Linden Middle School

Dear LMS Families,

It is hard to believe but the start of the school year is just around the corner. I hope everyone has enjoyed the summer and had the chance to relax and spend time with loved ones. I hope everyone enjoys the last few weeks of break and we all look forward to greeting the students on the 21st. Please review the information below as it will be useful for the start of the 2025/26 school year.

6th Grade Families - Last spring I sent out a 6th grade informational s'more, that information is also available on the LMS website. I will include a link to the 6th grade s'more at the bottom of this newsletter.

Important Dates for the start of the school year 2025

6th Grade Soar Orientation (students only)- August 7, 2025 / Time: 8:30-11a.m. at LMS.

LMS Open House: August 19, 2025 - 6th Grade 5-5:30p.m. / 7th and 8th - 5:30-6p.m.

First day of School - August 21, 2025

Fall Sports- Begin August 25 - Please have an updated physical uploaded to Final Forms. Physicals must be dated as of April 15, 2025 or later to be eligible for the 2025/2026 school year.

Picture Day - August 27, 2025 / Makeup September 10

Other Important information

The building doors open for students to enter the airlocks at 7:15 a.m.
6th Grade student drop off/pick up is on the West side of the building near the MS Softball field.
7th/8th grade drop off is at the main entrance of the building.
Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria around 7:20 a.m.
Student schedules are tentatively set to be available on Monday, August 11th by the end of the business day.
Supply lists are posted on the LMS website - These are suggestions
Please login to Parent/Student Vue and update all forms.
8th Graders only: Washington D.C. trip October 7th-10th. Please contact Ms. McBride at hmcbride@lindenschools.org for more information.
7th Graders only: Reminder that all 7th grade students must have up to date vaccinations/immunizations prior to the start of the school year. Waivers are available through the Genesee County Health Department.
Please be patient and attentive while driving on the LCS campus during and after school hours. We are a very busy campus with after school activities and community events, please help keep everyone safe by slowing down.

LMS Parent Group

We will continue to have parent meetings during the 2025-2026 school year. The focus will be school improvement and extra opportunities for LMS students. If you are interested in being part of this group please email me and I will add you to the distribution list. Look for the initial meeting to be held at LMS in October. kenders@lindenschools.org

Assistant Principal's Corner

I hope you are as excited as we are here at LMS to start the 2025/2026 school year. Statistically, last year was one of the best years behaviorally at LMS in many years. We plan to build off of this and carry that momentum into this school year. We will continue to plan fun things for the students to reward positive behavior quarterly to those students who deserve it. Our expectations are very high here at LMS and the students do a great job reaching them!

One key area we will continue to focus on this year is the use of cell phones and air pods during the school year. One major change last year was not allowing cell phones at all and it changed the atmosphere of the school in a very positive way. We will continue to not allow them at Linden Middle School during school hours. If a student is found with a cell phone on them during the school day, it will be turned into the office and the following policy will be enforced.

Offense 1 - Turned into office - parent pick up.

Offense 2 - Turned into office - parent pick up and after school detention.

Offense 3 - Turned into office - parent meeting and after school detention.

Offense 4 - Suspension - persistent disobedience.

We are excited for the students to start this school year and for us to offer all students a safe and secure school building. Have a great end to your summer and we will see you soon!

Lance Belill

Assistant Principal

Linden Middle School

810-591-0782

Counselor's Corner

It’s a wonderful time for our school community, and we can’t wait to see our students back in action! Our SOAR Leaders are busy preparing to welcome our 6th graders to the building this Thursday, August 7th and we have been busy finalizing students schedules for the school year.

Important Announcements

Student Schedules:
Student schedules will be available on StudentVue and ParentVue on Monday, August 11th. You will receive an email once the schedules are posted.
Course Guide:
For detailed information on your student's classes, please refer to our Course Guide linked about. An updated version will be available soon on the Counseling Website.
Exploratory Classes:
Please note that Exploratory classes for Quarters 2, 3, and 4 are subject to change throughout the year.
Schedule Changes:
Schedule changes are not possible unless you notice an error in your student's schedule.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's school counselor via email:
- Jennifer Gambrel (A-K Counselor): jgambrel@lindenschools.org
- Tiffany Roehrig (L-Z Counselor): troehrig@lindenschools.org