April 10 - 21, 2017

Lakeside Lightning,

Turning Dreams Into Reality

Shout out to Mr. Hakola who taught Ms. Wichnick's class how to make salsa!

We are very excited for this week. There are so many activities going on. Our JDRF Walk will be taking place on Thursday. Each year Mrs. Pettit teaches the school about Juvenile Diabetes and why we raise money. She also wins each year for the homeroom who raises the most money. In addition, the rest of the teachers try (none have ever succeeded) to "Pummel Pettit." In order to "Pummel Pettit"' one homeroom needs to raise more money than Mrs. Pettit's homeroom. Will this year be the year?

EdCamp for LMS Parents -
Mrs. Stroup is seeking feedback for a Parent EdCamp night in the next few weeks. We would like to get your feedback to design a program to suit your needs. Click here to take this brief survey.

Bubbles for Autism
The Bubbles for Autism event will be held on Monday, April 10 @ 2:00 in the cafeteria.  This event is completely voluntary.  We will have a table set up for signing/handprints on the banner and temporary tattoos.  We will go out to the lawn by the gazebo to blow bubbles for about 5-10 minutes and then enter back in through the cafeteria to finish the activities.

Franklin Institute Traveling Science Show

Mr. Godfrey prepping for the PARCC 

We are having The Franklin Institute bring their Traveling Science Show on Motion and Machines to Lakeside Middle School this Monday morning, April 10th.  Due to audience size limits instituted by The Franklin Institute, we had to split the eighth-grade class into two sections.  With administrative support, we decided that the easiest way to do that was to split the groups by using the students A Day and B-Day science schedule.

Students who have science on A-Day will attend the show at 8:45 am and return to class after the show concludes at 9:30 am.  Students that have science on B-Day will attend the show at 9:45 am and return after the show concludes at 10:30 am.  There will be an announcement made for each group of students to report to the auditorium.  We appreciate your flexibility in allowing our students to participate in this great experience.

Daily Announcements
It’s time for PBSIS Fitness Fun !!! On Thursday, April 13th during 7th and 8th periods in the gym. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 10th through Wednesday, April 12th. It’s ONLY 20 zaps to attend! As always tickets are available at the grade level ZAP stores. Hope to see you there!!

Starting next week every day in the cafeteria we will be selling chocolate bows for Samara, our 6th grade student who is currently recovering from her fight against cancer. Large lollipops are $2 and small are $1 and all money will be donated to the Somerville family.

Tickets are now on sale for Lakeside Family Friendly Night at the Philadelphia Phillies Game on Friday, June 2nd. Bus leaves Lakeside at 5 and returns at 11. Tickets are $25 cash (only-no checks accepted) per person and pizza and soda will be provided at 4:00 p.m. at Lakeside before the game. Permission slips are available in the main office. Permission slips can be returned to Mrs. Benfer in the main office.

Pictures from around the school 

Mr. Hakola's famous salsa! 

Mr. Hakola is a celebrity chef for LMS! 

Mrs. Sharpless is hosting a Prodigy Challenge for her 6th graders 

Lunch  time in the courtyard! 

8th grade science classes collecting data 

8th grade science classes collecting data 

Mr. Fry and Mrs. Tsoplakis 

8th grade science classes collecting data 

Technology Student of the Week- Alyssia Gomez 

Technology Students of the Week - Tonay Brown McClendon and Makayla Nelson 

Twinning is Winning 

Dr. Cook and Mr. Fry with their Autism Awareness T Shirts 

Dr. Cook and Mrs. LaRosa with their Autism Awareness T Shirts 

Winner of the Blog -This week's winner showed ingenuity, creativity and a dedication to his students (with a little help from Mrs. Gandy). Mr. Jimenez wrapped his shoes on Thursday during the torrential rain storm. Thanks for all you do for our kids! 

Mr. getting prepared for Bus Duty in the torrential rain 

Weekly Overview
Monday - 4/10/17 - B Day - Franklin Institute Traveling Science Show, 8th grade only
Tuesday - 4/11/17 - A Day - Another awesome day at LMS!
Wednesday - 4/12/17 - B Day - AVID trip to CCC; Ms. Wichnick's class field trip
Thursday - 4/13/17 - A Day - JDRF Walk and PBSIS Activities
Friday - 4/14/17 - No School
4/17/17 - 4/21/17  - Spring Break