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MAY 2024
Wolves Word Newsletter
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8th Grade Promotion Ceremony Information | | |
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Save the Date
What: LGMS 8th Grade End of the Year Picnic
When: Monday, June 3rd, 9:30am - 2:30pm
Where: Big Foot State Park
The Lake Geneva Middle School PTO is looking for chaperones to help on the event date as well as food and water donations. Please keep an eye out for a Sign-Up Genius.
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i-Ready Testing Dates:
Reading--May 22 & May 23
Math: May 29 & May 30
Please remind your student to bring their chromebooks to school.
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Hi LGMS families!
I just wanted to let you know that the last day for students to check out library books will be May 24, and
all books will be due by May 31.
Thanks for a great year in the LMC!
--Mrs. Machan
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6-8 Intramural Soccer--Date Change | |
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Attention all intramural soccer players, we are moving the start date
one week later.
Intramural soccer will now begin
Wednesday, May 8th and the season will be extended to make up the missed days.
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Tryouts - May 9, Practice - May 15
Dress Rehearsal - May 22
Variety Show - May 24
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Kids’ Academy
We have taken the best parts of Jump Start Summer School and Summer Enrichment to create a new offering, Kids’ Academy! While at Kids' Academy, students will enjoy a variety of engaging academic classes as well as enrichment experiences. Students are bound to have a great time while engaged in learning!
Students Entering 5K - 5th Grade
Central-Denison Elementary School
Session 1: June 17 - June 28
Break: July 1 - July 5
Session 2: July 8 - July 19
Students Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Lake Geneva Middle School
Session 1: July 8 - July 26
*No August Summer School
Learn more at: https://bit.ly/kidsacademy24
Registration opens in early March!
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What's Been Happening at LGMS? | |
First Staff Wolfie Award @ LGMS Goes to Mr. Troy Watson! | |
First Student Wolfie Award @ LGMS Goes to Isabella Horne! | |
Southern Lakes Anthology Banquet | |
The published authors and artists were recognized at a reception in which they shared their work and received the Lake Geneva Anthology book. Congratulations to all of these amazing students! | |
SOUL Club members worked on their Project Linus blankets at their last meeting! | | |
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On Friday, April 12th, Lake Geneva Middle School Hope Squad along with other Walworth County Middle School Hope Squads, participated in the Annual Hope Squad Retreat at Camp Edwards in East Troy, WI. Students participated in a fun day of team building activities. LGMS Hope Squad Advisors are Eric McGrath, Stacey Kidwell and Carrie Muffler.
Hope Squads reduce youth suicide through education, training, and peer intervention. Hope Squad members are nominated by their classmates as trustworthy peers and trained by advisors. Members are not taught to act as counselors, but rather how to be peer advocates, recognize signs of suicide contemplation, and respectfully report any concerns to an adult.
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Save the Penguins Project | |
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Stay tuned for their next project…
Who can build a wind turbine out of recycled products that will create the most potential energy!
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Ms Schoolfield classes finished up their Project Lead The Way: Save the Penguins
Each student followed the engineering design process while researching, brainstorming, designing, building and testing their own penguin dwelling. The goal was to see who could stop heat transferring into the penguin dwelling while it was in the Hot Box.
Students earned special penguin prizes throughout the project as well as best of build #1 build #2 and most improved for each class period.
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6th Grade Outdoor Education | | |
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Last week, 6th Graders participated in Outdoor Education at Camp McLean in Burlington, WI. They took part in a bunch of fun activities as you can see from the pictrures! A BIG thank you to Ms. Markuson for coordinating and planning it and to our staff and teachers for all of their help. The students had a great time! | |
Mr. Weiss’s 8th grade class building their geometry skills! | |
8th Grade Panel Presentations | |
After completing their Holocaust book clubs, students in 8th grade participated in a panel presentation, highlighting the themes within their novel and various literary elements within the book that support and build the theme. | |
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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.
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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 clickclick herehere 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, 5/14/24 at 4:00pm LGMS Room 206
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Dear LGMS Parents,
We would like to take a moment to invite you to be a part of the Lake Geneva Middle School PTO. We are your neighbors, we are your school community, and we share many of the same objectives you do. Our combined support for a common goal can be achieved by working together. That goal is providing the best support for our children and teaching staff that will enhance their experience at Lake Geneva Middle School.
Currently, we are recruiting to fill some necessary Executive Board positions, as well as, committees to reach that goal. Volunteering does not mean a huge commitment-an hour or two makes a huge difference. We have opportunities to fit your time schedule and interest. We even have tasks that do not involve coming to school at all! Most of all joining us will really make a difference. We welcome your helping hands!
Please feel free to attend the meeting and discuss various topics with current committee members. Thank you in advance for this consideration. We look forward to meeting with you!
Sincerely,
PTO Board Members
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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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Buy your Yearbook now before they are all gone! Yearbooks are $30. A limited number of Yearbooks are available for purchase at the end of the year, but they sell out quickly and there is no guarantee everyone who waits will get one. Buy now to reserve yours today!
Order Forms are available on the table by the elevator.
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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 | |
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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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Badger Greenhouse Sale 2024 | |
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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