LMS Tiger Talk
March 7, 2024
Principal's Message
Tiger Families,
While it's "Friday" for our students with a three-day weekend starting tomorrow, our staff will be here at school, closing things out for this quarter and preparing for the next. It's hard to believe it's already the start of 4th quarter!
We had an awesome week this week here at LMS with our Career Exploration Day happening on Tuesday. Big thanks to all of our parents and community members who volunteered their time to be with this week to speak with our students about their careers. For both our 7th and 8th grade students, we hope they learned a little bit about a future job or career they could see themselves pursuing. It was a great day!
Another reminder we have NO SCHOOL tomorrow for a district in-service day for staff. After that, we only have 10 days to go until Spring Break! (Deep breaths, everyone :)
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Take care and Go Tigers!
David Knapp
LMS Principal
#LMSTigers School Spotlight
Power of the Pen
Congrats to our Power of the Pen team for their success at regionals last Saturday. Out of 176 writers and 32 schools, Haven Kalb placed 3rd for 7th grade, Abigail Boyle placed 4th place for 8th grade & the 7th grade team placed 4th overall!
JA Career Fair
Career Day Presentations
Big thanks to all the volunteer presenters who spoke with our 7th grade students on Tuesday about their jobs and careers as part of our Career Exploration Dat at LMS! Our kids were as awesome as the amazing mix of presenters!
Important Dates
March
- Fri, 3/8: No School for Students - Staff Inservice/Workday
- Mon, 3/11-Mon, 3/18: LIS/LMS Book Fair
- Mon, 3/18-Fri, 3/22: Hope Week
- Mon, 3/25-Mon, 4/1: SPRING BREAK!
April
- Tues, 4/2: First Day Back
- Mon, 4/8: No School for Students (Total Solar Eclipse)
- Weds, 4/10: ELA Ohio State Test
- Thurs, 4/11: ELA Ohio State Test
- Tues, 4/16: Math Ohio State Test
- Weds, 4/17: Math Ohio State Test
- Tues, 4/23: Science Ohio State Test (8th Grade Only)
Vote for Custodian of the Year!
David Smith, our awesome head custodian at LIS and LMS, is in the running for Custodian of the Year! David keeps the campus looking great for our students and staff. He’s a hard worker who is kind-hearted and a great presence in the building for our students. Cintas will award $10,000 to the winning custodian and $5,000 in Cintas and Rubbermaid products and services to the winner’s school. Follow this link to vote - just click on his photo, then click the “vote” button. Voting is open until April 12!
Erin's Law Training in 8th Grade
Dear Families:
A new Ohio Law, known as “Erin’s Law,” requires all public schools to provide age-appropriate sexual abuse education for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Training for our 8th-grade students in our building will take place on Weds, 3/20. We want parents to be aware of this required training and provide you an opportunity to opt out if you do not want your child to receive the training.
Workshops about child abuse and bullying awareness will be conducted by trained staff from the Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio (COCA). The group provides age-appropriate presentations to thousands of students in our area every year.
Workshops on bullying will teach students how to recognize physical, verbal, social, sexual, and cyber bullying. Students will be taught strategies to handle difficult social situations and bullying behavior. The training will include information about internet safety.
Workshops on child abuse will teach students to recognize physical, verbal, sexual, and emotional abuse, along with neglect. Students will also learn the importance of telling a trusted adult if child abuse is suspected.
Workshops on safe dating and healthy relationships will teach students about consent, healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, dating violence, and the importance of getting help if they are in an unsafe relationship. After the classroom presentation, students will also have the opportunity to speak to COCA staff members, to ask questions, or express concerns in a one-on-one conversation.
Please take the time to talk to your child about the program and discuss any questions or comments they might have about the subject.
All students will participate in this program unless you complete the attached form indicating you do not give permission for your child to participate.
Again, Loveland City School District and all public school districts in Ohio are required to provide this training for students. You can learn more about Erin’s Law by following this link. Learn more about COCA’s presentations by following this link to their website.
If you have additional questions, please contact me.
Thank you,
David Knapp
National Alliance On Mental Health
Our 7th and 8th graders will have the opportunity to experience “Ending the Silence” presentations put on by the National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI) on Monday, March 18th. These presentations will take place during our Social Studies classes.
In the Ending the Silence presentation, a lead presenter shares an informative presentation and a young adult with a mental health condition shares their journey of recovery. Both presenters share their own lived experiences either as an individual living successfully with a mental health difficulty or someone who loves and supports someone living with a mental health challenge.
The goal of these presentations is to spread a message of empathy and hope to encourage students to actively care for themselves and for their peers, by reaching out for help, encouraging a friend or family member to seek help, and reducing stigma. The goal of NAMI’s “Ending the Silence” is to create a generation of students who are well-positioned to end the silence and stigma surrounding mental illness.
Topics include:
Signs and symptoms of mental illness and suicide (NAMI presenters will be sensitive to the age of our students when discussing these topics)
Statistics on how mental illness affects youth
Personal perspectives on the experience of living with mental illness
Recovery and coping strategies and resources available
Ways to seek help for themselves, or someone else
Ways to help reduce the stigma associated with mental illness
How COVID has impacted us and how to cope with our mental health as we move on
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our LMS Office Team.
David Knapp, Principal
Danielle Tobergte, School Psychologist
Kim Shafer, Counselor
LMSNN and Innovation Lab/Tech Desk Applications!
Attention 7th graders! Apply to the Loveland Middle School News Network (LMSNN) and the Innovation Lab for next school year!
Innovation Lab (Tech Desk): If you like to help others, are interested in technology or want to learn about technology make sure to apply. The deadline is March 15. Use the LMS Innovation app in your student waffle to read more about the Innovation Lab/Tech Desk and fill out an application. Questions? See Mrs. Dwyer at the Tech Desk in the Media Center.
Loveland Middle School News Network (LMSNN): LMSNN is starting up for the middle school next year and we are happy to announce both 7th and 8th graders have the option to be part of the video news team! The class will be added to your child's schedule if they are chosen based on their application. There is a semester option or a full year option. The deadline has been extended! The application can be found here. If you have any questions please let Mr. Flaig know flaigje@lovelandschools.org
LHS Summer School in 2024
Loveland High School is excited to offer opportunities for students to take classes for both original credit and credit recovery this summer. Please see this link for information about the 2024 LHS Summer School. The registration deadline for courses taken for original credit is Friday, May 10. The deadline for registration for credit recovery is Thursday, June 6. Please contact Mr. Mitchell at mitchedr@lovelandschools.org with any questions.
LMS Student Council Raffle
LMS Student Council is holding a raffle in support of LHS Team CoUREage 5.0 in their Student Visionary of the Year campaign. Tickets will be sold at Innovation Station during Tiger Time. Tickets are $.50 each or 3 for $1.00. You can choose which raffle items you wish to try and win. This link shows all of the available items. All winners will be announced on Monday, March 18th during Tiger Time.
Tissues Needed!
Sick season has impacted our reserves of boxes of tissues and we are needing your help! We would greatly appreciate any tissue box donations to help take care of sneezes and runny noses here at school. You can drop those off at LMS or send them in with your student to turn in to the office. Thank you in advance!!!
LIS/LMS Book Fair
Book Fair is coming! It will be held March 11- March 15 in the LMS/LIS Media Center.
Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping: click here
Tiger Up! 4th Quarter Incentive
Monday 3/11 begins 4th quarter and we are excited to announce the return of our 4th Quarter Kings Island Tiger Up! Incentive Trip. The trip is Friday, May 10th and students must meet certain behavior criteria in order to be eligible to attend the trip. The criteria is as follows:
State Testing Criteria:
- Participate in all tests responsibly which includes:
- Be actively engaged working on the test; 60 minutes for ELA, 45 minutes for Math & Science (each day),
- Taking your time,
- Looking over answers and reviewing work
- Not off task or head down during test session before submitting, and
- Respectful of all students’ testing time (i.e. no talking when you are finished, no disruptions or distractions during the testing time)
4th Quarter Grades: (as of 4/26):
- No Ds or Fs
Behavior/Discipline: (starts on 3/11 and will run until the day before the event)
- No in-school or out-of-school suspensions (including bus suspensions)
- No more than 2 administrative detentions
Tickets are $35 and will go on sale April 29-May 3. Tickets will be sold by your child's team. If students have a KI season pass, they will be able to use the pass for entry (if eligible) and do not need to buy a ticket. Additional FAQs can be found HERE.
Career of the Week
Brought to you by our Career and College Counselor, Mr. Drews Mitchell, LMS is proud to share a "Career of the Week" with our students and families every week here at LMS. With the goal of educating our Tigers about potential career options aligned with our academic pathways, we'll be sharing these with our students here at school in a number of ways as well as featuring them here in our Tiger Talk.
Loveland Tiger Pathways Career of the Week: Chemical Plant and System Operators
- Control or operate entire chemical processes or systems of machines.
- High School Diploma +
- Median Salary - $62,550
Drews Mitchell can be reached at mitchedr@lovelandschools.org. Mr. Mitchell would love to hear from you with any of your career and/or college questions!
Reminders
Calendar Change: No School on Monday, April 8, 2024
Loveland Tiger Families,
There will be no school for students on Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse will cross over Ohio that day, and we’re canceling classes to allow families to experience the eclipse together.
The timing of the eclipse presents a safety challenge. The eclipse will stretch over a period of about two hours around afternoon dismissal time. Students would be on buses, walking, or driving home when the eclipse hits its peak, making it very challenging for students to view this once-in-a-lifetime event safely.
This is the first total solar eclipse in Ohio in more than 200 years. The Ohio Department of Workforce and Development is warning that traffic could be heavy and cell service or internet service could be impacted because of the large number of people expected to visit the state.
I understand that a change to the schedule may be an inconvenience for families, which is why we’ve made this decision now, to give everyone time to prepare. Staff will still be reporting to work on April 8 and will use the time for professional development and training.
You can find more information about how to safely view the eclipse here:
https://ema.ohio.gov/media-publications/ohio-total-solar-eclipse
Mike Broadwater
Superintendent
Loveland City Schools
School Drop-Off Procedures
We have seen an uptick in our morning drop-off traffic with the colder temperatures and we wanted to take a moment to remind everyone of the drop-off procedures. For the safety of our students and purposes of efficiency (and making this process as quick as possible for all of you!), It is very important that ALL people follow these instructions during this busy part of the day:
- For those families dropping off and/or picking up your child from the LIS/LMS campus, you will pull in the main entrance and you will have to follow the line in the picture below before dropping off or picking up your student(s). You MUST follow this line all the way around the back of the building - DO NOT turn left immediately to the front drive of the building. This causes back-ups and unsafe conditions for students walking or riding their bike to school.
- The area where students are dropped and picked up remains in the front of the building. You will pull all the way up in front of the main LIS/LMS entrance before your student(s) leaves or enters the car. PULL ALL THE WAY UP to the end of the drop-off area (designated by signs) before your child exits the vehicle. This allows more students to be exiting their vehicle at the same time and improves efficiency. Please see the pictures below for the traffic pattern and drop-off area locations.
- Car riders, please also be aware that we will have students walking and riding their bikes to school each day. Please be careful and keep an eye out for students crossing the street and driveway around our campus. You can see the marked crosswalk locations in the picture below where students and pedestrians should be crossing.
If everyone follows the process accordingly, we know it to be the most efficient and safe process possible given the volume and our campus layout. We appreciate everyone's cooperation in following the established process for our car riders. If you have any questions, please let us know.
LIS/LMS Traffic Pattern
LIS/LMS Drop-Off Area
Crosswalk Locations
2024-25 and 2025-26 School Calendars Approved
The school calendars are now available for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. You can view and print an easy-to-read version of the calendar and important dates by following this link to our website.
WANTED! Pictures for our LMS Yearbook
Do you have pictures of our amazing students at school events that would make a great addition to our student-created yearbook? We want them! The Yearbook Club is trying to get as many people as possible to upload pictures for the yearbook. These pictures could include shots from sporting events, pep rallies, assemblies, and any other school related activities.
Scan the code above or go to bit.ly/45wUJFQ and follow these directions:
Step 1: Enter your email address
Step 2: Enter your first name, last name, and create a password. Click “Create Account”
Step 3: Enter the invite code: LMSYEARBOOK-24
Step 4: Click “continue”
Step 5: Click “Browse Local Files”
Step 6: Choose the photo you want to upload.
Step 7: Click “Begin Upload”
Step 8: Click “done” when images are uploaded.
Thank you for uploading!
Yearbook Sale
Want to order a yearbook for the school year 2023-2024? Visit ybpay.com to order today!
Order deadline: March 25, 2024
Yearbook code: 2048424
School Fees
School fees have been posted for all LMS students and are $100 for the 23-24 school year. This includes a general school fee of $50 and a technology fee of $50. Fees may be paid online using PaySchoolsCentral.com or by check made out to “Loveland City Schools". Please include your child's first and last name on the memo line of the check.
Prompt payment of your student's fees is greatly appreciated.
LMS Sports
Calling all Loveland Tiger Football players in grades 6th through 8th!! Our Loveland HS Coaches invite all of you to a FREE mini-camp held at Loveland HS on Saturday, April 20th from 9:30-11:30 AM.
All you have to do is go to the following link and sign up:
https://lovelandtigers.org/sports/2023/3/7/loveland-camps.aspx
GO TIGERS!!!
MINT PTSA
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General Information
2023-2024 school days calendar
School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:10 p.m
Office Hours: 6:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
To report an absence call 697-3602 by 9:00 a.m.
Loveland Middle School
Principal: David Knapp
Email: knappda@lovelandschools.org
Website: www.lovelandschools.org
Location: 801 S Lebanon Rd, Loveland, OH, USA
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lovelandcityschools/
Twitter: @MrDavidKnapp