Little Axe Middle School

LAPS is excited to announce that we qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision and will be providing breakfast and lunch FREE of charge to all students next year. No lunchroom applications will have to be submitted.

Next year's school calendar was revised at last night's school board meeting to change in-person Fridays to remote learning Fridays. You can find that calendar on our webpage or at this link: https://5il.co/2lkuu

Tonight's Fine Arts Night for the middle and high school is being postponed due to the high risk of severe weather. It will now be next Thursday, May 16th from 4:30 - 8:00. https://5il.co/2hybz

Public Notice: Intent to Apply Little Axe Public Schools is applying for funding under the Oklahoma State Department of Education Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant for Little Axe Elementary and High Schools. The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century 21st CCLC program is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The program provides federal funding for the establishment of community learning centers after school and summer programs that provide academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities for students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools, in order to meet state and local standards in core academic subjects such as reading, math, and science. In addition, this program is intended to provide students with a broad array of hands-on STEM activities, leadership, and community service opportunities and to include families and the community in the education process. The 21st Century grant will allow us to continue the goal of ensuring that all children receive an equal opportunity for success. The program provides homework help, literacy tutoring, hands-on STEM lessons and activities, clubs, community service projects, and a variety of recreational and special interest opportunities. After school staff collaborates with teachers to supplement lessons during the school day and to reinforce and enhance concepts learned through offering enrichment activities. Our program is working with a coalition of community partners. If you are interested in being a community partner role in the program contact Emily Blakley, Federal Programs Director at emily.blakley@littleaxeps.org.

It's the busy time of the year! To get the word out but keep from sending too many texts, please check out this attachment with information of some big events happening in the next couple of weeks at Little Axe Schools! https://5il.co/2jlp3

Come to the semi-annual Fine Arts Night at Little Axe High School on May 6th from 4:30-8:00. There will be an art exhibition, band concert and choir concert that will be showcasing the wonderful talents of our students. We will have tacos, drinks, desserts and art for sale to raise funds for each of the fine arts departments at the Middle School and High School. https://5il.co/2hybz

With the threat of severe weather this evening, we would like to remind you all of our safe room location and rules. Please click this link for the rules and procedures for the safe room, including a map. https://5il.co/2hlm6

Hopefully, you all have seen this year's Impact Aid form come home with your students. There is an option to fill it out online as well: https://forms.gle/1meBMNWFUbodeQoS8 Please help Little Axe Schools by completing this survey form for the Impact Aid Grant. Impact Aid assists school districts which educate federally connected children with the lost portion of the local tax base due to federal ownership of property. The information is of vital importance to all students in our school district.

According to 47 OK Stat § 11-705 (2022), "The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a school bus that is stopped to take on or discharge school children, and on which the red loading signals are in operation, is to stop the vehicle before it reaches the school bus and not proceed until the loading signals are deactivated and then proceed past such school bus at a speed which is reasonable and with due caution for the safety of such school children and other occupants." Please stop for our school buses as they provide safe transportation to and from school for our students.

REMINDER **Online Enrollment Help dates**. These dates/times have been scheduled for anyone needing help with the online enrollment process: 6th grade guardians (and any new students to the district) - Monday, July 24th – 8am to 3pm 7th grade guardians (and any new students to the district) – Tuesday, July 25th – 10am to 3pm 6/7/8th grade guardians (and any new students to the district) – Tuesday, July 25th - 4-6pm 8th grade guardians (and any new students to the district) – Wednesday, July 26th – 8am to 3pm

State Testing Time is upon us! The Parent, Student, and Teacher guides are available at this website: https://oklahoma.onlinehelp.cognia.org/parent-student-teacher-guides/