Lago Vista Middle School
2015-2016
September 11th
EVERYTHING MATTERS!!!
Upcoming Events.....
Monday, September 14th -- Volleyball vs. Gateway (Home)
Thursday, September 17th -- Football vs. Wall (Home)
Thursday, September 17th -- Pep Rally!! Disney Theme!!
Friday, September 18th -- School Pictures
Monday, September 21st -- VB at Ingram (Away)
Tuesday, September 22nd -- CIA Meeting (Calling all dads)
Thursday, September 24th -- FB vs. Groesbeck (Home)
Monday, September 28th -- VB vs. Florence (Home)
Wednesday, September 30th -- Early Release from school
Thursday, October 1st -- FB at Canyon Lake (Away)
REMINDER ...... Car Rider Pick Up is in front of Viking Hall...
Thursday's Pep Rally...
Counselor's Couch...
Our trust quote for next week will be “Trust is like an eraser—it gets smaller and
smaller with every mistake”. This will reinforce our character trait for September,
which is trustworthiness. Please feel free to talk to your child about the importance
of trust in building relationships—great dinner table conversations! Also, classroom
guidance lessons will begin next week. We are off to an awesome start!
The LVMS Bleacher Report...
Cross Country (Coach Karg)
This is our inaugural season!!
Our middle school cross country team competed this past Saturday at Jarrell. This was their first full 2-mile course and they competed with determination and perseverance. Overall our teams placed very well. There were 12 total teams at the meet, four of them being from our district. Our boys (7th and 8th combined) placed 3rd out of 12 with only Gateway being our only district team to do better. Our girls, (7th and 8th grade combined) placed 5th out of 12 with no district team scoring better than us.
Outstanding athletes this week are our 4 "school record" holders:
Lucas Lawless
Ben Carlton
Esther Long
Itza Cantera
Athletes now have personal best for the 2 mile to go out and try to beat every week. We compete in Liberty Hill this coming Saturday.
Volleyball (Coach DuBose & Coach Holt):
Volleyball travels to Robinson for a tournament tomorrow and plays at home on Monday.
This week's attendance rate...
Our LVMS campus goal is to reach 98%!! Over the past week our attendance rate was 97%. We need your help. Here is some information on the importance of attendance.
Students in Central Texas miss more days of school than their peers across the state in every grade. The problem worsens in high school, when Central Texas students are absent far more than in other parts of the state. Over half of absences in Central Texas were potentially preventable, including routine medical or dental checkups, traveling, or just skipping school.
Student absences are costly to our region in a variety of ways:
- Students can’t learn: If a student is not present at school, they are missing opportunities to learn, to socialize, to gain confidence, and to be inspired.
- Teachers can’t teach: It is much more difficult for teachers to teach effectively when they are “catching up” students who have missed.
- Lost funding for instruction: Many parents are unaware that the state funds schools based on daily attendance - so every day missed costs schools money. This means missing out on teachers, sports programs, and electives due to lack of funding. Each day your student misses costs the school district about $38.
Last year, our overall attendance rate in Lago Vista ISD was 95.57%, which is below the state average. Campus attendance rates for 2014-2015 were:
- Lago Vista Elementary - 95.46%
- Lago Vista Middle School - 96.13%
- Lago Vista High School - 95.20%
Our goal is to increase our attendance district-wide to 97% at each campus, or an average of two school days per student. An increase in student attendance will ensure that more students will be in their classrooms, learning and preparing for their futures - and that’s the most important thing!
PTO is off and running making a positive difference at LVMS...
What are we doing? PTO just purchased 2 new microwaves for your kids to use at lunch! Also stocked 2 new supply closets for their school needs! We are running the school store every Friday morning from 7:45 - 8:20am and during lunch time! September Teacher Appreciation is in full swing! Please sign up today to support our staff! www.signupgenius.com/go/5080544a5ac2ca13-lvms4
Thank you for your support!! It's going to be a great year!
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