September 1, 2014
Good morning. I hope you have enjoyed our extended holiday
weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
Congratulations to Carissa
Leuthen, Special School District Speech Language Pathologist, who has been
nominated to receive an Excellence In Education Award at the September 22 Board
of Education meeting. Carissa has served
in this role at LMS since the beginning of the 2004 school year. In addition, she also serves on our
building’s Problem Solving Team and helps greatly in the development of our
master schedule each year. Carissa holds
both a Bachelors and a Masters degrees from Missouri State University in
Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Congratulations
to the LHWHS staff, Ladue Schools district staff, parents and students. LHWHS was recently recognized in a recent Daily Beast poll: number one in the
state, number seven in the Midwest, and number sixty-three in the nation.
(In year’s past,
Newsweek published an annual ranking of top U.S. high schools. Since
Newsweek’s split with The Daily Beast in August 2013, this ranking is now
produced by The Daily Beast, an online news outlet reaching over 17 million
readers per month.)
Thank
you to Liz Petersen (Grade 7 Olympian Science) for coordinating, collecting and
delivering donated food items from LMS staff to the Ferguson Food Pantry.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Monday,
9/1
Labor Day: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday,
9/2
SRI Reading assessments;
Grades 7 and 8
Wednesday,
9/3
SRI Reading assessments;
Grade 6
Monday,
9/8
Discovery Education (DE)
assessments; through Thursday, 9/11
Block Day schedules
Friday,
9/12
Early Release day; 12:40
pm
Monday,
9/15
6th Grade Camp
Session 1; through Wednesday, 9/17
Wednesday,
9/17
6th Grade Camp
Session 2; through Friday, 9/19
Wednesday,
9/24
Fundraiser Kickoff
assemblies; Periods 1, 2, 3
Friday,
9/26
Fundraiser Postcard turn
in; during Lunch periods
Tuesday,
9/30
7th Grade
Party; 3:10 – 4:10 pm (changed
from 10/2)
Thursday,
10/2
Fundraiser Turn In day 1;
during Lunch periods
Friday,
10/3
Ram Award Pizza day;
during Lunch periods
CORRECTION/ADDITION(S)
NEW ITEMS
Early Release Information
Please
see the attachment on the Blackboard Connect email.
8th Grade Sports
The first
practice for Volleyball and Cross Country for 8th grade students on
Tuesday, September 2. Students must have turned in all forms, including a
physical, in order to participate. Forms are available on the LMS website under
the “Activities” tab.
UPDATED ITEMS
Fall Production
Following my message last Sunday, which
included information about our planned fall production, the drama “And a Child
Shall Lead”, I was informed by Leah Scheidt (LMS Drama teacher) a few days ago
that we were experiencing issues with the script. My understanding is that schools may request
modifications in copyrighted scripts, requiring permission from the
playwright. We made what we considered
minor requests in terms of content to make the production more age-appropriate
(one example was a segment in which two girls discuss losing their virginity). Unfortunately, we were turned down and
informed that no modifications would be possible.
With that in mind, we will now proceed with a
fall production of “The Southfield Stories, A Contemporary Look at the
Canterbury Tales.” A summary can be
found at:
Auditions for this production are scheduled for
September 9, after school. Practices
will be held on subsequent Tuesdays and Thursdays during our After School
Activity periods (some students may be eligible to ride one of the late
Activity Buses).
Leah Scheidt’s website (accessible through the
LMS web page) has a google calendar with information under LMS Theatre Company with
more information. You can also email
Mrs. Scheidt at lscheidt@ladueschools.net
REPEAT ITEMS
MTN Survey
If you have a
moment, we could use your feedback on Meet The Teacher Night. There is a very brief survey available for you input at:
Vision Screening
Volunteer Request
If any parent is a nurse and would like to volunteer to assist
with our vision screening on Monday, October 27, please contact Ann Body at annbody@ladueschools.net or leave a message in the clinic at
983-5516.
Girls Scouts
7th
grade girls: there is a Girl Scout troop for you. Parents and all interested girls are welcome
to come to an organizational meeting on Wednesday, August 27th, after school in the LMS library. Our
meetings are once per month, on the first Wednesday, from 3:15 to 5pm.
If there are any questions, please contact Sarah Martin via email at goodmartin2u@sbcglobal.net.
LMS Buzz Book
The following is from
the LMSPA:
Dear LMS Families,
Do you want your
family's information listed in the online and paper Ring-A-Ram Buzz Book (phone
directory) published by the LMSPA?
IF YES, all updates
are due by Saturday,
August 30th to be included in the
paper Ring-A-Ram buzz book (if you haven't done yours already)!
In order to create or
update a Ring-A-Ram buzz book entry, please click on the following link to go
to the LMSPA website Buzz Book page.
http://mylmspa.com/BuzzBook/Login.php
ONCE THERE, DO THE
FOLLOWING:
·
Choose option 1, if you are new to LMS or haven't been in the
Ring-A-Ram buzz book in the past, and need to set up information about your
family and child.
·
Choose option 2, if you had a child at LMS and entered
Ring-A-Ram buzz book information last year or if you have already completed
option 1 and would like to go back in and review your entry. If you have
forgotten your password, use option 3!
PLEASE REMEMBER THE
FOLLOWING:
·
If you want your information published in the Ring-A-Ram buzz
book, you must click the appropriate check boxes at the bottom of the page.
·
Make sure you click on the "Submit my
electronic approval to the LMSPA" button for additions or updates.
CHECK YOUR RECORD - IMPORTANT
After you have created
or updated your information, please go back in using Option 2 and view your
family's information to make sure it is accurate. If you would like to
notate to whom a cell phone number belongs, you can put a name in parenthesis
after the appropriate cell number.
After August 30th, any changes made to
the online RIng-A-Ram buzz book will NOT be included in the paper book!
**DISCLAIMER** The
LMSPA reserves the right to modify the data for publishing purposes in the
paper version of the Ring-A-Ram Buzz Book in order to accommodate page size
constraints.
Please contact Jodi
Blucher at blucher6@me.com or Jodi Minkler atjodi@minkler.com if you have any questions.
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
I hope you have a great
remainder of your day and look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
My best wishes to all,
Greg
