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JANUARY 2024
Wolves Word Newsletter
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SCHOOL RESUMES ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024. | |
Please note that lunch will not be served at LGMS on Early Release Day. | |
Becoming a Badger for 8th Graders | | |
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Badger High School will be offering a second session of
Becoming-a-Badger this January for incoming 9th graders! The event will run January 8th - 10th from 3:00pm - 4:20pm.
During this session there will be six (6) courses offered: Bucky's Den School Store Challenge, Using the CNC in Woodworking, Badger Library & FabLab, Acting & Improv, Fun with Languages, and Exploring Tech Ed. Space is limited so participation is on a first come first serve basis.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT LGMS! | |
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the Lake Geneva Middle School Counseling Department had the distinct honor of celebrating outstanding students at our Above & Beyond Ceremony. This prestigious award is designed to showcase our outstanding students who go above and beyond our everyday expectations. Our award winners have displayed qualities such as overcoming challenges, exceeding typical performance, displaying perseverance, consistently staying positive, and supporting others. Congratulations to all the amazing students we have here at Lake Geneva Middle School. | |
Ms. M took 20 LGMS students to visit Gateway Tech for a middle school expo! They had the opportunity to learn about many future opportunities and pathways. Students were excited to learn and see what apprenticeship, courses, and careers they can pursue! | |
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Last week the Soul club sponsored a hat day for students! Their $1 donation went towards "Shop With A Cop" and they could wear a hat for the day.
Teachers also were able to donate money and wear jeans for the month of December!
Together, LGMS donated $400 to Lake Geneva Police for their Shop with a Cop event!!
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Soul Club Spreads Holiday Cheer | | |
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LGMS SOUL club provided treats for our teachers and staff. We are very thankful for all of the hard work our teachers and staff
do each and everyday
here at LGMS.
A big thank you to our local Stinebrink Piggly Wiggly for their donation of delicious donuts!
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The little elves were hard at work, selling and sorting candy grams to be delivered to homerooms before winter break! | |
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The SOUL club at LGMS sponsored a schoolwide snowperson decorating contest. Each student decorated a snowperson and judging happened in homerooms, houses, grade levels and
then at the building level.
Congratulations to each of the grade level winners: 8th grade - Tierney Lentz, 7th grade - Geneva Anagnos, and 6th grade - Brady Smiley.
Congratulations to the LGMS building winner Tierney Lentz for her amazing depiction of Mr. Watson as a snowperson!
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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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December was filled with Holiday parties, pizza & music for the LGMS staff and the Electric Christmas Parade....oh and the amazing concerts, too! | | |
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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!
| 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. | | |
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We are so excited to announce that Magpies is going to provide burgers, hot dogs, and chips - for FREE to all 8th graders at the picnic in June!!!!! Please show love and support for our local businesses, like Magpies, by grabbing some food or drinks! | |
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 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 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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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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