WOLF WEEKLY

February 11, 2024

Good evening Lake Ridge Middle School Parents/Guardians-

SPIRIT WEEK

We will be having a Random Acts of Kindness Spirit Week this week.

  • Monday: Shine with Kindness – Wear neon, glitter, or sparkly clothes to shine!
  • Tuesday: Inspire Kindness – Dress like someone who inspires you to be kind.
  • Wednesday: We wear Pink on Wednesday – wear pink to show unity like the Plastics.
  • Thursday: Everyone deserves Kindness – Wear mismatched patterns to celebrate diversity.
  • Friday: Our Future is Kind – Wear Kindness shirts or things that represent kindness.

READRC and MATHRC

Some students and families may have noticed an 8th period added to their student's schedule this week. These courses were added due to the requirements of State Reporting and are not an additional class that the student will be taking. Please feel free to reach out to Ms. Merica, [email protected], if you have any questions.

PTO

Spirit Night: Panera Bread, February 21

The next Spirit Night will be held at Panera Bread, 4300 Merchant Plaza, on Wednesday, February 21, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. All attendees who sign in at the restaurant are entered into a raffle to win a $15 gift card! Please tell them you are with Lake Ridge Middle School PTO, or if you order online or in the app, you can use the code FUND4U.

Supplies Drive!

The LRMS PTO is hosting a supplies drive for teachers/staff to provide to the students. Items include tissues, pens, pencils, glue sticks, etc. To donate, you can make purchases from the Amazon wishlist (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FJV60LSYC2QW) and the items will be mailed directly to the school, or you can make a monetary donation (

https://2023-2024-lrms-supplies.cheddarup.com).

Join the PTO
Is your family a member of the LRMS PTO? Join today and for each membership goal we achieve, Principal Dutrow will have to do one of the following things:

  • 50 Memberships: Mr. Dutrow will wear a wig for the day.
  • 100 Memberships: Mr. Dutrow will get a pie in the face.
  • 150 Memberships: Mr. Dutrow will get made into an ice cream sundae.

Membership donations are just $20 and 100% of the proceeds will DIRECTLY benefit Lake Ridge Middle School. Best yet, there's no pressure to volunteer - remain as active as you would like! Join online at: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2022-2023-pto-membership-copy-53874.

OPPORTUNITY FOR 7TH GRADERS

Lake Ridge Middle School Counselors are looking for students to nominate for the Early Identification Program at George Mason. The Early Identification Program (or EIP) serves as a college preparatory program that provides support and access to educational resources for middle and high school students. This program is focused on creating a path to college for students who will be the first in their families to attend a 4-year college or university in the United States.

If your student is a current 7th grader and you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please fill out this form by Monday, February 12th. A counselor will follow up with you via email to verify that your student meets the qualifications and to discuss the nomination process with you.

YEARBOOKS

Prices of yearbooks are going up next week; we have sold ¾ of our books so far! DO NOT MISS OUT ON MEMORIES and order yours today! Yearbooks are only ordered online, and now is the time to get your parents to reserve your copy, as we do NOT order extras! Yearbooks are $30, but prices will increase as we get closer to the end of the month. Use this link to order your yearbook today. Lake Ridge Middle School’s code is 7092.

ATHLETICS

2/12/24

2/13/24

2/24/24

2/15/24

2/16/24

Wrestling

Meet AWAY @ Saunders ~5:15 pm start

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Girl's Basketball

Game HOME vs. Saunders

JV ~ 5:15 pm

Varsity ~ 6:30 pm

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Practice 3:15 to 5:15 pm

PWCS enacted a no-bag policy for all indoor athletic events at the middle school level. This is in alignment with the policy currently in place at all high schools. This includes backpacks, purses, camera equipment bags, etc. Small wallet-sized clutch bags, clear diaper bags, and medically necessary bags are permitted. These bags may be subject to search. This policy went into effect for indoor athletic events at all middle schools on Monday, January 10, 2022. Our school will have a plan in place to secure any student bookbags as needed during athletic events. We will not be responsible for securing bags from any attendees who are not students at our school. Signage will be posted to remind attendees prior to arriving at the ticket area. We thank you in advance for adhering to this policy and look forward to having you with us to cheer on our student-athletes.

As a reminder, any student planning to attend any sporting event must go home after school and return for the game. Students are not permitted to remain at the school until the start of the event. In addition, If you are Academically Ineligible, more than 1 Failing class from the 2nd Quarter, you are unable to attend any athletic event. We will be checking the Ineligibility list before purchasing tickets for our Athletic Events.

 

Monday will be an “A” day.

 

Jim Dutrow

Principal

Lake Ridge Middle School

703-494-5154