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Pictured very top:
Knight Team of the Month - Technology
Ms. Powers, Ms. Summers, Mr. Nuckles, Mr. Menard, Dr. Smouse, Mr. Vega
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13700 Narcoossee Road
Orlando, FL 32832
(407) 858-5522
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Thank you so much to everyone that participated in one of our two Open House events last week. Both evenings were hugely successful! This is credit to our dedicated students, faculty, and staff that spent a lot of time preparing to make sure the classrooms and campus was ready for the community. Thank you again to everyone for their hard work - it really paid off.
This past Friday wrapped up the sixth school week of the year already. As such, we released 1st quarter Progress Reports. If you have a student attending Lake Nona, please take a few minutes to review their results with them. And should you find additional help is needed in a given content area, please take advantage of one of our tutoring opportunities as soon as possible (below). In fact, this coming Wednesday we will be kicking off our Wednesday Enrichment School at 3:05 PM. We want all of our Knights to achieve their potential and our tutoring program can be of real help as needed.
Finally, you might notice that several school Spirit Nights are planned over the next few weeks. Kindly remember that these special events are designed to assist our
PTSA which at Lake Nona Middle, does a great deal of good with their budget. Our PTSA is involved in important events that directly support our students and teachers from August through May so please, if you are out and about one of those evenings, consider these locations.
Many thanks for your continued support and involvement. Have a wonderful first week of fall!
In Knights Honor,
Stephanie R. Jackson, M. Ed.
Principal, Lake Nona Middle School
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OCPS recently released its annual report for the 2017-18 school year. Please
click here to view.
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September 15 - October 15 (already underway): Hispanic Heritage Month -
essay contest
September 24 - Picture day (through Social Studies classes)
September 26 - Chili's Spirit Day (benefits our PTSA)
September 27 - Rise Pies Spirit day (benefits our PTSA)
September 28 - Vision Screenings - 6th Grade only
October 1 - The Giver Field Trip - 8th Grade only - Dr. Phillips Performing Art Center
October 2 - SAC Meeting - Media Center - 5:30-7:00 PM
October 2 - GNC Spirit Day (next to Walmart)
October 3 - Chipotle Spirit Night - 5:00-9:00 PM
October 3 - Hearing Screening - Media Center
October 10 - No Early Release (please plan ahead)
October 11 - Panda Express Spirit Day
October 11-12 - Soul Shoppe
October 12 - End of First Marking Period
October 12 - Hat Day
October 12 - Band Middle School Night - LNHS - 5:00-9:00 PM
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Highlights from last week's Open House events
What a great turn out at Open House on Tuesday and Thursday nights! It was so nice to meet several new families and of course see many of our returning parents. We enjoyed seeing you again and having the opportunity to share the learning that goes on in the classroom. We hope that it was informative, as well as fun for you!
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Parents looking at art projects
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Yearbook information for parents
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Knight families moving between classes
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Making sense of the chart: The chart shows the average number of students tardy per week in terms of those late for school vs. those late between classes. The figures are based upon LNMS averages from the last 4 weeks in a row.
There is virtually no difference between students late to school per week by grade level running at about 19 per week per grade (
blue). However, those late to class is another story (
red). There we see as few as 14 students late to class per week for our 7th grade Knights to about 30 late to class per week for our 8th graders . . . a difference of over 2X. On a combined basis, it is our 8th graders that lead the school in weekly tardies averaging nearly 50 per week of both types. In this instance, not a figure to be #1 with and an area needing improvement.
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Knight Rigor in the Classroom
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Physical Science with Mr. Kotowski
Mr. Kotowski's physical science class students used toy cars running down a ramp with a spark timer to model motion using position, velocity, and acceleration.
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Sixth Grade Science with Dr. Ali
Dr. Ali's 6th grade science class took an imaginary fossil hunt. Dr. Ali read a script and the students removed paper fossils of some unknown creature, only a few at a time. Each time the students attempted to reconstruct the creature, and each time their interpretation changed as new pieces were found. Students learned that science can be uncertain.
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Knight Teacher Awards of the Month
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HERO Teacher of the Month
Ms. Luzeana Alfonzo-Reyes - 6th Grade Math Teacher
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Teacher of the Month
Mr. Menard - 8th Grade Science Teacher
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New Knight of the Month
Mr. Kyle Ware - 6th Grade Physical Education Teacher
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Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
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Recognition opportunity for our Knights . . .
 The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States' largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service.
Created in 1995 by Prudential and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the program honors middle level and high school students for outstanding service to others at the local, state and national level.
Thus far, it has recognized more than 125,000 young people who've made a difference - and inspired countless others to consider how they might contribute to their communities.
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Soccer Update
Our soccer teams beat South Creek Monday. The boys won 1-0 and girls won 2-0. We had to reschedule our games for Wednesday to Friday due to lightning. Playoffs will start Monday and the 2018 playoff brackets will be coming out very soon!
Thank you,
Irimar Hernandez, Athletic Director
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REMINDER: Knight Tutoring
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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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Aug. 24
(5 days)
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Aug. 31
(5 days)
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Sept. 7
(4 days)
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Sept. 14
(5 days)
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Sept. 21
(5 days)
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Classroom visits by members of the LNMS administrative team (both formal & informal visits)
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125
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164
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77
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87
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79
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ProgressBook login-ins by LNMS families
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650
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821
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834
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949
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NA
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Teacher attendance rate
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99%
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98.0%
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99.0%
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98.0%
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97.0%
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Attendance rate - 6th
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NA
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97.6%
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96.8%
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96.4%
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97.0%
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Attendance rate - 7th
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NA
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97.3%
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96.5%
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97.4%
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96.0%
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Attendance rate - 8th
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NA
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96.0%
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95.7%
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95.6%
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96.0%
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Tardies to school - 6th
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NA
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22
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15
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20
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18
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Tardies to school - 7th
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NA
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23
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14
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17
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19
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Tardies to school - 8th
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NA
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23
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14
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26
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14
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Tardies to class - 6th
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NA
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31
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15
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25
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21
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Tardies to class - 7th
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NA
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15
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8
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17
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14
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Tardies to class - 8th
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NA
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8
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25
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45
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13
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School bus arrival rate - mornings
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100%
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90%
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90%
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95%
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98%
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School bus arrival rate - afternoons
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85%
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85%
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80%
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85%
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90%
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Library book circulation - 6th
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634 books
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209 books
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130 books
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169 books
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102 books
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Library book circulation - 7th
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63 books
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178 books
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128 books
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110 books
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159 books
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Library book circulation - 8th
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37 books
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30 books
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24 books
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30 books
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22 books
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Tutoring - Tues.
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43 students
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Tutoring - Wed.
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78 students
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LAN School Tracking
(goal = 15)
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Credit: Mrs. Wood, Assistant Principal
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Monday's Motivational Moment!
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REMINDERS FOR OUR KNIGHTS FROM AN OLD FRIEND . . . DR. SEUSS!
Make it a great week Knights and please remember . . .
"If you see something, say something"
Mrs. Jackson, Principal
Lake Nona Middle School
Sunday, September 23, 2018
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