The LMS Express

Hello all,

It's been an exciting couple of weeks! Field trips to the HACTC and the Hood Museum have enriched the LMS experience for a number of our students. Our staff works hard to make those and other experiences happen, and the students often recognize those efforts with their appreciation.

We all appreciated the efforts of our Gymnastics team and coaches as we were treated to a performance during an all-school assembly on Friday afternoon. What a show! There are two evening performances next week, open to the public. Please check one out if you can.

April Break is right around the corner, and then we're into the home stretch!

Be Well,

Tom

Tuesday, April 8th - 8th Grade Field Trip to McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Tuesday, April 8th - Gymnastics Performance, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9th - School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 10th - LMS PTO Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 10th - Gymnastics Performance, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, 4/14-Friday, 4/18 - No School, April Vacation

Wednesday, April 23rd - School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23rd - LMS Drama Performance @ Lebanon Opera House, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 24th - 8th Grade Parent Night @ LHS, 5:00-6:30

Thursday, April 24th - LMS Drama Performance @ Lebanon Opera House, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 25th - 7th & 8th Grade Activity Dance/Activity Night, 6:00-8:00

Tuesday, 4/29 & Thursday, 4/30 - NWEA Testing

Monday, May 26th - No School, Memorial Day

Friday, June 6th - 8th Grade Dinner/Dance, 6:00-8:00

Friday, June 13th - Last Day of School, 11:30 Dismissal

If you would like your student to receive a yearbook, but need some financial assistance, or if you would like to donate a yearbook to an LMS student that needs some financial assistance, please contact Tom Harkins at tharkins@sau88.net.

Teacher Appreciation Week takes place in early May. To help support LMS Teachers through our "Stock the Break Rooms", please click here: LMS PTO Stock the Break Rooms 2024/2025.

• For flower and vegetable seeds, visit our Fedco fundraiser.
• For bulbs and potted plants, visit our Three Rivers fundraiser.

• Know someone who would be a great PTO board member or interested in joining the board yourself? Come to our next meeting on April 10 at 6:30 in the cafeteria or on Google Meet to make your nominations. We'll also be discussing upcoming Appreciation Days. Voting takes place at the May 8 meeting.

Thank you,

Lebanon Middle School PTO

Visit our website for meeting and event information!

Hello families,

The student council is putting on a food drive in the month of April. This will be regulated by teams and each of the 3 weeks will be themed. The first week in April will be breakfast foods. The second week will be lunch foods and the third will be dinner foods. We ask that you provide shelf stable food and have your child put the item in to their team box. This is not mandatory but by donation. This will be a friendly competition to see which team can raise the most shelf stable food. The winners will receive a prize at the end of the month. Food donations are for the LMS food pantry. Reach out to the student council with any questions or concerns!

hfollensbee29@edu.sau88.net or baverine@sau88.net

Thank you,

LMS student council

As promised, we have more resources for parents and caregivers who want to continue their learning related to raising children in a phone-based world. This week we have selected a video by the author of The Anxious Generation and a podcast series focused on parenting in the digital age.

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Impacted Everything - And What We Can Do About It

A new video by Jonathan Haidt summarizing the information and ideas in his book The Anxious Generation. 47 minutes.

The Screenagers Podcast

Host, Delaney Ruston, is a physician and film producer. She interviews experts and individuals (including teens). Each episode is 30 minutes or less.

Many additional resources are available at anxiousgeneration.com and look for more in future newsletters.

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Spruce students have worked diligently over the past month to research local non-profit organizations and create infographics to summarize the incredible contributions these organizations make to the Upper Valley community. Sixth graders presented their research to fifth grade students and teachers in the library last week. These students did a wonderful job sharing their knowledge of ways to help people in our community! Please click here for more pictures!

Lots of good news all around! This was our first in person meet since October since we got snowed out for the last two so they gave awards out for all three events.

The LMS team placed for all three meets!

Samuel Buckwold & Raeka Mikecz placed 4th, while Jett Luce got a perfect score on one of the three tests this meet!

Daniel Achord, Kevin Thai, Zakiya Adalla, Aadhi Eedula, Karl Buckwold, Molly Swanson, Jett Luce, Samuel Buckwold, and Raeka Mikecz all represented LMS well this week at Woodstock Union HS, we're so proud of their efforts!

Math students deriving the formula for area of a circle.

The Maple Team students had a Tea Party to honor their cherished paraeducators.

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Teachers brought snacks and students made cards for our phenomenal Pine Team paraeducators.

Almost every day, 2 LMS students travel to the Upper Valley Senior Center and serve lunch, help clean up, and just bring some youthful energy to the group there. Students are not required to go, but we never have a shortage of volunteers. The folks at the Senior Center consistently report respectful and helpful volunteers. Thank you, students!

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LMS Students will take the annual NHSAS tests in May. Reading, Writing, and Math will take place May 13th through 15th. Science will take place on May 20th. Makeups will take place on May 21st and May 22nd.

Moon Phases with 8th Graders

Human Body Draw with 7th Graders

Please click this link for the March 2025 Superintendent update from Amy Allen.

Please use this link to weekly reminders and this link Community Partner information.

Oak Team students visited HACTC last week. We appreciate the HACTC folks taking the time to show our students around. And a big thanks to Ms. Allard for making it all happen!

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Check out a couple of summer camp opportunities...

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The Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College welcomes community members and families into our labs and workshops to showcase engineering education and innovation. The annual Thayer Open House will take place on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

All ages are welcome, and this is free and open to all. No registration or RSVP required!

Free parking is available in the parking garage under the Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center (ECSC) at 15 Thayer Drive in Hanover.

Find more information at: engineering.dartmouth.edu/events/open-house.

Attention all scientists!! We are thrilled to announce the return of Science Day at Dartmouth, taking place on Saturday April 5th, 2025 from 10am - 3pm on the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, NH! Come join us for a day filled with fun interactive experiments and demonstrations led by current Dartmouth students and staff, learn about their work, and find out about what they love to do. Students and families will have a chance to meet researchers training across various scientific areas including but not limited to Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, and Math. Activities are geared towards students ranging from 5th to 10th grade, however all are welcome (note: all students must be accompanied by an adult). More details on Science Day events and pre-registration can be accessed via the link below. We look forward to an exciting day filled with scientific exploration with you all!

Website:

https://academic-outreach.dartmouth.edu/programs/science-day

Registration:

https://forms.gle/RFTPYZH8hWvHzaRW8

If you have any questions, feel free to email scienceday.dartmouth@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Best,

Science Day Organizers

(Sarah Vandal, Irma Vlasac, Sam Liu, Paige Blinkiewicz, and Katherine Doss)

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The "S" in LMS PRIDE is for Spirit.

"We influence each other positively with a sense of pride in our school and community."

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

You can click here for past issues of the LMS Express.