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• LMS LUAU All School Social Sponsored by the LMS PTO

• LMS Yearbook

  • LMS 2024/25 Yearbook Presale

• Art Corner

  • Battle Ground School District Art Competion - LMS

  • 2nd Semester Art Show 6/2 - 6/6

  • Artist of the Week

• 8th Grade Announcements

  • Celebration Fundraiser Information

  • Ceremony and Celebration June

• PHS Football Camp Informational Flyer K-8

District News

• End of School year Schedule

• Skyward Upgrade Coming

• Summer/Fall Checklist

• New FirstView bus app launching this month

• Summer Academy returns for students in grades K through 8

• Community Education summer camps expand to five days a week

• June School Luncch Menus

• Enroll now for kindergarten next fall

• Boundary exceptions for 2025-26 school year

• Common Apps for Teachers

• 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

Greetings from Laurin Nursing Team,

Please make arrangements to pick up any medications your child may have left over at school after the final day of student attendance. 

Medication can be picked up by an adult through the health room or main office during normal school business hours. Any leftover medications still in the health room at the end of the school year will be stored in a locked cabinet until 3pm on June 26, 2025. Medications that remain at school after that time shall be destroyed. 

End of the year paperwork to include paperwork to be signed/completed for the following school year 2025-26 will be emailed to parents/guardians the last week of May 2025. All paperwork is to be updated every school year. Instructions provided in email if you need a hard copy provided. 

Thank you for allowing us to meet your child's health care needs while at Laurin! 

Galina Gavryshchuk RN School Nurse

Melody Morrow LPN Building Health Room Nurse 

You're Invited to the 2nd Semester Art Shows!

2025 2nd Semester Art Show Schedule Daily at Laurin in Room #14:

5th Grade Violet Class (Enhancement) 8:10 – 9:06

7th Grade Green Class 9:10 – 10:06

6th Grade Yellow Class 11:44 – 12:40

5th Grade Red Class 12:44 – 1:40 p.m.

8th Grade Blue Class 1:44 – 2:40 p.m.

Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend, if possible.  Please sign in the office for a Visitor Badge first. I am looking forward to seeing you at Laurin June 2nd – 6th

Congratulations to

5th  Grader Kseniia Olifirovska

 Laurin’s Artist of the Week!

Hello 8th Grade Families,

The end of the year is approaching quickly and we need your help. Two fundraisers have gone out, but we have not received the funds needed to fully support the celebration.

Please fill out the form and send it back to the school as soon as possible. We will be sending out paper copies next week as well.  Please support the celebration so we can make the event amazing celebrating the kids' years at Laurin and a big send off to high school. 

Click Here for the 8th Gr Celebration Fundraiser Form

We also need chaperones. This event can not happen without chaperones either. Click the link below to sign up. 

CLICK HERE FOR CHAPERONE FORM

If you have any questions then please email the LMS 8th Gr Celebration committee at laurin8grad@gmail.com or the LMS PTO laurinpto@gmail.com

Thank you,

LMS 8th Grade Celebration Committee

The end of the 2024-25 school year is just around the corner. The final day of school for all buildings will be Wednesday, June 11. There will be early dismissal for most students on June 10 and 11. Please check the district website for the full end-of-year schedule and information on high school graduation ceremonies.

Battle Ground Public Schools will be transitioning to a newer version of Skyward - Family Access this summer. While we anticipate minimal disruption for parents, there are a few dates you should be aware of:

• Sunday, July 6 - Last day to enroll a new student prior to the switch

• July 7 - Aug. 3 - Family Access offline for parents and guardians

• Monday, Aug. 4 - New system rollout begins

• Monday, Aug. 11 (tentative)- Online enrollment resumes

NOTE: If you do not complete the online enrollment process prior to Skyward being taken offline on July 6, you will need to start the process from the beginning again when enrollment resumes. 

Please watch for additional information over the summer and thank you for your patience.

Our summer and back-to-school checklist was sent to families at the end of May. It contains important information about summer meals and camps, at-home learning, credit recovery opportunities and much more. You’ll also find details about preparing for the upcoming school year. This information will also be available on the district website.

New FirstView bus app launching this month

First Student, the district’s student transportation provider, has launched a new version of their FirstView bus tracking app. Please be aware that the older FirstView app will be disabled after mid-May.

The updated app will allow parents and guardians to securely monitor their child‘s daily trips, view near real-time bus locations, view updates or delay notifications and set up family members or caregivers to also receive trip alerts, plus much more. Please be aware that the code to access the parent side of the app is changing. It will be K1Q0K for the updated app. 

More details are available on the district website.

Battle Ground Community Education will be offering a variety of summer camp opportunities five days a week! Pick from a selection of half-day camps, day camps or weekly camps. Activities include QuickStart sports camps, dance and cheer camps and workshops, SHAPE NW theme camps and the Prairie High School volleyball camp. Get more details and sign up on the BGCE website.

June school breakfast and lunch menus are  available via Nutrislice and the district website. Meal expenses can be paid through InTouch Receipting.

All families with in-district or out-of-district boundary exceptions (choice transfers) for the 2024-2025 school year need to reapply for the 2025-26 school year.

Please note a change to Choice Transfers for 2024-25 and beyond. Battle Ground Public Schools has switched from paper forms to an online application through the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Applications for out-of-district student Choice Transfers in 2025-26 will be accepted starting at 7 a.m. on May 1. Applications submitted prior to that date will be denied, and the family will need to submit a new application after May 1. Applications will be processed in the order in which they are received.

More information about this process and forms are on the district website.

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.

NEW: LINK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT YOU CAN EMBED IN YOUR NEWSLETTER

The Battle Ground High School Geometry in Construction class is offering picnic tables ($250 per table) and can make more tables upon request. They can also deliver tables if needed. Proceeds will go back into the program to buy more materials and supplies for future projects. If you are interested in placing an order or have questions, please contact math teacher Bradley Scott at scott.bradley@battlegroundps.org.

Battle Ground Public School teachers use a wide variety of applications in the classroom, for content delivery, assignments and assessments. Apps, like PDF creator Kami, interactive video platform Edpuzzle, WeVideo, Pear Deck slide presenter and more. The apps help boost engagement and highlight different ways students can show what they know and do, and offer different ways to interact with content and respond to prompts. Learn more.

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

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.

6/2 - 6/6 2nd Semester Art Show Rm 14

6/5 7 pm LMS Band Concert at PHS (Revised)

6/6 2:40 pm - 4:00 pm LMS Luau All School Social

6/10 & 6/11 Early Release - School is out at 11:40 am

6/11 8:30 am - 11:00 am 8th Grade Ceremony

6/11 11:30 - 2 8th Grade Celebration (Party)

6/11 Last Day of School

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