December 16, 2014
My apologies for not getting
an Update out either last Friday or over the weekend.
On a personal note, I have
successfully avoided some dental surgery for the past thirty-five years. It has now caught up to me and, as a result,
tomorrow will be my last full day before the beginning of the holiday
break. With a few moments available
before leaving for home, I wanted to share the following with you before
tomorrow got away from me.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
Congratulations
to the LMS Science Olympiad student team members and coaches for their 1st
and 3rd place finishes on Saturday, December 6, at the Southern
Illinois Invitational. Great job!
Congratulations go out to three student
Robotics teams who participated in the Eastern Missouri State Tournament on Sunday,
December 7.
·
The Neon Electrons, with team members Claire Englander, Grace
Hardester, Maggie Lochmoeller, Rebecca Cunningham, Rose Coughlin, Grace
Chicoine. The team won the Project
Research Award.
·
The Fiery
Phoenixes, with team members Hale Masaki, Joel Willick, Nicolas
Chicoine, Andrew Fruend, Alex Zhou and Ethan Willick. The team earned the third highest score on
the Robot Table.
·
The
Electric Monkeys, with team member Will Stoneman and students from our Fifth
Grade Center.
This year, more than 240 teamed
competed in ten qualifying tournaments in November. Only forty teams qualified to advance to the
Championship tournament. Including an
additional team from the Fifth Grade Center, Ladue was represented by four of
the forty teams that qualified for the state competition.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Friday, 12/19
End of Semester 2
Monday, 12/22 through
Friday, January 2
Winter Break
Monday, 1/5
School resumes
Wednesday, 1/7
8th Grade student/parent
meeting for next year; LHWHS PAC; 7 pm (see below)
Friday, 1/9
Hidden Valley Ski Trip
Tuesday, 1/13
3rd Quarter After School
Activities begin
Thursday, 1/15
8th Grade Parents To Lunch
and Principal Meeting (Library)
Friday, 1/16
Early Release Day at 12:40
pm/Professional Development sessions
Monday, 1/19
No School; Dr. Martin Luther King Day
holiday
Friday, 1/23
6th Grade Parents To Lunch
and Principal Meeting (Library)
Hidden Valley Ski Trip
Thursday, 1/29
7th Grade Parents To Lunch
and Principal Meeting (Library) – originally scheduled
for 1/22
Hidden Valley Ski Trip
CORRECTION/ADDITION(S)
NEW ITEMS
For parents of current 8th grade students
A scheduling/informational meeting for current 8th
grade students who plan on attending Ladue Horton Watkins High School next
year, and their parents, will be held on January 7 at the LHWHS Performing Arts
Center. The meeting will begin at 7 pm.
From
the Nurse
The nurse wants to
remind all parents that students are NOT allowed to transport any medications
to school. Parents must deliver and pick up all medications to and from
the nurse and ALL medications require a signature from a doctor - including all
over the counter medicines. Click here for
a copy of the Medication Administration Form.
Medication Administration Form
Or you can also visit
the nurse's web page on the LMS website.
10 Apps you might want to look at
I am attaching a copy
of an article recently shared by Tony Tramelli of West
County Psychological Associates regarding new apps that you might want to be
aware of in terms of student/adolescent use.
If you read my Updates via the blog, this attachment will be accessible
through the Blackboard Connect email.
UPDATED ITEMS
LMSPA / Gift & Project
The following is from the LMSPA Co-Presidents: Jodi Blucher and
Jodi Minkler.
WHAT IS GIFT & PROJECT? The Gift & Project (lovingly called G & P) Fundraiser is
the LMSPA's biggest and most important fundraiser of the school year. It
takes place two times per year: Winter (around the holidays) and Spring (near
the end of the school year). Through
this fundraiser, families donate to the LMSPA in honor of our wonderful Ladue
Middle School Faculty and Staff. As a family, you decide whom you wish to
honor with your donation. Each staff member then receives a letter
informing them of who has honored them by donating to the LMSPA (donation
amounts are not disclosed). The money raised then goes to gifts and
projects that the LMSPA funds for our school community each year.
A letter was mailed to your home describing some of the many
things that the Gift & Project Fundraiser has helped to do for our
school. The Winter Gift & Project letter and the Winter Gift &
Project staff acknowledgment form are also attached to this email. Donations may be dropped off at the LMS
office or made online via PayPal at MyLMSPA.com.
The deadline for Winter Gift & Project donations has been
extended until Monday,
December 15th. While we accept and appreciate all
donations, any made after Monday, December 15th are not guaranteed to be listed on the
acknowledgment letters that the staff will receive before winter break.
If you haven't already donated, we hope that you will consider
honoring your teachers and others with a tax-deductible donation.
REPEAT ITEMS
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
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
Although some weeks have
been busier and more involved than the norm, the semester as a whole has gone
by very quickly. At the risk of being
repetitive, I sincerely feel blessed to work with you, your students, and our
staff.
I would like to pass along
my hopes for a safe, joyous holiday season for you and your families.
Best wishes to you all,
Greg
