LMS News

• Daylight Savings Begins

• BGPS Replacement Levy

• LMS Jr. ROTC

• LMS After School Activities

  • Homework Help

  • After School Activities

  • Walk and Talk Group

• LMS Drill Team Information/Permission Slip

• Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (CSHE)

• LMS Yearbook

  • LMS 2024/25 Yearbook Presale

  • LMS 2023/24 Surplus Yearbook Sale

• Counselors' Corner

  • Zero Referral Winner

  • Future Falcon Night

• 8th Baby Picture Info for Yearbook

• Art Corner

  • Artist of the Week

• 2024/2025 Middle School Sports

  • Coed Track Registration Information

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

• College and Career Fair at Battle Ground High 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

Laurin is pleased to offer:   JROTC Junior Guard!  The PHS JROTC Leads this event at Laurin Middle School.

Open to Students in grades 5, 6, 7, & 8.

Parent permission is required prior to participation.  Submit completed form to Laurin Middle School Office.

Available:  Bussing is availble through Glenwood Primary for students who parents request bussing. Note: It may take 3 days for a Glenwood bus assignment.

Permission Slip

It's time for our second session for After School Activities. The following will be offered after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:40 to 3:40. This is open to all grades. Please note the some activities start on different dates. As it is with all events after school, parent permission is required.

Homework Help February 4th through May 22nd

• Homework Help Permission slip - English

• Homework Help Permission slip - Russian

• Homework Help Permission slip - Spanish

Walk-n-Talk March 18th through May 1st

• Walk-n- Talk Permission slip - English

• Walk-n- Talk Permission slip - Russian

• Walk-n- Talk Permission slip - Spanish

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.

Your child is scheduled to receive comprehensive sexual health education this school year in accordance with district policy and Washington state law. Our class will begin this instruction, or the alternate assignments for those who have opted out, starting on March 21st through March 28th.

If your child will participate

If your child will participate in all the comprehensive sexual health lessons, you do not need to take any action.

Opting out

• If you have already completed the opt out process, nothing further is required.

• If after reviewing the curriculum you want to opt out your child from receiving some or all of the comprehensive sexual health instruction, follow these step-by-step instructions Skyward. If you do not have access to Skyward, please contact your child’s school for assistance.
  
  You must opt out your child for each course, even if you have opted them out in the past. Students who have been opted out of comprehensive sexual health lessons will be given an alternate, required health assignment.Information on the alternate assignment will be provided at a later date.

How you can review the curriculum

We want you to be familiar with what your child may be learning. There are several ways that you can review the curriculum before instruction begins. 

• View the lesson plans and the curriculum:

  • Grades 5-6

  • Grades 7-8

  • Grades 9-12

• Visit your child’s school office during school hours and ask to view the curriculum. No appointment is necessary.

• View the curriculum at the CASEE, Building A, 11104 N.E. 149th Street, Brush Prairie, WA 98606. Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. An appointment is required for CASEE only. Call Paula DeLano at 360-885-5438 to make an appointment.

Learn more about middle school and high school health education.

Click here for Spanish and Russian versions

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:  Trusten Gardner  AND

• 6th Grader: Hannah Durrant

Congratulations to both Trusten & Hannah!

Attention 8th grade families! 

It is baby picture time! Want to participate in the classic 8th grade tradition? If so, please email the baby picture that you would like featured in the 2024 - 25 Laurin Lion yearbook to Mr. Tugaw. Make sure to include your student’s name in the body or subject of the email. One entry per 8th grader.

All pictures are due by March 21st!

You can email Mr. Tugaw at: tugaw.tyler@battlegroundps.org

Congratulations to 6th Grader: Autumn Hoffman

 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.

Due to weather-related school closures on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 13-14, the district will use two snow makeup days on the calendar. The first of these is Friday, March 14. A second snow makeup day will be used on Wednesday, June 11, shifting the final day of school by one day. Early release dates will now be Tuesday and Wednesday, June 10-11. Please note that any future weather-related closures will require additional changes to the calendar.

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.

Come join us to learn about the reading materials and instruction your child receives at school. At this fun event, kids will play a variety of games, play bingo, and earn book prizes. Grown-ups can speak with BGPS teachers to learn more about how their child is learning to read and grow in literacy. Pizza dinner will be provided. RSVP by March 17.

Date: March 25, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Chief Umtuch Middle School gym, 700 NW 9th St. Battle Ground, WA 98604.

Join us at the upcoming College and Career Fair to learn about apprenticeship programs, trade schools, military branches and colleges. 

Where: Battle Ground High School rotunda and main hall

When: Wednesday, March 12, 5 to 7 p.m.

All students and their families, regardless of what school or district they attend, are welcome. This event is open to the public. An interpreter will be available at the presentation. We hope to see you there!

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.

1/27 - 3/21 WIDA Testing Window3

3/11 Future Falcon Night at PHS 5 - 7 pm

3/13 Prevention Convention Field Trip 9:30 to 2 pm

3/14 8:10 to 1:40 pm Jazz Band Clackamas Community College Jazz Festival

3/19 - 3/20 Early Release : Released at 11:40 for Parent/Teacher Conference

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

3/31 - 4/4 Spring Break No School

Boys Basketball:

3/10 at LMS vs. TVM at LMS

• 5:15 Varsity

• 4:15 JV

3/10 at MPG LMS vs TVM

• 4:15 C2

• 5:15 C1

3/11 LMS vs. DBM at LMS

• 4:00 JV

• 5:00 C1

3/11 5:15 pm LMS C2 vs. PVM at TVM

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