October 5, 2014
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Good
afternoon on an outstanding day, weather-wise.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
I would like to publicly
thank our district’s bus drivers who attended our yearly Coffee last Tuesday
morning with building administrators and counselors. We shared with them information pertaining to
our building’s Character Education initiatives and encouraged them to help by
making use of our Ram Award and Caught You Caring positive reinforcements.
Thank you, again, to our
building custodians. Their efforts and
contributions were celebrated last week on Thursday with an office pot-luck
lunch and thank you cards.
Thank you, in advance, to
our cafeteria staff and all they do. We
will celebrate with them tomorrow morning.
Finally, thank you to
Science 6 teacher Kathleen Murphy for sending her students to provide the day’s
Weather Bug forecast during our morning announcements. I get a big kick out of bringing them back to
my office – most have eyes as big as saucers and try to hide their
nervousness. Once they finish, they walk
out proud of what they have done, and I am told that they return to the
classroom to the applause of their classmates.
It is often the highlight of my day.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Wednesday,
10/8
Fundraiser Turn In day 2;
during Lunch periods
Picture Re-Take Day
Thursday, 10/9
Ladue Education
Breakfast; 7 – 9:30 am; Frontenac Hilton
Friday,
10/10
Early Release Day; 12:40
pm
Fundraiser Late Turn In
day
End of Quarter 1
Saturday,
10/11
LEF Due Run/Walk
Tuesday,
10/14
LMSPA Board meeting; 1 –
3 pm
Monday,
10/20
LMS Book Fair (through
10/23)
Wednesday,
10/22 and Thursday, 10/23
Parent Teacher
Conferences
Friday,
10/24
No School
Thursday,
10/30
6th Grade
Party; 3:10 – 4:10 pm
CORRECTION/ADDITION(S)
NEW ITEMS
7th Grade Trip
For 7th
grade parents, please be aware that 7th grade Trip forms and payments are due
by Friday, October 10th.
LEF CPK
Fundraiser
The Ladue Education Foundation and California
Pizza Kitchen are partnering in a fundraiser.
The dates are October 4 – 11 (sorry that I am a day late getting this
out), good only at the Creve Coeur CPK location. A flyer is attached to the Blackboard Connect
email for your information.
School Picture Re-Takes
If your child was absent on the August 27
Picture Day, we will have a Re-Take Day on October 8. Although you may not wish to order a picture
packet, we do like all students to have their pictures updated for Infinite
Campus. If you ordered a picture packet
from September 22, and there is something significantly wrong with the result,
please have your child return their complete packet, including the package
insert sheet, to the photographers for a re-take on October 8. Parents may either fill out the order
form (I am
attaching this to the Blackboard Connect email should you need it) OR you may order online at www.WagnerPortraitGroup.com and use the password: LMS. Please direct all questions, concerns, or special requests directly
to Wagner Portrait Group at 314-567-5900.
I have put together a schedule to have students
from specific grade levels released from morning classes (periods 1 – 3) that
morning. A final announcement will be
made at the beginning of 4th period for all remaining students.
CURE Meeting
The CURE parent group is a networking opportunity for
parents/guardians of African American students. Meetings, facilitated by
Superintendent Dr. Donna Jahnke, involve the exchange of information and ideas.
CURE will meet on Thursday, October 16, 2014 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the
Administrative Center. More information about CURE can be found on the
district’s website under “Parent Information” and “Organizations.”
UPDATED ITEMS
REPEAT ITEMS
Ladue Junior Rams Baseball
Program Meeting
October 6, 7pm; LMS Cafeteria
(The
following is from Joe Mulligan, LMS Dads Club President)
In
October 2013, the Ladue Junior Rams Baseball Program (the “Program”) was
founded by the Ladue Middle School Dad’s Club in partnership and with the support
of the Ladue Middle School, Ladue Fifth Grade Center, Ladue School District
Athletic Association and the Ladue High School Baseball Program. The Program is
not officially part of the Ladue School District, but was formed and shaped
based upon input, feedback and involvement from these partner constituencies
and the Ladue Schools community. Following
are the key features and goals of the Program:
·
Facilitate community and school spirit by enabling kids that
attend Ladue Schools in grades 5 – 8 to play organized baseball together;
·
Avoid a tryout/cut system, but rather try to formulate one or
more teams at each grade level comprised of kids with similar athletic talent
levels and goals;
·
Maintain program flexibility that enables participants to use
their Junior Rams Baseball team as either their primary or secondary baseball
team, and
·
Provide participants with access to high quality coaching and
training that is consistent with the standards and philosophies of the Ladue
High School baseball program.
In the
Program’s inaugural season, there were nine teams that were formed and began
play in the Spring/Summer 2014 season. The teams consisted of both select and
recreational skill levels and played in various leagues in the area, including
Chesterfield, Clayton, Ballwin and Kirkwood.
The
Program is in the process of planning for the Spring/Summer 2015 season. Our
goal is to have all teams formed by no later than the first week of December.
There will be a meeting on Monday October 6th at 7 pm in the LMS
Cafeteria for parents and coaches interested in learning more about the
Program. In the meantime, Program questions should be directed to LMS Dad’s
Club President Joe Mulligan (joemulligan910@gmail.com or 314-503-4384) or Kris
Weber (kris@pitchingmechanic.com or 314-494-6827).
Rams Club
Thanks to a
grant from the LMSPA, the LMS Rams Club will start in a few weeks. The Rams
Club offers an opportunity for 8th grade students who would like to stay after
school and watch 8th grade home sports games/meets to do so in a supervised
environment. On game days, students will spend the time in between when school
ends and games start with an 8th grade teacher, doing homework and getting a
free snack. Teachers will then escort them to the game. Games begin between
3:45-4:15 depending on the day. Students and parents must fill out a permission
form in order to sign up and parents are responsible for transportation
immediately following the game. Permission forms are available in the office
and on the 8th grade sports webpage. All information about dates and times for
the club are listed on the form. Spots are limited and are available on a
first-come, first served basis. Students who want to watch games must be
supervised and may not leave campus and return, so the Rams Club is a great
opportunity for students who want to have school spirit!
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
Have a great remainder of
your weekend.
Go Cards.
Thank you,
Greg
