Louisa County Middle School

Home of the Bobcats

LCMS Bobcat Parents and Families,

We had a fantastic first week of school! It was invigorating to have our hallways filled with Bobcats and to see so many smiling faces excited to be back at school!

Monday, August 19th will be a B Day.

Breakfast and Lunch
Remember that based on funding provided by the USDA, all LCPS students are eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at school at no charge! No application is needed, and no further action is required. You may put money on your child’s lunch account to purchase items a la carte using myschoolbucks.com.

Chromebooks
Students need to bring their charged Chromebook to school every day. Parents and families, please support your child in establishing a routine for charging the device each night and ensuring that it is in their backpack each morning.

Parents, if you have not already, we encourage you to purchase the optional $20 equipment insurance through LCPS, which covers accidental damage at no cost for a first incident and at 50% of the repair cost or replacement, whichever is less, for the second incident of accidental damage. Please note that lost chargers are not covered by the protection plan, nor is intentional damage. Students purchasing the insurance may take cash payment or a check made payable to Louisa County Middle School to the main office.

Bobcat Expectations
We had our student expectation assemblies last week in order to set everyone up for success at LCMS and to set forth our high expectations. The highlights of the assembly included respect, general good behavior and Bobcat citizenship, doing your best with academics, dress code and electronic device policies, and safety as our priority. This week, students will attend bus expectation assemblies to reiterate safe bus procedures and expectations.

Parents and families, we ask that you support us with these high expectations. Please review the LCMS Student Handbook with your child. We must work together to ensure a positive learning environment for every student where every child will reach their fullest potential!

Attendance Matters!
We ask for families’ support in helping students meet the basic expectation of being at school and arriving on time every day. Regular school attendance supports a positive school experience! Our school doors open at 7:40, the warning bell rings at 7:50, and first period begins at 7:55. Students arriving to class after 7:55 will be considered tardy, and a parent should submit a note explaining the reason for the tardiness. When students are absent, parents should also submit a note explaining the reason for the absence. Attendance is key for success!

Afternoon Pick-up Reminders
Between the hours of 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm, no vehicles are permitted to park in the main entrance loop. All parents/guardians picking up their children at LCMS during this time period should use the parking spaces in the parking lot adjacent to the bus lot.

*Due to a construction project at LCMS, the parking lot on the side of the building is not currently available for parking, which means that there will be more cars in the main parking lot. Please prepare that you may need to park further down the parking lot closer to Bus Garage Road than you may have had to park in the past. Please ensure that you park in a parking spot; do not double park behind another vehicle. Also, do not stop in the main entrance loop; doing so can back up traffic on the road. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding during this time. Thank you for helping us maintain a smooth and safe parking experience for everyone.

Middle school students being picked up by a high school sibling should wait in the LCMS parent pick up area, and the LCHS student picking up their sibling should drive to the middle school after dismissal. LCMS students may not walk to the high school parking lot.

Looking Ahead
We will have our first after school dance of the school year on Friday, September 13th until 5:30 for our Bobcats in grades 6, 7, and 8. Permission forms will be distributed the week prior. The $10 fee will include admission to the dance and one student admission to the LCHS Varsity home football game in the Jungle! We are excited to have some social time with our Bobcats, followed by cheering on our Lions in the Jungle!

There will also be after school dances on October 4th and November 8th, and there are LCHS Varsity home football games on those days as well!

We are looking forward to another great week at LCMS! If you have any questions, or if we can help in any way, please call our office at (540) 894-5457. 

Amanda Harper, Ed.D.
Principal
Louisa County Middle School