The Lance
March 4-15
The mission of Lakeshore Middle School is to promote collaboration between educators, students, and families to foster engaged learners and active and compassionate
members of their community.
State Assessments are Approaching
8th grade:
April 9: PSAT, Math and English Language Arts
April 11: MSTEP, Science
April 18: MSTEP, Social Studies
7th grade:
May 9: MSTEP, ELA
May 14: MSTEP, Math
6th grade:
May 7: MSTEP, ELA
May 16: MSTEP, Math
You can find more information about the PSAT and the MSTEP below.
Upcoming Dates and Events
3/22
- 1/2 day students
- Career Day for all students
3/28
- 1/2 day students
- Battle of the Books, family members are welcome attend. MS gym starting at 8:00am
3/29
- No School
4/1-5
- Spring Break
Lakeshore Middle School Tennis Club
Tennis club this spring for:
- 7th and 8th boys and girls.
- The club will run on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:00-4:15 at the LMS courts.
- The start date for tennis will be the Tuesday after spring break April 9.
- The club will consist of practices and some matches against other local middle school tennis clubs.(Depending upon the number of students this schedule will be flexible in the event that we have more tennis players than we have court space for)
- The cost is $25 and includes a t-shirt.
- This year the club will be taught by tennis professional Caitlin Rutledge. Caitlin is a certified teaching professional through the USPTA. For the past several years, she has been teaching tennis at the Kalamazoo YMCA. She played college tennis at Kalamazoo Valley Community college and is currently employed at South Shore Health and Racket Club.
- Fliers for the Lakeshore Middle School tennis club can be found in the office.
- If you have any questions please call Pam Porter at 428-1408 Ex #3312
Thank you to the students and staff who helped make the I heart Spanish Pulsera fundraising project a great success. Another great example of the #otherpeoplematter mindset being carried out by Lakeshore Middle School students. Kudos to Mrs. Plichta and Mrs. Velasco for helping facilitate this project.
The Positivity Project
Next week will be spent learning about fairness. As the character card states below, "cultivating the character strength of fairness is correlated with highly desirable developmental outcomes. It helps people to become trustworthy friends, responsible citizens, and generally moral people."
Extended Absence Form
As we approach Spring Break, please note that we have the extended absence form in for family travel to be coded as an excused absence. The absence form can now be found on on our Parent page of the Middle School website in the "For Parents" section. Thank you for those who have put it to use when necessary. Spread the word to those you know who may be heading out of town in the future.
Reminder on Drop off and Pick Up Procedures
White lane:
Used for drop off before school prior to 7:40 and pick up after 2:43. When exiting, you may turn both left and right.
Red lane:
Used for drop off before school prior to 7:40 and pick up after 2:43. When exiting, you may turn RIGHT ONLY.
Yellow lane:
Used for drop off prior to 7:40 and pick up after school by only Lakeshore buses and other district provided transportation only. Used for parent drop off AFTER 7:40 due to child having to sign in to the office and get a pass to class. Used for pick up during the school day 7:40-2:43 with parent sign out in the office.