PIRATE PRIDE. Wednesday September 7 Late Start E7. 8th Grade RoP to Crooked Creek Arrive 6:30 am! Buses leave 7:00

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1 PIRATE PRIDE Website: Louisville Middle School Twitter: Ginny Monday September 5 Tuesday September 6 Wednesday September 7 Late Start E7 Thursday September 8 Friday September 9 NO SCHOOL!!!!! Labor day 8th Grade RoP to Crooked Creek Arrive 6:30 am! Buses leave 7:00 8th Graders return to LMS 6pm PIRATE FRIDAY Wear your school colors COMING UP: September 16th Parent Shindig 6pm; September 29th 6th Grade Parent Night 6pm; September 21st Picture retakes; September 29th 6th grade Parent Night; October 6-7 Choir Overnight; October 10th No school for students Remember to bookmark the LMS website- meetings, activities, athletics, school events and great resources are all there. Ahoy Mateys! It was fabulous to see so many families at Back to School Night. This just would not be The House of PRIDE without the support and involvement of our entire community. A key ingredient in our PRIDE foundation is building and sustaining relationships. That s at the heart of our classroom learning, activity and athletic programming and community building. Here are some ways we offer to be an even bigger Pirate PRIDE supporter 1) Come to the Parent Shindig. Friday, September 16, 6-9:30 tickets are on sale on Revtrak 2) Join us for a SAC meeting (or 4) They are actually pretty interesting and I rely on parent feedback to support budget and programing decisions. (There is an interpreter available) Friday, 9/23/16 7:30-8:30 am Thursday, 11/10/16 6:00-7:30 pm Thursday, 2/2/17 7:30-8:30 am Thursday, 4/20/17 4:00-5:00 pm 3) 6th Grade Parent night and 7/8th Grade Support Your Student with Schoology and the Web night Both Thursday, September 29th 6:00pm 4) Let me know how it s going - follow me on twitter Twitter: Ginny Vidulich@PRIDEfulPIRATE Enjoy a fabulous long weekend. I m resting up for an amazing 8th grade Rite of Passage trip to Crooked Creek Ranch in Wednesday and Thursday. Aaaargh! Mrs. V ginny.vidulich@bvsd.org Twitter: Ginny Vidulich@PRIDEfulPIRATE

2 8th Graders Please note that we need you at school Wednesday morning at 6:30 am The buses will be leaving at 7:00am Crooked Creek field trip September 7 & 8 UPDATED!!! Cell Phones To be kept in luggage not with them during activities

3 Shindig! Woot Woot! Save the date (September 16th) and see the flyer below. The Parents Shindig is one of the best evenings of the year. Adults hang out and enjoy great conversation in the relaxing atmosphere of an Old Town Louisville back yard. We are so lucky to live here! Buy your tickets online on RevTrak.

4 LMS Sports Center 6/7/8th Grade IS Cross Country Coach Carew, Coach Konz Practice M-Th 3:45 5pm Friday 7:00 8:00am Meets: Wednesday, August Platt MS 4pm Wednesday, September Platts Park Friday, September Broomfield Commons Wednesday, September Waneka Lake Happening NOW!!!! 8th Grade IS Football Coach Allen, Coach Fricione, Coach Hill Practice: M-F 3:45 5pm Game Dates: Wednesday, September Angevine Wednesday, September Eldorado K8 Wednesday, September 28 Home vs Manhattan Wednesday, October 5 Home Vs Casey Thursday, October 13 Wednesday, October 19 Wednesday, October 26 6/7th Grade Girls IM Volleyball Coach Chu, Coach Kemen Practice M-F 3:45 5 Culminating Event Wednesday, September 14th, 4pm Coming Soon Sign up NOW! 6/7th Grade IM Flag Football Coach Carmalt, Coach Guegan Practice M, T, W, F 3:45 5 Thursday 7:30 8:20am Culminating Event Monday, September 12th, 4pm 6/7th Grade Boys IM Basketball starts September 15 8th Grade Girls IS Volleyball starts September 26th - A Physical is required Later in the year Sign up NOW INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS Boys Basketball November 3 December 15 8 Girls Basketball January 4 February 9 6/7/8 Coed Wrestling January 23 March 1 6/7/8 Coed Track April 10 May 23 INTRAMURAL SPORTS /7/8 Coed Ultimate Frisbee October 28 November 18 6/7 Girls Basketball February 13 March 6 6/7/8 Boys Soccer March 8 April 5 6/7/8 Girls Soccer March 9 April 6

5 LMS starts construction this spring!!!!!!!!!! Call for design team member names by Tuesday, Sept 6th!

6 Wednesday lunch schedule. Your students lunch is tied to which teacher they have for 4th period. See the table below

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8 Mohi Girls Basketball Sunday Skills When: Sundays Sept 11-Oct 30 (8 sessions) Times: 5-6th grade (9-10am); 7-8th grade (10-11am) Where: Monarch High School Gyms Cost: $100 for all sessions ($60 per month if you pay separately) *Proceeds benefit Monarch HS girls basketball. *Instructors are current and former college coaches and players. Bring: Appropriate footwear, ball, water bottle or use our fountains Register at the 1st session. Green Apple Day of Service is September 24! This day (or pick a day the week before or after the 24th) is a great way to kick off sustainability efforts and programing at school. Contact the Office of Sustainability (x5181 or ghita.carroll@bvsd.org) for ideas and go to the Green Apple website to see what schools are doing around the world, and to register an event. As part of Green Apple Day of Service, BVSD is offering the following tour: Where: Columbine Elementary School When: Sat. 9/24 - two tours, one at 10 a.m. and one at 11 a.m. What: The tour will feature the green building design of the school, including natural daylight, efficiency and News Flash: Colorado districts giving students more ways to prove they deserve a high school diploma! Read more about it here 1st Semester No School Days Monday, September 5 Labor Day Monday, October 10 Teacher work day November 11 Veterans day November Thanksgiving break December 19 January 3 Winter break Are you children interested in science, technology, art, engineering and/or math? CU Wizards are FREE shows given monthly by distinguished CU Professors. The first CU Wizards show of will be Saturday, September 24, 2016, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Duane Physics G1B30. Professor Lew Harvey presents Illusion & Reality: The Science of Perception. Students will learn about how the brain works by exploring the conditions under which visual and auditory illusions occur. Be prepared to have your reality distorted! Throughout the school year, a different CU Wizards show takes place once every month on a Saturday morning at University of Colorado Boulder. Visit for more in-

9 ART CLUB Tuesday Mornings 7:30 8:30 in Room 159 Rotation 1 Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 Rotation 2 Nov. 1, 15, 29 Dec. 6 Rotation 3 Dec. 13 Jan. 10, 17, 24 Rotation 4 Jan. 31 Feb. 7, 14, 21 NJHS ** Interest meeting Monday 9/12 7:30 am**** 1st and 3rd Monday of the month 7:30 8:30am Peer Mentor Program 1st Semester Peer Mentors have training meetings with Ms. Felsen and Mrs. Clyne on the following Thursdays from 8am-8:25am in Ms. Felsen's classroom (Room 150). Sept 1 Sept 15 Sept 29 Oct 13 Oct 27 Nov 10 Dec 1 Dec 15 If a student has a conflict with any of these dates, they need to contact Ms. Felsen or Mrs. Clyne. Please direct any questions to andrea.clyne@bvsd.org. Science Club Thursday September 8th 3:45 room 158 StuGo (Student Government) Mrs. Konz room (152) 2nd and 4th Monday of the month 7:45 8:30am Room 153 (Mrs. Konz) Lego League Wednesday -7:30-9:30 Thursday 7:00 8:30 Room 146. Chess Club Wednesday, September 14th 3:45 pm on the Prow Yearbook Club First meeting Monday, September 19th 7:45-8:30 computer lab 153. Please contact Mrs. Slade with any questions! Sound N Lights (SNL) Tuesdays 3:45 Auditorium DIY Club Starts Monday, September 12th 7:30am library

10 LMS Club Corner Monday Morning Tuesday Morning Wednesday Morning Thursday Morning Friday Morning 7:30 8:30 DIY Library 7:45 8:30 Student Government Ms. Konz Room 2nd and 4th Monday 7:35 8:30 NJHS Rm 162 1st and 3rd Monday Club information on our web site! 7:30 9:30 Lego League Rm 146 (Mitz) 7:00 9:30 Lego League Rm 146 (Mitz) 7:30 8:30 Harbor Sound Choir Room 7:30 8:30 Harbor Sound Choir Room 7:30 8:30 Jazz Band Rehearsal Band Room Monday Afternoon Tuesday Afternoon Wednesday Afternoon Thursday Afternoon Friday Afternoon 3:45 4:30 SNL Club Auditorium 3:45-4:45 Jazz Band Rehearsal Band Room 3:45 4:30 Science Club Mr. Crowder's Room

11 6th graders Learning the value of planning in the Engineering Process... And then constructing towers made out of paper and tape. Cross Country Morning Practice

12 Bell Schedule Late Start Wednesday Classes begin at 9:35 on Wednesdays BVSD bus transportation will accommodate this change. On Wednesday late start days, the regular BVSD buses for our routes will run approximately an hour later. There may be some slight adjustment by a few minutes, but the buses will run the same route an hour later in order to get your students here around 9:25, with class starting at 9:35. For those of you wishing to take advantage of Wednesday morning YMCA programming at school, we will start with just the basic homework area and small games in the MPR- this program will be offered at no charge all year. The additional pay to participate Y programs such as Hip Hop dance, yoga, theater, and art will start the following week, based on sign ups.

13 LATE START WEDNESDAY SUPERVISION (PERIOD ZERO) Free Before School Drop-in Supervision Begins August 24 Enrichment Classes Begin Sept 7 Period Zero is a combination of free programming and fee-based enrichment classes offered by the YMCA of Boulder Valley at Louisville Middle School during Wednesday morning late start days from 8:00-9:25am that provides activities and clubs for students in an exciting and safe environment. Period Zero runs every Wednesday all school year. Registration forms are due by Sept 2. Submit to your school office or to teens@ymcabv.org.

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