August 27 - 31, 2018

Thank you to our Custodian Crew for transforming LMS! 

Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect at LMS! 

We had a very successful Boot Camp last week. Throughout the 2 days and 4 sessions there were 105 students and about 50 parents in total. Students learned how to build their binders, toured the school and got a chance to meet some of our amazing staff. Parents also had a tour of Lakeside and were able to ask Dr. Cook about the school. Thank you to Mr. Godfrey for organizing our 3rd annual Boot Camp!

This week we have the 6th grade Orientation on Tuesday, August 28 at 6:00 PM. Parents and students are encouraged to attend to learn about the important updates as well as the policies, procedures and expectations of our school.

A big thank you goes out to all who attended our calendar planning and brainstorming session on Wednesday. Staff who attended were able to provide ideas for the upcoming school year as we continue to work collaboratively to make Lakeside the best!

Here is an interesting take on the Fortnite Phenomenon - Click here for article 

Parents, do you know about Juuling? Click here for article 

Pictures from around the school and Summer Vacation Pictures!

Ms. Zeiters in Rome. 

Mrs. Salvati in Niagra Falls 

Mrs. Sooy with some former LMS students! 

Ms. Raugh and friends in Maine 

Mrs. Sooy with some former LMS students! 

Ms. Raugh in Maine 

Ms. Raugh in Maine 

Dr. Cook met the King of Selfies (Mr. Lewis)

Calendar planning session 

Calendar planning session 

Calendar planning session 

Calendar planning session 

Winners of the Week! On Thursday we hosted a Custodian Appreciation Luncheon for our wonderful Custodial Staff. They transformed LMS this summer and it is looking amazing! Thank you again to Mr. Parr and his awesome staff for their hard work!

Some of the yummy food at the luncheon 

A few of the custodians enjoying lunch! 

Weekly Schedule - Office Hours 
Monday - August 27 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Tuesday - August 28 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM; 8th grade PD Session (9 AM - 12 PM) New Student Orientation, 6:00 PM, Auditorium
Wednesday - August 29 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Thursday - August 30 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Friday - August 31 - 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Published by Spike Cook, Millville, NJ

August 20 - 24, 2018

6th Grade Boot Camp is Monday and Tuesday this week! 

Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect at LMS! 

We have an exciting week at Lakeside this week. Our 3rd Annual Boot Camp will take place on Monday and Tuesday. We had over 100 incoming 6th graders sign up for this tremendous opportunity. Registration for the Boot Camp is currently closed and all parents who registered were emailed regarding their child's session. During each Boot Camp, parents are encouraged to visit with Dr. Cook for a Question and Answer Session regarding Lakeside Middle School.

On Wednesday, our staff is invited to a brainstorming and calendar planning session at 9:00 AM in the Library. We will plan out the LMS calendar as well as develop ideas for the first three days of school! It's all about respect at LMS!!!!

Parents of incoming 6th graders - Mark your calendar for the annual New Student Orientation at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in the Auditorium. We will cover the most important topics pertaining to 6th grade such as scheduling, day in the life of a student, opportunities to become involved and our new safety precautions. We look forward to seeing you on August 28 at 6:00 PM.


Are you looking for Back to School Supplies? Check out our list

Dr. Cook was out of the office last week so there are no pictures from around the school. Here are a few pictures from his trip to the Pocono Mountains. Send in your vacation pictures for next week's blog.

Trout fishing! 

View from the cabin 

At the 7 Tubs Waterfall 

Enjoying a mountain drive 

Beautiful surroundings 

We got rained on during a hike! 

Summer Office Hours for August 20 - 24, 2018
Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Published by Spike Cook, Millville, NJ

August 13 - 16, 2018

The Gifted and Talented Camp had a Hot Air Balloon at LMS

Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect At LMS! 

We hope that you are enjoying your Summer! Over the course of the Summer, we have been very busy here at LMS. We hosted several Summer Camps throughout June, July and August with over 600 students! In addition, we started our first Summer School with 28 students completing the requirements to move onto their next grade.

Our custodians have been extremely busy balancing all of the Summer Camps and cleaning the entire school.  We really appreciate our custodians and the hard work they do to ensure our school is prepared for the new school year.

The 3rd Annual 6th Grade Boot Camp will be held on August 20 and 21. We have had over 90 students register for this informative session. There are still spots available  on August 21. Please click this link to register.

We will be hosting our annual 6th Grade Parent Orientation on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 @ 6:00 PM in the Lakeside Auditorium. This will be a great opportunity for parents to learn more about what to expect at LMS in the upcoming school year.

Are you looking for Back to School Supplies? Check out our list

Pictures from around the school 

Dr. Donald Moore presenting to the Summer School students 

At the Administration Retreat we learned about the Brain 

At the Administration Retreat we learned about Social and Emotional Learning 

Resources for the Social and Emotional Learning

Administrators planning for our PLCs 

Summer Office Hours for August 13- 16, 2018
Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Published by Spike Cook, Millville, NJ

Wrap up from 2017-18 School Year

Mrs. Sharpless's class earns 300 

Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect at LMS!

We hope that everyone has been enjoying your summer. It is hard to believe that the school year ended just a few weeks ago. We have been busy at LMS wrapping up the 2017-18 school year and preparing for the 2018-19 school year. In addition, we have been planning for our first Summer School in a long time at LMS. Students who failed two classes or missed over 25 days will be engaged in a Summer School focused on academics, service learning, and motivation. The program starts on July 9 and goes until August 9.

In many ways we had another successful school year at Lakeside. We improved in a number of areas including Math and Language Arts assessments, recurring discipline referrals and subject area benchmarks. We offered more clubs and activities for the students to become engaged with. We offered new electives and more advanced classes! Lastly, we offered a new "Advisory" period which allowed students to work on character education as well as AVID strategies to improve their learning. We accomplished this together with help from the community, parents, staff and students!

We are looking forward to 2018-19 school year. As you can imagine, we are planning to continue to improve the school in all areas. Stay tuned for future LMS Lightning Round posts where will share all of the planned improvements!

Mrs. Sharpless's Class bits the 300 Club 
"On Wednesday we had a Chic-fil-a party to celebrate my students who made it into our 300 club.  These students answered 300 questions or more in one school week in addition to the work they did in math class and on their homework. That means they answered an additional 43 math questions per day!  As you can tell, this is a great accomplishment for these 7 students beings they are one of only 8% of all of my students who were able to complete this feat." by Mrs. Sharpless 

Mrs. Schwailik and Mrs. Birnstiel's achieved another milestone! 
"Another goal met and surpassed!!!  The "200 Book Challenge"!!! Mrs. Schwailik and Mrs. Birnstiel's 6th grade Inclusion Language Arts class is celebrating our "200 Book Challenge". As a class we have read 260 books and passed the corresponding AR tests." by Mrs. Schwailik


Pictures from around the school 

Last day of school at LMS 

Happy Retirement Mrs. Dandrea!  

Happy Retirement Mrs. Konshack!   

Happy retirement Mrs. Flickenger! 

Happy retirement Mrs. Reed! 

Happy retirement Mrs. Corson and Mrs. Cirocco! 

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!  

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!

PBSIS Survivor Showdown!

Gabby at the Step Up 

Tanyha at Step Up 

San'aa at the Step Up 

Thank you to the staff for helping out with Step Up 

6th grade Awards Ceremony 

Great job with achieving your reading goals! 

Cumberland County Government Day featuring LMS's Megan Majewski and Sydney Middleton

Cumberland County Government Day featuring LMS's Megan Majewski and Sydney Middleton

Step Up 2018

Step Up  2018 

Happy Retirement Party for Mrs. Corson and Mrs. Cirocco 

Summer Office Hours
Monday - 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday - 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday - 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday - 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday - Office Closed

Published by Spike Cook, Millville, NJ