The Paw Print
Lange Middle School's Parent Communication Newsletter
Lange Middle School
Dr. Rhonda Jackson, Assistant Principal
Mr. Joe Lauchstaedt, Assistant Principal
Mr. Tim Gardner, Home School Communicator
Email: dfalls@cpsk12.org
Website: https://www.cpsk12.org/lms
Location: 2201 Smiley Lane, Columbia, MO, USA
Phone: (573) 214-3250
Twitter: @lmsleopards
Important Dates
11/5 - Drive Through Food Drive 9 AM - 3 PM
11/7-11/8 - No School - Teacher Workdays
11/15 - Lange Middle School MOD Pizza Fundraiser ALL DAY
11/15 - Picture Retake Day
11/15 - Parent Teacher Conference - 3:00 to 6:30 PM
11/17 - Parent Teacher Conference - 3:00 to 6:30 PM
11/18 - No School
11/23 - 11/25 - Thanksgiving Recess - No School
From the Principal's Desk......
Your student’s education is a partnership between home and school. We therefore invite you to attend our Parent/Teacher Conferences scheduled for:
November 15th 3:00 - 6:30 PM
November 17th 3:00 - 6:30 PM
The Conference format offers two nights where parents meet with teachers for a brief update on their student’s progress. Conference appointments will last no longer than 15 minutes.
Conferences encourage home-school linkages and help support children’s learning when:
– Parents and teachers engage in dialog about the student’s learning and development on a regular basis.
– Parents and teachers are willing to listen and learn from each other.
– Parents and teachers come to the conference prepared to ask questions and share information that will benefit the student.
Each team (6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B) will be offering scheduled appointments that will last 15 minutes each. In order to meet as many parents on a team as possible, parents will only meet with ONE team teacher. This teacher will communicate with the other team teachers any concerns you have and will also share commentary from the other three teachers during your scheduled conference. The team teacher will be contacting parents to set-up conferences.
Elective teachers will be available for walk-in or scheduled appointments. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please email your child’s elective teachers.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Lange Middle School, Lange Fine Arts, and The Smiley Lane Players, welcome you to join us for our fall play…
Hoodie
by Lindsay Price
November 3-5
Thursday, 7pm
Friday, 7pm
Saturday, 2pm
Free for Students
All others, $5
Hoodie asks all of the tough questions that middle schoolers deal with every day. What do I wear? What if I wear the wrong thing? What is she wearing? What do I look like? Stop looking at me!
Cell Phones
Cell phones are to remain off and out-of-sight from the time students arrive at school to the time they leave school
Cell phones are not to be used for any reason during the school day
NO phone calls - Must use office or classroom phone
NO Schoology on phones
NO E-Hallpass on phones
NO earbuds
SMART watches, when used in place of a phone, are considered the phone.
This applies to all classrooms and common spaces at LMS…. NO EXCEPTIONS
Visitors
- Visitors are asked to schedule visits in advance with the person you need to see.
- Visitors will not be allowed to come for lunch with students in the cafeteria. An alternate eating location may be arranged if you contact the LMS main office in advance at (573)214-3250. We will let you know if it is possible at the time of your call. Please keep in mind that health protocols change constantly and we can't guarantee that we will be able to accommodate your request to be in the building.
- To schedule an appointment, please e-mail the person you would like to meet with OR call the LMS main office.
- If picking up your student, remain in your car and call the LMS main office and your student will be sent to your car.
LANGE PTSA
Future Meetings: December 19th, January 9th, February 3rd, March 20th, April 17th, May 15th
Amazon Smile & Lange PTSA
Support your favorite charity at no extra cost when you shop at smile.amazon.com. The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible smile.amazon.com purchases. Please select PTA Missouri Congress Lange Middle School PTSA as your charity of choice.
Give back to LANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL with Casey’s Rewards
Dear LANGE FAMILY,
We’re excited to share that our school is participating in Cash for Classrooms, part of Casey’s Rewards. This opens up LANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL to new funding opportunities to help improve learning environments for students.
The best part? Donations don’t come out of your own pocket. When you buy from Casey’s and use their rewards program you can simply turn your points into a donation to our school.
Help LANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL make the most of this program and learn more at caseys.com/schools.
Sincerely,
Dominique Falls
LANGE & GERBES COMMUNITY REWARDS
Earn Money for Lange Middle School PTSA when you use your Gerbes loyalty card!!!!
The Kroger Family of Companies is committed to community engagement, positive social impact and charitable giving at the national and local levels. Every community is unique, but our common goal is to partner with the neighborhoods we serve and help the people there live healthier lives.
One of the ways in which we do this is through our Gerbes Community Rewards program. This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to an organization, all you have to do is shop at Gerbes and swipe your Shopper’s Card. Here’s how it works:
1. Create a digital account.
A digital account is needed to participate in Gerbes Community Rewards. If you already have a digital account, simply link your Shopper’s Card to your account so that all transactions apply toward the organization you choose.
2. Link your Card to an organization.
Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Gerbes Community Rewards selection on your digital account.
1. Sign in to your digital account.
2. Search for your organization here.
3. Enter the name (LANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA) or NPO number (UI506) of the organization you wish to support.
4. Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save”.
Your selected organization will also display in the Gerbes Community Rewards section of your account. If you need to review or revisit your organization, you can always do so under your Account details.
3. Your organization earns.
Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Gerbes donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Gerbes Community Rewards organizations.
If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service Center.
Whether you’re a customer or an organization, get started today!
Note: If you are a customer, make sure you have a preferred store selected (GERBES ON PARIS RD) to view participating organizations. If you are applying on behalf of an organization, please select a store in the same area as your organization.