of our students. While the elementary focuses on Respect, Responsibility, and Safety, we chose to focus ours on Academics, Attitude, and Actions. We have been teaching, correcting and rewarding and I think the students have really responded.

The end of the first progress period is this Friday and reports will go home with the kids next Wednesday. Please look for that report and call us if you have any questions.

Great First Week!!

2010-08-20T21:42:00.002-05:00

We had a great first few days of school. Students and staff all worked very hard at learning our expectations and procedures.

We did have quite a bit of excitement to finish off our week though. We had a Tornado Warning at about 2:10 so we all packed into our shelter location for about 20 minutes. Overall, students were very patient and well behaved. Our phones were out for the rest of the afternoon, half of our rooms didn't have lights and/or electricity, the band room took on some water again and about a third of one of our big old trees in the front yard broke off, but other than those things, everything turned out fine.

We're looking forward to really getting it going next Tuesday! We'd love to hear how it went for your child. Questions, comments and concerns are always welcome!

2010-2011 Registration

2010-07-16T22:20:00.002-05:00

Registration for next year is Wednesday, August 4th.

8th graders should come between 8:30-10:30,
7th graders should come between 10:30 and 12:30,
6th graders should come between 1:30 and 3:00.

We will do the school reach call and send something out to you as well. Please make sure we have your correct e-mail and phone number. You can check on those by going into the Parent Portal of SIS from our schools homepage: www.lathropschools.com

Calendar May 5th

2010-05-06T22:47:00.000-05:00

May 6 - Spring Music Concert 6,7,8 Band and MS Choir. 7:00 p.m.
May 7 - Track at North Platte 4:00
May 8 - 6th Band to WOF
May 14 - Athletic Awards for all sports and cheer 6:00 p.m.
May 14 - LMS Dance 7 - 10 p.m.May 18 - Ren Rewards Day (Gold Cards to WOF)
May 19 - Highway Patrol Seatbelt Demo 6th Grade in a.m/7-8 in afternoon.
May 20 - Attendance Rewards to NKCC.
May 21 - Locker Clean out in a.m.
May 21 - MAP Rewards to Movies in Cameron (Tentative Date)
May 24 - Last Day Awards Assembly 8:30 a.m. (Everyone is invited)
May 24 - Last Day of School 11:25 Dismiss

Weekly News May 5th

2010-05-06T22:46:00.000-05:00

The Spring Music Concert was Thursday night in the PAC. A large number of parents and family were treated to a great show by the bands and middle school choir. Congratulations and good job to all of the students and the teachers; Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Rogers!

Where has the time gone? We have had so much going on academically and with activities that the last month has flown by. MAP Testing went very well. Thanks to all of you for helping us motivate our students. They worked very hard on the tests and we are hopeful that their efforts will be rewarded with superb scores!

We have had several track meets with many individual successes. Team success at track meets is largely a function of having a large number of participants. None of our teams have enough kids to seriously challenge for a team title but they still give their best effort every meet! Last meet is Friday the 7th at North Platte.

Many of you have asked whether or not we are still having summer school. We are still unsure, but we hope to know more during the week of the 10th. We will keep you informed.

Our last couple of weeks are packed with special activities. Make sure to check the calendar events posting to keep up with which direction your child is heading!

Track Meet Cancelled Today - 4/22 at Orrick

2010-04-22T12:59:00.002-05:00

Today's meet has been cancelled and won't be re-scheduled. Both teams will practice until 4:30.

Calendar April 5 - 20

2010-04-05T21:46:00.001-05:00

4/7 Community Forum/Four Day Week/Budget in PAC at 6:00 p.m
4/8 Track at West Platte 4:00
4/12 MAP Pep Rally 2:15 in the PAC
4/14 MAP Testing Begins
4/15 MAP Testing
4/15 Track Meet at Smithville
4/20 MAP Testing
4/20 Track Meet at Trenton
4/21 MAP Testing

Weekly News April 5th

2010-04-05T21:44:00.001-05:00

We're getting closer to our MAP testing date of April 14th. Once again we will be providing some incentives to help motivate our students to do their best. We will be doing a MAP Pep Rally on Monday the 12th to kick off our first testing week. It will be at 2:00 on Monday in the PAC. Please read last week's post to know what you can do to help your child do his/her best.

Our first track meet is this Thursday at West Platte. This meet is a little different, it is a Co-Ed meet. The boys and girls work together for their times and scores. Just a fun little pre-season meet.

Don't forget our community meeting on Wednesday to get feedback and information about a four-day school week and next year's budget concerns. 6:00 pm in the Middle School Performing Arts Center.

Weekly News March 29th

2010-04-05T21:43:00.000-05:00

We are doing everything we can to prepare our kids for the MAP tests that begin on April 14th. We test one session in the morning and one session in the afternoon with some down time in between. All of our students will test on April 14 and April 15 and our 7th and 8th graders will also test on April 20 and 21.

Parents can help by stressing the importance of these tests, encouraging their children to do their best and making sure they get plenty of sleep on nights before testing.

Coach Tichenor sponsored a Hoops For Heart event last Friday. About 24 students in grades 6-8 raised around $1000 for the American Heart Association. Amanda Gannon was the winner of the shootout held last Friday during seminar. Susan Remmert raised the most money.

We are hosting a Four Day Week and Budget Forum next Wednesday, the 7th, at 6:00 p.m. in our Performing Arts Center. We thank those of you that have responded to our survey and thank you for any comments you have provided. Your input is definitely appreciated.

Calendar Week Beginning March 15

2010-03-14T20:55:00.001-05:00

3/18 H.S. Cheer Try-outs
3/19 No School Lathrop Ag Day
3/24 Gold Card Students to NKC Aquatic Center
3/26 Hoops for Heart 1:30
3/30 Track Pictures 3:00
3/31 Early Dismiss 1:10
4/2 No School Spring Break
4/5 No School Spring Break
4/14 MAP Testing Begins

Web News 3/15

2010-03-14T20:53:00.001-05:00

Seventh and Eighth Grade Boy's and Girl's Track practices begin the 15th. The girls are coached by Mike Epperson and the Boys are coached by Brad Colhour.

We have moved the Track pictures from March 17thto March 30th after school.

Our MAP Testing will begin on Wednesday, April 14th. We have been working very hard to prepare for these high stakes tests and we will have several incentives to motivate students to do their best. More information will be coming.

We had a dance last Friday the 12th and although it wasn't very well attended it seemed like everyone had a great time. Thanks to the Hinshaws for letting us use a couple of lights to help liven up the atmosphere.

Eighth grade girls interested in trying out for cheerleading begin practices on Monday night then have the actual try-outs on Thursday the 18th.

Middle School Events 2/15/2010

2010-02-17T21:34:00.002-06:00

Due to our snow day last Monday, we are having school today, Monday, February 15th.

Our sixth graders are working on music from the 40's and 50's for their March 2nd Concert. If anyone has any special interest of music or musical talent concerning music from that era and you would like to share it with our kids, please contact Mrs. Bennett.

We moved our Spelling Bee to Tuesday, February 16th, due to the weather last Monday. It will still begin at 7:00.

Parent-Teacher Conferences went great last week. I heard about many good conversations between teachers and parents. Lots of great ideas on how to improve what we are doing to help the kids. This week will get started implementing those ideas.

We have not decided on a date to make-up the dance yet. We should decide this week.

Coach Tichenor will be taking our 8th Graders to Snow Creek for skiing on February, 26th. All 8th graders received the information and permission slips a couple of weeks ago. This is always a fun trip! Here's a tip I hope we remember on the 26th...WEAR SUNCREEN! The last two years we have had kids return with terrible sun/wind burns on their faces. Parents: Please get those papers signed and returned to the school ASAP.

Not much more for news. Academic Team is over and Track doesn't start for a couple of weeks so we're kind of in between activities right now. A good time to focus on student learning!

Calendar

2/16 Spelling Bee 7:00
2/23 6th Grade Music Program 6:00
2/24 Early Dismiss for Teacher In-Service 1:10
2/26 8th Grade to Snow Creek

Spelling Bee Results

2010-02-17T21:24:00.002-06:00

The Lathrop School District Spelling Bee was held Tuesday, February 16th. The top four places in each grade were:

5th grade: 1st - Andrew Martin, 2nd - Brandon Hallock, 3rd - Connor Gilzean and alternate Natalie McDowell

6th grade: 1st - Dakota Stubler, 2nd - Sterling Evans, 3rd - Dakota May and alternate Hannah Hartzell

7th grade: 1st - Grant Berg, 2nd - Reagan Hale, 3rd - Jackson White and Drake Higgins alternate.

8th grade finalists: 1st - Annie Schmitz, 2nd - Katie Cordray, 3rd - Josh Paxton and Ben Peterson - alternate.

The top three in each grade advance to the County Spelling Bee on Thursday, Febraury 18th in Plattsburg.

Congratulations and good luck to all of our winners!

6th Grade Music Program

2010-02-17T21:20:00.002-06:00

We've moved the 6th Grade Music Program to 6:30 on March 2nd in the Performing Arts Center.

Calendar January 25, 2010

2010-01-24T22:06:00.002-06:00

1/25 Academic Team at Mid-Buchanan (Faucett) 4:30
1/27 Progress Reports sent home with kids
1/27 Early Dismiss at 1:10
1/28 Academic Team at East Buchanan (Easton) 4:30
2/3 Early Dismiss at 1:10
2/5 LMS Dance 7 - 10 p.m.
2/8 5th - 8th grade Spelling Bee 6:00 p.m.
2/11 Early Dismiss 11:30
2/11 Parent-Teacher Conferences 1 - 8 p.m.
2/12 No School

Weekly News 1/25/10

2010-01-24T22:02:00.001-06:00

LMS Web News January 25th, 2010

Our Academic Team had its first competition last Thursday, we won two of six games against Lawson. They play again Monday at Mid-Buchanan and Thursday at East Buchanan. Good Luck!

We have an early out this Wednesday, the 27th and also next Wednesday, February 3rd.

We started our DEAL Time last week. At the end of the day on Wednesday and Friday we take a group of students that were close to scoring proficient on last year's MAP test and give them some extra instruction on the test and test taking strategies. The different groups are 7th and 8th Communication Arts, 7th and 8th Math and 8th grade Science.

Over the last couple of weeks all of our students have been taking Benchmark Tests on our Study Island program. If you have an Internet connection ask your student to log in and show you his/her results. The benchmark tests are sort of like mini MAP tests that show our students progress throughout the year. This is our third of four rounds of testing.

Our sixth graders are working on music from the 40's and 50's for their February 23rd Concert. If anyone has any special interest of music or musical talent concerning music from that era and you would like to share it with our kids, please contact Mrs. Bennett.

Calendar 1/18/2010

2010-01-18T22:04:00.001-06:00

1/21 Academic Contest Home vs. Lawson
1/22 End of Progress Period Five
1/25 Academic Contest at
1/26 Progress Reports sent home
1/27 Early Dismiss 1:10

Weekly News 1/18/10

2010-01-18T22:01:00.001-06:00

LMS Web News January 19, 2010

Our Academic Team starts competition this week with a match at home against Lawson. There are only about 12 6th – 8th graders out this year. Mrs. Spurgeon and Mrs. Hieronymus coach our team.

Our next dance is February 5th from 7 – 10 p.m. This will be our Valentine’s Dance and we would like for the kids to dress up a bit. No Jeans, Shorts or T-shirts. If your child will have a problem with this dress code, please give Mr. Fine or Miss Jones a call ASAP so we can help you out.

Many of you may received an e-mail from our new GradeWatch system. This is an assignment tracking software that helps us, and you, keep track of missing assignments and ZAP work. If we have an email address on file for you, you will receive and email anytime your child is missing an assignment, whether it is for absence or for ZAP. You will get the email everyday that the assignment is still missing.

If you need to update or add an email address, or a phone number for that matter, please call our office at 528-7600. Thanks!

Calendar January 11, 2010

2010-01-10T21:31:00.002-06:00

Calendar
1/13 Early Dismiss 1:10
1/21 Academic Team Home vs. Lawson 4:30
1/25 Academic Team at Mid-Buc 4:30

Weekly News January 4, 2010

2010-01-10T21:31:00.001-06:00

Happy New Year to Everyone! We resolve to work with all of you to make 2010 a highly successful year for all of our students!

First semester grade cards will be sent home with the kids on January 7th. If you don’t get your students report, please let us know and we can send it or email it. It is exciting to be back at school and hear all about everyone’s Christmas break. Lots of new clothes and toys being displayed!

We are offering our spring “casual” pictures this Friday starting at 1:00. Any student that wants to can get his/her picture taken. You will then receive the “proofs” in a couple of weeks with the opportunity to purchase pictures if you’d like. Kids do not need to bring money at this time.
During January and February our students are able to participate in Science Olympiad and Academic Team. Both of these activities are in full swing. Students would still be able to be on the Academic Team if they’d like. The first contest for them is January 21.

Weekly News January 11th

2010-01-10T21:30:00.002-06:00

We sure didn’t get much done last week with all of the snow days. We hope that this week we can to get back into our routines.

We did send grade cards home on Wednesday before we let out. If your child didn’t make it home with one please let us know and we’ll send you a new one.

Mrs. O’Connor did take time over the days off to run the new Renaissance Rewards Color Card Reports. We will be updating those on Monday. The new eligibility list will be out as well as notifying those ineligible students. (All with an F or poor citizenship).

Calendar 11/30

2009-11-29T22:03:00.001-06:00

12/1 Basketball Home vs. East Buchanan 4:30
12/2 Basketball Home vs. North Platte 4:30
12/2 Grade cards sent home with kids
12/4 Basketball Home vs. West Platte 4:30
12/7 Basketball Home vs. Mid-Buchanan 4:30
12/8 Winter Concert
12/10 Basketball at Lawson 4:30
12/14 Basketball at Plattsburg 4:30

News and Information 11/30

2009-11-29T22:02:00.000-06:00

Food Pantry Benefits!
LMS is participating in two events to benefit our local food pantry. At last weeks early out we had a volleyball tournament as a fund-raiser. Students paid a dollar to play and a canned food item to watch. Staff members brought baked goods to sell to students throughout the day. Over $150 and several boxes of canned goods will be donated to the food pantry!

On Tuesday, December 1st our basketball teams will be playing East Buchanan at home with games beginning at 4:30. All gate receipts that evening will be donated to the food pantry by Lathrop R-II. Come out and support our teams as well as the food pantry!

Too Many Bags?
We are beginning to have problems with our students bringing bags and back packs to class with them. Our handbook states that they should be left in their lockers. This is so they are not clogging up the aisles in the classroom as well as for student safety. Our classrooms are just not that big and you never know what someone might have in his/her backpack. As of Monday, November 30th, we will not be allowing any bags, purses or backpacks big enough to hold a text book to be brought into the classrooms. These should be left in the student’s locker.

Progress #4
Last Wednesday was the end of our progress period 4. We will send grade cards home with kids on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Calendar 11/23

2009-11-22T21:05:00.003-06:00

11/23 Basketball Home vs. Lawson 4:30
11/24 Basketball at Polo 5:00
11/25 Early Dismiss at 11:30
11/25 End of Progress 5 grading period
12/1 Basketball Home vs. East Buchanan 4:30
12/2 Basketball Home vs. North Platte 4:30
12/2 Grade cards sent home with kids
12/4 Basketball Home vs. West Platte 4:30

Calendar 11/23

2009-11-22T21:05:00.001-06:00

Weekly News 11/23

2009-11-22T21:04:00.001-06:00

Early Out Wednesday the 25th
We will be dismissing at 11:30 on the 25th for Thanksgiving. We will not be having regular classes that day. Instead we will be having a volleyball tournament and bake sale to benefit the community food pantry. We will also be packaging the items that were contributed to be sent to our soldiers overseas and writing Christmas cards to soldiers.

Too Many Bags?
We are beginning to have problems with our students bringing bags and back packs to class with them. Our handbook states that they should be left in their lockers. This is so they are not clogging up the aisles in the classroom as well as for student safety. Our classrooms are just not that big and you never know what someone might have in his/her backpack. As of Monday, November 30th, we will not be allowing any bags, purses or backpacks big enough to hold a text book to be brought into the classrooms. These should be left in the student’s locker.

6th Grade MAP Rewards!
The 6th graders will be going bowling as a reward for their great MAP scores last spring on Monday the 23rd. Even though they are in our building, this trip is sponsored by Mr. Rardon and the Elementary.

Progress #5
The end of the next grade reporting period is Wednesday the 25th. We will send grade cards home with kids on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Calendar 11/16

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11/16 Basketball at Orrick
11/17 Basketball at Plattsburg Tournament
11/18 Early Dismiss 1:10
11/19 or 11/20 Basketball at Plattsburg
11/25 Early Dismiss 11:30 Thanksgiving

Weekly News 11/16

2009-11-15T20:41:00.000-06:00

District Honor Choir
Several of our middle school students participated in the Northwest District Honor Choir last Saturday at Maryville Middle School. The kids and sponsors Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Eggleston left at 6:30 Saturday morning and spent the day improving their singing skills before putting on a concert Saturday afternoon. Students participating this year were 8th graders were Ashlynne Branstetter, Annie Schmitz and Dylan Riffle, 7th Graders Laura Young and Misty Morrison and 6th Graders Maressa Fine, Allie Rooks, Sadie Adkins and Colton Cope.

Book Fair Stats
Our Bookfair totals are in! We sold almost $1000 worth of books and other items. Thank you and great job Mrs. McNellis!

Basketball Season Begins
Our basketball teams had their first games of the year last week. We were supposed to play on Tuesday but those games were moved to Thursday. Thursday’s games have been not yet been re-scheduled.

This week we play on Monday, Tuesday and either Thursday or Friday depending on Tuesday’s results.

Basketball Correction

2009-11-09T10:26:00.001-06:00

The basketball games against Orrick on 11/16 are at home.

LMS Bookfair!

2009-11-09T09:44:00.000-06:00

LMS is having a bookfair beginning on November 9 and continuing through November 13th. Students will be able to browse and purchase books throughout the day. They can also make a wish list so parents could purchase books for them.

For more information check out this website:

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/lmsmules

Calendar 11/09

2009-11-08T22:08:00.002-06:00

11/9 LMS Book Fair Begins
11/9 Pep Rally at 2:15
11/10 Basketball at North Platte 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30
11/11 Veteran’s Day Assembly
11/12 Basketball at North Platte 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30
11/16 Basketball Home vs. Orrick
11/17 Basketball at Plattsburg

News 11/9

2009-11-08T22:07:00.001-06:00

Basketball Season Begins
Our first basketball games are this week in the North Platte Tournament (Dearborn) We will play Tuesday and then Thursday. This is one of the two tournaments we play in, next week we play in the Plattsburg Tournament. We also play Monday at home against Orrick. Wish us luck! We are having a pep rally Monday the 9th at 2:15. Parents are welcome to attend as always.

Security System
Student safety is always one of our biggest concerns. We recently installed a new security system and it is finally up and running. All doors are locked during the school day and you need to press the silver button to call the office. Once identified, the door will be unlocked for you to enter. We have also installed video cameras that record 24/7 in the hallways, cafeteria, gym and outside the South doors.

Support our Troops
In honor of Veteran’s Day our seminar teams are having a contest this week to see which one can collect the most non-perishable items to send to our troops over seas. They need everyday items such as, batteries, socks, jerky, pop-tarts, gum, toothpaste, snacks, baby-wipes, playing cards, new/used DVD’s and anything else you would want to give. Please send the items to school with your child or contact Mrs. O’Connor.

Veteran’s Day Assembly
We are having a Veteran’s Day Assembly on Wednesday at 2:00 in our Performing Arts Center. Students can invite any and all Veterans that they know to attend. Parents are welcome to attend too.

Calendar 11/2

2009-11-01T21:10:00.001-06:00

11/4 Early Dismiss 1:10
11/6 Dance 7-10
11/9 LMS Book Fair Begins
11/10 Basketball at North Platte 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:3011/12 Basketball at North Platte 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30

Weekly News 11/02

2009-11-01T21:09:00.001-06:00

Eighth Grade Explore Test
Eighth graders will be taking the Explore test this week. This is a pre-ACT type assessment meant to help students with their career interests and get an idea of their possible ACT score. We will be giving this assessment during our Social Studies and P.E. classes.

Cobras Win Door Decorating
The “Cobras” seminar team (Mrs. Spurgeon’s Seminar) was the winner of the Red Ribbon Week door decoration contest. You may remember that they won the dodgeball tournament back in August too. What a well rounded bunch!

Dance 11/6
We have our second dance this Friday night from 7 – 10. No jeans, shorts or t-shirts will be allowed at this dance. The kids need to dress up a little bit! Parents are welcome to attend.

Security System
Student safety is always one of our biggest concerns. We recently installed a new security system and it is finally up and running. All doors are locked during the school day and you need to press the silver button to call the office. Once identified, the door will be unlocked for you to enter. We have also installed video cameras that record 24/7 in the hallways, cafeteria, gym and outside the South doors.

Calendar 10/26

2009-10-25T20:58:00.002-05:00

10/27 Drug Free Presentation by the Harlem Knights 2:00
11/4 Early Dismiss 1:10
11/6 Dance 7-10
11/9 LMS Book Fair Begins
11/10 Basketball at North Platte 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30
11/12 Basketball at North Platte 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30

Weekly News 10/26

2009-10-25T20:57:00.000-05:00

We found out last week that our Lathrop R-II School District is Accredited with Distinction in Performance for the third year in a row! This is based totally on school performance data from many areas including MAP Scores, ACT Scores, Attendance and others. With your help, Lathrop R-II is doing a fantastic job!

Parent-Teacher Conferences went very well last Thursday with approximately 67% or our parents attending despite the poor weather and illness. Student performance the first quarter was super! Only 4.7% of grades were D’s of F’s. That is the best percentage ever for first quarter! 83% of grades were A’s and B’s which is awesome! Thanks to all parents for keeping their kids motivated and focused on academic achievement! We really appreciate all of your support!

Just so you know, parents are invited to everything we do. We sometimes forget to invite you, but you can show up at any of our school-wide events. We welcome your input at all times.

We have another assembly scheduled for this week. The Harlem Rockets are in town for a basketball game against some of Lathrop’s staff members Tuesday night at 7:00. They will do a drug-free assembly for us Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in our gym. Parents are welcome to attend!

We only had four dads at our first Watch DOGS meeting. There were two others who had been to the high school training so I excused them from seeing the presentation again. We are anxious to get some Dads Of Great Students into our building. If you couldn’t make it but still would like to participate please contact Mr. Fine at 528-7600 or email me at cfine@lathrop.k12.mo.us.

The Eighth Grade Boys Football team ended up tying with Lawson Tuesday which also means they tied for the Conference Title! Two years in a row for that group, great job boys and coaches Haahr, Gordon and Pritchett!

Calendar 10/19

2009-10-18T22:16:00.000-05:00

10/19 Girls Basketball Practice Starts
10/20 LMS to LHS for Drug Free Assembly 8:30
10/20 Football at Lawson 5:00
10/21 Boys Basketball Practice Starts
10/22 Early Dismiss 11:30
10/22 Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00 – 8:00
10/22 Watch DOGS Meeting/Pizza 7:00
10/23 No School
10/27 Drug Free Presentation by the Harlem Knights 2:00

Weekly News 10/19

2009-10-18T22:14:00.000-05:00

This week is Red Ribbon Week. Our teams will be decorating classroom doors on Monday during seminar. Tuesday we are going to the high school for a drug-free assembly from 8:30- 9:30. There are many other activities going on this week to promote safe and drug free schools.

Thursday the 22nd is an early dismissal for the kids at 11:30 and then Parent-Teacher Conferences will be from 1:00 to 8:00 Thursday evening. All teachers will be in the gymnasium for conferences. We hope everyone can take time out of their busy schedules to come up and visit with us. Don’t forget no school on Friday!

We are having an informational meeting for our middle school Watch DOGS program on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. We will have some pizza and discuss the program for all of the male role models of our students that might be interested in spending a day at LMS ensuring the safety of our kids! Please RSVP to 528-7600 or email me at cfine@lathrop.k12.mo.us.

We had our first big Renaissance Rewards day of the year on Friday. The gold card students went on a field trip to the College Basketball Experience at the Sprint Center. Even though we didn’t dress appropriately for all of the activity, everyone had a great time. The other groups rewards involved activities at our school including movies, free time and, as always…food!

Volleyball season is officially over and footballs last game is Tuesday the 20th at Lawson. The eighth grade boys are going for back to back undefeated seasons and an unofficial conference championship. Basketball practice starts Monday, 10/19 for the girls and all boys on Wednesday, 10/21. Our first basketball games are at North Platte on 11/10.

Calendar 10/12/09

2009-10-12T21:42:00.002-05:00

10/13 Volleyball Home vs. Smithville 4:30
10/14 Early Dismiss 1:10
10/15 Football at Plattsburg 5:00
10/15 Volleyball Home vs. West Platte 4:30
10/15 BB Practice Starts for Non-Football Players 3:15
10/16 End of the First Quarter
10/19 Girls Basketball Starts 3:15
10/20 Football at Lawson 5:00
10/22 Early Dismiss at 11:30
10/22 Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00 – 8:00
10/23 No School

Weekly News 10/12/09

2009-10-12T21:41:00.000-05:00

The 7th Grade will be going to their EmPowerU training on Thursday. This is a service learning project coordinated by Mr. Lewis and Ms. Jones. It looks like it will be an excellent program to get our kids more involved in the community.

Friday is the end of the first quarter of our school year. Parent-Teacher Conferences are October 22nd from 1:00 to 8:00. This also means no school on October 23rd.

We are kicking off our Watch DOGS Program on October 22nd with a 7:00 pizza meeting for all interested fathers, step-fathers and male role models of our students. Please RSVP to 528-7600 or by email to cfine@lathrop.k12.mo.us.

Football and Volleyball are down to their final week of games. Volleyball is done this Thursday and Football is over Tuesday the 20th. Basketball practices begin on the 15th for boys not playing football and on the 19th for the girls.

Calendar Week of 10/5

2009-10-04T21:25:00.002-05:00

10/5 Volleyball at Lawson 4:30
10/8 Volleyball Home vs. Mid-Buchanan 4:30
10/8 Football Home vs. Mid-Buchanan 5:00
10/9 Sixth Grade to Fall Festival 10:30 - 1:30

Planning Ahead:
10/14 Early Dismiss at 1:10
10/22 Early Dismiss at 11:30
10/22 Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00 - 8:00

Weekly News 10/5/09

2009-10-04T21:12:00.004-05:00

After a wild and crazy homecoming week, our second full week of school went very well. We sent our second progress reports home withh the kids last week. Most of the kids have been shown their MAP Test results and were given those to take home as well. If you haven't seen the progress report or the MAP results, please call us so we can get them to you.

All of our volleyball and football teams have been experiencing success. The football teams are a combined 5 and 1. Our volleyball teams are a combined 10 and 8. The Seventh Grade Volleyball Team played very well Saturday at the Plattsburg Tournament placing 2nd out of 8 teams. Congrats to all of our teams! All teams have only about two and a half weeks of play remaining and then it's on to basketball season!

We're looking forward to another full week of school this week! The only big thing going on is the sixth grade field trip to the Living History Festival. We are very fortunate to have this type of activity available in Lathrop.

Have a great week!

6th Grade to Living History Festival

2009-10-04T21:07:00.003-05:00

Our sixth grade will be going to the Lathrop Living History Festival on Friday, October 9th. We will leave at about 10:30 and return at 1:30. We will be eating lunch there so students will need to bring a lunch, eat a school lunch, or bring money to purchase something up there. Permission slips need to be returned by October 7th.

Calendar Week of 9/29

2009-09-29T22:24:00.002-05:00

9/30 Blood Drive in PAC 3:00 - 7:00
10/1 Volleyball at Plattsburg 4:30
10/1 Football at West Platte 5:00
10/3 Volleyball Tourn at Plattsburg 7th at 8:00 a.m., 8th at 11:30
10/5 8th Volleyball at Lawson 4:30

Weekly News 9/28

2009-09-29T22:14:00.002-05:00

We had a great time at the homecoming activities last week. We apprecaite the H.S. allowing us to come up for the pep rally. I know the kids enjoyed it.

Our football and volleyball teams both had success last week! We don't have very many students participating but they are having good time.

The seventh grade field trip to the Empower Plant in St. Joseph has been post-poned to October 15. The students will be placed in groups based upon an interest inventory then asked to plan and implement a community service project. Mr. Lewis is running this program through his 7th grade civics classes.

We are hosting a Red-Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday the 30th. Call Karissa Hall at 528-7736 to reserve your time between 3:00 and 7:00. We are almost full!

Thursday Night Wins!

2009-09-24T20:56:00.002-05:00

Both volleyball teams won tonight at Trenton and both football teams beat East Buchanan at home! Great Day to be a Mule!

Calendar 9/21

2009-09-20T21:47:00.000-05:00

9/22 Volleyball at North Platte 4:30
9/23 Early Dismiss 1:05
9/24 Volleyball at Trenton 5:00
9/24 Football Home vs. East Buchanan 5:00
9/25 Homecoming Pep Rally and Parade starting at Noon

Weekly News 9/21

2009-09-20T21:44:00.000-05:00

We won two football games last week, one game 2-0 and the other 48-0. 5th/6th grade team won this weekend as well. All three teams are unbeaten! Great job boys!

The volleyball girls opened up play this weekend in the West Platte Tournament. They played very hard and won some games. Most of the teams there had already played games and their experience showed.

The football teams play at home again Thursday starting at 5:00 and the volleyball teams play on Tuesday at North Platte at 4:30. Come out and support our kids!

Before our pep rally Wednesday, we had our PTO fundraiser kick-off. All of our kids are now out trying to sell cookie dough and other items to help support our academic needs.

The Middle School and the Elementary are sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, September 30th, from 3:00 – 7:00 in our Performing Arts Center. Please call Karissa Hall, the Elementary Nurse, at 528-7736 to set up a time to help save a life!

This week is our spirit week to go along with the high school homecoming. We have different dress-up days during the week and ending with us attending the Homecoming Pep Rally at the high school on Friday. We will eat lunch early and leave for the high school at 11:35. We will return to the middle school then walk up to the parade. If your child is going to participate in the parade, you will need to come in and sign him/her out of school.

Football Results 9/17

2009-09-18T11:15:00.003-05:00

Seventh Grade boys won 2-0, yes 2. Just one lone safety scored in this game. At least it was by us. Our offense will need to improve but....

The 8th graders showed plenty of offense beating Mid-Buc by a score of 48-0 with a running clock the entire 4th quarter.

Great games!

Calendar 9/15

2009-09-15T11:06:00.000-05:00

9/16 Pep Rally 2:15
9/17 Football Game Home 5:00
9/19 Volleyball at West Platte 9:00 a.m.
9/21 Football, Volleyball and Cheer Pictures 3:00
9/22 Volleyball at North Platte 4:30
9/23 Early Dismiss 1:05
9/24 Football Home 5:00
9/24 Volleyball at Trenton 5:00

Blood Drive!

2009-09-15T11:05:00.001-05:00

The Middle School and the Elementary are sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, September 30th from 3:00 – 7:00 in our Performing Arts Center. Please call Karissa Hall, the Elementary Nurse at 528-7736 to set up a time. The Red Cross will be making a presentation to our kids on Wednesday the 16th about this event.

Current News 09/15

2009-09-15T11:04:00.002-05:00

The dance Friday night was super! The kids were well-behaved as usual and I think everyone had a great time. The sixth graders seemed to have the most fun of any of the groups!

Monday the 14th we didn’t have school so that the teachers could go to our annual KCI Conference Teacher In-Service. We had a great motivational speaker to start off with then went to different break-out sessions. There were many different sessions for the teachers to choose from, all aimed at improving our instruction. We all learned a lot!

This week we have several “firsts”. Our first pep rally is Wednesday the 16th beginning at about 2:15. Our first football game is Thursday the 17th at home beginning at 5:00 and our first volleyball game is Saturday at West Platte, 9:00 a.m. Should make for another exciting week!

We aren’t trying to be nosy…but our Clinton County Health Department is asking for our help in tracking illness county wide. When a student is absent, we are supposed to inquire about the type of illness. So if you say your child is sick, please don’t be offended or surprised when we try to get a few more specifics. We thank you for your understanding in this situation.

Just a reminder that Parents are more than welcome to attend any of our events. We often forget to make direct invitations, but please feel free to attend pep rallies, assemblies, dances, etc. We love to have you around, and although your kids might not admit it, they do too!

Calendar Week of 9/8

2009-09-08T21:41:00.001-05:00

9/9 Progress Reports sent home with students.
9/11 Dance 7 – 10 p.m
9/14 No School
9/16 Pep Rally 2:15
9/17 Football Home 5:00
9/19 Volleyball at West Platte 9:00 a.m

Weekly News 9/8/09

2009-09-08T21:11:00.003-05:00

We held Student Council speeches and elections last Friday. The students did an excellent job presenting their speeches in front of the entire student body. Josh Hartzell was voted President, Duke Allen Vice-President, Emily Brunner Secretary, Dakota Stubler Treasurer and Steven Wilson is the Reporter.

Class Representatives were voted on today. I'll put the results in as soon as we release them.

Last Friday was the end of our first progress period. Teachers were supposed to have grades finished today and we are hoping to send them home Wednesday. Be on the lookout for them! You should also be getting a phone call from the teacher if your child has a D or and F. Be prepared to give us some of your thoughts on how to help your child.

Just FYI we have 182 students in grades 6 -8. 72 in 6th, 57 in 7th and 53 in 8th.

A short week this week and no school Monday the 14th means a short week next week too.

Calendar Week of 8/31

2009-09-02T20:06:00.002-05:00

9/2 Early Dismiss 1:10
9/7 No School Labor Day
9/14 No School - Teacher In-Service
9/16 Football /Volleyball Pep Rally 2:15
9/17 Football 5:00
9/19 Volleyball at West Platte 9:00 a.m.

Weekly News 08/31

2009-09-02T20:03:00.002-05:00

Our first full week went very well. Thanks to everyone for helping us get off to a great start.

We finally received the majority of our student ID cards last week. We made temporary cards for everyone else. Everyone that earned a color sticker in grades 7 – 8 should have one on his/her card now. This means we can get started with our Renaissance Rewards Program. There is more information about this in the handbook.

As a reminder, we do serve breakfast. We haven’t had a very good participation rate so far. Maybe that just means all of you are eating breakfast at home with your kids. That is good too!

We will soon be looking for some “DOGS”. (Dads Of Great Students) This is a program that gets dads into our schools on a regular basis. Please be on the look out for more information.

Last year our average MAP test scores ranked 7.8 out of 13 conference and area schools. This year our average rank was 5th! More good news for LMS!

We moved our dance from last Friday, the 28th to Friday, September 11 because of a home football game conflict.

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Dance Re-Scheduled to 9/11

2009-08-24T11:16:00.001-05:00

Due to a conflict with our High School Football's home opener, we are moving our dance to September 11, 2009.

News 8/24

2009-08-24T11:15:00.001-05:00

Our first week is going great! Students and Staff are back into a rhythm and all things are running smooth.

One of our goals is to increase our character education program. This would include decreasing the amount of bullying and harassing. We believe that getting our kids working with each other more closely will help improve these things.

To that end, we started our first couple of days with a lot of team building activities based upon our seminar teams. Each group of seminar kids had to come up with a team mascot. We then had a dodgeball tournament with the seminar classes as the teams. The Cobras came all the way back from the loser’s bracket to defeat the Anaconda/Gecco team for the championship. The Fighting Armadillos took the sixth grade championship and third place overall!

Preliminary MAP Test results are in and LMS did fantastic. Six of seven classes improved their scores over last year’s test. We also beat Plattsburg’s scores in six of seven areas. (We have a running bet with them involving a travelling trophy!) All of our scores were better than the state average too. Last year was just a super year all around!!

We are moving our first dance from this Friday the 28th to September 11th. We sure want everyone to come out for the first H.S. Football game on Friday so we don’t want to have a conflict with our dance.

All four of our student restrooms have been renovated and are completely touchless. They look great!

Thanks to all of you for helping us get our new year off to a great start. It is our sincere hope to work closely with you to make this year even better than last year for all of our kids!

Make-up Pictures - Change

2009-08-20T09:24:00.002-05:00

Sorry - We are not doing make up pictures on the 21st. They are the 27th.

First Day of School!

2009-08-20T09:10:00.001-05:00

Great to see all of the kids back again today! Starting off in a great way!

6th Grade Orientation

2009-08-04T22:38:00.002-05:00

6th Grade Orientation will be Monday, August 17th at 7:00 p.m. 6th Grade students and their parents should make plans to attend.

Registration for 2009-2010

2009-07-27T20:51:00.003-05:00

Registration for next year will be on Wednesday, August 5th! The letter we sent home in May stated the date would be on Thursday the 6th but we had to move it to the 5th for a couple of reasons.

The 8th grade should come between 8:30 and 10:30, 7th grade from 10:3-12:30 and the 6th grade from 1:30 to 3:00.

We will be taking school pictures that day too, so make sure you dress appropriately!

See you then!

Summer School Begins June 1

2009-05-29T23:42:00.001-05:00

Summer School starts Monday! If you haven't signed up, you can still come, just show up Monday morning before 8:00 a.m. Summer School runs from 8 - 3:25 Monday through Thursday. See you then!

2009-2010 School Year

2009-05-22T08:17:00.005-05:00

I know we just started summer vacation but here at school we've already begun working on and thinking about next year.

Students have already filled out their course requests for next year and we are starting to build a schedule to meet as many needs as possible.

Enrollment Day will be Wednesday, August 5th. (This date has changed from the 6th!) 8th grade from 8:30 - 10:30, 7th grade from 10:30 - 12:30 and 6th grade from 1:30 - 3:00.

We will take school pictures, assign lockers and do some health screenings that day as well as get schedules.

We have a sixth grade orientation night set for Thursday, August 17th at 7:00 p.m. (This is a date change!) We hope to be able to answer questions and help our sixth graders get off to a great start.

As always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to give us a call!

Grade Cards Mailed

2009-05-22T08:09:00.004-05:00

All of the teachers have their grades completed now so we expect we will be mailing them home Friday the 22nd. Several students owe us money or a book so if you don't get a grade card by Tuesday, you should probably call or stop in to see if your child owes us something.

MAP Rewards Movie Trip

2009-05-19T23:09:00.003-05:00

During our MAP Testing teachers used a rubric to rate students behavior, attitude and effort during the testing sessions. Those that scored 75% or better were rewarded with trip to the movies in Cameron today. We got to choose between Monsters vs. Aliens, X-Men, and Star Trek. We had a great time!

Academic Awards Ceremony

2009-05-12T21:43:00.003-05:00

We will be presenting our Academic Awards on Wednesday, May 20th beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Performing Arts Center. So far we have printed more awards certificates than ever! Parents are invited to attend. It will probably last until 10:00. This is also the last day of school with an 11:30 dismissal!

Attendance Rewards Field Trip

2009-05-12T21:37:00.002-05:00

124 Students that have had 96% or better attendance and fewer than seven tardies will be rewarded with a field trip to the North Kansas City Community Center on Thursday, May 14th.

This is our way of thanking students that have had above average attendance.

The students will be able to swim, play volleyball, basketball, and climb a rock wall. We are leaving at 8:30 and will return before 3:00. Permission slips are required.

Summer School 2009

2009-05-12T09:22:00.001-05:00

Sign-ups for summer school have begun. Each child was given a form to take home ( I doubt if many of those made it home :) ). These forms are due back in by April 3rd. If you didn't get one please let us know.

Summer school will begin on June 1, run four days a week and end on Thursday, July 2.

If you have questions give us a call! 528-7600.

LMS Events week of 5/11

2009-05-10T23:21:00.002-05:00

5/11 School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
5/13 Renaissance Rewards Day
5/14 Attendance Rewards to NKC Community Center
5/15 Athletic Awards 6:00 p.m.
5/15 LMS Dance 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
5/19 MAP Rewards Movie Trip to Cameron
5/20 Academic Awards 8:30 a.m.
5/20 Last Day of School Dismiss at 11:30 a.m.
6/2 Summer School Starts

LMS Calendar Week of 5/4

2009-05-03T21:17:00.002-05:00

5/4 Track at Plattsburg 4:00
5/5 7th and 8th Music Program 7:00 p.m. PAC
5/6 Early Dismiss 11:30 for Teacher In-Service
5/8 Track at North Platte 4:00
5/11 School Board Meeting 7:00
5/13 Renaissance Rewards Day
5/15 Athletic Awards Ceremony 6:00 p.m.
5/15 LMS Dance 7:00 - 10:00
5/20 Academic Awards Ceremony 8:30 a.m. in the PAC.
5/20 Last Day of School 11:30 Dismiss

Conference Track Results

2009-05-02T22:36:00.001-05:00

8th Girls Take First Place at The KCI Conference Track Meet! 8th Boy's take Second! Congrat's to those two teams!

2009-2010 Classes and Registration

2009-05-01T10:03:00.003-05:00

We have begun meeting with kids to figure out what classes they will be taking next year.

Miss Jones, our counselor, went down to LES and talked with the 5th grade. She got them signed up for lockers and discussed their class options. They really can only choose whether or not to be in band. The rest of their classes are pretty well set.

She also met with 7th graders and discussed their options on Wednesday the 29th. Seventh and eighth graders do have a couple more choices for their classes. The seventh graders were given a course list and asked to put down their preferences. The parents also need to sign-off on this form. We hope there will be some parent-child discussions during this process!

The course request form was supposed to be turned in today! If you haven't seen it, or it's still at home, please ask your child about.

LMS Events Calendar as of 4/27

2009-04-30T11:09:00.002-05:00

4/28 Algebra Taking EOC Exam
4/28 Track at Lawson 4:00
4/30 Algebra Taking EOC Exam
5/1 Conference Discuss Event at Plattsburg 4:00
5/2 Conference Track Meet at North Platte 9:00
5/4 Track at Plattsburg 4:00
5/5 LMS Band and Choir Performance 7:00 p.m.
5/6 Early Dismiss at 11:30 for teacher in-service.
5/8 Track at North Platte 4:00
5/13 Renaissance Rewards Day

Track Results

2009-04-22T22:29:00.003-05:00

The girl's continued their dominant performance in track meets this year taking first place in an eighteen team meet at Trenton on Tuesday the 21st.

The boy's are doing well too, they placed second at the same meet.

Our next meet is Thursday, 4/23 at Orrick. Come watch us run!

MAP Testing Over, EOC Exam Next Week

2009-04-22T22:20:00.003-05:00

LMS is finished with our MAP Testing. The students really put a lot of hard work in over the last week. They were great!

The Algebra kids still have one test left, the End of Course Exam that the state is using to replace the MAP at the high school level. The Algebra class is really a high school level class and all high school students must take the Algebra EOC Exam after taking Algebra. Our kids just "get" to take it a year early because they are in an advanced class.

LMS Calendar 4/20/2009

2009-04-20T22:19:00.000-05:00

4/20 NO Track Meet Tonight! (This has been cancelled!)
4/21 MAP Testing 7th and 8th Grades
4/21 Track at Trenton 4:00
4/22 MAP Testing 8th Grade
4/22 Early Dismiss 1:10 Teacher In-service
4/23 Track at Orrick 4:00
4/24 LMS Read-In 3:30 to 9:00 (Need Permission Slip)
4/28 Track at Lawson 4:00 p.m.

MAP Motivators

2009-04-17T22:40:00.003-05:00

We have some testing incentives set up to help motivate our students. Anyone improving any of their test scores will get to attend our MAP achievement party in the fall. Each class whose overall score beats their own last year's class will be invited to the party as well. In addition we have daily attendance drawings for gift certificates to local establishments. And once again we have our travelling trophy contest with Plattsburg Middle School. The winner gets to keep the trophy for the year, and the loser presents it to the winning school at a ball game next fall.

As if those things aren't enough, the teachers keep track of each student's effort and attitude on a daily basis. Students that really seem to be trying hard, have a positive attitude and come prepared will be rewarded with a trip to the movies in May.

The travelling trophy contest was enough motivation for me! :)

Last Day of School!

2009-04-17T22:33:00.002-05:00

We always build three extra days of school into the calendar for days we miss for inclement weather. Since we have only cancelled school twice this year, May 2oth will now be the last day of school, not May 21. That means there are now only 23 days of school remaining this year! That is really hard to believe!

Progress Report 8

2009-04-17T22:28:00.002-05:00

As you know, we have been sending home progress reports every three weeks this year. We are due to send one around April 28th. We have decided not to report grades at this time. We have done so much MAP preparation and testing for the last couple of weeks that most students grades have not changed much. If you really need to know you can check on your child's grades through the homework portal, or have your child "pink slip" on any Monday and bring it home.

Homework Blog

2009-04-17T22:27:00.002-05:00

Did you know we have a blogspot for 7th and 8th grade homework? Check it out at:
www.lmshomework.blogspot.com!

MAP Testing

2009-04-16T15:17:00.003-05:00

Wow! We just finished two days worth of MAP Testing. The kids were awesome! They behaved perfectly and really seemed to put forth their best effort! We are hopeful that their scores will reflect their effort! Thanks to all the students for their effort, the teachers for their preparation and the parents for their support.

The sixth graders are done with MAP testing. The seventh and eighth graders have two more days, Tuesday and Wednesday 4/21 and 4/22.