January 8, 2016
Good afternoon. The week
back from Winter Break has gone pretty well.
Both kids and staff have gotten back into school mode, although I
personally miss my daily naps over the two-week period.
CONGRATULATIONS
and THANKS
If you
haven’t already seen it, there is a very nice article about the LMS Science
Bowl team and coach Martin Long in the January, 2016 edition of Ladue News. My understanding is that the Science Bowl
team was also highlighted on KMOV TV this morning on Great Day St.
Louis.
The
Science Olympiad coaches would like to congratulate the following students on
being selected for the LMS Science Olympiad Training Team. The Training Team is a group of 6th
and 7th graders who show promise in one or multiple events. While there are many students who could be
selected for this group, we unfortunately have to narrow the list to 15
members. Performance, as well as events
in which they were trained, were used to select the team. This team will have the opportunity to
compete at the St. Louis Regional tournament, along side the Competition team,
on Saturday, March 5.
Training
Team members are: Ashna Chali, John
Cramblitt, Jason Ding, Domenic Fenoglio, Grace Hu, Aditya Kondepudi, Shriya
Koneru, Orion Kornfeld, Kevin Tan, Evan Wang, Harry Wang, Daniel Xu, Xander Ye,
Lucy Yue and Justin Zhang.
Congratulations
to Jason Theodosiou, who is a recipient of a 2016 SHAPE America JRFH/HFH
Grant.
CALENDAR ITEMS
Tuesday, 1/12
LMSPA Executive Board meeting; 1 pm
Semester 2 After School Activities
begin
Thursday, 1/14
8th Grade Parents to Lunch;
12:14 pm
Friday, 1/15
Ski Trip #1 to Hidden Valley (after
school)
Monday, 1/18
No School; Dr. King Holiday
Wednesday, 1/20
6th Grade Registration Night
for 2016-2017; 6 pm
Friday, 1/22
6th Grade Parents to Lunch;
10:38 am
Monday, 1/25
School Board Appreciation Week
Thursday, 1/28
7th Grade Parents to Lunch;
11:26 am
Friday, 1/29
Ski Trip #2 to Hidden Valley (after
school)
Monday, 2/1
School Counselor Week
Discovery Education 3 testing through
Thursday (see schedule below)
Friday, 2/5
Ski Trip #3 to Hidden Valley (after
school)
CORRECTIONS
Ski Trip revised dates
With the cancellation of
today’s Ski Trip (due to Hidden Valley delaying their opening until Saturday,
January 9), the revised dates are as follows:
·
Jan 15 – Ski Trip #1
·
Jan 29 – Ski Trip #2
·
Feb 5 – Ski Trip #3
·
Feb 19 – Ski Trip #4
·
Feb 26 – Ski Trip #5
HEALTHY THOUGHTS
(from Nurse Patrick and Coach Wojtow)
Adolescents and Their Need For Sleep
The average amount of sleep
that teenagers get per night is about seven hours. However, they need about nine and one half
hours per night for optimal functioning.
Teenagers do not
get enough sleep for a number of reasons:
Shift in sleep schedule.
Early start times.
Social and school obligations.
Sleep deprivation
will impact on many aspects of your teenager’s functioning:
Mood.
Behavior.
Cognitive ability.
Academic performance.
How to help your teenager get enough sleep:
Maintain a regular sleep schedule.
Maintain a regular sleep schedule.
Avoid oversleeping on weekends.
Turn off televisions, computers, and radios.
Avoid caffeine.
Contact your child's doctor.
NURSE NOTES
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:
When to Keep Your Child Home
From School
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).
Students are not
permitted to bring any medication (over the counter or prescription) to or from
school. All medications must be transported 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.
Ladue Medication Policy
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. Scrub vigorously for 20 seconds...try singing "Happy
Birthday" to yourself for a timing guide! Hand washing is quick,
it's simple, and it can keep us all from getting sick. Hand washing is a win
for everyone...except the germs.
NEW ITEMS
Chili Supper at LHWHS
The Ladue School District Community Chili
Supper is on Friday,
January 22 at Ladue Horton
Watkins High School Cafeteria from 5 to 7 pm. Purchase
tickets for $6 per person in advance, $8 at the door. OR order online by clicking here (MySchoolBucks.com) and choosing the Chili Supper icon.
DE Testing dates/schedule
Monday, 2/1 – White Day, Odd block
periods
Tuesday, 2/2 – White Day, Even block
periods
Wednesday, 2/3 – Blue Day, Odd block
periods
Thursday, 2/4 – Blue Day, Even block
periods
(Friday, 2/5 – Regular full-day
schedule)
UPDATED ITEMS
REPEAT ITEMS
Registration Dates for 2016-2017
Information will be made available on the following dates:
8th grade registration meeting @ LHWHS 1/13/16, 7pm
8th grade Parents to Lunch - 1/14/16
7th Grade Parents to Lunch - 1/28/15
6th Grade Parents to Lunch - 1/22/16
From
our Library
We will be having a
"Winter Reading Club" over winter break.
To participate in our
winter reading program, students need to simply read two books over winter
break, and then write a short (50-100 words) review of each book. They will then be entered into a drawing to
win a $15 Amazon gift card!
To submit the review they need to log into the Destiny
catalogue using their network username and password, look up the book, and
submit a review. If they are unable to
log in, they may also email reviews to mfrese@ladueschools.net
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 at scognac@ladueschools.net
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.
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.
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 you have a great
weekend. Please be aware of the
anticipated rain and snow on Saturday if you are out.
Be safe,
Greg
