Dear LCMS Bobcat Family and Friends:
Thank you for all that you do. My staff and I look forward to seeing you at Parent Conferences on Tuesday, October 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. We hope that many of you will be able to join us as this is a great opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers and to ask him or her questions about your child’s progress.
As always, please feel free to contact me at chenlc@lcps.k12.va.us if you have questions, concerns, or any feedback that you would like to share.
The following are some important updates and announcements.
Announcements
Thank you to Chloe Fritz and Sylvia Growden – Morning Announcers
On behalf of LCMS, we would like to thank Chloe Fritz and Sylvia Growden for all of their assistance with making important announcements! Next week, we look forward to having Krysten Grymes and Jared Hall as our speakers.
Congratulations to Ryan Groome and Kensley Smith – Student Athletes of the Week
Please join me in congratulating Ryan Groome and Kensley Smith as being voted this week’s Student Athlete of the week. Both students are on time, on target, and on task in the classroom and on the playing field! We are proud of your efforts and hard work!
LCMS Team Players for the First Nine Weeks
Every nine weeks, teachers nominate two students, one male and one female, whom they believe truly exhibit the qualities of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, citizenship, fairness, and caring. Then, the High Expectations Correlate selects from those who have been nominated to earn the privilege of being Team Players for that nine weeks. These students will be served a special lunch provided by the LCMS administrative team and will have their photos with accolades posted in the cafeteria. We are extremely honored to announce this nine weeks’ Team Players. From 6th grade, we have David Perry, Jacob Werner, Macie Knighton, and Brenna McHugh. The 7th grade students are Keirsten Shifflett, Victoria Moore, Jahiem Poole, and Jayshawn Santiago. Team players from the 8th grade are Tylyn Pugh, Megan Hall, Tabraisha Comfort, Ethan Barnes, and Ben Froschauer. These students will be served their lunches on Friday, October 31 during their lunch shifts. Thank you to Kristina Dragland and Laura Watkins, the High Expectations Co-Chairs, for spearheading such an event!
Congratulations to Gracie Quarles, LCMS Students, and Virginia Gray
On Saturday, September 27 at the Region 2 2014 Awards Banquet, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) recognized Gracie Quarles (Family and Science Consumer Teacher) as the Virginia winner and Region 2 Candidate of the Carl Perkins Community Service Award. Ms. Quarles will be receiving the 2015 Virginia ACTE (VACTE) Carl Perkins Community Service Award at their January 22-23, 2015 conference.
The Louisa County Middle School Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter had 30 students who participated in the FCCLA Wear and FCCLA Poster Contests at the Virginia State Fair on Thursday, October 2. LCMS students obtained 30 purple ribbons and 7th grader, Virginia Gray, won the 1st place trophy in the Digital Poster Jr. category.
October - National Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month! This Friday, October 17, LCMS will hold its annual “Stomp Out Bullying” walk during ACE Block. Please remind your child to wear orange to support the prevention of bullying in our school.
Online Safety Presentations
Rebecca Baughman (Librarian) and Deputy Nathan Harris (Resource Officer) presented online safety to all Grade 7 students. In this presentation, students were shown several videos from www.netsmartz.org and discussed with both Rebecca Baughman and Deputy Harris how to be safe on the internet. The following videos were shown and discussed with our students. You may wish to continue our dialogue with our students to ensure their safety online at home.
http://www.netsmartz.org/RealLifeStories/SurvivorDiaries This video tells the stories of teens who have met predators online and then met with them in person.
http://www.netsmartz.org/RealLifeStories/YourPhotoFate This video shows students what can occur if sending an inappropriate photo.
http://vimeo.com/25511034 This video shows students what could possibly occur if posting personal information.
Ms. Baughman also reinforced with students how to stay safe when using the internet. Students found both the websites and their discussions with Ms. Baughman and Deputy Harris informative and helpful.
Congratulations to LCMS Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country Teams
We are proud of our girls’ and boys’ cross country teams for winning the Albemarle Invitational on Saturday, October 11. This was an outstanding team performance with many team members running personal records for 2 miles in the meet. The team was led by Kensley Smith, who finished in 3rd place overall in the meet. Also, earning individual medals were: Sierra Wells, Sarah Seay and Alayna Campbell. Other team members competing and contributing to the team victory were: Sabrina Hatton, Sydney Madison, Breeana Wilson, McKenzie Proffit, Hannah May and Riely Smith. Also, congratulations to the boys cross country team for their 2nd place finish at the Albemarle Invitational. Dillon Nelson led the team with an 8th place finish in the race. Nate King and Matt Klapak also earned individual medals in the meet. The following boys also competed with many, running 2 mile personal records: Kyler Soriano, Nick Liles, Ryan Groome, Robbie Morris and Bryant Fuller. Thank you to our students for their hard work and efforts, to our parents for their support, and to Coach Brown for her leadership!
LCMS Yearbook Orders
This year, we are offering a pre-sale only on yearbook orders. If you are interested in buying a yearbook, please order yours to get it at the cheapest price of $33.00. This offer will only be valid until Friday, October 17. Order forms can be picked up in the main office or outside Trevor Gallo’s (Computer Teacher) Room 901. Parents may also order online at the following link:http://www.jostens.com/apps/shop/yrbk_catalog.asp?cid=222039&pfid=2014090504171884366&affiliateId=1119721
Celebrate My Drive – Support LCHS – Wednesday, October 15 to Friday, October 24
During National Teen Driver Safety Week, LCHS is participating in Celebrate My Drive® because teen driver safety is important. LCHS will have a chance to win a $100,000 grant from State Farm®! LCHS could also win one of two hometown concert events by a chart-topping musical artist for LCHS students. You can make a safe driving commitment once a day, every day, per email account from Wednesday, October 15 to Friday, October 24. The more safe driving commitments we make, the better LCHS’ chance of winning $100,000 and hosting a concert for LCHS students. It’s simple: Log onto celebratemydrive.com Indicate you want to support Louisa County High School Commit to drive safely! You can also invite your friends and family to get involved or share on Facebook — facebook.com/CelebrateMyDrive
Seeking LCMS Coaches for Odyssey of the Mind
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and world level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program. This year, we are looking for coaches to help us with those students who might be interested in participating in Odyssey of the Mind. If you are interested in coaching a team of middle school students, please email Assistant Principal Joel Rupert at rupertjd@lcps.k12.va.us
Student Schedule for Monday, October 20 to Friday, October 31
On Monday, October 20 (A): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4 (This is a “A” day for electives. Students go to Period 1, Period 2, Period 3, Period 4, Period 5, and then for the last period of the day, students return back to their Period 4 class.)
On October 20 (A): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4
On October 21 (B): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4
On October 22 (A): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4
On October 23 (B): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4
On October 24 (A): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4
On October 27 (B): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
On October 28 (A): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2
On October 29: (B): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3
On October 30: (A): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4
On October 31: (B): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5
Updates
LCPS Special Education Parent Advisory Meeting – Thursday, November 6
All parents of students with special needs in grades PK-12 are invited to join other parents and educators as they learn more about special education resources at LCPS. The meeting will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the LCPS Administrative Offices, Central Office Board Room, 953 David Highway, Mineral, VA 23117. For more information, please contact Carla Alpern (Director of Pupil Personnel Services) at 540-894-5115.
LCMS Science Fair
The primary purpose of the Science Fair is to provide students with the skills necessary to be successful in high school, college, and eventually their careers. To be successful in the collage and the modern world, students must learn to think independently. Secondly, to be successful in AP and Honors classes in high school, students must be able to write research papers that start with a thesis, which is substantiated by their own findings. To facilitate the development of these skills, students are required to submit a complete project that includes an original idea, research to back their thesis, and conclusions that require them to analyze their results in light of their research findings. Additionally, we hope that through this process students will foster an interest in science and engineering. We hope that you will help us celebrate our students’ involvement in the science fair at the LCMS Science Fair Awards on Wednesday, February 1, which will be held at the LCMS Forum at 6:00 p.m.
All A Banquet – Tuesday, May 19
The High Expectations Correlate will host its All A Banquet on Tuesday, May 19. We look forward to seeing our students and parents there!
Important Upcoming Dates – Added information and dates are marked in purple.
Thursday, October 16: Blue Ridge Governor’s School for Grade 8 students and parents with Ms. Jennifer Purcell @ LCMS Forum at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, October 17 - Steps Against Bullying Walk @ LCHS track for all LCMS students at 2:30 p.m. Rain date is Friday, October 24
Friday, October 17 - Steps Against Bullying Walk @ LCHS track for all LCMS students at 2:30 p.m. Rain date is Friday, October 24
Friday, October 17: Report cards for First Nine Weeks go home with students.
Tuesday, October 21: Parent and Teacher Conference @ LCMS from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. by appointment / 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. walk-in’s.
Friday, October 26: Club B for students. Other students not involved in clubs are reading independently with teachers for 30 minutes.
Friday, October 31: Dance and football game @ LCMS Cafeteria from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Monday, November 3: Staff Development Day No School for Students
Tuesday, November 4: Election Day Division Holiday No School for Students and Staff
Wednesday, November 5: Students are back in school. School doors open at 7:40 a.m. This is an “A” Day.
Tuesday, November 18: Interim Reports for Marking Period 2 go home with students.
Tuesday, November 18: Grade 7 and Grade 8 students attend AMC8 Competition @ VMI at 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, November 18: Parent Advisory Meeting with Dr. Chen at LCMS Conference Room at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 18: LCMS PTA Meeting @ LCMS Conference Room at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 20: National Junior Honor Society Induction @ LCMS Forum at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 25: Grade 8 students attend The Encore! Presentation @ Altria Theater, Richmond at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, February 11: LCMS Science Fair Awards @ LCMS Forum at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 21: Battle of the Books Competition for LCMS Students @ Cedar Lee Middle School
Saturday, April 25: Battle of the Books Competition for LCMS Students @ Culpeper Middle School
Tuesday, May 19 – All A Banquet at LCMS Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.
Thank you for taking the time to read these updates. As I will say to my students each day, “This is important. You belong here. Effort makes a difference.”
With warm regards,
Lisa C. Chen
