Principal's Weekly Message, 8-18-23
Greetings LRMS Families!
I hope summer is treating you well. We are excited to begin seeing your students this Thursday on-campus. Details are below. The first official day of school is Monday, August 28. (WCPSS Traditional Calendar)
Below are your Weekly Updates. Remember, you can adjust the settings for school emails/texts here.
1. Thursday, August 24 is our "Day for Visitors." Here are the options:
- Sixth Graders are encouraged to attend LIONS Camp Thursday morning. Arrivals and meet/greet with teachers is from 8:30-9am. Students will remain "on-team" for activities with our staff. Please encourage your child to wear comfortable clothing (including sneakers or tennis shoes) and to bring a water bottle as they will be participating in a PE rotation in the gym. Parents are invited to an information meeting with school leaders and the PTSA at 9:15 in the cafeteria. Families can also retrieve student Chromebooks at this time. For registration and more details, click here.
- Seventh and Eighth Graders are encouraged to drop for "Walk-the-Schedule" between 1:30-3:30pm Thursday afternoon. This is an informal event where families can meet teachers, purchase spiritwear, and join the PTSA.
2. All student team assignments were sent out via email last week. You can also view your student's schedule in Power School. Here is the link to sign-in or create a Parent Portal account. Our counselors return next week and will be working through any remaining schedule issues. I've included contact information below:
- 6th Grade - Whitney McCallister (wmccallister@wcpss.net)
- 7th Grade - Fred Thomas (fthomas@wcpss.net)
- 8th Grade - Jennifer Leonce (jleonce@wcpss.net)
- Data Manager - Betty Crawford (bacrawford@wcpss.net)
*One note about schedules - some classes do not yet have teacher names listed. We are pleased to share that our team has hired all necessary classroom teachers for the school year. Some are still being processed through HR or have not yet populated into Power School. The only remaining vacancy at LRMS is an Instructional Assistant position in Special Programs. If you are interested or have questions, please email me directly.
3. WCPSS has indicated that bus routes will be released today. You should receive an email if your student is registered for a bus. To view LRMS bus routes, you can visit here.
Please note some of the late arrival and departure times. We will not be sending mass text updates this year when buses do not run. Please bookmark the WCPSS Bus Updates Page. My family checks this page every morning to determine the status of my children's bus route. This will yield the most up-to-date information every school day for bus riders.
4. If you missed our opening letter with relevant dates and information, you can find it here.
5. Here's one more call for 7th grade families to ensure that the State's required vaccinations for your child have been obtained. Here's the link with the list of requirements. If you have questions, please contact our data manager at bacrawford@wcpss.net.
6. Here are your PTSA Updates:
Welcome to our first newsletter of the |
Every week, the Leesville Road Middle School (LRMS) Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) will share important upcoming dates and information about what's going on at the school to help make your life as a parent easier.
If there is anything we can do to make this newsletter more useful to you, please reach out to Kyla Cragg -- LRMS PTSA Communications.
Read more about the LRMS PTSA on the school website here and consider joining. You can also let us know if you'd be interested in volunteering this year with the PTSA. Take our volunteer interest survey here.
Here's to a wonderful school year!
Your LRMS PTSA,
President: Colleen Streetman Treasurer: Lauren Noyes Secretary: Cat Wilborne Academics: Wendy Teeter Fundraising: Kellie Macdonald School Activities: Jenn Anderson Advocacy: Melissa Sangster and Sarah Straud Communications: Kyla Cragg
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Important Upcoming Dates |
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Volunteers Needed to Help Sell Spiritwear |
We need 14 parents to help with LRMS Spiritwear sales at the 6th Graders Lion Camp Orientation, as well as the 7th and 8th Graders Walk-the-Schedule on Thursday, August 24th.
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School Supply Lists |
Here are the suggested school supply lists for each grade. More specific information will be shared by teachers at Lions Camp and Walk-the-Schedule
If your family needs support with supplies, email Ms. Harris or |
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Get Ready to Show Your Pride |
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2023-2024 Spiritwear is here!
And this year you can save time, skip the long shopping lines, and get items before they sell out!
Beat the rush by buying online at the Leesville Road Middle School Store Website today and then pick-up your items during Lions Camp and Walk-the-Schedule on August 24th.
The LRMS store website is open for pre-sales now until Tuesday August 22nd 11:59pm.
If you can't make it to Lions Camp or Walk-the-Schedule to pick up your purchases, make sure to indicate your student's homeroom teacher during checkout and we will send your order home with your student after school begins.
Grab your gear now to make sure your kids are ready for "Green Out" days to show their school spirit! |
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New Parent Volunteers |
There will be lots of volunteer opportunities throughout the school year. But, if you're new to the school, you first need to become an approved volunteer in order to help out.
Take care of that before the school year starts
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Make Money for the PTSA By Shopping for Groceries! |
Link your grocery rewards cards to support our school activities every time you shop for groceries! Note that rewards cards must be re-linked every August for the school to continue benefiting from your shopping. |
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Harris Teeter: Visit the customer service desk at any Harris Teeter to link your VIC card to LRMS or visit https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education. Our ID # is 2773. Choose up to 5 schools. |
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Lowes Foods: Visit carttoclass.lowesfoods.com or the touch screen computer at the customer service desk to link your Fresh Rewards card. You may choose up to 3 schools to link per Fresh Rewards card. |
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Publix: Link LRMS to your Publix account by following these easy steps: 1. Set up a Publix account if you don't already have one. https://www.publix.com/myaccount/register 2. Under the "My Account" menu, scroll right and select "My Publix Partner." Search for and select Leesville Road Middle School. |
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LRMS PTSA Sponsors |
A big thank you to our sponsors for financially supporting our |
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Enjoy the weekend,
Chris Cox, Principal