Ice Bucket Challenge for Bolt Bucks

Students met their Bolt Bucks goal of 15,000 earned in September. Because of this, our deans Mrs. Shackelford, Mr. Serpas, and Mr. Diaz had buckets of ice water dumped on them by students! Students won the opportunity to participate by entering their Bolt Bucks into a raffle. Our deans are such good sports!

Staff Highlight

Family Liaisons

At Leman Middle School, each grade level is supported by a family liaison. The family liaison's role is to partner with families, school staff, and community partners to help parents/guardians in achieving goals that support their child's academic success. Family Liaisons are responsible for promoting student attendance, assisting with access and linkage to community resources, and facilitating parenting education and family engagement.

The week of 11/4-11/8 will be a Spirit Week sponsored by Student Council! This ad was developed by 8th grade student Kylie Doyle, in our Community Relations Exploratory class. Students in Community Relations spend the trimester learning the basics of marketing.

Spotlight on… The Community Schools Model

District 33 is a community school district, meaning all schools operate within a model that leverages strong partnerships between schools, families and the community. A community school is both a place and set of partnerships between the school and community resources. Although all schools in District 33 are community schools, no two look exactly alike. Each school is a reflection of the building's students, families, and community partners. As a community school, Leman Middle School has a community school team that includes a Community School Coordinator, Family Liaisons, Community Mental Health Clinicians, and After School Coordinators. School staff, in partnership with these teams, work with families and community partners to create and implement a shared vision of student and school success. There are four pillars of a comprehensive community school model:

The 4 Pillars of Community Schools in West Chicago

1. Integrated Student Supports: Community schools pay attention to the whole needs of students. Services and supports offered include, home and community-based mental health services, Becoming a Man Mentoring (BAM), WeGo Together Community Market; a school-based food pantry, and access and linkage to community resources.
2. Expanded and Enriched Learning Time and Opportunities: District 33 collaborates with community partners to provide high quality out-of-school and summer opportunities. This includes DREAM After school program, Puente del Pueblo After School Program, and various after school clubs.
3. Active Family and Community Engagement: Community schools prioritize meaningful and ongoing engagement of families and community partners. This includes family nights, parenting education workshops, Adult ESL classes, and family zumba.
4. Collaborative Leadership and Practices: Community schools develop a shared vision and goals leveraging the expertise of residents and community partners. We are looking to form a Community School Leadership Team. It will be an opportunity for parents, community partners and District 33 staff to identify needs and the implementation of the community school model at Leman. Be on the look out for more information!

Leman Middle School has a Community School Coordinator, Ciara Thomas, that oversees the operations of the community school model at Leman. She is part of Leman's administrative team and helps determine where community resources may be of support. She also works with community agencies to partner with the school.

Leman is proud to be a community school! It's focus on academics, services, supports, and opportunities leads to improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities.

7th Grade Exploratory Classes

6th Grade Social

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