June 1 - 5, 2020

Remote Learning Week 11 

Lakeside Lightning, 

It's All About Respect at LMS!

Remote Learning
This is week 11 for Remote Learning. Be sure to check your Google Classrooms (and the tiny urls for updated information).

The grading policy for Millville Public Schools was adopted by the Board of Education and distributed through Dr. Moore on Friday. If you missed this information, please click this link.

Daily Announcements
Attention all 8th grade students:  If you were given an AVID application and are still interested, please email your application to Mrs. Hallenbeck at kimberly.hallenbeck@millville.org .  You can also email Mrs. Hallenbeck if you are interested in applying but didn’t get the opportunity to pick up an application.  You can also drop off the application at LMS on Monday June 1 from 9-12 in the front office.  Applications are due by June 5th at the latest!

To celebrate our LMS 8th grade students we will broadcast a pre-recorded Step-Up Ceremony Monday June 15, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. through Jim Quinn Broadcasting. Stay tuned for more details! 

Yearbook orders are still being taken online. Just go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter school code 13222 then follow the directions after that. If you have any questions, email Mrs. Sooy at melissa.sooy@millville.org.

Office Hours
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Monday

Food Distribution
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Monday (Pick up is at the Latch Key entrance around back) 

Stay current with Lakeside Middle School on Social Media:
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Facebook – Lakeside Middle School (Official)
Weekly Blog – http://lakesidelightninground.blogspot.com/
Instagram - @lmslightning
Published by Spike Cook, Millville

Website - http://lakeside.millville.org

Published by Spike Cook, Millville

May 25 - 29, 2020

New Remote Learning Assignments have been posted

Lakeside Lightning,

We hope you enjoyed the Memorial Day Weekend. It probably was a little different than in years past. If you were not able to go the beach or have a barbecue it is only temporary and hopefully things will be better in the future!

This is the last week of May. Our school year will be over before you know it. We wanted to share our end of the year plan with everyone so that you can make the necessary adjustments in your schedule.

The 8th Grade Step Up will remain a virtual ceremony held on June 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM through Quinn Broadcasting. We appreciate your cooperation with this as we want to honor those going into high school while remaining safe


Remote Learning Updates

• June 5th is last day of new Remote Instruction. June 8 - 16 will be make up work, and remote end of the year activities.
• Week of June 22 will be collection of Chromebooks and distribution of locker materials, certificates and shirts for 8th graders. We will send out exact dates and times (and procedures) for pickup/drop off. 

Thank you for your support - 8th graders will receive T-Shirts for Free! 
We had over 70 people give donations that totaled over 2,300 dollars. Because of everyone's generous donations, each 8th grader will receive a shirt at no cost. Thank you again for your generosity!

Daily Announcements 
LMS would like  to give a shout out to the following students that answered the most questions on IXL.  Thank you for all your hard work and remember prizes are coming soon, if you heard your name on the morning announcements for most questions answered in IXL.

The Language Arts Department would like to congratulate all the sixth grade students but special shout out to our sixth grade students, Omar Cruz-Peralta answered 364 questions, followed by Logan Owens and Tai-Chelle Anderson.

Seventh Grade top Language Arts Student is Gabriel Reif at 676 questions followed by Jerrious Garcia and Kendel Mazur.

Eighth Grade top students for Language Arts are Navaeh Collins, Logan Hannah and John Brown.

The Math Department would like to give a shout out to all the students especially our students that answered grade level questions.

Congratulations to our sixth grade students Elijah Walker at 390 math questions, followed by Isaac Keepfer and Gabriel Hinckley.

Gianna Tomlin knocked our socks off in seventh grade by answering 701 questions, followed by Conner Dill and Savannah Hightower.

Our eighth grade was very impressive with four top scores this time around Naveah Collins with the most questions answered in Language Arts too.  Followed Octavia Robinson, Spencer Hickman-Hakola and Janessa Watson

Please look for information from your teachers this week about completing IXL Diagnostic.  We look forward to seeing your progress!

 Attention all 8th grade students:  If you were given an AVID application and are still interested, please email your application to Mrs. Hallenbeck at kimberly.hallenbeck@millville.org .  You can also email Mrs. Hallenbeck if you are interested in applying but didn’t get the opportunity to pick up an application.  You can also drop off the application at LMS on Monday June 1 from 9-12 in the front office.  Applications are due by June 5th at the latest!

Coach LaRosas’ students, look in your Google Classroom Stream for the change in our Google Meet. We will now meet on Thursdays. Look for your new class time in the stream.
To celebrate our LMS 8th grade students we will broadcast a pre-recorded Step-Up Ceremony Monday June 15, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. through Jim Quinn Broadcasting. Stay tuned for more details!

Yearbook orders are still being taken online. Just go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter school code 13222 then follow the directions after that. If you have any questions, email Mrs. Sooy at melissa.sooy@millville.org.

Winner of the Week - Our newest LMS Lightning - Ms. Andrews had a baby boy!

Rowan was born on May 22, 2020 at 6:10 PM 

Stay current with Lakeside Middle School on Social Media:

Twitter - #lmslightning

Facebook – Lakeside Middle School (Official)

Weekly Blog – http://lakesidelightninground.blogspot.com/

Instagram - @lmslightning

Website - http://lakeside.millville.org

Published by Spike Cook, Millville

May 18 -22, 2020

Week 9 Assignments are available 

Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect at LMS!


We hope you have enjoyed the beautiful spring weather. We are seeing areas of our state open up and there is a lot of promise with the future! Be sure to continue to follow the guidelines set forth and be safe.

Our staff did an amazing job with locker and classroom clean out this week. We made a schedule that emphasized social distancing and safety. In just under 2 and 1/2 days, we cleaned out all 1100 lockers and organized them by homeroom as we prepare for distribution. As of now we do not have a date on the distribution of the materials (and Chromebook returns). It will most likely be sometime the week of June 8-12. Our teachers will be putting on the finishing touches to their rooms this week in preparation for the summer cleaning. All of the staff who have visited have expressed how much this was not how they wanted to end things. They miss the kids and hope we return to a regular schedule in the fall!

Step Up - June 15th at 6:00 PM - Tune into Quinn Broadcasting
To celebrate our 8th-grade students we will broadcast a pre-recorded Step-Up Ceremony Monday, June 15, 2020, at 6:00 PM through Quinn Broadcasting. There will be a live "pre" show in studio with Dr. Cook and Mrs. Gaunt with special awards and shout outs to our parents, students and staff. A request for video messages to help fill the void of physical congratulations and transitions will be shared with staff and students. Thank you for supporting the LMS 8th-grade Class of 2020.

Staff Appreciation Second Edition 

Nurses Corner 
Spring has finally arrived and some parks and outdoor activities are now starting to open. Fresh air and sunshine are vital to promote a healthy lifestyle. Did you know that we get 90% of our vitamin D from exposure to sunlight? Vitamin D helps us absorb calcium and is an essential vitamin. Check out this link to CDC’s guidelines for visiting parks and outdoor recreation and get out there and get some fresh air and have some fun.

• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/visitors.html

Along with the warm weather comes tick season.  Here is a link to CDC’s guidelines for tick prevention.

• https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/avoid/on_people.html

Winners of the Week - Lakeside Staff Graduate 

Congratulations to Ms. Belucci, Mrs. DeJesus and Mr. Malaga on their recent accomplishments. Thank you to balancing life as a student and a staff member! We are very proud of you! 

Congratulations Mrs. DeJesus!

Mrs. DeJesus 

Mrs. DeJesus graduated from Georgian Court University with a Bachelors in Social Work. She will begin working on her Masters In Social Work on May 26th through Rutgers University. 

Congratulations Mr. Malaga! 

Mr. Malaga 

Mr. Malaga graduated from Rowan University. He earned a BA in History, a Minor in International Studies, and a Minor in Philosophy and Religious Studies. 

Ms. Bellucci (pictured on left) with Ms. Andrews at Step Up last year 

Ms. Bellucci

Ms. Bellucci graduated from Boston University with a Masters of Art in Art Education. She wasn't able to get a picture during a virtual graduation.

Stay current with Lakeside Middle School on Social Media:

Twitter - #lmslightning

Facebook – Lakeside Middle School (Official)

Weekly Blog – http://lakesidelightninground.blogspot.com/

Instagram - @lmslightning

Website - http://lakeside.millville.org

Published by Spike Cook, Millville

May 11 - 15, 2020

Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect at LMS! 

We want to start out by thanking everyone for their support of our entire LMS Staff for Staff Appreciation Week. It was so nice to get all of the well wishes, videos and pictures! Over the past few years our PTO have been so supportive of the Staff through various activities and the Staff Appreciation Week was a big part of that!

Since we could not meet in person, we made a video for our staff. The video has messages from students, parents, and administration. There are even some pictures from throughout the year for everyone to reminisce.




Please take a few minutes to enjoy the 2020 Staff Appreciation Week Video:

Remote Learning this week 
This week’s learning has been updated. You can visit the Lakeside Lightning Round or your teacher’s Google Classroom. Our weekly assignments can be found at the following links

tinyurl.com/lakesidemiddle6th

tinyurl.com/lakesidemiddle7th

tinyurl.com/lakesidemiddle8th

Office Hours this week 
Front Office - Monday from 9 AM - 12 PM
Food Distribution (Latch Key Entrance) - Monday 10 AM - 1 PM

End of the Year Activities 
Our staff and administration met to discuss our end of the year activities. We will be doing things a bit differently considering the limits placed on us in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Once our dates and times are finalized we will be sending out information to parents and students. Here is what we have so far:

• 5th into 6th grade presentations will be recorded and sent to elementary schools. We will be creating a "Welcome to Lakeside" video with an extensive tour of the building and staff messages. New Student Orientation, usually scheduled for the end of August, is put on hold for now. 
• Chromebooks, yearbooks, certificates, locker belongings, refunds, 8th grade T-Shirts etc pick ups will be scheduled for sometime during the 2nd or 3rd week of June. 
• 8th Grade Step Up, due to the New Jersey Guidelines set forth in Administrative Order 2020-4 and Executive Order 107, will be done virtually with a date set very soon. We will be doing our best to continue the meaning of the ceremony while honoring all of our 8th graders!  

Mrs. Salvati - Pizza Giveaway 

Mrs. Salvati is doing a pizza give away every Friday for her students who do not have more than 2 missing assignments (and are signed up for my Remind). Friday's winner was Arielis Martinez. Manny’s delivered pizza and cheese fries to her and her family. 

Nurses Corner  - Social/Emotional Development

Check out some of these resources for Social and Emotional Development 

• BrainPOP provides movies with social/emotional learning components that students can watch and respond to.
• CASEL has collected a number of resources to assist in addressing students’ social and emotional needs.  
• Centervention game-based behavior interventions help students practice social and emotional skills.
• Inside SEL links to a number of social/emotional learning resources. 
• NEWSELA offers social/emotional learning lessons students can complete remotely.
• Sanford Harmony at National University provides social and emotional learning tools for pre-K–6. 
• Second Step is offering free social and emotional learning activities for ages 5-13, a podcast for families and a mindfulness program.

Stay current with Lakeside Middle School on Social Media:

Twitter - #lmslightning

Facebook – Lakeside Middle School (Official)

Weekly Blog – http://lakesidelightninground.blogspot.com/

Instagram - @lmslightning

Website - http://lakeside.millville.org

Published by Spike Cook, Millville

May 4 - 8, 2020 - Staff Appreciation Week

May 4 - 8, 2020 

Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect At LMS! 

3rd Marking Period report cards will be available through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal on May 5. Need to create a parent portal account? Go to the website homepage and select Infinite Campus Information link for registration information in English and Spanish. Link to Parent Portal.

This week’s learning has been updated. You can visit the Lakeside Lightning Round or your teacher’s Google Classroom. Our weekly assignments can be found at the following links

tinyurl.com/lakesidemiddle6th

tinyurl.com/lakesidemiddle7th

tinyurl.com/lakesidemiddle8th

Office Hours 

Also, as a reminder our Front Office is Open on Mondays from 9AM - 12PM with an administrator on duty. The food distribution is on Mondays from 10AM -1PM at our Latch Key Entrance. 

Thanks for taking the Survey 
Parents and Students, thank you for your participation in our LMS survey on Remote Learning.  Due to the responses, we have made some additions and adjustments to our policy.  Changes can be found on the parent remote learning guide and will be highlighted in blue this week. Changes include an updated participation rubric, clarification on missing work, and specific teacher requirements for virtual meetings. The link to our policy guide can be found on the Lakeside blog. Thank you for helping us with our remote learning policy!

Staff Appreciation Week - May 4 - 8, 2020 
Finally, this week is Staff Appreciation Week at Lakeside. We normally do activities each day and an amazing luncheon sponsored by our PTO. Since we can not be together in person, we will be making a video appreciation. Please email with any pictures, videos or messages for our teachers to spike.cook@millville.org. I need this by Thursday May, 7 so Dr. Cook can publish a video for our staff. 

Art in the Great Outdoors of Millville  
"We explored a place in Millville called Silica. It's where they used to dig out special sand for the glass plants in Millville. In the big ponds there is a lot of clay. We got the clay and I made pots. " Drew Finch, 6th grade.

Art in Millville

Art in Millville

Art in Millville

Pictures from around the school 

Art assignments this week 

Art assignments this week 

Even Mr. and Mrs. Zerra got into the spirit 

Mrs. Morgan sent out "May the 4th Be With You" 

Mrs. Zerra dropped off goodie bags to LMS students 

Nurses Corner 

By now everyone is practicing social distancing to keep themselves and others healthy. Social distancing can lead to depression and feelings of isolation, especially if you can’t spend time with your family members or friends. If you have feelings of sadness, depression or isolation you’re not alone and it can even be a natural and normal feeling. Below is a list of things that we can all do to keep mentally and socially healthy.

• Eating 3 well balanced meals a day, getting at least 8-10 hours of sleep each night, getting plenty of fresh air and exercise, and staying hydrated are all important for overall health.
• Connect with friends and family members via phone, FaceTime or arrange a Zoom meeting with classmates, or grandparents
• The YMCA has a variety of resources for FREE online including Tai Chi, Barre, Youth Sports Performance and Weightlifting!

Here is the link for the YMCA

Winners of the Week - Some of  our Lakeside Staff  throughout the year. Please send pictures and messages for our video! 

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Stay current with Lakeside Middle School on Social Media:

Twitter - #lmslightning

Facebook – Lakeside Middle School (Official)

Weekly Blog – http://lakesidelightninground.blogspot.com/

Instagram - @lmslightning

Website - http://lakeside.millville.org

Published by Spike Cook, Millville