Lakewood Middle

October 2025

We have a lot of important events coming up in the month of October. October 9 is the end of the first

quarter. We encourage students to stay on top of grades and parents and guardians can always check

Skyward for updates on their students progress.

We will be having parent teacher conferences on Wednesday, October 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and

on Thursday, October 16 from 7:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m; 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m; and 5:00 p.m. to

7:30 p.m. Your students' team of teachers will be reaching out through email to set up a time.

We also have multiple field trips and career exploration events coming up in October and November for

grades 7 and 8 students. Be on the lookout for information and permission slips coming home.

- Scott Chrisman, Principal

Principal's Message

Home of the Mustangs

Adult PRIDE Passes & Student Admission to Sporting Events

LMS Students are able to attend Lakewood sporting events for free with proof of their student ID. This

includes their lunch card or LMS photo ID that was handed out last week. Students must be accompanied

by a parent or guardian during the events.

Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or any other adult may purchase an adult PRIDE pass for $25 to

attend all LMS home sporting events. These are available through our secretary, Tami Frank. Email her or

call 785-309-4016 to purchase.

Email Mrs. Frank

Upcoming Events

Seventh Grade Culture Crawl

On October 22, our grade 7 students will be participating in the annual ?Culture Crawl.? The

mission of the culture crawl is to expose students to the interconnectedness of culture and

community as well as the relevance of culture to where they are and where they are going.

Some of the participating organizations are: the Art Center, Friends of the River, Lakewood

Discovery, Rolling Hills Zoo, Salina Symphony, Salina Community Theatre, Salina Public

Library, Smoky Hill Museum, and Cash Hollista.

REMINDER:

All money for the Chocolate Fundraiser

MUST be turned in by October 1.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping

raise money to support our students!

More Information

October 2025

The Mustang Achievement Club Social

Students who make the Mustang Achievement club during the first quarter will be invited to a Fall

Social on Friday, October 24 at LMS. Students will be invited to play games and socialize with their

peers. Students must have no office referrals, only A's, B's, and C's, and must have attended at

least 92% of our school days for the first quarter in order to attend. Students who qualify will be

given an invitation the week before the event.

Opting in for text not ifications:

After updating your phone, email and text contacts you will still need to

opt-in via text message to receive text notifications.

To do this, simply text ?Yes? or ?Y? to the number 67587.

-You must opt-in to receive text alerts.

-Texts are often used to draw attention to important emails

-Texts are always sent if school is canceled.

For a step-by-step guide visit the district website here:

USD 305 Website

Receive im portant notificat ions from SPS

To ensure you don?t miss important notifications, please review and update

your contact information in Skyward.

preferences by visiting Skyward here:

Skyward Family

1. Click on the Skylert Tile, then update your phone, email and text contacts.

(Pictured to the left of this text box.)

-Be sure to check the box for ?General? Messages. The majority of

our messages are sent this way. We strongly recommend checking

this box.

-Once your contact information is updated click the ?Save and Back?

button.

2. Please note, parents and guardians must personally log in to Skyward to

make these updates. SPS staff cannot update this information for you.

The Students? Right to Know Act

Tuition and Earnings Data

Employment & Wage Data for CTE Courses

Kansas Labor Information

KBOR Military Veteran Resource

House Bill 2085, passed in the 2021 legislative session,

created the Students' Right to Know Act

to provide information on

post-secondary education options.

Please check out these helpful resources.

Military Crosswalk

Career OneStop

Healthcare on Wheels

Salina Public Schools partners with Salina Family Health Care Center to provide convenient health

services for students and families. While the Healthcare on Wheels bus will not be visiting each

school this year, families can still access services at community locations throughout Salina.

To view the schedule of locations, days and times, and even schedule your own appointment online,

please use the following link:

Appointments may also be made by calling the main clinic at 785-825-7251.

Health Care on Wheels

September's Teacher of the Month

Scarlet

Sharpe

Grade 8

Jacob

Ingermanson

Grade 8

Nerlins Emil

Estil

Grade 7

Jacy Murphy

Grade 6 English

Amelia

Lund

Grade 7

September's Students of the Week

S.T.a.R. Achievement Club

Lakewood's STaR Achievement Club was created to bring attention to and celebrate the

successes of our Mustang student body. Strong academic achievement, responsible and safe

behavior, and a conscious display of maturity exemplifies what makes a Lakewood Mustang.

The Basics To Know:

1. To be eligible for a club, your student has an entire grading period. The next grading period

is when they receive their incentives.

2. Their eligibility for a club starts over every new quarter.

3. Fourth quarter data will still earn your student a Club Level but instead of receiving the

predetermined incentives, they will be entered in drawings for the end of the year incentives.

(Due to not seeing them in the summer.)

4. To be eligible for the Mustang or Silver Clubs, your student must participate in a civic

activity. Guidance has been provided to the students and Mr. Mettlen is available for help.

The overall program was discussed in Advisories and fliers sent home for parents/guardians.

Ask your student for the flier and take the opportunity to set goals for the school year with

them. Any questions, ask them for clarification.

Upcoming Month's Calendar

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October

Calendar of Events

- October 1: Last Day of Chocolate

Fundraiser

- October 8: Last Day of First Quarter

- October 9 & 10: NO SCHOOL

TEACHER INSERVICE DAY

- October 15:

Parent/Teacher Conferences

5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

- October 16: NO SCHOOL

Parent/Teacher Conferences

7:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

5:00-7:30 p.m.

October 17: NO SCHOOL

- October 21: Vocal Concert

at LMS 7:00 p.m.

- October 22: 7th Grade Culture Crawl

- October 23: Orchestra Concert

at CHS 7:00 p.m.

- October 28: Jazz Band Concert

at CHS 7:00 p.m.

NO SCHOOL

October 9 & 10

October 16 & 17

Parent/Teacher

Conferences

October 15 & 16

Kelly Education Substitute Referral Contest

Are you looking for a career with flexible hours and enjoy working with kids? Substituting in our

schools may be an opportunity for you. We have sub spots open for teachers and classified staff. If

you would like more information you can scan the QR code below and enter your information to get

the process started. Enter Lakewood Middle School as your referring school and help us win $1000

for our school! Please pass on the QR code to anyone you know who might be interested.

Kelly Education Substitutes

Scott Chrisman Principal

Christina Green Assistant Principal

Jayson Emig Assistant Principal

Tami Frank Secretary

Phone Number: 785-309-4000

LMS Mustangs

LMS Mustangs School Website

District Website

# LMSMustangs

# 305GrowsGreatness

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directed to contact the Unified School District #305 Executive Director of Human Resources, P.O. Box 797, Salina, Kansas 67402, 785-309-4726.