LMS News

• Levy information for Laurin families

• BGPS Replacement Levy

• AHA Laurin Fundraiser Kickoff

• LMS Inspiration/Spirit Week Themes

• LMS Drill Team Information/Permission Slip

• LMS Yearbook

  • LMS 2024/25 Yearbook Presale

  • LMS 2023/24 Surplus Yearbook Sale

• Counselors' Corner

  • Zen Den Flyer

  • Zero Referral Winner

• Art Corner

  • Artist of the Week

• 2024/2025 Middle School Sports

  • Coed Track Registration Information

• 8th Grade Announcements

  • 8th Grade Celebration Committee Meeting via zoom

District News

• School calendar adjustments for snow days

• 2025-26 school calendar - key dates

• Family and Community Resource Center in need of donations

• FCRC Outer Wear Give-away

• Bingo and Books at Chief Umtuch Middle School

• Save on before- or after-school child care

• Student resources

• Care Solace: Your link to mental health support

• Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish translation and interpretation services

• Employee Recognition Award

• Looking for something to do?

  
  

LMS Key Dates

Dear families,

As you may know, Battle Ground’s board of directors voted to rerun the replacement education

and operations levy in the April 22 special election. The current education and operations levy will expire after 2025.

How the levy affects Laurin Middle School 

If approved, the replacement levy would continue to fund the following at our school:

Laurin Middle Schools - School Security 

Special education

• Technology support

• Custodial services

• Multilingual support

• Safety 

• Mental health support

• Curriculum

• Teachers

• Class sizes

• Busing

• Music

• Sports

• Extracurricular activities

• Maintenance/grounds

• Health/nursing and more

How you can learn more

Please consider attending a presentation next month. These presentations are an opportunity to learn about what the levy pays for and next steps if it were to fail a second time. There are two dates that you can choose from:

April 8 at the Lewisville Campus, 406 NW Fifth Ave., Battle Ground

• April 16 at Prairie High School, 11311 NE 119th St., Vancouver

Both presentations begin at 5:30 p.m. and are open to the public. Childcare and light refreshments will be provided. 

Can’t make it to the presentation? Here is a short informational video about the levy. You can also find more information, including FAQs and a calculator, on the district’s website. 

You should receive your ballot between April 1 and April 4. The deadline to vote is 8 p.m. on April 22.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you,

Eric Sakshaug

Laurin Middle School

Información sobre el reemplazo del impuesto (Levy) para las familias de Laurin.

Информация о налоге (levy) для семей Laurin

Dear Families,

American Heart Challenge kicked off!  We are excited to learn how to keep our hearts healthy & happy while raising lifesaving donations for the American Heart Association to fight America’s #1 and #4 killers, heart disease and stroke!  Thank you for being a Heart Hero! 

1. Sign up TODAY at http://www2.heart.org/goto/Laurin or by downloading the free AHA Schools App for Apple or Android

2. Give or Get a Donation! SEND 10 emails/texts to friends & family asking for a donation

3. Start Finn’s Mission in your HQ to learn Hands-Only CPR.

 AHC GOALS & CELEBRATIONS:

• Our goal is to raise $1500 in lifesaving donations!

• Students that raise one donation will get to spin a wheel at lunch for an extra prize!

• The homeroom with the most students signed up from each grade level will get a popcorn party!

• The top fundraiser from each grade will get to Bring a friend to a pizza party!!

• If we reach our school goal, principals will be Silly Stringed!!

• Students who complete Finn’s Mission will earn a shoutout on Weekly Announcements & an entry into a national sweepstakes for Super Bowl tickets!

 Thank you so much for being a heart hero! Together, we are saving lives!

Next week is Spirit week and the start of our Inspire week. Inspire week is a week to promote kindness and inclusion on our campus through challenges and activities!

Monday's spirit day is Pajama day and there will be a card making station for kindness cards before school. Stop by the table to create a kindness card to give to a friend, a staff member, or someone you want to show kindness to. There will be other Inspire week activities throughout next week and check out the flyers in the cafeteria to find out the other Spirit days!"

Here is an Inspire/Spirit Week flyer to put in the Lion's Roar tomorrow

It’s Parade Season! It’s that time again to start the LMS Band Drill Team, and we are looking for

students that will be able to fully commit to being at every practice, and ready to work hard.

• Available to march in the Hazel Dell Parade 05/17/25

• Attend all rehearsals prior to the Hazel Dell Parade: April 7 – May 17.

• (Mon./Tues./WedThurs) 2:45 – 4pm) (FIRST rehearsal 4/7th ends at 4pm)

• Provide transportation home from each practice, please be prompt

• Purchase a Marching T–Shirt ($20.00) payments: DBT

• Need white shoes, white socks and school appropriate black leggings by May 14th

• Laurin Middle School Academics comes first; (no F’s)

• Parent Permission is required

Practice times may change closer to parade day,

if canceled parents will me notified asap.

Come one! Come all! Now is the time for the Zero to One Referral Winner - the moment you've been waiting for! Today we have two winners of our weekly drawing:

• 5th Grader:   Katelynn Anderson  AND

• 6th Grader: Vladyslav Zaiets

Congratulations to both Katelynn & Vladyslav!

Congratulations to 7th Grader: Levi King...

 Laurin’s Artist of the Week!

Here are season and registration dates for 2024/2025 Middle School Sports that is open to 6th through 8th grade students. Now is the time to get schedule your sports physical if your student plans on participating. Sports physicals are good for 2 years.

Visit the district’s middle school sports webpage to learn more.

CLICK HERE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

Season 4

Coed Track

• Season April 14, 2025 - May 28, 2025 (Revised)

• Registration Wednesday, March 12, 2025 through on Tuesday, April 22, 2025

*Registration opens 3 weeks prior to the start of the season, registration closes 2 weeks after the 1st practice.

Laurin PTO is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: 8th Grade Celebration Planning
Time: Apr 2, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
        Every 2 weeks on Wed, until May 14, 2025, 4 occurrence(s)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81192906947?pwd=tRFO6luVQf2ejOpaHDqhOIV8nz97sG.1

Meeting ID: 811 9290 6947
Passcode: 938503

The Battle Ground school board recently approved the 2025-26 academic calendar. Here are some of the key dates:

• First day of school - Tuesday, Aug. 26

• Thanksgiving break - Nov. 26-28

• Winter break - Dec. 22, 2025, through Jan. 2, 2026

• Spring break - April 6-10

• Last day of school (weather dependent) - Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Battle Ground Public Schools’ Family and Community Resource Center helps meet the needs of families facing challenges. As a donation based program, the FCRC relies on our community to help fill the shelves and those shelves are emptying fast. Right now, they have severe needs for items including soap, hygiene products, socks, underwear and more. 

View a list and information on how to donate by visiting the district website.

Right At School, the district’s partner providing before- and after- school care, is still accepting registrations for the remainder of the school year, including at Yacolt Primary, its newest location. Right at School offers a safe place for children to make new friends, take advantage of supervised homework assistance, engage in educational activities and much more. Through the end of March, use the code WINTER25 when you register to save 25% off the regular price.

Families of children ages 3-5 looking for preschool options are encouraged to check out the program at Captain Strong Primary. This program offers qualifying families a free preschool option. Students receive academic and social-emotional education through play-based activities with meals and snacks provided. Get more information and apply (en Español).

Any child who will be 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2025, is eligible to enroll in kindergarten this fall. Enroll now to make sure your child can attend kindergarten orientation in the spring.

Battle Ground Public Schools also offers Transitional Kindergarten for children who will turn 4 years old by Aug. 31 and meet certain eligibility requirements. Visit our Transitional Kindergarten webpage to learn more about the program. Applications are now being accepted. 

Students in grades 8 and 9 are invited to take the new PSAT 8/9 on April 26. This optional test is designed to help as you start your high school journey. It will help you understand where you are and where you want to go, as well as assisting with preparing for future assessment tests. With your scores, you'll get customized guidance to help you explore careers that match your interests and skills and information to help you search for colleges.Registration ends Friday, April 18.Visit the district’s standardized testing page to learn more.

Battle Ground Public Schools’ specialized and alternative learning experience programs are accepting enrollment applications for the 2025-26 school year. The district offers specialized and alternative programs for students in kindergarten through high school. Learn more about these educational options.

Did you know Battle Ground Public Schools has put together a list of student resources, from Chromebook basics to artificial intelligence, Google Classroom and much more? We encourage all parents and guardians to check out the district’s parent resources webpage, including valuable information on managing technology at home, resources for digital citizenship and setting up parental controls.

Battle Ground Public Schools has partnered with Care Solace to support the well-being of students and their immediate family members. Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential care coordination service that can help any student and/or their immediate family members quickly find mental health or substance use treatment options matched to their needs, regardless of insurance or circumstance. If you would like to use Care Solace to help you find a provider:

• Call 888-515-0595 (available 24/7/365 in any language).

• Visit www.caresolace.com/battlegroundps and either search on your own or select “Book appointment” for assistance by video chat, email or phone.

Услуги по устному и письменному переводу на русский и украинский языки 360-885-5433

Servicios de Traducción e Interpretación en Español 360-885-5431

Do you know an amazing staff member? The new Employee Recognition Awards will highlight staff members who reflect the district’s strategic plan goals. Three nominees will be selected each month and recognized at a board meeting. Everyone is welcome to submit a nomination.

Be sure to check out our Community Events page for fun ideas of things to do throughout the local community. Nonprofit organizations looking to share their own upcoming events are welcome to submit a flyer to be included. Flyers are posted on the community events webpage and printed at relevant schools on their community bulletin boards. The BGPS community flyer checklist provides information about what is required for flyer submission.

3/21 - 3/28 CSHE (Comprehensive Sexual Health Education w/ 2nd Sem PE Classes)

3/21 - 411 LMS American Heart Challenge Fundraiser

3/31 - 4/4 Spring Break No School

4/14 - 5/28 Coed Track and Field Season grades 6 - 8

The Battle Ground Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Information about the district’s nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures are located on the district’s website at https://www.battlegroundps.org/notice-of-nondiscrimination/. The following employees have been designated to receive and respond to questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Title IX Coordinator: Tom Adams, Director of Student Services, Battle Ground Public Schools, PO Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604, adams.tom@battlegroundps.org, 360.885.5415

and/or U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR).   Title IX inquiries may also be referred to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html 

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator/Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Michelle Reinhardt, Executive Director of Human Resources, Battle Ground Public Schools, PO Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604, reinhardt.michelle@battlegroundps.org. 360.885.5481