Welcome Tree Frogs!

All Library Books Due Thursday, May 17.

Poetry Tea, May 24 - Please RSVP for the Poetry Tea and we will have your check-in badges pre-printed on the day of the event. Please RSVP by noon on May 23rd. Link to register.

Teachers love pre-ordered School Supplies-From now until June 30, 2018 you can order your child's school supplies for the 2018-2019 school year. This is a service offered by the PTA. Only online orders are accepted (no paper orders) http://www.epipacks.com/ Enter our school code: LAU001 Keep your online confirmation as your receipt. The supplies will be delivered to Laurel Mountain in August and will be waiting for your child outside of their classroom on meet the teacher day.

2017-18 Yearbooks - Get One Before They are Sold Out!- Did you miss out on buying a yearbook? Good news—we still have some extra copies available for sale in the front office. The cost is $30, payable by cash (exact change please) or check (made out to LME PTA). Stop by now and grab your copy before they really are all gone!

Marker and Crayon Recycling/Reuse Initiative- So Lions, let’s prevent hundreds of markers and crayons from getting into the landfill! There will be boxes put up in the hallways and in front of the library. Please make sure you drop off your old, unwanted markers (sharpies, highlighters and dry erase too!) and crayons from home/school. Here is a short video on the Crayola Colorcycle program for markers: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oufI_8IM1dA

Reminder to all LME Cub and Boy Scouts: this week, wear your uniform on Thursday for Spring into Scouting Week. All Kinder through 4th graders are invited to attend their first Cub Scout pack meeting on Thursday, May 17 at 6:45 in the LME Cafeteria. Parents and leaders will be on hand to answer questions.

End of Year Class Party “Fast Pass” If you are planning to attend our classroom End of Year party on May 25th from 8-9 and would like to avoid long lines at check-in, please click here to fill out our online RSVP form by 12:00pm on May 24th. We will have your badge pre-printed and waiting for you outside the office on the day of the party for quick and easy pick-up.

Upcoming Important Dates

• May 14: G3 & G4 Math STAAR Test - CAMPUS CLOSED to VISITORS
• May 15: G3 & G4 Reading STAAR Test - CAMPUS CLOSED to VISITORS
• May 16: G5 Science STAAR Test - CAMPUS CLOSED to VISITORS
• May 18, 8:30-11:00: 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony
• May 28: Memorial Day - School Holiday
• May 29: Last Day of School

STAAR Testing for Grades 3-5 This Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - CAMPUS CLOSED to VISITORS

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week our students will be taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests:

Monday, May 14: G3 & G4 Math STAAR Test

Tuesday, May 15: G3 & G4 Reading STAAR Test

Wednesday, May 16: G5 Science STAAR Test

On these days Laurel Mountain will be closed to visitors. This means we need to ask that all parents refrain from visiting the campus for volunteer duties and/or for having lunch with their child, in any grade, on these days. We utilize rooms all over campus for testing and we need to ensure all hallways are quiet and secure. If you have a student in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade please refrain from scheduling doctor appointments that will require your student to be pulled out of class on scheduled testing days.

Optional Parent Input Form for 2018-19 Class Placement

In the next several weeks, we will begin our process to develop class lists for the 2018-19 school year. Current grade level teachers will meet with administrators, special education teachers, TAG teachers, our counselor, fine arts teachers, and PE teachers to discuss preliminary class lists for the upcoming school year. We take many factors into consideration including gender, academic needs, social and behavioral needs, and parent input in order to create balanced classes of students whose strengths and abilities will complement each other.

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If your child has significant medical, emotional, social, behavioral, or academic needs that may require special attention when creating a class list, or assignment to a teacher, please click here to complete our online class input form by Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The information you provide will assist us as we build classes for next year. *Note: this form is intended for LME students entering 1st - 5th grade next year. Incoming kindergartner and outgoing 5th grade parents do not need to complete this form. Incoming kindergartners have already completed a similar form as part of your kinder registration. Due to the difficulties associated with requests for specific teachers, forms requesting a specific teacher will not be considered.

2017-18 Yearbooks - Get One Before They are Sold Out!

Did you miss out on buying a yearbook? Good news—we still have some extra copies available for sale in the front office. The cost is $30, payable by cash (exact change please) or check (made out to LME PTA). Stop by now and grab your copy before they really are all gone!

Annual Westwood Senior Walk at Laurel Mountain

On Wednesday, May 23rd from 2:00-3:00pm former Laurel Mountain students who will be graduating from Westwood this year will participate in a “Senior Walk”. The Seniors will walk the halls of LME in their cap and gown while LME students congratulate them. If you have a graduating senior you are welcome to come to LME to watch.

Marker and Crayon Recycling/Reuse Initiative

With Earth day just past us, and less than a month for the school year to end, it's time to start clearing out backpacks, classrooms bins and drawers! 4th grader Suhaani Srireddy and Mrs. Ferriola are organizing a recycling initiative at LME to divert school stationery such as markers and crayons from getting into the landfill. We started this last year and had a great response! Last year, thanks to all of your help, we were able to prevent over 2,500 markers and over 80 pounds of crayons from going into the trash! The markers were sent to Crayola to be converted into fuel and the crayons were taken to the Austin Creative Reuse Center so that they could be reused for different purposes.

Here is a short video on the Crayola Colorcycle program for markers:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oufI_8IM1dA

So Lions, let’s prevent hundreds of markers and crayons from getting into the landfill! There will be boxes put up in the hallways and in front of the library. Please make sure you drop off your old, unwanted markers (sharpies, highlighters and dry erase too!) and crayons from home/school. We hope to get even more markers and crayons than last year!! For more information please contact Suhaani/Sharmila Srireddy.

Spring into Scouting!

Join the Cub Scouts for Spring into Scouting! All Kinder through 4th graders are invited to attend their first Cub Scout pack meeting on Thursday, May 17 at 6:45 in the LME Cafeteria. Parents and leaders will be on hand to answer questions. Current Cub Scouts will be demonstrating a cross over ceremony, and new scouts can learn about how fun scouting is with friends and family. Sign up on the spot to become a Cub Scout for the 2018-2019 school year! If you're new to scouting, no worries. You're invited to come, ask questions, learn and have fun.

Reminder to all LME Cub and Boy Scouts: this week, wear a pack t-shirt on Tuesday and your uniform on Thursday for Spring into Scouting Week.

End of Year Class Party “Fast Pass”

If you are planning to attend* your child's classroom End of Year party on May 25th and would like to avoid long lines at check-in, please click here to fill out our online RSVP form by 12:00pm on May 24th. We will have your badge pre-printed and waiting for you outside the office on the day of the party for quick and easy pick-up. With the large number of parents planning to attend the parties, we highly recommend parents take advantage of this “fast pass” option to help things run smoothly on this busy day. (Only one RSVP per person necessary. You do not need to RSVP multiple times if attending multiple parties.) *Please note, we kindly ask that you not bring younger siblings to the class parties as they can be a distraction for the students and teachers. Thank you for your help and understanding this this matter.

2018-2019 School Supply Ordering Now Open Online

From now until June 30, 2018 you can order your child's school supplies for the 2018-2019 school year. This is a service offered by the PTA. Only online orders are accepted (no paper orders).

To order, please go to this website: http://www.epipacks.com/

Enter our school code: LAU001

and follow the directions to complete your order.

Keep your online confirmation as your receipt.

The supplies will be delivered to Laurel Mountain in August and will be waiting for your child outside of their classroom on meet the teacher day. Questions: laurelmountainsupplies@gmail.com

LME PTA Cookbook - Hot off the Presses! It is full of special family recipes from our global LME families, as well as articles written by LME parents about programs in our school. To purchase, please click here to go to the PTA web store.

• May 14: G3 Math & G4 Math STAAR Test – CLOSED CAMPUS
• May 15: G3 Reading & G4 Reading STAAR Test – CLOSED CAMPUS
• May 16: G5 STAAR Science Test – CLOSED CAMPUS
• May 18, 8:30-11:00: 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony
• May 24, 8:15-9:30 La Souffle La Frogge, Poetry Tea & Cafe
• May 25, 8-9 Tree Frog Class Party
• May 28: Memorial Day – School Holiday
• May 29: Last Day of School