Locust Grove Middle School

January 2015
Locust Grove Middle School Newsletter
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Locust Grove Middle School
Home of the
Wild Cats
Locust Grove Middle School Newsletter
January 2015
Instructional Focus Time
Instructional Focus time is a needed component to our school day as it offers
enrichment and remediation opportunities for our students. It can and will match our
students with career interests and passions as well as provide daily interventions to
those that struggle in math and/or LA. It is with great pleasure that we offer this
opportunity to our students once again. Our student council and PTSO strongly
encouraged the change as we need to engage our learners in every avenue. Below
please find a schedule that reflects the needed changes.
6th grade
Tony Townsend
Principal
Kevin Van Tone
Assistant Principal
Dr. Robin Collins
Administrative Dean Discipline
Ingrid Zabala
Administrative Dean - MTSS
Locust Grove
Middle School
3315 South Ola Rd.
Locust Grove, GA 30248
Phone: 770-957-6055
Fax: 770-957-7160
7th grade
8th grade
Lunch Times
8:45 – 9:20
IF
IF
IF
9:23 – 10:10
Seminar/Lab
Connections
Seminar/Lab
10:12 – 10:59
Seminar/Lab
Connections
Seminar/Lab
7th - 11:02 – 11:37
11:02 – 12:44
Lunch Block
Lunch Block
Lunch Block
6th - 11:37 – 12:12
12:47 – 1:35
Seminar/Lab
Seminar/Lab
Connections
8th - 12:12 – 12:47
1:37 – 2:25
Seminar/Lab
Seminar/Lab
Connections
2:27 – 3:17
Connections
Seminar/Lab
Seminar/Lab
3:19 – 4:09
Connections
Seminar/Lab
Seminar/Lab
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Upcoming Parent Night: ALL WELCOME!
We will be having an
informational parent night
on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd starting
at 6:30pm to discuss the vision
of LGMS. Don't miss this great
opportunity to learn more
about LGMS and our future.
LGMS Calendar Girl Pageant
The LGMS Calendar Girl Pageant will be held Feb. 28th,
2015.This event is open to girls in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.
There will also be a Little Miss Wildcat for
3 yrs to 5th grade.
This truly is a night to remember!
For more information (and registration
packet), please see below.
http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/cms/lib08/GA01000549/
Centricity/Domain/5510/2015Calendargirlinfo.pdf
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Important Change of Transportation Update
In order to complete a change of transportation for your child, please be sure to
follow all instructions. Failure to do so will
result in your child going home their
normal way.
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All change requests must be written (your
child cannot verbally ask for a change) and
include a parent or guardian signature.
A working phone number must be included
on the request. The attendance clerk will
contact you in order to confirm that the
change request is correct. If she cannot
reach the number that is listed, your child
will go home as originally planned.
ALL TRANSPORTATION CHANGES MUST BE
GIVEN TO THE ATTENDANCE CLERK
BY 10:00 AM. Late requests will not be
honored.
Order Your Yearbook!
This is your LAST CHANCE to guarantee your
copy of the YEARBOOK and your last chance to
personalize the cover! Save $5 now by securing
your copy by January 30th. You can purchase the
yearbook by following the link at the bottom of
the LGMS homepage. Don’t miss out on this year
in pictures!
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Literacy Days News
LGMS recently participated in the county Literacy Days competition. Our 8th grade
drama which included, Dahlia Bao, Gina Larson, Cayley Bledsoe, Amber Fraley,
Chloe Boynton, Carla Sherrod, Khi Watson, Sydney Webb, r eceived 2nd place.
This was the first time LGMS had a drama enter the competition, and they were
flawless in their performance. . Mrs. Peters did a great job coordinating them! India
Dukes, our 6th gr ade poetr y r epr esentative, r eceived 3r d place. Gr eat job
everyone!
Science Fair News
Joshua Duffey will be representing LGMS in the Henry County Science Fair!
1st place Joshua Duffey
Effect of Metallic Paint on Wi-Fi Reception
2nd place Anslee Biffle, Haley Cox, & Sasha Roberts
Effect of Caffeine on Blood Pressure
3rd place Ryan Letzring & Jake Hewell
Effects of Bacteria on Toothbrushes
Spelling Bee News
Kathleen Mabutin (8th gr ade) is the LGMS spelling bee winner ! Congr atulations!
She will be representing our school at the district spelling bee on Friday, January 23 at
the Henry County Performing Arts Center. Sarah Harper (6th grade) is the LGMS
spelling bee runner-up.
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Written by Madison Fyffe, 8th grade, Team 803
“These paintings we are doing involve 3 out of the 4 academic classes: Science, Math,
and Language Arts. Math is included because we dilated the original picture by about
a scale of 4 onto the new paper. Science is included because we had to label and paint
the different colors in our faces, hair, backgrounds, and shirts. Language Arts was
included because we wrote a narrative, and the painting goes with the story each
person wrote. The first thing we did was make our grid on the bigger paper 2 in X 2
in. Next we sketched out our face, hair, and shirt from a photo Mrs. Shannon took of
us, and Mrs. Phillips ran through a program to create contour lines based on shading of
the photo. We then labeled the colors on our faces 1 through 6. Finally we painted
them, and we were done!”
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A note from Coach Mayo
“8th grader, Summer McCullough, was chosen by the Atlanta
Cheer Magazine as a “No Bully” representative. This is a
tremendous honor as Summer was chosen out of hundreds of
cheerleaders in the metro area. I am so proud of her as she is
a model student, talented cheerleader, and a well-rounded,
remarkable young lady. I have had the pleasure of coaching
her for 2 years and teaching her this year. I am beyond
thrilled to be able to share this with everyone at LGMS.”
You can look at the entire article at www.atlantacheer.com.
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Noah Riley represents Team USA
Our very own Noah “Tyji” Riley recently had the honor of
representing Team USA in the Power Tumbling Worlds Age
Group competition in Daytona Beach, FL. Riley finished 11th in
the World for the Boy’s Youth Elite division — both for rod
floor tumbling. This is his first year as a member of the National
Team, but has been a part of Olympic Development Program for
the last two years. (www.atlantacheer.com)
Riley competed against top tier athletes from around the globe
and is a part of the Flip City South team. He is also featured as a
“No Bully” representative in the Atlanta Cheer Magazine.
Sports Corner
2015 Volleyball try-out information
All athletes trying out must have the following
before try-outs:
Forms: All Students must have a physical exam form,
consent form and insurance form turned in before
trying out. All forms are available on the main athletic
website or in the front office at LGMS. Please turn in
your complete physical form to Ms. Dickey.
Eligibility: students must pass 3 out of their 4
academic classes and have a cumulative average of a
70 for all of their connections classes for the first
semester.
Try-outs will be held in LGMS gym on the following
dates:
7th Grade 1st Cut, February 24th from 4:15pm-6:00pm
8th Grade 1st Cut, February 25 th from 4:15pm-6:00pm
7th and 8th Grade Final Cut, February 26th from
4:15pm-6:00pm
All athletes that make the team will be expected to attend all
practices and games. The 1st practice will be February
27th from 4:15pm-6:00pm.
LGMS volleyball team will practice Monday through Friday.
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Sports Corner, continued...
2015 9th Grade Baseball Schedule
February 21st
Jackson (DH)
11:00
Away
February 26th
Ola
5:30
Home
March 4th
Alcovy
5:30
Away
March 7th
Luella (DH)
11:00
Home
March 11th
Newton
5:30
Away
March 14th
Spalding (DH)
11:00
Away
March 18th
Westlake
5:30
Away
March 21st
Pike Co. (DH)
11:00
Home
March 25th
Union Grove
5:30
Away
March 28th
Playoffs
TBA
TBA
March 30th
Playoffs
TBA
TBA