The LMS Express

Hello all,

It's hard to believe that there are only a few days left of school! Next week's schedule is packed - Step-Up Day, Field Day, Field Trips, Yearbooks, and then the 7th & 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony to finish off the year.

On behalf of all of us here at LMS, I'd like to thank our students and families for a fantastic year. The energy, creativity, and quirkiness of our students makes the challenging work we do fun and rewarding. The support of our families helps our students see that we're all on the same page, working to help them grow and mature as they spend time at LMS.

This will be the last LMS Express of the year - I hope everyone has a great summer!

Be Well,

Tom

For this year...

Wednesday, June 11th - Step-Up Day

Thursday, June 12th - Field Day/7th grade to Lebanon Pool/8th grade to Lake Sunapee

Friday, June 13th - LMS 7th & 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony, 9:45-11:00

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

For Next Year....

Monday, August 25th - PTO-Sponsored Popsicles on the Playground @ LMS, 4:00

Wednesday, August 27th - First Day of School!

Monday, September 1st - No School, Labor Day

Thursday, September 4th - LMS Parent/Guardian Orientation Night

On Thursday, June 12th, our 7th graders will be going to the Lebanon Pool for the afternoon and our 8th graders will be going to Sunapee State Beach for the day. If your student has not yet returned their signed permission slip, please have them bring it in by Tuesday, June 10th so they can attend their field trip. Thank you!

If your student borrowed a chromebook this year, please have them return it by Tuesday, June 10. Thank you.

On Thursday, June 12th, 7th grade students will be offered bagged lunches to eat while at the Lebanon Pool for the afternoon. On Thursday, June 13th, all students will be offered bagged lunches to eat in their classrooms after the 7th & 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony. Please plan accordingly with your students to make sure they either order a bagged lunch from their advisory teacher or bring a lunch from home. Thanks for your help with this!

Eighth grade Birch students design, build and test earthquake-proof towers in science. Their towers are built with limited supplies, and will need to hold 2 sandbags through a minor "earthquake", simulated on a shake table, for at least 15 seconds.

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The Spruce team sixth graders ended the year exploring art, science and history at the historic St. Gaudens National Park. Below are some photos of this educational and fun day! Thank you to the many parent chaperones who helped make this day, and our Dartmouth trip, possible!

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Please click the link below for information about a Summer Reading Program!

SUMMER READING 2025

Just a friendly reminder that all library books were due back on May 30! We still have a number of them out. Please remind your student to return their books. Bills will be sent home soon. Thank you!

Puzzles!

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Frog Dissections!

Different LABS for the end of year on the Oak Team.

The LMS Drive Award is presented to three eighth grade students who have grown immensely during their times at LMS and have had especially successful eighth grade years. Last week, the award-winning students, their families, and a few teachers participated in a small ceremony celebrating these winners and their accomplishments.

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Our Ice Cream Socials celebrate all LMS students that have consistently demonstrated expected behaviors throughout an entire trimester, and also have no "U"s in any of their classes. Thank you, students, for all your hard work!

The LMS Community Tree has bloomed magnificently this year! Each leaf on the tree represents the good deed of a member of the LMS community - both students and adults. These good deeds were recognized by someone else, and a leaf was placed on the tree to celebrate it. We have well over 200 leaves on our tree, and this number is just a fraction of the good deeds that go on every day at LMS. We can't catch em all!

September to June

The Mural Crew has continued adding to the Lebanon tunnel mural, bringing more life and detail to the project. In addition, Rob Robbirds and Dan Schachtner are now assisting with the next phase, which involves constructing the bus windows and door. These will be framed panels that can be updated periodically, allowing the mural to grow and evolve.

Next school year, there will be multiple opportunities for students to learn about mural-making and contribute to this collaborative LMS project. Mr. Masi will lead trips to the tunnel for ongoing work and will teach an Art Elective class focused on public art.

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Reminder: the LMS PTO's final meeting of the year on June 12 at 6:30! We'll be celebrating the end of the year and planning out our 25-26 calendar

Thank you,

Lebanon Middle School PTO

Visit our website for meeting and event information!

We are excited to announce we have decided to switch from ArbiterSports (FamilyID) platform and are moving to FinalForms. FinalForms is a great user friendly platform and makes it very easy to sign your student up for Co-Curriculars & Athletics. Below is the link to Sign up on FinalForms.

If you have any questions about FinalForms please reach out to Autumn Lanseigne (alanseigne@sau88.net), Director of Athletics & Co-Curricular Activities.

Lebanon Final Forms

The big day finally arrived! The top three CO2 cars from each 5th and 6th Grade woodshop class faced off to find out who would be the ultimate champion!

The races were close, but we eventually worked down to the final cars and the results were as follows:

5th Grade Champion was Vihaan Nalla

6th Grade Champion was Kevin Purcell

Congratulations to these young engineers!

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Some of our students visited the Goose Pond Equestrian Center and met Ms. Brown's horse! They did some science with eggs and visited with sheep and chickens. A good time was had by all!

PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, THANK YOU!!

Thank you to all the parents/guardians who have answered my emails and calls this year! Thank you for communicating with me and keeping me up to date on your students injuries, concussions, medical issues, medications, emotional struggles and/or successes etc. This open communication has made caring for your child(ren) much easier and clearer, and helped me to provide the safest care to your child(ren.) It has been made clear to me time and time again that you care about your students, and it has been a pleasure to support them here at Lebanon Middle School.

*Friendly reminders:

~ updated physicals are required in the state of NH for students in grades 7, 9 and 11.

~updated action plans are needed every school year (asthma, allergies, seizures), so if your student has one on file in the health office, I will need a new one for the fall.

~please feel free to email me with any questions at kgage@sau88.net, but know that I will not be checking my email on a daily basis this summer, so I may not get back to you right away.

Have a safe and restful summer!

Kelley Gage, RN

Math students brainstorming concepts in the geometry unit.

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Math students brainstorming concepts in the geometry unit.

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If you have been enjoying the parent and caregiver resources we have shared related to growing up in a phone-based world, consider putting The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt on your summer reading list. If it is already checked out of your local library, check out these two resources while you wait for the book.

Deep Dives: How Can We Help Kids Navigate the Digital World?

A Shah Foundation Deep Dive podcast episode with Dr. Jill Walsh, sociologist and researcher at Boston University. The discussion is about how schools and parents can work to set healthy boundaries with social media. 54 minutes.

Center for Humane Technology

Youth Toolkit that includes guides for parents, youth and educators. Toolkits, blog and podcast accessible from the site.

Pine team has been participating in an ABC countdown til the last day of school. The images captured here were on Minute to Win it and Reading fort days. We played A Bit Dicey and Dizzy Mummy for Minute to Win it games. Students tried to stack 6 dice on a craft stick in their mouth. For Dizzy Mummy, they had to wrap a willing participant in toilet paper without tearing the paper.

Reading forts were so much fun to build with friends. We also completed our social studies and math tasks using them.

This month, fifth-graders have been diving into the different regions of the United States. Using atlases to guide our learning, we labeled and colored maps to better understand the geography, landmarks, and unique features of each region.

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Mrs. Gibbons' fifth-grade class is counting down the last 26 days of school with a fun ABC-themed celebration! For the letter "F," students enjoyed a fabulous Fancy Lunch right in their classroom. The room was transformed with candles, flowers, decorations, and tablecloths to create an elegant dining experience. It was a memorable and classy way to celebrate the day!

The students in Mrs. Proper's class showed off their many talents by singing, playing instruments, telling jokes, sharing their works of art and their technology skills!

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Students have been busy becoming world travelers—without ever leaving the classroom! Each student researched a different country and created an exciting presentation to share with the class. From France’s delicious cuisine to Japan’s ancient traditions, we learned about cultures, languages, landmarks, and so much more. With colorful presentations, fun facts, and traditional food, the classroom was transformed into a global celebration of learning.

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Some fifth-graders have been hard at work designing custom tiny homes as part of a creative architecture project. Each student took on the role of lead architect tasked with designing a personalized, functional tiny home. They began by sketching blueprints on graph paper and using fractional units to plan out room dimensions. After receiving design approval, students brought their homes to life in 3D using TinkerCad. They even calculated the area of each room to make sure every square foot counted.

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For pictures from last night's Dinner/Dance, please click here.

Lebanon beat Hanover 7-1 last week!

Please use this link for the Superintendent's June update.

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

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The "D" in LMS PRIDE is for Dependability.

"We trust each other and count on each other."

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

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