November 6, 2015
Good afternoon
on this beautiful Friday.
As previously
shared, the National Blue Ribbon Schools conference and ceremony will occur
next Monday and Tuesday in Washington, DC.
We will be sending a group to participate in these activities and
receive our award. In our absence, Mr. Kurt
Knoedelseder, retired LHWHS Athletic Director/Administrator will be holding the
fort down here for those two days.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
Congratulations
and Thank You to Leah Alrutz and the students who comprise the LMS Choirs for
their wonderful performance this past Wednesday evening.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Monday, 11/9
National Blue Ribbon School Recognition
Ceremony; Washington DC (through Tuesday, 11/10)
Tuesday, 11/10
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
Tuesday, 11/17
6th Grade Parents to Lunch;
10:38 am (moved from 11/10)
Wednesday, 11/18
ELL Pie Night; 6:30 pm; Location TBD
Monday, 11/23
Fire Drill; Period 6 (approximately
12:55 pm, weather permitting)
Tuesday, 11/24
LMS Turkey Trot
Wednesday, 11/25 through
Friday, 11/27
Thanksgiving Break; No School
CORRECTIONS/ADDITION
Please note that the dates for the LMS
Turkey Trot and Thanksgiving Break have been corrected above.
HEALTHY THOUGHTS
(from Nurse Patrick and Coach Wojtow)
Too much sugar can lead to cavities and obesity in children. If
you still need to get rid of some of that Halloween candy, consider donating to
Operation Gratitude that sends candy care packages to troops overseas. Click on the link for more information:
https://www.operationgratitude.com/halloween-candy-buy-back-2012/
NURSE NOTES
Students are not permitted to bring any medication (over the
counter or prescription) to or from school. All medications must be
transported to school by an adult. All medication (over the counter
and/or prescription) requires a doctor's note or prescription label. See
link below for further information:
Hand washing is like a "do-it-yourself" vaccine—it
involves five simple and effective steps (Wet, Lather, Scrub, Rinse, Dry) you
can take to reduce the spread of diarrheal and respiratory illness so you can
stay healthy. Regular hand washing,
particularly before and after certain activities, is one of the best ways to
remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. It's quick, it's simple, and it can keep us
all from getting sick. Hand washing is a win for everyone...except the germs.
As we begin to enter cold and flu season, please recall Ladue
guidelines regarding ill students staying home from school. Please follow this link for details:
Fever is a symptom of illness and not
an actual diagnosis. Fever usually indicates that the body is battling an
infection. A child with a fever greater than 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit needs to
stay home from school until the fever is gone for at least 24 hours without
medication (acetaminophen or ibuprofen).
NEW ITEMS
Chartwells Food Service
student survey
Chartwells Dining Services would like your student to give
feedback in a short survey that will help provide better service at breakfast
and lunch at LMS. The questions are
short and simple but the feedback will be invaluable to them in order to create
a better lunch program. Please have your
student go to the following link between November 6 and 16. Please encourage them to give helpful
feedback.
Thanksgiving
Fundraiser Activities
Here is a rundown of
this year's events related to the penny wars, canned food drive and turkey
trot.
Penny Wars: November 9 through 12
Students will show
that their grade level is the most caring and has the most spirit by donating
to Free The Children. Each grade level
will have a jug placed in the lobby from November 9 through November 12 for
donation collection. All donations will go to Free The Children to help
children and families in impoverished countries. All
pennies and checks (made out to Ladue Middle School) placed into a jug count as
positive amounts. All silver coins and paper money count as negative
amounts equivalent to their denomination. The grade
level with the greatest positive (or least negative) amount after November
12 wins (Principal Note: Although we all
win by helping support this worthwhile cause).
Canned Food Drive: November 16 through 23
LMS is collecting can and money donations for Gateway 180, an area shelter that distributes food and funds to many area homeless shelters. Students will turn in donations before school in their morning grade level areas. The class with the best overall per student donation average plus highest percentage of class participation will win a pizza party. The class at each grade level with the highest per student average plus highest percentage of class participation will receive a soda and chip party. Students may choose to bring in money instead of cans. One canned food item equals $.50 (checks can be made out to Ladue Middle School).
Canned Food Drive: November 16 through 23
LMS is collecting can and money donations for Gateway 180, an area shelter that distributes food and funds to many area homeless shelters. Students will turn in donations before school in their morning grade level areas. The class with the best overall per student donation average plus highest percentage of class participation will win a pizza party. The class at each grade level with the highest per student average plus highest percentage of class participation will receive a soda and chip party. Students may choose to bring in money instead of cans. One canned food item equals $.50 (checks can be made out to Ladue Middle School).
100 Can Club: All students bringing in 100 cans (equivalent
to $50) 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 their name placed into a drawing for the opportunity
to throw a pie in one of their favorite faculty member’s face. All staff
members willing to donate their face to a whip cream pie will be asked to do so
during the event described below.
Turkey Trot: November 24
Turkey Trot: November 24
We invite all staff,
administration and parents to join LMS in the running of this year’s 18th
Annual Turkey Trot. You can choose to run the 1-mile course or walk an
alternate course. There will be an alternate schedule this day to allow
time for running the trot as well as a celebration at the end of the day.
All start times will be adhered to unless we need to change because of
weather.
6th Grade Turkey Trot – 1:01 pm – 1:39 pm
7th Grade Turkey Trot – 11:07 am – 11:45 am
8th Grade Turkey Trot – 11:49 am – 12:27 pm
The top male and female finisher at each grade level as well as staff will receive a special trophy. The top 10 male and top 10 female finishers at each grade level will receive a commemorative turkey trot t-shirt.
All-School Celebration Assembly: Tuesday, November 24; 2:25 – 3:05
At the end of the school day on November 24 we will have an all-school assembly to recognize the winning grade level of the 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.
6th Grade Turkey Trot – 1:01 pm – 1:39 pm
7th Grade Turkey Trot – 11:07 am – 11:45 am
8th Grade Turkey Trot – 11:49 am – 12:27 pm
The top male and female finisher at each grade level as well as staff will receive a special trophy. The top 10 male and top 10 female finishers at each grade level will receive a commemorative turkey trot t-shirt.
All-School Celebration Assembly: Tuesday, November 24; 2:25 – 3:05
At the end of the school day on November 24 we will have an all-school assembly to recognize the winning grade level of the 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.
Veterans’ Day Wednesday, November 11
In order to honor our
current and past Service members, and their families, several special
activities and events are planned for next Wednesday. A sampling is listed below:
·
LMS Teacher Maria Page will coordinate a
partnership with Delta Dental Health Theatre for one of our school’s Veterans'
Day projects. The mission of the Delta
Dental Health Theatre is to educate and inspire children and the community to
make positive oral and overall health choices to achieve optimum health.
Their event is officially called The Delta Dental Health Theatre Great Candy
Exchange. Students will be able to
donate all of their unwanted and unopened candy from Halloween. All candy will be donated to the USO of
Missouri for distribution to various military sites throughout Missouri and
Illinois. Last year, DDHT collected and donated 3300 pounds of candy to
the USO. They are hoping to surpass that this year. At LMS, we will collect the candy November 2 through
5. Students will also be invited to
write general notes thanking soldiers for their service to include with the
donation.
·
LMS Teacher Tricia Wideman and the Character Education
Committee is asking students and staff to provide a
photo of a parent/grandparent/relative/friend who is serving, or is a veteran,
with the student. These photos will be
compiled and shown during all lunch periods. Please send a picture to Coach Wideman
at twideman@ladueschools.net that
includes the student name, the service member’s name, what branch of the
military they served or are currently serving in, and where they served or
serve so we can put together something very special for everyone in our school
to see.
·
The Phoenix team
has planned the following: Science - Wall of Peace and Tomb of
the Unknowns Web Scavenger Hunt; Comm
Arts - Letters to soldiers and Celebrate Flag Day Web Scavenger
Hunt; Social Studies - Veteran’s Day Posters and Poster Contest; and Math - Patriotic Quilt and Honoring
Our Veterans Web Scavenger Hunt.
·
LMS Teacher Joan Shacklette hosts a veteran each year to
speak to her classes about their military experience. Past speakers have included our own Mr. JB
Tate. This year’s special guest will be
Mr. Rudy Eckelkamp.
UPDATED ITEMS
REPEAT ITEMS
Documentary Screening
On Tuesday, November 10, the LMS Diversity Cadre will be
sponsoring a screening of the documentary Black Girl in Suburbia in
conjunction with the St. Louis International Film Festival’s Cinema for
Students program. The film explores the experiences of black girls
growing up in predominantly white communities and is intended to spark an open
dialogue about race, identity, and perspective among all people. All
students (regardless of race or gender) are welcome, and so are parents and
grandparents. The screening will be followed by a group discussion.
Students will need a permission slip to stay for this event, and participation
is limited to the first 60 students who turn in a permission slip. Permission
slips are available in room 232 or from Social Studies teachers.
The film will begin at 2:25 and the event will end in
time for students to take the late bus home. Please note that students
attending this event will miss the last part of 8th hour and
are responsible for any missed work.
Field Trips and
payment options
We are now providing a third payment option (if needed) for
field trips. This will be an online
option through the MySchoolBucks program (currently being provided to make
online payments to student lunch accounts) through a section designated School
Store. MySchoolBucks can be accessed
through our district website, near the bottom of the page.
Our first two preferred forms of payment for future field trips
will be either the online option noted above or by personal check. Should either of these payment options not be
possible, we will accept cash as a last resort.
If you prefer to take advantage of this online option, please
look for the “Field Trip title” noted on the permission form sent home with
your student, as well as the “Open date” and “Closing date” to submit payment.
Ski Trip Dates
The following are Ski
Trip dates for 2016:
·
Jan 8
·
Jan 15
·
Jan 29
·
Feb 5
·
Feb 19
Feb 26 - Make up day if needed
Feb 26 - Make up day if needed
For your information,
the Ladue Schools Today - High School
Renovation Initiative segment
is now online.
LMSPA eBlasts
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Board Briefs
Information regarding Ladue Board of
Education meetings and work sessions can be found on boardbriefs.blogspot.com
Have a great remainder to
your Friday and a wonderful weekend.
Greg
