The Linn Mar High School Late Winter Early Spring LION

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The Linn-Mar High School

LION UPDATE February-March 2017

Parent Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 16

February-March Calendar

Week 23 Schedule

1/30 Regular Schedule


2/1 Regular Schedule 2/2 Regular Schedule


Week 24 Schedule





Week 25 Schedule




Week 26 Schedule

2/20 No Classes/Professional Development




Week 27 Schedule




Week 28 Schedule





March 13 - March 17 Spring Break No Classes

Week 29 Schedule





Week 30 Schedule



3/30 Regular Schedule 3/31 No Classes/Teacher Workday

Parent Conferences Sign-up LMHS Parent Conferences will

be held on Thursday, February 16,

from 4:00-7:30 p.m.

Sign-up for Parent Conferences

will begin on Monday, February 6,

either online at: http://myschoolsystems.com/LinnMar/

high_school/conferences.php?

where_from=student&language=english

or by phone at 447-3040. The link

for Parent Conference sign-up is also

on the LMHS webpage.

Conferences are held in the

individual teacher’s classroom with a

couple of exceptions. Fitness class

conferences are held in the Learning

Center. Conferences are ten minutes

in length.

We encourage everyone to take

advantage of this time to meet with

teachers on February 16.

Registration Timelines

Online registration for current

Grades 9, 10 and 11 began on

January 26. Online registration ends

on Friday, February 10, at 3:30

p.m. Current 8th grade students can

begin online registration on Friday,

February 3. Online registration for

current 8th grade students also ends

on Friday, February 10, at 3:30

p.m.

Please see a school counselor

for any questions regarding online

course registration.

Late Winter -

Early Spring

EDITION

8th Grade Parent

Course Registration Night

On Monday, February 6 The 8th Grade Parent Course

Registration Night meeting will be

held on Monday, February 6. The

meeting is open to all 8th Grade

parents. Students are welcome to

attend. The main session will be

held in the LMHS Auditorium

beginning at 7:00 p.m. The

session will take about forty-five

minutes. Beginning at 5:30 p.m.,

parents and students may tour

renovated classrooms and visit with

teachers in the Design/Engineering/

Materials, Agri-Aqua-Science, Art,

and Family and Consumer Science

departments. Beginning at 6:00

p.m., in the Learning Center,

parents and students may meet with

teachers to discuss course choices.

Informational Breakout sessions

will also be held at 5:45, 6:15 and

6:45 p.m.

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LINN-MAR HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE LIONS

ACADEMIC TIMELINES AND DATES

2/3 8th Grade Online Course Registration Begins

2/6 8th Grade Parent Course Registration Night

2/10 Deadline to Drop Classes for 3rd Quarter

2/11 ACT @ Marion HS

2/16 LMHS Parent Conferences

2/24 Deadline to Declare Credit-Fail for 3rd Qtr. Classes

3/11 SAT date

3/24 Deadline to Drop Classes for 2nd Semester

3/30 End of 3rd Quarter

Linn-Mar ACT Code

162763

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

The following events are scheduled in the College and

Career Center during February and March:

Lunch & Learn Sessions:

Feburary 7: Choosing a College Major(A&B lunches)

February 8: Choosing a College Major (C&D

lunches)

February 21: ACT Test Prep (A&B lunches)

February 22: ACT Test Prep (C&D lunches)

Other Sessions:

February 2: Focus Your Future: Project Lead The

Way Night

February 16: 10th Grade College/Career Planning

Meeting (5:30 and 6:30 p.m.) in the Presentation/Lecture

Hall.

February 24: 11th Grade Kirkwood Comm. College

Visit (sign-up in College and Career Center).

February TBD: Career Speaker in Building Trades

(watch LMTV for date).

March 10: ASVAB Testing (8:30 a.m. in College and

Career Center)

March TBD: Career Speaker

All students are welcome to visit the College and Career

Center (CCC) during school hours.

Spring Break is March 13-17

Classes for 3rd quarter

will resume on

Monday, March 20

ZAPS ACT Prep

A ZAPS ACT Prep Seminar will be held on

Saturday, February 25, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at

Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids. Another session

will be held on both Wednesday, March 29, and

Thursday, March 30, from 6:30–9:00 p.m. at Solon High

School. Interested students can sign up for a seminar at

zaps.com. Students can visit this website periodically to

find other scheduled ACT prep sessions.

3rd Quarter ends on Thursday, March 30

Friday, March 31, is a teacher workday

with no LMHS classes scheduled.

4th Quarter begins on Monday, April 3

GRADE TRANSCRIPTS

Transcripts will no longer be mailed at the end of each

semester. If you would like a copy of an official, signed

transcript, contact the 9th-10th Grades Office (447-3043)

or the 11th-12th Grades Office (447-3070) to make the

request. Unofficial transcripts are also available at any

time via PowerSchool.

Students can send transcripts to prospective colleges or

other post-secondary institutions at any time using Family

Connection. Students needing help in setting up their

Family Connection accounts should see their counselor or

stop by either the 9th-10th Grades Office or the 11th-12th

Grades Office.

Unofficial transcripts for 1st or 2nd semester are only

mailed to parents upon request. Parents wishing to have an

unofficial transcript for a current LMHS student should call

the Main Office at 447-3040.

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COURSE REGISTRATION FOR 2017-18

Students will begin the process of selecting courses for the 2017-18 school year in late

January–early February. All course selections made during the registration process are made

via PowerSchool. Students in grades 9, 10 and 11, will receive course registration information

during Homeroom on Thursday, January 26. Online registration for these grade-levels will

take place from Thursday, January 26, through Friday, February 10. 8th grade students

will receive course registration materials at Oak Ridge or Excelsior middle schools. Students

not currently enrolled at Linn-Mar should contact the Linn-Mar High School Main Office

(447-3040) in order to meet with a counselor and get registered for courses. Once online

registration is completed, the master schedule of courses is developed for the 2017-18 school

year. This schedule is primarily based upon student course requests during registration. Every

effort is made to fulfill student course requests. It is anticipated that student schedules will be

distributed to current grades 9, 10 and 11 in early May. Schedule changes can be made with

school counselors during the remainder of May.

Parents are encouraged to work closely with students during the course selection process.

An 8th Grade Parent Course Registration Planning Night will be held on Monday, February 6,

at 7:00 p.m. in the LMHS Auditorium. The meeting will conclude about 7:45 p.m. Information

presented at the meeting will include making appropriate course selections, scheduling, and

the four year planning process. Teachers from each department will also be available for

questions prior to the meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the LMHS Learning Center. 8th

Grade online course registration will begin on Friday, February 3, and end on Friday,

February 10. 9th-10th Grades counselors will be visiting and available at both middle

schools prior to and during the online registration window for 8th Grade students.

The 2017-18 LMHS Program of Studies is available on the Linn-Mar High School Website.

Hard copies may be accessed in the 9th-10th Grades Office, 11th-12th Grades Office, Upper

Commons/Library, and Learning Center. Please see your counselor for any questions you

may have about online registration of courses.

Iowa BIG

For the 2017-18 school year, Linn-Mar

is officially partnering with the Cedar

Rapids and College Community school

districts in the Iowa BIG program. A second Iowa BIG

site will be developed on the north side of the metro

area, and Linn-Mar will have two teachers directly

involved in the program at that location.

Iowa BIG provides opportunities for students

to work on authentic community projects and receive

academic credit. Students in the program attend LMHS

for half of the school day, and Iowa BIG for the other

half of the school day. The program is currently

available for juniors and seniors. See your school

counselor for more information regarding Iowa BIG.

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STUDENT TUTORING REQUESTS

Request forms for receiving a student peer or adult

tutor may be found in the 9th-10th Grades Office, the

11th-12th Grades Office, or online. As many requests

as possible are matched with a tutor. Tutoring takes

place in forty-five minute sessions between 7:30 a.m.

and 4:20 p.m. in the Learning Center the Upper

Commons/Library, or in the Main Office.

PEER TUTORS and ADULT TUTORS

Applications to be a Student Peer Tutor (either

volunteer or for credit) may be picked up in the 9th-

10th Grades Office, 11th-12th Grades Office, or online.

A brief orientation meeting is required of all tutors

prior to a tutoring assignment. See your counselor for

questions. We work to have tutors for all core

academic areas during each period of the day.

Adult Tutors sign up with Community Services

as a LM Volunteer. Applications are available at the

LRC, LMHS or online. Contact Karla Terry,

Community Services Coordinator, for questions.

STUDENT ASSISTANCE

For any family, personal, social, academic, mental

health, or other issues, please contact one of the student

assistance counselors:

Janessa Walters, Student Assistance Counselor

(Drop Out Prevention) 892-4884

Kevin McCauley, Student Assistance

Counselor (Prevention Specialist) 447-3047

Lisa Mooney, Student Assistance Counselor,

(Family Specialist) 447-3129

Todd Goodell, Academic Assistance

Counselor 447-3073

A listing of faculty/staff on the

LMHS Student Assistance Team

is posted throughout the building. Students may

contact any member of this team for assistance.

LEARNING CENTER

The Learning Center is a program for all Linn-

Mar students and serves as an extension of the

classroom. The Learning Center gives students

the opportunity to work on core instruction, and

provides enrichment opportunities or time for

individual study and group collaboration. All

9th and 10th grade students are assigned to the

Learning Center during non-class periods.

Listed below are some of the supports offered

within the Learning Center. If you have any

questions concerning the Learning Center or

supports offered within please contact your

student’s counselor for further information or visit

the Learning Center link in the LMHS website.

Guided Studies

Focus Lab

Tutoring Lab

Afterschool Guided Study Program

Academic Assistance Counseling

Three Classroom Computer Labs

Writing Center

Student Testing Rooms

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Planning for 2017-18 and Beyond

Along with Course Registration, many other preparations are taking place for 2017-18. During the past two

years, LMHS has used nine classrooms located at the LRC. In 2017-18, only the Child Development and Parenting

classroom will remain at the LRC. All other classrooms will relocate to the LMHS building. Parking for 2017-18

will remain the same with grades 11 and 12 having designated parking areas in the East and Stadium/Aquatic

Center parking lots. The parking lottery will again be held to determine who gets parking tags and lot preference.

Those eligible for a parking tag may purchase one following the August parking lottery for $25.00. Grade 9 has a

designated parking area on the gravel lot at Armstrong Field. Approximately twenty-five parking tags are issued

at no fee.

The LM School Board has voted to realign grade levels in the future. The realignment will create seven PK-4

elementary schools, two 5-7 middle schools, an 8-9 center, and a 10-12 LMHS. A bond referendum is currently

being planned for September to facilitate the realignment including significant upgrades to Bowman Woods,

Indian Creek and Wilkins Elementaries, the building of a 5-7 building, and the renovation of Excelsior to become

an 8-9 center. An exact timeline will not be established until the bond issue passes. A rough estimate on when the

realignment would take place would be approximately three years after the bond referendum passes.

The ‘Commons’ Concept

Beginning in 2016-17, LMHS has seven ‘commons’ learning spaces for students . Each of these spaces

have varied learning and media resources for students for individual and group study. These ‘commons’

spaces provide the infrastructure to better meet the needs of 21st Century learners in collaborative, resourceful,

purposeful, and engaging learning environments for online and college coursework, as well as for ‘blended’

learning opportunities. University library environments was a major inspiration in the design of the ‘commons’

areas. Each location is an academic environment during the school day, and students are expected to use each

of these areas in this manner. The areas are also versatile and can be used for a variety of other functions for

events and other activities outside of the school day.

The ‘commons’ learning space locations are: Pride Rock Commons, West/Theater Commons, South

Commons, Main Office/Study Commons, Upper Commons/Library, and The Commons at the Four Corners.

The Outdoor Commons and Vestibule, Lower Commons/Cafeteria, Food Court are also ‘commons’ learning

spaces with lunch served during Block 3/Periods 5-6.

LMHS Renovation Update

We have reached the end of the final

phase of the renovation. While punch list

items will continue to be completed for a

couple of months, the Presentation/Lecture

Hall, classroom, and door #16 area should

be finished on or before February 10. A

door lock/card swipe system has also been

installed and should be operable in early

February as well. Most construction trailers

and equipment have been removed.

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STUDENT ABSENCES

For any student absence, please contact the school

by phone. Written notes are not accepted. Effort to

contact parents will be made for students not in

attendance and with no notification of the absence.

ATTENDANCE for grades 9/10 447-3050

Assistant Principal:

Joe Nietert (447-3022)

ATTENDANCE for grades 11/12 447-3046

11th-12th Student Dean:

Chris Robertson (447-3051)

WEATHER ALERTS

All delays, cancellations, and early dismissals will

be communicated on:

District website banner

(www.linnmar.k12.ia.us

District Facebook page as status update

District Twitter for emergency notifications

Local TV: KCRG, KGAN, KFXA, KWWL

Radio: KCCK, KHAK, KKRQ, KMRY,

KZIA, and WMT

If two-hour late start, then...all LMHS,

COMPASS, and SUCCESS morning activities

Cancelled.

MVC ATHLETICS WEBSITE All Linn-Mar High School athletics schedules are on the MVC Athletics website. Anyone may sign-up to

receive text and email notifications regarding game changes, postponements or cancellations. This will be the

primary site for athletic notices used by the Linn-Mar High School Athletics Department.

www.mississippivalleyiowa.org

SPORTSMANSHIP

Linn-Mar High School students, parents, and spectators are all expected to exemplify the

highest level of sportsmanship at athletic events. Chanting or taunting opponents, doing

anything to incite opponents, or that does not display appropriate sportsmanship, is

unacceptable at a high school athletic contest. Your efforts toward sportsmanship are greatly

appreciated.

DO YOUR PART TO SUPPORT LINN-MAR TEAMS LOUDLY, ENTHUSIASTICALLY,

AND WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF SPORTSMANSHIP!

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