LBSS Weekly News -September 23, 2022

Walk & Roll to School Day October 4th!

Enjoy a beautiful fall morning and meet your neighbors at Lake Braddock Walk and Roll to School Day!

FCPS Safe Routes to School encourages students to use active or shared transportation to school in order to make our community safer and to help students get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each
day. Students who live too far away to walk to LBSS are invited to use the Kings Park Library Parking Lot at 9000 Burke Lake Drive near LBSS as an alternate Kiss and Ride Drop-off Point on Oct 4.

Volunteers will be waiting at Lake Braddock Door 1 and at Kings Park Library to welcome participants with incentives and praise!

Please sign up to volunteer here. 
Check out the benefits of walking and rolling to school at the FCPS Safe Routes to School page. 

Follow @LBSS_SRTS on Instagram for commuting info and to share photos after your walk and roll to LBSS!  Questions? Email LBSS.SRTS@gmail.com

Rosh Hashanah September 26-Student Holiday

Shanah tovah to our Jewish community celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year! Meaning “head of the year,” Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism’s holiest days and marks the beginning of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection that ends with Yom Kippur.

Monday, Sept. 26, is a student holiday/professional work day for teachers. It is also Rosh Hashanah, the second day of the two-day celebration of the Jewish New Year.

National Honor Society New Member Interest

Are you interested in joining the National Honor Society? The NHS is dedicated to excellence in academics, a commitment to community service, strong leadership qualities, and active participation in school and community organizations.

To be eligible to join the NHS, you must

• have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5
• be a sophomore, junior, or senior (freshmen are not eligible for membership)
• have a commitment to academic excellence, community service & leadership, and be active in school and extracurricular activities.

There will be two Interest Meetings: Tuesday October 11 and Thursday October 13 during WIN time in Mr. Andrews's room C-234. Scan the code on the blue flyers around the school or complete this form to request an e-Hall Pass.

New Member Applications will open on Friday October 14 at 3:00 on the LBSS website. You must use your school email to access the application.  The application deadline is Tuesday November 20 at 5:00 PM

An invitation to apply is not required.

Herff Jones Senior Grad Annoucements

Herff Jones will be coming to Lake Braddock for senior orders.  Seniors can purchase class rings, graduation announcements, and more!  The company will come twice during lunches and twice after school.  Appointments are required for the after school visits.  Visit their appointment site to make appointments for the afterschool slots! 

All items will be delivered to the school in the Spring.  Please note, students will not purchase their cap and gown here.  Those will be included in senior fees and ordered by the school.

Dates:

• Thursday, 10/13; during HS Lunch
• Thursday, 11/3; 3-6pm (appointment needed- appointment site)
• Wednesday, 11/16; 3-6pm (appointment needed- appointment site)
• Tuesday, 12/13; during HS Lunch

MS After-School Program 

• All middle school students must register here if they wish to stay after-school. 
• See the Bruins Stay After: Club and Activity Description webpage for updated MS After-School Activities Calendar 2022-2023 (changes will be made throughout the year)

• See Bruins Stay After: Club and Activity Promo on our Bruins Stay After webpage for MS After-School Activities 2022-2023 Info Flyers for all offerings
• After-School Procedures
• Following the release bell at 2:45pm, ALL MS students are required to go to the cafeteria to sign in and receive their daily snack. There will be laptops / sign in sheets in the cafeteria to sign in as well as a Q/R code for students to use.
• Once signed in to Bruins Stay After with Mr. Hines, students may head off to the respective locations for their after-school activities.
• Online Resources:
• For students, please use student Gmail accounts (@fcpsschools.net) to sign in and visit our Bruins Stay Virtual After-School site to stay up-to-date on new club/activity offerings, upcoming special events, asynchronous activities that can be accessed from school or at home and other important information pertaining to the MS After-School Program.

HOW TO JOIN AN AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB/ACTIVITY

1. Schoology – students can use this link to access any schoology pages for after-school groups.
2. Use designated access codes listed with clubs/activities of interest in order to join group and receive more information
3. Reach out to the club sponsor for next steps!
4. Bruins Stay After – MS After-School Schoology Access Code: N564-FJ6K-QS9TF

• For parents, please visit our public facing website here to stay up-to-date on all MS After-School information or reach out to me, Mr. Hines, via email with questions or concerns.

Reflections Call for Entries!

Explore the Arts and Express Yourself!  The 2022-2023 theme is, “Show Your Voice!”

Students will submit their completed works of art digitally in one (or more) arts categories in response to the selected theme: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Visual Arts, Photography, Music Composition, and Literature. Students will participate in the appropriate division: Middle School, grades 7-8, High School, grades 9-12, and Special Artist, all grades and also identify as having a disability and may receive services. 

Deadline for student entries is October 24^. There will be more information on where to submit entries later in the fall.

*I am looking for volunteers to judge the Reflections categories, if you know someone or are interested in volunteering, or are interested in being a part of the Reflections committee, please email Laura Key: Reflections@lbssptsa.org

Athletic Event Spectator Expectations

We appreciate all of our fans who attend high school sporting events. Before attending any games, we ask caregivers review the following, and discuss relevant information below with their children:

• No backpacks or other bags are allowed in stadiums. (Students and adults)
• No outside food or drinks. Concession stands are available.

• We cheer FOR our teams and not against our opponents. All cheers should be positive.
• All students should pre-arrange for transportation and plan to leave immediately after the game.
• All elementary and middle school-aged children should be supervised by an adult.
• Anyone who leaves must pay to re-enter.
• Whistles and similar noisemakers are not allowed.
• Anyone caught trying to enter the game without paying will be removed and can be banned from attending future games.

Our goal is to create a positive community event. Any behaviors that take away from this goal may result in being removed from the game and not being allowed to attend future games.