April 29, 2016

TJs Tidbits

Greetings LMS Families, 

Today was absolutely beautiful and it's my son Tristen's birthday. For that reason, I am keeping my comments brief as we are celebrating his special day. It's hard to believe that he is nine years old. Time sure does fly by quickly. Pretty soon he will be in middle school. YIKES!  

With that said, let me take a second to remind everyone about signing up for PT Conferences and Passport Night auditions. We also have several field trips, activities, and a jazz concert coming this week. Be sure to make note of upcoming calendar dates. 

Also, if you are getting my updates each week, you do not have to read though everything that I share in my Family Updates. Once you get to the Repeated Information section feel free to stop as everything there has already been communicated. 

Have a wonderful week! 

  

STUDENT RECOGNITION 

SCIENCE BOWL

Congratulations to our LMS Science Bowl Teams and coaches! Ladue's 8th grade team took first place at regionals and is headed to DC for the National Competition. What an accomplishment! Check out the pic in the Parent Link email. We are so very proud of our amazing students: 8th Grade Team-Rohan Siri, Aditya Jain, Abheek Dhawan, Kevin Tang, and Matthew Awad (undefeated all day by the way). Our 6th Grade Team consisting of William Yin, Luke Ye, Aaron Lin, Eva Kaul, and Anthony Zhao did a fantastic job competing as well. Way to represent LMS! Parent involvement in our Science Bowl is beyond significant and a MAJOR factor in the team's success. We are extremely grateful for their help. Thank you parents!

MATH CLUB NEWS

On Saturday 2/22, seventeen LMS students participated in the MCTM Regional Math Contest at Crestview Middle School.  Students participated in individual and team events. Although the results are not yet available, everyone had a great morning!  The following students participated: Joan Gaffigan, Sam Manlin, Jack Saleeby, Alex Wang, Celina Zhao, Johnny Yao, Sophia Xu, Natalie Claybaugh, Bohan Pan, Cindy Yan, Phoebe Chen, Michelle Jing, Ashmit Tendolkar, Namal Kansal, Stuti Dasgupta, Sarah Liao, and Oliver Stern.

On March 7, five students will participate at the MathCounts State Competition in Colombia, MO.  They qualified by placing in the top 15 at the St. Louis Chapter Competition last weekend.The students are: Aaron Lin, Alex Wang, Aditya Jain, Kevin Tang, and Anthony Zhao.

NEW INFORMATION

WE GO GREEN: RECYCLED ART PROJECT 

In April each of our Class Meeting Groups will be participating in a Recycled Art Project as part of our We Go Green Initiative.  We are requesting any clean recyclable materials including cans/bottles/lids, cardboard, plastic, and fabric.  If you would like to contribute, please send your items anytime before April 22. All items will be placed in bins outside of the Welcome Center.  Thank you for your continued support. See the flyer below for more info. 

I AM LMS DAY- 3/12

Our annual "I am LMS" Day will be held on Thursday, 3/12. This is a day devoted to celebrating the unique differences at LMS. "I am LMS" Day is a yearly event that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and fosters a caring community at our school. The theme this year is "Being an Ally." Students will be in class meeting groups for the majority of the day and will be engaged in a range of activities: class meeting lesson, student/teacher led circles, art project, HS guest speakers, LMS Variety Show, etc.  One other special aspect of the day is dressing in a way that best represents who we are as individuals. We encourage students and staff to participate by wearing clothing that symbolizes their culture, religion, ethnicity, talent and interests. Basically, come dressed in a way what celebrates the many great things about you. Please remember all clothing has to be school appropriate and align with our dress code. We are looking forward to learning and growing together in our understanding of how to support one another and serve as allies. It will be a very exciting day! 

PASSPORT NIGHT AUDITIONS 

We are looking forward to our first LMSPA Sponsored Passport Night this spring where we all come together to highlight the diversity that we have at LMS. The evening provides an opportunity for the school community to learn, share traditions and culture, and sample food from other countries. I join the LMSPA in inviting all students with a singing, dancing, instrumental, martial arts, or other cultural demonstration to sign up for an audition. We would love to see as many different performances as possible. Auditions will be held after school with Ms. Alrutz on Tuesday, March 3rd. Come show us what you can do! If performing is not of interest, we welcome you to participate in our Fashion Show. All you need for that is to come dressed in clothing representative of another country. Click on the Passport Night Sign Up Link for more info.  

1619 PROJECT EXCURSION

LMS has an exciting opportunity available to 7th and 8th grade students! On April 1, the Missouri History Museum is sponsoring an event with New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, the leader of the 1619 Project.  The 1619 Project is an ongoing project developed by The New York Times Magazine in 2019 with the goal of re-examining the legacy of slavery in the United States and timed for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia.  The event on April 1 at the Missouri History Museum will include a presentation by Ms. Hannah-Jones, followed by a Q&A. All students who attend will receive a special edition of The 1619 Project. LMS has secured 20 spots for this event, and interested 7th and 8th graders are invited to apply using a Google form supplied by their social studies teachers.  If chosen, students will attend the event on April 1 with LMS teacher Stephanie Teachout and Lisa Kovarik during the school day. Applications will be made available to students through their social studies teachers next week. The application deadline for the 1619 field trip is Tuesday, March 3. 

PARTNERS CLUB PAWS FOR READING FUNDRAISER

The LMS Partners Club will collect gently loved children's books for the Duo Dogs "Paws for Reading" program. Anyone donating a book on Friday, February 28 can dress up as a favorite storybook character or in pajamas! 

"Paws for Reading" trains volunteers and their own dogs to visit schools and libraries, where children can practice reading to dogs. With a dog's encouragement, no judgment and calming presence, young readers improve their focus, word recognition and reading comprehension without feeling anxious. And, the child keeps the book after the visit!

READY, SET, CONNECT 

Please click on the link for information about the READY, SET, CONNECT meetings facilitated by Superintendent Dr. Wipke. One of the meetings will be held at LMS on 2/28 in our library from 9:00-10:30. Hope you can attend! 

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK

Last week, we participated in National Random Acts of Kindness Week at LMS, which is celebrated by individuals, groups, schools and organizations nationwide to encourage acts of kindness. Character Council Students from all grade levels stayed after school the week before to help get set up and posted kind notes on each locker and door in our school. During the week students and staff participated in “kindness challenges.” For more info about the week please check out the website: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org where there are all kinds of inspiring stories and ideas of random acts of kindness. The movement of Random Acts of Kindness inspires people every day and there are benefits from being kind:

• Fuels personal energy and self-esteem
• Makes you happier
• Good for your heart
• Helps you live longer
• Decreases the harmful chemicals in your body

BLACK HISTORY MONTH ARTIST VISIT- BILLY WILLIAMS

Friday, local artist Billy Williams shared with Ms. Lowe-Dobbins’s 7th grade art students his artistic process explaining how just a simple doodle can become a work of art.  Students were amazed at Mr. Williams' work and mentioned distinct similarities between his work and the work of Picasso. Billy Williams comes as part of the Visiting Black Artist Series Lowe-Dobbins created four years ago which helps to expose students to local African American Artists during Black History Month. Pictures were shared in the parent link. 

SCHOOL HOURS AND SUPERVISION-REPOST

We are reaching out to parents to help us address a safety concern. Our school day ends at 3:10. Students who are picked up or walking remain in the classroom until 3:20. At 3:20 carpool and walkers are dismissed and expected to leave campus or report to an after school activity on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We do not have supervision for students who are not in an activity or who are waiting to get picked up past 3:30. We are asking families to please arrive by 3:30 to pick up your student or encourage your student to report to an activity on the days that we offer them. Students who are seen on campus unsupervised after school hours will be asked to call a parent. If there is a need for supervision, please consider enrolling your student in our TAS (Teens After School) Program. Thank you in advance for your assistance with this matter.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY CARPOOL-REPOST 

PLEASE NOTE: We are asking parents who pick up students from after school activities to please pull into a parking spot or pull over to the outer curb until your student comes outside at dismissal. This allows the curb nearest the school to remain open for bus arrival. We have to get five (5) late buses into our parking lot and parked. Buses will be unable to pull into the circle drive to park because cars are stopped in the middle of the lot or parked right in front of the school. We are placing cones in the circle drive to assist with keeping this lane open. Please do not drive through the cones and park. We thank you in advance for your assistance.

2020 SPRING CONFERENCE SIGN UPS-REPOST  

LMS will host student-led portfolio conferences on 3/11 (4:00-8:00 pm) and 3/12 (3:00-7:00 pm). The online sign up portal opened on 2/3 at 6:00 p.m. Be sure to log in at: http://www.myconferencetime.com/laduems and follow the instructions. Sign up ASAP as appointments fill up fast. Please be advised that the portal closes on 3/10 at noon.

EIGHTH GRADE IMMUNIZATIONS NEEDED

Students who will be entering 8th grade are now required to have both Meningitis and Tdap immunizations to meet the requirement of the Missouri School Immunization Law, Health and Safety Title 19 CSR 20-28.010 for the 2020-2021 academic year. It is mandatory for your child to have proof of these vaccinations prior to the first day of school. Many students received these vaccines during 6th grade. Majority of the time parents get this notification simply because we don't have record of these shots on file. Please check with your physician to see if your student has had these immunizations. If so, simply have the doctor's office fax a copy to Nurse Williams at (314)-997-8736. If your child still needs to have these vaccines, now is a great time to get an appointment!

LMS may withhold your student’s schedule and team assignment for the school year until proof of immunizations are presented to the School Nurse. When immunizations are given please have physician’s office print out a current immunization record and turn it into the nurses’ office. Should you have any questions, please contact Nancy Williams, LMS School Nurse at 314-983-5530 or email nwilliams@ladueschools.net

CALENDAR DATES (new additions in red) 

2/25 Field Trip: Patriot
2/26 Field Trip: St. louis Immersion Trip

2/26 EF Trip Parent Mtg Rm 228 6pm

2/27 Black History Assembly

2/27 Class Meeting

2/27 Jazz Concert at PAC at 7pm

2/28 Ski Club

2/28 Field Trip: Medical Detectives
3/3 Field Trip: Leap Academy Victory Racing

3/6 Early Release and Professional Records Day

3/6 Ski Club

3/11 Spring Portfolio PT Conferences (4:00-8:00 p.m.)

3/12 "I am LMS" Day/Class Meeting 

3/12 Early Release Day

3/12 Spring Portfolio PT Conferences (3:00-7:00 p.m.)

3/13 Conference Compensation Day (No School)

3/15-3/21 Spring Break

3/23  School Resumes

3/23 M&M Club

3/26 Field Trip: 7th Grade Service Day

LMSPA INFO 

LMSPA PASSPORT NIGHT- The LMSPA is hosting a Passport Night at LMS on April 17 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. In addition to sharing information about other countries and providing food samples from these countries, a variety of student performances/demonstrations and a fashion show are scheduled throughout the evening.

Families interested in signing up to host a table and/or students wanting to audition for a performance/demonstration spot, should check out the flyer that was sent home with students on Friday of last week. 

A couple of key things to remember:

• The deadline for students to RSVP for a performance audition is February 24. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, March 3 after school.   
• The deadline to sign up to host a table is March 3.

We are really excited about this upcoming event as it's an opportunity for us to come together to celebrate the unique differences that we each bring and what makes LMS so special! 

LMSPA NEWSLETTER: Please click the link for the most recent LMSPA NEWSLETTER

LMSPA MEETINGS 

The Ladue Middle School Parent Association will have both day and evening meetings to accommodate varying schedules -- all are encouraged to attend! Meetings will be held on the following dates at LMS (room TBD): 

Tues. 3/10, 9-10:30am 
Wed. 4/1, 6:30-8 pm (LMS Library)
Thurs. 5/14 (closed meeting for Exec Board only) 9-11am            

You can subscribe to email blasts from the Ladue Middle School Parent Association at  http://www.mylmspa.com/eblast-newsletter/

The LMSPA can also be followed on Facebook at 

http://www.facebook.com/LadueMiddleSchoolParentAssociation/ 

and on Twitter @mylmspa 

LMSPA SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE 
If you are doing any additional shopping for school supplies, please consider purchasing an extra binder or combination lock to donate when we return back to school. These items are always in demand and will be distributed to students who need them via the LMS counselors, Aundrea Johnson (6), Amy Balsavias (7) and Yvette Sykes (8).

BOARD BRIEFS

Information regarding Ladue Board of Education meetings and work sessions can be found at  http://boardbriefs.blogspot.com

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REPEATED INFORMATION- (The information below is a review of information already communicated. No need to read if you read my last update)

MATH ACCELERATION

A small number of LMS students may be developmentally prepared to accelerate through a grade level math course. Math acceleration is defined as being enrolled in a course that is one or more grade level above. Math 6 Extension and Math 7 Extension are not accelerated courses and require no special testing. Students who want to enroll in math courses on the accelerated pathway must show mastery of skills taught in the course which they would like to skip. The courses that students may attempt to test out of in order to accelerate are Math 6 Extension, Math 7 Extension, and Advanced Algebra. No acceleration testing is available for Advanced Geometry or any other high school course. Acceleration testing dates for students currently in Math 6E or Math 7E are May 6, 2020 at 3:30pm or August 11, 2020 at 9am at LMS. Students who are currently in 5th grade math at the FGC have other testing dates which have been communicated. No other dates are available for testing so please plan accordingly.  More information, as well as directions on how to sign up, is available on the LMS website under the curriculum tab. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Sarah Schwartz, Assistant Principal and liaison to the math department, at saschwartz@ladueschools.net

NURSE INFO- If your child is in 7th grade and has received the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines during a physical exam, please provide a copy of the dates of vaccine to Nurse Williams. Hand washing posters have been hung in every student restroom. Encourage your child(ren) to wash hands or use sanitizer more often. Announcements have occurred and will continue to be read weekly. Please read the Health Update email on the Coronavirus sent to all Ladue Schools families and staff on January 29 via email by Ann Body, District Lead Nurse.

3RD QUARTER AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES- Please check out our After School Activities List 3rd Quarter. Activities started again on 1/7. We have several new additions including Newspaper Club, TACTIC Club, Latin Club, and Zumba. PLEASE NOTE: Table Tennis will not be offered this quarter as shared last week. 

GRADE LEVEL HAPPENINGS- Please click below for the most recent grade level updates.

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

REPLIES TO FAMILY UPDATES/SCHOOL REMINDERS

I have recently become aware that families may have been replying to my Family Updates/School Reminders with questions. Please NOTE: if you hit reply to emails that are generated through our BlackBoard Parent Link System, those emails do not come to me. The Parent Link system does not allow reply emails generated from my update. Families will need to email me separately at ttaylor@ladueschools.net. I apologize if you have emailed and have not received a response as this is the reason why. Hopefully, this will not be a problem moving forward. 

BUILDING EXPECTATIONS REMINDERS

Please take a minute to review the building expectations and procedures that are listed below. It is my hope that by sharing expectations in my update, families will become aware and can work in partnership with us to establish an optimal learning environment and ensure the safety and well being of students while at school. These expectations are also in our LMS Student Guidebook, which was sent home with all students and posted on our school website. I STRONGLY encourage families to read the handbook. We will cover key items at school, but the follow up should occur at home. This way both students AND parents/guardians have a solid understanding. 

BEFORE SCHOOL LOCATIONS 

When students enter the building at 7:30 a.m., they will be directed to the cafeteria until sent to their grade level areas. 6th grade will be in the multipurpose room, 7th will be on the boys side of the gym, and 8th will be on the girls side of the gym. This will be the expectation for the remainder of the school year. 

AFTERNOON DISMISSAL PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS

Did you know that there is a method to the madness for how we dismiss students at the end of the day? Please take a minute to click here: Afternoon Dismissal Procedures and review what we will be sharing with students. It is extremely important that all students follow these procedures. Doing so allows us to get everyone (bus riders, carpool, and walkers) home safely and in a timely manner. Parents, please DO NOT circumvent these expectations. It creates major safety issues and puts students in a situation where they are not complying with school expectations. Should you have a special circumstance, please contact your child's grade level principal so an accommodation can be made. 

BREAKFAST PROCEDURES

We are fortunate to serve breakfast in the mornings for LMS students. Students wanting to purchase breakfast should report to the cafeteria immediately upon arrival to school (do not go to lockers or class first). Breakfast is not considered “social time.” Students participating in the breakfast program are expected to eat as quickly as possible and head to class. Students not meeting breakfast expectations may lose breakfast privileges.     

ELECTRONICS AT SCHOOL 
Please remind your student that electronics, including cell phones, headphones/earbuds, speakers, etc. should remain out of sight for the duration of the school day from 8:10-3:10. This includes lunch. If these items are seen, they will be confiscated as noted in our LMS Student Handbook. 

Technology devices are not allowed in restrooms or locker rooms. Students should not use the Internet or other digital communication devices to create disrespectful or harassing messages, take pictures or videos or make recordings of others without permission, or send or post materials that threaten or raise concerns about violence against others. All of these activities will be considered a violation of our school district's code of conduct which can be found in our Student Handbook, which will be sent home with each student in the near future.

We strongly encourage families not to send personal technology devices to school unless requested by the classroom teacher for educational purposes. These requests will be minimal now that students have Chromebooks. It is our recommendation that technology devices brought to school are stored in a locked locker during school hours. Note: If there is an urgent message that your child needs to have, please contact the office and we will get the message delivered as soon as possible.  Thank you for your help with this matter.

MORNING DROP OFF/AFTERNOON PICK UP

For safety reasons, students should not be dropped off prior to 7:30 a.m. We do not have any adult supervision prior to 7:30 and our building is locked. Students who arrive prior to this time will have to remain outside. Parents/guardians of students consistently on campus in the mornings without supervision will be contacted by administration.

At the end of the school day (3:10/3:20), students should either ride the bus home, walk, get picked up, or participate in the TAS (Teens After School) Program. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, after school supervision is unavailable after 3:30 unless special arrangements have been made with a staff member to supervise in their classroom. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, after school activities are provided from 3:20-4:20.  Students who stay after for activities should be picked up at 4:20, no later than 4:30. As in the morning, parents/guardians of students consistently on campus in the afternoons without supervision will be contacted by administration and may also be taken to TAS and charged a fee.

PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS as we want to avoid students having to sit outside in extreme hot and cold weather conditions.

TRAFFIC REMINDERS 

The following is a reminder to some, and new information for others, regarding our morning and afternoon traffic patterns and drop off/pick up procedures.

Our school day for 2019-2020 will be 8:10 am to 3:10 pm.  

If you plan to transport your child to school by car in the morning:

• Please be aware that students cannot enter our building until 7:30 am when someone on duty to monitor the front doors and lobby.
• Students may be dropped off at the front of the building prior to bus arrival (they typically begin appearing around 7:45 am).  Please follow the designated traffic flow arrows as you enter our campus from either Conway or Clayton roads.  
• There will be staff members at locations 1, 2 and 3 to help with traffic flow and supervision.  Please follow their directions.  
• After buses begin arriving, car traffic will be routed to the rear of the building.  The person at location 2 will notify drivers.
• Please proceed down the right-hand drive all the way to the Maintenance Building (end of fencing), then circle back to the rear of the building through the parking lot, staying to the right.  Students will be dropped off at the designed area (ONLY along the sidewalk) and enter the building through the east back door to the Gym.
• Cars will then exit the campus using the lower drive (two-way traffic) onto Clayton Road.  Please, please, (and please) turn right onto Clayton Road.  A left-hand turn onto Clayton, at this time of morning, is potentially dangerous and causes a backup for cars attempting to exit our campus.  

If you plan to pick up your child from school by car in the afternoon:

• Please be aware that buses begin lining up in our front Circle Drive around 2:45 pm.  Cars parked in the Circle Drive have the very good chance of getting blocked in as more buses arrive.  If you have the need to pick up your child before dismissal, I would highly suggest parking in one of the marked parking spaces in the lower drive.
• Cars will be directed to the back of our building to form a “carpool line” as indicated in the second photo.  Please drive all the way down the right drive to the Maintenance Building.  If there are students on the parking lot (fenced in area), please wait at the gated entrance until students leave.  Then, pull into the lot on the LEFT side and begin a line at the recycling bins (along the fence INSIDE the parking lot).  When the line reaches the gate at the back, begin a new line just to the right of the existing line.  This should keep the lower drive from backing up and blocking cars wanting to leave. A staff person will be located at area A to assist with this.
• At dismissal, students who rides buses will be dismissed first at 3:10, while students who are picked up by car and those that walk will be held in the classroom (until about 3:20 pm).
• Please do not instruct your child to leave the lobby with bus riders and walk through our lots to meet you at your car.  This is potentially dangerous as students do not always watch for traffic. It also puts the child in an awkward position as he/she is not following school rules and can be assigned a consequence for not doing so.  If you need to pick your child up before buses leave, please notify your student’s grade level administrator and meet your child at the front of the building so that he/she is accompanied while walking through our parking lot.  Students are NOT to exit through the doors near the Gym or in the 6th and 8th grade halls.
• Buses are typically loaded within 10 minutes of the 3:10 pm dismissal.  Once buses are released, then the staff member at location A will signal cars to approach the front of the building.  Students waiting in the classroom will then be released to be picked up by car. Most students are gone by 3:30 pm.

If your student will ride a bus to and from school:

• Please make sure your student knows his/her assigned bus number.
• Bus riders will have a maximum of 10 minutes after the 3:10 pm dismissal to gather their belongings and exit the front of the building.
• Students must check the “bus board” located near the Circle Drive at the end of the sidewalk leading from the Main Lobby doors to determine the location of their assigned bus.
• Students should board the bus quickly, rather than loiter in the front of the building.

Bus passes:

A temporary bus pass may be used for a student to ride home on a different bus.  Passes are available on the district website and in the Welcome Center and must be completed and approved BEFORE the date of use.  Drivers should be given a copy of the completed and approved bus pass as the student boards the bus.

Thanks for your patience with all of this.  It is much easier to verbalize than to communicate in writing.  Everyone typically gets the hang of this within the first fews days of school.  Our goal is to get students delivered and picked up safely, while also trying to keep traffic flow moving.

SPECIAL TREATS FROM CHARTWELLS

Our building policy does not allow consumption of food by others for safety reasons and to promote healthy living. Chartwells Food Service is offering treats for purchase to families that want to do something special for a birthday or other milestone.  We appreciate Chartwells for providing alternative options to families that want to have celebrations at school during lunch shifts. 

BUS INFO

To find out more information about your bus route, you may access the Ladue School District website. Once you're on the home page, go to “for Parents > Bus Information” in the navigation at the top of the page. You will find links to the routes for all schools in the right column, as well as contact information should you have any questions or concerns.

STUDENT PICK UP 

This is a reminder to parents/guardians who are picking up students from school events/activities. Please make every effort to arrive on time to get your students.  We are starting to experience students waiting on rides well after dismissal, sometimes up to an hour. This request is made not only for safety reasons, but to also ensure our staff can get home to their families. We greatly appreciate your assistance with this matter. 

BUS PASS INFO
This Bus Pass form is required at those times when your child must ride a bus not covering his/her usual route. In order for your request to be considered, the bus pass form must be completed and returned to Danna Anderson 24 hours prior to the requested change. Please note that bus passes may not be available on all routes if there is concern about having available space.

• Bus passes will no longer be accepted on the following buses due to capacity concerns: L1, L2, L3, L5, L9, and L10, L12, and L19

EARLY DISMISSALS

Please try to always call ahead to Danna Anderson 983-5513 or email at danderson@ladueschools.net for early dismissals. We will deliver a note to your child to ensure he/she is down in the office and ready to go when you arrive. This process allows the student to leave the classroom without the disruption of a phone call into the classroom.  We get very busy at the end of the day in the front office so it is extremely important that parents call ahead for late afternoon dismissals and try to limit them as much as possible. 

PLANNER AND TECH TOTE REPLACEMENTS

Planners- If students need a new planner (lost, damaged, etc.), they should see their school counselor in the Welcome Center to get a new one. Tech Totes- If students need a new tech tote (lost, damaged, etc.), they may get a replacement from the AP office (see Ms. LoBosco). Both items are $5 to replace.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES- Our After School Activities Roster is now posted on the LMS website.  Click on the: After School Activities 2019-2020 link to see what's offered. The list is also posted on the bulletin board in our main lobby. Activities run from 3:20-4:20 p.m. Students participating in after school activities should not leave at the 3:10 bell, but should instead wait to be dismissed at 3:20 with carpool. Transportation for after school activities scheduled from 3:20-4:20, is provided for district residents via late bus on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A list that tells students which bus they ride is posted in the lobby. Two after school supervisors will also be available to provide bus numbers in case students forget. PLEASE NOTE: Late bus numbers (1 WEST, 2 WEST, 1 EAST, 2 EAST, and 3 EAST) are different from regular after school bus numbers. Please notify your student. Should your student elect to participate, please review the following information below.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY PICK UP

For safety reasons, if picking up your student from an after school activity prior to the 4:20 bell, please stop by the Welcome Center so that he/she can be checked out of the building. Once you notify the office that you are here to pick up your student, the Activity Coordinator will have the student sent down ASAP. We appreciate your assistance with this as it helps us tremendously with attendance monitoring and reporting.

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY CARPOOL

We are asking parents who pick up students from after school activities to please pull into a parking spot or pull over to the outer curb until your student comes outside at dismissal. This allows the curb nearest the school to remain open for bus arrival. We have to get five (5) late buses into our parking lot and parked. Buses will be unable to pull into the circle drive to park if cars are stopped in the middle of the lot or parked right in front of the school. We thank you in advance for your assistance. 

LMS STUDENT GUIDEBOOK

I am sharing a link to our 2019-2020 LMS Student Guidebook, which contains a wealth of information about our school program and expectations. Please take some time to review this information at home as a family to ensure both you and your student are familiar with its contents. Hard copies were sent home at the start of the school year. 

That's all for now!

Dr. T-J 

Principal, Ladue Middle School