Pedestrian Safety
As you may be aware, Lied Middle School has continuously addressed pedestrian safety with our students.  In light of recent events in the community and the continued disregard of pedestrian safety, on the part of some students, we have decided to partner with Officer Bassett of the Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) to begin a Keep Safe campaign to increase students’ and parents’ awareness of pedestrian and driver safety.

It is our hope that by doing this, our school community will demonstrate a higher regard for the safety and well-being of our students and subsequently, prevent any injury or fatality.

The campaign will involve two mini-lessons on this topic, a student and parent Pledge, an essay and/or poster contest, as well as a parent volunteer drive.

Keep Safe lessons will involve the viewing of a video created by LVMPD that may be unsettling to students.  Parents may review the video at the following link:  http://youtu.be/zANag-bYjUk .  If you do not want your child to view the video, please send a note to that effect no later than Friday, March 30, 2012.  Lessons will begin the week after Spring Break, April 9-13, 2012.

More information regarding the Keep Safe Campaign will be sent home with students.

Thank you for your cooperation as we continue to address the safety of our students.

Eraser Burns
Please pay attention to your child's hand's and arms. Check their skin for eraser burns. Students are using erasers to mark their body and rubbing it raw through the use of friction and force. This is not safe for students to continue to do their skin and is a disruption to the school campus. Please discuss this with your child and the potential harms it will create.

Tdap Clinic
Tdap Clinic will be held at Cadwallader on March 28 from 2:30-4:00 pm. Login to parentlink to get the information sheet and Letter of Intent.

Be Kind
kINdSOMNIA - Sponsored by the Josh Stevens Foundation

Event April 28 6 pm - 6 am
Registration is $59 and includes everything the kids need for the evening!
Check out the website for more details. http://joshstevensfoundation.org/kindsomnia/

We still have about 250 Be Kind...shirts. These shirts are $10. If you know anyone who would like a shirt, please have them contact the school. We need help all three lunches 10:15-10:45, 11:00-11:30, 12:00-12:30 pm. We need volunteers to sell at lunches and ideas to help spread the word about Lied and our new Be Kind initiative.

Gator Bite Night Activities
Each month we have 2 restaurants who will give back to Lied.

The first Thursday of the month is Applebee's on Lake Mead and Rainbow. All day long - take out or dine in. Make sure to mention Lied!

The second Tuesday of the month is Chili's on Decatur at 215. Take out or dine in from 4:00-8:00 pm. Be sure to mention Lied!

We are also doing 2 addtional events in April on the same night!

4/27 Crystal Palace Skate night - fliers will go home with students and must be presented when entering the skate park for the discount and fundraiser $1 from each student attending

4/27 Area 51's baseball game - Tickets must be purchased in advance; if interested please have your child pay $10 for each ticket at all lunches. Ticket price includes a voucher for a baseball cap and reserved seating to watch the game. $3 from each ticket sold comes back to Lied MS.

THANKS - for grading those tests!
Thank you to Tammy Cochran, Jackie Emigh, Rick Suiter, Kristine Dumais, Amy Perkins, and Tricia Perna for volunteering to grade our tests for monitoring student progress this week!  We will need a minimum of 9 people to grade tests in May.

Guest Speakers - PASS program 2:20 - 3:10 pm in Theater
3/28 - PASS students - guest speaker Dr. Upinder from the Sikh Temple
 
4/11 - PASS students - guest speaker Holocaust survivor - Stephen Nasser author of My Brother's Voice autographed copies will be sold
 
We are looking for additional guest speakers for our PASS class after school. Our program is focused on the theme of "Intolerance." We are still in need of speakers for 4/25, 5/9, and 5/23 after school from 2:20 to 3:10 pm. The following are examples of the types of speakers we need: works in the area of bully prevention, has experience with fighting for civil rights or any other similar area of injustice which our students could benefit from learning.

Parents As Partners - http://lied-pap.blogspot.com/
April 7 - April 20 - Lunch time help selling Be Kind t-shirts $10 each and Area 51's baseball game tickets $10 each 1st lunch 10:13-10:43 am; 2nd lunch 11:05-11:35 am; 3rd lunch 12:00-12:30 pm

April 10 - Report card distribution - if you are willing to help with giving our students awards for their performance, behavior and attendance, please call Ms. Haisten at 799-4620 ext 4303 to set up the times. We need help all three lunches 10:15-10:45, 11:00-11:30, 12:00-12:30 on this day.

April 11 - Our incoming 6th grade orientation has MOVED!! It will now be held Wednesday April 11 during the school day and at night! We need parents to man the sign up table, sell Be Kind shirts and answer questions about what Parents As Partners is all about.

April 13 - Parents As Partners meeting - we are currently recruiting a new president for our organization. Thanks to Tricia Perna for doing a fantastic job of getting us up and going! Her commitments have changed and we are once again in need of strong leadership. Candidates for PAP president must be a Lied MS parent.

April 17, 18, 24, 25, 26 CRT testing - Parent help is needed for breakfast each day. Specifically we need help setting up 6:45 am to 7:00 am and serving 7:00 am to 8:00 am. Clean up will be done by one of our classes.

April 25 - Volunteers are needed to bag up the tennis balls for the $1.00 ball throw challenge at Cashman Field. Lied PAP will be selling the chance to throw a tennis ball during the 7th inning at the 51's game and all proceeds from this event will come back to Lied.

Teacher appreciation week is May 6-12. Come to the April meeting with ideas of what PAP can do for our teachers!

The end of the year is rapidly approaching! Our annual awards night event is May 17. Parents are invited to attend and Parents As Partners would like to be a presence at this event. Parent help is needed to set up, serve and clean up the refreshments after the event as well as hand out programs.

Also we will be having end of the year concerts for guitar, band, choir and orchestra. Parent volunteers are needed to hand out programs.

Please call 799-4620 ext 4019 or email Inbox_244@interact.ccsd.net to submit your interest in any above volunteering opportunity.