August 16, 2013
Good afternoon and Happy
Friday.
Aside from the bus issues on Wednesday
afternoon, I think we’ve had a pretty good first three days of school. I have seen a lot of smiling kids and
engagement in the rooms I have been able to visit. We even had our first Fire Drill of the year
yesterday and the staff and kids did a great job.
It was great to see such a good turnout
for our Parent Coffee this morning. If
you were able to attend, thank you.
Upcoming Calendar Events:
Friday, August 16
Last day for student- or
parent-initiated schedule changes (through
Counselors)
Wednesday, August 21
Meet The Teacher Night
Parent Meeting at 6:30 p.m./LMS Gym
Parents
follow student schedules 6:55 to 8:30 p.m.
8th Grade Sports
Parent Meeting
8:30
to 9 p.m./LMS Cafeteria
Tuesday, August 27
After School Activities
begin
3:10
to 4:10 p.m.
Wednesday, August 28
School Pictures (information
to follow)
Morning
6th Grade Camp
Meeting
7 p.m./LMS Cafeteria
Friday, August 30
Spirit Day – Wear your
favorite college colors/jerseys/etc.
Yes, even hats will be
allowed,
as long as they are college-related.
Monday, September 2
Labor Day – No School
SRI Testing – 7th and 8th Grades (through Social
Studies classes)
Wednesday, September 4
SRI Testing – 6th Grade (through Social Studies classes)
Friday, September 13
Early Release Day – 12:40
p.m.
Monday, September 30
through Wednesday, October 2
6th Grade Camp –
Session 1
Wednesday, October 2
through Friday, October 4
6th Grade Camp –
Session 2
Congratulations
We are blessed to have three great
Counselors at LMS. One of them, Janey
Worthington, was recently named the Middle Level Counselor of the Year by the
St. Louis Suburban School Counselor Association. Being selected as the regional honoree
qualifies Janey to be considered for Counselor of the Year of the State of
Missouri. After that? Counselor of the World.
Meet The Teacher Night
A flier/information sheet should have been handed out
to all students today to take home to you.
In it, Scott Lackey explains the process for Meet The Teacher
Night. All students will also bring home
a copy of their schedules next Tuesday.
The schedule for this evening is pretty
clear cut for parents of 7th and 8th graders. The challenge comes in for those who have 6th
graders, since they can take more than eight classes in their schedule (with
Blue and White Days). Core Team teachers
at the 6th grade will work with students to hand write their
schedules out for you. We will make
copies to keep in the office before they go home. Unfortunately, you may not get to see all
your 6th grader’s PE or Elective teachers that evening due to the
limitations of our evening schedule.
Please also remember that we will be
running shuttle buses from Ladue Chapel (back right-hand corner) that evening
from 6 to 9 p.m. This helps with our
limited parking on campus. If you park
on the rear blacktop, doors will be unlocked to allow access to the building on
both sides of the Gym. If you park in
the Circle, please leave the handicapped access cutouts open and also leave
space in the front for our Fire Lane.
School Pictures
Information will be coming soon with your
student. I have had the Picture Day
Schedule on my to-do list, but haven’t gotten to it yet. We try to get the kids through in the
morning, by grade level, before lunches.
I think that is everything I had on my
list. I will email/post anything I may
have forgotten over the weekend.
Best,
Greg
