10/10 Paw Prints Newsletter

Posted Date: 10/10/25 (9:00 AM)

Paw Prints Newsletter

Important News for our Panther Community

Principal Update

You may have noticed our teachers and staff dressed unusually this week. It was an Underground Spirit Week - teachers and staff only! The students had fun guessing the theme each day.

Monday was Coaches' Day. We recognized our Instructional Coaches - Mrs. Brinker-Martin and Mrs. Edwards! We appreciate all they do (pictures below)!

Congratulations to our Golden Panthers for the month of October: Mrs. Edwards (Math Coach) and Ms. Nichols (ESE Paraprofessional). We appreciate how hard they work to support our teachers and students here at LCMS (pictures below)! Thank you to Cafe` Panuzzo's for sponsoring our Golden Panthers.

Congratulations to our Jazz, Symphonic and Advanced Band for an amazing Fall Concert on Tuesday night.

Congratulations to all 4 of our volleyball teams for winning their games against Milwee Wednesday! Our boys varsity team is still the ONLY undefeated team in Seminole County. We are proud of you, Panthers! Join us next week for our last game of the season when the girls play South Seminole at home and boys are away.

Good luck to the Band, Cheer & Pantherettes Dance Team students performing at Middle School Night tonight at the Oviedo HS football game.

Good luck also to the Chorus students participating in Round 2 of the All State Chorus auditions tomorrow.

Today, our Culture & Climate Committee will reward all of our students who made it through Quarter 1 without a referral. 1,211 out of 1,255 students will be rewarded. Way to go Panthers - keep up the great work!

Have a great week!

Dr. Laudani

Principal

Upcoming Important Dates

10/10 - Last day of Q1

7 pm - Middle School Night @ Oviedo HS Football game

10/13 - Teacher Workday - No School

10/14-10/17 - Write Score #1 in ELA classes

10/15 - Vball vs. SSA - Girls @ home

10/16 - 6th grade Health Screenings

XC Tryouts (see below for required form)

10/17 - Breast Cancer Awareness - Wear Pink

HS Magnet Presentations - in 8th SCI

10/18 - District Volleyball Tournament

10/21 - 5-8 pm - PTSA Spirit Night @ Jersey Mike's

10/22 - Choices in Learning MS Night

Beginning Band Fall Concert @ LCMS

10/23 - Red Ribbon Week Posters due (see below)

OHS Homecoming Parade

10/24 - Spirit Day - Baseball World Series

Picture Retake Day

10/27-10/31 - Red Ribbon Week (see below)

Action Items

Complete Clinic Consent if you have not already. Find the directions HERE PLEASE check the clinic consents - we cannot give a band aid or ice without it and LOTS of students do not have this completed. For the 2025-2026 school year, the consent forms can be found in the parent/guardian account of Skyward Family Access. Please click here to login.

Please talk to your kids & check their backpack for large amounts of post-it notes, paperclips & staples. They are making darts that they are sticking in the ceiling. These can become a safety issue. We are addressing it in classrooms and the halls as we see it but it is a significant enough issue that teachers asked me to bring it to your attention.

Parents of students in B lunch - particularly the 6th graders: Unfortunately, we have found that our 6th graders in B lunch cannot handle the freedoms that come with a regular middle school lunch. We have had to revert back to a more restrictive lunch with students only allowed 1 trip through the lunch line, and requiring raised hands before leaving their seats for the bathroom or to throw away trash. Please talk to your children about following the PAWS expectations, especially with regards to no running to and from lunch and keeping their hands and feet to themselves at all times. We hope that this improves over time and we are able to go back to our normal lunch procedures.

Top of the Prowl

Congrats to our "Top of the Prowl" IXL Leaderboard Winners for Week 1! This is a competition for who can reach proficiency in the most skills each week.

The winners this week were as follows:

1st Place Class: Ms. Peterson's 1st Period

Overall Student: Truett Bock (From Ms. Pratt's 2nd Period)

Overall Teacher: Ms. Pratt

Way to go, Panthers!

Cross Country Tryouts - XC

Cross Country Tryouts: Thursday, October 16, 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Distance for tryout: 1-mile timed run (regular season meets 1.5 miles (JV) and 2 miles (Varsity)

Practice Days for students who make the team: Mondays and Tuesdays 4:15-5:15

MANDATORY MEET DAYS: November 5, 12, 19, December 3rd 4:45-6:00 AND December 6th 8 am-10:30 am

Tryout Permission Form: Must be printed, completed, and turned in AT TRYOUTS to participate:

Parent Permission Form

Questions: Coach Rohr or Coach Capp

Free Glasses for kids

Please visit this site for more information:

https://www.miamilighthouse.org/FloridaHeikenProgram.asp

Red Ribbon Week

This year, Red Ribbon Week is October 27-31. Please see below for Red Ribbon Week activities.

***Posters are due Thursday, October 23.

LCMS Teach-In Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Parents, community members, and friends of Seminole County Public Schools, make plans now to be a part of Teach-In 2025 on Tuesday, November 18th.

What does it mean to “Teach for a Day”? LCMS invites you to share your time and talents with our students through career exploration and/or introducing them to new experiences! Plan to share a short lesson about your job, travel, hobby, sport, or life skill. Teach-In highlights the importance of bringing together teachers, school staff, parents, students and the community in a unified effort to support our students and schools. Volunteer for one class period or for the entire day!

Teach-In for the 2025-2026 school year will be held during American Education Week on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. If you are interested, please complete the form below. If you have specific questions, you can reach out to Dr. Taylor at taylorjd@myscps.us.

Form: https://forms.gle/Y9Rd9n7mpqLtVZNo9

After School Tutorial

Tutoring starts October 7, 2025 and concludes on April 23, 2026 and will be held from 4:15-5:15 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students will receive homework help as well as tutoring in math and reading by teachers and high school students.

Transportation will only be available from LCMS to Geneva Elementary (for those who live in Geneva only. The bus will arrive @ Geneva at 5:40 pm). All others will need to secure a ride after school. Pick up will be promptly at 5:15 pm. If your child will be walking home from LCMS on these days, there will not be a crossing guard to assist.

As a reminder, students participating in the after school tutorial program are expected to follow school expectations and guidelines. These standards ensure a safe and positive environment for everyone. Students who do not uphold these expectations may be dismissed from the program.

Questions? Contact Ms. Brinker-Martin at 407-871-7110 or Paige_Brinker-Martin@scps.k12.fl.us

LMHS Haunted House

Lake Mary High School is having their annual Haunted House on Wednesday October 29th from 7-9 PM. We would like to invite your students, staff, and families. We have a less scary Pumpkin hour for the ones who do not wish to be scared as much from 6-7 PM.

Club Listing

Several of our clubs are up and running.

Parents MUST sign a Google permission slip for each club their child plans to attend.

Visit the Students page of the LCMS website for a list of clubs & their Google permission forms:

https://www.lcms.scps.k12.fl.us/students

Visit the list to see all the new clubs!

**New Club Alert: Math Club starts 10/14, Basketball Club starts 10/23

Who to Call Flowchart

Have an issue? Don't know who to contact? Follow this flowchart.

All staff emails can be found on the Staff page of the LCMS Website: https://www.lcms.scps.k12.fl.us/staff

Administrator content areas can be found on the Our School page of the LCMS Website: https://www.lcms.scps.k12.fl.us/187285_2

The Conference Request Form can be found on the Parents page of the LCMS Website and at the bottom of this newsletter:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScw0R4y5dat1synlqFq3Re8JRU5zIJR5ZrhLZbHmw0BgFdLLw/viewform

Join LCMS in The Rising 5K

Join the LCMS group participating in The Rising 5K put on by the Oviedo Run Club on Saturday, October 25. The school with the largest group receives a $500 grant!

Right now, kids who sign up for the 5K pay their age to register. Parents and siblings can participate too - the more the merrier - just be sure to register using the link below as part of the Lawton Chiles group.

LCMS PTSA

PTSA Board Member Emails:

president@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Courtney Witt⁩

vicepresident@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Yadi Soto⁩

treasurer@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Maura Ward⁩

secretary@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Lindsey Smallwood⁩

membership@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Sarah T⁩apia

grants@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Kourtney Greenstein⁩

hospitality@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Felicia Prior⁩

8thgrade@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Kellie Burzee⁩

reflections@lcmsptsa.com @Monica Hagan

SACRep@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Kelly R⁩epstien

socialmedia@lcmsptsa.com Lisa Bartek

studentperks@lcmsptsa.com @⁨Kelly R⁩epstien

spiritnights@lcmsptsa.com @⁨January Sambell⁩

If you are interested in volunteering in the Lorenzo Library before school or during lunches, email Kelly Repstien at either of the emails above.

For more information about LCMS PTSA, visit: https://www.lcmsptsa.com/

To sign up for LCMS PTSA, visit: https://lcmsptsa.givebacks.com/shop?category=17470

To register to be a Dividend, visit: https://dvd.scps.k12.fl.us/

PTSA Facebook: LCMS PTSA

PTSA Facebook Group: Lawton Chiles Middle School Families Oviedo, FL

PTSA Instagram: chilesptsa

No Food Deliveries & Drop Offs

We do not accept any food deliveries (Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.) for students.

We do not accept any drop offs of any kind - PE Uniforms, lunch, homework, etc. If a student forgot their lunch, they will still be fed by Red Apple Dining.

We do not allow students to bring and share cupcakes or other treats. Please save the birthday celebrations for after school.