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Congratulations to students who placed in this year's spelling bee at LMS!

The Catoosa County Spelling Bee is February 24 at 6:00 pm, Tiger Creek Elementary School

The Principal's Message...Last week we celebrated Renaissance Week at LMS.  Renaissance is a program that recognizes students that have nothing below a C in all classes and have good behavior.  Almost 70% of our students qualified for a card the second nine-weeks of school.  Congratulations,  parents and LMS students.  Parents, February 24 will be the kickoff date for our school-wide fundraiser.  Money generated from this fundraiser supports students, teachers and programs at LMS.  Your involvement and support are critical.
" Building Good Ships" 
GO WARRIORS!

Important Dates  

Nov.P.R.I.D.E.
Parents and Renaissance Involved and Dedicated to Excellence

Contacting Teachers - All teachers have e-mail
 addresses that can be accessed on the school
 web page (here).   You may also call the school 
and contact a teacher through the school office 
at (706) 866-1040.  All teachers at LMS use www.schoolnotes.com to post assignments, class information, announcements, etc…

Electronic Newsletter Users - Parents, If you 
signed up for an electronic newsletter and have
 not received notification of thanks for signing 
up, please contact your child's teacher.  There 
may be a glitch in the address or somewhere 
else and mail is not getting to you.  You should 
have received an email thanking you for signing 
up for the newsletter by now.    

Renaissance - February 2 through 6 was a week of celebration for the Renaissance Program and its members.  The week had a sports theme with different activities for each day, ending with an assembly on Friday that was a sports extravaganza!  Students and teachers competed in some age old sporting events with a few twists.  Lay-ups in wigs and high heels, dizzy bat races in baseball uniforms, adults racing on tricycles, a sumo-suit obstacle course, and a dance contest that featured only a few legitimate dancers.  Both faculty and students walked away with prizes and recognition for things they had achieved throughout the year.  It was one Renaissance week that was a GRAND SLAM!!

Connections News - 
Band - Dear Parents!
We had a great time at District Honor Band this weekend.  The students were very well-behaved and represented our school well.  One of our 7th grade trumpet players made All-State Band and he will be making the trip to Savannah, Ga., in March to represent our school.

The 7th and 8th grade students will be going to Large Group Performance Evaluation (Festival) on March 12.  We will also have some after-school rehearsals starting this month.  Please ask your students about this!  A letter will be sent home this week with more information/dates/times.

It's always a blessing to come to work at LMS.  Your kids are doing great and thank you for encouraging them to continue with our successful music program here at Lakeview!  

Thomas Blevins
Band Director, Lakeview Middle
706.866.1235
(fax)706.861.6644
www.lfoband.org

               Sports - Baseball tryouts will start the first week of March.  6th and 7th grades will tryout early in the week with the 8th grade on Friday.  Times are approximately 3:45-5:30.  Physicals acquired for other sports are accepted. 

ALL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TRY OUT FOR SPRING SPORTS MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL ON FILE IN OFFICE A BEFORE TRYOUTS.

GO WARRIORS!

Warriors
are the
BEST!

School Contact Information
Address: 416 Cross Street
Rossville , GA 30741
Phone: (706) 866-1040
Fax: (706) 861-6644
Website
http://www.catoosa.k12.ga.us/lms/index1.htm

Infinite Campus -Catoosa County Public Schools is introducing a student information system called Infinite Campus that includes a parent portal feature. The parent portal allows parents to view their child's grades, schedule, attendance, and assessment scores over the internet.  If you are interested in gaining access to this information, sign the request for a application, fill out the form, and return it to your child's school by your child or mail it directly to LMS.

Let's Eat -
Lunch $1.80,  reduced $.40
Breakfast $1.00,  reduced $.30  

Did you know that the lunches served at school offer a choice of five vegetables and fruits EVERY DAY from which your student may select up to FOUR?  
    AND.. Did you know that every week lunches are planned so that at least two orange vegetables, two green vegetables and two legumes are offered, while starchy vegetables are limited?  To learn more how vegetables are categorized, “Google” the word “My Pyramid” on the Internet and then select “Inside the Pyramid” (left side).   When the Pyramid pops up, click on the green site for vegetable categories. 
     Did you know that breakfasts and lunches served at school are including more whole grains these days?  For example, oatmeal is offered daily at breakfast along with whole wheat toast and several “ready-to-eat” whole grain cereals.  Whole wheat rolls are frequently served at lunch
     Whole grains are a good addition to any menu at home too.  When shopping, be sure the first ingredient listed on the label has the word WHOLE in it: WHOLE wheat flour, for example.   The magic word is “WHOLE”.  Selecting WHOLE wheat and WHOLE grain breads, pastas and cereals is a great way to increase fiber in the diet.  “Make half your grains WHOLE” is one of the recommendations from USDA’s MyPyramid. 

At LMS-
Ice cream, snacks, and beverages are available in the break areas.  Carbonated drinks and non-nutritional food may not be purchased until 1:30 p.m.  Lunch may be paid daily, weekly, or monthly.  Free and reduced meals continue from last year, but you will need to complete new forms.

Spring Pictures Will Be Taken on March 19
All students will have the opportunity to have their photo made.  No order forms are necessary.  Please mark your claendars for picture day.  Parents may look before they buy and return those photos they do not wish to purchase.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a Gym Day on February 20 from 3:30 until 5:30.  Tickets will go on sale Monday, February 16.  Plan now to come and have pizza, coke floats, music, games, and fun- all for $3.00!

Nurse Laura

Lock Up Your Medicine to Prevent Children's Prescription Drug Abuse

More than 3.1 million teens ages 12 to 17 report abusing prescription drugs.

Did you know?
Over 3 million u.s. teens abuse prescription drugs.
every day, 3,300 more children begin experimenting with prescription drugs.
70% of children who abuse prescription drugs admit to getting them from family or friends

LOCK YOUR MEDS
Prevent your children from abusing your own medication by securing your meds in places your child cannot access.

TAKE INVENTORY
Download your Home Medicine Inventory Card, write down the name and amount of medications you currently have and regularly check to see that nothing is missing.  

EDUCATE YOURSELF & YOUR CHILD
Learn about the most commonly abused types of prescription medications (pain relievers, sedatives, stimulants and tranquilizers). Then, communicate the dangers to your child regularly; once is not enough.

SET CLEAR RULES & MONITOR BEHAVIOR
Express your disapproval of using prescription drugs without a prescription. Monitor your child's behavior to ensure that the rules are being followed.

PASS IT ON
Share your knowledge, experience and support with the parents of your child's friends. Together, you can create a tipping point for change and raise safe, healthy and drug-free children.

PROPERLY DISPOSE OF OLD AND UNUSED MEDICATIONS
For the latest guidelines on safe and proper disposal of medications, go to fda.gov/consumer

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD ALREADY HAS A PROBLEM
If you suspect your teen is using drugs, do not wait to do something about it. Visit the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration at www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov for a listing of treatment centers in your area, or call (800) 662 - HELP (4357).

If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact the school nurse, counselor, or administrator. 

Art
Recently, the Art III class completed an assemblage drawing of an Indian warrior.  An image was chosen, but into 40 one-inch squares, and then students were responsible for enlarging and redrawing them into eight-inch squares.  The completed squares were then reassembled and the entire project was hung near the cafeteria entrance.  Students who worked on the project are listed in a grid which indicates which square they completed.  See below.

 
Please click here to see latest Pop-Art created by students in art class!