LEARWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Can you believe it? We’re already halfway through the first quarter! Time really flies when you're having fun (or grading papers, cleaning rooms, consoling kids, but let's focus on the fun). Things have been going incredibly well, and the kids are rocking it in the classroom!

As we cruise through this school year, get ready for a whirlwind of events in the next few months. Mark your calendars: the quarter wraps up on October 25. And right before that, we’ll be adventuring to D.C. from October 23-25—8th grade parents can think of it as a mini vacation for you while we handle the excitement and history tours!

Additionally, information, pictures and news about Learwood and the district can be found on our new X (Twitter) account @LearwoodALCS. This is change in accounts, so if you were following me @V_Nuggud, please switch over to the new account.

Thanks for your continued support!

OCTOBER

9 PSAT Test 8th grade only

9 Parent Conferences 3:30-7:00 PM

10 Parent Conferences 7:00 AM–3:00 PM No School

11 NEOEA Day - No School

17 PTA Meeting 7:00 PM (John Christ Winery) New date, time, and location

23-25 Washington DC Trip

25 SouperBowl vs Avon

25 End of 1st Quarter

30 Orchestra Fall Festival 6:00 PM @ HS Commons

31 All Pro Parent meeting 7:15-7:45 AM

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, February 12th, from 3:30-7:00 PM and on Thursday, March 10th, from 7:00 AM-3:00 PM (by appointment only: https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Learwood_Middle_School). All conferences will be in person. 7th Grade conferences will be held in the Cafeteria, 8th Grade conferences will be held in the MPR, and our Essentials teachers will be in the hallways outside the auditorium. Please review the location the day of your conference, in case there is a change. We ask that you be a few minutes early, so that you get the allotted time slot to discuss how we can work together to help your child. If you are unable to make either conference and would like to meet with your child’s teachers, please contact your child’s counselor to set up a better time and way. The window to sign up for teh February conferences will open at 3:00 PM on 2/4/25. There will another posting for signing up for teh March conference day.

The October Learwood PTA meeting has been moved to Thursday, October 17th at 7:00 PM. The meeting will take place at John Christ Winery. We hope you can make it.

We want to thank those of you who were able to take time out of your busy schedule to join us for All-Pro Parent this past Thursday. As always, we try to share the resources that were used to create the conversation from our session. Enjoy!

• Link to presentation used in this month’s session (includes links to resources mentioned): Google Slides

Our next meeting will be Thursday, October 31 at 7:15am. Please share your experience with other parents/friends. All are welcome.

The book that I referenced is titled, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth.

And as always, we will have coffee and donuts!

In the upcoming weeks, the Learwood Nurses will be conducting a Vision screening for our 7th grade students. The screening will start on October 1st. Please open the link below to learn about the screening process.

Sincerely,

Learwood Clinic

waiver for vision screening only 2024.pdf

If you were not at the Homecoming Parade on 9/21/24, you missed a great time. The Learwood Students council in attendance and were loud and proud. Great Job Learwood!

Parent Meeting Dates

October 1st - 7pm Girls Basketball ONLY

October 14th - 6pm Wrestling and Boys Basketball

All meetings will be held in the Learwood Auditorium and both the Athletic Director and coaches will present information on the upcoming season.

Please be sure that you have filled out the intent to participate form:

Girls Basketball: Google Form – Intent to Participate (For office use):

Boys Basketball: Google Form – Intent to Participate (For office use):

Wrestling: Google Form – Intent to Participate (For office use):

The Learwood Athletic Department is using this form 24-25 Athletic Record in place of the paper Emergency Medical Forms, Bus Release and Lindsay’s Law. You will only need to complete this form once per school year. If you completed it in the fall there is no need to complete it again. If you are unsure, please complete it just in case it wasn’t done in the fall.

If you have any questions please reach out to the Learwood Athletic Director, Nori Okuma (nori.okuma@alcsoh.org) or Athletic Secretary, Tara Tatman (tara.tatman@alcsoh.org)

All School Fee Notification was sent out two weeks ago to all families. All school fees follow your student from grade to grade, and all attempts must be made to pay the balance during the current school year. Failure to be up to date on school fees will restrict students from participating in extracurricular activities and trips, such as the Washington DC Trip, athletics, clubs, etc. Thank you to those who have sent in payments for your child's school fees. If you are having trouble with paying your child's school fees, please contact Dr. Nuggud at Vishtasp.Nuggud@ALCSOH.org.

Payment Option 1: Online Payment: Payments may be made ONLINE at www.payschoolscentral.com Please log on, set up your account if you have not already done so and pay online with VISA, MasterCard or Discover. You will need your student's ID to set up account.

There is 4.5% Convenience Fee for all credit card transactions or a Flat Fee of 1.75 for all ACH (Electronic Check) transactions.

Payment Option 2: Payment Drop off/ Mail in Payment. Please place check or money order payable to "Learwood Middle School" in an envelope clearly marked with student's name and STUDENT FEES on the front and drop it off in main office.

Please note, if your student's name is different than the person signing check, please put student's full name on the memo line of check. Fees may be mailed to Learwood Middle School, 340 Lear Rd., Avon Lake, OH 44012 Attn: Brenna Rohlke.

Please email brenna.rohlke@alcsoh.org with questions or concerns if circumstances prevent payment from being made. If your check is returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF), your checking account will be debited electronically for both the face amount and returned check fees.