Longhorn Loop
Vol. 4 Issue 11 | October 15th - October 20th
Important Links
LMS Website | GCPS Portal | Mission | Vision | Spiritwear
Club Meetings This Week
See what clubs are meeting next week and when.
Gwinnett Great Days of Service | October 15th - 18th
Monday, October 15th
Tuesday, October 16th
Finding Scholarship Dollars for College
GCPS has partnered with the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia for the 4th year to bring valuable college and post-secondary funding information to our parents and students. Download the information below.
Wednesday, October 17th
Progress Reports | Revised Date
Homeroom teachers will be sending a printed Progress Report home with students Oct.17th. Look for the Progress Report Envelope Wednesday. Please sign and return on Thursday.
School-wide Tutoring Every Wednesday
Need some extra help, make plans to come in early as teachers will be offering school wide tutoring on Wednesday's throughout the year
Thursday, October 18th
Friday, October 19th
October 22 and 23rd
SS and MA | Mid Terms
October 24th
Early Release | October 24th and 25th
Early Release Conferences | Semester 1
On October 24th and 25th students will be released at approximately 1:15 in the afternoon for the 1st of two Early Release dates. On October 24th, Teachers will be holding conferences with parents of students who are at risk academically for the 1st semester. Parents will be notified by your student's teacher if a conference is necessary. Not all parents will be able to meet with teachers on October 24th. If you do not have a scheduled conference, but would like to meet to discuss your student's progress, please contact your child's homeroom teacher and another date and time can be scheduled.
Saturday, October 27th | 10:00 am -1:00 pm
Oct. 29th, Nov. 1st and Nov. 5th | Heroes' Hangout
October 29th -Nov 2
Join in the fun during this week as we celebrate Lanier Middle School Spirit Week. Details will be advertised next week.
Nov. 2 | PEP Rally
To Kick off the upcoming basketball season, we will be holding a pep rally during each grade level connections time.
Nov. 6th | Election Day
Student/Teacher holiday. students will return to school on Wednesday, November 7th.
November 10th
PTSA Partnership Spotlight
Shoparoo
Turn your shopping receipts into donations for your school. Download the free Shoparoo app here, snap pictures of your receipts and earn money for our school. It's that simple.
Know When Buses Arrive for Afternoon Dismissal
In an ongoing effort for better communication, you will find a link to a google slide that you can use to see when buses arrive at Lanier for the afternoon dismissal. If you are inclined, you can use the free Google Slides App from the App store or Google Play
How to Stay Connected | Additional Information
Contact | Connect | Communicate is your means to stay current on all that is going on at Lanier Middle. You can find all the available applications at the bottom of any page of the LMS website (See image below). Please take advantage of these tools as they allow us to push information out to you in the most timely way. School Messenger is an extremely important tool we use to send our e-blasts as well as text messages (as warranted). If you have not opted in to receive text messages you can do so at any time by texting "Yes" to 67587 on your cell phone. Teachers will still use the Remind application for their particular classrooms.
**Update: In order to help you recognize or identify messages coming from Lanier Middle or GCPS through School Messenger. Add the number 1-844-248-6644 to your Contacts list so you can identify School Messenger calls and texts.
If you miss a call, just call this toll free number to retrieve and replay phone notifications.