The Leopard’s Tale Lime Kiln Middle School 11650 Scaggsville Road Fulton, MD 20759 April 17, 2015 Main Office: 410-880-5988 Student Services: 410-880-5997 Health Room: 410-880-5996 Fax 410-880-5996 Media Center: 410-880-5916 IMPORTANT DATES: April 27 Poetry Festival, 7 pm May 4 Orchestra Concert May 5 Band Concert May 7 Shakespeare Evening May 14 GT/Enrichment Fair & Jazz Concert May 18-22 Outdoor Ed June 2 8th Grade Boat Trip June 9 Chorus Concert, 7:00 pm June 15 Eighth Grade Ceremony & Dance Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment. –Ellis Peters After our long, long winter, spring is finally here! It’s hard to believe we are in fourth quarter. Report cards were sent home Tuesday. Please take time to discuss with your child and set goals to end the year on a strong note. To continue with our positive behavior program, students will participate in a series of four lessons during extended homerooms beginning next week. The lessons will address respecting each other, ethics, as well as organizational and academic strategies. To address safety concerns, we have created a traffic pattern in our lower parking lot for those of you who drive your students to school. Please stay in a single line marked by the traffic cones and move forward in line. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT HAS TISSUES WITH HIM/HER. Send in a box for the class! On Wednesday, April 22, our students will vote for the next Student Member of the Board during homeroom. Also, next week, students will be able to purchase tickets at lunch for Lime Flicks for next Friday evening . The End of Year PARCC assessments begin next week: Sixth grade: Monday, 4/20 and Tuesday 4/21 Seventh grade: Friday, 4/24 and Monday 4/27 Eight grade: Tuesday, 4/28 and Wednesday 4/30 Please make sure your student comes to school on time. Enjoy the weekend! FROM THE HEALTH ROOM: **IMPORTANT – NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS** Effective the first day of school, 2015-2016, 1 dose of Tdap vaccine and 1 dose of Meningococcal vaccine will be required by the state of Maryland for all students entering Grade 7. If we DO NOT receive proof of immunization, your child will be excluded from school. Many students may have already received these immunizations, but the Health Room may not have the updated immunization record. Please contact your child’s doctor and send/fax in an updated copy of your child’s immunizations to the Health Room. Our fax # is (301) 490-4928. If you have further questions, please call (Lime Kiln) at 410-880-5996 and ask for the Health Room. Thank you! Mary Stein BSN RN Leslie Iwanczuk CNA MT Student Absences…Please be sure to send in a note when your student returns to school after being absent. If you have any questions, please call Student Services at 410-880-5997. 2015-2016 School Year…If your student will not be attending a HCPSS high school next year, please contact Ms. Mongello in Student Services at 410-880-5997. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT HAS TISSUES WITH HIM/HER. Send in a box for the class! LIMETIME IS GEARING UP!!! … and we need the LKMS community’s help! What is LimeTime? It’s The PTA’s annual, end-of-the-year picnic for all of the LKMS students. There are food, music, games, and fun for all LKMS students, but it cannot happen without volunteers, like you! Save the date for Wednesday, May 27 from 3-5:30 pm. We need lots of hands to make this a memorable event for all of our students. Volunteers are needed for the following: Planning Committee; Set up crew; Clean-up crew; Coaching/Supervising games and sport activities; Food organization, preparation and service; and Medical Tent; Security; Crafts; and Marketing/Advertising. Questions? Contact [email protected] or click the link http://goo.gl/forms/vWjBvWGv5jto sign up if you are interesting in this exciting and fun filled activity. Cedar Lane School Cedar Lanes Annual Walk for Our Stars, Sat. April 18, 10 a.m., Maple Lawn Community Center. Come join us for this fun, non-competitive walk. All money raised will be used to support our students with significant special needs and our staff. Funds will go towards the purchase of specialized equipment, expand the school's cultural arts program, increase the number of student field trips, and provide staff development opportunities beyond what is provided by the county. Please support The Walk and help those who can't walk, learn to stand on their own and those who can't speak, find their voice. For further information, please contact Cedar Lane School at 410-888-8800 or [email protected] RESERVOIR HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS THE DROWSY CHAPERONE April 17, 18 -‐ 7pm April 19 -‐ 2pm PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT HAS TISSUES WITH HIM/HER. Send in a box for the class! April 24, 25 -‐ 7pm Adults $12 / Students & Seniors $9 Tickets at the door or www.seatyourself.biz/reservoir Come watch as a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, and the characters come to life in this hilarious musical farce. The River Hill High School Boosters are sponsoring summer camps at River Hill High School. The camps are designed to help young athletes improve their fundamental athletic skills. Weekly camps begin June 15 from 9am - noon or 1pm – 4pm. Over twenty different camps are offered this summer, including football, soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, field hockey, volleyball, basketball, cross country, track & field, Allied sports, cheerleading, weight training, wrestling, and dance. Camp forms are available in the main office at River Hill High School or online at www.riverhill.org. For more information call 410-313-7120 or email Brian Van Deusen at [email protected]. Members of the Howard County community are invited to join the Board of Education for Coffee&Conversation PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT HAS TISSUES WITH HIM/HER. Send in a box for the class! The Board of Education of Howard County regularly holds Coffee & Conversation sessions at schools throughout the county. These meetings provide citizens with an opportunity to share a cup of coffee and chat informally with Board members. The meetings are held in various regions of the county but interested persons from throughout the county are invited to attend any or all of the meetings. The next Coffee & Conversation With the Board of Education will be held: Saturday, May 9, 9:30-11am Waverly Elementary School Media Center 10220 Wetherburn Road, Ellicott City PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT HAS TISSUES WITH HIM/HER. Send in a box for the class!
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