Vol. 18 Issue 2 “13” - Lancaster High School · Lancaster Middle School OL Vol. 18—Issue 2 November/December 2017 Drama Club Presents “13” Friday -February 9th, 2018 @ 7:00

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Vol. 18—Issue 2

November/December 2017

Lancaster Middle School

Drama Club Presents

“13”

Friday - February 9th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Saturday - February 10th, 2018 @ 2:00 pm

Saturday - February 10th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Sunday - February 11th, 2018 @ 2:00 pm

(Due To Demand 4th Show Added For 2018)

Tickets Go On Sale January 6th, 2018

Tickets Available at LMS Main Office

Between 10:15 am & 1:00 pm

$ 10.00 Each / All Ticket Sales Are Final

The Lancaster Middle School Drama Club

will be holding its Annual Musical

fundraising Chinese Auction. The auction

will be set up at all four Middle School

Holiday Concerts before the show.

Amazing prizes don’t miss out!

All funds raised go into the 2018 Middle

School Musical Budget!

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Winter LMS Concert Dates !

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LMS Concert Dates (All concer ts unless noted are in the LMS auditor ium star ting at 7 pm)

WINTER

Wed, Nov 29 (2017) – Select Chorus, Grade 7 Orchestra, Symphonic Band

Thurs, Nov 30 – Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Girls’ Chorus

Wed, Dec 6 – Hand Bells, Mr. Kowalski Blue Concert Band, Mixed Chorus

Thurs, Dec 7 – Mr. Seymour Green Concert Band, Grade 8 Orchestra, Mens’ Choir

Concert Dress required as per group directors.

Concerts are planned for no more than one hour, please don’t be rude, stay for the full program.

Groups are NOT necessarily listed in the order as they will perform.

Band Against Bullying Did you know… Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year? Did you know that approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. Did you know what some Student Council students are doing to help? I met with Samantha Laska, Gina Carollo, Trinity Miller, Olivia Wujek and Alyssa Kornacki to learn what they are doing to help stop bullying in our school. The girls said that they have taken the pro-ject over from an 8th grade student from last year because they wanted to make a difference in our schools bullying issues. The girls were selling $1 bracelets in lunches for around 2 weeks. The bracelets say Being Bully Free Begins with Me! The idea was to have students purchase the bracelets and wear them and if a fellow student was being bullied, that student would have someone to come to. All the proceeds are going to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center a center that actively leads social change, so that bullying is no longer considered an accepted childhood rite of passage. The girls want to make it known that even if you don’t think bullying is going on in our school it is and that everyone should help out those being bullied. The girls are hoping to make a difference in the lives of those being bullied and want you to help too!

Welcome Back Dance The Welcome Back dance was a huge success. This dance took place September 22, in the courtyard. We sold out and it was a very big turnout. It was a little dusty and grassy, but the weather ended up being perfect! What a fantastic night!

7th Grade Dance The 7th grade dance took place September 8th. We sold a lot of tickets! It was very successful and the 7th graders had a great time. This dance is one of the best of the year! Thanks to all our 8th grade volunteers and 7th graders. Welcome to LMS!

Canned Food Drive Lancaster Middle School’s Student Council will be running a Canned Food Drive from November 1st through November 15th. Lists of the foods that we are collecting will be posted in each homeroom. Every time a homeroom completely fills up the list they are entered into a raffle. The prize a homeroom could win is a catered breakfast or lunch party from anywhere of their choosing. Please help us feed the less fortunate this holiday season. Here is the list of food we will be collecting: Turkey Stuffing Boxed Mashed Potatoes Gravy Corn Green Beans Yams Cranberry Sauce Boxed Dessert Mix Mac and Cheese Big Box Cereal Hot Chocolate Pudding Frozen Turkey Day is November 15th.

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Student Council News

Pop Tarts Pancake mix Syrup Granola Bars Jelly Peanut Butter Juice Cake Mix Canned Fruit Apple Sauce Pasta Spaghetti

Students for the Month for September/October 2107

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7th Grade Red Team Olivia Canna Jake Gatti

7th Grade White Team Wesley Cousins Sophia Khangi

7th Grade Blue Team Valerie Minotti Ryan Patota

7th Grade Green Team Ethan Bak Julia Drayer

8th Grade Language Arts Parteek Ladhar Laci Wolcott

8th Grade Math Rachel Wozniak Adam Pasierb

8th Grade Science Kendal Kurtz Gavin Podsiadlo

8th Grade Social Studies Mia Robinson Olivia Janicki

Health Education Erin Goss Daniel Lipke

Music Education Alexander Folster Delaney Horbett

Art Education Valerie Minotti Dylan Occhino

Citizenship Chandler Cotter Matthew Sugg

Citizenship Serenity Lawrence Alexandar Polakiewicz

Citizenship Andrew Jankowski Alicia LaBrake

Physical Education Adriana Tigani Joshua Gloss

Technology Education Jillian Sharkey Natalie Pikula

Home & Careers Education Andrew Brocato Grace Galuszka

Foreign Language Education Madison Weidman Troy Prieur

Kindness Award Matthew Heimerl

September October

HEALTH OFFICE INFORMATION

Annual vision, hearing, and scoliosis screening will take place during the months of Novem-ber and December. Only those students who are unable to pass the screening will receive a notice in the mail.

INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOL PHYSICALS

New York State Law requires physical examinations of children when they:

are new students to the district

are in grades 2, 4, 7, and 10

participate in interscholastic sports

apply for working papers

To be eligible to participate in interscholastic sports, all students must have a current physical on file in the health office prior to the start of each season. Physicals are valid for a period of 12 months through the last day of the month in which the physical was conducted.

According to state law, if any reason prevents you from having your child’s physical completed, be assured that your child will be examined in a timely manner by the school physician. Physi-cals are offered prior to each sport season as well as several dates in the spring. Parents must contact the health office between February 1

st and March 1

st if they want their child to obtain

a physical at school.

Please contact the LMS Health Office with any questions, concerns, or to schedule your

child’s physical. Contact us at 686-3225 or [email protected] before 2/1/18.

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Important Dates

November 1 Canned Food Drive through 11/15

7 Group Photos and Retakes

10 Veterans Day—No School

14 HSA Meeting 6:30 pm

23 & 24 Thanksgiving Recess—No School

29 Holiday Concert #1 7:00 pm

30 Holiday Concert #2 7:00 pm

December 4 & 5 Health and Wellness Day

4 BOE Meeting 7:00 pm LHS

6 Holiday Concert #3 7:00 pm

7 Holiday Concert #4 7:00 pm

10 LMS Drama Club Pancake Breakfast at

Applebee’s 8:00—10:00 am

15 Holiday Dance 7:00—9:30 pm

25—1/1 Winter Recess

1/2 Classes Resume

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BOOK DRIVE FOR ASPIRE OF WESTERN NY NJHS just completed a Book Drive for Aspire of Western NY. Kareena Beck and

Emily Poplawski lead this campaign at LMS. It was a true success with over

2,000 books collected! Thank you Lancaster families for your continued support!

GLOVES FOR LOVE CAMPAIGN NJHS will be collecting new or gently used gloves, scarves,

hats, and mittens for families in need with the Gloves for

Love campaign. The Gloves for Love drive will run from

November 28th- December 8th.

The donations will be distributed Thursday, December 14th

at the Lancaster Youth Bureau Day of Giving. We would greatly appreciate dona-

tions of new or gently used hats, gloves, scarves, and mittens to help our Lancas-

ter families this winter season!

LEO Club will be holding a New Blanket Drive to support pediat-

ric patients of Children's Hospital.

The drive will run from January 2- January 25.

NJHS NEWS

LEO CLUB

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FALL FOOD TRUCK NIGHT

The sun was shining and the smell of tacos and fried dough was in the air

on Friday, October 20th at Lancaster Middle School. The National Junior Honor

Society hosted their first Fall Food Truck Night for the community. The cus-

tomers’ food might have tasted even better knowing that 10% of all food sales

went to the local Lancaster Food Pantry! There were three food trucks at the

event: Lloyd’s, House of Munch, and Anderson’s. Lloyd’s served up Mexican

food, with their tacos being the top seller. House of Munch sold carnival fare,

specifically fried dough, cotton candy, and corn dogs. Anderson’s, a local fa-

vorite, specialized in beef on weck and ice cream treats. The night was a suc-

cess, as more customers arrived as the night went on. Many thanks go to Mrs.

Godios, Mrs. Gregory, Miss Blatner, Mrs. Gramza, Coach Sinclair, Coach

Hauser, Mr. Kruszynski, and Mr. Bindemann and all of the other teachers, staff,

students and administrators for helping make this NJHS charity event a success!

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WHAT IS MAKERSPACE?

You may have noticed some buzz about changes in the Middle School Library. This is our

second year running the Makerspace. We are in the midst of redefining what it is to be a li-

brary in the days of new and innovative technology.

Today the library is not just about checking out books and completing research (although we

still do quite a bit of that), it’s also about creating and inventing.

When you walk into the library you will not only observe students reading or studying, but

there is a very good chance you will see students engaging in activities. We have started

“Crafts of the Month” and are excited about getting into the fall projects. To date we have

completed several hundred handmade crafts with our students. Students have the oppor-

tunity to utilize an area of the library that we call Makerspace. A Makerspace is…

“.. A place where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a

variety of tools and materials.”

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Lancaster Middle School HSA/PTO News November/December 2017

Membership Drive

It’s not too late to become a member!!! Simply place $5 cash or check payable to LMS

HSA in an envelope with your child’s name and submit it to their homeroom teacher or the

Main Office. All memberships received by November 14, 2017 will be placed in a drawing

for a

dinner-for-two gift certificate to Russell’s Steaks and Chops.

If you have already made a contribution, thank you, the students appreciate your support!!!

LMS HSA Meeting

Our next Home School Association (HSA) meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 14th at

6:30pm in the first floor conference room. Enter the building on the side ramp entrance and the

conference room will be on your left. Come and learn what is happening at the Middle School!!

Be informed!!!!!

Box Tops for Education

Box Tops for Education is an excellent way for the school to collect money for activities such as field trips and

other extracurricular activities. The top 7th and 8th grade homeroom with the most Box Tops collected by April

1, 2018

will win BREAKFAST FOR THEIR HOMEROOM!!!! Send your Box Tops in to school in a zip-

lock bag with the student’s homeroom number on the bag. Your student can drop them off in the

office

or outside Mrs. Arnold’s room #111. Ask family members to collect theirs too!!!

****Please register under Lancaster Middle School on their website. You can do shopping

at their marketplace and a percentage of what you spend at various stores goes to our school:

http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/marketplace

TOPS in Education

Lancaster MS is registered for the TOPS in Education Program. You can raise money for our school when

you purchase participating TOPS brand, Top Care or Full Circle TM products with your TOPS Bonus PLUS

SM

or Bonus Card. TOPS will contribute to our school a percentage of every purchase you make.

How to sign up:

Visit topsmarkets.com/education to register your Bonus Card and select Lancaster Middle School.

Purchase participating TOPS brand products with your Bonus Card.

TOPS sends the money raised to our school to be used for student field trips/programs.

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Great American Opportunities Magazine Sales

Thank you for supporting our magazine fundraiser!!! The chickens were a huge hit!

You can still support LMS by purchasing or renewing your magazines online at

any time up until December 31 at: www.gaschoolstore.com/onlineportal

Our school code is: #2649358

Prizes will be handed out some time in January/February.

Hoodie Sales We have currently closed our first sale. Depending on interest, we may have an additional sale in the

spring.

District PTO/LEAF News

STEAMfest will be held at LHS on Saturday, November 18th. All grades are welcome along with families. Details will be posted on the District website and shared on Facebook. The food service department has launched a new website that is linked to the district website. New information includes allergy and nutritional details. Open the lunch menu and hover your mouse over any item for food facts. The district received an A+ from external financial auditors. A reserve fund work session was held on October 23. Video recording of this meeting will be shared on social media. Family literacy workshops are beginning. Mrs. Beth Farrar will be running them. Details will be coming soon regarding the District PTO fundraiser which helps support classroom mini grants and scholarships as well as many different community support groups.

The Home School Association appreciates your support!

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