CALENDAR
September 24, 2013 Robotics Club Meeting @ 6:30pm Tech Ed Room
September 25, 2013 PTA General Membership Meeting @ 6:15pm and Back to School Night @ 6:30pm
September 27, 2013 NEW DEADLINE – PTA Lavender Fundraiser (gift wrap, magazine, cookie dough and other items)
October 3, 2013 Gotta Eat Night – Chic-Filet 5-8pm
October 9, 2013 Robotics Club Meeting @ 6:30pm Tech Ed Room
October 16, 2013 PTA Meeting @ 7pm Media Center
SCHOOL NEWS
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT & PTA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The PTA General Membership Meeting is Wednesday, September 25, 2013 @ 6:15pm followed by Back to School night. We will introduce the Executive Board and approve the 2013-2014 PTA Budget. Please join us!!
PTA FUNDRAISER (EXTENDED THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013)
It’s that time again!!! Our fall fundraiser will run from September 4-27, 2013. This is the PTA’s main fundraiser for the year so don’t miss out! The Lavender Holiday Traditions Brochure has magazine, cookie dough, gift wrap and other items delivered right to your home! You can order online or complete a form in the packet your child will receive home on September 4, 2013. Cookie Dough and the Wreath cannot be ordered online. There will be cash prizes for every student that participates! To view the Holiday Traditions catalogue use the link below. For further information, please email Cynthia Johnson – cynthia.johnson2755@gmail.com.
(http://www.lavenders.org/holiday.htm (please copy and paste into a web browser)
DIRECT DONATION (NO HASSEL FUNDRAISING!)
Would you rather support the PTA through a tax deductible direct donation? We funs many wonderful student, family and teacher programs and activities. We raise money for our budget through PTA membership, fundraisers and Direct Donation. Use the link below to donate. The following families have given Direct Donations: Adamczyk, Adamson, Behrmann, Bennertz, Berg, Buda, Chory, Cohen, Crandon, Deluliis, Fitzgerald, Fultz, Goring, Grasso, Hammer, Hobbs, Holt, Ipsen, Jewell, Kaplan, Karunakaran, Kim, Kurdle, Meagher, Meoni, Morris, Newman, Norris, Ockerman, Patel, Seo, Sullivan, Tatum, Troll and Wehrung. Thank you for your generous support of the PTA!
PTA MEMBERSHIP
PTA membership is an important way to support the school. Membership is just $20 per family and funds teacher, student, and family programs. Sign up on the LKMS PTA website http://www.lkmspta.org/ ]www.lkmspta.org and use Paypal!
SILENT FUNDRAISING
Note from Catherine Meshkin, Lime Kiln PTA Silent Fundraiser Chair
There are so many easy ways to earn money for our school – simply by doing things you are already doing! Please consider participating in one or more of the following programs (instructions on how to do so are included in each section):
Giant Grocery Store’s A+ School Rewards Program – Simply register (or re-register) your Giant card by logging on to their website at www.giantfood.com/aplus or call 1-877-275-2758 to register over the phone.
Harris Teeter’s Together In Education (TIE) Program – – Simply link (or re-link) your VIC card. You may do so at the register, the Customer Service desk, online at www.harristeeter.com or over the phone by calling 1-800-432-6111.
Safeway’s eScrip Program – – Purchase any items with the school bus logo until September 11th (10% goes back to the school) and give all receipts to:
Catherine Meshkin
Lime Kiln PTA Silent Fundraising Chair
7706 Water Street
Fulton, MD 20759
Participate in the eScrip Program year-round by logging on to www.escrip.com to register. Lime Kiln’s School ID is 6528500.
Clip Box tops. We will be sending in a batch on October 25. The box is in the front lobby of LKMS by the benches. We batch the box tops in baggies of 50 – so if you are collecting them please send them in this way. LKMS receives 10 cents for every box top and they really add up.
In addition, please encourage friends and relatives to register for these programs as well. Also, please note that regardless of whether or not you have participated in any of these programs in the past, you must RE-REGISTER each year.
If you have any questions, please email Catherine Meshkin at catherinemeshkin@yahoo.com. We are looking forward to another great year at Lime Kiln Middle School. Thanks for helping keep our great school great!
Lime Kiln Middle School PTA 