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FEBRUARY 2024
Wolves Word Newsletter
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ALL students who eat breakfast at school need to get it before BEFORE 7:22am and be in their homeroom on time when the bell rings at 7:25am.
Breakfast is available to students beginning at 7:00am.
All buses drop students off by 7:15am. If getting a ride to school, please drop off students by 7:15am.
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**Due to technical glitches, honor roll lists will be coming soon in a separate email.** | |
Celebrate Your School Counselor
Spirit Week
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Next week is National School Counselor Week. To help celebrate our school counselors LGMS will host a spirit week. See below! | |
SOUL Club Valentine Candy Grams | |
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The SOUL Club will be hosting a Valentine Gram sale next week, February 5th-9th, during lunches!
This year's proceeds will go towards Project Linus, which is an organization that collects handmade blankets to be given to children in need. SOUL Club will be using the proceeds to buy fleece and make blankets to be donated to this project.
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The 5th-8th Grade Mid-Winter Band Concert is Tuesday, February 13, at 6:00 pm in the LGMS Gym. Students will need to be in their assigned places, in uniform, and ready to play by 5:30 pm. Uniform: Red Band Shirts, Black Pants, and Black Shoes/Socks. | |
The 4th-12th grade Orchestra presents their District Orchestra Festival! Come join them on Tuesday, February 20th at 6 PM in the LGMS Gym. Students will need to arrive by 5:15 pm to rehearse the combined 4-12th Grade piece. ***Students need to wear their orchestra uniform: Black Orchestra Polo, Black Pants, Black Shoes & Socks*** | |
8th Grade Parent & Student Information | |
What's Been Happening at LGMS? | |
Math Meet at UW Whitewater | |
Students from LGMS, Eastview and Star Center participated in a Math Meet at UW Whitewater on Monday, January 8th. | |
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2023-2024 District Spelling Bee
The following students participated in the District Spelling Bee held January 10th at Lake Geneva Middle School:
Star Center: Hazel Hutkowski and Oliver McKinney
Eastview: Beyna Nicia, Julia Skladanowski, Amelia Kolb, Rhys Finley, and Sten Hardesly
Maple Park Charter: Naomi Tost
LGMS: Alyvia Rouse, Lena Zeis, Dale Montemurro, Grady Bishop, Antonio Montemurro, Riley Elverman, Piper Perry, Roman Pekny, Max Leedle, Julia Needle, Melanie Ovalle-Ovalle, and Natalia Schiller.
Congratulations to the winners: 1st place – Antonio (T.J.) Montemurro, 2nd place – Rhys Finley, 3rd place – Riley Elverman, and 4th place – Julia Needle.
Good luck to T.J. and Rhys as they represent Lake Geneva School District at the CESA 2 Regional Spelling Bee which is being held at Whitewater High School on January 17.
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Teachers and students celebrated great i-Ready growth! | |
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Congratulations to the 6th Grade Music students who participated in Solo & Ensemble this evening. You should be proud of this accomplishment. If it were easy, everyone would do it. Continue to work hard and support one another.
Thank you to the judges and volunteers who helped make this evening run so smoothly.
Finally, thank you to the families who have supported their student musician and put up with the many hours of repetitive practice!
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Student vs. Staff Volleyball Game | |
We had a great afternoon of Team Building on Wednesday, January 24th. Our 7th and 8th Grade Girls Volleyball challenged some of our staff members to a volleyball game. Students also participated in the game Hungry Hungry Hippos! | |
Guest Conductor in Orchestra | | |
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Many thanks to Fiddle Champion Georgia Rae for jamming with the LGMS orchestra students! | |
8th Graders Toured Badger High School | |
Let the tours begin! The LGMS 8th graders visited Badger to learn more about what we have to offer as they begin to pick their classes for their freshmen year! | |
Area Band Fest At Badger HS | |
Wednesday morning the LGMS 8th Grade Band, Brookwood Band, and the BHS Wind Ensemble met as a combined group at Badger High School for our Area Band Fest. The morning began with the middle schoolers receiving a clinic from Mr. Bunge. The middle school students have a been preparing the same selection, and it was fun to combine the bands and work on the many musical nuances as a combined band. The Wind Ensemble joined partway through, and the combined students sight-read a “Doors” medley together. The collaboration and mentorship from the high school students to the middle school students is inspiring. As a teacher, it is so great to see former students…but watching them work with the younger students is this special full circle moment you can’t really put into words. It was fun, and educational. I can’t wait to see where these kids end up. Our future is in good hands! | |
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The Lake Geneva Anthology is an opportunity for all students in grades 3 – 8 to submit a piece of work in one of the following categories: Prose, Poetry, Art, Cartoon, Expository Writing, and Illustrated Writing for possible publication. Students were asked to relate their work to this year’s theme – “What If?".
The following students were selected to have their work published as part of this year's Lake Geneva Anthology: Penelope (Poetry - Grade 3), Lena (Poetry - Grade 3), Anna (Prose - Grade 4), Hazel (Art - Grade 5), Evelyn (Prose - Grade 5), Jessica (Prose - Grade 5), Kennley (Poetry - Grade 6), Mila (Art - Grade 6), Coleman and Isaac (Illustrated Writing - Grade 6), Genesis (Art - Grade 7), Naomi (Poetry - Grade 7), Lydia (Poetry - Grade 7), Olivia (Poetry - Grade 7), Sophia (Art - Grade 7), Riley (Poetry - Grade 7), Isaiah (Poetry - Grade 7), Etta (Art - Grade 7), Grace (Art - Grade , Tierney and Ava (Illustrated Writing - Grade 8 , Julia (Poetry - Grade 7, Jazmin (Poetry - Grade 7, Daniella (Poetry - Grade8 , Eli (Poetry - Grade 8, Alexa (Poetry - Grade 8, Dorian (Art - Grade 8.
At the regional level, thirteen entries were selected to be published in the Southern Lakes Anthology which is a publication created by the Southern Lakes Advanced Learners Network. Those students are: Anna, Hazel, Mila, Coleman and Isaac, Lydia, Riley, Isaiah, Etta, Grace, Julia, Jazmin, Alexa, and Dorian.
In addition, Jamin's poem, “Melodic Musing,” has been selected to be the grade level read aloud at the Southern Lakes Anthology reception in May!
Congratulations to all of these students on this wonderful accomplishment!
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THERE IS SO MUCH MORE!!!
Please like us on Facebook to find out about more great things happening at Lake Geneva Middle School, the District and the Community!
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Communication Protocol
Whom do I contact with a question or suggestion?
Lake Geneva Schools’ communication protocols help promote direct, open, and respectful interactions so that we quickly and efficiently resolve problems and concerns. The communication protocol starts with the staff member closest to the situation, as that person usually has the most information. However, at times, additional personnel are required to resolve specific concerns.
Click here for more information and to view the Lake Geneva Schools Communication Matrix.
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Bullying, Harassment, School Safety Reporting | | |
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Bullying, Harassment, School Safety Reporting
If you have information regarding bullying, harassment, or other non-emergency school safety concerns and would like to report this information, please click here to learn more, fill out a school-specific reporting form to the best of your knowledge, and submit it.
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Upcoming PTO Meetings!!
We need you!
Tuesday, 2/13/24 at 4:00pm LGMS Room 206
Tuesday, 3/12/24 at 4:00pm LGMS Room 206
Tuesday, 4/9/24 at 4:00pm LGMS Room 206
Tuesday, 5/14/24 at 4:00pm LGMS Room 206
| For more information regarding the LGMS PTO or if you have questions, please feel free to email Heather Stewart, PTO President at pto4lgms@gmail.com. | |
Thank you to all of our staff and parent volunteers for chaperoning and/or donating snacks and water! | |
HOW TO REACH THE LGMS OFFICE & PLANNED ABSENCES | |
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Need to reach the office? Leaving early for an appt? Reporting an absence?
We have 3 easy ways to reach the LGMS main office:
- Call the main line at 262-348-3000
- Call the attendance line at 262-348-3040
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Email the main office at lgmsoffice@badger.k12.wi.us
- If you are calling your student in for an absence, please call or email by 9:00am.
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If you are picking up your student for an appt, please send a note in the morning. Your student needs to bring it to the office before FLEX.
PLANNED ABSENCES
If your student is going to be out of school for 3 or more days you can request a planned absence sheet to collect what work they miss when they are out of school.
Students can always check their google classroom for missing assignments.
Thank you!
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Mr. Turk has lift tickets for Friday nights for anyone to purchase. Students, parents, grandmas, grandpas, aunts, and uncles...no pets! Mr. Turk will have the Friday night lift ticket the week leading up to Friday night. $30 per ticket. Cash only. Good for 2/2, and 2/9.
Contact Mr. Turk with questions. scott.turk@badger.k12.wi.us
262-248-3000 x3308
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Students and parents! Alpine Valley is offering a ‘ski card’ that allows you to purchase lift tickets at a reduced price during the season. The card itself costs $30. Present the card at the ticket window to buy a reduced priced ($30) lift ticket for skiing after 3pm Sunday through Friday during the ski season. You can buy a card for anyone under the age of 18.
See Mr. Turk x3308 for information or to purchase the cards. CASH ONLY.
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CLICK BELOW FOR ALL UPDATED SPORT & INTRAMURAL SCHEDULES & INFO | |
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For our athletics, we do have forms that are required for participation. We will be having parents/guardians complete the concussion/cardiac arrest agreement (waiver) through google form (linked below). This form is needed for your child to participate in any athletic intramural or interscholastic sport at LGMS but only needs to be filled out once per year. This form also needs to be filled out with your child. We want athletes to know and understand the signs and symptoms of a concussion or possible cardiac arrest. All of the information needed is linked on the google form and this form should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
If you filled this out already, you do not have to do it again.
We will have paper copies available in the main office if parents/guardians would prefer to come into LGMS to complete.
David Jooss
Health Teacher/Activities Director
8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach
8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Intramural Soccer Coach
Intramural Basketball Coach
david.jooss@badger.k12.wi.us
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**ATTENDANCE INFORMATION** | |
Important: Student Attendance and
New Attendance Procedures
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School attendance is very important, and we encourage families to make sure their children are in school as much as possible. However, children who are sick need to stay home for their well-being and to prevent others from becoming sick. Click the link to review the Lake Geneva Schools Protocols for When to Keep Your Child Home From School: https://bit.ly/3Bl6Gl9
| ***Students need to be to school by 7:15am and are to be in their FLEX hour by the time the bell rings at 7:25am. | |
Student Attendance and Attendance Procedures
One of the biggest ways parents/guardians can help their child succeed this school year is to make sure their child gets to school, on time, each and every day. The evidence is clear: children with good attendance are more likely to be successful in school. High attendance rates are linked to high student achievement. Every day counts, and missing school even 10% of the time has a significant negative impact on reading and math achievement as children progress through school. We want to ask for parent’s/guardian’s commitment to making sure their child attends school every day possible this year.
When a child does have to be absent from school, we ask that you communicate with us about the absence BEFORE 9:00AM. When your child will be absent, you have three communication options:
Call Mrs. Kramp in the main office at 262-348-3040 to speak with her and/or leave a message.
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REPORT ABSENCES ON POWERSCHOOL OR A PHONE CALL OR NOW YOU CAN EMAIL THE LMGS OFFICE AT lgmsoffice@badger.k12.wi.us
BE SURE TO LET THE OFFICE KNOW BY 9:00AM.
THANK YOU!
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MENUS AND FOOD SERVICE INFORMATION | | |
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E-payments are a convenient way to pay school fees and deposit lunch money with a credit card or check online. The Lake Geneva Schools now utilize RevTrak.
All Food Service online transactions are assessed 3.49%. A parent can make deposits to multiple students' accounts in a single order and only incur one 3.49% fee.
All non-food service transactions are also charged a 3.49% transaction fee excluding mandatory registration fee.
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Please click below for all information regarding health and wellness at
Lake Geneva Middle School
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Dental Clinics and Sports Physicals | |
If your student wants to participate in Intramural Sports at LGMS, they must have an up-to-date physical on file. If you're unsure if your student is due for a new physical, you can call the Health Office at LGMS.
Click the links below for locations that offer reduced cost Sports Physicals and General Health and Wellness visits:
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POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL: The PowerSchool Parent Portal gives parents and students grades 6 - 12 access to real-time information including attendance, grades and detailed assignment descriptions, school bulletins and even personal messages from a teacher. You can also use PowerSchool to register to receive email alerts for grades, attendance, assignments and more. It’s a great way to stay connected to your child’s teachers and our school.
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Online Bulletin for Youth-Related Community Activities & Educational Opportunities | |
Lake Geneva Schools recognizes the important role that community organizations play in serving our students and area youth. Our Community Backpack program provides opportunities for local civic and not-for-profit organizations to share youth-related program information with the students and families in our district.
If you have a submission or you'd like to see events happening in the area, visit our Community Backpack page: http://bit.ly/2Nuk1jF
Please note that the content on this page will be updated frequently, so check back often.
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On January 22, 2024, the Lake Geneva Joint #1 School Board and the Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union (Badger) High School Board each approved proceeding with operational referendums. The Lake Geneva Joint #1 School District will have one question, and the Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union (Badger) High School District will have one question. These questions will appear on the April 2, 2024 ballot.
Each school district will ask the voters to approve exceeding the revenue limit by $3,000,000 beginning with the 2024-2025 school year for recurring purposes consisting of ongoing operational and maintenance expenses, infrastructure, technology and safety upgrades, and educational programming.
Read More:
https://www.lakegenevaschools.com/news/what_s_new/board_announce_referendums_for_april_2024
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How To Create Safe Internet For Your Family | |
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Free Community Awareness Session:
Up in 'Smoke - Vaping trends, devices, and what you can do to prevent youth use.
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Presented by Melissa Moore, Certified Prevention Specialist, Owner & Trainer, M3 Consulting LLC
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
6:15 PM
Badger High School,
Badger Auditorium
220 E. South Street
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
It’s not just water. Taking a page out of the traditional tobacco industry using fruity flavors, attractive packaging, catchy advertising, and clever devices to attract the next generation of customers. And with the increased availability of both nicotine and cannabis products, it is a trend that anyone concerned about the health of youth (and the entire community) should know more about!
Attendees will learn:
- Basics of vaping, and why youth are especially at risk for addiction.
- A breakdown of the devices, and the various substances used in vapes.
- Industry tactics, social media influences, and other use trends.
- What works in prevention (& what doesn’t) to help parents, schools and the community address this growing threat.
Adults only, please.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged. Walk-ins welcome.
Register Now: https://bit.ly/LGSawarenessEvent
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Internet Safety: March 21st | |
Running Clinic at the YMCA Open to LGMS Students | |
4K: Enroll On-Line Beginning 1/2/24 | |
Community Backpack
The Lake Geneva Schools Community Backpack is your online bulletin for youth-related community activities and educational opportunities. Learn More
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Share News With Us
Share your news, event summaries, photos and/or give us a "head's up" on your upcoming events so we can promote your successes. Email photos@badger.k12.wi.us
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Our Website
Please visit our website frequently for district-wide
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Lake Geneva Middle School
(262) 348-3000
webmaster@badger.k12.wi.us
www.lakegenevaschools.com
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