Luray Middle School

As required by the VDOE this message is to be sent annually to inform parents. “The Department of Education shall annually prepare and distribute to local school boards packets of information describing the educational and other services available through the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired to students who are identified as hearing impaired or visually impaired. Local school boards shall annually post this information on the school division's web site and inform the parents of those students who are identified as hearing impaired or visually impaired of its availability. School boards shall ensure that packets of such information are available in an accessible format for review by parents who do not have Internet access.” With the attached link, you will find guidance documents and resources available at the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) website for Sensory Disabilities http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/disabilities/sensory_disabilities/index.shtml

A Resource Available to Our Teens From Choices-- From Just Surviving to We Are Thriving A Support Group for Teens Living Through a Pandemic. Two ways to participate.

Are you still trying to get internet? This may be the solution to your problem. Check out this offer from Page County. To print your copy of the application click https://5il.co/molr Spread the word. Conditions do apply.

This is a reminder that tonight, Monday, October 26, 2020, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the school board office. Anyone wishing to make comments for the meeting should submit them no later than 4 p.m. today. Comments must be directly related to agenda items. The meeting may be viewed LIVE on YouTube. Meeting Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/LG7wSALsErsmJv4u8 View Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live Please share.

See our updates in the LMS October Newsletter

NOTICE TO PARENTS IN THE LURAY AREA- Bus 30 will be approximately 25- 30 minutes late this afternoon. Please share.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS INCLUDED TO ACCESS VERY IMPORTANT CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. PLEASE SHARE. https://5il.co/md8a --MESSAGE https://5il.co/ihjy --UPDATED CALENDAR

Wednesday, October 21st is Unity Day (United Against Bullying) . We would like for all students , teachers, and staff members to participate in this event. Since we are not in school on Wednesdays, we will participate with Blended Students (Prek-2) participating on Tuesday, October 20th A Day Students wear Orange on Tuesday, October 20th. B Day students wear orange on Thursday, October 22nd. Remote students, we want you to participate too. Show us your Unity by taking a picture of yourself wearing orange and email it to trunyan@pagecounty.k12.va.us. Please share.

Each month the Virginia Department of Education releases a publication specifically aimed at providing resources for families of children with disabilities. We will be sharing this publication via Facebook and Live Feed. Please share. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VADOE/bulletins/2a5d14b

Happy National Boss's Day to all of our extraordinary, dedicated, and wonderful bosses within Page County Public Schools. You are appreciated!! Be sure to thank your boss today!!

2019-2020 Yearbooks have arrived! Remote Learners and Freshmen (last year's LMS 8th grade Class) who pre-ordered a yearbook last year are invited to pick up their yearbooks tomorrow, October 14 from 4-6 p.m. at Luray Middle School. We apologize for the delay in this process.

For Important Information Regarding PCPS Return to Learn Plans, please click on the appropriate link below: For Elementary Students : https://5il.co/m2ek For Middle School Students : https://5il.co/m2el For High School Students: https://5il.co/m2ep (Survey Included) Thank you, and please share.

Page County Public Schools is currently looking to fill instructional assistant, driver, custodian, and long-term substitute positions. Please share this information with individuals that may be seeking employment. Applications may be found on the Page County Public Schools webpage at https://www.pagek12.org/o/pcps/page/human-resources--293 .

This is a reminder that tonight, Monday, October 12, 2020, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the school board office. Anyone wishing to make comments for the meeting should submit them no later than 4 p.m. today. Comments must be directly related to agenda items. The meeting may be viewed LIVE on YouTube. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/q3zb8zKApHLNhtXR7 View Live: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live

Page County Public Schools is currently looking to fill aide, driver, custodian, and long-term substitute positions. Please share this information with individuals that may be seeking employment. Applications may be found on the Page County Public Schools webpage at https://www.pagek12.org/o/pcps/page/human-resources--293 .

There are a bunch of good eggs at Luray Middle School! Today, Mr. Riley and Mrs. Liscomb candled the chicken eggs that are in the incubator in Mr. Good’s Ag class. Most of the eggs felt warm, and they all smelled fresh. The heat and humidity will continue to be monitored each day leading up to the expected hatch next week. Stay tuned for more eggciting updates.

8th grade Physical Science students explore some of the more explosive elements on the periodic table. Sodium, an alkali metal, is so chemically reactive it rips water molecules apart. When water touches the sodium, the oxygen that was part of the water (H2O) bonds with a sodium atom kicking out the hydrogen from the water molecule. Hydrogen, a very flammable gas, is ignited by the exothermic reaction. Wow!! Science is so cool! Thanks, Ms. Cupp for engaging our students in such cool chemistry!

We're celebrating Farm to School week. This week's menu includes sweet potatoes grown at Survivor Farm in Luray and apples grown at Thornton River Orchard in Sperryville. Here is a sample meal from one of our schools today (corn dog nuggets, green beans, sweet potatoes, apple, and milk). Don't forget to sign-up by 3pm today for meals to be delivered to bus stops tomorrow. You can complete the form at https://forms.gle/CCdiQwx25hpjcHEQ8. You Must sign-up each week.

LMS Families, Thank you all for your continued grace and support as we adjust to the new schedule and routines due to COVID-19. We would like to update our families on our attendance point of contact. Ms. Cathleen Grady is handling attendance at LMS this year. If your child is going to be absent for any reason or you have questions regarding attendance, please contact Ms. Grady at cgrady@pagecounty.k12.va.us or calling LMS and asking to speak to Ms. Grady.

This is an important message from Page County Public Schools: Good evening. Per the Page County Public Schools calendar, progress reports are scheduled to go home this week (October 5-9, 2020). At the elementary level, students will receive a printed copy. At the secondary level, we are encouraging students and parents to check your child's Schoology account for the latest progress (we will not be printing reports). If you are having difficulty accessing your child's Schoology account, please reach out to your child's school. Thank you, and please share.