IMPORTANT DATES:

February 26                 Community Drum Circle, 7:00 p.m.
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.
April 1 & 2                   Math MSA Testing, 6, 7 and 8
April 4                         End of Marking Period, schools close 3 hours early.
April 8 & 9                   Reading MSA Testing, 6, 7 and 8
April 16                        Report Cards issued
April 24                       Countywide Professional Day, schools closed for students.
April 28, 29, 30 &        Science MSA, 8th grade only
                    May 1
May 12                         Interim progress reports issued.
May 16                         Professional Work Day, schools closed for students
May 21, 22, 23             6th Grade Outdoor Ed
May 26                         Memorial Day, all schools and offices closed.
June 6                          8th Grade Boat Trip

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,

Today, eighteen of our eighth graders competed in the annual Howard County Science Fair at Mar riots Ridge High School. We wish them good luck and look forward to hearing the results.

The LKMS History Day was held on Tuesday. Many of the research projects were
judged for this worthwhile event. I would also like to thank Ms. Johnson and Mrs. Spillman for the tremendous amount of support they have given to our students.

The following students placed in the Maryland State Wrestling Championships

4th place:                    Mason Kilcarr
3rd place:                     Logan Kirby
State champion:          Corey Daniel

Congratulations! Great job!

This week, as we continue through the 25 Rules of Civility from the book, Choosing Civility by P. M. Forni, we focus on Rule 19: Care for your guests. Below are highlights from that chapter.

Sincerely,
Brenda Thomas

THE RULES OF CIVILITY

Rule 19: Care for Your Guests

What good fortune as a child to be the frequent guest of good people for whom having friends in the house was as natural as breathing. Not once was the mom other than motherly & kind to me. They gave me a sense of belonging .I know now that was an injection of self-esteem I badly needed.

There is truth in Anthelme Brillat-Savarin’s remark that “to entertain a guest is to make yourself responsible for his happiness.” Refrain from asking if anybody would like anything to eat. Just put the food out & offer it.

Don’t show a guest who is a physician your skin rash. If you need to tap their expertise, call them the next day at the office. Your dinner guests arre under no obligation to help you in the kitchen. If they offer & you are comfortable with it, accept with a simple thank-you.

The essential goal of playing host is to strengthen your mutual bonds.
You only need to listen & talk from the heart.

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

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

FRIDGE NOTE – SAVE THE DATE:

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

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!

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 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.
PTA Events for February through April:

FEBURARY

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 Brothers 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)