May 14, 2014
Good morning.
I apologize for not
getting the weekly Update out last Friday.
The day got away from me quickly.
I then intended to compose and send a message out over the weekend, but
had my parents in from out of town and we spent the day celebrating Mothers Day
on Sunday. I hope the moms out there had
a great Mothers Day as well.
Best wishes for a safe
journey to our student members and coaches of the LMS Science Olympiad team as
they travel to the national competition in Florida later this week.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Tuesday, May 13
LMSPA Meeting; 1:00 pm
LMS Choir Concert; 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Wednesday, May 14
LMS Diversity Cadre's African American
Student Recognition Night; 6:00 pm;
LMS Cafeteria
Thursday, May 15
Science Olympiad to national competition
Friday, May 16
Band field trip; 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday, May 19
8th grade Boat
Building
Grade 6 locker cleanout
Tuesday, May 20
8th grade Boat
Building
Grade 7 locker cleanout
Wednesday, May 21
8th grade Boat
Races; LHWHS Pool
Grade 8 locker cleanout
LMS Variety Show; Gym; 1:00
– 3:00 pm
Thursday, May 22
8th grade Six
Flags trip
Friday, May 23
7th graders to
Swing Around Fun Town
6th graders to
St. Peters Rec Plex
8th grade
Farewell Assembly; 12:00
End of 4th
Quarter
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
Thank you to Co-Presidents
Jodi Blucher and Jodi Minkler and members of the LMSPA Board for their
consideration and kindness during Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you, as well, to Jennifer Parish for
bringing in the breakfast treats last Tuesday morning. It was greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to LMS
student Lauren Vanlandingham, who initiated and organized a successful
community service project to benefit adolescents undergoing cancer
treatments. Great job, Lauren!
CORRECTION(S)
NEW ITEMS
LMSPA Gift and Project Fundraiser
The
following message is from the LMSPA:
You should
have received a letter in the mail for the spring Gift & Project
fundraiser. Sixth and Seventh grade families received a general Gift
& Project letter and 8th grade families received an 8th Grade Legacy Gift
letter. This fundraiser allows you to donate to the LMSPA in honor of our
wonderful LMS Teachers and Staff. For 8th grade, your donation will help
fund the class legacy gift of an outside eating area for students. In order to be included on the
acknowledgement letters the staff receive, donations must be received by Thursday,
May 15th.
Please visit
the LMSPA website to donate online or for more information: http://mylmspa.com/gift-project-fundraiser/
School Climate Survey
I think I
posted a past message regarding valuing your input regarding school climate at
LMS. If I failed to do so, my apologies.
In either
event, if you could please complete the survey at the link below, we would
appreciate it. The survey link will
remain open until the end of the school year.
8th Grade Graduation/Parking
LMS 8th
Grade Graduation will take place in our Gym on May 23, beginning at 12:00. Due to limited parking, I have reserved a
shuttle from Ladue Chapel, which should run from 11:30 am until around 3:00
pm. Once the ceremony is completed,
students may go home with parents.
UPDATED ITEMS
REPEAT ITEMS
Principal Survey
It seems that
the end of each school year brings on “survey season.” With my apologies for asking you to complete
the following, I would appreciate you taking a few moments to provide me with
feedback regarding this past school year and my performance (or lack
thereof). You can access this survey at:
There is also
a box at the end if you wish to provide specific comments/feedback regarding
our Grade Level Principals. The survey
will remain open for input through the conclusion of the school year.
LHWHS Sports Physicals for next year
(for current 8th graders)
Attention all 2014-2015 LHWHS incoming freshmen! Are you planning on participating in a
high school sport next school year? If so, the Ladue Horton Watkins High
School Athletics Department must have a current physical and parent
permission on file. Students are
not eligible to try out for a sport without these documents on file. These
forms must be dated on or AFTER February 1, 2014 to be valid
for the 2014-2015 school year. Completed forms can be turned into the
Athletics office now through August 4, 2014 for fall sports. Please
visit the Athletics tab on the Ladue Horton Watkins High School website to
download the needed forms.
For the
fourth year in a row, DUE CARE will sponsor physicals provided
by Logan College of Chiropractic to all Ladue Horton Watkins High
School students. Physicals will only be $15 per student on Saturday,
May 31 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in the LHWHS Cafeteria. Appointments are not
needed! However, parents must be present to sign all forms at
the completion of the physical examination.
If you haven't made arrangements for getting a sports physical for the
2014-2015 school year, we encourage you to take advantage of this special
opportunity. If you have any questions, please call the LHWHS Athletics and
Activities Office at (314) 983-5421.
LMSPA eBlasts
If you are
not currently receiving LMSPA email news blasts but would like to, please click
on the following link to subscribe:
Board Briefs
Information
regarding Ladue Board of Education meetings and work sessions can be found on boardbriefs.blogspot.com
Thank you for your
time. I hope you have a great week.
Greg
