The LMS Express

Hello all,

Here we are - the last week! We look forward to celebrating our students this week with distribution of LMS Pride Awards and the 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony. Our students have worked hard this year, and they've earned summer!

Please keep in mind that the last day of school is this Thursday, June 11th. We will have an 11:30 dismissal that day.

Be Well,

Tom

Tuesday, June 9th - Step-Up Day

Wednesday, June 10th - Spring Carnival/7th Grade to Leb Pool/8th Grade to Sunapee

Thursday, June 11th - Last Day of School/LMS Recognition Ceremony/11:30 Dismissal

For next year...

Wednesday, August 26th - First Day of School!

Our annual LMS Recognition Ceremony will be held on the last day of school - Thursday, June 11th, 2026 from 9:45-11:00. Below is some important information.

• Each 8th grader has been given 3 tickets to allow family & friends to attend the Recognition Ceremony.

• All 7th grade students will be present in the gym to watch the ceremony and celebrate the 8th graders.

• Anyone who is not able to attend the ceremony will be able to watch virtually through this livestream link. LMS 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony - Thursday, June 11th, 2026 - Livestream Link

• Current LMS 5th or 6th grade students with an 8th grade sibling are invited to attend the event as well, and that sibling “doesn’t count” as using one of the 8th grader’s tickets.

• 5th, 6th, and 7th graders will participate in ceremonies at the school, recognizing students that have been selected as winners of LMS Pride Awards by their teachers. These ceremonies take place prior to the last day of school, they are short and sweet, and families do not attend.

• “Last Day Lunch” - Students will have the opportunity to order a bagged lunch for the last day of school.

• Dismissal will be at 11:30.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

Please remember that PHYSICALS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS IN 7th, 9th and 11th GRADES

*If you have a 6th grade student who has had a physical in 2026, please send it to the school nurse as that will count for their required 7th grade physical.

*If you have a 7th grade student, please make sure you have sent the school nurse a physical for them either dated in 2025 or 2026.

*If you have a 8th grade student and are not sure if you sent the school nurse a physical for their 7th grade year, please reach out to the nurse to find out.

*If your 8th grade student has had a physical in 2026, please send it to the school nurse as this will count for their required 9th grade physical, and they will be ready for high school in the fall! :)

*If your student is a 5th grader, feel free to send me anything! I always welcome student health information.

Thank you to all of you who have sent me this medical information! Having this information helps me to take care of your student(s) in the safest and most informed way possible.

And just like that we are staring at the end of the school year! While the library continues to be open, books and materials have stopped circulating. With hundreds of books in circulation right now, please mark your calendars for our final due date of 2025-26!

***All books checked out by students must be returned. ***

This allows us time to follow up with overdues, track down missing items, prepare to inventory our collection and order replacement copies when necessary.

Access to SORA ebooks, audiobooks and magazines will continue to be available all year long! Ebooks in Destiny are also always available. We also have audiobooks available on Learning Ally! Summer Reading information will be out soon.

This is a reminder that home chromebooks and chargers are to be returned. Per the signed agreement, failure to return chromebooks will cost $100.00 and unreturned chargers are $25.00. Thank you for your help in getting all of these items returned.

Ms. Rzemien's 6th grade science class ran experiments to test to see if Dawn really is the best soap to remove oil from bird feathers.

This week, we reached our goal of 300 marbles, representing 300 acts of kindness from students and staff members! Our amazing custodian, Mr. Elliot, received the 300th marble. Thank you for making the school a better place!

Thank you for an amazing year!

Save the Dates
Our 2026-2027 PTO meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 in the LMS library and on Google Meet. We hope you'll join us!

New Board Members
At our last meeting of the year, we elected new board members for 26-27: President - Katie Scanlon, Vice President - Nicole Dittrich and Christine Dougherty, Treasurer - Stephanie Yaroshevich, Secretary - Julie Follensbee, Communication Manager - Anja Ouellette

Music Committee
Another save-the-date: the Music Committee will be meeting on September 2 at 6:00 PM (right before the regular PTO meeting) to schedule future meeting times and plan our fall events. All are welcome!

Students in Mrs. Sturtz's classes wrap up the year with frog dissection. Mr. Harkins was a good sport and got in on the action too (his expression says it all!)

The LMS Podcast channel can be found here.

It was an awesome (albeit late!) night of track and field for the LMS boys and girls teams!

Absolute stellar performances by the girls and boys LMS track and field teams last week at the CVL championship meet, held right at the LHS track. Athletes from 21 teams across NH and VT schools were in attendance to race.

Girls team brought home a solid FIRST PLACE (!!!!) LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN and trophy with total 103 points, well over Fall Mountain who finished in second place with 68 points. LMS Boys team also brought home a second place trophy with 65 total points. Trophies will be displayed in LMS trophy box.

Full meet results can be found from this link : CVL Middle School Meet. Go Raiders!

We hosted the LMS Drive Award Ceremony Thursday, May 28! This award is presented to a group of 8th graders who have grown immensely throughout their middle school careers, but especially during their 8th grade years. Teachers and staff members gave speeches about their middle school journeys, recognizing their hard work and commitment to their education.

Help us select the new Lebanon School District logo!

We received more than 60 design submissions from the community, and a committee made up of district administration, students, art teachers, and parents selected four finalists. These four designs were submitted by a student, a parent, and two district staff members. The winning design will become the new, official Lebanon School District logo.

You must vote via this Google Form. Each person may only vote once You must be logged in to a Google account to submit your vote. Voting closes on the last day of school, Thursday, June 11, 2026. The winning design will then go to the School Board for approval, followed by an official announcement.

If you have any questions on the voting process, or need assistance casting your vote, please email communications@sau88.net. Thanks!

Entering our 33rd successful year, we are excited to bring the camp once again to the Upper Valley at the Lebanon High School Campus.

We provide a program that specializes in the soccer skills development of all positions and is open top Boys and Girls ages 7-14.

Many of our coaches are educators as well as players and understand the physical and psychological development of the participants we work with.

The camp will take place at LHS from July 13 to July 17, 2026.

We also offer a Half Day or Full Day Program.

Financial assistance available to any SAU88 Employee with multiple children attending the camp.

For more details, visit our website: www.soccerskillcamp.org

The Camp K Leadership in Training (LIT) Program is a fun and hands-on opportunity for middle school students ages 12-13 (as of June 30th) who want to build leadership skills while being part of an exciting summer camp environment. LITs start with a one-week training experience where they learn teamwork, problem solving, activity leadership, and how to support campers and staff. After training, they spend at least two weeks working alongside counselors with campers, gaining real experience mentoring younger students, leading games and activities, and building confidence as leaders. The program is designed to help students grow their communication skills, responsibility, and teamwork while being part of the Camp K community.

For 2026, the LIT program is $130 for Lebanon residents and $160 for nonresidents. There is financial aid available through our Leb Rec website here, and Listen is offering summer camp financial aid as well that participants are able to apply to our camp programs.

Application information can be found here Handbook and Application

We're excited to share that we have a limited number of spots still available for boys in Session 1 (June 21st-26th) this summer! While other sessions are currently full and have started waitlisting, we encourage families to add their children to the waitlist in case spots become available.

We would love to partner with you in sharing this opportunity with your students and their families. Attached is a flyer that can be posted on your school's bulletin boards or shared through your school website or email communications. We would love to provide a memorable summer experience for some of your students!

A little more about Camp Downer - Our mission is to provide a positive and affordable camping experience for youth in a safe, constructive, and welcoming environment. We offer a wide range of activities, including athletic sports, shooting sports, swimming, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, tent camping, theatre, arts & crafts, and more. Camp Downer fosters a strong sense of community and provides a safe and supportive environment where campers can learn, grow, and make lifelong friends!

If distributing this information isn't within your scope, I would appreciate being connected with the right person to share this opportunity with students' families. I’m happy to answer any questions you have. You can reach me by calling Amy Koch at (802) 276-4420.

On Saturday, June 6th from 10am–2pm, New Hampshire 4-H will host a statewide Day of Service: 6.8 Miles for End 68 Hours of Hunger. Youth and families from across NH will gather at one of two community hubs to walk relay-style, participate in hands-on activities, and raise funds to help ensure children have enough food between Friday school lunch and Monday breakfast. This event is open to all ages, and families do not need to be 4-H members to participate. The two community hubs are:

• UNH Outdoor Track: ADA accessible
• Gunstock Mountain Resort: Trail walk with different activity stops throughout

If you have any questions or would like additional materials, please feel free to reach out to me directly at Kristen.Lyons@unh.edu. We hope your school community will join us for this joyful and purposeful day.

The Swim With A Mission (SWAM) essay contest is open to students in NH and MA, grades 3-8 and give students an opportunity to reflect on America’s 250th. Students are encouraged to share their voices via an essay consisting of 3-5 paragraphs on their choice of the prompts below. There will be a winner chosen from two age groups: grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. Submission deadline is June 12th.

Choose from one of the following prompts

• What does America mean to you?
• What does Freedom mean to you?
• A 250th Birthday Wish To America
• Tell us about a Veteran in your life and what their service means to you

One winner will be selected from each age group, and the winners will be invited to read their essays at Mission 250: Honoring Our Heroes Event at Tuscan Village in Salem on July 12th.

Email your essay to info@swam.org with the subject line, “250th Essay Competition – Name, Grade, and School)”.

The Hartford Area Career and Technology Center is offering two FREE summer camps during the week of June 22-26, 2026. The Summer Tech Camp is being offered in the morning and is open to all students entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grades in the fall. Students will have the opportunity to explore 10 hands-on activities; some past examples include basic welding, making strawberry jam, exploring circuits, and building a mini cornhole board. The Computer Camp is being offered in the afternoon and is open to girls and gender-expansive youth entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grades in the fall. Students will have the opportunity to practice basic coding and programming and learn more about cybersecurity. There will also be guest speakers from the industry.

To register for Summer Tech Camp in the mornings, please complete and submit THIS online application.

To register for Girls Computer Camp in the afternoons, please complete and submit THIS online application.

At ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), we develop innovative solutions for science and engineering challenges in extreme environments.

Our mission is to solve interdisciplinary, strategically important problems impacting Warfighters and the nation in cold and complex regions. We accomplish this mission by utilizing a broad spectrum of sciences that include biogeochemical, terrestrial, cryospheric, and geographical informational, as well as mechanical and electrical engineering.

Every summer we are proud to sponsor a Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (GEMS) camp for local students that are currently in grades 6th through 8th.

GEMS is a week-long day camp that runs June 22 – 26, 2026 from 08:30am to 4:30pm and is held at the Richmond Middle School in Hanover NH.

This is a wonderful opportunity for students that are interested in STEM learning with the Scientists and Researchers who work in the field. Below is an informational flyer and instructions on how to apply for GEMS Camp. Registration instructions can be found here.

NESA Summer Camps & June Ballet Series

New England School of the Arts still has room in its summer camp programming for students interested in the arts, legos, creativity, movement, and performance. Camps offer a fun and supportive arts-centered experience, and this year’s programming also includes swim lessons.

NESA is also launching a full NESA Ballet program for the 2026-2027 school year. Families interested in ballet are invited to participate in the June Ballet Series, which will introduce students to the program and help guide future class placement.

Learn more or register for summer camp at: https://www.nesarts.org/about-summercamp

Learn more or register for our June Ballet series: https://www.nesarts.org/june-ballet-series

Comfort Zone Camp, 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or guardian.

All of our programing is free-of-charge and we are excited to announce our new camp location in Brookline, NH:

• August 14-16 - Camp Tevya, Brookline, NH

• for ages 7-17

• Register here: https://comfortzonecamp.org/event/new-hampshire-weekend-camp-programs-for-ages-7-17/

• Flyer: https://comfortzonecamp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-Southern-New-Hampshire-Camp-Flyer.pdf

CZC provides a safe, nurturing environment where kids can have traditional camp fun, while at the same time acquiring tools to help them cope with their loss. Since 1998, Comfort Zone Camp has helped over 27,000 children – all at no cost to families.

HELPFUL LINKS:

• Watch a short video about camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRiq8loFDec
• Learn more about sending a child to Comfort Zone Camp: https://comfortzonecamp.org/camper-parents/
• Volunteer opportunities: https://comfortzonecamp.org/volunteers/

Together we can help grieving children feel less alone.

SAU88 District Calendar (2025-2026)

2026-2027 School Year Calendar

LMS Lunch Menu

LMS PTO Page

LMS Athletics & Co-Curricular Offerings

Elm Team (8th Grade) Homework Page

Willow Team (7th Grade) Homework Page

Spruce Team (6th Grade) Homework Page

You can see the full LMS Mission Statement by clicking here.