October 18, 2015
Good morning.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
Congratulations to LMS Green Team student members Ansh
Rana and Lou Ritter. The Green Team has
been recognized by the Missouri Enviornmental Education Association with an
Outstanding Service Award for their work in implementing green practices in our
school. Special mention was made
regarding the organization of outreach and events, particularly their e-cycling
event. Great job Ansh and Lou!
Congratulations to all
students who will be receiving honor roll stickers with their quarter 1 report
cards. Criteria for recognition was a 3.0
or higher grade point average and 4 or more O's (no I's or U's) for
citizenship. Here are
the results for 1st
quarter:
6th grade- 169 out or
336 students
7th grade- 146 out of
332 students
8th grade- 151 out of
311 students
CALENDAR ITEMS
Monday, 10/19
Scholastic Book Fair (through Thursday,
10/22); LMS Library
Tuesday, 10/20
LMSPA Fundraiser Product delivery to
school (projected date)
Wednesday, 10/21
Regular student attendance day
LMS Fall Parent Conferences
LMSPA Fundraiser Product pick up
(projected date)
Thursday, 10/22
Early Release day; 12:40 pm
LMS Fall Parent Conferences
LMSPA Fundraiser Product pick up
(projected date)
Friday, 10/23
No School
Wednesday, 11/4
LMS Choir Concert; 7 pm; LHWHS Performing
Arts Center
Thursday, 11/5
Vision
Screenings; Grade 6 students (if your child wears glasses or contacts,
please bring them on this date)
Monday, 11/9
National Blue Ribbon School Recognition
Ceremony; Washington DC (through Tuesday, 11/10)
Tuesday, 11/10
6th Grade Parents to Lunch;
10:38 am
LMSPA Executive Board meeting; 1 pm
Wednesday, 11/11
7th Grade Parents to Lunch;
11:26 am
Orchestra Concert, Grades 7 and 8; 7
pm; LHWHS Performing Arts Center
Thursday, 11/12
Fire Drill (weather permitting); Period
3 (10 am)
8th Grade Parents to Lunch;
12:14 pm
Friday, 11/13
No School; Professional Development Day
for Staff
CORRECTIONS/ADDITION
NEW ITEMS
LMSPA/California Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen
Dine-to-Donate Week is Sunday, October 25 through Saturday, October 31. This will be at three area stores: Creve
Coeur, Galleria Mall and West Country Mall; all day, dine in, take out and
catering. You can present the flyer
attached to the Blackboard Connect email and 20% of your check will be donated
to the LMSPA to help fund social and educational opportunities throughout the
school year for all members of our LMS Community.
For your information,
the Ladue Schools Today - High School
Renovation Initiative segment
is now online.
UPDATED ITEMS
LMS Book Fair
Ladue Middle school is gearing up for our
upcoming Scholastic Book Fair October 19 through 22 in the LMS Library. Students will be visiting the Book Fair with
their communication arts classes during the school day. The Book Fair will be open during school and
for parent teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. Don't forget you can contribute books to any
LMS teacher's classroom library. If you are out of town or can't make it
to our Book Fair, you can also help support our school by shopping online October 16 through October 23. The online Book Fair allows you to browse an
expanded book selection for all ages at: http://tinyurl.com/qzng5po
REPEAT ITEMS
LECC
Book Drive
The Ladue Early Childhood Center will be conducting a book drive
for the month of October. Specific books
(see the list below) will be collected to create an inventory for our Parent
Educators program. A collection box will
be provided to the Welcome Center on or about October 1.
·
Good Night Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
·
Pete the Cat: I love my White Shoes (Eric
Litwin)
·
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin Jr.)
·
The Crayon Box That Talked (Shane Derolf)
·
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type (Doreen
Cronin)
·
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
·
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
·
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Mo
Willems)
·
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See (Bill
Martin Jr.)
·
The Kissing Hand (Audrey Penn)
·
Skippyjon Jones (Judy Schachner)
·
My Very First Mother Goose (Iona Archibald
Opie)
·
Rainbow Fish (Marcus Pfister Herbert)
·
Good Night God Night Construction Site (Sherri
Rinker)
Parent Conference Sign Ups
Please be aware that the conference time slot of 3:20 – 3:40 pm on
Wednesday, October 21 has been opened.
You should notice this when accessing the website.
Just a reminder that:
PT Conferences are Wednesday, October 21,
2015 (3:20-7:40
p.m.) and Thursday,
October 22, 2015 (1:20-7:20 p.m.). Your child was given a postcard on Friday, August 28 to take home. Please refer to the post
card for instructions on how to sign up.
To sign up, please visit the following
website:
https://www.myconferencetime.com/laduems/
You may also access the website by
going to our school's webpage using the following link:
http://www.ladue.k12.mo.us/lms/
Prior to signing up,
please carefully review the
instructions that are
provided on the first page of the website.
The online scheduler went
live at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28. Slots fill up very quickly, so please sign
up ASAP.
Lunchtime Lectures
Lunchtime
Lecture series, sponsored by the Ladue Middle School Parent Association, have
begun. The next lecture
will occur on November 4, presented by Joanne Curran (Learning Consultant and
Tutor), who will speak on Homework and Study Strategies. All Lunchtime Lectures will occur in the LMS
Library, beginning at noon for about one hour.
Please be aware that our food allergy protocols prohibit peanut- and/or
tree nut-based food items in our building outside of the Cafeteria and Staff
Lounge.
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 enjoy the
remainder to the weekend.
Greg
