IMPORTANT DATES:

May 21, 22, 23             6th Grade Outdoor Ed
            MAY 22                        High School Assessments
            May 26                         Memorial Day, all schools and offices closed.
            June 3                          Parent Volunteer Luncheon
            June 6                          8th Grade Boat Trip
            June 11                                    8th Grade Farewell
                                                            6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Reservoir High School for Ceremony
                                                            7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Lime Kiln for Student Dance

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                    5/20 and 6/10
Stepping Class              Thursdays, 3:15 – 4:45
Bridge Club                  Wednesdays, 3:15 – 5:00 (started 4/9/08)

Dear Friends and Families of Lime Kiln Middle School,

Good luck to Luke Roarty who will be competing in the BMX Bike Championships in China this next week. What an amazing opportunity and achievement! He was recently interviewed on WJZ-Channel 13.

We would also like to congratulate Bryana Nguyen who was in the Howard County Living magazine as the Athlete of the Month for golf and Martial Arts. She is ranked 2nd in the state for golf, ages 12-14.

Several of our teachers were recognized recently. Christine Barrett and Kim Sampson were nominated by LKMS families for their dedication to our special education students.
We commend the Special Education Community Advisory Committee to their dedication to recognizing Howard County’s dedicated teachers.

On Tuesday, the Maryland State Department of Education held a luncheon and recognition ceremony to commend outstanding programs. Mrs. Lublin and Mrs. Dupski represented LKMS for being the top collector in terms of food in Howard County and sixth in the state of Maryland out of 514 participating schools. Mr. Keddell and two of our students, Logan Kirby and Alexis Landau, were awarded one of the Students Improving Maryland Awards. This financial award will help fund the Legacy Learning Trail in the back of the school.

Thanks to all of you who came out for the Fine Arts Festival last night. Kudos to Ms. Shin, Ms. Hill, and Mr. Jackowski for their hard work. What a wonderful showcase for our very talented students!

The guidance department organized and implemented the incoming 6th graders’ orientation on Thursday. The children were very excited to be here and we look forward to welcoming them to the LKMS community.

Congratulations to our Band and Orchestra for the outstanding concert on Reservoir High School. We are also very proud of the superior ratings they received at the competition at Hershey Park last Friday. The Chorus also participated in the competition and did well.

The Algebra students will be taking their High School Assessments on Thursday. Please make sure the students get a good night’s sleep, have breakfast and arrive to school on time.

Sincerely,
Brenda Thomas

Harvest for the Hungry- On May 13, Mrs. Lublin, Mr. Keddell, Logan Kirby, Alexandra Landau, and myself attended the recognition ceremony for the Harvest for the Hungry “Kids Helping Kids” food campaign. Lime Kiln was recognized for being the top collector in terms of pounds of food in Howard County and sixth in the state of Maryland out of 514 participating schools. Due to these results Mr. Keddell was able to apply for a grant and was awarded one of the Students Improving Maryland Awards in the sum of $1000.00. This money will be used to help fund the Legacy Learning Trail in the back of the school. The founder of the Harvest for the Hungry food drive is Larry Adams a Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley and the grant was funded by Morgan Stanley. It was your generosity and support during the Harvest for the Hungry food drive in October that enabled the school to receive the grant money. Thank you for your continuous support of our school programs. You are the best! Cindy Dupski

Just a friendly reminder that ALL chaperones going on the Outdoor Education Trip to Camp Letts on 5/21,22,23 need to attend our parent chaperone meeting this Monday 5/19 at 7:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Valuable information will be given out to ensure a wonderful trip for all. This is the meeting where you find out EXACTLY what you will do as a chaperone at Letts. See you Monday night.

Cathy Mundy
6th Grade Team Leader/Reading Teacher

From the PTA:

Staff Appreciation Week was a great success. Our theme for the week was the Beijing Olympics. Each morning the staff, and students, had fun trying to win the Olympic Trivia Contest. Congratulation to the winners and thank you to all the students who ran fast to turn in their teacher’s answer.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday found TEAM TREATS in the staff mailboxes. Thank you to all who helped package, and organize the treats. Tuesday we served BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHAMPIONS to the teachers and staff before the students arrived. Thank you to everyone who contributed food, drinks, or time to the effort. It is greatly appreciated. THURSDAY we celebrated BEIJING 2008 with a Chinese Buffet luncheon for all. Thank you to everyone who contributed food, drinks, or time to the effort. The food was delicious! The teachers requested recipes, so if it is not a family secret, send them in if you can.

Every afternoon we announce the Gift Card Drawing winners. Thank you to all the generous families who contributed gift cards or made monetary donations. By the end of the week all 84 teachers and staff were able to pick a gift card due to your generosity. Thank you to the following families for donating gift cards, funds, food, time or trinkets to the cause:

Anonymous Families
The Bachman Family
The Bagley Family
The Bentz Family
The Brittingham Family
The Chopper Family
The Collins Family
The Crone Family
The DeBlasis Family
The Del Riego Family
The Dobson Family
The Dyson Family
The Evans (Christopher) Family
The Evans (Jenny & Patrick) Family
The Fabri Family
The Fultz Family
The Gilliland-Daniel Family
The Glueck Family
The Green Family
The Harman Family
The Harris (Natalie) Family
The Jobst Family
The Khanna Family
The Leopold Family
The Liu (Karen) Family
The LKMS PTA
The Locke Family
The Martins Family
The Mathieson Family
The Michael Family
The Milligan Family
The Mitchell Family
The Monk Family
The Murray Family
The Obisesan Family
The Pappadeas Family
The Parmar Family
The Pomeroy Family
The Rinaldi Family
The Robinson Family
The Rogers Family
The Salmi Family
The Schramek Family
The Shin (Daniel & Nicholas) Family
The Sink Family
The Slayton Family
The Spain Family
The Stubbings Family
The Swanner Family
The Tatum Family
The Teodori Family
The Toeneboen Family
The Tyrie Family
The Vukmer Family
The Welling Family

And anyone else we accidentally omitted.
THANK YOU!

Third Quarter Honor Roll Students Enjoy Ice Cream Treats

Four hundred students were treated by the PTA to ice cream and lemonade in celebration of making the honor roll for the third quarter. Congratulations to all our students for their academic accomplishments! Thanks to all the parents who supported the event: Barb and Jeff Slayton, Lisa Goheen, Gail Timmick, Kathy Taylor, Tonya Howes, Alison Mathieson, Ronda Crone, and Sherri Tatum.

Congratulations to Ms. Sampson and Ms. Barrett for being recognized at the 10th Annual Special Education Community Advisory Committee (SECAC) Teacher and Staff Recognition Night.

PTA Events through June:

MAY

        19    3:15 SIT Meeting
            28    7:00 PTA Meeting

June

2 7:30 PTAC Meeting

Software: Microsoft Office

MAKE THIS SUMMER COUNT!

Bring your kids along and make a world of difference in the lives of Howard County’s older residents as a Neighbor Ride volunteer. Daytime, evening and weekend opportunities are available for folks looking for a flexible and truly rewarding volunteer experience.

Neighbor Ride is a volunteer-based nonprofit dedicated to decreasing isolation and improving the quality of life for Howard County’s older residents by providing reasonably priced, reliable, supplemental transportation for health care appointments, cultural and social activities, community volunteering, exercise and educational activities, religious services and other personal needs such as shopping and business appointments. Neighbor Ride offers this service so seniors, age 60 and over, can remain active, independent and connected to the community.

Contact Rosemary Noble, Volunteer Coordinator, at (410) 884-RIDE or volunteer@neighborride.org for more information.