Principal's Weekly Update

Good afternoon, everyone.   Tiffany, Janey, Roger and I will be flying to Washington, DC for the National Character Education Conference tomorrow afternoon, so I wanted to take a moment to get this out early this week before I got distracted with something else and forgot.   As previously mentioned, LMS has been named a National School of Character and our building will be recognized during the conference.   This is a great accomplishment and comes after many years of dedication and hard work from our staff, current and past students, and current and past parents.   Janey, Tiffany and Roger have been instrumental in this effort and deserve the recognition.   I am lucky enough to be included as well.    CONGRATULATIONS and THANKS Congratulations to the following students that had a great audition and will play in the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators All-Suburban Honors Orchestra.   These students were selected from the over 300...

10/18/2014 Good afternoon.   The following information is being sent to all current 7 th and 8 th grade parents, in the event that your student(s) may qualify for consideration for National Junior Honor Society. Mrs. Lambie and Mrs. Crabtree will continue to serve as our NJHS Sponsors.   I will coordinate the process of completing the January mailing listed below and will serve as the primary contact during candidate evaluation and selection. Notification In January, 2015, a packet will be mailed to 7 th and 8 th grade students who have achieved the following: ·       A cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or above. ·       Six or more “O” Citizenship grades in the first semester of the current school year. ·       No “I” or “U” Citizenship grades in the first semester of the current school year. The scholarship and character requirements outlined above will permit these stud...

We look forward to meeting with parents next week during PT Conferences. Below are a few conference reminders: Wednesday, October 23 This will be a regular/full day for students.  Conferences  begin at  3:50 pm. Core Team teachers will have their dinner break from 4:30 to 5:10 pm. Elective/Explo/Off Team teachers will have their dinner break from 5:10 to 5:50 pm. Though they teach Communication Arts, Math, and Science classes, Mr. Flewellen, Ms. Keys, Mr. Turney, Mr. Strayhorn, and Mr. McMonigle are considered Off-Team teachers, and therefore will be eating dinner from 5:10-5:50 p.m.  Conferences will  end for ALL teachers  at 7:30 pm.  Families with Core Team appointments at 6:50 and 7:10 pm should plan on meeting with Elective/Explo/Off Team teachers  BEFORE  their team appointment. Thursday, October 24 This will be an Early Release day for students, at 12:40 pm.  Conferences...