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Students will begin their holiday break at the end of the day today and will return to the building on January 6th. We hope everyone has a restful and joyous holiday season.

Report cards will begin to be printed and mailed home beginning January 14th. Parents will have access to end of term grades for Semester 1 in ParentVue on January 15th.

Each week we will post a question for students to discuss with their adults over the weekend. Questions can be funny, serious, or thought provoking, but each week provides a new occasion for a family discussion. Students will have opportunities to write about some of these topics as well as earn extra credit in language arts for their participation.

Multiple assignments from multiple teachers can sometimes add up to student stress. To support your teen, model a positive attitude about school and what your teen is learning. Affirm your teen’s ability to succeed. Then, make sure you both know how much homework the teachers expect, and schedule accordingly. And if your teen gets stuck on an assignment, suggest switching gears for a little while (for example, change to history, then go back to math).

Students return to the building on January 6 to begin the second semester.

Tryouts for the 2024-2025 soccer season will begin on Monday, January 20th. Tryouts are open to all Lanier Middle School students in grades 6-8. There will be both a girls and boys team. Interested players must have all required information uploaded into RankOne no later than January 13th. See the Lanier website for more details and links to RankOne. Students > Athletics

We would like to urge you to disable the digest option in your Parent Square account settings for Lanier Middle School. Many of our communications are time-sensitive, and we don’t want you to miss any important updates. Your attention to this matter will ensure you stay informed and connected with all school activities and announcements.

Thank you for your consideration!

Parents now have the option to be notified in the ParentVUE mobile app if their student’s grade fall below a preset threshold. Follow this link for more information.

At Lanier Middle School, mornings are an excellent opportunity for students to receive extra support in their core subjects. With that in mind, for the 2024-2025 school year we will target each core content area on a specific day of the week. If your student needs additional support or needs assistance in a Connection class, they can see their content teacher to arrange an additional day that works with the teachers morning schedule. In order for students to attend morning tutoring, they need to arrive at 8:05 AM.

Beginning with the 2024-2025 )school year (Effective July 1) GCPS will be implementing fines for damaged and lost Chromebooks and power cords. Please discuss the importance of taking care of the equipment that has been issued to your student.

*A device could have multiple damaged components such as broken hinges as well as a cracked screen, this would result in a fine of $50. $25 for each damaged component.

Currently we have about 37% of our families using the Parent Square App. This is a great and easy way to stay connected to all things Lanier and GCPS. Consider downloading it this weekend.

Keep up to date with all the great things happening at Lanier Middle School by joining our social media platforms. See the Bottom Banner of this newsletter for Links to our Twitter, Facebook pages OR see the "Let's Be Social" section of the Lanier MS Homepage for links to all our social platforms including Instagram and our YouTube Channel. It is here you will see many more pictures and videos of all the activities and events happening here at LMS!