PRIDE News

Members of the MA Drama Club which involves students in grades 6,7, and 8 recently performed Disney’s Dare to Dream Jr. Under the direction of Mrs. Barnhart, Mrs. Whittle, and Mrs. D’Orazio, the Drama Club performed a music revue. Mr. Barnhart provided technical support and Mrs. Jolly oversaw the creation of the set.

Students reminded the audience of their favorite Disney songs and characters through narration and song and performed for a packed house in front of family and friends. Great job, Drama Club members and directors!

It may have been Spring Break, but Science Fair activities were in full swing for an impressive group of LMTSD students. Thirty LMTSD students in 6th through 11th grade shared their scientific research at the county level at the Montgomery County Science Fair held at Germantown Academy, with many of them winning awards listed below. Eleven of those students qualified to show at the Delaware Valley Science Fair at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks over spring break. This is a highly competitive event with over a 1000 presenters from PA and surrounding states. LM students did a tremendous job. Congratulations to these students and Mrs. Meyers!

8th Grade Engineering

Aidan Zvenigorodsky- MCSRC Honorable Mention Award, Recipient of a week long MCCC Summer Astrophysics Camp

8th Grade Mathematics

Sam Liberman - 3rd Place MCSRC

7th Grade Biochemistry

Marla Daniel - Special Award MCSRC

7th Grade Computer Science

Zoey Yu - Steve and Maybeth Young Computer Science Award

7th Grade Environmental Science

Angelina Madorskiy- 2nd Place MCSRC, DVSF Presenter, Recipient of 2 MCSRC Special Awards

8th Grade Families:

All 8th grade students will be photographed in preparation for promotion in June. They will take a panorama photo in the gym as well as individual photos.

The panorama photo was included in the end of the year packet purchase. If you did not purchase that packet, the panorama photo will be available for purchase at the promotion ceremony in June for $5.

If you wish to purchase individual photos, hard copies of the information will be sent home on Tuesday. Also all information is available in the Virtual Backpack.

Regardless of purchasing the photos or not, students need to bring back the right hand side (order form) of the pamphlet. There is a QR code and name attached to each student.

7th Grade Families:

7th grade students are welcome to get their pictures taken. However, they will only get one if they plan to purchase the photos. Hard copies of the information will be sent home on Tuesday. Also all information is available in the Virtual Backpack.

Students started their last rotation of Advisory clubs. Students pictured here experiment animation in the Clay Minis and Stop Motion Workshop. Students from the Gardening Club are working on birdhouses and examining plants. Students in our Comic Book Club create their own super heroes. Students experience a club period and an Advisory lesson once a month as a part of our Advisory program.

Listed below are the dates for this year’s PSSA and the grade levels that will be participating in the assessment. Students are well prepared for these assessments through the Lower Moreland curriculum.

PSSA English Language Arts: April 22, April 23, and April 24

PSSA Math: April 29 & April 30

PSSA Science: Grade 8 only, May 1 & May 2

Algebra Keystone: Students enrolled in Algebra I, May 14 and May 16

We will be doing online testing. Please make sure your child’s Chromebook is charged before coming to school each day, particularly on scheduled testing dates.

More information on the PSSA assessment can be found HERE.

More information on the Algebra 1 Keystone assessment can be found HERE.

Sometimes, our students stay stuck in a negative thought or feeling. It is important to teach teens how to change these thoughts and feelings into positive and more uplifting ones. When we learn new skills, it does require practice. Click HERE for over a hundred examples of positive affirmations that can be said daily!

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