May 10 - May 21, 2021
Wolves Word Newsletter
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER |
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Monday, May 10
8th Track @ Elkhorn 3:45 p.m.
NJHS Ceremony @ 3:15 p.m. (see below)
Tuesday, May 11
7th Track @ Elkhorn 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12
7th/8th Track @ Whitewater 4:00 p.m.
May 17 and May 20 - JOIN THE BAND (see flyer below)
May 26 - Orchestra Rental & Information Night (see flyer below)
Monday, May 31 - NO SCHOOL / MEMORIAL DAY
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM - See more info below
BADGER ATHLETIC CAMPS & CLINICS - See more info below
Month of May Music Concerts (see flyers below)
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LIVESTREAMING OF CLASSES
IMPORTANT!
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Livestreaming of classes for the remainder of the school year will only be for current virtual students or those students who may be quarantined or have a long term absence. If your student will be absent for a day or two attending virtually is not an option. They should check Google Classroom for any work missed. |
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EXTRA CURRICULAR ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Students and Parents: Another way to check announcements is at the Daily/School Bulletin in PowerSchool. Information concerning late bus options can also be found there! Check it out on your PowerSchool app!
NJHS: For incoming 7th grade NJHS members and current 8th grade NJHS members, the ceremony will take place in the LGMS gymnasium after school on Monday, May 10 at 3:15. Family members are invited to attend and will be asked to wear a mask and socially distance on the bleachers. We look forward to honoring these students at that time.
TRACK: The Track season is wrapping up. Monday, May 10th, 8th graders will compete at Elkhorn at 3:45. Tuesday, May 11th, 7th graders will compete at Elkhorn at 3:45. Our final meet with be Wednesday, May 12th at 4:00 in Whitewater for both teams. Again, thank you for a fun and successful season.
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MUSIC IN THE MONTH OF MAY |
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In science class, 8th grade students designed and created penguin houses to keep nesting penguins cool. Using the ideas of heat transfer and thermal insulators, students testing their models in the "hot box" for 20 minutes. |
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Congratulations to the 5th-8th Grade Bands and Jazz Bands on very successful Spring Concerts. Your performances were impressive. In a year when so many people have no opportunity to make music, the students found ways to adapt and even continue to develop musically. It takes the efforts of all of the members to achieve this success! Thank you for your hard work and dedication. |
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8TH GRADE BAND AWARD WINNERS |
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Congratulations to these 8th grade band student award winners:
Drum Major Awards: In 6th Grade, these students selected drum majors to lead their band. These students can completely run an outdoor music rehearsal from getting the band outside, in formation, at attention, with straight lines and spacing, and playing without any guidance from me. Though we didn’t march this school year, their leadership and service to the band should not go unnoticed. I am incredibly proud of their leadership and musicianship. Congratulations to Noah Newlin and Abbey Leach on being drum majors.
Jazz Award: Each year the members of the 8th grade jazz band vote for the “Most Outstanding Jazz Musician”. Congratulations to Brendan Becker and Aaron Weishaar for being selected as the “Most Outstanding Jazz Musician” for 2021!
Director’s Award/Outstanding Musician Award: Each year a Director’s award is given to an outstanding 8th grade band student. This person should be both a great musician and leader in the band room. The students vote, and I have never had the students vote for someone different than I myself would select. Congratulations to Carmyne Arroyo and Owen Knopp for being selected as the “Director’s Award Recipient” for 2021!
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ORCHESTRA CELEBRATING
STAR WARS DAY!
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Current 4th - 7th Graders are invited to attend a band instrument and information session to learn about the Lake Geneva Schools Band Program. The sessions will take place on Monday, May 17, or Thursday, May 20 at Lake Geneva Middle School. Learn more & schedule a time slot today: http://bit.ly/jointheLGband
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ORCHESTRA RENTAL &
INFORMATION NIGHT
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Join the Orchestra! Current 3rd - 7th Graders are invited to attend an orchestra rental and information session to learn about the Lake Geneva Schools Orchestra Program. The sessions will take place on Wednesday, May 26 at Lake Geneva Middle School. Learn more & schedule a time slot today: http://bit.ly/jointheLGOrchestra
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SUMMER ORCHESTRA SIGN UP
Summer Orchestra is open to incoming 5th-8th grade Orchestra students who have completed at least one year of Orchestra. The Summer Orchestra Program will challenge all continuing student skill levels in a supervised and highly structured environment.
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Outdoor Education 2021 was a success! Through the immense support and help of our staff, we were able to take this year's 6th-graders to Camp MacLean for a fun and safe learning experience. 6th-graders explored what life on the prairie was like, what critters call a swamp home, how to navigate and build campfires in the woods, how to fish and boat at the lake, and last but not least how to face their fears on Camp MacLean's high ropes course. Fun was had by all while students worked together to build life skills and memories. |
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THANK YOU FOOD SERVICE TEAM! |
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Between preparing healthy meals for students, adhering to strict nutrition standards, navigating student food allergies, serving meals each day during the COVID-19 pandemic and offering service with a smile, school nutrition professionals are true heroes. Today is School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you to all of our food services staff for all of your efforts to provide our students with fabulous meals every day!
Good News from the Food Services Team...
(1) This summer we will again be offering free meals in some of our buildings – More information coming soon!
(2) Due to a nationwide waiver for the 2021-2022 school year, Lake Geneva Schools will again be offering a free breakfast and lunch to all students. A la carte and second meals will be charged at the regular price.
If you have questions, please call (262) 348-1015.
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PLEASE STOP AND
REVIEW THE DRESS CODE
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Students are expected to dress in a manner suitable for attendance at LGMS.
- Suitable attire does not reveal undergarments, stomachs, or other private body parts. Extreme dress, “tank tops” spaghetti straps, torn/dirty clothing, too tight jeans, extremely sagging clothes, pajama/lounge wear or clothes with lettering and/or designs considered in poor taste will not be allowed. Shorts need to have at least a 5-inch inseam (inside of leg) - UNLESS ATHLETIC SHORTS. Skirts and dresses should be at least mid-thigh length.
- Clothing items that advertise/promote or suggest through word or design, alcohol, sex, tobacco, drugs or negative attitude will not be allowed.
- No chains (other than jewelry)
- No hats or logos that indicate an affiliation with a group that may provoke others to act violently or be intimidated.
- Students are to leave all hats/headgear, coats, jackets, windbreakers, winter vests, sunglasses, purses and backpacks in their lockers throughout the school day.
- Appropriate footwear is required at all times. Footwear must have a sole.
- Anything that can even remotely symbolize, be associated with or attributed to any membership and/or affiliation with any gangs/associations/organizations harmful to the educational process will not be tolerated.
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Anything (including hairstyles) that presents a danger to any student’s health/ safety or a distraction to education will not be tolerated.
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Anything that administration deems inappropriate or offensive will be asked to be removed, replaced, or corrected. Compliance to the dress code is required to attend LGMS.
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Lake Geneva Schools Summer Enrichment program offers stimulating, hands-on learning to three-year-olds through eighth-graders. The program promotes life-long learning while making friends and having fun. Our dedicated teachers, who are passionate about their subjects, can't wait to share their excitement and ideas with students! Classes are open to all three-year-olds through eighth graders on a first-come, first-served basis. Three-year-olds must have turned three on or before June 1 and must be fully toilet-trained (no pull-ups, please). Register early for the best class selection.
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Join Badger Community Education and the Geneva Lake Conservancy learning to fish this summer! Starting on June 22 and running weekly on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. Participants are welcome to explore Kishwauketo Nature Conservancy before or after they fish! |
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BADGER ATHLETIC CAMPS & CLINICS
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Youth Strength & Speed Grades 5-8
Monday/Wednesday
1:30-2:30 p.m.
LGMS Fitness Center
(room 202)
This class is designed to introduce youth athletes to the weight room. It will focus on proper technique for lifting using low settings on our middle school weight equipment, as well as free weights. The emphasis for this grade level is technique and form, so when they get a little older, they will be able to maximize their gains without risking injury. We will also focus on flexibility, core strength, speed training, and fundamental lifts in the weight room.
LIMITED SPOTS: 24
Youth Multi-Games
Grades 5-8
Monday/Wednesday
2:45-3:45 p.m.
LGMS Gym
Multi-games will focus on a variety of different activities such as kickball four country capture the cone, alternative dodgeball games, soccer, and much more. This class will not only help students become more active, but it will also build teamwork, cooperation, and help socialize with different students. Students will be able to be active twice a week while enjoying a variety of different activities. LIMITED SPOTS: 30
Marisa Skipper, Certified PE Teacher
June 21-July 21, 2021 | Lake Geneva Middle School
$60 each or $100 for both
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SAFETY TOWN INFO
INSTRUCTORS / AIDES NEEDED!
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The Geneva Lake Women's Association is happy to announce that registration is open for Grade 6-12 Students looking to volunteer at our annual Safety Town event being held Tuesday, June 8th - Friday, June 11th at Lake Geneva Middle School. Students may register online via https://bit.ly/3lPOgzF
Safety Town is an early childhood safety education program designed for children who are at least 5 years of age and who are entering 5-year-old kindergarten in the Fall. During a 12-hour program (3 hours per day for 4 days), children learn safety behavior under the guidance of certified teachers and qualified professionals such as firefighters and police personnel. Children learn safety lessons through role playing, games, art projects, stories, movies and field trips.
This is a great volunteer opportunity for you to become involved as an Instructor or Aide as you would work with the children and help them learn about safety. We look forward to you joining us!
DATE: Training Day Monday, June 7th 2021 (Time to be determined at a later date) Lake Geneva Middle School.
SAFETY TOWN CLASSES: Tuesday, June 8th – Friday June 11, 2021
TIME: Morning Session 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session 12:45-3:45 p.m.
ADDRESS: Lake Geneva Middle School 600 N. Bloomfield Rd. Lake Geneva 53147
ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE CLOSING May 28th, 2021
PLEASE COMPLETE ONLINE INSTRUCTOR/AIDE APPLICATION AT
www.glwa.net or via our Facebook page Geneva Lake Women’s Association
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VIRTUAL/BLENDED STUDENTS AND PARENTS ONLY |
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For our Virtual/Blended students during class time:
1. It is very important that the student is on time to class. Students,please be waiting for a few minutes before the start of class time in order to click on at the beginning of class. The teachers are taking attendance and beginning class with activities. When a student joins the class late, it causes a disruption both on-line and for the students who are in-person.
2. Students need to have their cameras on during class unless the teacher says otherwise. The teachers need to see the students when they are taking attendance and during instruction.
3. The Chat feature during Google Meet is for asking questions of the teachers or answering their questions. It is not for the students to talk to each other during class.
Chromebook Problems? Please follow these steps:
If a student is having tech problems with the device, you, or a parent/guardian, should send an email to techsupport@badger.k12.wi.us. Please include the words "Virtual Student Tech Help" in the subject line. Explain what is happening in as much detail as possible, including what you were doing when the problem happened. We will respond with some things to try but ultimately you may have to bring the device to Chromebook Corner. If we cannot fix it quickly we will issue a loaner while yours is getting repaired. We configure the loaners on a case by case basis so they can wait while we do that or come back.
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COMMUNITY BACKPACK
Online Bulletin for Youth-Related Community Activities & Educational Opportunities
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Lake Geneva Schools recognizes the important role that community organizations play in serving our students and area youth. Our Community Backpack program provides opportunities for local civic and not-for-profit organizations to share youth-related program information with the students and families in our district.
If you have a submission or you'd like to see events happening in the area, visit our Community Backpack page: http://bit.ly/2Nuk1jF
Please note that the content on this page will be updated frequently, so check back often.
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MISCELLANEOUS INFO TO KNOW |
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BREAKFAST: Breakfast is served starting at 7:00 a.m. The cafeteria area is only open to students purchasing breakfast.
STUDENT PICK UP: If you need to pick up your student during the day, we ask that you please send a note with your student in the morning with a time that you will be picking them up. That way we can write them a pass to hand to their teacher when it's time to leave. This avoids having to disrupt classes by calling in looking for a student.
BUS PASSES: If your student will be riding the bus home with a friend, please send a letter in the morning indicating who he/she will be going home with. We will then issue a bus pass.
LATE BUSES - NEW THIS YEAR:
Late buses run as follows:
3:30 p.m. - Tuesdays and Thursdays
4:15 p.m. - Mondays through Thursdays
LATEX BALLOONS: We have students with latex allergies so please, no latex balloons.
WATER BOTTLES: Students are allowed to have water bottles during the school day - WATER ONLY. Please, no other liquids.
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Chromebook Care
Parents and Students: While we understand that accidents happen, it is important that students do their best to properly care for their chromebook. Should something happen to the chromebook, students should complete a Chromebook Repair Request form and take it, along with their chromebook, to the LMC.
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Food Services
You can also access Free and Reduced Lunch paperwork!
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Click the link to follow
Badger Community Education
It is our hope that you find a class or two that is of interest to you
and sign up!
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Community Backpack
The Lake Geneva Schools Community Backpack is your online bulletin for youth-related community activities and educational opportunities. Learn More
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Share News With Us
Share your news, event summaries, photos and/or give us a "head's up" on your upcoming events so we can promote your successes. Learn More
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Our Website
Please visit our website frequently for district-wide
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