Volume: 2021-2022 ● Number: 17 ● Lebanon, NH

May 6, 2022 (delayed)

Email: jdentremont@sau88.net
Website: https://lms.sau88.net/
Location: 3 Moulton Avenue, Lebanon, NH, USA
Phone: 603-448-3056
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LMSLebNH/
Twitter: @LMSLebNH

LMS Friends,

So sorry for our delay with the Middle Scoop this past week. We are glad to get it out for you this week with all of our happenings in and around LMS!

There is much going on as we wrap up the year! The end to the 21-22 year will be here before we know it!

A big thank you to the Student Council and LMS PTO who celebrated our staff through Appreciation Week last week. From putting together notes, assembling spring mugs with goodies, and fulfilling amazon wish list items, so many were grateful for the kindness and appreciation.

We were excited recently to host our drama show at LMS. Our students did a marvelous job and were very pleased with their performance.

If you are interested in summer camp opportunities, there are tons of options in the community news section. There are all kinds of great opportunities we pass along in each Scoop when we hear about them!

We hope you have a great rest of the week! Our next Scoop will come out on the 27th of May just in time for information on all end of year activities!

Regards,

John P. D'Entremont, Principal

Students will be completing testing for the required NHSAS tests this week. Please ensure students bring their chromebooks to school charged and ready to go with their chargers. Thank you!

5/10 - NH SAS Testing - Math - All students

5/11 - NH SAS Testing - ELA - All students

5/12 - NH SAS Testing - Writing - All students

Important Information Needed: We've asked our 8th graders to complete this survey (from their email address) to indicate their T-shirt sizes and we are still seeking some responses. Please check with your child to make sure they completed the survey. Thanks for the help!

It’s hard to believe, but we are getting ready to begin our focus on end of the year events! It’s a very exciting (and maybe a little nerve racking) time of their LMS journey. We are super excited to get back to some of our past traditions. Please begin to discuss and mark off your calendars for the following activities:

• June 10th - 8th Grade Dance/Social

• June 13th - Step Up Day

• June 14th - Spring Carnival

• June 15th - Early Release/8th Grade Recognition

In the upcoming weeks, we will be providing more information as we continue to work out these details. As much as we are bringing things back, we are still navigating some needed changes that we need to figure out.

In the past, leading up to these types of events, we have the below criteria that students need to meet in order to attend. Although most students will not be impacted, or need to consider this, we always want to be clear and provide the structure that can help everyone be successful.

Criteria:

• No ISS or OSS or bus suspension

• No more than 3 lunch/recess detentions

• Not sent for removal to SRA more than 3 times

Students who do not meet this criteria will meet with administration to determine their eligibility to participate and parents/guardians will be involved.

Please stay tuned for more exciting news about our end of year events!

Student grades and assignment information are available 24/7 via a Powerschool Parent Portal Account. 3rd trimester progress report grades will be visible on May 11th. If you do not have a Powerschool Parent Portal Account, please email Ruth Keane at rkeane@sau88.net In the email, please list your name, the student's name, and what username you would like to use.

The Student Council has been working on Teacher Appreciation in conjunction with the LMS PTO. Check out some of these happy staff members! It is not too late...please remind your student to complete the following form if they haven't already!

Join our students, our schools, and our community to raise $300,000 to bring back this essential resource. For more information or to give, click here.

Top Five Reasons to Help Bring Back the Lebanon Track

1. Resource for elementary, middle, and high school students, faculty, and staff who need a place to recreate
2. LHS cross country and track & field programs will have a new, safe home to train and compete
3. Community resource for non-profits to hold fundraisers for meaningful causes
4. Economic driver for hosting meets and events
5. Promotes healthy lifestyles and builds lifelong bonds and friendships

Thank you and take good care!

~The Track Fundraising Committee

For a number of years now, the LMS 5th grade has participated in the King Arthur Flour Bake for Good Program. Students participate in the program at school and then return home with all the essential ingredients to bake for themselves, their family and others. Although we did not host an in person event this year, our 5th graders still had a great time participating in their classrooms and bringing their ingredients home! A big thank you to King Arthur Flour, Amy Driscoll, and Mrs. Wadlinger for once again bringing this program to our school.

Hello LMS Families,

We are seeing a spike in covid positive cases in our schools (see the district weekly covid dashboard) and across our community (Grafton County). This is a reminder to monitor your children daily for signs of illness. If any develop, keep them home and test for covid. Please send me the results of any covid tests done.

If you have a positive case in your home, please keep in mind that you need to inform the nurse in any schools where there might be siblings of the positive case, as depending on their vaccine status the sibling of a positive person might need to be quarantined.

All students who are vaccinated (primary 2 dose series) and are 12 years old and older are eligible for the booster vaccine 5 months after their second vaccine dose.They will not be considered “fully vaccinated” for quarantine purposes without the booster if there is a positive case in your home. I would highly recommend getting the booster dose if you wish to avoid having your child quarantined if there is a positive case in your household.

In general, the covid vaccines are still the best protection against covid and its variants. They have been proven to reduce illness symptoms and decrease hospitalizations. We are not out of the woods yet…

As always, please connect with me if you have any questions about our covid guidelines, any change/update in your child’s medical status or medical concerns about your child.

Nancy Pageau

npageau@sau88.net

603-727-9817 (direct line)

603-448-3056 (LMS)

To sign up your child, 17 years old or younger, for voluntary COVID testing, please use this link.

For staff and students who are 18 years or older please use this link to sign up for voluntary testing.

When prompted please use the following access code:

• Lebanon Middle School: 81ZM9C

What will happen if a pool comes back positive?

We will follow this process for unconfirmed or confirmed positive cases:

If by chance a pool comes back positive, we will notify the staff and the families of those students in the pool that there is an unconfirmed positive case.

Students/staff in the pool will be asked to monitor for symptoms and will be tested two days later.

After the follow-up testing, those in the pool will be notified of either the negative or positive result.

The person who tested positive will be asked to isolate and close contacts will be notified per the procedures we have been following since the start of the pandemic. The Superintendent will also inform the larger community of the positive test result.

Carolynn Stockwell, 5/6 Counselor

cstockwell@sau88.net

Stephanie Allard, 7/8 Counselor

sallard@sau88.net

Elena VanZandt, Student Assistance Provider

evanzandt@sau88.net

If you missed 8th grade parent night. We have included the information for you below.

We will snap another photo after we find our outdoor location!

Nice job students! Thank you to Mrs. Roper, Mr. Schachtner, and Mr. Robbirds on their combined efforts.

On Thursday, April 28th, 2022 the Lebanon Middle School Drama Club put on their first performance in three years with "The Great American Musical Disaster". Performed in front of an audience of almost 200 people, it was also the first Drama Club performance held on the LMS campus in almost a decade. Congratulations to all the students who worked so hard to put this event on in front of family, friends and the community. Thank you to Drama Director Mr. Brian Milauskas, Assistant Director Mr. Matt Woods and to the LMS Custodial staff for all their support. Well done, Students!

Spring sports are in full swing at LMS. After hosting Newport and Claremont to start the season, the Softball team picked up a road win over Thetford Academy last Thursday 5/5. The team features 17 players and will see a lot of game action with 4 games in the next 10 days. Be sure to come out and support LMS Softball at their next home game on Wednesday 5/11 vs. Hartford. Get the complete game schedule HERE.

LMS Baseball has 27 players this year. The "A" squad has played three games so far with wins on the road at Hartford and Thetford Academy. They came from behind to tie Claremont in a tightly played season opener at Eldridge Field. The "B" squad has played four games total with a victory at Cardigan Mountain and battled Hartford until the last out on Thursday for their home opener. Coach Yates reports the "B" team has players with great attitudes and are willing to learn and get better every day. Keep up the great work, Students!

The LMS Athletic Department is currently seeking applicants for the positions of Head Football Coach and Assistant Football Coach for the 2022 Fall Season. Practices and Games are held Monday-Thursday with an occasional Saturday game. Season starts mid-August and runs until the end of October with an 8 game season schedule. Games and practices are held at Lebanon HS. If you are or someone you know is interested in applying please do so at the official links below. For questions, contact Athletic Director Brett Franklin via email at bfranklin@sau88.net. Thank you for spreading the word!

LMS Head Football Coach Posting

LMS Assistant Football Coach Posting

Please see or email Mr. Masi at LMSYearbook@sau88.net with any questions.

Executive Council Members

Oak President: Saanvi Bramhe

Maple President: Helena Mielcarz

Birch President: Oliver Hermanson

7th Grade Vice Presidents: Kalyani Jogdand, Ian Danen, Eden Aldrich, Anna Harrington

5th/6th Grade President: Acadia Buck

5th/6th Grade Vice President: Hannah Follensbee

Secretary: Anna Vecherina

If you have any questions, please email Mrs. McFarland, Student Council Advisor, at mmcfarland@sau88.net.

Wednesday, May 18th 7PM

Virtual - https://dartmouth.zoom.us/j/99151393128?pwd=SXdNaWs4bjlRaFBEZ05QWWplWEpuQT09

The PTO can be reached at lms.pto@sau88.net.

Sonia Kovalevsky Math Day is a fun-filled day of mathematics with hands-on
workshops and talks for middle and high school female students and their
teachers, both women and men. Originally started and funded by the Association
for Women in Mathematics, The purpose of the day is to encourage young women to
continue their study of mathematics and to assist the teachers of female
mathematics students.

Free and Fun! Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

https://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~skmd/index.php

https://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~skmd/register.php

Lebanon Recreation has some fun Outdoor Adventures this summer for ages 12+. Registration can be done online at LebanonNH.gov/Register.

The HACTC is excited to offer our one-week Summer Tech Camp to middle school students again! We hope to see some Lebanon Middle School students here at the HACTC for camp this June.

Camp will be held June 20 - 24, 2022 in the mornings.

Some examples of past camp activities include: basic welding, changing a car tire, making homemade pasta and sauce, videography, photography, spa sciences, basic first aid/constructing a first aid kit, Cricut creations, Entrepreneur for a Day, Building a Toolbox, Community Service, and more. We will share this year's complete list of activities when we get closer to June.

We will offer bussing again for schools/towns that send 10 or more students, and will keep you posted once we start to receive camp applications. In years' past we have been able to offer a bus to Lebanon students.

Would you please distribute the attached flyer/application to your 6th, 7th and 8th graders about camp? It is posted here on our web site as well. Campers who attended last year may attend again this year if they are entering 8th or 9th grades - we will be offering new activities to participate in.

Thank you, and please let me know if you have any questions!

Jen

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Jennifer Thygesen

Outreach Coordinator

Hartford Area Career and Technology Center (HACTC)

802-359-4717

thygesenj@hartfordschools.net

The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), located in Hanover, NH, is conducting a GEMS Camp for Middle School students this summer. Registration ends on May 15th. All 7th and 8th Graders are welcome to apply. Enclosed are the GEMS Camp flyers for distribution.

When: Week of June 27 – July 1, 2022. This is being held “Virtually” due to COVID-19 restrictions on the laboratory campus.

Cost: The GEMS Camp is FREE!

Registration: Registration ends May 15th. Sign up online at https://www.usaeop.com/program/hanover-nh/

Kits and Supplies: All STEM activity kits and materials will be shipped to the student’s home!

Sponsored by: Army Education Outreach Program (AEOP)

If students and parents have questions, please have them contact me. My contact details are below, or can be found on the flyers as well.

Respectfully,

Charlene Brown

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Charlene M. Brown

CRREL Outreach and Education Program Coordinator

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL)

72 Lyme Road

Hanover, NH 03755

Phone: 603-646-4137

DSN: 220-4137

Email: Charlene.M.Brown@usace.army.mil

Already published news from previous Scoops!

We have had some families request some help with chromebooks at home. We are attaching two documents that might help you. The first is to help see your child's browsing history. The second is to set up website and keyword blocking on your xfinity home wifi. If you have further questions, you can reach out to techsupport@sau88.net.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The Lebanon Middle School community challenges and supports all learners in a

rigorous, stimulating, and developmentally appropriate environment.

To achieve our mission, we strive to foster curiosity, lifelong learning, and global citizenship while encouraging individual aptitudes, interests, and talents by underscoring our core values of LMS PRIDE:

Leadership

Motivation

Spirit

Perseverance

Respect

Integrity

Dependability

Excellence

John P. D’Entremont, Principal

Kim Ezen, Assistant Principal

Synthia Liska, Student Services Administrator

Brett Franklin, Director of Athletics & Co-Curriculars

Email: jdentremont@sau88.net
Website: lms.sau88.net
Location: 3 Moulton Avenue, Lebanon, NH, USA
Phone: 603-448-3056
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LMSLebNH
Twitter: @LMSLebNH

For those of you that missed 8th Grade Parent Night at LHS on April 26th, we are attaching a handout that may be helpful to you.