Lewisville Middle School
A Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School
Thank you to Bookmarks and Derrick Barnes for visiting LMS!!
Over 400 6th & 8th graders were able to hear Mr. Barnes speak about his new book, The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze.
Shout out to all our teachers and staff for their help making this event possible. Another shout out to our students who made these amazing posters for Mr. Barnes.
Derrick Barnes visited our school today as part of the 20th annual Bookmarks Book & Author Festival happening tomorrow, September 27th in downtown Winston-Salem. There will be over 50 authors in attendance, including Mr. Barnes. For more information visit: https://bookmarksnc.org/festival
Book / Author events happening in our community!
1. Bookmarks Book Festival - Saturday, September 27 - all day event with around 50 authors! Festival is free! - There will author talks/interviews & book signings by all the authors plus there will be food trucks and vendors.
https://bookmarksnc.org/festival --- Sponsor of our author visit on 9/26 with Derrick Barnes, who will also be at the book festival
2. Rick Riordan (author of Percy Jackson) and Mark Oshiro - Bookmarks Festival Closing Keynote: https://bookmarksnc.org/FestivalClosingKeynote - ticketed event - get a copy of their newest book when you purchase a ticket to the event
3. Forsyth County Public Library Bookmark Design Compeition - entry forms available in the Media Center or the public library - entries due Sat, Oct 4th - https://fcpl.cc/bookmark-contest-eng
4. Alan Gratz Talk with Bookmarks - October 12 - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bookmarks-jr-presents-alan-gratz-tickets-1602770913949?aff=oddtdtcreator - ticketed event - get a copy of his newest book when you purchase a ticket to the event
5. Jeff Kinney Talk with Bookmarks - October 23 - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-partypooper-show-with-jeff-kinney-tickets-1657540812189?aff=oddtdtcreator - ticketed event - get a copy of his newest book when you purchase a ticket to the event
1. Bookmarks Book Festival - Saturday, September 27 - all day event with around 50 authors! Festival is free! - There will author talks/interviews & book signings by all the authors plus there will be food trucks and vendors.
https://bookmarksnc.org/festival --- Sponsor of our author visit on 9/26 with Derrick Barnes, who will also be at the book festival
2. Rick Riordan (author of Percy Jackson) and Mark Oshiro - Bookmarks Festival Closing Keynote: https://bookmarksnc.org/FestivalClosingKeynote - ticketed event - get a copy of their newest book when you purchase a ticket to the event
3. Forsyth County Public Library Bookmark Design Compeition - entry forms available in the Media Center or the public library - entries due Sat, Oct 4th - https://fcpl.cc/bookmark-contest-eng
4. Alan Gratz Talk with Bookmarks - October 12 - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bookmarks-jr-presents-alan-gratz-tickets-1602770913949?aff=oddtdtcreator - ticketed event - get a copy of his newest book when you purchase a ticket to the event
5. Jeff Kinney Talk with Bookmarks - October 23 - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-partypooper-show-with-jeff-kinney-tickets-1657540812189?aff=oddtdtcreator - ticketed event - get a copy of his newest book when you purchase a ticket to the event
Welcome to LMS!
Ms. Stacey - Assistant Principal
Mr. Riddick - 6th grade ELA - Bulldogs Team
Mr. Fulton - Teacher Assistant
Ms. Stacey - Assistant Principal
Mr. Riddick - 6th grade ELA - Bulldogs Team
Mr. Fulton - Teacher Assistant
We have been selected to host an author on 9/26 as part of the annual Bookmarks Book Festival!
Students in 6th and 8th grade will have the opportunity to attend. It requires an OPT-IN form. If you would like a print version, please contact your student's teacher.
The digital forms are linked here:
ENGLISH: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/lvms/forms/author-visit-92625-derrick-barnes-permission-form
SPANISH: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/lvms/forms/espaol-visita-del-autor-derrick-barnes-92625-formulario-de-permison
Students need to have an OPT-IN form returned by Thursday, September 25 to attend.
Students can order a copy of his book at a discounted rate and it will be delivered to the school at this link: https://festival-ais2025.square.site/
Derrick Barnes will sign any book purchased by 9/22.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Presentation: 8:45-9:30A - GYM
Derrick Barnes is a National Book Award Finalist for his graphic novel Victory. Stand!-Raising My Fist For Justice, which also won the YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award, and a Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut which received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. In 2020, he became the only author to win the Kirkus Prize twice for the New York Times bestseller, I Am Every Good Thing, which also won a Charlotte Huck Award and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. Derrick is also the creator of the New York Times bestselling companion picture books, The King of Kindergarten and The Queen of Kindergarten. He is a native of Kansas City, MO, but currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his enchanting wife, Dr. Tinka Barnes, and their four sons, the Mighty Barnes Brothers.
Books
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze - National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes's groundbreaking novel masterfully combines a modern-day allegory with classic-style tall tales to weave a compelling story of Americaās obsession with relegating Black people to labor or entertainment. Spanning the 1800s to today, this exceptional story shows how much has changed over centuries. . . and, at the same time, how little.
This is the 20th annual Bookmarks Festival on 9/27, where they will host over 50 authors: https://bookmarksnc.org/festival
This festival is free to attend!
Students might also be interested to know that Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson series) & Mark Oshiro will be at the Closing Event on 9/27! This is a ticketed event, which includes a copy of the newest book in their Nico Di Angelo series: Court of the Dead. For more information: https://bookmarksnc.org/FestivalClosingKeynote
We are so fortunate to have Bookmarks in our community. Without their sponsorship of these authors, we would not be able to provide these opportunities to students.
Students in 6th and 8th grade will have the opportunity to attend. It requires an OPT-IN form. If you would like a print version, please contact your student's teacher.
The digital forms are linked here:
ENGLISH: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/lvms/forms/author-visit-92625-derrick-barnes-permission-form
SPANISH: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/lvms/forms/espaol-visita-del-autor-derrick-barnes-92625-formulario-de-permison
Students need to have an OPT-IN form returned by Thursday, September 25 to attend.
Students can order a copy of his book at a discounted rate and it will be delivered to the school at this link: https://festival-ais2025.square.site/
Derrick Barnes will sign any book purchased by 9/22.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Presentation: 8:45-9:30A - GYM
Derrick Barnes is a National Book Award Finalist for his graphic novel Victory. Stand!-Raising My Fist For Justice, which also won the YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award, and a Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut which received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. In 2020, he became the only author to win the Kirkus Prize twice for the New York Times bestseller, I Am Every Good Thing, which also won a Charlotte Huck Award and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. Derrick is also the creator of the New York Times bestselling companion picture books, The King of Kindergarten and The Queen of Kindergarten. He is a native of Kansas City, MO, but currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his enchanting wife, Dr. Tinka Barnes, and their four sons, the Mighty Barnes Brothers.
Books
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze - National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes's groundbreaking novel masterfully combines a modern-day allegory with classic-style tall tales to weave a compelling story of Americaās obsession with relegating Black people to labor or entertainment. Spanning the 1800s to today, this exceptional story shows how much has changed over centuries. . . and, at the same time, how little.
This is the 20th annual Bookmarks Festival on 9/27, where they will host over 50 authors: https://bookmarksnc.org/festival
This festival is free to attend!
Students might also be interested to know that Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson series) & Mark Oshiro will be at the Closing Event on 9/27! This is a ticketed event, which includes a copy of the newest book in their Nico Di Angelo series: Court of the Dead. For more information: https://bookmarksnc.org/FestivalClosingKeynote
We are so fortunate to have Bookmarks in our community. Without their sponsorship of these authors, we would not be able to provide these opportunities to students.
Lewisville Students and Families: Ever wonder if it is an A day or a B day? Check out the attached calendar!
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Reminder: NO school for students - Monday, September 15 - Teacher Transition Day
Students & Staff: The Literacy Club wants to publish your work on The Lion's Roar! We are looking for: events around LMS, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art & multimedia. Work must be original and school appropriate. No AI use! Submit online at https://bit.ly/3J4dFVY
or to Mrs. Buckingham (B313)
or to Mrs. Buckingham (B313)
Our first ROAR Store was a huge success yesterday! š¦š Students had a great time shopping with the ROAR tickets theyāve earned by showing Respect, Ownership, Acceptance, and Responsibility.
A big thank you to everyone who donated items for the store, and to our amazing volunteers for helping make it all possible. We couldnāt do it without you! š #LMS #ROAR
Fall picture day is coming soon on August 26th!
8th graders - Interested in helping with the morning announcements? Sign up by filling out the google form! https://forms.gle/6pUeyo2PeDTWjYxK9
We would love your support!!! Thank you for giving to us so we can give to our students! #lms
Scan the QR code to create a parent account on Infinite Campus to view your student's grades! This will replace Powerschool for all student grades.
Dress Code Information: Please refer to the WS/FCS dress code for LMS standards and expectations. If a student violates dress code policy, they will be given temporary clothes to change into. Parents/guardians will be expected to bring them a change of clothes.
Wired headphones are required for class. Students are not allowed to wear wireless headphones during school (exceptions will be made for students with specific needs related to an IEP).
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Wired headphones are required for class. Students are not allowed to wear wireless headphones during school (exceptions will be made for students with specific needs related to an IEP).
[https://boardpolicyonline.com/bl/?b=forsyth#&&hs=191130]
Attention WSFCS Volunteers - All volunteers must register with WSFCS every year! The registration portal is now open for the 2025-26 school year.
Please register today @ wsfcsvolunteers.com
Please register today @ wsfcsvolunteers.com
General School Supply Lists - https://www.canva.com/design/DAGu2Xwx1Ls/-IEi457d2mqNYrATy67aUw/view?utm_content=DAGu2Xwx1Ls&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h228f8bbdcc
Please check the district website or this link (https://assignment.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/transportation/index.php) to find your studentās bus stop information. Make sure your student knows his/her bus numbers: especially the afternoon bus number.
There is also a free app available for our families to virtually track their studentās bus. Please download Edulog and follow the directions for signing up. Our school code is 74254. You will need your studentās school ID number (lunch number) to log in. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y2KFUx7MGFZ67dLjMMxv5IkFGuxBQ3wO/view]
As a reminder, in the morning and afternoon there is a 20-minute window for pick up/drop off. So, for example, if your studentās bus is scheduled to pick up at 6:41 am, the bus may arrive anywhere between 6:31 am and 6:51 am. The first few weeks of school will certainly present varying pick-up times, so we appreciate your patience!
Please email Assistant Principal Mr. Samaniego (plsamaniego@wsfcs.k12.nc.us) if you have questions.
There is also a free app available for our families to virtually track their studentās bus. Please download Edulog and follow the directions for signing up. Our school code is 74254. You will need your studentās school ID number (lunch number) to log in. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y2KFUx7MGFZ67dLjMMxv5IkFGuxBQ3wO/view]
As a reminder, in the morning and afternoon there is a 20-minute window for pick up/drop off. So, for example, if your studentās bus is scheduled to pick up at 6:41 am, the bus may arrive anywhere between 6:31 am and 6:51 am. The first few weeks of school will certainly present varying pick-up times, so we appreciate your patience!
Please email Assistant Principal Mr. Samaniego (plsamaniego@wsfcs.k12.nc.us) if you have questions.
Looking for afterschool care? Check out Imprints Cares - located on our campus.
https://www.imprintscares.org/before-and-after-school-care
A big thank you to Ms. LeMay for her hard work in preparing our campus to become a certified ābird-friendly habitatā as defined by the Audubon Society. Sheās taken on the important task of limiting non-native plants and trees to better support the natural wildlife that surrounds LMS. This is just one example of the many ways our teachers go above and beyond the classroom to make LMS a great place to work and learn. #lms
Join us for Open House and 6th grade orientation on Monday, August 11, 2025 ----- 1:00-3:00 pm = 6th grade orientation: 1:00-1:15 - grab your schedule and head to the gym -- 1:15-1:45 - parent meeting in the gym / students in homerooms -- 1:45 - 3:00 pm - meet your teachers --------- 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm = 7th & 8th grade Open House - come grab your schedule and meet your teachers ----- Questions? Call us @ 336-866-3032 or check out our website - https:www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/lvms
2025-2026 WSFCS Student Calendar
