IMPORTANT DATES:

September 23              “GOTTA EAT NIGHT,” Cheeburger Cheeburger, Burtonsville
            September 24              MAGAZINE SALES COLLECTION
            September 24              SCHOOL PICTURES
            September 25              BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, 7:00 p.m.
            September 30              ROSH HASHANAH—Schools and offices closed.
            October 2                    INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS issued.
            October 9                    YOM KIPPUR—Schools and offices closed.
            October 17                  MSTA Convention--Schools closed for students.

INTRAMURALS

            Art Club                       In Progress.
            Flag Football                In Progress, through October 8th.
            Bridge                          Starts October 8, please read information below

Dear Friends and Families of Lime Kiln Middle School,

Lime Kiln’s Back to School Night will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. The PTA will hold its annual meeting first and then parents will follow their student’s schedule. LKMS will also be selling organic cotton grocery bags in honor of our Green School status and to support the Youth Development programming. Bags will be $10 each.

Additionally, the Lime Kiln table will have brochures that outline the GT resource programs, the intramural programs and also the Youth Development after school programs. TeacherEase procedures and guidelines will also be available.

Please support the annual PTA magazine fundraiser! A special thank you to all the parents who come in on collection and prize days! We are also having several homeroom competitions—the Ice Cream Party race is on! This week, leading the race for the ice cream parties are Mrs. Rickard (6th), Mr. Shifflett (7th grade) and Ms. Johnson (8th grade). The Big Snake has now moved to Mrs. Rickard’s room! Keep up the good work!!!

Because our enrollment is growing, Back to School Night will be more crowded this year. In order to address the parking issues, we would like to encourage parents to carpool. Thanks for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Brenda Thomas

Our students of the week are: Allison Beatty, Grant Berger, Joe Bentz, Glen Kasoff, Kendall Tayman, Brendan Sheehy, Karen Liu and Brian Glueck.

LIME KILN COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE 9/23/08....Next week is the fourth Tuesday of the month and we all know what that means. It is time to make great music together again! We had a fantastic time last month and I am really looking forward to playing with everyone
again. We meet in the music room from about 7pm until about 8:30pm. Everyone is welcome, no experience is necessary. Instruments are provided. If you don't want to drum we have lots of other small percussion instruments to explore. So come celebrate fall with us! Nellie Hill, Vocal Music Teacher

FROM THE PTA

Intramural Football Volunteers Needed
Parent volunteers are needed to assist Mr. Jackson and Mr. Waltman and help referee and monitor students enrolled in the Intramural Football Program on Wednesdays starting September 17 through October 15 (except October 8) from 3:15 - 4:45 pm. For more information or if you can help, please contact Hugo_Jackson@hcpss.org.

Honor Roll Incentives – Volunteers Needed.
The PTA is seeking volunteers to help with our honor roll celebrations throughout the year. The dates for these celebrations for the 2008-2009 school year are as follows:

First Quarter – Pizza Party:
Nov. 19 (6th grade)
Nov. 20 (7th grade)
Nov. 21 (8th grade)

Second Quarter – Snack Attack
Feb. 11th (6th grade)
Feb. 12th (7th grade)
Feb 13th (8th grade)

Third Quarter – Ice Cream Social
Apr. 29th (6th grade)
Apr. 30th (7th grade)
May 1st (8th grade)

Please contact Barbara Slayton at barbara.y.slayton@lmco.com if you are available to help on any of these dates.

Lime Kiln's Youth Development Center offers numerous after-school programs and it would like to start a chess club. Would there be a person in our community who knows how to play chess, and would be willing to head-up this after-school program? The after-school programs run from 3:10 until 4:45, once per week. It is suggested that this club be offered on a Monday. If this is something that you are able to do, please contact Bob Keddell at the school. Thank you.

EASY MONEY – “Gotta Eat” ‘Fridge Note

Come out and support your Lime Kiln PTA at this year’s “Gotta Eat” nights!

Kloby’s Smokehouse (7500 Montpelier Road-Laurel-301/362-1510): Tuesday, October 21st from 4pm-8pm (10% of all sales will be donated to the Lime Kiln PTA)

Box Top$ for Education – Support Lime Kiln Middle School by clipping those box tops and dropping them in the box in the entry way near the office. Each box top is worth 10 cents so start clipping!!!!! First collection will take place in October. For more information, and even money-saving coupons, go to: http://www.boxtops4education.com

LKMS PTA Membership Needs You! – It’s not too late! If you have not already signed up, please remember to pickup an envelope from the front office and become a member now.

Direct Donations – There’s still time!!! - Direct Donation Letters and Envelopes came home the first day of school and can be sent in with your child to their homeroom teacher. The PTA provides many valuable services for you and your children at Lime Kiln Middle School. To be able to provide these services, the PTA raises money throughout the school year with several different fundraisers. One alternative the PTA offers those families who do not wish to participate in fundraisers or do not have the time to sell is direct donation. The PTA estimates that it spends $60.00 a year for each child on items such as helping to purchase TeacherEase, the grading program so many parents and students rely on, as well as over $10,000 worth of PTA cultural arts events such as drug and smoking awareness. Your donation is completely tax deductible and you will receive a receipt acknowledging your gift. Donations of any size are welcome, and every dollar will be used to support our students and teachers. If you have any questions, please contact Leanne Glueck, lglueck@earthlink.net, 301-604-7150

COFFEE & CONVERSATION…The Board of Education of Howard County will hold its next Coffee & Conversation on Saturday, October 11, 9:30 – 11:00 am in the Information Center at River Hill High School, 12101 Route 108 in Clarksville.

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

The Columbia (MD) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is proud to announce our 12th year of the Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy. The Academy is designed to encourage African-American girls between the ages of 11 and 14 to pursue careers in math, science, and technology. The Academy also promotes development in leadership, community service, and the social graces. The Academy usually meets on the fourth Saturday of the month; however, some months have multiple activities planned. All interested participants and parents are asked to attend an Information Session on September 27, 2008, from 10:00AM to 11:30AM at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.

This opportunity is offered to African American girls. For additional information and an application, contact the guidance office.