Lenape M. S. Smoke Signals
November 22, 2016
THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKETS
Thank you all for your generosity towards the Thanksgiving Food baskets. The National Junior Honor Society students put together 14 baskets of food for our Lenape community.
On behalf of Lenape's staff we wish our Lenape families a very Happy Thanksgiving.
SPECIAL PERSONS' DAY
On Friday, December 16, Lenape will continue the tradition of welcoming local senior citizens to our middle school. Lenape students will perform a concert for our guests and then serve them lunch and join them for conversation. Lenape is very proud of this tradition and we encourage all students to “dress up” on this day so we can look our best for those visiting our school.
TOYS FOR TOTS
This year Lenape will again be a drop-off site for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign. The Lenape Community Connections Club is asking families to donate a new, unwrapped toy for a child of any age. There will be a collection bin located in the front office. Students may also drop off their donations when they arrive to school in the morning. Our collection will run through Friday, December 9th. Thank you for supporting this worthwhile effort.
LENAPE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
Please be aware of the following upcoming events pertinent to 9th graders:
Nov. 29 - MBIT preview assembly (check out www.mbit.org for more information)
Dec. 6 - High school counselor presentation to students on "9th grade counts"
Dec. 9 - Voluntary morning trip to MBIT for interested students; must have permission slip
Jan. 5 - MBIT Evening Open House
Jan. 12 - West Evening Curriculum Fair
January - Program planning overview assembly; teachers make course recommendations
February - Students continue investigating high school options and enter online; 1 to 1 meeting with counselor to finalize choices for verification
March - Verification sheets due - elective choices are final at this time.
LENAPE'S CANINE KITCHEN
PRINCESS MEET AND GREET PANCAKE BREAKFAST
RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS IN CB
GUYS and DOLLS - SPRING MUSICAL
LENAPE FALL APPAREL
We have extended our Lenape Fall apparel sale, last day for orders will be Monday, November 28th. The order form can be found on our Lenape website. Thank you for your orders.
VISION SCREENING FOR ALL LENAPE STUDENTS
Vision testing has begun. All students at Lenape will be vision tested before the end of the school year. You will be notified by US Mail if a referral is made for your child.
Scoliosis Screening
To Parents/Guardians of all Students currently in 7th Grade PE:
Scoliosis screening is scheduled for December 6th & 7th, Tuesday and Wednesday during PE class. As per the State of Pennsylvania, all students will be screened. If you do NOT wish your child to be checked for scoliosis, please send a written note in with your child.
Seventh grade students who are not screened at this time will be screened in the 3rd marking period. You will be informed when those dates become available.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our school nurse, Mrs. Merrill by email at amerrill@cbsd.org or by phone at 267-893-2840.
7th GRADE STUDENTS & IMMUNIZATIONS
All students in Grade 7 are required to have documentation of a Meningitis Vaccine and Adult booster Tdap Vaccine. If you have not provided that documentation to the Nurse’s Office, please do so as soon as possible. If your child has not yet received these vaccines, please send in the date of the immunizations as soon as they are completed. You may check your child’s immunization status on the parent portal, under the “Health” tab. These are mandates of the State of Pennsylvania. Students who do not have these immunizations on file will be excluded on May 1, 2017. A reminder letter will be coming home earlier this year and another one will be sent again after we return to school following the winter break.
Thank you, in advance, for providing the required documentation.
Amanda Merrill, RN, BSN
Certified School Nurse
Lenape Middle School (267-893-2840)
FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE
There are steps you can take in your daily life to help protect you from getting the flu.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with your hands. Germs spread this way.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- Practice good health habits. Get plenty of sleep and exercise, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat healthy food.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- If you do not have a tissue, cough into your elbow or the fabric of your clothing.
- If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
BOX TOPS
YES, Lenape collects Box Tops! Our life skills class uses Box top activities to reinforce skill development. Lenape earns money for every label collected.
Please send your Box Tops to school labeled "Lenape Guidance" or drop them in the box in the lobby adjacent to the main office. Please don't worry about cutting the labels, tearing them off is fine.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
December 7 & 18 - Winter Instrumental Concert
December 10 - Princess Breakfast - Chambers
December 14 - Winter Choral Concert
December 15 - Parent Council Meeting - 10:00 AM
December 16 - Special Person's Day
December 20 & 21 - 7th Gr Field Trip - A Christmas Carol
December 23 - Early Dismissal
December 26 - January 2 - Winter Break - Lenape Offices Closed
For more details, please take a look at the calendar on the Lenape website.
DECEMBER BOOMERANG
December: #24 - Bonding to School. Young person cares about his/her school. The student is actively engaged in promoting a positive school community.
The link to the Boomerang page is here:
http://cb-cares.org/assetsinaction-schools.cfm#boomerang
The link to the nomination form is here:
https://www.quia.com/sv/758041.html
All nominations must be completed by Friday, December 16th, 3:00 PM
Thank you for your nominations.
CB CARES BACKPACK NEWSFLASH
LENAPE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Email: cbsdlenape@cbsd.org
Website: http://www.cbsd.org/lenapems
Location: 313 W. State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 267-893-2800
Twitter: @CBLenapeMS