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Pictured very top:
This is Literacy Week at LNMS. Please see below for daily events and prizes.
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13700 Narcoossee Road
Orlando, FL 32832
(407) 858-5522
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This is our Annual Literacy Week which carries with it a number of fun events and prizes to promote literacy and reading for pleasure (please see below). I know our Knights will really enjoy this special week as we celebrate reading and literacy.
Just below we have repeated the information pertaining to this year's Parent Survey. The feedback from the survey is of tremendous help to our administration so if you have a student at LNMS, kindly take a few moments to complete the survey. Thank you.
Make it a great week!
With Knight Pride,
Stephanie R. Jackson, M. Ed.
Principal, Lake Nona Middle School
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Careful analysis of the survey results enriches understanding of areas of strength and effectiveness as well as those areas that possibly need improvement at LNMS. The survey findings will enable our school administration to measure parents' attitudes and help target improvement strategies focused on student achievement. Please invest a few minutes to take the survey below. Thank you!
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January 28 - 33rd Anniversary of the Challenger tragedy (lost on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986 at 73 seconds into flight)
Lake Nona Middle School remembers the Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099):
Francis R. Scobee (Commander), Michael J. Smith (Pilot), Ronald McNair (Mission Specialist), Ellison Onizuka (Mission Specialist), Judith Resnik (Mission Specialist), Gregory Jarvis (Payload Specialist) and Christa McAuliffe (Payload Specialist and 8th Grade Teacher at Thomas Johnson Middle School, MD)
January 29 - Interior Design Club - First meeting - Room 209A - 4:00-5:00 PM
January 30 - Basketball vs Hunter's Creek - HOME
 January 30 - Box Tops drawing for January 2019
February 2 - Saturday Tutoring - 9:00-12:30 PM
February 5 - GNC Spirit Day (ALL DAY by Walmart)
February 5 - SAC - Media Center - 5:30-7:00 PM
February 7 - Rise Pies Spirit Night - 3:00-9:00 PM
February 11 - Basketball vs Walker - HOME
February 13 - Wednesday Remediation - 3:00-4:04 PM
February 13 - Basketball vs South Creek - Away
February 13 - PTSA Meeting - Media Center - 5:00-6:00 PM
February 15 - Progress Report distribution
February 15 - Old School Dance - 6:00-8:30 PM ((fun house, flowers, selfie stations, food, music). PTSA needs community support for the dance, please: Volunteer link
February 18 - Presidents' Day - School closed
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By Sharon Powers, Media Specialist
As Celebrate Literacy Week runs this week, I want to take a few minutes of your time to direct you to great parent resources which highlight reading and literacy.
Middle school tends to be a time when independent, self-selected reading drops off sharply. Students are more concerned with the social aspect of school and their lives in general. Reading for pleasure takes a backseat to hanging out with friends, playing
Fortnite, and social media. It is important as parents that we continue to push and expect our students to read. The power of 20 minutes of reading at home each night is HUGE! The Florida Department of Education website has some wonderful resources for parents. Check it out!
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/parents.stml
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Literacy Week '19
The LNMS Media Center has many fun activities planned for next week as we celebrate literacy throughout the school. Highlights include:
* Book Bingo - Monday during all lunches. Students need to sign up in order to attend and will be able to eat lunch while they play. Prizes will be awarded.
* Book Trivia - Wednesday during all lunches. Students need to sign up in order to attend and will be able to eat lunch while they play. Prizes will be awarded.
* SSYRA Reward Card Holders - see Ms. Powers for an extra special reward
* SSYRA Reward Card Holders who have read 5 or more books will attend a Panera breakfast Monday morning in the media center. (Invitations were sent out last week.)
* Bookmark Contest - design your own bookmark celebrating literacy, reading, or a particular book.
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SSYRA Book Review: Eureka Key by Sarah Thompson
(Review provided by Goodreads.com)
 When middle school puzzle master Sam and history wiz Martina win a contest for a summer trip across the US, they discover they've been drafted into something vastly more extraordinary. Joining another kid on the trip, Theo, a descendant of George Washington himself, they must follow clues to find seven keys left behind by the Founding Fathers. Together the keys unlock Benjamin Franklin's greatest invention - a secret weapon intended to defend the country. Each key is hidden in a unique location around the U.S., protected with puzzles, riddles, and traps. This has kept the weapon safe . . . until now! Gideon Arnold, a dangerous descendant of the infamous Benedict Arnold, is on the chase.
In competition with Arnold and his thugs to reach the artifacts first, Sam, Martina, Theo, and readers must use their wits to solve ingenious puzzles, escape death-by-booby-trap, and, by the end of the series, save our nation by uncovering many of its greatest secrets.
I read this last week and loved it! This first novel in a series is action packed and filled with excitement, thrills, and chills. A lot of historical information regarding our founding fathers is weaved into this page turner. Fans of the movie "National Treasure" will love this!
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Ms. Powers,
Lake Nona Middle School Media Specialist
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"Stellar Recognition" for These Knights . . .
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Last Thursday our Teacher of the Year and our Support person of the Year were honored at the OCPS Stellar Awards annual event. We are so proud of
Ms. Powers (media specialist) and
Mr. Vega (technology support representative) for always showing us what it truly is to be a Stellar KNIGHT.
Congratulations again!!!
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Both basketball teams open their seasons with victories over Innovation Middle.
Lake Nona basketball is off to a great start! Both teams set the tone for their seasons last Wednesday evening as they defeated Innovation Middle School on their home court.
Huge thanks to all of the teachers and fans that came out to support us at our first game. It means a great deal to our student-athletes.
The first home game of the season will be Wednesday, January 30th against Hunter's Creek Middle School. Our girls' team looks to get redemption as this was their only loss of the regular season last year. The boys' game starts at 5pm and the girls play immediately after.
Let's pack the Kingdom for our Knights!
~ Coach Hernandez
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State of Florida Social Studies Teacher of the Year!
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Congratulations to our Stephanie MacDougall for winning the State of Florida Social Studies Teacher of the Year 2019.
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Congratulations to these wonderful students for all of the hard work and dedication they demonstrated during the competition. The topic was "Challenges Youth Face Today." Go Knights!
All participants with Assistant Principal Rosado in the media center this past week
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* 1st place: Aditya Krishnan (7th grade)
* 2nd place: O'moj Reeves (7th grade)
* 3rd place: Arya Kalidindi (7th grade)
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Honorable Mention:
* Valerie Boulineau (8th grade)
* Kai Wakefield (7th grade)
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Lake Nona Middle's Top Three Oration Contest Winners for 2019 with Assistant Principal Rosado
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Aditya Krishnan (7th grade)
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O'moj Reeves (7th grade)
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Arya Kalidindi (7th grade)
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Valerie Boulineau (8th grade) and Kai Wakefield (7th grade)
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Knight Safety in the New Year
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Bicycle safety reminders for our Knights . . .
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Knight Spanish Spelling Bee
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Adrian Galindo finishes in 12th place vs. students from across all of OCPS!
Approximately 60 students participated in the OCPS Spanish Spelling Bee this past week. Adrian Galindo placed in 12th position; he is pictured with his proud mother and the OCPS Bee.
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Weekly Success Indicators
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Key indicators that directly or indirectly impact student achievement
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Success Indicator
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Dec. 20
(4 days)
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Jan. 11
(5 days)
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Jan. 18
(5 days)
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Jan. 25
(4 days)
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Classroom visits by members of the LNMS administrative team (both formal & informal visits)
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51
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78
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80
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69
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ProgressBook login-ins by LNMS families
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879
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633
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705
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754
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Teacher attendance rate
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98%
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99%
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98%
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99%
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Attendance rate - 6th
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95%
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94%
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95%
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96%
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Attendance rate - 7th
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95%
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95%
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95%
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96%
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Attendance rate - 8th
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94%
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96%
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94%
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95%
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Tardies to school - 6th
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NA
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18
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25
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18
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Tardies to school - 7th
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NA
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22
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25
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16
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Tardies to school - 8th
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NA
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25
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33
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20
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Tardies to class - 6th
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NA
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15
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18
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24
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Tardies to class - 7th
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NA
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18
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28
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18
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Tardies to class - 8th
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NA
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23
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45
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24
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School bus arrival rate - mornings
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100%
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NA
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NA
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NA
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School bus arrival rate - afternoons
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95%
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Library book circulation - 6th
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29
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39
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32
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55
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Library book circulation - 7th
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49
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115
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183
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65
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Library book circulation - 8th
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23
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10
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3
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104
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Restorative Justice
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2
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9
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6
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2
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Tutoring - Tues.
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NA
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NA
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NA
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55
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Tutoring - Wed.
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NA
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NA
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NA
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104
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Tutoring - Thurs.
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NA
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NA
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NA
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65
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LAN School Tracking
(goal = 15)
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10
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5
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4
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12
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Credit: Mrs. Wood, Assistant Principal
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