Hello LJ Families,

I can’t believe it is already March! Spring Break will be March 13–March 22.

We are also beginning to plan for Field Day and our Zoo trip as a MAP incentive. If you would like to chaperone or help with either of these events, please let me know. The Zoo trip will be May 1, and Field Day will be May 8.

If you haven’t purchased a middle school yearbook yet, you can order one here: http://yearbookforever.com/

I want to share a few important updates and highlights from our middle school community. Below, you will find information regarding:

-Nurse’s Memo                              -Sports Update

-Counselor Updates                      -Student of the Month

-Teachers Newsletter                     -Clubs

-PTA Chili Supper/Auction            -Summer School

Warmly,
Lindsey Crews

Topics: 

• Nurses Memo: 

Jackson County Health Department will be in our building on March 11 for our annual spring immunization clinic. This is a great opportunity to get the MO required vaccines for school. 8th graders need a Tdap and meningitis and 12 graders need a second meningitis. If you have general questions and/or questions about whether your student is in need of these you can reach out to Melissa Carpenter at mcarpenter@lonejackc6.net or Lindi Rogers at lrogers@lonejackc6.net. Please see attached flyers with more information regarding this opportunity. Parent letter: Click here. Flyer: Click here

Spring physical: May 3 from 5-7 at the high school. Open to all students, athletes are highly encouraged to utilize this opportunity if in need of a physical or have one expiring. Donations accepted and put back into our programs. 

• Sports Updates: 

Cheerleading. Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders- Are you interested in cheering next year? MS Cheer is hosting open gyms Wednesday mornings from 6:30am-7:30am. This is a great opportunity to learn cheers/skills prior to tryouts in April! If you have any questions, please contact Tasha Ortiz.

6th–8th Grade Soccer Scrimmage Opportunity. Want to learn or play soccer? LJAA is putting together scrimmages for 6th–8th grade students with other schools and clubs. This is a great opportunity to gain experience, develop skills, and compete in a fun environment. If your student is interested in participating, please complete the interest form below so we can begin organizing teams and scheduling matches. Link here

MS Track practice has started this week. If your child wants to participate, he/she needs to have a physical on file. There will be a parent meeting and more information to come in the Rooms app.

• Message from the counselors: All 6th and 7th graders and their parents received their course request form last week.  Those are due by March 13th.  8th graders enrolled for high school last week 

• Student of the Month: February! 

6th Grade: Lila Bordner & Darrel Baker 

7th Grade: Megan Lidberg & Gage Davis

8th Grade: Miranda Stevenson & Jamie Leath

• Core Teacher's Newsletter. At the top of this newsletter, you’ll find buttons linking to the 6th Grade Teacher Newsletter and the 7th & 8th Grade Teacher Newsletter. Please take a moment to check these for important updates and announcements from your child’s core teachers. I will put those links here as well. These links will never change throughout the year. 

6th grade

7th/8th grade

• Clubs: 

Please see our Broadcasting Clubs video for this past month: Click here

• Summer School 

We are sending this to families who may be interested in signing up for Middle School Summer School. 

Who: Current 5th-7th graders

Dates: May 19th-June 16th

Time: 8AM-12PM

Interest Form:  Click here

Once the interest form is completed and we will send additional details. I hope everyone is having a fabulous day.