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Pictured very top:
Girls choir during their 2019-20 Music Performance Assessment (please see their story below).
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13700 Narcoossee Road
Orlando, FL 32832
(407) 858-5522
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We now only have one more school day remaining in the third quarter as there is no school for students on Friday, March 13. Our Knights will be out all next week on spring break with classes resuming on Monday, March 23.
As a final reminder, our 2020 Parent Survey will be taken off line at the end of this week. If this applies to your household and you still have not taken the survey, would you please do so today? Your help is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy the rest of this week and good luck to everyone at tomorrow's Sun Games! The Thursday weather forecast looks like an ideal spring day to be outside for what will be a great event!
With Knight Pride,
Stephanie R. Jackson, M. Ed.
Principal
Lake Nona Middle School
If you should ever see or hear of something suspicious or unusual, please say something right away to any teacher, administrator, coach or our SRO. Thank you.
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March 8 - Daylight Savings Time
March 9 - Calculus Project Parent Meeting - Media Center - 6:00 PM
March 10 - Big Blast - Gym
March 12 - Sun Games - Soccer Field
March 12 - End of 3rd Nine Weeks
March 13 - 20 - Spring Break
March 23 - Begin 4th Nine Weeks
March 27 - EPCOT field trip - World Language classes
April 1 - FSA Writing
April 1 - No Early Release
April 4 - AP Spanish Mock Test
April 7 - SAC Meeting - 5:30 PM
April 8 - Track & Field - Meadow Woods & Westridge - Home
April 11 - 8th Grade Formal - Coronado Springs
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Congratulations to our Lake Nona Middle School choirs who earned straight Superior ratings at the 2020 Music Performance Assessment! This is an event where middle schools throughout Orange County prepare two pieces and perform them for three distinguished judges. They are evaluated on factors such as tone, blend, control, intonation, diction, technique, posture, artistry, and stage presence. They are given an overall rating that ranges from one to five, one being the highest. They also participated in sight reading assessment - where they perform music they have never seen before, and also received a Superior rating. We are so proud of these amazing musicians and look forward to their Spring Concert on May 8th!
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| Boys choir performing during their 2019-20 MPA in February |
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Making sense of the chart:
The chart illustrates the number of weekly classroom visits made by members of the Lake Nona leadership team since the start of 2020. It is
not
adjusted for four-day school weeks or the fact that the leadership team has not been at a 100% compliment so far this year. On an unadjusted basis, the leadership team has still averaged 100 classroom visits per week in 2020. This is significant in that high leadership visibility in the classrooms in support of our educators is one positive form of quality control.
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Knight Induction Ceremony
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National Junior French Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Nelson Mandela said,
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his native language, that goes to his heart."
On Monday, March 2 LNMS hosted the annual National Junior French Honor Society (NJFHS) and Spanish Honor Society ( SHS) Induction. We would like to thank our guest speaker
Ms. Johanna Lopez, Southeast Learning Community OCPS Board Member.
~ Mr. Mohammad Benbrahim, Sponsor of the National Junior French Honor Society
~ Ms. Tehani Oms and Ms. Annette Rivera, Sponsors of the Spanish Honor Society
Left: Ashley Ding gives the Description of the NJFHS
Right: New Inductees of the SHS
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Left: Mr. Benbrahim, Sponsor of the NJFHS
Right: New inductees of the NJFHS
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Proud parents and family members enjoy last Monday's special ceremony!
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Ms. Wilson, Mathematics
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| Ms. Wilson (left) with Asst. Principal Herold |
Ms. Olivia Wilson awarded her students with positive behavior reinforcement catalyzing better behavior by her students throughout the whole school. Her students are motivated in making good choices, more often. Ms. Wilson was given a gift card from our School Advisory Committee for her commitment to the HERO program.
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8th Grade Formal (April 11)
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Individual Classroom Highlights . . .
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Parents - We are seeing a HUGE increase in the amount of damaged laptops. Please take a moment and speak with your students regarding the following guidelines:
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 Close and secure laptops each transition time. Students should never walk down a hall with an open laptop in their hands.
- Place backpacks down gently. We see many students slam or forcefully throw them down.
- Keep water bottles and other liquids on the outside of the bag and away from your laptop. Even better- in another bag!
- Any damaged device needs to be brought to the media center immediately. It will be assessed, photos of the damage taken, and students will be sent to the dean to complete a witness statement regarding the damage. At that point, parents are contacted to discuss the damage.
The OCPS fine structure for damaged devices is as follows:
- 1st Offense- 50.00
- 2nd Offense- 100.00
- 3rd Offense- Price of laptop or actual repair cost
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Knight Family Access (Student Information System)
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The share of parents/guardians checking student progress improved last week from 4.8% to 5.7% while . . .
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. . . the share of students using the Family Access system rose from 94.2% to 95.2%.
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Weekly Success Indicators
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Indicators that directly or indirectly impact student achievement.
Weekly Indicator
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Feb. 7
(5 days)
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Feb. 14
(5 days)
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Feb. 21
(4 days)
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Feb. 28
(5 days)
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Mar. 6
(5 days)
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Classroom visits by members of the administrative team
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109
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108
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119
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90
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94
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Total parent logins into the new Skyward Family Access system (includes multiple logins by the same parent/guardian)
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349
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NA
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290
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287
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338
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Teacher attendance rate
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98%
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97%
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96%
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94%
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94%
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Student attendance - 6th
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97%
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NA
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Student attendance - 7th
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98%
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NA
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Student attendance - 8th
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98%
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NA
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Tardies to School - 6th
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18
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NA
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NA
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11
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NA
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Tardies to School - 7th
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15
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NA
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NA
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12
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NA
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Tardies to School - 8th
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22
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NA
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NA
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11
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NA
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Tardies to Class - 6th
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16
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NA
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NA
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18
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NA
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Tardies to Class - 7th
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9
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NA
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NA
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14
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NA
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Tardies to Class - 8th
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18
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NA
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NA
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22
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NA
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On-time buses - mornings
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95%
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NA
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98%
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98%
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98%
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On-time buses - afternoons
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98%
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NA
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100%
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98%
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98%
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Library books circulated - 6th
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22
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NA
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8
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28
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NA
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Library books circulated - 7th
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75
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NA
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52
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34
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NA
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Library books circulated - 8th
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35
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NA
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40
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62
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NA
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Tutoring - Wed. 2nd/4th in the PM
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NA
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164
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Tutoring - Tues.
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64
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85
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67
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55
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32
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Tutoring - Thurs.
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72
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NA
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57
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57
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55
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Tutoring - Sat. Lab
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21
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Lan School Tracking
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15
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NA
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NA
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NA
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NA
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Restorative Justice
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NA
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NA
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5
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7
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NA
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** Prepared courtesy of Mrs. Cheryl Wood, Assistant Principal.
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