DECEMBER 2022
Wolves Word Newsletter
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IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT STUDENT PICK UP DURING THE DAY |
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STUDENT PICK UP DURING THE SCHOOL DAY:
If you need to pick up your student during the day, we ask that you please send a note with your student in the morning with a time that you will be picking them up. That way we can write them a pass to hand to their teacher when it's time to leave. This avoids having to disrupt classes by calling in looking for a student. If you are giving your student permission to walk to an appointment, that must be stated in the note.
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WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT LGMS? A LOT!! |
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Festive Decorations at LGMS |
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A BIG thank you to Mrs. Bailey and a group of her ELL students for making our hallways look so festive! They spent part of their study hall time and stayed after school to create this beautiful hallway. |
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Hope Squad Planting Tulips |
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Students planted yellow tulip bulbs throughout the outdoor spaces at Lake Geneva Middle School. Five hundred yellow tulip bulbs were donated by community members and distributed by the Walworth County Public Health Department to every school in Walworth County to plant "Gardens of Hope." The gardens will serve as symbols of courage, community, and the importance of ending the
stigma surrounding mental health.
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Veteran's Day Ceremony
at LGMS
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Lake Geneva Middle School held its annual Veterans Day celebration on Friday, November 11, 2022. The program featured patriotic music performed by the school’s seventh and eighth-grade orchestras and bands, directed by Mrs. Lauren Klement and Mrs. Amanda Krause. The combined seventh and eighth-grade choirs, directed by Mrs. Kim May and accompanied by Mrs. Carol Berndt, also performed.
Colors were posted by the Color Guard from Post 24 of The American Legion, located in Lake Geneva. Veterans who attended the program “passed the microphone” to introduce themselves and announced when and where they served. Following the assembly, community members, family members of students who are veterans, spouses of veterans, or widows of veterans attended a luncheon at the middle school. The lunch was prepared and served by eighth graders from Mrs. Tara Borland’s family and consumer science class.
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SOUL Club 3rd Annual Food Drive |
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THANK YOU to everyone who donated items to our 3rd Annual SOUL Club Food Drive. As you can see from the numbers below, it was a huge success!
Final numbers for this year's food drive -
building total 5045!
Grade level totals:
Sixth grade has brought in a total of 3155 points!!!
Seventh grade has brought in a total of 1071 points
Eighth grade has brought in a total of 819 points
Winning homerooms:
Red-- May
Green-- Ward
Lake-- K. Hughes
Olympus-- Butke
Delta-- Mr. K
Omega-- Schultz
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Mr. Granger's Computer Literacy Class |
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Students in Mr. Granger's Computer Literacy class built and programmed devices to automate difficult or frustrating tasks. Students built machines to do everything from moving boxes in a warehouse to helping people who aren't able to climb stairs. |
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8th Grade Spanish Class--Alebrijes |
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Students in Mrs. Butke's 8th grade Spanish class learned about Alebrijes, folk art from Mexico created by the artist Pedro Linares. Students then created their own alebrije and wrote a short summary about their creation. |
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Tuesday, November 22nd, four LGMS staff “chefs” called on their culinary skills as they faced off against a team of Badger ProStart student chefs to prepare a spectacular entree consisting of a protein, starch, and vegetable/fruit. The catch? They had to use all the ingredients the competition provided them, even the mystery ingredients. At the end of the competition, the judges scored the entrees based on taste, appearance, and transformation of ingredients. Watch the video to see who took home the bragging rights to the first annual, “Chopped! Badger vs LGMS” Competition! https://youtu.be/4owDzJxrKEc
Great work to all the Chefs!
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November 14-18 was National Education Week. This is an event that happens nationwide to celebrate public education. Throughout the week, the Lake Geneva Middle School SOUL Club honored the most important people who make our school a great place. |
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Principals and Support Staff |
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Thank you to our amazing PTO and the many many families who brought in dinner items for both of our Parent/Teacher Conference nights.
We are so thankful for you and all you do for us at LGMS.
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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 $25. Present the card at the ticket window to buy a reduced priced ($25) 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 for information or to purchase the cards.
Cash only-exact amount please.
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2023-2024 ACADEMIC CALENDAR |
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**ATTENDANCE INFORMATION** |
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Important: Student Attendance and
New Attendance Procedures
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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
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Students need to be to school by 7:20am and are to be in their homerooms by the time the bell rings at 7:30am.
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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.
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REPORT ABSENCES ON POWERSCHOOL OR A PHONE CALL TO THE SCHOOL BY 9:00AM. THANK YOU! |
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START AND END TIMES FOR LGMS: Students need to be in class when the bell rings at 7:30am. School is dismissed at 2:45pm. Door Q (side door) is locked by 7:29am. Students will need to be dropped off by the main office after that time. Students are allowed 3 tardies per semester.
BREAKFAST: Breakfast is served starting at 7:00 a.m. The cafeteria area is only open to students purchasing breakfast.
STUDENT ABSENCES: When reporting your child out ill, please provide us with a detailed message with the exact symptoms your child is experiencing and how long they have had these symptoms. If your child is out of school due to COVID, please provide specific details including symptoms, if tested, or when they were exposed to a confirmed case of COVID. Thank you. To report an absence please call Mrs. Kramp at 262-348-3040.
STUDENT PICK UP: If you need to pick up your student during the day, we ask that you please send a note with your student in the morning with a time that you will be picking them up. That way we can write them a pass to hand to their teacher when it's time to leave. This avoids having to disrupt classes by calling in looking for a student. If you are giving your student permission to walk to an appointment, that must be stated in the note.
BUS PASSES: If your student will be riding the bus home with a friend, please send a letter in the morning indicating who he/she will be going home with. We will then issue a bus pass.
LATE BUSES:
Late buses run as follows:
3:30 p.m. - Tuesdays and Thursdays
4:15 p.m. - Mondays through Thursdays
5:30 p.m. - Mondays through Fridays
LATEX BALLOONS: We have students with latex allergies so please, no latex balloons.
STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK UP TRAFFIC PATTERN:
Please enter from the southwest end of the loop (closest to the football field). Parking will only be allowed on the curb side. Thank you for being patient during drop off and pick up times. This area gets very busy, and we want to make sure our students are safe.
DRESS CODE REVIEW
Please take a moment to review the Student Dress Code as outlined in the Student Handbook. The handbook is part of every student's agenda.
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Like us on Facebook to find out about more great things happening at Lake Geneva Middle School, the District and the Community! |
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MENUS AND FOOD SERVICE INFORMATION |
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School Breakfast Program at LGMS |
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Dear Parents,
Now that the school year is well underway, we are as committed as ever to our student's academic success. The first and best tool we can use to ensure all of our students are successful in school is to guarantee that each child begins the day with a healthy and nutritious breakfast – at home or school.
We would like to remind you that the School Breakfast Program is available to all students every school day. No advanced registration is necessary. These supervised meals are nutritionally balanced and vary daily. Second-chance breakfast is also available at the High School and Middle School.
School Breakfast is ideal for busy mornings when kids are running late, or parents have early work schedules. Often, kids are not hungry when they first wake up but are ready to eat when school begins. If breakfast at home is not convenient, please take advantage of breakfast here at school. Studies have shown that children who eat a nutritious breakfast have better behavior, attendance, and test scores.
School Breakfast Information:
Price:
High School: $1.70
Middle and Elementary Schools: $1.60
Questions? Call: 262-348-1015
If you did not complete a School Meals Application for free or reduced price meals in September and would like to now, please call (Jaclyn Sanders 262-348-1015) for further information.
Thank you for helping us ensure that all our students start the school day alert, well-fed, and ready to learn.
Sincerely,
Jaclyn Sanders
Lake Geneva Schools
Food Service Coordinator
262-348-1015
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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.
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Please click below for all information regarding health and wellness at
Lake Geneva Middle School
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Dental Clinics and Sports Physicals |
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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:
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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.
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Online Bulletin for Youth-Related Community Activities & Educational Opportunities |
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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.
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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 News With Us
Share your news, event summaries, photos and/or give us a "heads up" on your upcoming events so we can promote your successes. Learn More
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Our Website
Please visit our website frequently for district-wide
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