Sunday, November 10, 2019

November 11 - 15, 2019

Take Care of Your Selfie Bulletin Board 
Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect at LMS! 

We had an amazing Veterans Day Assembly this week. A big thank you to Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Gehringer, Mrs. Bassetti, and Mrs. Varner for organizing and for Mr. Godfrey for being in charge of the auditorium. During the assembly, we were able to hear from Veterans and see a presentation about the impact of our Armed Forces.

This week the teachers will be rewarded for winning the Clash-Room. They will be treated to a "friends-giving" during their Lunch and Advisory. Instead of Advisory, students will have grade level assemblies to review expectations and other important information.

Lakeside AVID Students Made Gratitude Pumpkins for Staff
Students in the AVID program made Gratitude Pumpkins for Staff to let them know how much they are appreciated. They found inspirational quotes and added in some personal messaged for their favorites. Students delivered the pumpkins prior to the 4 day weekend.

2019-20 Governor’s Educator of the Year (GEOY) program
Want to nominate an educator for the Educator of the Year program? Be sure to email Dr. Cook (spike.cook@millville.org). Please explain why you feel the educator deserves recognition, citing specific examples. Some things to consider: the educator’s methods for meeting student needs, desire for professional growth, community involvement, dedication to the education profession, and rapport with students, parents and staff. The more compelling the response, the better. Please use as much space as possible. If you need additional space, please feel free to attach your response separately and indicate in the form field below that you are doing so.

Daily Announcements 
The Lakeside Spring Musical will be Into the Woods! Auditions are open to all Lakeside students. Pick up an information packet in the choir room or see Ms. Andrews with any questions!

Attention Lakeside Staff: Thank you to all who participated in the T Shirt Tuesday fundraiser, and congratulations to Mrs Deckert, who won the $50 Wawa gift card raffle! Can’t wait to see everyone in their AVID gear!

Do you like reading in a casual atmosphere, where you can talk and be with your friends?  Do you like being able to eat snacks, while having a discussion about characters and why they do what they do?  Do you like listening to a teacher read in character to bring out the fun and interesting parts of a story?  This club may just be the page turner you have been looking for.   Join Mrs. Birnstiel on Tuesday's after school until 4:15 to read, eat, talk, and have a good time, all while learning how to really analyze text.  Permission slips are available outside of Y105.  Club starts Tuesday, November 12th.  See you there.

Looking for a quiet space to complete homework?  Sign up for homework club  which will be held on Thursdays in M112 from  3:15 to 4:15.  Please see Ms. Roche in M112 for a sign up sheet.

Yearbook pre-orders begin on Monday, November 3rd.  All students will be receiving a flier in homeroom by the end of the week.  Bring $20 cash or check to Millville Board of Education to Mrs. Sooy in M133.  You can also order online following the directions on the flier. 

Want your pictures with friends in the yearbook?  Eshare them!  Go to hjeshare.com and type in code Lakeside20 then follow the directions.  Mrs. Sooy is looking for pictures with friends, pictures with a favorite staff member, snapchat filters, sports pictures and more.  Directions for eshare are also on the yearbook flier. 

Thank you and our joke of the week is:  Why did the cell phone go to the dentist?  It had a blue tooth. Have a beautiful Week!!

Pictures from around the school
Ms. Belmonte's cooking class at Club 21 

Ms. Belmonte's cooking class at Club 21 

Ms. Belmonte's cooking class at Club 21 

AVID students made Gratitude Pumpkins for the Staff 

AVID students made Gratitude Pumpkins for the Staff 

AVID students made Gratitude Pumpkins for the Staff 

AVID trip to the Franklin Institute 

LMS Day at the movies 

LMS Day at the movies 

LMS Day at the movies 

LMS Day at the movies 

LMS Day at the movies 

LMS Day at the movies 

Mindfulness activities in the classroom 

Mindfulness activities in the classroom 

Mindfulness activities in the classroom 

Mindfulness activities in the classroom 

Winners of the Week - Thank you to all of our Veterans from the community and the school. 
          Veteran - Student 

  • Robert Buono  - Max and Vivienne Zerra
  • Alfred Edinger  - Trystan Sheppard
  • Leoplold Klaudi - Gianna Rogriguez
  • Janixza Palmer - Tayrn Palmer
  • Jack Myers / Nick Stavra - Mercina Myers
  • Justina Moore - Kystiana Doughty
  • Gary Stiles - Seth Hannah
  • Michael Graston - Michelle Graston
  • Robert Piper/Paula Hinckley - Gabriel Hinckly
  • Gilbert Soto - Jayden Colon- Soto
  • Justin Canion - Sophia Scarpulla
  • Kenneth Sharretts - Ryleigh Sharretts
  • Juan Leger - Brianie Leger
  • William Slimmer - Summer Slimmer
  • Dean Burlew - Haylee Burlew
  • Eric Gandy/Shaye Saverine - Karleigh Gandy
  • Milt Langley - Dominic Porreca
  • Ryan Butcher - Joshua Butcher
  • Jasmine Gaffney - TeAlammi Goodwin
  • Frank Robinson  - Mrs. Ciccio*
  • Mr. Belfonte -  Mrs. Belfonte*
  • Jerry Groover Mrs. Gandy*
  • Bill Weeks - MyShawn Parker
  • William Stower
  • Loius Gillard - Amiyah Byers
  • Fred Scholl - Makayla Hand
  • Dreama /Frank Heath -  Breanna Marti
  • Charles Mitchell David
  • Joseph Harris - Jamie Leahy
  • David Mikus - Ty Mikus
  • Perry Levine - Jewish War Veteran
  • Dr. Henry David - Jewish War Veteran
  • Mae Brill - Jewish War Veteran
  • Bill Roth - Jewish War Veteran
Ms. Belmonte and her dad 

Veterans Day Luncheon 

Veterans Day Luncheon 

Veterans Day Luncheon 

Veterans Day Luncheon 

Veterans Day Luncheon 

Veterans Day Luncheon 

Veterans Day Assembly 

Veterans Day Assembly 

Veterans Day Assembly 

Veterans Day Assembly 


Monday 11/11/19 - A Day - End of Marking Period 1
Tuesday - 11/12/19 - B Day - Marking Period 2 starts; Cooperative Learning with Margaret Keefer
Wednesday - 11/13/19 - A Day - Subcommittees, 3:20 PM; New Staff meeting with Beth Benfer
Thursday - 11/14/19 - B Day - Another Respectful Day at LMS Friday - 11/15/19 - A Day - Make up Picture Day

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Published by Spike Cook, Millville

Sunday, November 3, 2019

November 4 - November 8, 2019

8th grade Girls Field Hockey's last game as a Jr. Bolt 
Lakeside Lightning,

It's All About Respect at LMS!

We had another amazing week at Lakeside Middle School that was capped with a new event (and partnership with the High School). On Saturday November 2nd, students from Lakeside, Memorial, and Senior High joined forces to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network for Extra Life. By playing video games, students raised over $1200 for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Buffalo Wild Wings, Jim Mains, Gorgo, Dietz & Watson and Chick Fil A all generously donated food and more for the day long event. Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Colacurcio for coming by and helping out. Organized by Ms. Finney, Mr. Righter, Mr. Procopio, and Mrs. Salvati, the event was a huge success and they want to thank everyone who donated.

This week is a shortened week due to the NJEA Convention. There will be no school for students on Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8.

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Mindfulness Room Coming soon to 6th graders - We will be opening up a Mindfulness Room very soon. The room will be avaiable to 6th graders on a limited basis. The room will be facilitated by Ms. Eppright and Mrs. Mueller, our Social Workers.

Lakeside selcted to participate in Statewide Survey - We will get awarded as well!  
Lakeside Middle School has been selected to participate in the 2019-2020 New Jersey Middle School Risk and Protective Factor Survey (NJRPFS) being conducted by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).

The CREEHS staff will be here for a consenting visit on November 5, 2019, during the 1st period to briefly discuss the survey process and incentive for participating with each of the selected classes. The visit should take only 5-10 minutes. The classes were randomly selected in grades 7 and 8.

The survey will be administered by CREEHS staff on November 21, 2019, during the 1st period and will take about 35 minutes. The survey will be administered in the classroom and is a paper/pencil format.

Daily Announcements 
Yearbook pre-orders begin on Monday, November 3rd.  All students will be receiving a flier in homeroom by the end of the week.  Bring $20 cash or check to Millville Board of Education to Mrs. Sooy in M133.  You can also order online following the directions on the flier.

Want your pictures with friends in the yearbook?  Eshare them!  Go to hjeshare.com and type in code Lakeside20 then follow the directions.  Mrs. Sooy is looking for pictures with friends, pictures with a favorite staff member, snapchat filters, sports pictures and more.  Directions for eshare are also on the yearbook flier.

Thank you and our joke of the week is:  Do you know what's odd? Numbers divided by two. Have a fantastic Week!

Pictures from around the school 

Mrs. Hickman and Mrs. Peterson's students did a card sort activity to help them recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities. They also did an interactive activity using graphs to compare proportional relationships using chromebooks that ended up being student led by Desmond.
Mrs. Hickman's and Mrs. Peterson's students 

Mrs. Hickman's and Mrs. Peterson's students 

Mrs. Hickman's and Mrs. Peterson's students 

Mrs. Hickman's and Mrs. Peterson's students 

Mrs. Hickman's and Mrs. Peterson's students 
Mrs. Belmonte's Cooking Class in Club 21. They made no bake Cheesecake Whoopie Pies.

Mrs. Belmonte's Cooking Class in Club 21. They made no bake Cheesecake Whoopie Pies.

Mrs. Belmonte's Cooking Class in Club 21. They made no bake Cheesecake Whoopie Pies.
Girls Field Hockey warriors! 
Students in Digital Photography class 



Art students did a pumpkin painting project 

Students making observations Science 

Students making observations in Science 

Mrs. Zerra's students made ratio diagram posters  

Mrs. Zerra's students made ratio diagram posters 

Art students did a pumpkin painting project 

Dr. Cook, with Mr. and Mrs. Hickman's German Exchange student 

German students and staff visited LMS 

Gernan students talking with LMS students 

Extra Life Fundraiser 

Extra Life Fundraiser 

Extra Life Fundraiser 

Extra Life Fundraiser 

Extra Life Fundraiser 

Extra Life Fundraiser 

Students in Money Management learning about saving 
Twinning at LMS - Great Minds Dress Alike 
Mrs. Zerra and Mrs. Morgan with their Autism Awareness shirts 

Well, they had matching orange shirts (and a lot of hugs) Mr. Fry and Mr. Fien 

Some of the 6th grade Math Team in their M and M matching shirts 

Mrs. Birnsteil and Mrs. Hardy twinning 

Winners of the Week - This week our Winners of the Week are the substitutes who work at Lakeside Middle School.
We had a breakfast for them on October 31 (coordinated by Mrs. Hardy). We are so grateful for all of our substitutes especially those in long term positions (Mrs. Albertson, Mr. Curliss, Mrs. Wulk, Mrs. Brazdon, Mrs. Bowker, Mrs. Torres, Mrs. Lopez and Mrs.Wynn).


Ms. Torres, Mrs. Brazedon, Mrs. Wulk and Mrs. Hardy 

Mrs. Birnsteil stopped by to thank the substitutes 

Mrs. Lopez 

Mrs. Albertson (center) with Mrs. Feltes and Mrs. Brazedon 

Weekly Overview - For a detailed schedule click here Monday 11/04/19 - B Day - Another respectful day at LMS Tuesday - 11/05/19 - A Day - Another respectful day at LMS
Wednesday - 11/06/19 - B Day - Afternoon Assembly Schedule; Veterans Assembly, whole school; Staff Meeting, 3:20 PM
Thursday - 11/07/19 - No School - NJEA Convention
Friday - 11/08/19 - No School - NJEA Convention


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Twitter - #lmslightning
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Website - http://lakeside.millville.org

Published by Spike Cook, Millville