January 2010

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LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL
 
  January, 2010 
  Cameron Grow, Principal          Bill Holman, Assistant Principal                               (509)334‐3411                                  www.psd267.org 
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
arents, you are invited to Lincoln on Friday, January 15th to see a wonderful assembly put on by LMS Leadership, Band, Orchestra and Choir Students. The assembly will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and promises to be one of the best of the year. It will take place in the gym at 9:10am. Hope to see you there! No School Monday January 18th
in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
LMS SPECIAL ASSEMBLY for
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The 2010 National Geographic Bee Competition
The Geography Bee took place on December 9th and 10th during all Social Studies classes, with the following students emerging as finalists:
Katie Akmal Jake Bliss Luis Diaz Soon-Ho Hwang Nick Kayioni Blake Marsh Tomas Stoker Spencer Vik Noah Welch Kayla Whiteside
Katie Akmal and Noah Welch then advanced to the final Championship Round, where Katie became this year’s LMS Geography Bee winner! Katie will now compete at the regional level.
Congratulations Katie Akmal!
NOVEMBER
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!
(6TH) Matt Winchell (7TH) Ashok Manoranjan (8TH) Erin Keizur
DECEMBER
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!
(6TH) Ryan Tattershall (7TH) Rob Clark (8TH) Emma Laird
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he Student of the Month program is sponsored by Kiwanis club of Pullman. Students of the month are nominated by students and teachers, and criteria for selection includes good citizenship, thoughtfulness, volunteer activities, creativity and attendance. Recipients are recognized at a special luncheon with the Kiwanis club and receive $20 ($10 to go to the charity or project of their choice).
CONTRATULATIONS Matt, Ashok & Erin and Ryan, Rob & Emma!
WANTED: FOR THIS YEAR’S YEARBOOK!
YOUR PHOTOS
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Just send an e-mail with your photos attached to:
LMSclaypool@gmail.com or dclaypool@psd267.wednet.edu
Please identify the event and the names of the people in the picture, if possible.
We can accept photos through February 2010.
8TH GRADE PARENTS!
NIGHT OF THE NOTABLES
is scheduled this year for March 22 & 23rd.
This is a wonderful evening event for all 8th graders and their significant adults, which celebrates each students’ research of an important historical figure of their choosing.
HOMEWORK HELP!
One-on-one tutoring for your child is available through the Center for Civic Engagement. Call 335-7707, or check out their web-site at http://cce.wsu.edu. Click on “programs” then “tutoring”.
Please mark your calendars now as this event will take place the week before Spring Break.
 
     
 
ave you ever daydreamed about  standing on the very steps where  past presidents have addressed the  nation, or experiencing the sights and  sounds of a bustling city while making  memories that last a lifetime?  Join Ms.  Ayre‐ Svingen on an educational trip  to Washington DC!   
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June 15th—20th, 2010
Brochures available in the LMS office,  or go to www.worldstrides.org/timetotravel       Trip ID: 27164 
DRAMA CLUB
Roles have been cast and rehearsals have begun! Check the February newsletter for dates to see when Drama Club will present Two one-act plays: “Hairum Scarum” And “Little Red Riding Hood” (not your ordinary version) See you there!
2nd Semester begins on Tuesday, January 25th!
Schedules for 2nd Semester will be given to 7th and 8th graders on Friday, January 15th. 6th Grade schedules do not change at the semester.
ATHLETIC CORNER
Go Spartans!
Wrestling and Girl’s Basketball open their practice sessions right after winter break, with practices beginning on Monday, January 4th. An organizational meeting for 6th Grade Intramural Girl’s Basketball will take place at lunch on Thursday, January 7th, and practices will start the following week. If your student has not participated in athletic activities during the fall, he/she will need to complete the athletic requirements listed below in order to be eligible to start practices. This information must be turned in to Mrs. Clark in the office before the student will be allowed to practice: In addition to the paperwork and physical requirement I will be administering an online test called ImPACT. This test establishes a baseline in several cognitive areas. If an athlete ever experiences a head injury, this baseline data is compared to post test results by a physician in order to help determine when the athlete may safely return to activity. I will begin testing those students that have not already been tested right at the beginning of practices on Monday, January 4th. All students must also purchase an ASB card to participate in a sport. I am excited for this new season to start. See you in the gym! Bill Holman Assistant Principal/Athletic Director 334-3411 or bholman@psd267.wednet.edu
Athletic Requirements
   
In order to participate in any athletic programs at LMS, students must complete the following:
• Physical Examination (every two years)
Mandatory for seventh and eighth graders and recommended for sixth graders • Head Injury Information Sheets • Emergency Card • Waiver and Sports Information Sheet • Purchase of an ASB card ($20 for 7th and 8th graders, $15 for 6th graders)
LMS 2009 7th/8th Grade
GIRL’S VARSITY
BASKETBALL
Printed: 11/19/2009
Date
Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23
Location
Pullman Pullman Jenifer Pullman Pullman Lapwai Sacajawea Pullman Clarkston Moscow
Opponent
Lapwai Sacajawea Jenifer Clarkston Moscow Lapwai Sacajawea Jenifer Clarkston Moscow
Bus Time
3:00 p.m.
2:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Home Games will be played at Lincoln Middle School 8th Grade Coach: Lisa Merrill 7th Grade Coach: Jacque Garza Game times: 7th Grade - 4:30 p.m. 8th Grade - To follow 7th grade
LMS 2009/10
WRESTLING
Printed: 11/12/2009—FIRST DRAFT!
Date
Jan 27 Jan. 30 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 22 Feb. 27
Location/Opponent
Pullman/Colfax, Potlatch, St. John Kamiah/Kamiah Invitational Clarkston/Clarkston, Pomeroy Pullman/Sacajawea, Potlatch Moscow/Moscow Jenifer/Jenifer, St. John Bi-State Tournament at Pomeroy
Bus Time
8:30am 6:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.
Home matches will be held at Lincoln Middle School Head Coach: Ryan Scaggs Asst. Coach: Philip Goodell League match weigh-in: 4:00 p.m. Start time: 5:00 p.m.
CHOIR NEWS
ongratulations to 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Choir members on an outstanding performance at the LMS Winter Choral Concert on December 7th. Students did a wonderful job entertaining their audience with the music they have been working on so far this year. Many families ordered and received CD recordings of the concert. If you did not order a CD and would still like to, have your child contact Mrs. James. The cost for each concert CD is $10.00. A big thank you to Joe Covill for recording and producing the CDs for all of our music concerts. Thank you to 7th & 8th Grade Concert Choir members for your work with community outreach projects. On December 1st Concert Choir members performed with a local choir called “Tapestry” at their annual Pullman concert. (“Tapestry” brings fantastic concerts to many of our regional towns twice a year at no cost to the public.) Then, on December 5th Concert Choir members sang for the 50th Annual Kiwanis Pancake Feed. One highlight was a solo performance of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by 8th grader Bailey Smith. Funds raised at the Kiwanis Pancake Feed each year fund Kiwanis’ existing programs and grants along with other community projects. Now with the New Year there are many new performance opportunities for our LMS choir students. 7th & 8th Grade Concert Choir will begin preparing for small group performances at the annual South East Washington Music Educator's Association's Solo/Small Ensemble Festival on Saturday, February 6th held in Pullman at Lincoln Middle School. Students will perform for a judge and small audience in order to receive a rating based on specific choral performance criteria. They will also have the opportunity to work personally with the judge following their performance. All 7th & 8th Grade Concert Choir members will be working in class on these small group performances during the latter part of January. If there are any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade choir students that are interested in performing as a soloist contact me immediately so that you can begin to work on a performance piece. All soloists will need to work with me at lunch time and/or afterschool as well as put in quite a bit of rehearsal time on their own. The 7th & 8th Grade Concert Choir will be very busy during the first part of January preparing music for the Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly. This is another great LMS assembly produced by the LMS Leadership, Band, Choir, and Orchestra classes.
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Upcoming Events
7th &8th Grade Concert Choir
January 15th — Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly 9:10am in the LMS Gym February 6th — SEWMEA Solo/Small-Ensemble Festival All day at LMS
PRACTICE TIPS
FOR CHOIR STUDENTS
• • • Sing through a solfege scale forward and backward. Practice singing solfege intervals by skipping over tones and syllables. Monitor your performance technique by watching yourself sing in a mirror - look for low jaw, raised cheek muscles, a round mouth shape, and a low breath.
Lincoln Middle School Instrumental Music News
January - 2010
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NEWS
Lincoln Middle School Instrumental Music Program 2009-2010
December was a busy month for the instrumental music ensembles here at LMS. All of the groups performed in successful concerts, and the 7th and 8th grade Jazz Band and Orchestra performed for the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast to the delight of those in attendance. Many thanks to the students for their hard work and parents for their support of their children! Looking ahead, the band and orchestra will be performing for the annual Leadership Martin Luther King Assembly, to be held Friday, January 15th at 9:15 am in the LMS Gym. Students will wear their black and white concert clothing for this event. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. During the month of January, students will also be preparing for the regional Solo and Small Ensemble Festival, which will be held once again here at LMS on Saturday, February 6th. Mr. and Mrs. Covill will be working with students who opt to participate in this event during the month of January and the first week of February in preparation for this performance. We hope everyone has had a restful holiday break and look forward to working with your students in the New Year. Remember to check the music department website: http://www.lmsmusic.org for up-to-date information for both the band and orchestra programs. Thank you for your support of the LMS Instrumental Music Program!
LMS CLUB INFO 
What Spartans are doing before and after school!
MONDAYS
• 7/8th Grade Math Team (208) 7:15am • 6th Grade Jazz Band (806) 7:30am (Begins in January) • 6th Grade Jazz Choir (807) 7:30am
TUESDAYS
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7/8 Jazz Band (806) 7:30am Advanced Jazz Choir (807) 7:30am Yearbook Club (208) 7:30am Science Club (503) 3:00pm Drama Club (807) 3:00—4:00pm P.A.W. (Conf Room) 3:00pm
WEDNESDAYS
• • • • •
6th Grade Jazz Band (806) 7:30am (Begins in January) Builder’s Club (302) 7:30am L.E.A.P. (Recycle Club ) (404) 2nd Lunch Cyber Club (506) 7:15am Advanced Jazz Choir (807) 7:30am
THURSDAYS
• • • • •
7/8 Jazz Band (806) 7:30am Advanced Jazz Choir (807) 7:30am Art Club (501) 3:00pm Drama Club (807) 3:00—4:00pm 6th Grade Math Team (208) 3:00pm
FRIDAYS
• 6th Grade Jazz Choir (807) 7:30am • Spirit Club (407) 7:45am • Destination Imagination (406) 3:00—5:00pm
Art Club Builder’s Club Cyber Club Dance Committee Destination Imagination Drama Club 6th Jazz Band (Begins in January) 7/8 Jazz Band 6th Grade Jazz Choir Advanced Jazz Choir L.E.A.P. (Recycle Club) 6th Grade Math Team 7/8th Grade Math Team P.A.W. (People for Animal Welfare) Science Club Spirit Club Yearbook
Thursdays, 3:00pm (501) Wednesdays, 7:30am (302) Wednesdays, 7:15am (506) Meetings TBA (501) Fridays, 3:00pm (406) Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:00—4:00pm (807) Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:30am (806) Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30am (806) Mondays & Fridays, 7:30am (807) Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 7:30am (807) Wednesdays, 2nd Lunch (404) Thursdays, 3:00pm (208) Mondays, 7:15am (208) Tuesdays, 3:00pm (Conference Room) Tuesdays, 3:00pm (503) Fridays, 7:45am (407) Tuesdays, 7:30am (208)
LMS BOOSTER CLUB
Scholastic Book Fair a Success!
Many thanks to all who helped make the book fair a success! Thanks to the parents, teachers, students and community members who shopped!! We made enough profits to purchase two big boxes of books for our library … AND the teachers received a bundle of “gift books” from you! Thanks for showing your support of reading! A BIG thanks to our LMS Librarian, Mrs. Jovanovich for her encouragement and for sharing her space in the library with our fair! Finally, a HUGE thanks to our wonderful volunteers who helped with setting up, selling and cleaning up: Ann Schumaker, Cynthia Jones, Kristi Tattershall, Candy Field, Lisa Swanson, Ann Parks, Karin Akmal, Jackie Whiteside, Dyan Bledsoe, Jean Logan, Sue Mendiola, Teri Rasmussen, Tami Pitzer, Mary Bolscheid, Lendi Bankhead, Tina Zweigle, Claudia Mickas, Jill Schneider and Jeanne Etheridge. See you at the spring sale! Staci Day, Susan Berg & Peggy Bryan The Book Fair Ladies
Don’t forget to sign up for Escrip!
Every time you shop at Safeway, a percentage of your purchase can be given to Lincoln. We currently have 70 members! Thank you for your participation! Sign up at escrip.com. Our group # is 8564182. If you don’t know what your Safeway card number is, you can call (877)723-3939 to get it.
Thank you to all who donated cookies in December for teacher appreciation
Come to our next BOOSTER MEETING!
January 11th
7:00pm at LMS
2009—2010 BOOSTER CLUB OFFICERS
President: Tami Pitzer (tpitzer@clearwire.net) Treasurer: Tina Imler Secretary: Katrina Mealey
Everyone Welcome!
We appreciate your support!
If you would like to join the LMS Boosters, please fill out the information below and return to the office. THANK YOU!
I would like to support LMS Boosters!
___$15 Individual membership ___$20 Family membership
NAME ____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ________________________________________________________ PHONE __________________________________________________________ E-MAIL __________________________________________________________
(Please return this form to the Booster Club box in the office) THANK YOU!
WHO:
Children - Birth through 5 years of age who reside in the Pullman School District and children age 6-21 who may have a developmental delay. This screening is an opportunity to review your child’s development and to address potential concerns. The first Friday of each month except Dec. and May January 9 (no school on Jan. 2) February 6 March 6 April 10 (no school on Apr. 3) 8:30 am – 10:30 am Appointments scheduled on the half hour until 10:00
WHAT: WHEN:
WHERE:
Community Child Care Center/Head Start 530 NW Larry Pullman, WA Call Paula Bates at the Pullman School District office at 332-3144 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
CONTACT:
The Pullman School District No. 267 complies with all federal and state reules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, or disability. This holds true for all district employment and opportunities; as well as admission to, or employment in, its education programs or activities. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX/RCW 28.A640 Officer, Susana Reyes, 509-332-3144, 240 SE Dexter, Pullman, WA 99163.