Page 1 January 2015 Locust Grove Middle School Newsletter

January 2015

Locust Grove Middle School Newsletter

Locust Grove Middle School

Tony Townsend Principal

Kevin Van Tone Assistant Principal

Dr. Robin Collins Administrative Dean - Discipline

Ingrid Zabala Administrative Dean - MTSS

Locust Grove Middle School 3315 South Ola Rd. Locust Grove, GA 30248

Phone: 770-957-6055

Fax: 770-957-7160

Home of the

Wild Cats

Instructional Focus time is a needed component to our school day as it offers enrichment and remediation opportunities for our students. It can and will match our students with career interests and passions as well as provide daily interventions to those that struggle in math and/or LA. It is with great pleasure that we offer this opportunity to our students once again. Our student council and PTSO strongly encouraged the change as we need to engage our learners in every avenue. Below please find a schedule that reflects the needed changes.

Instructional Focus Time

6th grade 7th grade 8th grade Lunch Times

8:45 – 9:20 IF IF IF

9:23 – 10:10 Seminar/Lab Connections Seminar/Lab

10:12 – 10:59 Seminar/Lab Connections Seminar/Lab 7th - 11:02 – 11:37

11:02 – 12:44 Lunch Block Lunch Block Lunch Block 6th - 11:37 – 12:12

12:47 – 1:35 Seminar/Lab Seminar/Lab Connections 8th - 12:12 – 12:47

1:37 – 2:25 Seminar/Lab Seminar/Lab Connections

2:27 – 3:17 Connections Seminar/Lab Seminar/Lab

3:19 – 4:09 Connections Seminar/Lab Seminar/Lab

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Upcoming Parent Night: ALL WELCOME!

We will be having an informational parent night on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd starting at 6:30pm to discuss the vision of LGMS. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn more about LGMS and our future.

LGMS Calendar Girl Pageant

The LGMS Calendar Girl Pageant will be held Feb. 28th, 2015.This event is open to girls in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.

There will also be a Little Miss Wildcat for 3 yrs to 5th grade.

This truly is a night to remember!

For more information (and registration

packet), please see below.

http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/cms/lib08/GA01000549/Centricity/Domain/5510/2015Calendargirlinfo.pdf

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Important Change of Transportation Update

In order to complete a change of transpor-tation for your child, please be sure to follow all instructions. Failure to do so will result in your child going home their normal way.

All change requests must be written (your child cannot verbally ask for a change) and include a parent or guardian signature.

A working phone number must be included on the request. The attendance clerk will contact you in order to confirm that the change request is correct. If she cannot reach the number that is listed, your child will go home as originally planned.

ALL TRANSPORTATION CHANGES MUST BE GIVEN TO THE ATTENDANCE CLERK BY 10:00 AM. Late requests will not be honored.

Order Your Yearbook!

This is your LAST CHANCE to guarantee your copy of the YEARBOOK and your last chance to personalize the cover! Save $5 now by securing your copy by January 30th. You can purchase the yearbook by following the link at the bottom of the LGMS homepage. Don’t miss out on this year in pictures!

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Literacy Days News

LGMS recently participated in the county Literacy Days competition. Our 8th grade drama which included, Dahlia Bao, Gina Larson, Cayley Bledsoe, Amber Fraley, Chloe Boynton, Carla Sherrod, Khi Watson, Sydney Webb, received 2nd place. This was the first time LGMS had a drama enter the competition, and they were flawless in their performance. . Mrs. Peters did a great job coordinating them! India Dukes, our 6th grade poetry representative, received 3rd place. Great job everyone!

Science Fair News

Joshua Duffey will be representing LGMS in the Henry County Science Fair!

1st place Joshua Duffey

Effect of Metallic Paint on Wi-Fi Reception

2nd place Anslee Biffle, Haley Cox, & Sasha Roberts

Effect of Caffeine on Blood Pressure

3rd place Ryan Letzring & Jake Hewell

Effects of Bacteria on Toothbrushes

Spelling Bee News

Kathleen Mabutin (8th grade) is the LGMS spelling bee winner ! Congratulations! She will be representing our school at the district spelling bee on Friday, January 23 at the Henry County Performing Arts Center. Sarah Harper (6th grade) is the LGMS spelling bee runner-up.

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Written by Madison Fyffe, 8th grade, Team 803

“These paintings we are doing involve 3 out of the 4 academic classes: Science, Math, and Language Arts. Math is included because we dilated the original picture by about a scale of 4 onto the new paper. Science is included because we had to label and paint the different colors in our faces, hair, backgrounds, and shirts. Language Arts was included because we wrote a narrative, and the painting goes with the story each person wrote. The first thing we did was make our grid on the bigger paper 2 in X 2 in. Next we sketched out our face, hair, and shirt from a photo Mrs. Shannon took of us, and Mrs. Phillips ran through a program to create contour lines based on shading of the photo. We then labeled the colors on our faces 1 through 6. Finally we painted them, and we were done!”

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A note from Coach Mayo

“8th

grader, Summer McCullough, was chosen by the Atlanta

Cheer Magazine as a “No Bully” representative. This is a

tremendous honor as Summer was chosen out of hundreds of

cheerleaders in the metro area. I am so proud of her as she is

a model student, talented cheerleader, and a well-rounded,

remarkable young lady. I have had the pleasure of coaching

her for 2 years and teaching her this year. I am beyond

thrilled to be able to share this with everyone at LGMS.”

You can look at the entire article at www.atlantacheer.com.

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Noah Riley represents Team USA

Our very own Noah “Tyji” Riley recently had the honor of representing Team USA in the Power Tumbling Worlds Age Group competition in Daytona Beach, FL. Riley finished 11th in the World for the Boy’s Youth Elite division — both for rod floor tumbling. This is his first year as a member of the National Team, but has been a part of Olympic Development Program for the last two years. (www.atlantacheer.com)

Riley competed against top tier athletes from around the globe and is a part of the Flip City South team. He is also featured as a “No Bully” representative in the Atlanta Cheer Magazine.

Sports Corner

2015 Volleyball try-out information

All athletes trying out must have the following before try-outs: Forms: All Students must have a physical exam form, consent form and insurance form turned in before trying out. All forms are available on the main athletic website or in the front office at LGMS. Please turn in your complete physical form to Ms. Dickey. Eligibility: students must pass 3 out of their 4 academic classes and have a cumulative average of a 70 for all of their connections classes for the first semester.

Try-outs will be held in LGMS gym on the following dates:

7th Grade 1st Cut, February 24th from 4:15pm-6:00pm

8th Grade 1st Cut, February 25 th from 4:15pm-6:00pm

7th and 8th Grade Final Cut, February 26th from 4:15pm-6:00pm

All athletes that make the team will be expected to attend all practices and games. The 1st practice will be February 27th from 4:15pm-6:00pm.

LGMS volleyball team will practice Monday through Friday.

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Sports Corner, continued...

2015 9th Grade Baseball Schedule

February 21st Jackson (DH) 11:00 Away

February 26th Ola 5:30 Home

March 4th Alcovy 5:30 Away

March 7th Luella (DH) 11:00 Home

March 11th Newton 5:30 Away

March 14th Spalding (DH) 11:00 Away

March 18th Westlake 5:30 Away

March 21st Pike Co. (DH) 11:00 Home

March 25th Union Grove 5:30 Away

March 28th Playoffs TBA TBA

March 30th Playoffs TBA TBA