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Monday, January 11, 2016
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WELCOME BACK!

I was very pleased to hear that so many of our Knights had a safe and wonderful 2015 winter break. The first semester will conclude this Thursday and there will be no school for school for students on Friday (teacher workday) or the following Monday (Dr. MLK Jr. holiday).

With only four days remaining in the second quarter and first semester, I encourage all of our Knights to get any open assignments or projects done ASAP. Please remember to check the online ProgressBook system for specific items by student.

We will have our first School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting of the year on Tuesday and, as always, we encourage members of our school community to turn out.

Again, Happy New Year and thank you for looking over our first issue of the Kingdom's Chronicle for 2016!

In Knight Pride,

Stephanie R. Minter
Principal, Lake Nona Middle School

Upcoming Events
This is the final week of the 1st semester . . .
    
Jan. 11: PTSA Harlem Wizards volunteer meeting at Giovanni's Italian restaurant, 6:00
Jan. 12: SAC (6:00-7:00)
Jan. 14: End of 2nd Semester
Jan. 15: Student Holiday / Teacher Workday
Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Jan. 21: Celebration of Student of Month and Citizen of Month
Jan. 25-29: Celebrate Literacy Week
Jan. 26: Box Tops pizza drawing deadline
Jan. 29: Unified Knights at Tavares
Jan. 30: OCPS Parent Academy (STEM) - Register
Feb. 1: PTSA Meeting (6:00-7:00)

Basketball Schedule

Jan. 27: at Legacy - Wed.                 
Feb. 2: Orange County Preparatory Academy
Feb. 3: Discovery - Wed.
Feb. 10: Corner Lake - Wed.        
Feb. 17: Union Park - Wed.
Feb. 18: Arbor Ridge - Thurs.
Feb. 24 at Avalon - Wed.   
Local Business Support
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PTSA

Upcoming Events
* Jan 22nd from 6:00-9:00 pm - DC Trip Fundraiser "Parents Night Out"
* Jan 26th at 6:00 pm - PTSA General Meeting
* Feb 1st at 6:00 pm - PTSA Board Meeting
* Feb 19th at 7:00 pm - Harlem Wizards Event

box tops Box Tops For Education
The January Drawing's for EACH GRADE is for a FREE PIZZA please have your Box Tops in the GRADE LEVEL BOX in the MEDIA DEPT BY
January 26th!

Harlem Wizards!
PTSA is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Event at LNMS on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:00 pm.

TICKETS are on sale NOW online at www.harlemwizards.com and just go to schedule/dates and choose the Lake Nona, Orlando date of February 19th. Tickets levels available are: Premier, Reserved and General Seating! DON'T WAIT, get your tickets now, this will be a SOLD out SHOW!  Tickets will also be sold in the community so watch for those dates and WHERE to BUY THEM.....

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE - if you would like to be a sponsor at our event, please contact Stacey Vega at lnmsptsapresident@gmail.com to find out about GOLD level sponsorships or to be a part of our LOCAL BUSINESS FAIR before the event! HURRY sponsorships going FAST!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - if you have not yet signed up to help, please click on the link to volunteer below OR please attend our meeting on Monday, Jan. 11 at 6:00 pm at Giovanni's and come joins for Food and Fundraising Planning FUN!

Media Minutes
Welcome back from your LNMS Media Center!!
jungle of bones Last Week: Top 10 Books Based on Library Checkouts
1. Jungle of Bones by Mikalesen, Ben (6)
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Old School / Book 10 by Kinney, Jeff (3)
3. The Night Gardener by Auxier, Jonathan (3)
4. The Secret of Rover by Wildavsky, Rachel (3)
5. Tesla's Attic by Shusterman, Neal (3)
6. This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Cavanaugh, Nancy J. (3)
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Hard Luck by Kinney, Jeff (2)
8. Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker by Russell, Rachel Ren�e (2)
9. The Eighth Day by Salerni, Dianne K. (2)
10. Eye of the Storm by Messner, Kate (2)

Last Week: Top 10 Library Patrons by Books Checked Out
1. Hale, Leah (10)
2. Rodriguez, Melody (8)
3. Guerrero, Juliana (4)
4. Barry, Victoria (3)
5. Harrington, Jackson (3)
6. Turner, Mikarah (3)
7. Araque, Luis (2)
8. De Leon, Charlize (2)
9. Debrard, Amanda (2)
10. Dookie, Melisa (2)

Recognitions - Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program
Congratulations to Anika Knutson, Daniel Flores and Justin Pappoe for earning his SSYRA Reward Card in recent weeks!

Congratulations to HaeJean Kwun for finishing all 15 SSYRA books and qualifying for the field trip at the end of the year.  

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Hallway board tracking individual student reading progress with the
2015-2016 SSYRA books (15 book titles)

Upcoming Media Center Events (More information will be forthcoming):
* Just Read, Florida! Celebrate Literacy Week - January 25-29
* Scholastic Book Fair - February 4-12
* Author Visit - Varian Johnson - February 11
* SSYRA Valentine's Day Breakfast - February 12

Guiding Knight
Eighth grade families mark your calendars!!!

Lake Nona logo II On January 25th at 6:00pm Lake Nona High School will host an incoming freshman elective fair! Please arrive to the event 15 minutes early, the presentation will begin promptly at 6:00pm. There will be also information provided about the different academies that are offered at Lake Nona High School.
 
Lake Nona High School offers three different academies: Collegiate Academy, Health Careers Academy and Digital Media Academy. Click Here for the Lake Nona High School website to find more information about each of the academies. Applications are required for admission to each program and must be submitted to the Lake Nona High School Student Services Department by Friday, February 12th  at 2:30pm.
 
Thank you,
 
Veronica Pragel, 8th Grade Guidance Counselor

Leading Indicators
Most recent four school weeks . . .
Goal
Dec. 4
Dec. 11
Dec. 18
Jan. 8
Classroom walk-throughs by the administrative team
100
117
88
37
61
LNMS family member ProgressBook logins
800
992
927
953
860
Attendance:





Teacher attendance
96%
98%
97%
98%
98%
Attendance (6th)
95%
97%
98%
96%
98%
Attendance (7th)
95%
98%
98%
95%
98%
Attendance (8th)
95%
98%
98%
95%
98%
Tardies to school (lower figures more favorable);





6th grade
25 max.
30
26
42
38
7th grade
25 max.
48
37
45
40
8th grade
25 max.
35
53
59
46
Tardies to class (lower figures more favorable):





6th grade
50 max.
17
19
27
29
7th grade
50 max.
30
45
39
34
8th grade
50 max.
49
41
48
52
Media Center activity:





Book check outs (6th)
100
160
87
112
95
Book check outs (7th)
70
168
54
58
33
Book check outs (8th)
70
23
0
11
12
On-time buses - AM
100%
95%
97%
NA
100%
On-time buses - PM
100%
75%
79%
NA
90%
Tutoring (# of students)





Math
---
44
39
NA
NA
English Language Arts
---
6
11
NA
NA
Social Studies
---
5
8
NA
NA
Science
---
6
0
NA
NA

* Credit: Working with the cooperation of various departments, Asst. Principal Wood compiles LNMS' weekly results each Friday.

2015: Take the Quiz

During the first semester of the 2015-2016 school year, LNMS had several administrative changes, students were engaged in wide range of clubs and sports, our dedicated PTSA was highly active in support of the school while the teachers remained focused daily on student achievement in the classrooms. Take a quick moment and test your knowledge on some of LNMS' biggest events heading into the new year. Answers to the Quiz.

1. Our school's media center essentially serves as the heart of the campus. This school year we have a new media center specialist. She is?
A. Ms. Ballard
B. Ms. Powers
C. Ms. Chiarenza
D. Ms. Minter

2. LNMS also got a new principal this school year starting last summer. Principal Minter used to hold what position at another school?
A. Asst. Principal of Freedom High School
B. Asst. Principal of Cypress Creek High School
C. Principal of Eagle's Nest Elementary School
D. Principal of Meadow Woods Middle School

3. On the third Friday of every month students are mainly encouraged to do what?
A. Do not be late for last period
B. Bring an apple to the teacher
C. Wear their favorite college colors
D. Visit with their guidance counselor

4. Our school board representative gave a special presentation for the community on FLDOE standards with respect to both reading in math in mid September. Who is Lake Nona Middle's school board representative?
A. Joie Cadle
B. Barbara Jenkins
C. Nancy Robbinson
D. Daryl Flynn

5. LNMS was recognized as the top middle school in a specific challenge that included schools from around the world including Japan, Brazil and South Korea. What was this challenge?
A. OCPS Summer Reading Challenge
B. Middle School STEM Challenge
C. Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
D. International Mathematics Challenge

6. The LNMS Kiwanis Builders Club meets twice per week outside of regular school hours. The overall mission of this student group is to?
A. Create young leaders through volunteer work
B. Assist other students with their science and math homework
C. Keep the school grounds clean and tidy
D. Assist with home game sporting events

7. Our PTSA held a special evening this past October with which local sports team?
A. Orlando Predators
B. UCF Knights
C. Orlando City Soccer
D. Lake Nona High Lions Football

8. We have a new 7th grade administrative dean this year. Who is he/she?
A. Cheryl Wood
B. Damian Rosado
C. Derek Knappins
D. Mark Zuckerberg

9. To help strengthen campus security, LNMS implemented a new system. What is this system?
A. Enhanced visitor check-in procedures
B. Extra cameras around the campus
C. Added a second school resource officer
D. Installed a new front gate

10. In order to develop rigorous lessons based on high-yield instructional strategies, LNMS does what as part of the 2015-2016 School Improvement Plan?
A. Conducts staff feedback surveys
B. Conducts student feedback surveys
C. Utilizes common content area planning
D. Publishes a weekly community brief

11. The media center continues to challenge our Knights to read this year's Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books (SSYRA) with those that read all of the titles going on a special field trip later in the year. How many books are on this list?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25

12. Two faculty members, Tracy Johnson and Yesenia Colon, received grant money from what major foundation this fall?
A. Ronald McDonald House
B. Apple Distinguished Schools
C. Disney Foundation
D. Duke Energy Foundation

13. The Coding Club is an open-ended, self-directed adventure. Students choose to learn a coding language that will allow them to make a website, explore the logic and science of computer software, and/or design their own apps and programs. Our club partners closely with which local college?
A. Rollins
B. UCF
C. Valencia
D. Full Sail

14. Our Student Government Association (SGA) worked hard to rally community support this holiday season for the children of what elementary school?
A. Three Points
B. North Lake Park
C. Dover Shores
D. Avalon

15. Making it to the semi-finals, the girls volleyball team finished as one of the four strongest teams in the county this past season with their final playoff game against which middle school?
A. Bridgewater
B. Avalon
C. Maitland
D. Ocoee

16. Our drama competition group went to district competition late in the fall. Fifty-eight junior thespians presented several pieces and many received high marks. Our "one act" received Best In Show in both technical and performance. What was this one act performance?
A. The Cat Who Ran
B. Westside Story
C. The Mouse Who Roared
D. The Phantom of the Opera

17. Those students who submit their Box Tops For Education in the grade level box in the media department become eligible for what each month?
A. Breakfast surprise
B. A pat on the back
C. Greeting card
D. Pizza

18. A number of our 6th grade parents carved out the time to participate in a special initiative with their student. What was this event?
A. Science Fair
B. Choir Practice
C. Math Workshop
D. Campus Cleanup

Leadership Team

Principal: Stephanie Minter stephanie.minter@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Wessal Kenaio wessal.kenaio@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Vaughnsha Thompson vaughnsha.thompson@ocps.net
Assistant Principal: Cheryl Wood cheryl.wood@ocps.net
Administrative Dean: Wanda Perkins wanda.perkins@ocps.net
Administrative Dean: Damian Rosado damian.rosado@ocps.net

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