LMS Press March - Mr. Watson`s 6th Grade SS Classroom

LMS PRESS
March Edition
School Happenings
for London Middle
School
ATTENTION ALL ANIMAL LOVERS!
The Humane Society of Madison County is running
low on dog food, cat food and peanut butter. All
donations would be greatly appreciated. Your
participation could spare the lives of a lovable dog or
cat! Please take action and don't let these adorable
animals starve!
Paige Miller
Substitute Bus Drivers Needed
$14.47/hour
Driving school bus for London City Schools. Must have CDL Class B, passenger endorsement (or willing to obtain one) and
a current background check on file. Please submit application to:
London City Schools
Dave Lattimer
380 Elm Street
London, Ohio 43140
To apply for this position, please visit http://www.london.k12.oh.us/human-resources/employment-applications/ for
current application form
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OUR SUPERINTENDENT
MR. BEN
Mr.Ben started his career in education in 1971! He has seen
some huge changes in schooling throughout his career; such as
changes in the way tests are taken and the way tests relate to real
life situations.
The largest percent of Mr.Ben’s day consists of a ton of
meetings with administration and supervisors, reading and replying
to emails, taking phone calls, and keeping up with regulation and
law.
Mr.Ben’s favorite thing about his job is without a doubt is the
children. They are his motivation! He loves having his office over at
the Elementary where he gets to hear and see all of the activity.
One thing he wishes he could change in schools today is the
safety of all students in schools everywhere.
The one thing he wishes he could change about his job is the
restriction that the law/state has put on schools. He feels that with
such a hold back many students’ needs are left unprovided.
Some of the things Mr.Ben takes into consideration when
delaying or closing school are the road conditions, the day’s
forecast, and if the temperature is lower than -15 degrees (with wind
chill factor)
Mr.Ben loves working with London City Schools because he
believes we have an amazing community and a great student body.
Three things he enjoys during his free-time are sports (football and
basketball in particular), fishing, and spending time with his
grandchildren and children.
By: Charisma Saunders
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6th Grade Trip
Outdoor Education
The Nuhop Center is Ohio’s Foremost Outdoor Education
Center. Nuhop’s Outdoor School Program integrates grade
level specific Ohio Department of Education academic
content standards into our curriculum. After conducting an
in-depth needs assessment with our clients, Nuhop
collaborates with teachers and administrators to design a
unique program that reflects the needs and abilities of your
students and each school’s specific culture and curricular
needs. Our unique program provides an exceptional
balance between experiential, outdoor and environmental
education philosophies. We focus on academic and
interpersonal skills in an outdoor classroom where students
learn from the natural world. We believe that children
should experience a safe, healthy outdoor education
setting in which to develop a sense of community.
Outcomes
Outcomes of Nuhop’s Outdoor Education Programs include but are not limited to:
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Academic Content Standards are emphasized through hands-on outdoor education experiences.
Students become aware and more knowledgeable about the natural world.
Encourages students to be responsible as they respect, care for and appreciate the environment and their peers.
An increase in self-awareness and an awareness of the natural world.
Common experiences that build rapport amongst students as well as between students and teachers.
History
The Nuhop Center for Experiential Learning (NCEL), the home of Camp Nuhop, has provided Experiential Education
Programs since 1974. NCEL is a 501 c 3 organization, which began as a residential summer camp for children with
special needs, including but not limited to: learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, and behavioral
disorders. Since 1974, NCEL has grown into a professional training and educational center that provides summer
programs for children with special needs, residential outdoor education, professional development workshops for
educators, teambuilding programs for schools and colleges and corporate team development program for organizations
throughout the United States.
Simon Says ...
Geo domes
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High Ropes Course / Zip line
8TH GRADE TRIP: WASHINGTON D.C.
DC Trip Dates To know
October 1 - Study table & all discipline points now count against your DC trip. If you get
13 points, you cannot go to DC and you do NOT get a refund.
October 25 - Registration & $115 non-refundable deposit. If you miss this date to sign up, you may still sign up. Payments must be caught up
immediately though. For example, if you sign up March 1st, $355 must be paid at that
time.
January 17 - $120 due
February 14 - $120 due (Check your fundraiser balance)
March 14 - $120 due & is the last day for late signup.
April 18 - Final $120 payment is due & is the last day for a partial refund.
May 15 - MANDATORY Parent meeting covering all details and paperwork to be
completed and signed off. If you do not have a legal parent or guardian present to sign
your paperwork, you will not be able to travel with us! *Tentative date time and location
TBD
May 20 - Be @ LMS by 5:30am. CAN YOU HELP?
We have several wonderful kids who would love to go, but can’t afford the
$595. The PTO is working very hard to raise money to help offset the cost
for as many students as possible. This trip is an amazing opportunity for
students who may never have a chance like this again. If you are able to
help, any contributions are greatly appreciated!
London Middle School, in conjunction with Prodigy Student
Travel, Inc., is organizing an exciting trip to Gettysburg, PA &
Washington, DC, set for May 20-23, 2014! This tour will give
your student an opportunity to experience first-hand the excitement & history of these legendary
cities!
Arrangements for the tour will be made through Prodigy Student Travel, a fully licensed and
insured educational travel company based in Columbus, OH.
The trip package, priced at $595 per student includes the following: round-trip ground
transportation, three (3) nights of accommodations, eleven (11) meals, tours of the battlefields of
Gettysburg, Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S Capitol Building; visits to the National Archives
and the National Cathedral; all of the major memorials, and more! This price also includes a group
photo and subway ride, tour directors & night hotel chaperone staff, and all taxes & gratuities.
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I’d like to introduce you to the
crew of 12 You hear every
morning doing the daily
announcements! We have our
amazing tech, Patrick Smith.
The “Opening” is presented by
Tatum Pullins. Your “Pillar of
the week” is courtesy of
Hobbes Treynor. Jacob Fox
shares local “Sports” news and
Nick Schooley keeps you up to
date on the “NBA”. Danielle Bechtel brings you the
“Entertainment” and your “Weatherman” is Nick
Brown. The “Extra Info” comes to you courtesy of
Julie Adkins and your “Closing” is presented by Wolf
Mascot. But, it’s not just them ... We have Kylee Long,
Zalen Duffy, Mr. Watson, and Mrs. Dillard who also
help out a lot! They keep us organized and run things
behind the scenes. Hope you enjoy us, and HAVE A
GREAT DAY!!!
Written by Rachael Alexander
WLMS
watson6.weebly.com/extras
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8th Grade Merit Honor Roll:
7th Grade Merit Honor Roll
Julie Adkins, Karlie Alexander, Jake Andrich, Julia Attanasio, Meghan Baker, Emily Ballard, Danielle Bechtel, Breanna Blackburn, Michael Branham, Jacob Broerman, Rachel Brubaker, Savanna Burke, Joshua (Josh) Colvin, Malorie Colwell, Liam Comer, Destiny Curry, Thomas Eagle, Jacob Fox, Gracie Gaston, Dalton (DJ) Johnson, Hannah Johnson, Andrew Jordan, Tyaun Lamberson, Sadie Large, Brandon Leach, Alondra (Allie) Mallia, Jordan Marco, Madison (Maddi) Marks, Lillian Marriott, Zoey Marshall, Mackenzie Mason, Tristan Maynard, Noah McComas, Madison Miller, Paige Miller, Jack Minner, Joshua Moder, Sarah Myers, Savannah Osborn, Sierra Osborn, Marissa Osterloh, Leila Oswalt, Kayleisha Payne, Kijon (KJ) Price, Tatum Pullins, Casey Rees,
Olivia Rinesmith, Katelyn Rose, Nicholas Schooley, Amaya Siddiqi, Cameron Stewart, Emma Stucke, Bricker Thiel, Jordyn Toller, Bethanie Woodfork
6th Grade Merit Honor Roll
Yuto Asaga, Grace Ayers, Casey Bell, Emily Bennett, Victoria Bennett, Seth Best, Madison Blair, Lauren Boyd, Victoria (Tori) Buchanan, Chandler Crawford, Cory Crum, Robert Cwiekalo, Dominic Davis, Gabrielle (Gabby) Dotson, Zalen Duffey, Sydney Fling, Rachel Fuchs, Juane Gardner, Zadien Gattison, Richard Geib, Nicholas (Nick) Gillespie, Colby Gulick, Angelina (Angey) Guryanov, Isabelle (Issy) Harris, Ethan Hastings, Allison Helton, Ethan Hensel, Andrew Herman, Darian Huff, Thaddeus Huffman, Ethan James, Autumn Johnson, Brianna Jones, Zackary (Zack) Kaltenbach, David Kennedy, Breann Lacey, Kylee Long, Timothy Lopez, Elizabeth Lutz, Melissa Machor, Sara Madden, Xavier Manville, Kaylynn Martinez, Haley Mathews, Matthew (Matt) McFarland, Jada McNeal, Shannon McSeveney, Amelia Moore, Abigail (Abbey) Muhleman, Alexa Nagel, Reece Patterson, Alena Peck, Austin Pettit, Sydney Pollard, Nicholas (Nick) Powell, Madison (Maddie) Rice, Holly Rickard, Ashley Rickens, Quinn Santucci, Delanie Snyder, Jayvion Stevens, Kristin Stevens, Gabriel Stutler, Zachary (Zac) Suttles, Mollie Taylor, Micah (Blayze) Tipton, Maureen Treynor, Conner Warnock, Garrett Weldon, Robert (Gage) Wilhelm, Quinton Williams, Rex Woods
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SECOND QUARTER
MERIT HONOR ROLL
Nicholas (Nicky) Alexander, Cassie Anders, Reese Andrich, Megan Armentrout, Hannah Borden-­‐Coleman, SUPER JOB!!
Lance Cahill, Jerod Coy, Austin Crumley, Emily Davis, Emma Douglas, Katherine (Kate) Eisler, Kyle Ferguson, Sarah George, Joshua (Josh) Handley, Rachel Herman, Haden Huff, Lindsay Huffer, Macey Huffman, Joseph Johnson, Jacob Jones, Shoki (Sho) Kiyota, Miller Kronk, Cheyenne McKinney, Emily Minner, Jessica (Jessie) Minner, Lindsea Morris, Elizabeth Oney, Mayuri Patel, Ruth Peart, Madison Pollard, Justin Portman, Ethan Pozy, Kiana Price, Olivia Rafferty, Nicholas (Nick) Reynolds, Skylar Rice, Taylor Riegel, Simon Ruesch, Yusuke Sasaya, Charisma Saunders, Ellie Shoemaker, McKenna Stevenson, Yuka Sugano, Collin Thompson, Robert (Hobbes) Treynor, Stuart Weyrich
G.P.A. of 3.5 or
higher
8th Grade Honor Roll
Kennedy Barker, Alexis Clark, Morgan Cunningham, Korbyn Davis, Alicia Delrosario, Nicholas Dunham, Destiny Ellars, Chloe Fout, Calob Frautschy, Hans Harris,
William (Trent) Hart, Katelyn (Katie) Hill, Taylor Holloway, Earl (Ray) Jackson, Kody Kuhnheim, Alyric Lett, Allana Maynard, Amber McDonald, Aaron McKnight, Gabrielle (Gabby) Meadows, Branden Miller, Zachary Mocniak, Bishop Morris, Aliyah Napper, Hannah Nolley, Kaitlin Patterson, Brianna Pollock, Kaitlyn Pollock, Gavin Pozy, Megan Rickens, Cierra Smith, Kelsie Spencer, Maura Wagner,
Caleb Whitacre, Tyler Wise, Tori Withem
7th Grade Honor Roll
Alicia Alderman, Erica Anderson, Christian Barnett, Christian Beal (Bryant), Katherine (Katie) Benedum, Kelsey Boggs, Zoie Brashear, Ocean Breeze,
Nathanial (Nate) Cain, Destiny Clifton, Justin Crabbe, Autumm Croom, Lexi Daily, Alexis Dunigan, Taylor Franklin, Autumn Fuchs, Seth Gillilan, Cameron Greenhill, Jacey Hamilton, Ryan Harmon, Devon HatYield, Ashlen Hisey, Corrie Jacobs, Emilie Jerrolds, Rebecca (Becca) Johnson, Haley Lind, Chelsea Lowry,
Katherine Mackan, Brandon Mason, Dalton Nitchman, Eric Noble, Kylie Pyles,
Johnny Ren, Caitlyn Ropp, Karissa Sargent, Hunter Thiel, Bailey Timmons,
Alissa Ward, Jacob Warnock, Kenneth (Cole) Wilhelm, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Zacharias 6th Grade Honor Roll
Rachael Alexander, Baylee Anderson, Alexa Beres, April Butts, Amiah Cain,
Joshua Cleland, Jared Conway, Jayda Cunningham, Carl Dixon, Sydney Edmisten, Domnic Findley, Ariah Gravely, Hayden Gray, Tatum Greenwood, McKinzie Harbin, Alyssa Henry, Ericca Holloway, Katheryn (Katie) Huddleston, Essence Jackson, Hannah E. Jones, Hannah Rose Jones, Dezarae Jordan, Jesse Kasler,
Andrew (Drew) Lambert-­‐Chamberlain, Noah McClintock, Drew McGuire,
Trystan Meddock, Coleman (Cole) Meinke, Kirsten Mercer, Tyler Payton,
Addison (Addi) Plantz, Keighlee Pollock, Kaytlin Porter, Ashley Riegel, Ian Sadler, Nicolas (Nic) Scaggs, Michaella (Cayla) Thompson, Healeah Watts, Lily Wiley
SECOND QUARTER
HONOR ROLL
SUPER JOB!!
G.P.A. of 3.0 or
higher
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TECHNOLOGY
Check out these awesome
teacher websites!!
6th Grade: Mr. Watson
http://
watson6.weebly.com
Social Studies:
8th Grade: Mr. Alice
www.mralice.net
7th Grade: Mr Gorden
Science:
http://
mrgordenscience.weebly.com
6th Grade: Mr. Billings
English /
www.edmodo.com
Language Arts:
Text
Alerts:
Mr. Watson: 6th grade Social Studies
Text @watson-ss to (424) 634-7519
Mr. Billings: 6th Grade ELA
Text @billings1 to 614-503-4999
Text @billings7 to 614-503-4999
Mr. Alice: 8th Grade Social Studies
Text @mralice to 614-767-5428
Mrs. Fugate: MS and HS Band
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Text @lmsbands to
Have you seen this yet?
Middle School and
High School
THE GO TO PLACE FOR
EVERYTHING LONDON
SPORTS AND MUSIC!!
Team Pictures
www.londonredraiders.org
Athletic
Department
Info.
Forms
ALL Sports
Schedules
Hall Of Fame
Music Department
Boosters
News
LCS DISTRICT GOALS 2013 - 2014
Goal 1: By 2015, students in grades K-12 will demonstrate at least one year’s
growth at all grade levels and in all content areas.
Goal 2: By 2015, the district and all buildings will meet adequate yearly progress
for all subgroups of students.
Goal 3: The district will hire, retain, develop, and support effective teachers and
leaders.
Goal 4: The district and all buildings will engage in frequent and regular two-way
communication with all stakeholders.
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OUR LMS OFFICE HELPERS
CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
Teacher Candidates: Cedarville University Teacher Candidates will be observing
and helping students at London Middle School on Tuesday’s
during the third grading period.
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Hannah Shock
Kerri Pursell
Alyssa Mathis
Raegan Ryan
Nicole Eutsey
Liz McLaverty
Tyler Tavierne
Caleb Cumberland Andrea Sheldon Bethany Cha
Madie Bruning
Sarah Bruce
Caleb Evans
Karen Holman
Courtney Heydt Megan Van Vleck LMS HONOR BAND
PERFORMS AT OSU
Do you enjoy listening to classical music? If so, do you know
about James Swearingen? No? Let me tell you about him.
Professor James Swearingen is perhaps one of the most famous
composers in the world. On Saturday, February 15, he composed
and conducted at THE Ohio State University for the 3rd annual
Middle School Honor Band Festival. Students from London who
went to the festival were Simon Ruesch, Collin Thompson, and
Sadie Large. Julie Adkins was also nominated, but was unable to
go, due to her outside music group, the All-Star Brass Band.
James Swearingen composed for all four bands that were made up
of students from 147 middle schools all over Ohio. Some of his
pieces include Olde English Hymn, In Quest of Uluru, As the Eagle
Simon Ruesch and Colin Thompson
Flies, and Of Time and Change, which was
performed for the first time ever by the
Eighth Grade Scarlet Band. It was also
performed by the Eighth Grade Grey Band.
At London Middle School, there is a student
teacher from Capital University specializing
in music. His name is Mr. Gibson. His
mentor, or teacher, is James Swearingen
himself. Maybe one day you’ll be able to be
coached by one of the greatest in your
specialty.
By: Sadie Large
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Did you know that London City Schools is discussing changing their
grading scale?
CURRENT GRADING SCALE
PROPOSED GRADING SCALE
92.5-100
A
90-100
A
84.5-92.49
B
80-89
B
74.5-84.49
C
70-79
C
66.5-74.49
D
60-69
D
0-66.49
F
0-59
F
“The new grading scale is not supposed to be easier,” said Mrs.
Henry, “The Board wants the scale to be fair.” This new grading
scale will be helpful to our students because all of the other
schools in Madison County use this proposed scale. The hope is that
this change will level the playing field and aid our students when
it comes to college admissions. It is not yet decided if this is the
exact scale that will be used (+ and - are being considered), but
it will be similar. The scale has not yet been Board approved, but
if it is, it will be implemented next school year.
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Paul Guryanov
DIRECTLY FROM THE LCS WEBSITE ...
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Our district staff understands that our decision to open or close schools, offer a two-hour delayed start,
or resort to an early release in bad weather has a big effect on families. Also, we understand that our
students are better served by being in school – both academically and socially. As always, our top
priority is the safety of our students.
HOW DO WE MAKE OUR DECISION?
When bad weather affects the area, we make the decision to open/close schools or modify the school
day schedule based upon a careful analysis of all relevant factors, such as:
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Information on road conditions from transportation staff and from local law enforcement and
road crews; We must give careful consideration to the most dangerous roads in the
district; they can be treacherous, even if your street looks clear.
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Amount of accumulated snow and ice;
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Whether precipitation is expected to continue throughout the day;
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Temperature and wind chill (wind chills at or below -15°F during key walking and waiting-forbus times are given special consideration);
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Impact on our transportation fleet (school bus diesel fuel begins to gel at an ambient
temperature of zero degrees);
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Weather predictions (including those from a weather alert service);
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Storm timing;
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Building conditions (such as whether there is electricity and heat);
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Parking lot conditions;
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What other districts are doing.
WHO MAKES THE DECISION?
As Superintendent of Schools, I am responsible for the final decision, based upon the factors and
recommendations from the Transportation Director. Weather and road conditions may be fine in one
portion of our district, but not in another. In such instances we must close school or modify the school
day for the entire district.
WHEN IS THE DECISION MADE?
I strive to make the decision to close by 5:30 a.m., or earlier,
so that we can notify radio and TV stations, post the
information to our web site and social media. Keep in mind
that unusual weather conditions may force us to make the
decision after this time.
WILL WE CLOSE SCHOOL IF CONDITIONS WORSEN?
Even if weather conditions worsen, we cannot reverse our
decision in the morning without endangering students.
Once we make the decision to open the schools, many
parents rely on it and leave for work. If we then send
students back home, many will return to unsupervised bus
stops and empty houses. If conditions worsen during the
school day, we may need to have an early dismissal or
cancel pm Preschool classes, but we will give as much
notice as possible through the previously mentioned means.
Although my staff and I do our absolute best in this process,
we know that often no perfect decision exists. If you do not
feel that it is safe for your child to get to school, use your
best judgment as to whether or not he or she should attend.
Also, please discourage teenagers from driving in bad
conditions and offer them alternatives as weather conditions
worsen.
We hope that this explanation helps everyone understand
the process that our district staff uses to make the best
possible decision for all in our district.
Sincerely,
Thomas Ben
Superintendent
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WINTER SPORTS ROUNDUP
IN PICTURES
The 2014 winter sports season was very eventful. The 8th grade girls basketball team finished 16-­‐1 and brought home a league title. On the other hand, the 7th grade girls basketball team finished 12-­‐4 and placed 3rd in the tournament. They upset the number one team in the league in overtime before the tournaments began. 7th grade boys basketball finished 7-­‐9 and the 8th grade boys finished 4-­‐11. The wrestlers had 3 people place first in their weight class: Josh Colvin, Bricker Thiel, and Noah Seldon. They also had 2 people place third: David Finley and Hunter Thiel. Thanks to all participating athletes for making this such a great season!
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WOULD YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO GET
UP AND SPEAK AT A BOARD MEETING?
Have you ever been to a school board meeting? Well five of our 6th
graders have. Alena Peck, Richie Geib, Ethan Hensel, Ashley Rickens,
and myself, Gabby Dotson, all had the courage to perform a “Number
Talk” in front of the Board of Education. If you have never done a number
talk, I’m sure you’re pretty confused on what a number talk is. Well, a
“Number Talk” is where you have a math problem like 124 plus 37 and
can use nothing but your head to solve it. An example of one of the ways
we do this is by first subtracting 4 from 124 and then 7 from 37. That
gives us 120 and 30. Then you would add 120 and 30 to get 150 and then
add your remaining 7 and your 4 which is 11. Add the 150 and 11 together
to get your answer which is 161. I can very well speak for all of us and
tell you that it was certainly an adventure. We couldn’t have done it
without lots of practice, and of course our amazing math teacher, Mrs.
Brossman. 124+37= ?
124-4=120
37-7=30
120+30=150
7+4=11
150+11=161
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