LPMS Weekly Happenings

Week of December 5, 2016

You can see the LPMS weekly announcements on the “Announcements”

page on the LPMS website. You can find the “Announcements” under the

“About LPMS” tab. You can also view the athletic and school calendar

from the LPMS website. It is in the top right corner of the webpage.

Please also check your student’s team webpage by hovering on the Class-

rooms tab at the top of the page. Once you hover on the tab, a menu will

appear and you can click on your student’s team page. Then you can click

on “Newsletters” and find up to date information about the team.

Parent Opportunities/Reminders and Misc. Information:

Dec. 5 Girls’ Basketball begins

Dec. 8 PTO/BAC Meeting—9:30 a.m. @ LPMS

Dec. 12 Holiday Band Concert @ Palmer Ridge High School @ 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 14 Principal’s Coffee @ Wesley Owens @ 9:00 a.m.

Dec. 14 7/8 Gold and Silver Musical @ LPMS @ 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 15 Board of Education Meeting @ Admin Building @ 6:00 p.m.

Dec. 16 7/8 Red and Blue Musical @ LPMS @ 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 20 Last day of 1st Semester

Dec. 21, 2016 -Jan. 6, 2017—Winter Break

The first day back to school is Monday, January 9, 2017

Other opportunities for students:

YMCA Bus—Attention 7th graders, The bus for the YMCA is now running! You must have

a signed permission form turned into the office. Please sign up for the bus in the office no

later than 1 o’clock on the day you wish to ride.

Homework Help – Need a quiet place to work on homework? Do you need to use a comput-

er to complete research for an assignment? Need some additional help in math? Homework

Help will meet from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Come any day - Monday through Friday. Once

you are in after school supports, you are expected to stay the whole hour. Please have your

ride here by 3:45 p.m.

FCA – Fellowship of Christian Athletes will begin meeting every Wednesday morning at

6:30am in Mr. Strycker’s room. FCA is a student-led group where we play games, eat do-

nuts, and students share a lesson with the group. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Science Olympiad

Mandatory meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 6th and 7th. Regular meetings

every Tuesday and Wednesday until 4:00 p.m. in Ms. Darrow’s room number 801.

Speech Team

Mondays and Thursdays until 4:00 pm Ms. Monroe’s room 705

Open Gym

Basketball for Boys & Girls 6:30 AM Wednesdays

Knowledge Bowl Practice this week.

Kindness Club Kindness Revolution is a club designed to recognize kindness around our community and School. We will be doing fun activities, and community service projects to help better our school and community every Monday from 2:35- 4:00. We will have our

first meeting on Monday, December 5th, after school. See Mrs. Sampson on 7Blue with any questions.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Cut them out! Tear them out! Just

DON'T throw them out! There is a Box

Tops chest in the office for you to turn

them in. Please remember to put your

name, grade and team on the baggie.

Remember the team that brings in the

most box tops will win an ice cream par-

ty. Please continue to help us by check-

ing the expiration dates and cutting them

out on or near the dotted lines.

ADOPT D38

Adopt a teacher, grade, or

school, please click the

Adopt D38 tab on our school

website or pick up an adop-

tion form at the office.

Thank you to the follow fam-

ilies that have adopted our

staff!

The Markowitz Family—8 Red

An anonymous family—8 Blue Elizabeth Cashman—Ms. Claycomb

CONTINUATION

The 8th grade Continuation and

Awards Ceremony is tentatively

scheduled for Thursday, May 18,

2017. More information will be

announced in the Spring.

REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR

Love the scientific method and working with a partner or by yourself to learn about a science

topic? Compete in the Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair which will be held Saturday February 25 at UCCS. For more information, please talk to your

science teacher.