PTSA Staff/Teacher Grants Awarded

The Elf Chase was such a success that we raised over 3,000.00 dollars which we have already awarded to our wonderful staff and teachers.  We have awarded a grant to buy first Aid kits for Adventure Ed.  We awarded another grant to buy 30 copies of the book, Spill.  A grant was awarded for the PE department to buy new elbow and knee pads for bicycling and rollerblading.

A big thank you to all of our Elf Chase sponsors and volunteers who made it possible for us award these teacher and staff grants:

Peoples Bank (Mary Eaton)

Spyhop

Steve and Kathy Layman

Whidbey Getaways

Mukilteo Coffee Roasters

Boren Construction

Matts Import Haven

J n D Wallace Construction

Ken Philp Greenbank

Langley Motel

Sound Design Group

Tim, Becky and The Boys

The Simms

Saratoga Inn

Flat Rock Productions

Elf Chase 2016, Sunday Dec. 4th, 9am Registration, 10am start

We are in full swing in planning our big fundraiser of the school year, The Elf Chase Family 5K Fun Run/Walk.   An email invitation will be sent out to the LMS community for volunteer opportunities on signup genius.  Please volunteer and help make this years Elf Chase a successful and fun event! If you did not receive a signup genius invitation, please email danielledklein@gmail.com

Cougar Campus Clean-Up Nov 5 & Nov 21

Mark your calendar and grab your gloves, for Cougar Campus Clean-Up!  Our great kids and wonderful staff will appreciate improvements to the grounds, that we can easily accomplish by pulling together.  Come Saturday November 5, 10am-1pm and Monday November 21 during conferences, 11am-3pm If you have them, gloves are recommended and extra shovels, rakes and wheelbarrows will help things go faster.  The PTSA will have hot drinks and treats for everyone helping, the work will be simple, but many hands will make a big difference and make our school shine!  Work for 30 minutes or 3 hours, it all counts toward taking pride in Langley Middle School.  Parents, students, staff and any volunteers from the community are encouraged to participate!  We have the support and coordination with the school district, and input from LMS staff to make this effort a success, come be a part of it!  It’s not required, but helpful to sign up by emailing tonya@whidbey.com

• Saturday Nov 5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Monday Nov 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. during conferences, no school
• Bring gloves, extra wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes helpful but some will be available
• Hot drinks and treats for you provided by PTSA members!
• Rain or shine, barring epic storms 😉
• Work any amount of time, thank you!

Screenagers at the Clyde Theater Langley October 15 & 16, 1:00PM, Free

Welcome to the Langley Middle School PTSA!
We have a lot of fun and educational events coming up for the 2016/17 School Year!

Our first event will be two free showings of the documentary Screenagers. The Clyde Theater in Langley has generously offered to show this important film about today’s kids navigating social media. October 15 & 16 at 1:00. Free admission. Sponsored by The Clyde, SWEPTA, LMS PTA, SWHS PTA, South Whidbey Academy, Dr Jo Moccia, Dr Bob Wagner, Please see more info here: www.screenagersmovie.com

Meeting Today, 2:30, LMS Library

Hello LMS Community,

Below is our agenda for our first PTSA monthly meeting.  I hope you can attend and please feel free to bring your students.  Our monthly meetings for the school year can be found on the PTSA website at: https://lmsptsa.wordpress.com/home/

 

Agenda for Tuesday, 9/27, 2:30pm, school library:

 

**Welcome, everyone introduce themselves

**Budget September 2016

**Status of Invoices from WA PTA Denise Hines

**Membership Status

**Staff Report and Principal Report from Mary Bakeman — The Principal will not be able to attend this meeting

            

**A parent would like to lead a project to improve LMS grounds and needs information on available school funds for volunteers to buy the necessary items for improving the grounds. Jim McNalley, the Principal,  said he would provide this information for this meeting.

**Print out and distribute flyers for Screenagers

**Discuss post movie discussion where, when and materials to be used

**Pick an evening date for an Elf Chase volunteer and job distribution meeting

**Open discussion

 

**Adjourn 3:30

Welcome to the 2016/17 School Year

Welcome to the Langley Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association

Membership
We hope you will consider joining our PTSA. Your support is important to the success of our schools and thus our students in both our local PTSA as well as the State and National PTA. This is a PT S A, which means students can join too! We encourage all our members to include their students in their membership. https://lmsptsa.wordpress.com/membership/

Many businesses offer discounts to PTA members. Please see the following  website for details on membership:  http://www.wastatepta.org/member/value_benefit/value_benefit.html

What the LMS PTSA Strives to Accomplish
We strive to provide over $4,000.00 of grant money again this year to help support LMS teachers and staff provide the best learning experiences possible for our students.  Last year the Elf Chase and our smaller fundraiser, the Science Fair Pizza Feed, raised over 4,300.00 and granted money for the following enrichment opportunities:

1. Additional funds for Outdoor Education Expedition

2. 60 Copies of Huckleberry Finn

3. Safety Equipment for PE 

4. 60 Copies of Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian 

5. Entrance for 20 students to Wing-Luke Museum

6. New books for the LMS library 

7. Shop and kitchen supplies

8. Additional funds for Grade 8 Culminating Experience at Camp Casey

Upcoming Events and Volunteer Opportunities

• Coming October 15 and 16, 1PM, Screenagers, a documentary for teens navigating a digital world, at the Clyde Theater, Free Admission

• 4^th , Elf Chase Fun Run/Walk 9am registration, 10am start,

• April 2017, Langley Middle School Science Fair Pizza Feed

• May 2017 Snacks for test Week

• May 2017, Langley Middle School Teacher Appreciation Week

• June 2017, 8^th Grade Graduation and Dance

Upcoming Meetings
**Join our meetings on the last Tuesday of each month at 2:30 pm in the school library.  We’d love to hear your thoughts and get your input.   This year’s 2016/17 meeting dates are: 9/27, 10/25, 11/29, 12/20, 1/31, 2/28, 3/28, 4/25, 5/30, 6/13 (some Tuesdays are earlier in the month because of school breaks).

Questions? Please email Danielle Klein:danielledklein@gmail.com

Welcome to LMS PTSA!

We have a lot of fun and educational events coming up for the 2016/17 School Year!

Our first event will be two free showings of the documentary Screenagers.  The Clyde Theater in Langley has generously offered to show this important film about today’s kids navigating social media. October 15 & 16 at 1:00. Free admission. Sponsored by The Clyde, SWEPTA, LMS PTA, SWHS PTA, South Whidbey Academy, Dr Jo Moccia, Dr Bob Wagner, Please see more info here: www.screenagersmovie.com

 

LMS Science Fair!!

We are excited about our “5th Annual LMS Science and Engineering Fair” coming up! The fair will be held on the evening of Tuesday, March 1st 2016, 6:30-8:00 pm. All students in grades 6, 7, and 8 will have their projects on display to share with our school community.

Our LMS PTSA will also be at the science fair with pizza, Caesar salad, other snacks and dessert for sale!  Feel free to come for dinner! 

 We have once again invited judges from our community with experience in Science to help award first, second and third place ribbons at each grade level. These awards allow students at LMS to attend the WA State Science Fair in Bremerton at the end of March and compete for additional recognition. A group of scientists from LMS will also help with Science Day at the elementary school. Come and celebrate our young scientists and engineers, as they investigate questions and solve problems!

January 26th Meeting Minutes

Click on link for: January 26 meeting minutes

January 2016 PTSA Meeting

Happy New Year!
Our monthly PTSA meeting is Tuesday, January 26, 2:30 in the school library.  On the agenda will be LMS teachers and staff grant approvals and the upcoming Science Fair pizza feed.
Cheers,
Danielle Klein
LMS PTSA Secretary