1. Welcome to Lexington Middle School

2. LMS Focuses on Ten Learner Traits:
Our mission:
To Inspire, Prepare, and Empower our students to make their world a better place.
LMS Focuses on Ten Learner Traits:
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Inquiring
Communicators
Caring
Courageous
Open minded
Principled
Balanced
Reflective
Gloria - welcome

3. The transition from elementary to middle school Day 123, Leadership Lessons, and classroom guidance
Gloria

4. School Safety
The safety of students at Lexington Middle School’s is our highest priority. During regular school hours, a School Resource Office (SRO) is on campus.
Administration works closely with the SRO to investigate all incidents to ensure the safety of all students and staff on our campus.
We routinely update and test the school emergency plan. The plan includes drills for fire, earthquake, bus evacuations, and lockdowns/lockouts.

5. LMS School Counseling Individual, small group, classroom guidance
Consultation with teachers, administrators, parents, and other school counselors
Referrals to outside agencies
Attend 504’s, RTI, IEP, and parent meetings
New student orientation (individual and group)
8th grade IGP’s
Career development - Naviance
Lexington Leaders
6th & 7th grade individual conferences
Leigh – insert slides

6. Student Services
Assistant Principals are assigned by grade level. The primary role of the assistant principals is to monitor the academic, behavioral, and development progress of all students. Assistant principals provide support and guidance to students so they can be better prepared for life beyond middle school.
Brendan

7. The Power of a TEAM 8 subject areas
Math
Humanities
Science
Language A
Language B
Design
Performing Arts/ Visual Arts
Physical Education/Health
Most academic classes are located in the same building.
A, B, C Days
Brendan

8. A Day in the Life of a 6th Grade LMS Student…
Gloria & Brendan

9. The tools for success!
Jane
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Gloria and Brendan - Talk about books and textbooks, we don’t issue many to go home and most are available online. Bookbags should not be overly full – if they are, we need to check why.
Ipad – charged and a part of the student’s school supplies. Important to be responsible but not independent in use of the iPad. iPad orientation at schedule pick up.
We wear IDs at LMS. Teachers will issue a few temporaries, but we will start assigning some reminder type incentives to wear it.

10. LMS Dress Code
Clothing should not be so immodest or inappropriate to the school setting as to disrupt the educational process or environment. Therefore, clothing deemed distracting, offensive, revealing, overly suggestive or otherwise disruptive.
Brendan

11. The First Bell
Lockers
School Ends
Brendan

12. Time for Lunch
Brendan

13. Keys to Middle School Success
Homework – how much is too much?
Involvement in extracurricular activities
Taking risks and overcoming adversity
Begin to learn who you are – strengths, challenges, interests, the learner profile
Be Present
Each of us take one

14. Parent Involvement Grading practices Powerschool & Schoology
Built-in support and enrichment
PTO & SIC
Contact information
Come visit!
Gloria

15. Important dates and things to look for this summer…
May 23 – LMES Tour May 24 – NPES and MES Tour May 29 – LES Tour August 7 – Schedule Pick-up August 9 - Cat Camp Tuesday, August 21 First Day of SCHOOL!
Gloria

16. We are excited about the upcoming school year!!
GO WILDCATS!
We will be here for questions
Extra people:
Guidance
Dance
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