LCMS Paw Prints Newsletter

Dear LCMS Panther Families,

Last night's production of The Little Mermaid was amazing! If you haven't seen it, you can still go on Saturday. Show starts at 7 pm at Partin Elementary. 

Best of luck to our Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball teams who will compete in the district tournament tomorrow morning. The Boys will be at Millennium and the Girls will be at Sanford. 

The end of the year is coming up quickly. Please be sure to visit the LCMS Website Calendar HERE for upcoming testing dates, concert and performance dates, and end of the year activities. 

Have a great week!

Don't forget, Panthers always:

Practice Safety

Act Responsibly

Work Hard

Show Respect

Go Panthers! #PawsUp

Sincerely, 

Dr. Melissa Laudani

Principal, Lawton Chiles MS 

Basketball vs. SSA

8th grade Dance Tickets on sale NOW - updated link

8th Grade Dance tickets are on sale now! Visit the school store at https://lcmsptsa.givebacks.com/store/items/1185049  to purchase your student's ticket for $25. 

PTSA Change Challenge

🎉💰 PANTHER CHANGE CHALLENGE! 💰🎉
Get ready, Panther families — it’s time to raid those couch cushions, car cup holders, and junk drawers because EVERY COIN COUNTS! 🪙✨

🗓️ April 21–25
Each grade will have a donation jar out during morning drop-off and lunch. Pennies and dollar bills ADD points… but silver coins and checks SUBTRACT — use them to sabotage other grades💥!

🏆 The grade with the most positive points wins a POPSICLE PARTY!
Let’s make some change for our PTSA programs (literally)!

📌 Exact change only – no change given.
💥 Let the coin wars begin!

Check out the Panther Press Online

www.LCMSPantherPress.com

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5-9

It's time to plan how you will show your appreciation to your child's teachers. Please see the flyer below from our LCMS PTSA

***Repeated but Relevant***

Upcoming FAST Testing

Students will begin taking FAST PM3 on May 1. Please visit the Calendar page of the LCMS website to see testing days: https://www.lcms.scps.k12.fl.us/calendar

Please see the documents below regarding this upcoming testing:

LCMS Grades 6-8 PM3 FAST Parent Letter 2025

LCMS Grade 8 Science Parent Letter 2025

LCMS Grades 6-8 Algebra I, Civics, & Geometry EOC Parent Letter 2025

Please also see the UPDATED Portal Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/192eATvAPXlenCjOqRMv83CetlylpHCiM/view?usp=sharing 

Summer Band Camp

It's time to register for LCMS Summer Band Camp! Please see the flyer below for information. 

Oviedo Middle School Summer Band Camp Flyer

Yearbooks for Sale

https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home

Senior Celebration

Please share with anyone in the Class of 2025 who attended LCMS. We can't wait to see our graduating Panthers!

Tdap Vaccine - Required for rising 7th graders

Is your student entering 7th grade next year? Don't forget they need their Tdap booster (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) or a valid exemption to start school on time in the Fall!

We're making it easy for you — SCPS Health Services, in partnership with the Florida Department of Health-Seminole, is hosting five Tdap Vaccination Clinics around Seminole County this March and April. 

No pediatrician? No insurance? No worries! This clinic is here to help our families get it done!

Planning to attend? Please visit the DOH-Seminole immunization portal at FL Immunization Screening Portal | Immunization Form (floridahealth.gov) to complete the forms ahead of time and expedite your visit.

Tdap Flyer

Tdap Flyer (Spanish)

8th grade Dance

Our 8th Grade Dance committee is working hard to make this year’s events memorable for the students! The PTSA wants to continue celebrating the students’ significant accomplishment of completing middle school, as we have done in years past. However, it takes a lot of people to make this happen, and they need more volunteers to help. Specifically, they are looking for people to join the decorations and fundraising committees. PTSA will also be looking for 6th and 7th grade parent volunteers to chaperone the dance, as 8th grade parents traditionally do not serve as chaperones on that special evening.

It's important to note that once these 8th grade parents step down, there will be no one left to take over the reins for future events. If you’re interested in getting involved—especially if you’ll have an 8th grader in the next few years and want to learn more about what to expect—please reach out to 8thgradelcms@gmail.com 

Hagerty Basketball Camp

🏀Hagerty Basketball Camp REGISTRATION Form🏀 

PTSA Needs You!

Sign up to volunteer in the student lounge https://m.signupgenius.com/?#!/showSignUp/4090C4FA8A72CA3F58-53035785-student  

***Club Listing 

Some clubs have not yet started. Please see the chart below for more information. 

Don't forget: The Google form MUST be completed by parents/guardians BEFORE a student can attend a club meeting. 

Step 1 - Click the link below to view the list of clubs.

Step 2 - Parents must click the link for the Permission Form and give permission for their student to attend. Take a note of the date and time. These forms will be added closer to the start of the school year. 

Step 3 - Students then attend the club meetings and have fun! Any student who shows up for a meeting without the parent permission will not be allowed to stay. 

***Club listing is a live document. Check back for updates. 

Dress Code

Reminder while you are back to school shopping, crop tops do not meet dress code and should not be worn to school. For full dress code information, please visit: https://cdnsm5-ss20.sharpschool.com/.../Pol.../DressCode.pdf 

Want to be involved? Join PTSA

Please click here for all PTSA Information: PTSA Website

Who to Contact

Have a question or an issue, but you aren't sure who to contact? Use this flowchart below for assistance. All email addresses can be found on the Staff Directory on the LCMS Website:  Staff Directory  Lists of which administrators are over which subject areas can also be found on the LCMS Website: Administration

Drop Off & Cell Phone Policies

Support our Business Partners!

If you are interested in advertising in the weekly newsletter, please email Melissa_Laudani@scps.us.

If you are interested in having an ad banner on our carline or Hwy 419 fence, please fill out this form: https://share.hsforms.com/1JG4T_qJIQq2TMHgRyay3dQ4amsl or call the number below. 

Pictures of these banners will also be included on the website and in this newsletter. 

Support our Banner Sponsors!

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Please support these Business Partners:

Support our In-Kind Donors!

Please support these Business Partners who have supported our school programs through an in-kind donation:

Support our Renters!

Please support these Business Partners who have rented our facility for an activity:

i9 Sports - visit:  https://www.i9sports.com/venues/oviedo-area-oviedo-community-lawton-chiles-ms-youth-sports-programs/8063 

MVP Volleyball - visit: https://www.mvpacademyvb.com/floridaindoor 

Ball Class Soccer - https://clubs.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1232352 

Hagerty Pop Warner - https://www.hagertypopwarner.com/ 

S4 Sports Camps - https://www.s4sportsacademy.com/summer-camps-seminole-county