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LMS PTO News

Fall 2013

LINGLESTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @LMSPTO

I can’t believe that we are already through the first marking period. Time sure is flying by! PTO is off to a great start this year. Thanks so much to our Committee chairs and to those who have joined the PTO already. We greatly appreciate your time and donations.

Strength in Numbers We have close to 250 members…but could always use more! It’s only $5 to join and the membership form can be found on the LMS website under the Organization tab. Please also check this tab for upcoming PTO events.

How you can help If you are interested in volunteering your time or donating items for PTO events, please visit http://www.timetosignup.com/linglestownmiddle/ to sign up. Any and all help is appreciated!

Monthly Meetings We’ve already held two of our monthly meetings and had a great turn out for each. If you have an hour to spare on the second Tuesday of each month, please join us! Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 12 at 7 pm. Please note that the PTO meetings will now be held in the Staff Team room, located in the office. Enter the door on the right inside

the office and follow the hallway to the room on the left. You’ll find a list of all upcoming meeting dates here.

HUGS Program Don’t forget about the HUGS Program! Send in BOX Tops with your student every Friday and they can trade them for candy during their lunch! Students may also receive HUG slips from teachers for doing good deeds throughout the week and can trade them in during lunch for candy as well! HUG slips will then go into a monthly drawing for one student and teacher to win a great prize!

Upcoming Fundraisers R&K Sub and Pretzel Sandwich

Sale Order forms will be sent home with students by November 4 and due back on November 15. Pick up your order on Tuesday, November 26 between 3 and 5:30 pm – one less meal to cook during the Thanksgiving week!

LMS Spirit Sale Order forms will be sent home by November 4 and due back on November 13. Pick up your order mid-December. More details coming soon.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to any of the PTO Officers.

Alexis Kierce

R&K SUB AND PRETZEL SANDWICH SALE

Order Forms Due: Fri, Nov 15 Pick Up: Tues, Nov 26 3 – 5:30 LMS Cafeteria

2013-2014 PTO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Alexis Kierce President

Kierce3@yahoo.com 395-7361

Mary Towns Vice President

Mtown65@comcast.net 695-9262

Michele Mixon Treasurer

Mmixon5129@msn.com 497-5637

Ann Lawson Secretary

Annysez1@verizon.net 343-5077

SPIRIT SALE

Order Forms Due: Wed, Nov 13 Pick Up: mid-December More info coming soon!

Hello LMS Parents, Staff and Students!

Next PTO Meeting Tuesday, November 12 7 PM

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Student Email Accounts All students have a G-mail account that can be accessed through Moodle. This is a great way for students to send work home, work on group projects and keep up to date with assignments from their teachers. Mail can only be sent to cdstudents.org and cdschools.org accounts. These accounts are to be used for school purposes only! Before students can use their accounts, they must agree to the “Google Terms of Service”. The student address is username@cdstudents.org.

How to access the G-mail account: 1. Log onto

www.cdschools.org/domain/639 2. Click on Moodle which is in the grey

bar 3. Student needs to log onto Moodle

using their school username and password

4. Agree to the “Google Terms of Service”

5. Use G-mail account to email teachers and classmates

Home Access Center Students can check their grades, see what assignments they are missing, view their schedules, check absences, and more using the Home Access Center (HAC). Parents can also use the HAC to follow their child’s progress. The HAC can be found on the grey toolbar on the Linglestown Middle School website. A student’s username is their email address (username@cdstudents.org) and the password must be retrieved through the email system.

To help your student log into HAC do the following:

1. Log onto www.cdschools.org/Domain/639

2. Click on HAC on the grey toolbar 3. Click on “Lost (retrieve) your

username or password? Click here

4. Enter school email address and click on submit

5. Log into Moodle via school website 6. Access your G-mail account - you will

get an email with your HAC username and password

7. Go back to HAC and log in 8. Use “My Profile” on the left hand side

to change the password to the password used at school

Accessing Online Math books using a MAC

McGraw-Hill Education Technical Support recommends installing the Shubert PDF plugin when using Safari to access online math books at www.glencoe.com.

1. Go to http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf

2. If your operating system is version 10.6 or higher download and install PDF Browser Plug-in 2.4.2. Follow the installation instructions as they appear on the screen. (NOTE: if your operating system is 10.5.8 or lower install PDF Browser plug-in version 2.3.2)

3. Restart you computer. 4. Open Safari and try accessing the online

student edition. 5. You may be prompted to accept a

license agreement for Schubert at this time. Please check the radial button that denotes educational use only and click ok, and your book should work properly.

OPEN LAB

MONDAYS Room 211

Purpose: Research Produce final product

Word Document Spreadsheet PowerPoint Project

Purpose: One-on-One help English Health History Math Research Science

HOMEWORK HELP

TUESDAYS Library

LMS Technology

LMS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

2:40 – 4:40

Students must sign up outside the guidance office by the end of lunches that day as space is limited.

Rides must pick up students promptly at 4:40 or students will have to take the late buses.

Students must provide evidence of a specific project they are working on.

Did you know these services were

available to your students?

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Attention Teachers and PTO Committee Chairs:

Do you have information you would like to share in the next PTO newsletter? Please send articles to Kris Nieves at lmsptonews@gmail.com by January 6, 2014. The next issue will be posted around January 16, 2014. Email reminders will be sent closer to the due date. Thanks to everyone that contributed to this issue!

Clip — Clip the Box Tops from

hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Each one is worth 10¢ when our school redeems them from Box Tops for Education.

Shop online — Shop at your

favorite online stores through the Box Tops Marketplace® www.boxtops4education.com/marketplace. Our school can earn eBoxTops® with every qualifying purchase you make, at no additional cost to you.

Sign up - to support our school at

http://www.boxtops4education.com, where you can:

See how much our school is

earning with Box Tops Enter online promotions for

chances to win eBoxTops and other prizes

Print coupons for your favorite Box Tops brands

You can also sign up for Box Tops email newsletters that will keep you updated on the program, and for Marketplace newsletters that include offers from online retailers where you can earn eBoxTops.

To learn more, visit http://www.boxtops4education.com. Thanks for choosing to make a difference for our school with Box Tops! Questions can be directed to Deb Stover

(ddzestover@verizon.net).

Dance

Sandy Simmons Ssimmons01@comcast.net

Hospitality Bonnie Yingst BonnieYingst@hotmail.com

Newsletter Kris Nieves lmsptonews@gmail.com

Spirit Sale

Sandy Simmons Ssimmons01@comcast.net

Kris Nieves lmsptonews@gmail.com

HUGS Patty Schwab schwabdan@aol.com

PAC Christina Warfel Chris9874@comcast.net

8th

Grade Party

Avie Banks newbankslady@msn.com

Arts in Edication

Bonnie Yingst BonnieYingst@hotmail.com

Staff Appreciation

Jamie Gordon Jme2468@aol.com

Mindy Goodman goodmanlaw@verizon.net

Scholarship Jill Tenny thetennyfamily@comcast.net

Box Tops Deb Stover ddzestover@verizon.net

Fundraising Alexis Kierce Kierce3@yahoo.com

2013-2014 PTO COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Box Tops for Education

Box Tops are not just for elementary schools! Linglestown Middle School is again participating in Box Tops for Education.

Last year our school earned over $500 just by clipping those little box tops and sending them to school. This year, our goal is to raise $600. Here are three easy ways you can help:

The PTO is now on Twitter!

Follow us @LMSPTO to get updates on upcoming events, reminders and more!

Girls on the Track Team We have a team training this fall to run the Jingle Bell 5k as part of Girls on the Run. We encourage as many teachers, parents, family members and friends as possible to register for the race and run with the girls. Stay tuned for more info.

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At this time I would like to update the LMS Families on the current Scholastic initiative. This project started this year with a resounding response from all of you that completed one of the “WE” surveys. It is important that everyone’s input is considered during this important time.

To date, the numbers are impressive. A total of 653 students at LMS responded to the student survey, 63 staff members completed their survey and district wide approximately 1000 parents. Your input is the most valuable resource toward creating the best education for our current students and those of the future.

The Scholastic Leadership Team at LMS which includes Kiley Peters, Shimana Harris, Kathy Armstrong, Michelle Nelson, Vicki O’Hara, Anthony Sedun, Ben Hernandez and myself have conducted the initial review of the analysis of survey data. As we navigate through this process you are invited to visit the LMS web site for updates.

Mr. Termin

Principal

It’s time once again to start thinking about the Arts contest and the categories you want to enter. The arts areas are Photography, Art, Literature and Music. If you are new to this contest, you can enter any category and as many entries as you desire in each. There isn't a limit. You can have 5 pieces of Art along with 2 or more lyrics for Music. It’s entirely up to you! There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places. A small gift is awarded to those who submit an entry. An official entry form will be available the week of November 1st, located on the table outside in the main lobby. The form will contain general rules and the format for your category. The theme is “Express Yourself" which leaves your imagination wide open! The entries are due to the main office by March14, 2014. After the pieces are judged, they will be displayed in the trophy cabinet in the main lobby, until the winners are announced at the end of year assembly.

Every year we are amazed at the artistic ability and the creativeness that shows in every piece of Art that is submitted. We have an abundant amount of talent and our hope is that you all get involved and allow others to see your masterpiece. If you have questions once you receive your packet, please call or e-mail. Thank you, Bonnie Yingst (Chairperson) Cell: 579-2318 bonnieyingst@hotmail.com Lisa Koup (Chairperson) 571-1965

A Message From Principal Termin

Arts and Education Contest Hospitality Corner A big thank you to all those

parents who either brought in a homemade treat or made a donation to our refreshment table for Back To School night. The table had an assortment of cupcakes, fruit, cookies and candy that was completely devoured by the end of the evening! As always, it’s only possible with your time and generosity. If other families are interested in helping out with this committee, please let the PTO know or you can call or e-mail me at the information listed below. The next function will be the Junior Honor Society Induction at the end of the school year. Thank you, Bonnie Yingst (Chairperson) Cell: 579-2318 bonnieyingst@hotmail.com

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