Lake Olympia Middle School
Parent Newsletter - September 2016
Lake Olympia's Website - http://www.fortbendisd.com/loms
Lake Olympia's Twitter - @LakeOlymMS
Lake Olympia Families,
We are off to a great start! I want to personally thank all of our Lake Olympia families for their support. As we start the year, I want to remind families that if you ever have questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teachers.
Please plan to join us on Thursday, September 8th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for our Annual Open House and PTA Meeting. We will begin the meeting in the commons and then each family will have the opportunity to meet the staff. The teachers will go over their policies, procedures and their curriculum. If you have individual concerns you will need to schedule an appointment with appropriate teachers.
Visiting and Parking
When you bring your child to school, we ask that you help up keep the car rider line moving. Parents are parking in the fire zone which is a fire code violation and also slowing down the pace of the line moving. Parents are driving around parked cars. This is a student safety issue.
In the near future, we are going to provide more visitor parking in the front of the school.
Dress Code
Our staff understands the effect that clothing and grooming can have on student behavior and a commitment to learning. We also know parents play a vital role in helping students have a successful school experience, which includes making appropriate choices when it comes to clothing, accessories and personal appearance. In order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning, we expect all students to follow the policy and make smart choices about personal appearance. Students should avoid attire that seriously distracts from the learning environment, is considered to be disruptive or could present a health or safety problem.
* Hairstyles shall be appropriate and consistent with good grooming. Preparatory grooming (such as curlers or hair picks) and hair styles that are distracting and disruptive to the educational process are not permitted. Hair color, if dyed, should be of natural coloring. ( red, purple, green, blue, orange, and yellow hair is unacceptable)
* Shredded jeans and jeans with holes are not acceptable
* Leggings/jeggings - Girls are required to wear a shirt that is knee length with leggings.
* Dresses are knee length, including t-shirt dresses.
* Thin strap and razor back tops are unacceptable. Tops must cover entire stomach.
* House shoes, slides, and flip flops are not acceptable.
* The wearing of overly tight, low cut, very loose, short or distracting, extreme or inappropriate apparel is not permitted on campus.
* Clothing and accessories shall not be worn if they display profanity, violence, discriminatory messages, sexually suggestive phrases, drawing and advertisements. Symbols and words depicting alcohol, tobacco, violence, weapons, gang actions, sex or drugs are not permitted.
* Head coverings including, but not limited to, caps, hats, scarves, bandanas, and/ or sunglasses shall not be worn inside school buildings, unless required by a physician or authorized by school administration.
Important Dates Including Progress/ Report Card
September
September 5th - Holiday- Labor Day- No School
September 7th - Football Game
September 8th - Open House 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
September 13th Progress Report 1 Mailed Home
September 14th - PTA Fall Fundraiser Kick-Off with Cherrydale
September 22nd - PTA 8th Grade Parent Meeting ( Planning for 8th Grade Spirit Activities)
September 23rd - Holiday- Fort Bend County Fair Day - No School
September 26th - PTA host Chick-fil-a Family Night
September 28th - PTA Cherrydale Fundraiser Order Forms and Money Due
October 3rd - Progress Report 2 Mailed Home
October 18th - Report Card for the 1st Nine Weeks Mailed Home
Academics
Please check your teacher's website page concerning assignments, homework, projects, and planning time. You can also check your child's weekly grades by logging on to SKYWARD.
Homework
We understand that students have several courses and extra curricular activities. In order not to overload students with homework, we scheduled subject homework on the following days.
Mondays - Math
Tuesdays - English Language Arts
Wednesdays- Science
Thursdays - Social Studies