Welcome to the 8-4 Phoenix Team for 2019-2020!!
We are excited to have you on our team, and we are looking forward to a successful school year.
June 5, 2020 / 8-4Thank you for the BEST YEAR ever!
We have been through the toughest of times that the world will never forget. Each one of you have touched our hearts in one way or another.
Enjoy the Google Slide presentation. You will be missed!!
Interested in Yearbook Signing?
Jostens has just launched Yearbook Digital Signing Pages, a one-of-a-kind web experience that allows students to participate in a fun, interactive experience that results in a permanent keepsake. Did I say it's FREE? Yes, it is AND it's available to ALL students not just students that purchased a yearbook!
Lufkin Digital Yearbook Signing.docxSupport for Families with Devices
There is a special Help Desk we've set up for families. Click HERE to be redirected to the site.
If you're having technical issues, you can find assistance online or over the phone.
Sing a Song on 6/5/20
To celebrate you as 8th graders moving on to High School, we want to play some of your favorite songs as you come to pick up your Certificate(s) and other momentos.
Fill out this SURVEY with your suggestions for the DJ to play your favorite song on June 5th.
IMPORTANT GRADING UPDATES
REMOTE LEARNING 2020
5/11/20
Remote Learning Recap
Free Digital Access
Mackin, a large book seller, has made available free digital content to all U.S. and international schools through September 2020.
The icon link is located on the home page of Destiny/Follett (available in WakeID).
Student login: WakeID
Student username: studentID#
MackinVIA, named 2019 Product of the Year, is a multi-award-winning, digital content management system, providing easy access to eBooks, read-alongs, audiobooks, databases, and videos. With just one login, users can view, utilize, and manage all of their digital resources. Further, MackinVIA allows simultaneous, unlimited access to multiple users on all platforms, and is mobile friendly.
Remote Learning Recap
Week of 4/13/20
Remote Learning Recap Week of 4_13_20.pdfRemote Learning Newsletter
Beginning Monday, 4/13/20, we will begin Remote Learning. This is new for us all, so please be patient as we adjust to the process together.
Below you will find the student schedule, LIVE office hours for students to talk to teachers via Google Meet, and Google Classroom codes for all 8-4 teachers and electives.
Please remember that your health and safety is the number ONE priority!! If you need help with anything, please do not hesitate to contact one of the teachers.
Corrections and/or Additions:
Moore - znmeipc Stevens - rtksc7q
LRMS AIG Google Classroom: gbcyira 8th Grade AIG: q22ykh2
Revised NewsletterDigital Learning Technology Survey
Hello 8-4 families,
Hopefully by now you’ve seen the most recent Wake County parent email regarding continued education. Year round schools are starting continued learning of new content the week of April 6th. We will be sending out more detailed information in the near future after attending county and school trainings for online learning.
We need your help! Please answer the following questions on the survey below as we prepare for digital learning:
- Does your student have access to a device at home?
- Yes or no? If so, what type of device will they be using (cell phone, laptop, tablet, desktop)?
- Does your family have internet access at home?
- Yes or no?
- Does your family have access to a printer?
- Yes or no?
Please click the link below to access the technology survey.
Digital Learning Family Survey
The county will be working on providing resources for families without a device or internet access so this information is important for us to know moving forward.
Thank you!
8-4 Teachers
End of Year Testing Donations
Parents/Guardians - If you would like to make donations for our end of year testing season please see the Amazon Wish List link here. We are in most need of earbuds and pencils. Thank you for your donations and support of LRMS.
March 10, 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a state of emergency to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus.) Given this declaration, Superintendent Moore has informed all school personnel that all field trips are cancelled effective immediately.
We are currently working with any vendors where payments have been made to inquire about refunds. Once we have more information regarding refunds, the school will be in contact with you.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,
Stacie McGuirt
8th Grade Assistant Principal
Pathways to Health Careers Summer Camp
Greetings,
On behalf of Duke Area of Health Education Center, I would like to invite your students to the Pathways to health careers summer camp, June 15-19, 2020. This camp is offered to rising 8thand 9thgraders, introducing them to the work of health careers through hands on activities, field trips, tours, and testimonials from prating health care providers. Please share the attached fliers with your students and their parents, the deadline for registration is June 10, 2020. If you have any further questions please reach out to Jasmin Harris at jasmin.harris@duke.edu Ms. Monica Taylor at monica.taylor@duke.edu. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Jasmin Harris
Teacher Appreciation Day
Please consider donating snacks for the March Teacher Appreciation day.
6-4 is hosting, but obviously anyone can participate. :)
Thank you in advance!
Hope Games Volunteer and Dontations Flyer 2020.pdfHOPE Games
Friday May 8th, 2020
We can use your help!
Please volunteer with donations and/or your time using this SignUp Genius link.
Thank you in advance!!!
Need to meet with a counselor? Fill out the form below!
You Got Talent? Lufkin's Got Talent!
Friday, April 24, 2020
Food truck, fun and prizes!
*Rehearsal Friday, April 17, 2020
***Limited spots are available***
8th Grade Parents
Thank you for coming out to hear about high school registration. I hope you found the presentation informative, relevant, and engaging. I wanted to highlight and clarify a couple of things regarding the high school registration process:
-The window to register for classes opens on 2/24. That is when you and your student may go into Powerschool and begin registering for classes. If you and your student log in on that day and the class registration link is not there, keep checking back.
-While the due dates to bring the folders back are March 2 (tracks 1, 3 and 4) and March 10 (track 2), your student may bring the folder in starting 2/25 and I will begin checking them over and registering students who would like to do it at school.
-I have put the presentation from last night on the website for your reference: https://www.wcpss.net/Page/27760
-Track 2 parents - The date for turning the folders in is March 10 (the first day the students come back from track out). This is a change from the presentation last night. If you were not able to come last night, you or your student may stop by to get his/her folder from the student services office.
-Please contact me if you have any questions
- Laura Bodek, School Counselor
- lbodek@wcpss.net
- 919-387-4465 (ext. 25677)
Mandatory 8th Grade Parent Meeting
Tuesday, 2/18 at 6:30 pm
This is for parents ONLY.
Vote for your 8th grade Dance Theme HERE!
Friendly Reminder!!!
Last Day to pay $119 for Williamsburg, VA Field Trip is 2/7/20!
Ashlords Order Form (1).pdfAshlords
by Scott Reintgen
Mr. Reintgen is a former Lufkin student. He was in the inaugural 6th grade class! He is an Apex resident, and he has chosen Lufkin as the school to launch his new series on January 21!
Orders must be received by Friday, January 10!
Orders are available in the MC, on the LRMS website, and in the hallways.
Book Summary -Every year since the Ashlords were gifted phoenix horses by their gods, they've raced them. First into battle, then on great hunts,and finally for the pure sport of seeing who rode the fastest. Centuries of blood and fire carved their competition into a more modernspectacle: The Races.
Over the course of a multi-day event, elite riders from clashing cultures vie to be crowned champion. But the modern versionof the sport requires more than good riding. Competitors must be skilled at creating and controlling phoenix horses made ofash and alchemy, which are summoned back to life each sunrise with uniquely crafted powers to cover impossible distancesand challenges before bursting into flames at sunset. But good alchemy only matters if a rider knows how to defend theirphoenix horse at night. Murder is outlawed, but breaking bones and poisoning ashes? That's all legal and encouraged.
In this year's Races, eleven riders will compete, but three of them have more to lose than the rest--a champion's daughter,a scholarship entrant, and a revolutionary's son. Who will attain their own dream of glory? Or will they all flame out in defeat?
High School Parent Night and Open House Dates
MANDATORY Rising 9th Grade Parent ONLY Night @ LRMS
February 18, 2020
6:30 - gym
High School Open Houses:
Apex High School - 2/3/20
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Apex Friendship High School - 2/6/20
6:00-6:30 p.m. Self guided tour
6:30-7:30 p.m. Presentation in the Auditorium
Holly Springs High School - 2/20/20
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Middle Creek High School - 2/20/20
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Southeast Raleigh High School - 2/20/20
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Athens Drive Magnet High School - 2/27/20
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Cary High School - 2/27/20
6:00 p.m.
** All dates are subject to change. Please go to High School Web Sites for Additional Information**
Any questions, please call or email Laura Bodek, Counselor at (919) 387-4465 Ext-25677 or lbodek@wcpss.net
Quarter 3 Club Sign Up
Student Led Conferences - 10/30/19
October 24 at Fuller Elementary & Cary High School (4:30-6:30)
October 30 at Lufkin Road Middle (3:30 - 5:30)
Make Up Days
Make up day for 9/5/19 will be Saturday, 11/16/19.
Make up day for 9/6/19 will be Saturday, 12/7/19.
These are considered regular school days, and your attendance is expected.
SPOOKY WALK - 10/25/19
6pm to 10pm
Admission is $10 which includes both the Spooky Walk and the Trunk or Treat.
Admission to the Trunk or Treat without the Spooky Walk is $5. There will be Food trucks and carnival games on site as well for an additional cost.
We need your help! Please consider signing up for one or both.
Pre-sale tickets: Friday October 18th in the lobby first thing in the morning.
Please review the available slots on the link above and click on the button to sign up. One person per slot. Please remember that you will also need to be available on rain date if needed.
The rain date is the next day - Saturday,10/26/19
Q2 Club Sign Up on 9/25/19 and 9/26/19
8-4 Team T-shirts
You can order team t-shirts using this link: https://lrms84phoenix19.itemorder.com
Color and sleeve lengths vary - see link for options!
Deadline: 9/27/19
Curriculum Night and School Dance Volunteers - moved to 9/27/19
Rescheduled from 9/6/19 (due to weather).
Volunteers Needed to sell concessions at the school dance on Friday, 9/27! (Only 30 minute time slots!)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DA8A72AA6F94-concessions
Reality of Money - 9/13/19
Each student will be given a "student profile" at random. The profile will include their occupation, education level completed, marital status, # of children, student loan payment, and savings account balance.
During the simulation, students use their listed income to talk to the multiple expense stations. Volunteers at each station will assist students in making the everyday financial decisions necessary to make it to their next payday! The stations are as follows: housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, clothing, communications, entertainment, healthcare insurance, credit cards, dollars & $ense, next payday, and a help station!
As students visit each station they will keep a checkbook record of the transaction expense, deposit, and balance. Throughout this process, students may even need to revisit a station if they go over their budget.
Volunteers are necessary to make this event possible! With the help of you, we can teach students to make smart decisions with money so they can build a solid financial foundation for their future!
You can find the volunteer sign-up on the Lufkin Road scrolling home page or click here.
NO FUSS FUNDRAISER
***Have your student's name, or your company's name, on the LUFKIN LIGHTNING BOLT WALK OF FAME!***
100% of funds collected go to LRMS PTA to benefit our students and teachers.
Click here for the form to be filled out and returned by your student.
i-Ready Diagnostic Testing
Track 4 will begin its first round of i-Ready Diagnostic testing beginning August 12th. Additional diagnostic testing will occur in the middle and end of the school year. A letter was sent home today with students chosen to complete the online assessment based on their 2018-2019 EOG data.
Open House - 8/8/19
Click HERE for the presentation.
LRMS 20th Anniversary T-shirt Update
If you ordered a 20th Anniversary t-shirt for your student, the delivery had been delayed. We expect to be able to distribute those to the students to their Homeroom class in mid-August. We apologize for any inconvenience. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact lufkinptsapresident@gmail.com.
Positivity Project
#otherpeoplematter
This is Lufkin Road Middle School's second year partnering with the Positivity Project to emphasize growing our students and our faculty as people of strong character. Each day in Lightning Time students will learn about, discuss, and engage in activities that emphasize all 24 character strengths.
Students will take the strengths test during the first week of the school year.
Take the Character Strengths Test!
- IF YOU WERE AT LUFKIN LAST YEAR - log in with your Wake County e-mail address. If needed, select "Forgot Password" to reset.
- If you are new to Lufkin or have not yet taken the Character Strengths Test, create an account using your student e-mail. Use the same password that you use to log into the computer.
- Select "youth" survey rather than "adult" survey (ages 10-17).
- Take as much time as you need to take the survey.
- Complete your character strengths worksheet when you are finished.