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HOME OF THE FALCONSSome Things MooreVisit our new website at moore.portlandschools.orgLyman Moore Middle School171 Auburn St.Portland, Maine 04103Phone: (207) 874-8150Fax: (207) 874-8272PrincipalStephen J. Rogersrogers@portlandschools.orgAssistant PrincipalLouise B. Mosesmosesl@portlandschools.orgAdministrative SecretaryMichele Frankfrankm@portlandschools.orgFebruary 3, 2015From the PrincipalIt is hard to believe that we are now half waythrough the school year. Despite lost mefrom weather, it has been an incrediblyposi ve, produc ve school year so far, andwe look to build upon that. As we movethrough the year, we con nuously look to“ramp” things up and expect a bit more fromeach learner over me. For our 8th graders,we need them to con nue their focus as weproperly prepare them for high school andbeyond. Transi on ac vi es, which includeHS open houses, visits, selec ons and courserequests are well underway. See ourschool’s webpage for specific dates andmes of these events.Science Class************** New Website ***************Progress ReportsThe district has just opened a new district website. Please excuse any difficul esin access as we work out any challenges as we transi on. Our new web address isProgress reports wentout on Friday, January30th to students. This is amidpoint grade check forthe second trimester. Ifyou see anything on theprogress report that isless than sa sfactory,please have a discussionwith your child. Ifneeded, feel free to alsocontact the teacher orteachers of the class orclasses involved.moore.portlandschools.orgMoore Partners with Bowdoin CollegeOur school con nues to partner with Bowdoin College. Several oftheir educa on students have worked at theschool, helping individual students who needadded support. We appreciate the con nuedstrong partnership that is mutually beneficial!
PAGE 2S OME T H ING S MOOREV I S IT OUR NEWHairspray Jr.Our thanks go out toHannah Friedman (andher staff of volunteers)who directed this year’smusical featuring theac ng, singing anddancing talents of manyof our students.Addi onally, with thehelp of several parentvolunteers, our stu‐dents designed sets,worked tech equipmentand worked back stage.The show was a tremen‐dous display of themany hours of hardwork put in to pull off afirst class show. Thesinging, dancing, ac ng,staging and costumingwas truly amazing! Wealready look forward tonext year’sperformance, whateverit may be!School Geography BeeCongratula ons to all par cipants in our recent schoolGeography Bee. House winners par cipated today todetermine school winners, who will compete at the next level.AssessmentIn January, over 100 of ourstudents par cipated inAccess tes ng.Addi onally, our other 400students par cipated inprac ce Smarter Balancedtes ng. The goal of this wasto orient staff and students tothe format and tools of this test.As you may know, this is thestate tes ng which replaces theNECAP tes ng. It is aligned tothe Common Core StateStandards. The data serves asanother data point to accessstudent progress and schoolprogramming. All studentswill par cipate in this tes ngin March and April. Moredetails to follow.
V I S IT OUR NEWS OME T H ING S MOOREPAGE 38th Grade Blood DriveEighth grade studentshave been engaged inan integrated unit stud‐ying disease, how bloodworks, the history of theAmerican Red Cross, thecircula on system, gra‐phing and personalle er wri ng. As aculmina ng event, the8th grade is partneringwith the American RedCross to sponsor aBlood Drive at Moore onThursday, February 5thfrom 1‐7 PM in thecafeteria. For moreinforma on or toregister to donate,please contact theschool at874‐8150.Kieve (6th graders)All Lyman Moore 6th graderswill take part in a team building/leadership program with TheLeadership School at Kieve onApril 29‐May 1. This representsour second year with Kieve andour fourth year par cipa ng inthis memorable experience.Moore staff and Kieve stafffeedback was quite posi ve. Weheld informa on mee ngs forparents and students earlier inthe year, and will run the parentmee ng again for any parentswho may have missed it onThursday, March 5th at 6 PM inthe Library. If you have anyques ons or concerns, pleaseRise and ThriveLyman Moore con nues to offer amorning program called Rise and Thrive,which begins at 7:30am. Students willhave an opportunity to begin their day inposi ve ac vi es designed to “pick themup” in the morning. Ac vi es vary eachday and can be found outlined on thewebsite. Please be sure to discussexpecta ons with your child.As this is voluntary, our expecta on isthat students will come and par cipatein a posi ve way. If they do not, theywill not be able to con nue. We do notwant to exclude anyone, so your help isappreciated.call the school, 874‐8150.Students, parents and staffmembers have referred to thisas an opportunity of a life me!
PAGE 4S OME T H ING S MOOREExcellence In Education(EIE)/PBISV OLU ME 1 , ISSUE 1Junior AchievementAll 8th grade students were able to gain a peek into life inbusinesses by par cipa ng in job shadows last week. Stu‐dents spent a day in area businesses learning aboutknowledge and skills necessary to be successful in thework world. We thank Junior Achievement and our par c‐ipa ng businesses for helping to prepare our students forSafe, secure, valued, and respected:At this point in me, I hope thateveryone has heard those words.These words represent a large part ofour work in the past with the localNAACP in our work to assure that allstudents are in an op mal learningenvironment. We con nue to use thislanguage to outline expecta ons for posi ve behaviors at ourschool. Students receive SOAR cards when they exhibit properbehaviors. These cards are used as currency to purchase itemsSnow daysWhat to do as astudent on snow days?!Please encourage yourchild to con nue theireduca on on such daysby reading and doingmath. All studentsMrs. Trieu enjoying the latestsnow dayhave access to Aleks formath work. On a snow day, studentscould complete at least anhour of math prac ce athome. They could also read forat least an hour. Literacy andnumeracy skills areessen al to all learning inmiddle school, high school,college and in the world ofwork!Basketball Season Ended (new sports begin)Congratula ons to all of our studentathletes who par cipated in therecent basketball season. It was ahighly produc ve season with manyteam and individual accomplishments.We thank our coaches for the manyhours involved and for focusing onposi ve sportsmanship as well asathle c improvement!Ready to begin now are wrestling,track and swimming. Anyone maypar cipate in these teams (no cutsand no grade restric ons). Formore Informa on, please contactMr. Darasz, our Athle c Director (andPE teacher).8th Grade Girls Basketball Team
V OLU ME 1 , ISSUE 1S OME T H ING S MOOREPAGE 5District Goals(from the Comprehensive Plan) All students will graduate from high school. All graduates will demonstrate college readiness in the areas of academics, communica on andcri cal thinking. All students will par cipate in ac vi es that demonstrate service to our community, individualcrea vity and physical wellness.Moore Goals Improve the student climate. Improve student achievement, with a specific focus in the areas of reading, wri ng and mathema cs. Improve student engagement. Improve the public image of LMMS.I continue to hear great feedback from staff, students, parents and the community about ourgreat school. If you have any questions or concerns, as always, please contact us as we valueyour feedback. I can be reached at 874-8150 or rogers@portlandschools.org.We continuously look to improve and provide a world class middle level learning institution.Stephen J. Rogers, Principal
school’s webpage for specific dates and mes of these events. From the Principal February 3, 2015 Science Class Moore Partners with Bowdoin College Our school con nues to partner with Bowdoin College. Several of their educ
