LMA December Newsletter
December 2024
Good Morning,
We hope this newsletter finds you well! The month of December, although only having 14.5 school days, felt like LMA staff and students we're immersed in student activity and care every single day! Although a short month, LMA is proud of all the different activities that continue to take place, building on a strong school culture and increase student voice. LMA's Student Council is now running on 'all cylinders' with weekly meetings taking place, mapping out different student activities. In addition to Student Council; LMA students have participated in a creative art field trip, participated in informative assemblies from UCVTS and KEAN University, and also taking part in the 1st annual Hillcrest Academy/Lamberts Mill Academy Holiday Basketball tournament. Lastly, LMA students and staff have been participating in a number of different holiday traditions infused in academic classes including card making, creating holiday ornaments, holiday food making and decorating the halls of LMA to get in the festive spirit.
Please take some time to read through our monthly newsletter to see all the student achievement and activities at LMA. Keep in mind that although LMA is part of the Union County Educational Services Commission, LMA is working with sending districts outside of Union county as our enrollment grows so does our connections with sending districts, both inside and outside of Union county. These relationships and connections are what we pride ourselves on.
If you have any questions about LMA, please feel free to reach out.
On behalf of the entire LMA school community, we wish everyone a Happy Holiday, and Healthy New Year!
Reed & John
Mrs. Delgado - TA
Mrs. Delgado is in her first academic school year providing services for LMA students within our Post Graduate Program. Although in her first school year as a teacher assistant role, she has exhibited tremendous leadership, organizational and collaborative skills. Her strong interpersonal skills with LMA students and staff make her a great addition to the LMA team!
Here are her five facts from Mrs. Delgado:
I am a musician, I play flute and cello in two community orchestras.
I love animals.
I crochet and knit.
I love to read.
I am working on my post baccalaureate in Special Education
Samantha G.
LMA staff came together to vote on the December Student of the Month. Samantha G. received the most votes based on her growth and performance in academic classes. Samantha is a fantastic student! She always comes to class prepared and ready to learn. She's a great contributor to class discussions, and she's always willing to help her classmates. Samantha is a pleasure to have in class, and has served as a great role model for her peers. Congratulations, Samantha!
Narrative by Jordyn M.
The LMA Student Council has come up with many new student initiatives, including new school fund-raising projects, and more school student involvement activities. At the student council, we have hosted a student initiated bake sale, and currently have a Lamberts Mill Academy activity day coming up right before the Holiday break. After surveying students we are planning, an LMA Student Council sponsored Field Trip Escape Room, along with a school wide movie day. We strive at LMA to provide only the best opportunities for our students. At the Student Council, we have weekly meetings, in order to show our dedication to our students. During our weekly meetings, our VP, Secretary, Historian, Treasurer and class representatives discuss and take notes on how to improve the student experience at LMA. On behalf of the newly formed LMA Student Council, we wish all readers a Happy and Healthy New Year! Follow us at The Mill, to see our student council initiatives for 2025!
Ms. Finver's ELA classes gets hands on
Students have begun Unit II Narratives determining themes in various texts and clips. Incorporating this month's theme of patience, students read how to make candy canes where it discussed how much patience it takes to make them. We then made peppermint bark to embrace patience and the holiday season. Students also created holiday cards to hand out to people. Lastly we collaborated with staff and students making a building wide “hands” Christmas tree.
Updates from Ms. York's WIN Class
This month in WIN we continued to read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and reflected how to apply this new information to our everyday lives. We discussed how time management and organization impact our ability to succeed in the classroom, at home and in the community. We participated in our restorative circles each Friday. Students now help prepare for circles by independently retrieving the talking piece, rules and then arranging the chairs. We have had a 100% participation rate for circles this month! Students helped cut out our new LMA snowflake “shout outs” and created a winter wonderland bulletin board where they will be displayed. Students helped hang the tiles from the UCESC district-wide collaboration project across from the main office.
Musical updates from The Mill
In music, students have been busy learning keyboard skills and reading the grand staff. Students have learned some Holiday and seasonal songs as well to be shared amongst one another. This unit builds on their rhythmic knowledge from the last unit, and gives them more opportunities to express themselves musically. Discussions have taken place on how different holiday music can shift and alter moods, and how it connects with the Zones of Regulation from the first marking period.
