LMS Newsletter

Lakeridge Families,

I would like to open with a huge thank you to everyone who attended our “walk around” conferences last Tuesday. It was wonderful to see so many families participate in this wonderful event. Our Hawks are making strong academic gains this year. I hope everyone who attended had the opportunity to talk to teachers to learn where their child is excelling, areas for growth and most importantly get a feel for your child’s classroom learning experience.

Third quarter grades have been completed and are available on Skyward. These grades represent a “formal progress report” towards students’ overall second semester grades. It also signals that there are only 9 weeks left in the school year to make changes for the final 2nd semester grades. During Advisory this year, students have been monitoring their grades weekly and have been setting goals about their academic progress. You can ask your child to show you his/her report. Also please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teachers or counselor if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you again for all your support and partnering with LMS staff to provide all our Hawks an emotionally safe, socially civil and academically productive learning environment. We appreciate you.

The following is some important information to keep you “in the know”.

There will be no school next week for Spring Break. Classes will resume on April 15.

Later this month our Hawks will begin the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in math and English language arts. Students in grades 5 and 8 will also take the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS). Students will take all parts of the assessment online. The math and language arts assessments are administered in two parts; a computer adaptive test (CAT) and a performance task (PT).

The testing schedule for LMS students is as follows:

• WCAS- April 23 - 26

• SBA ELA CAT- April 30 - May 3

• SBA Math CAT- May 7 & 8

• SBA Math PT- May 9 & 10

• SBA ELA PT- May 14 - 17

• Assessment Make-Ups - May 20 - 24

Middle School can be a challenging time for many students and it is not uncommon for students to experience stress or anxiety. Below are some resources that may be helpful for your child. Please reach out to your child's School Counselor if you need help navigating ways to support and care for them.

• SBLSD Mental Health & Wellness Resources Page.

• SBLSD Suicide Prevention Page

• Youth Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK OR 1-800-273-8255

• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Dial or text 988

• LGBTQIA+ hotline -1-866-4TREVOR OR 1-866-488- 7386

• 24 hour Crisis Line -1-866-4CRISIS OR 1-866-427-4747

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