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Saturday, December 20
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Update from Ms. Perkins
by
WebWiz
on Sat 20 Dec 2008 10:15 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews!  Lovinggood Holiday Update A. Thanks to FCA for the banner that is located in the foyer. Our school’s motto is prominently displayed and serves as a reminder that we do believe that Excellence, Honor and Service are more than words. Each year FCA donates a gift to the school. We are appreciative of their selection this year. B. Our students and families have graciously donated toys to the School Council for Toys for Tots. Many of you made a contribution to our very own families by responding to the Giving Tree. Many thanks to the LMS School Council and our PTSA for thinking of others and helping them enjoy the holiday season. C. Listed below are resources that you can use to help your students practice or reinforce content. We’re emphasizing math but the software does include other subjects. Many of these are beneficial to prepare students for the CRCT. Your help in using these resources in appreciated. - From the Georgia Department of Education, go to www.gadoe.org/math.aspx,. Familiarize yourself with the math standards that your student is working on each day. Review some of the parent, and even teacher resources, and look over the Helpful Links section.
- Utilize the SkillsTutor program. SkillsTutor is an on-line tool that every student has access to and allows students to engage in lessons and activities that provide individual instruction to help students achieve skill mastery. This program is aligned with the Georgia state standards in all subject areas. Directions for use are on our website on the left hand tab column.
- The Georgia On-line Assessment System is another helpful tool and can be found at www.georgiaoas.org . This website allows students, parents, teachers and access to test items that are aligned with Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) in order to assess current knowledge of items and help guide instruction. Further information about this system will be given to students and parents in the near future, but for now you can click on the tab that says “Parent” and follow the instructions to have you student take practice test.
- USA Test Prep is also another on-line tutorial site that has practice test and exercises that are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards and can help in preparing for the CRCT. The website is www.usatestprep.com , the username is “lgmsga” and the password is “newton24” . (8th grade only)
- Video Tutorials are also available through our math book vendor, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, at my.hrw.com . The username and password for this site should have been given to your student by their math teacher. If they are unaware of this, or have misplace this information, please contact your students math teacher.
D. Conference Week is Jan. 26 – 30, 2008. This year eighth grade will pilot Student Led Conferences. Students will discuss their progress with parents. Teachers will be assigned to each conference to assist and answer questions. Sixth and seventh grade teachers will lead all of their conferences. Please click the link at the end of this email for the schedule for that week. E. Please note the second semester schedule. Grade level connections and teacher planning times will change for the new semester. Please click the link at the end of this email for the revised schedule for spring. F. The 8th Grade Writing Assessment will be given when we return from the Holiday break. Teachers and students have worked hard to prepare for this assessment.  Enjoy the Winter Break. We look forward to working with you in 2009. Happy New Year! Zinta Perkins and Lovinggood’s Administrative Team Bell Schedule for Spring 2008
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Monday, December 15
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Giving Tree Last Call, 6th Grade Party Info., School Store Special Hours
by
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on Mon 15 Dec 2008 11:29 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! Last call for the Giving Tree! We still need help for the Giving Tree. It is not too late to contribute a gift card for Walmart, Target, The Gap, Old Navy etc. We will purchase some items not gotten with these gift cards. Any denomination would be greatly appreciated. Send in Tuesday or Wednesday. Thank you to all that have given so generously already.
 Attn 6th grade parents All of the 6th grade parents that are helping with stuffing the food bags, should come to Mrs Slaton's 6th grade classroom on Wednesday morning at 9:15 a.m. This should take about an hour. If you have signed up to help with the 6th grade Holiday party, just come to the 6th grade halls after signing in at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. You can also still send in gift or giftcard for the auction that students can win with their STARBUCKS they have earned.
Special Shopping Hours for Lovinggood Parents If you're looking for a few more stocking stuffers, or the perfect gift for anyone with Lovinggood school spirit...
We are opening the PTSA School Store at a special time to give parents an unusual chance to browse the store in the afternoon, this Wednesday from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Drop by on your way to your student's Holiday Party and see what the School Store has to offer.
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Friday, December 12
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Giving Tree Needs YOU, 7th Grade Party
by
WebWiz
on Fri 12 Dec 2008 01:08 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews!
It is not too late to do your part to help our community! Thanks!
The Giving Tree Needs all of us!!
The need this year at Lovinggood cannot be overstated and the Giving Tree season still has so many unclaimed ornaments. Please send your student to the Giving Tree with their completed permission slip to pick an ornament off the tree. A link for the permission slip has been provided below.
Volunteers needed:
Monday, December 15th.
Hours 8:30-9:15 a.m.
LMS Giving Tree Permission Slip may be printed from the following link:
7th Grade Party
December 17th
3:00 p.m.
Get all the details at the link below!
The Home of the Silver Hawks
Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us
We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party.
If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Thursday, December 11
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - PTSA Membership Kudos!
by
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on Thu 11 Dec 2008 06:39 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! Lovinggood PTSA MEMBERSHIP Kudos!!  We are happy to share the news that we have achieved 100% Target Membership (one paid member for each student and teacher) earning our school the SILVER MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE! We are currently 1,389 members strong, including 100% staff membership. While we have reached our goal it’s not too late to join! For as little as $5 you can get the satisfaction of knowing that you have supported your child’s educational environment. Every dollar we raise will be put directly back in to support the many programs available to ALL of our students as well as enhance the classroom technology by purchasing new Digital Document Cameras and Electronic White Boards WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING. Please join by filling out the membership form located at the link below and returning it with your child to the PTSA mailbox located across from the Media Center. If you would like more information or have any questions, feel free to contact Lisa Nettina at lisanettina@yahoo.com . Thank you for your continued support. For your convenience, we have provided a link to the PTSA Membership Registration form below.
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - 8th Grade Holiday Party
by
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on Thu 11 Dec 2008 12:01 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! 8th Grade Holiday Party Wednesday, December 17th 2:30-4:00 p.m. Please see the flier at the link below for complete details!
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Tuesday, December 9
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Warm Feet=Warm Hearts, Elf Olympics, Cobb County PSA
by
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on Tue 09 Dec 2008 08:36 AM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! LAST CALL!! Warm Feet = Warm Heart Days! Friday 12/12 Donate $1
Wear your crazy socks or slippers to school! 100% of the money will go to the LMS Giving Tree! Sponsored by FCCLA Help us to help our own LMS students!  Check out our flier at the link below!!
Hey, Hey, it's FCA......... The "Elf Olympics" continue this week. What will the challenge be this Friday? You have to come and see. If you want to be a contestant, you must go to our blog at http://lovinggoodfca.blogspot.com and download the participation form and have your parents sign it. Our speaker is the youth pastor from Macland Baptist Church. Come hear what Kyle has to say to you.
Deadline for alarm registration approaching All residents and business owners in unincorporated Cobb who have burglar alarms are required to register the system with the county by Dec. 31. The new alarm ordinance goes into effect Jan. 1 and there will be fines for failure to register and excessive false burglar alarms. Registration is free and available online at cobbpolice.com or by calling 866-902-7110.
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Giving Tree Needs YOU, 6th Grade Party
by
WebWiz
on Tue 09 Dec 2008 08:01 AM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! We know that it is a crazy and busy time of year. Your time, talent and other resources would be appreciated now more than ever. Please consider the opportunities below. Thanks!
The Giving Tree Needs all of us!!
The need this year at Lovinggood cannot be overstated and the Giving Tree season still has so many unclaimed ornaments. Please send your student to the Giving Tree with their completed permission slip to pick an ornament off the tree. A link for the permission slip has been provided below. We are also in need of a few more Giving Tree Volunteers for rest of this week and Monday, December 15th. Hours 8:30-9:15 a.m. Please consider a donation of your time as well. LMS Giving Tree Permission Slip may be printed from the following link:
6th Grade Party Needs YOU!  Dear Parents, The 6th grade Holiday Party will be Wednesday, December 17th at 2:30pm. Your help is needed! We will be asembling Party bags for the students, and auctioning off other items. The 6th grade teachers have decided that we will have a Party bag for each student. This will include a water, juice, salty item, sweet item, candy cane and 5 "Starbucks" ("Goodwork" awards the students are working on earning) in each bag. The teachers are sending home the notices for the food items, but we will need to stuff 400 bags the morning of the party. With the help of 10 volunteers (yes, that's you!) that morning of the 17th, we can do this in an hour or two. I would need volunteers by 9:15 a.m. I can let you know the location later. Please email me or call if you can help that morning. We will also have to deliver the bags to the teachers or find a room and have teachers come pick up their bags. They have also requested auction items, too. The students are already earning starbucks and on that day at the party, they can put their name on their starbucks into the container of an item they wish to win, and the names will be drawn to win. They are suggesting $5.00 to $10.00 gift certificates to such places as movies, Target, Walmart, Game Stop, Barnes and Noble, American Eagle, Blockbuster etc. Please consider donating one of these items and let me know asap if you can. I will meet you to pick it up at school anytime between now and then. You could also get games, cd's, movies etc. We would like about 30 items to auction. Last but not at all least. We need volunteers for the afternoon of the party. Their will be movie rooms, social rooms, game rooms, karaoke rooms and each of them need a couple volunteers for each. I will need this for each team. Please let me know if you are available at 2:15 that afternoon. This is a lot of fun. Please email or call me as soon as you can. Thank you in advance, Sheila Pope 678-354-5188
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Monday, December 8
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - 8th Gr Dance Mtg TONIGHT!
by
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on Mon 08 Dec 2008 02:00 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! Tonight!  The 8th Grade Dance Planning Committee  will be meeting on November 10, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. in the Computer Lab. Volunteers are needed from all grades. Join us as each committee discusses their plans to make this event memorable. If you would like to get involved, please send an email to:
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - PTSA General Meeting
by
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on Mon 08 Dec 2008 09:03 AM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews!  PTSA GENERAL MEETING: December 11, 2008 Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Giving Tree Needs YOU, 6th Grade Party
by
WebWiz
on Mon 08 Dec 2008 07:52 AM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! The Giving Tree Needs all of us!!  The need this year at Lovinggood cannot be overstated. We have many that need our help. We more than half way through the Giving Tree season, and we have so many unclaimed ornaments. Please send your student to the Giving Tree with their completed permission slip to pick an ornament off the tree. A link for the permission slip has been provided below. We are also in need of a few more Giving Tree Volunteers for next week and Monday, December 15th. Hours 8:30-9:15 a.m. Please consider a donation of your time as well. LMS Giving Tree Permission Slip may be printed from the following link:
6th Grade Party Needs YOU! Dear Parents, The 6th grade Holiday Party will be Wednesday, December 17th at 2:30pm. Your help is needed! We will be asembling Party bags for the students, and auctioning off other items. The 6th grade teachers have decided that we will have a Party bag for each student. This will include a water, juice, salty item, sweet item, candy cane and 5 "Starbucks" ("Goodwork" awards the students are working on earning) in each bag. The teachers are sending home the notices for the food items, but we will need to stuff 400 bags the morning of the party. With the help of 10 volunteers (yes, that's you!) that morning of the 17th, we can do this in an hour or two. I would need volunteers by 9:15 a.m. I can let you know the location later. Please email me or call if you can help that morning. We will also have to deliver the bags to the teachers or find a room and have teachers come pick up their bags. They have also requested auction items, too. The students are already earning starbucks and on that day at the party, they can put their name on their starbucks into the container of an item they wish to win, and the names will be drawn to win. They are suggesting $5.00 to $10.00 gift certificates to such places as movies, Target, Walmart, Game Stop, Barnes and Noble, American Eagle, Blockbuster etc. Please consider donating one of these items and let me know asap if you can. I will meet you to pick it up at school anytime between now and then. You could also get games, cd's, movies etc. We would like about 30 items to auction. Last but not at all least. We need volunteers for the afternoon of the party. Their will be movie rooms, social rooms, game rooms, karaoke rooms and each of them need a couple volunteers for each. I will need this for each team. Please let me know if you are available at 2:15 that afternoon. This is a lot of fun. Please email or call me as soon as you can. Thank you in advance, Sheila Pope 678-354-5188
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Saturday, December 6
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Barnes & Noble Bookfair this week!
by
WebWiz
on Sat 06 Dec 2008 02:18 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! Thinking about your holiday shopping list? Why not consider the December 10 – 12, 2008 Any Barnes & Noble Location; or our local store at the West Cobb At the Avenue West Cobb location, you will be able to see:
PLEASE don't forget your printable flier (available below) with attached voucher as there are several bookfairs taking place at the same time and we want to make sure to get credit! For more information, please visit: www.lovinggood.typepad.com/thornton  B&N Flier with Voucher:
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Thursday, December 4
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - TOL has Spirit Wear, Giving Tree Needs, Satellite TV offer
by
WebWiz
on Thu 04 Dec 2008 09:52 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! This Friday - Holiday Shopping, Lovinggood-Style!!! "Taste of Lovinggood” Cultural Arts FestivalDecember 5, 20086-9 p.m.
It's coming THIS FRIDAY NIGHT - The Taste of Lovinggood!
Just one of the many things you can plan to do at this community cultural event is find the perfect gift for the Lovinggood student, parent, or soon-to-be Silver Hawk on your list. Check out the Spirit Wear table for new holiday pricing on t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other logo merchandise available only at LMS.
Friday, December 5th 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Mark your calendar and bring a friend!  Cultural Arts 
The Giving Tree Needs all of us!! The need this year at Lovinggood cannot be overstated. We have many that need our help. We are about half way through the Giving Tree season, and we have so many unclaimed ornaments. Please send your student to the Giving Tree with their completed permission slip to pick an ornament off the tree. A link for the permission slip has been provided below. We are also in need of a few more Giving Tree Volunteers for next week and Monday, December 15th. Hours 8:30-9:15 a.m. Please consider a donation of your time as well. LMS Giving Tree Permission Slip may be printed from the following link:
Satellite TV one of your To-Do's this year? Please help the Cobb County School Social Workers! If you are considering Direct TV, or are planning to re-sign a contract with them, you can help those in our community. If you use code JTDP, our Social Work department will get $100 to help a needy family. Could it be any easier?! Please keep this handy if Direct TV is in your future!
Thank you in advance!
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Wednesday, December 3
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - TOL This Friday, School Store Book Offerings
by
WebWiz
on Wed 03 Dec 2008 08:57 PM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! This Friday!!! "Taste of Lovinggood”Cultural Arts FestivalDecember 5, 20086-9 p.m.It is your chance to experienceAsia, Australia, Europe, Africa, South and Central America!AN EVENING OF MUSIC, ART, DRAMA, SHOPPING, FOOD, FUN AND GAMES!Don’t bother cooking that night, meals are $5.00 or less! Games, inflatable for the kids, arts and crafts to take home AND MORE! Affordable entertainment for the entire FAMILY!!Lovinggood Middle School PTSA -Wii Fit Video Game Raffle $5.00 per ticket! West Cobb Storm is raffling a Rock Band Guitar Game and a $500.00 Best Buy Gift Card!Lovinggood Middle School Relay for Life Team: I-Touch RaffleCultural Arts
 Lovinggood PTSA Bookstore News!
For a limited time the PTSA School Store will continue to have copies of all three books currently assigned for 7th-grade literature classes. Now that all students have had a chance to buy a copy to meet the class requirement, you may purchase a second title if you wish. Enjoying that Susan Beth Pfeffer book? Get the other one to read over the holiday break! Never bought your own copy of The Outsiders? You still have an opportunity! Titles Available: Life As We Knew It - by Susan Beth Pfeffer $6.95 The Dead and the Gone - by Susan Beth Pfeffer $15.00 The Outsiders - by S.E. Hinton $9.99
The PTSA School Store is open every school day from 8:50 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Checks accepted for exact purchase price only please, payable to "Lovinggood PTSA" Get your copy right away!
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
Tuesday, December 2
Lovinggood MS PTSA eNews - Helping Students Learn & Daily Planner
by
WebWiz
on Tue 02 Dec 2008 09:19 AM EST
Lovinggood PTSA eNews! Love to go to a parenting workshop, but don't have the time? Well, we have two great fliers for you! Helping Students Learn - A handy newsletter packed with helpful information from how to get your student to read more, to eat healthier, to setting schedules. Lots more great information! Daily Learning Planner - Helps put structure to the great information introduced in the Helping Students Learn newsletter. A day by day guide for the months of December, January and February.
Get your newsletter and planner at the links below: Helping Students Learn Daily Learning Planner
Brought to you by  and the Lovinggood PTSA
The Home of the Silver Hawks Lovinggood PTSA - Contact Us We respect your privacy and will not share any of your information with a third party. If you need to update a mailing or email address please contact us at: LMSPTSA@lovinggood.ptsamail.com
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