LMS

Principal's Memo

Important Weekly Information for LMS Community Week of May 25th- 29th

Week at a Glance

Monday: May 25

No School

Tuesday: May 26

Art Open Studio until 3:00
Jazz Band until 3:15
Student Council until 3:00
Chess Club until 3:00
Intramural Session until 3:45

Wednesday: May 27

Dungeons and Dragons until 3:30
Grade 5/ Incoming Grade 6 Parent Info Night 5:30 in LMS Gym
Intramural Session until 3:45

Thursday: May 28

Ledyard Rotary Breakfast Recognizing Outstanding Students 7am
Home Track Meet AT LEDYARD HIGH vs. Clark Lane MS
GSA until 3:00
LMEnt Rehearsal until 3:00
Intramural Session until 3:45

Friday: May 29

Breakfast/ Lunch Menus

Monday: May 25

No School

Tuesday: May 26

Breakfast: Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Croissant
Lunch: Beef Nachos

Wednesday: May 27

Breakfast: Buttermilk Pancakes
Lunch: Mashed Potato and Chicken Bowl

Thursday: May 28

Breakfast: Mini Cinnis
Lunch: Chicken and Waffle

Friday: May 29

Breakfast: Skewered Sausage Pancake
Lunch: Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza

Important Dates in the Future

May 27th: Incoming Student Parent Night (For Current 5th Grade Parents) 5:30pm in LMS Auditorium

May 28th: LMS Student Recognition at Ledyard Rotary Club 7am

June 2nd: LMS Band Concert

June 3rd: Track Conference Meet at Montville High School

June 4th: LMS Chorus Concert

June 5th: Genova Leadership Group (6&7) Team Building at Waterford Country School Ropes Course (returns after school hours)

June 15th- 19th: Scholastic Book Fair (during school hours)

June 18th: LMS Field Day (Afternoon) Activity Day Schedule with PTO Kona Ice truck 12-2

June 22nd: Grade 8 Recognition/ Promotion 5:00pm (Crandall Field/ LMS Gym)

June 23rd: Staff/ Student Kickball Game (Morning) with Wicked Southern Coff

LMS Boys and Girls Outdoor Track Results at the CT Outdoor Track and Field State Championship on Saturday

LMS had 9 athletes/relays finish in the top 10 in their events against 95 other CT schools.

The girls were led by a 5th place finish by the 4 x 800M relay team of Riley Walsh, Savannah Baber, Jillian Van Vught and Natalie Yuhas; a 9th place by Natalie in the open 400M and a 10th place finish by the 4 x 100M relay team of Zamaya Mingo, Miloh Ruffin, Brynn Samokar and Kelsey McCarthy. The girls finished tied for 27th as a team

The boys started the meet with a State Championship run by the 4 x 800M relay team of Grayson Ysewyn, Elija Schweitzer, Ethan Robinson and Tristan Jackson; followed up with a 4th place finish by Eli Williams in the Shot Put, a 5th place in the High Jump by Jose Victorino, a 6th place finish in the 4 x100M relay by the team of Jose, Neyo Rose, Khai Kilgore and Carson Adamick, and 7th place finishes by Carson in the 100M and Tristan in the 800M.

With their outstanding efforts the Boys brought home the first ever Outdoor Track and Field Championship Trophy finishing 5th overall.

Singing in the Rain Jr. Floods LMS Stage on Memorial Day Weekend

Spring Intramurals

Each sport session will be held for 2 weeks on specific days from 2:05pm - 3:45pm. Students must sign up using the google form for the sessions they would like to attend.

Activity 1 - Flag Football

Mondays and Tuesdays

May 26th

June 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th

Activity 2 - Badminton

Wednesdays and Thursdays

May 27th, 28th

June 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th

Activity 3 - Golf

June 15th, 16th, 17th

Students must sign up with Mr. Chmielewski in person at this point as the sign up form is closed.

Literacy Field Trip

Students in Mrs. Freiert's and Mrs. Johnson's classes headed to the Book Barn last week for a literacy field trip.

LMS Book Fair

Scheduled for Week of June 15th - 19th

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for June 15th-19th and get your reader psyched to pick out their own book for summer reading! Start exploring together:

Book Fair Home Page

Grade 8 Recognition

With snow days hopefully behind us, the end of the year has been solidified.

The Grade 8 Recognition/ Promotion Ceremony will take place on:

Monday June 22nd at 5:00.

The ceremony takes place on Crandall Field (weather permitting) and then 8th grade students have a social following in the LMS Gym and Cafeteria following.

The social will end at at 7:45pm.

The A, B, C's of Being an LMS Student

With one quarter left of the school year, the school community will be focusing on the core values of being a student at LMS. Students will be expected to focus on their:

A: Assignments (work is completed and turned in on time)
B: Behaviors (prepared for class, follows class rules)
C: Collaboration (works well with others, does not sabotage)
D: Diligence (on task, does not waste time)
E: Engagement (participated in class)

The goal is to motivate and support classroom engagement and participation in addition to the values of kindness and respect. Each Friday for the remaining part of the year, we will follow an activity schedule and have a 40 minute activity/ recess for students to participate in. Students that do not meet the expectations of being a student will be given that time to revisit their core educational needs with academic instruction and support.

LMS Administration will be meeting with students on Monday morning (April 20th) to review this process.

Last Day of School

June 24th

Field Trips

8th Grade End of the Year Trip: Grade 8 students will be heading to Lake Compounce on Friday June 12th. Permission slips were distributed last week and should be turned in ASAP. Cost is $55. Date Change: Friday June 12th!

American Heroes Student Art Contest

To mark this year’s U.S. Semiquincentennial, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has committed $730,000 to sponsor the Freedom 250 American Heroes Student Art Contest. This national competition invites students in grades 3–12 to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary by creating artwork inspired by the 200+ historic Americans to be honored with statues in the National Garden of American Heroes.

Freedom 250 will award up to 168 first-place prizes to students at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels from each U.S. state and territory. Winners will receive a travel allowance to attend the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with a parent or guardian this summer, where all winning artworks will be featured in an exhibition and honored in an awards ceremony.

https://freedom250.org/celebration/american-heroes-student-art-contest?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery