Volume: 2021-2022 ● Number: 1 ● Lebanon, NH

August 20, 2021

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,

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year!

You have already received a number of hardy copy items by US postal mail. You should have received the following:

• General Overview Letter
• PowerSchool Registration Information
• Daily Bell Schedule
• Information on setting up your PowerSchool Account if your new to LMS
• Cafe Services Welcome Letter
• Information on K12Payment Center for Meal Service
• Nurse's Letter
• LMS PTO Flyer
  
• District Calendar
• Tools for Schools Flyer
• Free & Reduced Lunch Application
• District Attendance Policy
• District Records Policy

If you have not received the hard copy mailing yet for some reason, we have attached these items in this newsletter for you as well in the old news section near the bottom!

In a direct email to you, you also received your child's team and advisory placement for this year.

This newsletter is comprehensive with all kinds of information. Please review it carefully and reach out with any questions you might have. Thank you for your patience and continued partnership in educating our middle schoolers.

We are excited to see our students and are looking forward to a great year ahead!

Enjoy the Scoop!

Regards,

John P. D'Entremont, Principal

It’s that time! We will be having optional building tours next week for each grade level. Tours will begin in the cafeteria at the times listed below. We are requiring masks when in the building, so please come prepared and thank you in advance. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the tours, please give the school a call between 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM.

The following schedule will be followed to provide families the opportunity to become more familiar with LMS and its structure:

5th Grade - Monday, August 23rd

• 9:00 AM

• 11:00 AM

• 1:00 PM

• 3:00 PM

6th Grade - Tuesday, August 24th

• 11:00 AM

• 12:30 PM

• 2:00 PM

• 3:30 PM

7th Grade - Wednesday, August 25th

• 9:00 AM

• 11:00 AM

• 1:00 PM

• 3:00 PM

8th Grade - Thursday, August 26th

• 9:00 AM

• 11:00 AM

• 1:00 PM

• 3:00 PM

A video or packet introducing each team is included below. As you can imagine, it was quite challenging coordinating all including new teachers to our school.

5th Grade = Pine team

6th Grade = Spruce Team

7th and 8th Graders = Birch, Maple, Oak Teams (please see your placement email)

Essential Arts Team

Please ensure your students have a backpack, water bottle, and the following school supplies:

• pens/pencils

• erasers

• scissors

• ruler (with metric)

• glue stick

• colored pencils

If there are other needs, teachers or teams will be in touch as school gets started.

In the morning - Students should start to arrive to campus at 7:22 AM in the morning and not before. Buses will get students here on time.

Attendance - Students are expected in their advisories by 7:30 AM. If a child is going to be absent, please call or email the school. Please remember that a sick child or a child with any COVID symptoms should not be sent to school.

Dismissal - We will be using PikMyKid for dismissal each day just like last year. This phone app (IOS and Android) requires you to select the way your student is being dismissed each day. For those students riding buses, the default pick-up mode will be bus. For those students not riding buses, the default pick-up mode will be car. If you have a change in pick up plans, it would be up to you to make the change in the app, so your student knows what to do at dismissal time. Please just download the app and we will send more information home soon! Things are still being set-up! The videos below will give you a preview of the app for when we are ready to get started. Stay tuned!

Buses - Those residing in Lebanon, you must contact Paula Harthan, Transportation Coordinator, at 603-298-0832 to confirm a bus seat for your child either in the morning or afternoon. Those residing in Grantham, you must contact the Grantham Bus Department to arrange transportation.

Students should have a water bottle and can use the bottle filling stations throughout the day. We strongly encourage this! Please make sure your child has a water bottle!

Every student needs a backpack!

Students will be given the option to have a locker OR to carry their backpack with their belongings with them. Lockers will not be locked this year in order to allow students to quickly get to and from lockers.

All students will be issued their chromebooks as we start school.

Students need their chromebooks every day they are at school! We continue to encourage students to take care of their machines and very much appreciate your help with this. We want to keep our machines in good working order at all times. We can troubleshoot functioning but we can't just replace due to breakage.

Need technology help?

Tech Support Hotline number: (603) 790-8501

This phone line will be open from 8am-4pm M-F. After hours, please leave a message and we will return your call.

Tech Support Hotline email: techsupport@sau88.net

All Meals at school are Free! Information was sent in the hard copy mailing and is also attached below.

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year.

Nancy Pageau

npageau@sau88.net

603-727-9817 (direct line)

603-448-3056 (LMS)

Annual school physicals and all NH state required immunizations should be up to date and copies provided to the nurse at the beginning of the school year. If you have any questions about physicals or immunizations, please reach out to Nurse Pageau.

LMS students over 12 are eligible for the pfizer vaccine. Vaccinations are available at local pharmacies, local hospitals, etc. Information about vaccination can be found on the state vaccination site. If you have questions, please reach out to Nurse Pageau.

Please remember that a decision has already been made in regard to masks. Everyone in our building will be masked. We have masks if a child needs one. Please remember

Children with COVID symptoms will be sent home. Please monitor your children and keep them home if they are presenting with any COVID symptoms. It is very important that you alert the health office if your child has a diagnosis such as seasonal allergies, as these symptoms can resemble COVID symptoms. Thank you for your attention to these details and please reach out if you have questions.

New Students to LMS will be contacted by your counselors. We hope you will connect with them before you start school. We are always available if you have questions. Welcome to LMS and 2021-2022.

Carolynn Stockwell, 5/6

cstockwell@sau88.net

Stephanie Allard, 7/8

sallard@sau88.net

Elena VanZandt, Student Assistance Provider

evanzandt@sau88.net

Please reach out to Mr. Brett Franklin at bfranklin@sau88.net.

The 2021 LMS Football season began on August 16th with the first practice of the year. Under the watchful eye of Head Coach Steve Skillman, the Raiders look to make strides with a full eight game regular season schedule. The roster looks to be solid this year with at least twenty players signed up for the season.

The 2021 LMS Field Hockey season will commence on Monday, August 23rd with the first practice of the season! There is still plenty of time to sign up and play Field Hockey this year, no experience necessary! If you are interested in playing, please sign up HERE.

Any LMS student in grades 5-8 interested in playing golf at LMS, sign ups are currently open! If you are interested in playing LMS Golf, please sign up HERE.

Already published news from previous Scoops!

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