Mon. 3/1 
* Benchmark 3 window begins – thru the 11th 
* Baseball – JV vs. GLMS 
 
Tues. 3/2 
* SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF 
 
Wed. 3/3 
* SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STUDENTS DUE TO ICE 
* STAFF REPORT 
 
Thurs. 3/4 
* CLASS Keys Debriefing for Science in Dana’s office for administration 
* Baseball – JV vs. Dalton 
 
Friday 3/5 
* LMS Spirit day! 
* CLASS Keys Walk-thru @ Rossville Elementary – Dana to attend 
* Volleyball @ Rossville vs. GLMS & Rossville Middle 
 
Sat. 3/6 
* Baseball – V Playday @ Heritage Middle – 12:00 & 2:00 
* Volleyball – JV Playday @ Ringgold Middle 

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Mon. 2/22 
* Track Conditioning begins at Academy 
* Golf Tryouts begin at LaFayette Golf Course 
* Student leadership meetings during connections 
 
Tues. 2/23 
* School Council meeting @ 3:30 
* Volleyball @ LFO 
* 6th Grade Band performance @ Academy  
 
Wed. 2/24 
* OCD – Whole Grade 
 
Thurs. 2/25 
* Track Tryouts @ Academy 
 
Friday 2/26  
* LMS Spirit day! 
* BETA Club meeting 
* Track Tryouts continue 
* Volleyball vs. CVMS & GLMS @ LMS 
 
Sat. 2/27  
* Baseball – JV Playday 
* Soccer – Jamboree @ Heritage 
* Volleyball – vs. CVMS 

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Mon. 2/15 
* Presidents Day Holiday 
* Basketball – Boys play in the NGAC tournament semifinals @ LFO – 4:30 
 
Tues. 2/16 
* Begin after-school tutoring 
* Math Competition at Berry College 
* Soccer tryouts begin 
* Volleyball tryouts begin 
* Baseball tryouts begin 
 
Wed. 2/17 
 
Thurs. 2/18 
* CLASS Keys @ Chattanooga Valley Elementary 
 
Friday 2/19 
* LMS Spirit day! 
* Walker County Spelling bee @ LHS – 8:30 
 
Sat. 2/20 
* Soccer Jamboree @ Heritage Middle School 
* Volleyball – V. playday @ LFO 

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Mon. 2/8 
* NGAC Basketball tournament begins, specific times to determined 
* BETA Club group 
* Progress reports go home with all students 
 
Tues. 2/9 
* 6th grade Math Competition at Berry College 
* Duty Free lunch will be today! 
 
Wed. 2/10 
* Renaissance field trip to the movies for all students with 100+ stamps for Academy students only.  
* OCD – Whole group (tech training provided by ETTC, bring your laptops) 
 
Thurs. 2/11 
* CLASS Keys training at AEC – Mike, Dana, and Karen H. to attend 
* OCD – Whole group 
* BETA Club induction ceremony – 6:00 at the main campus 
 
Friday 2/12 
* LMS Spirit day! 

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Mon. 2/1 
* 8th grade field trip to Teen Health Fair 
* Spring sports meeting at main campus at 3:00 
* BETA Club group pics immediately following morning announcements 
 
Tues. 2/2 
* Basketball – V vs. Dade 
* Math team and Yearbook Club group pics immediately following morning  
announcements 
 
Wed. 2/3 
* State-Wide Severe Weather Drill @ 9:10 
* OCD – Whole grade 
* Duty free lunch 
* 4-H meeting 
* Art Club pics at the beginning of 5th block 
 
Thurs. 2/4 
* Radio Club and 4-H group pics immediately following morning announcements 
* Basketball – V @ Heritage (make up game from Friday) 
 
Friday 2/5 
* LMS Spirit Day – BLACK OUT! 
* Math Competition at GA Power Building in Rome 
* Renaissance Celebration #2 - Gym Masters at 2:00.  
* Rambler Rally Dance after school until 5:45 
* Basketball – V vs. LFO, beginning at 6:00 
 
Sat. 2/6 
* Reading Bowl Competition @ Pickens Co. Middle School 

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Mon. 1/25 
* CLASS Keys Debriefing in Dana’s office for ELA 
* Student Leadership team meeting during connections 
* Group pic for student leadership teams – during connections 
 
Tues. 1/26 
* Power-Town with all 8th grade science classes with Vernon Barnett 
* Basketball – V vs. Rossville 
 
Wed. 1/27 
* Power-Town with all 8th grade science classes with Vernon Barnett 
* OCD – Whole grade 
* Duty free lunch 
 
Thurs. 1/28 
* Power-Town with all 8th grade science classes with Vernon Barnett 
* FCA group pic at the end of the FCA morning meeting, prior to HR 
* Last stamp day for Renaissance period 2 
 
Friday 1/29  
* LMS Spirit Day! 
* LMS Spelling bee in media center – 8:30 
* Spring sports meetings (baseball, soccer, track, golf) 
Academy at 8:00, main campus at 3:00 
* Basketball – V @ Heritage 
* BETA Club meeting 

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Mon. 1/18 
* MLK Holiday 
 
Tues. 1/19 
* Basketball – V @ CVMS 
* “Tired Tuesday” PJs may be worn with $1 donation 
* Walker County BOE meeting 6:00 
 
Wed. 1/20 
* 8th grade State-wide Writing assessment 
* “Western Wednesday” Cowboy hats may be worn with $1 donation 
 
Thurs. 1/21 
* “Top-Hat Thursday” Any hat may be worn with $1 donation 
 
Friday 1/22 
* LMS Spirit Day! 
* “Finally Friday” Sunglasses may be worn with $1 donation 
* Basketball – V @ GLMS 

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Mon. 1/11 
* Send home report cards and newsletters with all students 
 
Tues. 1/12 
* 8th grade mock Writing Assessment 
* Basketball – V @ Ringgold 
* Band Boosters’ Club meeting at main campus – 6:00 
 
Wed. 1/13 
* OCD – Math / ELA 
* Duty free lunch 
 
Thurs. 1/14 
* OCD – Science / SS 
 
Friday 1/15 

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Mon 1/4  
 
Tues 1/5 
* Faculty meeting – 9:00 @ main campus for all staff 
* CLASS Keys team meeting following the faculty meeting 
* Q2 grades and comments go historical @ 4:00 
 
Wed 1/6 
* Begin 3rd 9 weeks / 2nd semester (45 days) 
 
Thurs 1/7 
* Report cards / newsletters go home with all students 
 
Friday 1/8 
* Basketball – Varsity @ Trion 

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Study Island is our new web based program to help students with their academics. The program has a web link on the LaFayette Middle School web site or can be accessed at www.studyisland.com. Study Island offers the following benefits: 
 
Web-based - Because Study Island is completely Web based, students can use it at school or home and can study and learn at their own pace. There is no software to download or install; all you need is an Internet connection. 
 
Dynamic Content - Not only are there several thousand questions in the Study Island program, but each question is also constantly changing. The answers to the multiple choice questions are continuously changing position, and the numbers in the math questions are randomly chosen. This causes the students to learn the concepts, not just memorize the answers. 
 
Skills-Specific - Study Island's lessons and practice tests are based solely on the Georgia Performance Standards and are specifically designed to prepare students for the CRCT/GHSGT. Study Island covers each and every Standard that will be tested on the CRCT/GHSGT. 
 
Better Than Workbooks - Study Island offers all the benefits of workbook based programs in addition to the tremendous benefits that can only be provided by a Web based program. Unlike workbooks, Study Island enables students to interact with thousands of questions, then automatically and instantly grades and records all student work. In addition, users are able to print custom workbooks. 
 
Question Style Similar to the CRCT/GHSGT - The question style on Study Island is similar to the style on the actual CRCT/GHSGT. This allows students to get comfortable with the testing style; therefore, test-taking mistakes will be reduced and scores will improve. 
 
Self-paced - Every student learns at a different pace. Study Island allows the student to learn at their own pace. 
 
Multiple Study Modes - In addition to allowing students to learn at their own pace, Study Island lets students choose their style of learning. Students can choose between a standard test format and several interactive games for their study sessions. 
 
Real-time Reporting - Study Island records statistics for each user session in a real time report card. Teachers have access to a private page where they can view usage statistics and results for each student and the school as a whole. Real-time reports (including graphs) help teachers measure progress and identify deficiencies as they relate to the specific Standard. Teachers and administrators can use these statistics to see how their students compare to other students in Georgia. 
 

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