LTMS Parent Newsletter
July 2019
Lexington Trails Middle School
Website: www.usd232.org/ltms
Location: 8800 Penner Avenue, De Soto, KS, USA
Phone: (913) 667 - 6260
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LTMSPanthers/
Twitter: @ltmsusd232
Message from Mr. McCracken
Dear LTMS Families,
I am honored to serve as the principal of Lexington Trails Middle School and couldn't be more excited for the 2019-2020 school year. For all of you who are new to LTMS (like I am), welcome to the Panther family! For those returning, I look forward to continuing the great work at LTMS and I look forward to meeting each of you soon. Check out all the information below as we wrap up our summer break and get ready for a new year!
Go Panthers.
Clark McCracken
Principal
Thought for the Month
School Pictures / Enrollment at LTMS
Open Enrollment and School Pictures at LTMS for the 2019-20 school year is scheduled on August 1st from 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and August 2nd from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
At enrollment you will have the opportunity to:
- Take your school photo/pictures
- Pay 2019-20 school fees
- Arrange bus transportation
- Pay student nutrition
- Turn in athletic paperwork
- Receive student schedules/locker assignments (only upon completion of online enrollment and fees paid)
If you have not already done so, please complete Online Enrollment through your Skyward account. Your student(s) will not be able to pick up schedules and locker assignments until this is completed and fees are paid. If you need help accessing your Skyward account, please contact our office.
Fees paid in advance through e-Funds will help avoid standing in the payment line. Payments made at Open Enrollment can be made with cash or check only.
Athletic paperwork will be collected during Open Enrollment. All students participating in sports must have a physical and signed consent form on file. Your KSHSAA physical must be completed/dated after May 1, 2019. All other athletic paperwork will need to be completed online through your Skyward account.
Picture Orders
Follow LTMS on Social Media
Dates to Remember
August 1– LTMS Open Enrollment/Pictures: 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
August 2 -LTMS Open Enrollment/Pictures: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
August 14th – First ½ day (6th grade only) 7:55 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
August 15th –- First full day of school - all students.
August 19th - First Day of fall practice for football, volleyball, and cross country
August 20th- Back to School Night for parents (6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
First Day of School
All 6th, 7th and 8th grade students will have a full day of school on August 15th (7:55 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.).
Parent Survey
School Supplies
Technology at LTMS Update
As you may already know, USD 232 is set to roll out its One-Device-per-Learner technology initiative this fall when school begins. Each student will be issued a MacBook, and we are excited about the possibilities this will bring to our classrooms and to the overall educational experiences our students will have.
Related to our transition to the use of district issued devices, we will implement a policy change in regard to the use of personal devices at school. Effective for the 2019-20 school year, the use of personal devices (phones, iPads, etc.) will be allowed only during passing periods, and devices should be kept in lockers. The use of personal devices in class and during lunch will be prohibited.
The district and school will be sharing more information in the coming weeks, but if you have any questions or concerns please let us know.
Congratulations to KBA Honor Band Participants
On Friday, July 19, fourteen LTMS band students performed in Wichita, Kansas in the 2019 Kansas Bandmasters Association Mid-Level Honor Band.