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CoCo--PresidentsPresidents:

Christina Stow

Becky Bohm

1st Vice President1st Vice President:

Melinda Brodt

2nd Vice President:2nd Vice President:

Gina Weber

Treasurer:Treasurer:

Leslie Castleberry

Secretary:Secretary:

Christine Desposito

Please feel free to contact us with

any questions or concerns:

www.lakeharbor.pta@gmail.com

Volume 11, Issue 3 The BeaconThe Beacon Lake Harbor Middle School PTA NewsletterLake Harbor Middle School PTA Newsletter

November 2011

Message from LHMS Principal,Message from LHMS Principal,

Susan PatinSusan Patin

November and December will be very busy months for us at Lake Harbor. Interims

for the second grading period are due to go home on November 10th. These re-

ports are meant for you to check your child’s progress. As you sign this report, take

some time to speak to your child about his/her progress in academics and behav-

ior. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call your child’s teacher.

Please help us by making sure your child attends school daily and arrives at school

on time. With the changes to the state attendance policy, some students have

already reached the 10 day absence limit. EVERY instructional minute is important

to us and daily attendance is very important to your child’s academic success in

school. Tardies and absences affect our overall school performance as well. Stu-

dents have begun receiving consequences for their excessive tardies.

Thanks to all of our PTA board members and LHMS parents and students who

came out to make our second annual PTA Fitness Fun Run a huge success! The

weather was beautiful and everyone who came out had a great time playing

games and socializing. PTA did a great job of organizing and setting this up for us.

Our Family Learning Night and Book Fair were well attended and exciting for all

involved. Thanks to all families who came out to support the library at the fair and

to have some educational fun with your children. Showing interest in your child's

education means a lot to them and their teachers!

5th and 6th grade Grandparent lunch days were lots of fun and very success-

ful! We hope to meet many of the 4th grade students’ grandparents this week too.

I know they are all very proud of their grandchildren!

Our magazine sale and United Way coin drive were VERY successful. Thanks to

everyone who supported both of these efforts at school. The "Biggest Loser" con-

test motivated all grade levels to bring in donations and to be the winner! Our

school collected over $4,000 to be donated to the United Way this year. Fantastic

job!!

With the holidays quickly approaching, we hope that everyone enjoys time with

their family and friends. The Thanksgiving holidays are November 21st through No-

vember 25th and the Christmas/ New Year holidays are December 19th – January

3rd. December 16th is the last day of the second grading period and a ½ day for

students.

Thanks for all of your support of Lake Harbor and especially for taking an interest in

your child’s education. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to

call the office at 674-4440.

Sincerely,

Susan Patin

Save These Dates!Save These Dates!Save These Dates! 11/3 - 4th Grade Grandparents Day

11/6 - Turn your clock back!

11/8 - Bank Day

11/8 - Square 1 Art orders due

11/10 - Interims sent home; Sicily‟s

Pizza night

11/14 - Leadership Meeting

11/15 - Domino‟s Pizza Night

11/17 - TCBY Yogurt Day

11/21-25 - Thanksgiving Holiday -

NO SCHOOL

11/28 - Grade level meeting

11/30 - Reflections Entries Due

12/14 - PTA General Meeting; Cho-

rus and Band Performances

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PTA CoPTA CoPTA Co---Presidents‟ ReportPresidents‟ ReportPresidents‟ Report

We hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather. October at LHMS was marked by several fun events. First,

thank you to all the shoppers and volunteers who helped make Book Fair the best one ever. The Fun Run also

was a fantastic way to encourage healthy lifestyles and fitness for everyone. Thank you to Carla Long and

Melissa Falcone for chairing the event and to all of our volunteers and sponsors. Finally, the staff was also

treated to Spooky Treat Day by the Hospitality Committee.

November will bring even more opportunities for learning and fun at LHMS. Students always look forward to

fundraiser day, which will be on Thursday, November 17th. Instead of smoothies as we’ve had for our last two

fundraiser days, this month students will be able to order TCBY yogurt. Please note that the fundraiser day will

not always be on a Friday as it has been in the past.

This month we are also participating in a new and yummy fundraiser with CNOs Meal Solutions

(www.cnosmealsolutions.com). If you shop at CNO’s this month, they will give 15% back to LHMS. The holi-

days are approaching so if you need a delicious and quick meal or side dish, visit CNO’s and help LHMS in the

process.

The PTA Reflections Program theme this year is “Diversity means…” Visit www.ptareflections.org for information

about the Program. The deadline for entries is November 30. There are six categories students can submit an

entry into: Visual Arts, Photography, Literature, Music Composition, Dance, and Film Production. Please follow

the guidelines and rules. A copy of rules for each category can be obtained from the office.

We are still short of our PTA Membership goal but if you haven’t already done so, you can join PTA anytime

throughout the year. Forms can be obtained on the PTA website or from the office.

Our General PTA meeting is December 14th so please mark your calendars. Chorus and band will perform too

so you do not want to miss it. Hope to see you there! If you need to contact us, email lakehar-

bor.pta@gmail.com.

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Enjoy the holiday with family and friends!

Becky Bohm and Christina Stow

2011-12 LHMS PTA Co-Presidents

Look “Look “Look “HooHooHoo” Made Our Day!” Made Our Day!” Made Our Day! LHMS PTA Volunteers of the Month:LHMS PTA Volunteers of the Month:

Alicia Smith and Debra Sanchez

&

Melissa Falcone and Carla Long

Alicia, mom of Abigail (6th), and Debra, mom of Sarah (5th), are the co-chairs of Membership and spent count-

less hours recording this year’s PTA membership drive information. Alicia, who is also technology chair and Ms.

Melan’s room mom, entered all of the data for us. Debra, who is also Mrs. Fisher’s room mom, put all the infor-

mation onto the festive light house charts outside of every teacher’s door.

Melissa, mom of Christian and Kyle (4th) and Carla, mom of Jack (4th), co-chaired this year’s FUN RUN. They or-

ganized and planned the run, collected all of the raffle items, planned the games and food. This PTA fundraiser

was a huge success thanks to their enthusiasm and hard work. In addition, they are both room moms to Mrs.

Mallory and Mrs. Peterson, respectively.

All four of these moms can be seen doing various volunteer jobs around school and are part of the reason Lake

Harbor is such a great place to work and learn!

Thank You All for Everything You Do!Thank You All for Everything You Do!

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LHMS Book Fair Success Volunteers Went Above & Beyond

Thank you to all of the volunteers and shop-

pers who made Book Fair a great success! The

time given by volunteers to help students

shop, restock shelves, and check students

out was greatly appreciated. Students en-

joyed looking at and purchasing new

books, bookmarks, and other items.

Congratulations to Jonathan Lagarrigue

who was the winner of the Guess How Many Moon

Rocks? contest. His guess was 337 and there were 341

rocks!

Thank You Fun Run Sponsors!Thank You Fun Run Sponsors! Thank you to the following businesses and individuals for sponsoring

Lake Harbor’s Second Annual Fitness Fun Run! We appreciate their support!

LHMS students created some beautiful

artwork for their Square 1 Art projects.

Through our Square 1 fundraiser, these

works of art can be reproduced onto

some unique and creative gifts, espe-

cially with the holidays right around the

corner! Please keep in mind that all

Square 1 Art orders are due by November

8th. Items purchased will be delivered in

plenty of time for the holidays.

Helpful PTA Info

National PTA

www.pta.org

Email: info@pta.org

Louisiana PTA

www.louisianapta.org

Email: lapta@bellsouth.net

St. Tammany PTA

www.sttammanydistrictpta.com

Email: district.terri@gmail.com

Ernest E. Barrow, Attorney at Law 871-7374

Medic Shop Pharmacy 875-7515

Southern Comfort A/C & Heating 893-3155

Midship Marine Inc. 504-341-4359

Creations Galore 624-8265

Madison and Savannah Castleberry

Lakeview Regional Hospital 867-3800

Budget Blinds 727-7266

New Orleans Saints

Artigue’s Abita Market

Jared Montz Pro Soccer Camps 237-0763

Champion Contractors, LLC 875-1985

Franco’s Athletic Club 792-0200

Pure Life Wellness

Wal-Mart 867-8701

Romano’s Macaroni Grill 727-1998

N’Tinis 626-5566

Fresh Market 674-4105

Kazoku Sushi 626-8118

Congratulations LHMS Fun Run Raffle Winners!

Beauty Control Basket – Hannah Miller/ Mrs. Mallory

$200 Academy Gift card – Christian Falcone/ Mrs. Mall

$225 Best Buy Gift Card – Kathy Gremillion

$25 Fresh Market gift card and Starbucks basket – Mrs. Thurber

Saints Jersey worn by Carl Nicks –Dylan O’Connell / Mrs. Amato

LSU Baseball signed by Paul Manieri and Skip Bertram – Stacey Baudouin

Vera Bradley backpack – D. Hunt

Jared Montz soccer camp – Stacey Baudouin

Restaurant pack – Kazoka Sushi and Macaroni Grill – Jack Long/Peterson

Restaurant pack – N’tinis and Macaroni Grill – Mariah Thomas/Bynum

Francos one month membership – Ayla Lilly

Saints signed lithograph ball – Zoey Brown/Fisher

Congratulations and thank you to all who purchased tickets.

DON‟T FORGET TO CLIP!DON‟T FORGET TO CLIP!DON‟T FORGET TO CLIP!

These Clipping these labels before you toss your

wrappers in the trash is a super-easy way to

earn money for LHMS programs and resources.

Plus, students can earn prizes for collecting and

turning in them in!

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Don‟t forget

to „Fall Back‟

on

November 6!

Of your total purchase price back!

Pet Grief Support

Holistic Pet Sitting www.PeacefulPlanetPets.com

985-373-2321

10%

Just in time for fall planting…present this coupon at

The Price is Right Nursery 1116 Gerard St., Mandeville, LA 70448

and the LHMS PTA will receive

of Your Purchase Price Back! It‟s a Simple Way to Support the LHMS PTA!

PAGE 5 THE BEACON

WinWinWin---Win Fundraising Opportunity!Win Fundraising Opportunity!Win Fundraising Opportunity!

The holidays are approaching fast! Everyone can

use a little help with dinner in these fast-paced days!

Join in with LHMS for a brand new fund-raising

opportunity:

CNO’s Meals To Go The entire month of November is LHMS

month. Whenever you make a purchase on any of

their delicious prepackaged meals put your receipt

in the decorated LHMS box and we will earn 15%

cash back! Take advantage of their

HOLIDAY SEASON MEAL DEAL:

November - 5 for $49 Menu

Monterey Chicken with Cheesy Rice

Chicken & Andouille Gumbo (Qt)

New Orleans Shrimp Stew with Rice

Chicken & Vegetables with Sweet & Zesty Pepper

Sauce

Italian Meat Sauce & Rotini Pasta

Other yummy prepackaged holiday favorites such

as Crawfish Cornbread, Corn Maque Choux, Italian

Green Bean & Artichoke Casserole and Cranberry &

Apricot Relish are offered, as well as a great menu of

Party Pan Catering Entrees. All items are freshly pre-

pared, frozen and are ready to be baked when YOU

need them.

Also available in November will be GLScrip gift cards,

just in time for holiday gifts or everyday pur-

chases. They are great to have on hand! Order

forms will be sent home in early November to have

the gift cards ordered and distributed in December.

Written and Illustrated Book Program

The LHMS PTA is proud to continue our

support of the Written and Illustrated

Book Program. The program allows the

children to be creative with their words

and artwork. Wonderful “wordless” books will be

given to the children to create a family keepsake of

your child’s artwork. The PTA purchases the books.

Usually the children share their books at Author Teas

in the spring. Order forms for non smearing crayons

and book covers will be sent home mid November.

Be on the lookout so you do not miss the opportunity

to purchase these items. Thank you.

VOLUME 11 , ISSUE 3

Don‟t forget these other

yummy fundraisers in

November: Sicily‟s Pizza Night - 11/10

Domino‟s Pizza Night - 11/15

100%+

PTA Membership! Lake Harbor classes which achieved over

100% PTA Membership were treated to a

Popsicle party. Mrs. Rutherford’s class,

which had the most memberships, enjoyed

an ice cream party. Thank you to all who

have joined LHMS PTA. You help make LHMS

the success it is.

Classes which reached 100% or more:

Ms. Amato

Ms. Benefiel

Ms. Benton

Ms. Dieck

Ms. Galeas

Ms. Mallory

Ms. Peterson

Ms. Starnes

Ms. Stubbs

Top Class: Ms. Rutherford

Congratulations! It’s not too late to join the PTA! Membership forms can be obtained from the PTA website or the office.

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Fifth Grade Adaptations

Recently Ms. Bynum’s 5th grade class had a presenta-

tion from Mandeville Public Works on adaptations.

They had a visit from their new class pets “Tia Beaver”

and “Albert Alligator.” Pictured left, Tia and Brian dem-

onstrate the adaptations beavers and alligators have

in order to survive in their habitats.

Helping Hands

LHMS PTA held a Food Drive for the Samaritan Center

during the last two weeks in October. Most food banks

in the area are empty. An overwhelming number of

food items were sent in. Thank you for your generosity!

Shown are students from Ms. Benefiel's fifth grade class

by the grocery carts used to collect the food. L to R:

Rebecca Nabers, Angelle Teele, Conner McCormick,

and Brandon Chapman.

Computer Tech in Residence Program Underway

LHMS PTA is excited to announce the Computer Tech in

Residence program has started. Mr. Ryan Reich will be

teaching the students four lessons in the computer lab. Stu-

dents are being taught how to create characters with mo-

tion and how to make games with animation. Soon more

advanced games will be taught. Pictured left to right are

Gabe Ellis, Ms. Rutherford, and Jack Loftin.

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Mrs. Warren's

class created mystery

cereal box book reports

after completing a unit

on mysteries.

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AR Reading Program Update

The end of the first nine weeks also

marked the ending of the time to

reach the first AR Reading Program

goals for the students. Over 250 students sur-

passed their goals! Students were given a certifi-

cate for a free meal at Sicily’s for reaching 100%,

a book mark for reaching 150%, and Hooey zipper

pull for reaching 200% or more.

The students with the most points in each grade

level were:

Easton Baird - Ms. Mancina's Fourth Grade class

Christopher Le - Ms. Bynum's Fifth Grade class

Meghan Lackner - Ms. Amato's Sixth Grade class

THE BEACON

The Second Annual Lake Harbor

Fun Run was a huge success and

lots of fun for families and friends!

Everyone enjoyed the activities

and food after completing the

mile run. Thank you to all who sup-

ported and volunteered for the

event. Also a big thank you to

Melissa Falcone and Carla Long

for organizing the event.

Dear Parents,

As mandated by the St. Tammany Parish School Board, trained personnel will be

presenting a classroom lesson on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, Education and

Reporting. Although the children will have a chance to talk about the topic with a

guidance counselor during the class lesson, we would like to encourage you to

talk with your child about this important issue. This might also be a good time to

talk to your child about other general safety issues.

Materials to be used in the lesson are available at the school for preview. If you

wish to preview the material, or if you have any questions, please call the school.

Thank you for your concern and interest in the safety of your child.

Sincerely,

Lesa Kabrich

LHMS Guidance Counselor

HOO-ray for Us!

Lake Harbor Middle won 1st place in

the Middle School Division this year

for their 2011 St. Tammany Parish Fair

Booth entry.

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Mrs. Thurber's students are

getting all "charged" up

about electricity as they

have learned about static

electricity and how it

flows! Their next challenge

is to learn how to make a

bulb light up!

THE BEACON

Native American Unit Brings

Learning and Fun Together

Pictured above from Ms.

Dieck’s class, Japeth and

Gavin made an edible long

house as part of our Native

American unit. At right, Sam

dresses as a buffalo during our

Native American game show.

Fifth Graders Get Hands On

During Big Branch Field Trip

Student s f rom Ms.

Bynum’s 5th grade class

visited Big Branch Marsh on

their last field trip. While

there, they learned how to

manage a refuge for a day

by gathering information as

foresters, biologists, and as

members of the fire crew.

Pictured left, Lexi demon-

strates the items a fire crew

member needs for a days

work in order to stay safe.