August 1 - 5, 2016

Lakeside Lightning,

Turning Dreams into Reality

Lakeside Mural Project featured by Daily Journal 

(From left) Courtney Hand, Andrea Mercado, Heather Butler, Kelsea Martinez, Alyssa Kinkade, Klarissa Goehle, Aracellis Cruz, Malia Mora and Laura Omahne show off the newly created “kindness” mural at Lakeside Middle School. (Photo: Lakeside Middle School)

Earlier this week the Daily Journal visited Lakeside to see the completed mural projects. Under the guidance of Ms. Heim, our Lakeside students showed their artistic abilities through 4 unique murals. Be sure to check out the article by clicking here.

We are excited about the upcoming 6th grade Boot Camp. There is still time to sign up. 
All incoming 6th grade students were recently sent a letter about the Boot Camp. We are excited to announce that we are hosting our first Boot Camp for incoming 6th graders on August 8th and 9th. The goal of the Boot Camp is to discuss the transitional process by demonstrating binder set up, establishing realistic expectations, and creating group activities. We hope to accomplish a positive experience while teaching new skills as our students’ transition into the middle school setting.

The 6th Grade Boot Camp will be held at Lakeside Middle School during the following dates and times (You only need to register for one session. Also, sessions will be limited to 30 students to ensure individual attention):

Session 1-  August 8, 2016 (9:00 AM- 10:30 AM)(There are a few slots open for this session)
Session 2-  August 8, 2016 (11:00 AM- 12:30 PM) (registration is closed for this session)
Session 3- August 9, 2016 (9:00 AM- 10:30 AM)
Session 4- August 9, 2016 (11:00 AM- 12:30 PM)
You must register online using the following link:  http://tinyurl.com/LMSBootCamp

Happy Birthday Mrs. Hennis! 

This week Lakeside will be sending teachers to the annual Regional Achievement Center (RAC) Summer Institute. Our staff will be learning about developing a culture of reflection and practice through various workshops! We are excited to see what they bring back to the school!

Also this week, the Millville Administrators will be having their yearly meetings to discuss areas to improve. This will be a great time for all of the schools to share their successes and areas to improve in the upcoming year! Stay tuned for more details!


Students - Make sure you are completing your summer reading. In case you need more information, here is the link for all summer reading for Lakeside Middle School.





Pictures from around the school

Dr. Cook with baby Fry's first selfie! 

Congratulations to the Fry family on their lovely addition, Addie Jean

Mrs. Brown actually stopped in to visit. This moment had to be captured! 

Dr. Cook will take a selfie with just about anyone/anything 

Former Lakeside counselor, Mrs. Giercyk, stopped in to say hi 

Finishing touches on the murals 

Finishing touches on the murals 

Finishing touches on the murals 

Finishing touches on the murals 

The auxiliary gym got a small makeover this summer 

The auxiliary gym got a small makeover this summer 

Big changes in the 6th grade office... stay tuned! 

Weekly Office Hours
Monday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday - Office closed

July 25 - 29, 2016

Lakeside Lightning,

Turning Dreams into Reality

Lakeside Lighting attend the AVID Summer Institute

Quiana Rice delivering her speech 

This past week 7 Lakeside Lighting were fortunate to attend the AVID Summer Conference in Philadelphia. Monday through Wednesday, the team worked from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM on their "strand" or in their "site team." Mrs. Benfer, Mrs. Hallenbeck, and Mrs. Lokuta presented to educators from across the country on the benefits of AVID. We also sent 10 students to attend the conference. The highlight of the Summer Institute was during the student spotlight Keynote speeches. Millville's own Quiana Rice delivered a powerful speech to thousands of educators on Tuesday evening. Be on the lookout for an increased AVID presence at Lakeside!


Lakeside Middle School to host inaugural Boot Camp

All incoming 6th grade students were recently sent a letter about the Boot Camp. We are excited to announce that we are hosting our first Boot Camp for incoming 6th graders on August 8th and 9th. The goal of the Boot Camp is to discuss the transitional process by demonstrating binder set up, establishing realistic expectations, and creating group activities. We hope to accomplish a positive experience while teaching new skills as our students’ transition into the middle school setting.

The 6th Grade Boot Camp will be held at Lakeside Middle School during the following dates and times (You only need to register for one session. Also, sessions will be limited to 30 students to ensure individual attention):

Session 1-  August 8, 2016 (9:00 AM- 10:30AM)(There are a few slots open for this session)
Session 2-  August 8, 2016 (11:00 AM- 12:30 PM) (registration is closed for this session)
Session 3- August 9, 2016 (9:00 AM- 10:30AM)
Session 4- August 9, 2016 (11:00 AM- 12:30 PM)
You must register online using the following link:  http://tinyurl.com/LMSBootCamp


Century 21 Summer Program ends on a strong note

Century 21 students in a STEM activity 

The Century 21 Summer program concluded this week. During the last week, the students were able to visit Cumberland County College to take part in STEM activities.

Throughout the program each of the students had the opportunity to work collaboratively as well as attempt new activities. A big thank you to the Century 21 staff for their hard work and their support.



Vacation Picture of the Week

Ms. Zeiters at Stonehenge 

Pictures from around the school

Century 21 students hard at work 

Taking some time to DAB 

Getting ready for an activity 

Team building and problem solving 

Team building and problem solving 

Team building and problem solving 

Team building and problem solving 

Team building and problem solving 

Team building and problem solving 

Team building and problem solving 

Taking some time to eat healthy snacks 

Spreading the love! 

 Lakeside BD staff working with Drexel University on an app for the program 

Mrs. Hallenbeck, Quiana Rice, and Mrs. Cotton 

AVID Students showing their support for Quiana! 

Weekly Office Hours
Monday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday - Office closed

July 18 - 22, 2016

Lakeside Lightning,

Turning Dreams into Reality


How is your summer going? Everyone at Lakeside is hard at work preparing for the upcoming school year.

Lakeside Middle School to host inaugural Boot Camp

We are excited to announce that we are hosting our first Boot Camp for incoming 6th graders on August 8th and 9th. The goal of the Boot Camp is to discuss the transitional process by demonstrating binder set up, establishing realistic expectations, and creating group activities. We hope to accomplish a positive experience while teaching new skills as our students’ transition into the middle school setting.

The 6th Grade Boot Camp will be held at Lakeside Middle School during the following dates and times (You only need to register for one session. Also, sessions will be limited to 30 students to ensure individual attention):

Session 1-  August 8, 2016 (9:00 AM- 10:30AM)(There are a few slots open for this session)

Session 2-  August 8, 2016 (11:00 AM- 12:30 PM) (registration is closed for this session)

Session 3- August 9, 2016 (9:00 AM- 10:30AM)

Session 4- August 9, 2016 (11:00 AM- 12:30 PM)

You must register online using the following link:  http://tinyurl.com/LMSBootCamp


Century 21 continues to amaze everyone 

This week the students submitted blog posts for the Lightning Round. We are very proud of these students.

#STEMchallenges By JJ 

Some things I like about 21st Century are that they take us kayaking and swimming in the water almost every week, and the aides are very relaxed. We get to go to the gym almost every day and there are a lot of fun things we get to try out. One of my favorite things we do is the STEM challenges. We are finished though, and my team won. #Animalblog  By: HelenaSo, yesterday (7-11-16) a woman came in with 4 bunnies and a rat. One was named Elsa; she was older and very shy. The next one was named Rex; he was a chocolate bunny and he was very cute. Jet, the bunny she brought out next, was Rex’s dad. He was fluffy and if you scratched his chin his ear would bend. Then the last bunny had a white body and brown spots with course but fine hair. I am not sure what her name was, but she liked being held. Last but not least, Felix the rat was shown. He was very shy and didn’t come out of his crate. She is planning to come back, and I can’t wait to see what she brings next.

#freetime By: JBI like when we have free time to go to the gym and play basketball with other classmates. Another fun activity is when we went to Union Lake and caught fish, canoed with two other classmates, and swam in a group with all of my friends.

#Stencilart By: AlexiYesterday, July 11th, a lady came in to teach us about stencil art. It was fun working with the different types of designs on a piece of paper.  It was neat how we smeared the paint over the design and it came out on the piece of cloth. Next time she comes, she is going to let us how to create our own design so we can stencil it on our piece of cloth.

Vacation Pictures of the Week

Mrs. DClementi's vacation pictures 

Mrs. DClementi's vacation pictures 

Mrs. DeClementi relaxing on vacation! 

Mr. Hickman and Mr. Fry ran into each other and were "twinning" 

Pictures from around the school 

Collecting items for writing 

Collecting items for writing 

Collecting items for writing 

Having fun

STEM Activities 

STEM Activities 

Learning about animals 

Learning about animals 

Learning about animals 

Learning about animals 

Craft time 

Craft time 

Craft time 

Chess time 

Students taking care of the pony 

That is a chicken! 

Students performing Capoeira 

Students performing Capoeira 

Weekly Office HoursMonday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PMTuesday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PMWednesday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PMThursday - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PMFriday - Office closed