Lightning Newsflash
Lakeridge Middle School's weekly newsletter.
October 20th, 2021
News from Lakeridge Middle School
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Assistive Technology … Did you know?
Technology is changing and improving the school experience for students with dyslexia. Text-to-speech and speech-to-text software, calculators, and note-taking apps are common examples of “assistive technology”. Many of us enjoy audiobooks for pleasure reading, but audiobooks also can serve as a vital piece of assistive technology for those with learning differences such as dyslexia.
With audiobooks everyone can acquire new vocabulary, expand their knowledge and love of books, and enjoy complex or intriguing storylines. Because dyslexics have great listening comprehension, audiobooks enable independent access to school curriculum through “ear-reading” of complex or voluminous textbooks and novels.
The Lake Oswego Public Library has many audiobook services here:
LOSD assistive technology and audiobook resource information can be found here:
LOSD Audiobooks & Read-Aloud Tools
If you have questions or concerns regarding your child’s learning, please contact the school principal and/or literacy specialist. Another great parent resource would be to contact your school’s Student Services Parent Advisory Committee (SSPAC) representative. Please see here to learn how to contact your school representative.
Back to School Night- Still available!
Picture Day
Lost & Found
Fall Conferences- October 28 & 29
Elf Jr.
Elf Jr. Poster Contest Update: Thank you to Clara Schaff and Sylvan Schoenheit for their participation in the Elf Jr poster contest. Both submissions (included here) were excellent!
Mark your calendars for:
Lakeridge Middle School
Theater Production of
“Elf The Musical JR.”
November 18 & 19 at 7pm. November 20 at 2pm & 7pm
Ticket information will be coming soon!
Oregon Battle of the Books
Register a Team for Oregon Battle of the Books!
What is OBOB? It’s part reading marathon, part group quiz show.
What do I need to do? Form a team of 2-5 friends. As a team, figure out a way to read the 16 books on this year’s list. Sometimes all team members read all books, and sometimes teams divide up the books so that 1-2 people read each book.
What books do I read? Here is a slideshow of the books. Here is an annotated list of the books.
When is the competition: During the month of Feb. we will an run on-line tournament following rules that OBOB creates. Exact times and dates of the tournament are to be determined. Our school’s championship team will go to on-line regionals in March.
Here is a link to the team registration form.
Sign up deadline: Wed. Dec. 15, 2021
LO Black Student Mentorship Program
If you are a Black student interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, please email: hilljaydenn@gmail.com and proboh1@gmail.com.
Opportunities to join our team!
Our Nutrition Services department has flexible work shifts available district wide. This is a great opportunity if you want to be involved in your student’s school a few days a week. Please apply here and a nutrition services staff member will be in touch.
https://www.applitrack.com/loswego/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Substitute "
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
OCTOBER PTO MEETING!
OCTOBER PTO MEETING!
Join us on ZOOM for our 1st PTO Meeting of the year on Wednesday October 20th at 6:00pm!
We are excited to welcome guest speaker Dr. Donna Hansel,M.D.,Ph.D.
Dr. Hansel is the chair of pathology at the OHSU School of Medicine and will update us on Covid-19 testing in our district and take your questions.
HOW TO JOIN THE PTO MEETING?
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81257357583?pwd=ei8zaGdPc04zZG0rRzdUTWd2SGE2dz09
Meeting ID: 812 5735 7583
Passcode: 192096
Visit the LMS PTO Website at https://www.losdschools.org/LMSPTO for meeting agenda and other details!
Academic Enrichment Fund
For the 2021-22 school year, we are asking for $150 per family to fund the Lakeridge Middle School Academic Enrichment Fund, which is managed by the LMS PTO. Donations to the PTO are 100% tax deductible and often eligible for corporate match. Check with your employer! Invest in our students today!
Student Store
A CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER!
Are you interested in volunteering at our beautiful new Middle School?
Are you vaccinated? If so, The new Spirit Store WANTS YOU!
There are not many chances to volunteer at our Middle School so these slots are filling up fast.
Sign up now & check availability!
District Information
Equity Compass Review November 15-18
We have engaged the Western Educational Equity Assistance Center (WEEAC) from Metropolitan State University of Denver for a review of our practices, policies, and protocols in relation to instruction and educational equity. Monday, November 15th through Thursday, November 18th the WEEAC staff will be conducting virtual interviews and surveys with administrators, staff, teachers, students, and parents. This will help guide our continued development of a systemic approach to issues of equity.
Anonymity – It is important for you to note that the data collected by the WEEAC Team will be aggregated as a group and individual answers will not be noted nor disclosed. Your name will not appear in any reports.
FOCUS GROUPS: (Please, express your interest through this form no later than October 30th)
Fee Waivers
Requests for resident fee waivers or fee reductions, except for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), will be processed using the attached form. Please complete the form and submit it to the department or school which collects the applicable fee or fees.
Food Service Information
FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS
This school year (21-22) the Lake Oswego School District will be offering breakfast and lunch meals* at no charge to all students. Breakfast meals will be served in Grab-n-go style as students arrive to school. Our lunch meals will offer healthy tasty entrees, fresh fruits and vegetables with a seasonal rotation of local farm produce and organic products when available.
*one breakfast and one lunch per student per day
For information about Food Services, please visit our web page.
https://www.losdschools.org/domain/57
For information about part-time job opportunities in Food Services, please visit the employment web page:
https://www.applitrack.com/loswego/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Food+Services
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Need to make contact?
Email: schultzk@loswego.k12.or.us
Website: losdschools.org/lms
Location: 4700 Jean Road, Lake Oswego, OR, USA
Phone: 503-534-2343
Twitter: @LakeridgeMiddle