Ledyard Middle School Principal's Memo

September 21, 2025

Week at a Glance

Monday: 9/22

Open Art Studio in the Art Room after school until 3:00pm
Intramural Sports: Flag Football until 3:45pm
Jazz Band auditions until 3:15

Tuesday: 9/23

PBIS Team Building Field Trip during the day
LMS Talent Show Informational Meeting until 3:00 in Chorus Room
Cross Country AWAY Meet @ Clark Lane Middle School
LMS Safety Committee Meeting at 5:15 in LMS Main Office Conference Room
LMS PTO Meeting at 6:00pm in LMS Media Center

Wednesday: 9/24

Grade 7 Chorus Field Trip to Good Speed Opera House “Chorus Line”
Intramural Sports: Flag Football until 3:45pm
Lego Robotics until 3:30

Thursday: 9/25

Lego Robotics until 3:30

Friday: 9/26

Cross Country AWAY Meet for the Ocean State Invitational @ Goddard Park in Warwick, RI

Breakfast and Lunch Menu for the Week

Monday:

Breakfast: Whole Grain French Toast Sticks

Lunch: Pizza Pasta Bake

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Croissant

Lunch: Baja Beef Rice Bowl

Wednesday:

Breakfast: Buttermilk Pancakes

Lunch: BBQ Shredded Pork Sandwich

Thursday:

Breakfast: Baked Cinnamon Roll

Lunch: Whole Grain French Toast Sticks

Friday:

Breakfast: Skewered Sausage Pancake

Lunch: Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza

MY Ledyard Schools App and Rooms

Please be sure to log in to the LPS App. The ROOMS tool will be the way that LMS groups communicate with parents. Once you log in, all associated groups (courses and classrooms your children are linked to, and co-curriculars that they are members of will be automatically linked). We will review at the LMS PTO meeting during the Principal's Report if you have questions or concerns.

Cross Country Running

Cross Country continues with practices daily until 4:00pm.

Season Schedule

9/10 LMS @ Tyl

9/16 East Lyme @ LMS

9/23 LMS @ Clark Lane

9/26 Ocean State Invitational

9/30 Stonington/Groton @ LMS

10/7 Clark Lane @ LMS

10/14 LMS/ EL @ Tyl

Patriot's Pen Essay Contest

VFW Post 4608 sponsors a nationwide competition (Voice of Democracy) which provides you the opportunity to submit a video essay expressing your views on an annual patriotic theme. The theme for this year’s competition is:

How Are You Showing Patriotism and Support For Our Country?”.

Prizes are awarded at the Post, District, Department (State) and National level. Applications are available in the main office, emailed to students and linked below. Completed applications are due to the Post via the school guidance office by October 31st.

VFW Scholarships Page

Art Open Studio

Meets every Monday in the Art Room with Mrs. Dahl until 3:00.

Lego Robotics Club

Meets every Wednesday and Thursday in Room 312 with Mr. Allen until 3:30.

Intramurals

Flag Football continues this week on Monday and Wednesday with Mr. Chmielewski until 3:45.

GSA

First meeting will be on October 2nd with Mrs. Okosky until 3:00.

Chess Club

Begins on September 30 with Ms. Lackman until 3:00.

Jazz Band

Selected students will practice Mondays with Ms. Allinson until 3:15.

LMEnt Chorus

Selected students will practice Thursdays with Mrs. Fitch until 3:00.

MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS

A key component to the healthy development of your child is social and emotional exploration and learning. In order to grow in a well rounded and responsible way, we all need to learn how to recognize and manage difficult emotions with coping and problem-solving skills. Even more importantly, we need to understand when to reach out for support.

LMS will be holding Mental Health Awareness Week during the week of September 22nd. Through School Counseling lessons delivered in Social studies classes, morning announcements, informational bulletin boards, and a spirit week, we will be educating students on the importance of mental health.

More specifically, Mental Health Awareness Week will help students by raising awareness of depression and its symptoms, reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and encouraging the use of support services as needed. Our curriculum was developed by Erika’s Lighthouse, a highly respected mental health education and advocacy organization.* Lessons are tailored to our students so that they receive a developmentally appropriate and different lesson each year.

We look forward to working together to better inform students of the importance of mental health and to provide the tools students need to navigate challenging times. As always, please contact us with any questions or concerns.

Grade 6 - Jenna Mulvey jmulvey@ledyard.net
Grade 7- Joanna Okosky jokosky@ledyard.net
Grade 8 - Hillary Lackman hlackman@ledyard.net
School Counseling Intern- Gwendolyn Glaude gglaude@ledyard.net

*Create a free account with Erika’s Lighthouse to access valuable resources for parents and guardians:

Food Drive

LMS will be supporting the Ledyard Food Pantry by collecting the following items:

Jelly
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Canned Carrots
Canned Spinach
Spaghetti Sauce
Canned Potatoes
Beef Roman Cups
Fruit Cocktail
Canned Peaches
Canned Pineapple
Chef Boyardee Chili
Corned Beef Hash
Pork ‘n Beans
Whole Tomatoes
Stewed Tomatoes
Crushed Tomatoes
Liquid Hand Soap
Shampoo
Paper Towels

Art Open Studio

Begins this Monday with Mrs. Dahl in the Art Room until 3:00. No registration needed but please communicate with your child about transportation plans.

D.A.R.E. for 6th Grade

The program will be offered to all Grade 6 students at Ledyard Middle School. The program will consist of 10 lessons that take place over the course of 10 weeks. The program begins early September and will end with a graduation ceremony during the week of December prior to Winter Break.

LPS Officer Gleason will be the instructor.

LMS School Safety Committee

First Meeting is September 23rd at 5:15pm in the LMS Main Office.

This meeting is an all encompassing group that reviews, addresses, and plans for all aspects of LMS School Safety- physical and emotional. Two years ago, this group pushed for the reimplementation of the Grade 6 D.A.R.E. Program and this has been a huge success.

Plans for this year are reviewing evacuation planning, site crisis plans, and review of the new State of Connecticut legislation focused on challenging behaviors and school responses with school wide positive climate programs and assemblies.

LMS PTO Information

First Meeting is September 23rd at 6:00pm in the LMS Media Center.

The annual Mum Fundraising forms were sent home this week with students.

Choice of Red, Yellow, Bronze, or Purple. Order forms due by 9/18. Pick up on 9/24.

Any questions email lmspto@ledyard.net