Week of Gratitude - November 21 - 25, 2016

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6th grade Staff Thanksgiving

Since we will be celebrating Thanksgiving this week, we decided to create a Week of Gratitude at Lakeside Middle School. Each day the students and staff will be encouraged to express their gratitude through a few activities. Who knows where all this will lead? Students and staff are encouraged to take this to another level!

According to Webster's dictionary, gratitude is defined as....

grat·i·tude

ˈɡradəˌt(y)o͞od/

noun

the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

Here is an overview of our Week of Gratitude:
Monday - All staff will receive a blank Thank You card. They will be encouraged to write a Thank You to someone that they are thankful. 

Tuesday - Gratitude List into a Wordle - Staff and students will be encouraged to fill out the form (click here) and write 3 things they are grateful for at Lakeside Middle School. We will take all of the words and phases and create a Gratitude Wordle. 

Wednesday - All teachers will be provided with two blank sheets of paper for each student. Then, during their Strategies class they will be encouraged to write a Thank You to any teacher who has impacted them. 

This Monday (11/21) we will be hosting our Parents as Leaders Kickoff at 6:00 PM in the DMC. Parents have been encouraged to sign up for this awesome opportunity. If you would still like to attend, please feel free to show up on Monday. For more information, contact Ms. Moratelli or Dr. Cook. 

Just a reminder that we will be having an Early Dismissal on Wednesday, November 23 at 1:05 PM. 

Recap of Last Week
On Thursday, we had about 100 6th graders receive their yellow belt from Master Jung. The students have been working hard in their physical education class over the past 8 weeks. A big thank you to Mr. Godfrey and Mrs. Murphy for hosting the event. 

Congratulations Yazmine! 

And the Winner of the Fall Fundraiser is ... 
Yazmine Bates was presented with her $100 cash and VIP pass this week. She was the top seller with $577 in sales for our Fall Fundraiser. Congratulations to Yazmine because you worked so hard to raise so much for the school. Enjoy the 100 dollars and VIP pass! 

Daily Announcements
Auditions are Monday and Tuesday.  Please practice your lines and song!   Meet in the auditorium on your day.   We will dismiss at 4:30.  All rides should meet us at the Music Suite doors in the back lot.

Are you ready for the PBSIS Minute to Win it Fall Frolic??? Bring your 20 zaps to your grade level Zap Store today to buy a ticket to this fun event. Come early to the Zap stores, because we only have 60 tickets per grade level to sell. The Fall Frolic will take place on Wednesday, November 23rd in the cafeteria. 8th grade ticket holders will have their Fall Frolic during Periods 1 and 2. 7th grade ticket holders will have their Fall Frolic during Periods 4 and 5. 6th grade ticket holders will have their Fall Frolic during Periods 7 and 8. REMEMBER!!! Fall Frolic - November 23 - 20 zaps per person -ONLY 60 tickets available per grade level. Hope to see you there!!

6th Graders at the Tae Kwon Do Graduation Ceremony 

Are you tough? Did you play Soccer or Football in the fall and want something that will make you bigger, stronger, and faster in the wintertime? Check out the door outside of M101 to sign up for Lakeside Wrestling team. Lakeside Wrestling needs you sign up this week outside of Coach Williams's door at M101. If you haven't gotten a physical or recent this year, then keep listening to the morning announcements as the week continues.  If you have any questions about physicals just ask Coach Williams in between class changes. So, if you're tough enough sign up for the team.

School Leadership Team Selfie! 

Do you like to sing? Dance? Is acting your specialty?  Are you a talented artist?  If so, Performance Plus is for you.  This two-day workshop takes place at Wheaton Village on December 19th and 20th.   All Lakeside students are able to sign up for this activity.  There is a $40 fee to attend.  Please see Mrs. Gaudio in M134 to register.  Don’t delay – spots fill up quickly! 

Yearbook pre-orders are now being taken in Mrs. Sooy's room, M133.  Yearbooks are $20 in November and December and $25 starting in January.  Be smart and order early by bringing $20 cash or check, to Millville Board of Education, to M133.  There is also an option this year to order online. Information on how to do that went home a couple weeks ago.  Don't miss out on this year's memories!

All students interested in Running in the Jolly Holly 5k and 1 mile fun run, pick up a form from any physical education teacher and return it to Coach Camerieri.


Our top selling homeroom is… MRS. BIRNSTIEL!!! Mrs. Birnstiel wins a special prize and her homeroom will be getting a special breakfast! Thank you to the 9 students who participated in Mrs. Birnstiel’s class!

Take it to the Bank

Mrs. Wichnick's class had representatives from TD Bank visit her class. They came in and did a lesson on savings accounts/deposits/withdrawals/filling out slips and had lots of goodies for the class, including a voucher to start a new savings account with $10.00 from the company. Mrs. Wichnick's class loved it! 

Pictures from around the school 

Blackout Poetry at Bogarts

Blackout Poetry at Bogarts 

Blackout Poetry at Bogarts 

One of the slides from the conference Dr. Cook attended on the School of the Future 

Mrs. Gaudio's students 

Mrs. Gehringer's students studied Caves 

Mrs. Gehringer's students studied Caves 

Mrs. Gehringer's students studied Caves 

Mrs. Gehringer's students studied Caves 

Wonder where Dr. Cook found the missing part to his Keurig? 

What is missing here? 

Collaboration! 

Ms. Wichnick's class learning about finances 

Mrs. Morgan's class 

Mrs. Wichnick's class made Dr. Cook a grilled cheese and it was delicious! 

Mrs. Hallenbeck is leading the charge to revise the Master Schedule

AVID High School Students cleaning up 

Mrs. DeClementi's class working collaboratively 

Mrs. DeClementi's class working collaboratively

Video of the Week 
Students in B Lunch took the Mannequin Challenge and had a visit from Andy. Enjoy!

Lightning Round Winner of the Week ..... Who doesn't love this picture? Congratulations Mr. Hakola, you won the Blog!

Ouch! 

Weekly Overview - Week of Gratitude 
Monday -  B Day - Staff Thank You Cards; Parents as Leaders, 6:00 PM, DMC
Tuesday - A Day - Gratitude List
Wednesday - B Day - Student Thank You to Staff; PBSIS Fall Frolic; Early Dismissal