December 4, 2015
Good
afternoon. I hope the week has gone well
for you. I am attempting to get this out
before leaving for home. Should I forget
anything, I will send out an updated Update over the weekend.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
Congratulations to LMS
teacher Melshonda Low-Dobbins. Melshonda
has three pieces of her art in the Joy & Celebration Through Artists’ Eyes reception
and gallery talk tomorrow from 1 to 3 pm.
The event will take place at the Vaughn Cultural Center at 3701 Grandel
Square.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Monday, 12/7
SRI (Reading) assessments for selected
students (through Thursday, 12/10)
Tuesday, 12/8
LMSPA Board meeting; 1 pm
Wednesday, 12/9
Orchestra Concert; Grade 6; LMS
Cafeteria; 7 pm (location correction)
Thursday, 12/10
Band Concert; LMS; 7 pm
Friday, 12/11
Early Release Day; 12:40 pm
Friday, 12/18
Early Release Day; 12:40 pm
Last Day for Quarter 2/Semester 1
Monday, 12/21
Winter Break (through Monday, 1/4)
CORRECTIONS/ADDITION
I had incorrectly listed the 12/9 Grade
6 Orchestra Concert as occurring at the LHWHS Performing Arts Center. It will actually be held in the LMS
Cafeteria. That correction has been made
in the Calendar Items above.
HEALTHY THOUGHTS
(from Nurse Patrick and Coach Wojtow)
A study published by Experimental Physiology
looks at prolonged periods of sitting and its effects on children. The study found that “after a single
session of prolonged inactivity, the children developed changes in their blood
flow and arteries that, in grown-ups, would signal the start of serious
cardiovascular problems.” The
article states that adults and children should spend fewer hours sitting and
more hours moving to avoid future health problems.
NURSE NOTES
Medication (both prescription and over the counter) must be brought
to the nurse’s office by a parent or other responsible adult. Per Ladue School
District policy: medications may not be transported by a student and will not
be released to a student. Please refer to Ladue's medication policy for
more information:
Ladue Medication Policy
NEW ITEMS
Grade
8 Basketball
8th grade boys and girls basketball team sign
ups were last week. If your child would like to participate, it is not too
late! This is a free, no-cut, all-play program that meets after school
(3:10-4:10) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Games are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or
Thursdays after school. There is a late bus available after practices. Students
must turn in forms and a recent physical (dated after February 1, 2015). The
forms are available in the Welcome Center or online under the
"Activities" tab. The first practice is December 8. Email Coach
Theodossiou (jtheodosiou@ladueschools.net) if you would like to sign your child up.
LMS
Yearbooks
Don't get left out of this year’s school
memories. Order your 2015/16 yearbook today. You can place your order
online at https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/8647
You can also place an
order by phone at 1-866-287-3096.
The price of the
yearbook is $28 and orders can be placed through winter break to guarantee that
pricing. After January 3, prices will increase to $35.
Any questions about
yearbook purchases can be directed to Sharrie Cognac atscognac@ladueschools.net
(Baber note: I don’t
believe that the links below transferred.
As a result, I am including the documents as attachments to the
Blackboard Connect email.)
Honor Our Wonderful LMS Faculty and Staff This
Holiday Season - Please Act Today, Don't Delay!
Dear Ladue Middle School
Families,
With the holidays upon us
and 2015 drawing to a close, it’s a great time to honor our wonderful Ladue
Middle School Faculty and Staff.
With their talent and
dedication, Ladue Middle School was recently named a 2015 National Blue Ribbon
School by the U.S. Department of Education, a 2015 Gold Star School by the
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and a 2014 National
School of Character by The Character Education Partnership.
LMS annually produces award
winning academic, arts and athletic teams, and provides opportunities for all
students to participate in unique field trips and extracurricular activities
such as the Ladue Ski Club.
You should have recently
received a letter in the mail describing some of the many things that the Ladue
Middle School Parent Association's "Gift & Project" Fundraiser
has helped to do for our school.
Click here if you'd like to view the Winter Gift
& Project letter.
Gift & Project is the
LMSPA's biggest fundraiser. The funds raised every year through G&P
make up over 50% of the annual LMSPA budget, and allow the LMSPA to continue to
do many things over the course of the year to elevate our children's learning
experience and help support our children, their families and the LMS staff.
We hope you will honor your
student's teachers and other LMS staff members with a donation. Thank you
to everyone who has already donated!
To donate: You may complete the paper teacher and
staff acknowledgment form (download it here if
needed), and drop off or mail your form with your donation check, made out to
the LMSPA, to the LMS office. Please be sure to note "Winter Gift
& Project" on your check's memo line.
Or, you may make your
Winter Gift & Project donation and select your teacher and staff honorees
online by clicking here.
PLEASE NOTE: You have
only seven days remaining until the Friday, Dec. 11th donation deadline to have your name(s)
included in the letters letting LMS faculty and staff know who has honored them
with a Winter Gift & Project donation (donation amounts are not disclosed).
Questions? Please
contact your Gift & Project Co-Chairs, Melissa Garza and Julie Stappenbeck:
Melissa Garza
melissahgarza@gmail.com / 571-249-9265 cell
melissahgarza@gmail.com / 571-249-9265 cell
Julie Stappenbeck
Thank you for supporting
the LMSPA.
Happy Holidays!
UPDATED ITEMS
REPEAT ITEMS
LMS Office Closed
Please be aware that our LMS Office will be closed on the
following:
·
Thanksgiving
break – Wednesday, 11/25 through Friday, 11/27.
·
Winter
break – Monday, 12/21 through Friday, 1/1.
Infinite Campus Messenger
We plan on beginning the following after the beginning of semester
2:
In an effort to provide consistent communication about missing
assignments, an email will be sent each Thursday afternoon through Infinite
Campus indicating any assignment your child has not turned in. We are
hoping this communication will help you assist your child with the completion
and submission of assigned work. We chose Thursday because it would give
students the day on Friday to either turn in already completed work or discuss
with teachers what needed to be done for various assignments over the weekend.
Messages will be sent to anyone identified as a “guardian” of a
student at LMS and will be sent at 3:30 pm on Thursdays. More information
about the missing assignments can be found on the Parent Portal or on
individual teacher websites.
After School
Activities/Last week of the Semester
We typically
do not offer After School Activities prior to a holiday, nor do we hold these
the last week of the semester. After
checking with coaches and activity sponsors, there is a need to change this for
this semester. As a result, we WILL be offering coaches and sponsors
the option of holding practices and activities on the following dates:
·
Tuesday,
December 15
·
Thursday,
December 17
Not all
Activities will be held on these days. I
have asked sponsors to provide this information to our Office staff so that
this information can be communicated to students through our school-wide
announcements as these dates approach.
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
LHWHS Renovation Initiative Information
For your information,
the Ladue Schools Today - High School
Renovation Initiative segment
is now online.
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 that you and your
families have a wonderful weekend.
Greg
