IMPORTANT DATES:

February 18                 Presidents’ Day, schools and office closed.
February 27                 GOTTA EAT, 3 Brothers, 5:00 p.m.
February 29                 Interim progress reports issued.
March 7                       Basket Bingo, Cedar Lane School, 7:00 p.m.
March 17 – 24              Spring Break
March 25                     School resumes.

INTRAMURAL SCHEDULE
STUDENTS MUST HAVE A SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP ON FILE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE
SIGN-UP SHEETS ARE POSTED IN THE CAFETERIA

Imani Club 2/26; 4/15; 5/20 and 6/10
Stepping Class Thursdays, 3:15 – 4:45
Please note: Intramurals are from 3:10 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Dear Friends and Families of Lime Kiln Middle School,

Thanks to all of you who attended parent-teacher conferences. The partnerships that are created in these sessions are what make our children’s education effective and successful.
Please continue to work with our teachers and use the online gradebook tool, TeacherEase, to keep up-to-date on your student’s grades.

This week, as we continue through the 25 Rules of Civility from the book, Choosing Civility by P. M. Forni, we focus on Rule 18: Avoid Personal Questions. Below are highlights from that chapter.

Thank you to Barbara Slayton, our PTA mom that has organized the honor roll incentives. This quarter, the students will be treated to popcorn and sodas as they watch a brief movie the last thirty minutes of the day. Nearly 400 students will be honored. Thanks to all of you who have volunteered to help out with this very worthwhile activity!

Thanks also to all the parents and students who participated and supported the annual musical production. It was outstanding!

Sincerely,
Brenda Thomas

THE RULES OF CIVILITY

Rule 18: Avoid personal questions.

The incomparable Miss Manners wonders in one of her books why a common, polite invitation such as “If there is anything you want to know, don’t hesitate to ask” should make her nervous. It does, she decides, because many people are all too ready to ask indiscreet personal questions: “Of course you should hesitate. It should be a pause long enough to ask yourself, ‘Is this any of my business? Could this question hurt the other person’s feelings? Could it seem to suggest something offensive about that person?’” It is in this very hesitation, in this exercise of discretion, that civility resides.

Here are a few formulas with which you can defend you privacy: “I don’t feel comfortable talking about this,” “This is too big a question to be quickly addressed right now,” “This isn’t the best time to discuss this topic,” “I prefer not to discuss personal matters.

Our students of the week are: David Hessler, Eliza Stubbings, Emily Love, Alex Wollack, Tyler Schultz, Silas Dustin, and Sara Mule

LKMS has received applications for the Journey 2008 program being sponsored by the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County and implemented by Maryland Leadership Workshops. This program is an opportunity for present 7th-11th grade girls to come together this summer for one week (July 20-26) at Washington College to develop their self-image, confidence and interpersonal skills.

The program is intended for girls who have already demonstrated an interest in formal or informal leadership roles, a desire to serve their community, a willingness to work cooperatively with others, and an ability to take risks in a safe setting. The girls are divided into two sub-groups: one for incoming 8th-9th graders and one for 10th-12th graders.

Marcy Leonard, Principal of Atholton High School, will be serving as a staff member at the program. Applications are available in the guidance office and are due March 14th. Please contact the guidance office if you are interested. This is an outstanding leadership experience for our middle school girls.

From the PTA:
Box Tops for Education: February 28th is the last day to submit box tops for this year so please try to bring them in before the deadline so that LKMS will get the cash this year. The collection box is located in the vestibule outside of the office
Save The Date:

Golf Tournament
Friday May 2, 2008, Hampshire Greens Golf Course

Fulton Elementary School and Lime Kiln Middle School Parent Teacher Associations are once again joining together to bring you a Golf Tournament at Hampshire Green Golf Course. Those who have attended this event in the past know that this is a fun filled day of golf, food, and prizes.

If you are interested in helping out with the Golf Tournament or just want some more details about the event, please join us for a meeting of the planning committee on Tuesday February 19th from 7:00-8:00pm in the Lime Kiln MS media center.

If you have any questions, please contact the committee chairs
Yvona Ward
yward@helix.nih.gov
301-725-8474

Christia Chappell
christia_chappell@yahoo.com

We look forward to seeing you.

Drama Wrap Up Meeting: There will be a PTA drama wrap up meeting on Wednesday, February 20, at 6:30, prior to the 7:00 PTA meeting.

FRIDGE NOTE – SAVE THE DATE:

Weds, Feb. 27th Three Brothers “Gotta Eat” Night
Three Brothers Italian Restaurants

Parent Social Event:

Invitations for the Parent Social Event which will be held on Friday, March 28, 2008 from 7:30-11:30pm at The Gathering Place in River Hill went home on Friday in a large manilla envelope in your child's backpack. Please ask your child to check their backpack to pass this important information on to you. This night is sure to be a night to remember for parents, teachers and staff of both Lime Kiln Middle School and Fulton Elementary. There will be a great dinner, live classic rock music by a well known local band, Mispent Youth, and auction items to benefit the educational enrichment for our children. Please gather old friends, new friends and rock on over to the The Gathering Place on March 28th!! Any questions, please contact Diane Thometz, 301-854-9730, dithometz@aol.com or Leanne Glueck, 301-604-7150, lglueck@earthlink.net.

A great big THANK YOU to all the parents and students who helped make our February 6 Conference Day Dinner a success! The teachers and staff were treated to a HALF TIME CELEBRATION of tasty appetizers, salads, and many desserts. Without everyone’s assistance, we could not have hosted such a lovely dinner. Thank you to Mrs. Dupski for letting us use her room, it made it so much easier. When you see the people listed below, please extend to them our thanks for a job well done: Mary Rose Jobst, Angie Feeney, Jessica Rinaldi, Katie DeBlasis, Kim Stubbings, Sherri Tatum, Carol Zimmerman, Mary Kay Pappadeas, Alison Mathieson, Monica Spain, Emily Michael, Tracey Fultz, Sandy Rogers, Lori McKay, Maureen Bentz, Stephanie Harman, Moira Monk, Maureen Monk, Caitlyn Rogers, and anyone we may have inadvertently left off the list. THANK YOU!
PTA Events for February through April:

FEBRUARY

         13    2:15 6TH Grade Honor Roll
            14    2:15 7th Grade Honor Roll
            15    2:15 8th Grade Honor Roll
            20    PTA Meeting
         25    3:15 SIT Meeting

Gotta Eat ‘Three Brothers”

MARCH

SPRING SOCIAL

             3    7:30 PTAC Meeting
12   7:00 PTA Meeting
28   Parents’ Social Night
         31   3:15 SIT Meeting

APRIL

              7   7:30 PTAC Meeting
            16   7:00 PTA Meeting
         28   3:15 SIT Meeting

Three Brothers Italian Restaurants 7090 Deepage Drive – Columbia, MD 21045 - (410) 309-5944

LIME KILN MIDDLE SCHOOL

GOTTA EAT NIGHT

Tuesday, February 26th
4:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Treat yourself to a fantastic meal and a night off from cooking!
Three Brother will donate 25% of sales for the evening to Lime Kiln Middle School’s PTA. Three Brothers offers the finest and most authentic New York-style pizza in all of suburban Washington as well as the best hot and cold subs, calzones and Italian entrees in the area. Please plan to join us and support the PTA and the services it provides for the families and staff at Lime Kiln Middle School.
In a RUSH? Just call in your order and it’ll be ready when you arrive. The menu is available at www.threebrotherspizza.com.
(NOTE: Present flier when paying to ensure proper credit)

The Office of Human Resources cordially invites you to attend the
Howard County Public School System
COMPREHENSIVE TEACHER JOB FAIR
Monday, March 3, 2008 • 3:00-7:00 pm
Kossiakoff Center
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
11100 Johns Hopkins Road • Laurel, MD 20623-6099

This job fair is open to anyone seeking employment as a certified teacher, behavior specialist, school counselor, physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, or occupational therapist.

• Interview with content specialists in all certification areas.

• Meet administrators from elementary, middle and high schools.

• Learn about Howard County’s New Teacher Support Program.

• Attend a presentation on Teacher Certification in Maryland.

• Receive information on support services positions.

For an application packet and to register for the Job
Fair visit us at www.hcpss.org or call the Office of
Human Resources at 410.313.6693 or 1.800.850.7642
Snow date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Reservoir High School
11550 Scaggsville Road • Fulton Maryland 20759
We look for ward to seeing you at the fair!