BE NICE WEEK

We are so excited to be bringing BE NICE week to Lowell Middle School. Activities for students will be held during the school day the week of February 17-21. Students will have the chance each day to hear positive messages during academic focus and lunch time, as well as see artwork around the building promoting being kind to one another. The high school is also having their BE NICE week during that same week. More details to come!

Counseling Office Intern

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new counseling office intern, Yetunde Rotimi. Ms. Rotimi is a graduate of Michigan State and is completing her Master's in School Counseling at Western. She has years of experience working in Grand Rapids Public Schools as an after-school program coordinator, substitute teacher, and youth advocate. We are very excited to have her working with us in Lowell for the next couple of months.

Anti-Bullying/Respect Lesson

The counselors will be visiting the 6th grade science classrooms this week to present a lesson on anti-bullying and respect. We will be in Mr. Lake's room on Tuesday and Mrs. Walters' room on Wednesday. Students will be hearing about the different types of bullying, learn about why people bully, and be given strategies for dealing with and reporting bullying. We will also discuss how the students can take responsibility to make LMS a positive place, filled with people who show respect for each other. Please ask your 6th grader what they learned this week and help facilitate even more good discussion about this very important topic.

The STARS program was a big success again this year. We wrapped up with our last session before winter break. Wonderful friendships were formed, and helpful tools were given for the girls to move forward and make positive choices in their lives. We will have a reunion for all of the STARS girls sometime in the spring!

Still time to sign up for STARS -- We met for the first time with our STARS group yesterday, but there is still time for your 6th grade daughter to sign up if she is interested. She can pick up a permission slip in the counseling office. There will be no more additions to the group after next week's meeting. Please call the counseling office if you have any questions.

We took a short break from our blog last year but we are back and giving updates this year! We are excited to meet all of the new 6th graders and re-connect with the 7th and 8th grade students. Remember the counselors are here for anything that is getting in the way of you doing your best at school. If you need to make an appointment, there are appointment notes outside our office doors and boxes for each counselor in which to put the notes. We will be meeting all of our 6th graders at some point, so don't be surprised if you get a yellow pass from your counselor soon. Good luck with the start of the 2013-2014 school year!

Mastering Middle School Workshop

Sign up for the Mastering Middle School Workshop today! Parents and children attend this workshop together to develop goals for the upcoming school year and receive strategies for success. Choose either the evening or morning session to attend:
Wednesday, August 22nd, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 29th, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Please contact the middle school office if you are interested in signing up or would like more information. 987-2800