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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 18th will be an A 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. Students also attended 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. Notes can be dropped off in the main office or emailed to
[email protected]. Attendance is key for success!
Morning Arrival
Upon arrival at school, all car riders should be dropped off in the inner circle at the front of LCMS. It is important that cars pull forward to the inner circle and drop off students in a timely manner to prevent any traffic congestion in the mornings.
Afternoon Pickup
No vehicles are permitted to park in the main entrance loop. All parents/guardians picking up their children at LCMS should use the parking spaces in the parking lot adjacent to the bus lot.
*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. 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.
To ensure student safety and building security, students may stay after school only if they have prior written permission from parents/guardians and school personnel and only if they are being supervised by school personnel. Students are not permitted to stay after for evening activities, including sporting events, without adult supervision and written parent permission. Also, students may not go to the Louisa County library and then return to LCMS for an event; the library does not have structures in place to supervise our young Bobcats. Students should visit the library only for library-related purposes.
Rivanna Gear and Apparel
Check out the LCMS Online Store to get some Bobcat gear and show your school pride! Orders are customizable and are shipped directly to your house!
LCMS PTA
We encourage you to join the LCMS PTA as a supporting member ($10). By paying dues, you are not committing to attending meetings or participating in any way that does not interest you; you are simply showing your support for the work the PTA does at our school! Any adult individual can join the LCMS PTA...mothers, fathers, grandparents and extended family, teachers, school staff, community members, and business leaders! Sign up at https://lcmspta.givebacks.com.
Share an Anonymous Back-to-School Message With Students!
Visit our LCMS website to submit anonymous positive and encouraging messages to our Bobcats on our YouUplift Kindness eWall! We have consistently remained #1 in the Nation on the YouUplift Leaderboard for the most messages submitted, and last year, we broke the record with 10,746 messages! Let’s keep spreading positivity!
Looking Ahead
We will have our first after school dance of the school year on Friday, September 5th 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 September 26th and October 24th, 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