The Kingdom's Chronicle
Lake Nona Middle School, Orlando, FL
LNMS Community Member

I hope all of our Knights enjoyed their Friday holiday as the teachers were engaged in a professional day. We are now looking forward to a successful, on-time start to the month of November. As for October, thank you again to everyone that participated in one or more of our "awareness events" held during the month. In this week's issue we have included highlights from several of these activities which I hope you will enjoy. This has been an important experience for our Knights as it will help them throughout their time while in school and later in life. I greatly appreciated our parents' support with "awareness month" at Lake Nona.

Let's make this first week of the new month an excellent one when it comes to both attendance and tardies Knights! I am looking forward to seeing everyone back on Monday whether it be online or on campus.

In Knight Pride,

Dr. Jackson, Ed.D
Principal
Lake Nona Middle School

Pictured very top: Knights participating in 'Wear Red' Day as part of Red Ribbon Week.
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020
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Dates to Watch For
Oct. 30 - Student Holiday
Nov. 1 - End of Daylight Savings Time (set clocks back 1 hour)
Nov. 5 - LNMS Virtual Parent Knight
Nov. 7 - Learning Lab - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Nov. 7: OCPS Virtual Parent Academy, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Nov. 10 - SAC Meeting - F2F in the Media Center - 5:30 PM
Connect with LNMS
13700 Narcoossee Road
Orlando, FL 32832
(407) 858-5522
Virtual Parent Knight
Picture Day
Learning Lab
OCPS Virtual Parent Academy
OCPS Parent Academy: Social Emotional Wellness and Health

Saturday, November 7, 2020
9:00 am to 11:00 am

*This event will be delivered virtually.

OCPS Parent and Family Engagement will host the first Parent Academy event of the school year virtually Saturday, November 7th from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. This Parent Academy will focus on Social and Emotional Wellness and Health.

Registration for this Parent Academy event is free for all families. Live sessions will allow for two-way communication between the facilitators and the audience. All sessions will be presented in English however, families will be provided an option of Spanish or Haitian Creole translation, if needed. The nine sessions and session descriptions can be pre-selected during the registration process. Families will have the opportunity to register their child(ren) in a virtual drawing course and a dance class while they attend the adult sessions.

Don’t miss this great learning opportunity! Register HERE!
Twin Day
Ms. Fountaine and Ms. Haigler - 6th grade science teachers
Wacky Wednesday
One of the Post-it Note stickers found on our Kindness Board this past week
Ally Day
Hispanic Heritage Month: Teachers (Part 5)
Knights of Honor
Each quarter classroom teachers select Students of the Month and Citizens of the Quarter that represent being a good student and being a good friend. It is our goal that all students learn not only their responsibilities as a leader, but learn the meaning of friendship.

Please review the video with Dr. Jackson’s introduction and congratulations to these outstanding Knights:
ESE Student of the Month - Jayla Abreu
Jayla is an 8th grader who works diligent every day to do her best during class! She turns in all assignments and continues to make gains in all of her classes. Jayla likes to keep to herself; but she is engaging in class discussions lately which makes her our Student of Q1!
ESE Citizen of the Month - Amaya Macapinlac
Amaya is an 8th grader who is outgoing and eager to learn. She goes above and beyond when it comes to making sure she understands the materials being taught. She does not give up, instead, she attends tutoring, and advocates to her teachers to make sure she does everything in her power to be successful. Amaya, you have shown to be a leader, not to give up and be successful!
From left: Ms. Malave (ESE teacher), Jayla Abreu (8th, ESE Student of the Month), and Amaya Macapinlac (8th, ESE Citizen of the Quarter)
Skyward Family Access
1) This past week 87.7% of our Knights accessed Skyward, down from 89.1% in the week preceding week when Quarter 1 grades were released.
2) Only 7.9% of LNMS' parents/guardians checked student activity on Skyward last week. This compares with 11.0% in the prior week.
Knight Vital Signs
Credit: Weekly success indicators compiled by Asst. Principal Wood and staff.
Leadership Team
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