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Pictured very top:
LNMS Math Club at this year's OCCTM Math Competition (please see story below)
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Orlando, FL 32832
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This is our last school week before we release student progress reports for the 4th quarter. All of our Knights should turn in any missing assignments or projects as soon as possible.
This week our PTSA has two LNMS spirit events planned at local businesses that support our school: 1) Panda Express on Tuesday (all day) and 2) Jeremiah's Italian Ice on Thursday (3-9 PM). If you are out and about on either day, please consider dropping by one of these school partners as they will donate a percentage of all receipts where LNMS is mentioned at the time of purchase back to our wonderful PTSA. Your support is greatly appreciated.
I think you will enjoy this issue as we have included some impressive student and staff success stories. Enjoy your week and please remember, this is School Spirit Week!
With Knight Pride,
Stephanie R. Jackson, M. Ed.
Principal
Lake Nona Middle School
The last track meet of the regular season will be at home Wednesday, May 1st versus Innovation Middle School and Renaissance Charter HC. Both LNMS track & field teams are currently undefeated!
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Dates To Watch For
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THIS IS SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK AT LNMS!
April 22 - Project Calculus Meeting - Media Center - 5:30-6:30 PM
April 23 - PTSA Spirit Day at Panda Express - 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
April 25 - PTSA Spirit Night at Jeremiah's Italian Ice - 3:00 - 9:00 PM
April 26 - Chorus Concert - LNHS - 7:00 PM
April 27 - Science Boot Camp - CANCELED
April 29 - Progress Report Distribution
April 30 - Orchestra Spring Concert - Cafeteria - 6:00-8:00 PM
May 1 - No Early Release
May 1 - Track vs. Innovation - Home
May 2 - Gradventure - Parent Chaperone Meeting - Cafeteria- 6:00-7:00 PM
May 4 - Saturday Tutoring - 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
May 4 - Amazing Race - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 8 - No Early Release
May 18 - Knight on the Red Carpet 8th Grade Formal Dance
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Please join us in congratulating the students below for their participation and awards from the Saturday, April 13th OCCTM Math Competition.
* Orange County Council of Teachers of Mathematics (OCCTM)
The OCCTM Math Competition consists of three components (written test, problem solving, and relay event). The written test is done individually and has questions ranging from 6th grade math to Algebra 2 math. The problem solving and relay event is done as a team in which the teams must rely on trust, communication, and teamwork to complete a series of questions. The students competed against eight other middle schools in OCPS.
Students/Teams who won awards:
8th grade Team AWARDS (against all other 8th grade teams):
- 1st Place - Written Test
- 2nd Place - Overall
7th grade Team AWARDS (against all other 7th grade teams):
- 1st Place - Overall
- 1st Place - Problem Solving
Overall best 6th grade written test score (within LNMS team):
Medha Gollakoti
Overall best 7th grade written test score (within LNMS team):
Aditya Krishnan
Overall best 8th grade written test score (within LNMS team):
Vandana Manchikanti
Students who participated:
6th Grade Team
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7th Grade Team
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8th Grade Team
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Abril Herrera-Calderon
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Krish Kapoor (6th grader)
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Ashley Ding (7th grader)
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Medha Gollakoti
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Rohit Naras (6th grader)
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Elliot Benson
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Catherine Eldha
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Dhillan Salh (6th grader)
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Arya Kalidindi (7th grader)
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Rupin Iyer
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Aditya Krishnan
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Vandana Manchikanti (7th grader)
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Math Club Coaches
The Math Club would also like to thank
Mrs. Morris for giving up her Saturday morning to coach and support our teams!
LNMS Math Club Coaches:
Ms. Alfonzo and
Mr. Harris
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Knight Fights for Minimum Wage
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Eighth grader, Carlos Hernandez, was a runner up for the John Stossel Minimum Wage Essay Contest. Middle, high school and college students argued about whether or not the minimum wage should be increased. Carlos was awarded $100 as one of the twenty-five semi-finalists.
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Knight Speak to Truth Power Video Contest
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Jake Nicholas
Jake Nicholas won second place in the speak Truth to Power Student Video Contest sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers, Tribeca film Institute and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. We congratulate Jake for becoming a champion of change and social justice.
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Reel Knights Fishing Club
We had a great turnout for our very first Reel Knights Fishing Club meeting last Thursday. Our students learned the importance of safety around the water and each other while practicing their casting and retrieving skills and techniques. For some, this was their first time handling a fishing pole.
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Group workouts in PE during "Workout Wednesdays" led by Coach Hernandez and Ms. Schenker.
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Knight at the Living Museum
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Student winners from this year's annual Social Studies event . . .
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1st Place: Valeria Fuenmayor - Cleopatra
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2nd Place: Nathan Ramlakhan - Leonardo da Vinci
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3rd Place: Ahmed Elazizi - Brexit
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Social Studies Department Pick: Manuella Gonzalez - Maria Sibylla Merian
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Click on the link above for more pictures from this year's Knight at the Living Museum. Thank you to everyone who came to help and support!
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Aaron Kotowski - Teacher of the Month
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Katherine Bayona - Knew Knight
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John Vega - Support Staff of the Month
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Amanda Talham, Lauren Smith, and Audrey Walker - Drama Team of the Month
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Florida Orchestra Association Solo and Ensemble
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Our school had 22 entries this year including both solos and group performances. Two of our students received Superior with Distinction medals:
Georgio Arnaudo and
Isabella Contraras. These students not only did a fantastic job but they also memorized their music! The other 20 students all received Superior ratings and medals.
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FREE Construction Career Camp for 8th Grade Girls
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 We have good news for your current 8th grade female students.The Greater Orlando Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is sponsoring a FREE Construction Career Camp (CCC) for Girls. This camp lasts for one week during the summer and provides a supportive and nurturing environment for high school girls to explore and develop basic skills in the areas of carpentry, electrical and HVAC/ plumbing - free of charge. Our goal for this year is for one hundred girls to attend this camp.
Camp Benefits:
* Offers high school girls a gender-neutral environment to learn and practice new skills without fear of being teased or isolated.
* Develops greater self-confidence and self-esteem for girls who tackle and successfully complete challenging projects.
* Develops a safety-first attitude and "we can do it" mindset via the safety and history of women in construction seminars on the opening day of summer camp.
* Introduces high school girls to women role models who have achieved success in all areas of construction to include tradeswomen, engineers, architects, accountants, project superintendents and business owners. The girls learn that there are opportunities in the construction industry for their dreams.
* Introduces students to valuable college and tradeswomen scholarship information.
This year's camp runs from June 3rd through June 7th and will be held at Orange Technical College - Westside Campus, 955 E Story Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787. Orange Technical College will provide bus transportation from two locations via OCPS Transportation Services. Those two locations are Orange Technical College - Avalon Campus and Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus. The departure time from both locations is 7:45 am. and students will return to their pickup location at approximately 4:00 p.m. If a student does not choose to use the provided bus service, they must provide their own transportation to Orange Technical College - Westside Campus, 955 E. Story Road, Winter Garden, FL, 34787.
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Orlando Magic Basketball Camp
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There are two summer break basketball camps scheduled. Please click on the links below for details and additional information.
Lake Nona I - June 24th to June 27th
Lake Nona II - July 15th to July 18th
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Both track teams remain undefeated as they look to claim the Division! All of our throwers, jumpers, and runners continue to exceed expectations meet after meet. Coaches continue to closely monitor and track our athletes progress making sure our athletes are always accomplishing and setting goals. To no surprise, they continue to obtain these goals and succeed in beating their personal records daily. Not only are our athletes competing against their opponents, they understand they are also competing for their personal best every time they perform. This is why if you see our track athletes in competition, it is not rare to see them win a race by a fairly large margin as they have their eyes set on the bigger prize.
Keep up the hard work Knights!
School records continue to be made! Newcomer and standout student-athlete, 6th grader
Zikora Anyiwo, broke the 800m school record with a 2:38.49 during her first meet and came close to breaking it again this last Wednesday. Eighth grader and two time Lake Nona Middle School Girls MVP,
Anaya Brown, broke the 200m record for the 3rd time in school history. This time she ran it in 25.08 during our home meet versus Freedom and Walker beating her previous record by almost an entire second.
The last meet of the regular season will be at home Wednesday, May 1st versus Innovation Middle School and Renaissance Charter HC. Best of luck to our track teams and coaches as they strive to win another Division Championship. Please come out and support your Knights!
~ Coach Hernandez, Athletic Director
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Knight on the Red Carpet Sponsors
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Weekly Success Indicators
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Key indicators that directly or indirectly impact student achievement
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Success Indicator
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Mar. 29
(5 days)
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Apr. 5
(5 days)
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Apr. 12
(5 days)
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Apr. 19
(5 days)
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Classroom visits by members of the LNMS administrative team (both formal & informal visits)
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87
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80
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71
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44
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ProgressBook login-ins by LNMS families
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1,267
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1,189
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851
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1,059
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Teacher attendance rate
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97%
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98%
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97%
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98%
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Attendance rate - 6th
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96%
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97%
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98%
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95%
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Attendance rate - 7th
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95%
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97%
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98.6%
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96%
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Attendance rate - 8th
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95%
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96%
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98%
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96%
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Tardies to school - 6th
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37
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28
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34
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NA
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Tardies to school - 7th
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26
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16
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26
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NA
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Tardies to school - 8th
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37
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35
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37
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NA
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Tardies to class - 6th
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18
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37
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15
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NA
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Tardies to class - 7th
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6
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7
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17
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NA
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Tardies to class - 8th
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26
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29
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31
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NA
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On-time bus arrivals - a.m.
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95%
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95%
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95%
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NA
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On-time bus arrivals - p.m.
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95%
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95%
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95%
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NA
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Library book circulation - 6th
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36
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21
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32
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21
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Library book circulation - 7th
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45
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35
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34
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43
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Library book circulation - 8th
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24
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8
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7
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10
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Credit: Mrs. Wood, Assistant Principal
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