DECEMBER 2023

Wolves Word Newsletter

NO SCHOOL-Teacher In-Service

NO SCHOOL-WINTER BREAK

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

COFFEE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT DR. PETER WILSON

PTO NEWS

THANK YOU to ALL who donated to our Parent Teacher Conference Potluck for Teachers and Staff. We are so thankful for your donations! They were delicious.

Upcoming PTO Meetings!!

We need you!

Exciting News!

We are so excited to announce that Magpies is going to provide burgers, hot dogs, and chips - for FREE to all 8th graders at the picnic in June!!!!! Please show love and support for our local businesses, like Magpies, by grabbing some food or drinks!

MUSIC DEPARTMENT NEWS

Orchestra

Band Concert & Holiday Parade Info

Choir Concert Information

LOTS Happening at LGMS!!

7th Grade Teachers Enjoying Halloween!

SOUL CLUB FOOD DRIVE

LGMS SOUL Club’s food drive delivery to LG Food Pantry was a success! LGMS had many hands to help with 2000 pounds of donations!


Thank you for all of the parents, students, and staff who helped load, transport, and unload items! It was a well-oiled machine!

Badger Football Championship Game!

LGMS students had a great time cheering on the 2023 WIAA D2 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS! Go Badger!

Kindness Week

Mrs. Thorsen and Mrs. Hubbard were twinning for Kindness Week!

Lake Geneva Middle School SOUL Club made posters to celebrate Kindness Week.

Veteran's Day 11/10/23

Celebrating Veteran's Day at LGMS with an amazing program. Thank you to all who participated and attended and to the Veteran's...thank you for your service.

Dia de los Muertos Project

8th graders in Sra. Butke’s and Sra. Kunkel’s classes took time to learn about the symbolism of the cempasúchil (marigold) flower used to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. It is believed that the bright orange flower and its scent attracts the souls to the altars

Donuts with Ms. Markuson

Ms. M's homeroom got to have a donut party for passing i-Ready lessons! Way to go everyone!!

Strength & Conditioning

Bubble Fun in Science

Ms. Schoolfield’s class finished up their big chapter 1 test and took a break with a super fun bubble lab! Students practiced collecting data and graphing. Who wants to know what brand of dish soap makes the best bubbles? Ask one of her students!

Like us on Facebook to find out about more great things happening at Lake Geneva Middle School, the District and the Community!

HOW TO REACH THE LGMS OFFICE & PLANNED ABSENCES

Need to reach the office? Leaving early for an appt? Reporting an absence?


We have 3 easy ways to reach the LGMS main office:


  1. Call the main line at 262-348-3000
  2. Call the attendance line at 262-348-3040
  3. Email the main office at lgmsoffice@badger.k12.wi.us


  • If you are calling your student in for an absence, please call or email by 9:00am.


  • If you are picking up your student for an appt, please send a note in the morning. Your student needs to bring it to the office before FLEX.


PLANNED ABSENCES

If your student is going to be out of school for 3 or more days you can request a planned absence sheet to collect what work they miss when they are out of school.

Students can always check their google classroom for missing assignments.


Thank you!

ALPINE VALLEY SKI CARDS AVAILABLE

Students and parents! Alpine Valley is offering a ‘ski card’ that allows you to purchase lift tickets at a reduced price during the season. The card itself costs $30. Present the card at the ticket window to buy a reduced priced ($30) lift ticket for skiing after 3pm Sunday through Friday during the ski season. You can buy a card for anyone under the age of 18.

See Mr. Turk x3308 for information or to purchase the cards. CASH ONLY.

YEARBOOKS ON SALE NOW

WORK PERMIT INFORMATION

CLICK BELOW FOR ALL UPDATED SPORT & INTRAMURAL SCHEDULES & INFO

Click here for ATHLETIC & INTRAMURAL INFORMATION, Schedules, Etc.
LGMS ATHLETIC REGISTRATION FORM

For our athletics, we do have forms that are required for participation. We will be having parents/guardians complete the concussion/cardiac arrest agreement (waiver) through google form (linked below). This form is needed for your child to participate in any athletic intramural or interscholastic sport at LGMS but only needs to be filled out once per year. This form also needs to be filled out with your child. We want athletes to know and understand the signs and symptoms of a concussion or possible cardiac arrest. All of the information needed is linked on the google form and this form should take less than 10 minutes to complete. 


If you filled this out already, you do not have to do it again.


We will have paper copies available in the main office if parents/guardians would prefer to come into LGMS to complete.



David Jooss

Health Teacher/Activities Director

8th Grade Girls Basketball Coach

8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Intramural Soccer Coach

Intramural Basketball Coach

david.jooss@badger.k12.wi.us

2023-2024 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

2024-2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Know Your Rights

**ATTENDANCE INFORMATION**

Important: Student Attendance and
New Attendance Procedures
School attendance is very important, and we encourage families to make sure their children are in school as much as possible. However, children who are sick need to stay home for their well-being and to prevent others from becoming sick. Click the link to review the Lake Geneva Schools Protocols for When to Keep Your Child Home From School: https://bit.ly/3Bl6Gl9 

***Students need to be to school by 7:15am and are to be in their FLEX hour by the time the bell rings at 7:25am. 

Student Attendance and Attendance Procedures
One of the biggest ways parents/guardians can help their child succeed this school year is to make sure their child gets to school, on time, each and every day. The evidence is clear: children with good attendance are more likely to be successful in school. High attendance rates are linked to high student achievement. Every day counts, and missing school even 10% of the time has a significant negative impact on reading and math achievement as children progress through school. We want to ask for parent’s/guardian’s commitment to making sure their child attends school every day possible this year.

When a child does have to be absent from school, we ask that you communicate with us about the absence BEFORE 9:00AM. When your child will be absent, you have three communication options:

Call Mrs. Kramp in the main office at 262-348-3040 to speak with her and/or leave a message.

REPORT ABSENCES ON POWERSCHOOL OR A PHONE CALL OR NOW YOU CAN EMAIL THE LMGS OFFICE AT lgmsoffice@badger.k12.wi.us


BE SURE TO LET THE OFFICE KNOW BY 9:00AM.

THANK YOU!

MENUS AND FOOD SERVICE INFORMATION

E-payments are a convenient way to pay school fees and deposit lunch money with a credit card or check online. The Lake Geneva Schools now utilize RevTrak.
All Food Service online transactions are assessed 3.49%. A parent can make deposits to multiple students' accounts in a single order and only incur one 3.49% fee.

All non-food service transactions are also charged a 3.49% transaction fee excluding mandatory registration fee.

NEWS FROM THE NURSE

Please click below for all information regarding health and wellness at
Lake Geneva Middle School

Dental Clinics and Sports Physicals
If your student wants to participate in Intramural Sports at LGMS, they must have an up-to-date physical on file. If you're unsure if your student is due for a new physical, you can call the Health Office at LGMS.

Click the links below for locations that offer reduced cost Sports Physicals and General Health and Wellness visits:
Open Arms Free Clinic
The Doctor's Office, Darien, WI

STAY CONNECTED

POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL: The PowerSchool Parent Portal gives parents and students grades 6 - 12 access to real-time information including attendance, grades and detailed assignment descriptions, school bulletins and even personal messages from a teacher. You can also use PowerSchool to register to receive email alerts for grades, attendance, assignments and more. It’s a great way to stay connected to your child’s teachers and our school.
PowerSchool can be accessed via any device, and a free App is available for Apple and Android users in your phone's app store. The District Code for all schools is: QHKK. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/lgspowerschool 

COMMUNITY BACKPACK

Online Bulletin for Youth-Related Community Activities & Educational Opportunities
Lake Geneva Schools recognizes the important role that community organizations play in serving our students and area youth. Our Community Backpack program provides opportunities for local civic and not-for-profit organizations to share youth-related program information with the students and families in our district.

If you have a submission or you'd like to see events happening in the area, visit our Community Backpack page: http://bit.ly/2Nuk1jF

Please note that the content on this page will be updated frequently, so check back often.

AROUND THE DISTRICT

Enroll online beginning January 2, 2024 at:  

https://www.lakegenevaschools.com/district/registration___enrollment

Follow Badger Community Education on Facebook: https://bit.ly/368vMEA It is our hope that you find a class or two that is of interest to you and sign up!

HELP WANTED

Quick Links
Community Backpack
The Lake Geneva Schools Community Backpack is your online bulletin for youth-related community activities and educational opportunities. Learn More

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Share your news, event summaries, photos and/or give us a "head's up" on your upcoming events so we can promote your successes. Email photos@badger.k12.wi.us

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and school specific announcements, and important information. lakegenevaschools.com

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