November 21, 2014
Good afternoon.
I will do my best to get
a message out prior to the beginning of Thanksgiving break next week.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
Thank you to everyone who
responded to my recent email regarding traffic/student drop off and pick up
concerns. The number of folks who
continue to double park in our parking lot between the two entrances in the mornings
and afternoons has decreased.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Tuesday, 11/25
LMS Turkey Trot and Assembly (see
below)
No after school activities/No activity
buses (see below)
Wednesday, 11/26
through Friday, 11/28
Thanksgiving Break; No School
Monday, 12/1
Discovery Education (DE) testing
(through 12/4); Block Day schedules
·
12/1 – White
day/Periods 1, 3, 5, 7
·
12/2 – White
day/Periods 2, 4, 6, 8
·
12/3 – Blue
day/Periods 1, 3, 5, 7
·
12/4 – Blue
day/Periods 2, 4, 6, 8
Friday, 12/5
Regular schedule – periods 1 through 8
Hearing screenings
DE test make up day
Ram Award Pizza day; all lunch shifts
Monday, 12/8
Scholastic Reading Inventory testing
for those students below grade level (through Friday, 12/12)
Wednesday, 12/10
LMS Orchestra concert, Grade 6; 7 pm;
LHWHS Performing Arts Center
Thursday, 12/11
LMS Band concert; 7 pm; LHWHS
Performing Arts Center
Friday, 12/12
Early Release day; Dismissal at 12:40
pm
Friday, 12/19
End of Semester 2
Monday, 12/22 through
Friday, January 2
Winter Break
Monday, 1/5
School resumes
CORRECTION/ADDITION(S)
NEW ITEMS
After School Activities next Tuesday
Please be aware that all
regularly-scheduled after school activities will NOT be held next Tuesday
(November 25), nor will there be after school activity buses running that
day. This will include any Science
Olympiad practices that are normally held on Tuesdays from 4 to 5 pm.
This cancellation is NOT related to
the recent issues in the courts and media in our area, but rather a yearly
practice on a school day leading up to a holiday.
Yearbooks On Sale
Yearbooks
are on sale now.
Orders
can be placed by going to www.yearbookordercenter.com
and
entering #8647 to order (or there is a link under the Activities tab on the LMS
webpage). Phone orders can also be made
by calling 1-866-287-3096. Please email any questions to Sharrie Cognac,
one of our yearbook sponsors. She can be
contacted at scognac@ladueschools.net
Magazines/Fundraiser
I
have fielded a few recent questions asking when magazines from our yearly
fundraiser will begin arriving. I
checked with John Buchanan, who runs our fundraiser through Great
American. He says that most people should be receiving their
magazines now or very soon. Publishers send them out at all different
times of the month. Great American has a 100% satisfaction guarantee on
everything. If you need more information, please contact the company at (877)
289-6247 and they will be able to pull up your order and let you know when it
will arrive.
Mural Update
As
previously shared, the LMSPA has commissioned local artist Robert Fishbone to
work with our Art classes in producing a mural for one of our hallway
areas. I check it daily, with the intent
of documenting their progress. I am
attaching a photo to the Blackboard Connect email to keep you updated. Mr. Fishbone informs me that the anticipated
completion could be as early as next week.
UPDATED ITEMS
REPEAT ITEMS
Ladue Middle School 17th Annual Turkey Trot,
Penny War and Canned Food Drive
Canned Food Drive: November
17 – 24
LMS is collecting can and money donations for Gateway
180, an area shelter that distributes food and funds to many area homeless
shelters. There will be a competition to see which class at each grade
level can bring in the most cans. The class with the best overall per
student donation average will win a pizza party. The winning class at
each grade level will receive a soda and chip party. You may choose to
bring in money instead of cans. One can equals $.50 (make checks out to
Ladue Middle School). All cans will be turned into the before school
grade level waiting area (cafeteria or gym) and collected by parent volunteers
as well as members of the Social Justice Club and National Junior Honor
Society.
100 Can Club – All students bringing in 100 cans will receive a 100 Can Club
Certificate hung in the hall with their name on it and their name read on the
afternoon announcements. Members of the 100 Can Club will have the opportunity to throw a
pie in one of their favorite faculty member’s face!
Turkey Trot: November 25
A special Turkey Trot schedule will be created with shortened
periods that will allow for the running of three separate one-mile races, one
for each grade level, as well as an all school celebration at the end of the
school day.
All School Celebration Assembly:
November 25; 2:25 – 3:05 pm
We will recognize the winning grade level of penny war, the
winning classes of canned food drive, 100 can club members and turkey trot
winners. 100 can club members will be selected at this time to throw a pie
in the face of some of their favorite faculty members!
LMSPA eBlasts
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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
Good luck (again) to the
LHWHS Rams Varsity Football players and coaches in tonight’s state playoff game
versus Battle High School in Columbia, MO (the address is 7575 East St. Charles Road; Columbia,
MO), with game time scheduled for 7 pm.
Should our Rams prevail this
evening, they would then play either Nixa or Park Hill in the state championship
game on Friday, November 28 at 7:30 pm at the Edward Jones Dome.
Best wishes to you all,
Greg
