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Monday, December 18, 2017
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Pictured very top:
LNMS Math Department showed their Holiday spirit last week!
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13700 Narcoossee Road
Orlando, FL 32832
(407) 858-5522
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'Tis the Season!
This is the final school week for our Knights of the 2017 calendar year. The last day for students prior to the winter break is Thursday, December 21st. Our teachers will be on campus Friday, December 22nd to finish compiling second quarter grades for report cards which will be distributed next month.
I know that many of our families will be leaving home over the winter break so I ask all to please travel safely. AAA released their 2017 holiday travel forecast last week estimating that over 97 million Americans will be behind the wheel, so please remember to buckle up and keep an emergency kit in your vehicle.
Thank you for your support during the first half of the 2017-2018 school year. I wish you a wonderful winter break, holiday season, and best wishes for the New Year!
In Knights Honor,
Stephanie R. Jackson, M. Ed.
Principal, Lake Nona Middle School
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Kiwanis Teacher of the Month
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Mr. Rudolph presents an award certificate to Ms. Colon (LNMS Science Department)
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December 18-21 - Candy Grams (proceeds help hurricane victims)
December 20 - Last Day of SGA Toy Drive to Help Children of Three Points Elementary
December 20 - SSYRA Holiday Treats - 9:00 AM to 9:20 AM (for those Knights with SSYRA cards)
 December 20 - PTSA Box Tops for Education Drawing
December 20 - Band Concert - Gym - 7:00 PM
December 21 - Last Regular School Day of 2017 (End of Quarter 2)
December 22 - January 5 - No School for Students (Winter Break)
January 1, 2018 - Happy New Year!
January 8 - Students Return; Start Quarter 3
January 15 - Dr. MLK, Jr. Holiday, No School
January 18 - PTSA Spirit Day at Burger Fi
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Mrs. Majka's Beginning Piano class presented their semester recital pieces this past Friday!
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Knights of the Five Star School Award
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Ms. Munich-Hall accepted our Five Star School Award from the FLDOE
Recognizing that the involvement of the community is vital to student success, the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner's Community Involvement Council established the
Five Star School Award.
This symbol of achievement is presented each year to those schools that have shown evidence of exemplary community involvement. Eligible schools are designated annually and must be renewed each year. Schools that achieve this designation will receive the Florida Department of Education's highest award for community involvement.
In order to qualify for this award, a school must achieve 100% of these criteria in the categories of:
Business Partnerships, Family Involvement, Volunteers, Student Community Service, and
School Advisory Councils. The school must also have a portfolio that documents the achievement of each criteria.
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The audience took a journey into the Holidays with the Lake Nona Middle School Orchestra in concert this past Thursday night (above).
Ms. Lynne Rudzik was the orchestra director and
Jane Moore was the guest pianist. Music selections included a French folk song,
The Snow is Falling; composer Beethoven's
Ode to Joy; and ended with the jazzy
Feliz Navidad with composer Jose Feliciano.
Twenty members of the Beginning Orchestra, twenty-seven members of the Intermedia Orchestra, and forty members of the Advanced Orchestra created an introduction to the harmonious holidays.
Jazz band played for the North Lake Park YMCA Jingle Bell 5K
Jazz Band Tour:
On Tuesday, December 12, the Jazz Band went on tour! Students performed at Eagle Creek Elementary School, Laureatte Park Elementary School, Lake Nona High School, ate lunch at
Chuck E. Cheese, performed at I Drive 360, and rode the Orlando Eye (above). It was a GREAT day
for spreading holiday cheer!
LNMS Jazz Band performing for elementary school students last Tuesday
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Mathnasium was one of our STEAM Night sponsors two weeks ago and is a valued Partner in Education to LNMS.
Lake Noan Mathnasium set up these math challenge games for our Knights during STEAM Night
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The National Junior Honor Society used the opportunity of recent good weather days to clean up our campus as one of their community service projects.
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 We would like to express appreciation to all Science teachers who worked diligently providing guidance to their students with regards to their projects. In addition, to recognize the effort and excellence demonstrated by the students' projects, our School Science Fair was an absolute success. Congratulations to the students who won at our school Science Fair and best wishes to those participating in the County Fair. Here you will find the list of the winners for 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and Honorable Mention for each category along with their Science teacher's name:
1st Place:
- Animal Science: Shaheer Ali, Hessu Seo, and Evan Nguyen / Ms. Colon
- Biomedical and Health Sciences: Barghav Vyas / Dr. Smouse
- Chemistry: Mariana Cabrera / Mrs. Benitez
- Earth and Environmental Sciences: Guy Fox / Mrs. Roman
- Engineering: Mathew Freeman and Ransom Shiver / Mr. Pham
- Environmental Engineering: Israel Gonzalez / Dr. Smouse
- Mathematical and Computational Sciences: Andrew Ryan-Drago / Mrs. Benitez
- Physics & Astronomy: Julian Kern and Cole Howard / Mrs. Gerard
- Plant Sciences: Anastasia Fox / Mr. Menard
2nd Place:
- Biomedical and Health Sciences: David Patino and Gabriela Martins / Ms. Jones
- Chemistry: Presley Gamb, Martina Tolosa, and Claire E Destefano / Ms. Jones
- Earth and Environmental Sciences: Marcus Miller / Mr. Bloom
- Environmental Engineering: Lucas Garcia and Brayden Jacobson / Mrs. Benitez
- Physics & Astronomy: Allison Lunandy and Rachel Perez / Mr. Kotowski
- Plant Sciences: Raad Shaikh / Mr. Menard
3rd Place:
- Biomedical and Health Sciences: Delany Richgel / Dr. Ali
- Chemistry: Robert Ramsey / Mrs. Benitez
- Earth and Environmental Sciences: Fabiana Mastantuono / Mr. Bloom
- Physics & Astronomy: Liliana Torres / Mrs. Benitez
- Plant Sciences: Safi Ali / Mrs. Benitez
Honorable Mention:
- Behavioral & Social Sciences: Alanys Gil / Mr. Kotowski
- Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry: Mayra Santos / Mrs. Roman
- Microbiology: Natalia Maya, Lynne Nyugen, and Pamela Matta / Mr. Kotowski
All groups: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention
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1st Place Winners
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2nd Place Winners
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3rd Place and Honorable Mention
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Congratulations Knights on some very impressive Science projects!
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SSYRA BOOK OF THE WEEK
The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers (Review by Goodreads.com)
 Longing to be one of the popular girls in her new town, Kammie Summers has fallen into a well during a (fake) initiation into their club. Now Kammie's trapped in the dark, counting the hours, waiting to be rescued. (The Girls have gone for help, haven't they?)
As hours pass, Kammie's real-life predicament mixes with memories of the best and worst moments of her life so far, including the awful reasons her family moved to this new town in the first place. And as she begins to feel hungry and thirsty and light-headed, Kammie starts to imagine she has company, including a French-speaking coyote and goats that just might be zombies.
Karen Rivers has created a unique narrator with an authentic, sympathetic, sharp, funny voice who will have readers laughing and crying and laugh-crying over the course of physically and emotionally suspenseful, utterly believable events.
BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR
If you did not have the opportunity to come out and join us at Waterford Lakes this past Saturday, you can still shop online and help support the LNMS and LNHS Media centers. The online code is :
12194973 and is valid through 12/20/2017 at checkout
Both schools will benefit from any purchases made where this code is entered at checkout.
THERE WILL BE SSYRA HOLIDAY TREATS ON THURSDAY MORNING IN THE MEDIA CENTER
. . . if you have an SSYRA Reward Card, please come join us before school from 9:00-9:20
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Orange County All Star Ping Pong Champions!
Mr. Nuckels, PE teacher, uses technology to help students review for an upcoming assessment. This is not easy with 60 students, but they were all engaged and participated.
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Knight Success Indicators
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Direct and indirect measures that impact our Knight's student achievement . . .
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11/3
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11/10
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11/17
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12/1
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12/8
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12/15
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Class visits by
administration
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109
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83
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113
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98
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58
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Teacher attendance
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98%
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98%
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99%
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98%
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96%
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NA
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Attendance - 6th grade
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NA
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96%
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98%
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98%
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97%
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96%
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Attendance - 7th grade
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NA
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96%
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97%
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95%
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96%
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96%
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Attendance - 8th grade
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NA
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95%
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96%
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96%
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95%
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97%
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Tardies to school - 6th
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NA
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16
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16
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18
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19
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20
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Tardies to school - 7th
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NA
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19
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20
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21
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22
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24
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Tardies to school - 8th
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NA
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14
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26
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27
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26
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22
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Tardies to class - 6th
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NA
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8
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12
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15
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24
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24
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Tardies to class - 7th
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NA
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29
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23
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28
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25
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23
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Tardies to class - 8th
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NA
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36
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25
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20
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21
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25
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On-time buses - mornings
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97%
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95%
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90%
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80%
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85%
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NA
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On-time buses - afternoons
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95%
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90%
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95%
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75%
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70%
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NA
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Library books - 6th grade
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48
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48
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82
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64
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36
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40
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Library books - 7th grade
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36
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22
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167
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66
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163
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58
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Library books -
8th grade
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14
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20
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27
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27
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17
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23
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Saturday Tutoring
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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25
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NA
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Credit: Asst. Principal Cheryl Wood and staff
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Knight Partner in Education - Nemours
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