Lost Mountain Middle School

Welcome to Lost Mountain
News from Mrs. Wilkes, Principal

Building

Attention 8th Grade Parents!!!

Today, May 20th, in homeroom 8th graders received their course requests for 9th grade classes from Harrison and Hillgrove. These are not final schedules. They are your student’s course requests. Parents please read the information from the high school at the bottom of the
course requests that your child received today for information about drop/add procedures and deadlines. If you have any questions please contact the guidance department at your child’s high school.

Summer Reading - 2013

6th Grade Summer Reading Introduction Letter
6th Grade Summer Reading List
6th Grade Book Evaluation

Congratulations to Kelley Keel!
LMMS 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year

Hillgrove 9th Grade Boot Camp - July 23

Congratulations, Sharon Guidry
LMMS CEOTY for 2013-2012

GEORGIA NATURAL GAS~TRUE BLUE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

Here is how it works:
•LMMS parents, friends, neighbors, even businesses choose Georgia Natural Gas as their natural gas service provider.
•New and existing Georgia Natural Gas customers designate LMMS to receive donations at TrueblueSchools.com.
•Georgia Natural Gas donates $5 a month to Lost Mountain for every customer that selects Lost Mountain.
•LMMS receives a donation check every quarter!
Sign up to support Lost Mountain through the GA Natural Gas True Blue Schools Program at http://trueblueschools.com/lookup.asp

Student Attendance
Please read the attached student attendance policy!

New Student Enrollment

Welcome to the Lost Mountain Middle School community!

Please print the enrollment checklist and call 678-594-8224 for an appointment with our counselors to register your child.

Students under the age of 18 years of age MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian when enrolling in school. A student will not be enrolled without all necessary documentation according the Cobb County District Administrative Rule JBC-5.

Bullying Reporting Link

Lost Mountain students can use the following link to confidentially report bullying that they have experienced or witnessed. Reports are immediately emailed to the school counselors at LMMS. Parents can use the link as well. www.sprigeo.com

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Pilot Study Begins October 15 in Selected Classrooms
We are excited that Lost Mountain Middle School has been one of six Cobb County Middle Schools chosen as a pilot study location for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). The goals of the study are to:

Promote higher order thinking, creativity, and other 21st Century Skills.
Increase student engagement
Promote greater collaboration (between teachers/students/parents) using Web 2.0 tools
Increase student access to technology/digital resources
Integrate technology seamlessly into curriculum
Increase project based learning activities
Raise achievement levels in core content areas
Model good digital citizenship

Suggested devices for use in the pilot study may include laptops, netbooks, tablets (Apple and Android), iPod Touch, Smart phones, and eReaders.

Implementation of the BYOD pilot study is scheduled to begin October 15, 2012, which is the beginning of the second nine-week period of this school year.

Thank you to those of you who attended the parent informational meeting which was held in the Theater at Lost Mountain Middle School on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Administrators and the BYOD teacher pilot team (Mr. Chadwick, Ms. Glass, Dr. Holubz, Mrs. Raeder, and Mrs. Tatum) shared a presentation about the BYOD study and offered an opportunity for attendees to ask any questions about the study. If you were unable to attend, the PowerPoint , User Agreement and Prezi are attached.

Lost Mountain has partnered with the Daily Grind to introduce a fantastic new way to show teachers how much we appreciate them. Please encourage a teacher today. Buy them a lunch credit and they will know how much you really appreciate them. They will get a tasty lunch delivered to their school and the program will add $1 to a gift card of their choice. Very Important: Leave a note on their board and make their day (they will get this note emailed to them)!

Visit Teacher's Lunch Box to treat a teacher and learn more about this exciting new community partnership.

School hours 9:10-4:15
Study Hall in 8th grade Commons starts @ 8:00
The Front doors are not unlocked until 8:00 each morning and will be locked at 4:45.

2012-2013 School Council
School Council Minutes and Info

Skills Tutor Information
What is My Skills Tutor? (link also under Student Resources) - My Skills Tutor is a free online resource for students to use as a one-on-one tutoring resource for concepts taught in classes. It provides lessons in Math, Reading/Language Arts and Science. Your User name is your lunch number. Please see Counselor for password information. Skills Tutor Lab in PC Lab 131 is open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 8:15 - 8:50 am

Counseling Needs:
Throughout the year the counselors try to provide school supplies to students who may not have the financial means to purchase them. We would greatly appreciate one or more donations of the following: Click here for details

Subscribe to Our Podcast
LMMS is proud to announce our new podcast! Click click here to subscribe to it on iTunes.

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Add the LMMS Calendar to your personal Google Calendar by clicking on the "+" button above.

6th Grade Survival Guide

CCSD Overview

Coffee Talk with the Principal

The 1st Friday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
Sign-in with the Front Office
Location: Media Conference Room

Volunteer in the Media Center

The Media Center is in need of regularly scheduled committed volunteers for next school year. The media center committee will be chaired by Jill Martin and she can be reached at jdfmartin@comcast.net Duties will be varied and many so please stop by if you are interested.

Coke Rewards for LMMS

We will be participating again this year with the Coke Rewards for Schools. Find out here how you can donate your Coke Points to Lost Mountain!

Understanding Playful vs. Hurtful Teasing and Bullying Behavior

A pamphlet for parents and educators on Teasing and Bullying Behavior can be found at http://www.cobbk12.org/bully/

The last day to order a yearbook for $35.00 at school will be Friday, May 17. Purchases can be made for $40.00 on distribution day, May 22nd! Purchases will not be accepted on May 20th or 21st.

Intramurals Before School
Intramurals are offered every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings at 8:00 in the gym. Students must arrive before 8:15. Activities change each week and are posted in advance on the bulletin board in the gym lobby. All students are invited to attend!

Car Rider Rainy Weather Notice
Lost Mountain will follow the following dismissal procedure during inclement weather. Car riders will report to the theater. Parents may park and pick up students from the theater. Parents wishing to stay in the car rider line will be directed to the student pick up area after buses have left the school campus.

Morning Arrival Procedures
Students arriving to school in the morning by car should be dropped off in the front of the
school from the car rider line.

Students may not at any time be dropped off in the parking lot across from the theater!

Students arriving before 8:50 should enter through the theater doors and report to Study
Hall in the 8th Grade Commons. A staff member is stationed by the gymnasium doors to inform
students if the music department teachers are available for students to deliver their
instruments or practice. If music teachers are not in their classrooms, students are to
report to Study Hall. An announcement will be made for students to go to the music
classrooms once teachers have arrived.

Receive School Wide Notifications
via Text Messages

Click here for directions!

HARRISON HOYAS