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Originally delivered on 11/7/2024 6:31 am

SUBJECT: LMSPA (6+7): Newsletter November 7

Ladue Middle School Parent Association Newsletter
LMS Student Standouts
Congratulations, LMS Musicans!

12 Ladue Middle School students recently earned a place in the Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) District 5 All-Suburban Middle School Honors Bands.

All-Suburban Honors Concert Band

  • Emmanuel Chatman - Clarinet, 6th chair
  • Ian Drescher - Clarinet, 21st chair
  • Charlie Fan - Trombone, 9th chair
  • Masa Hammerman - Trombone, 4th chair
  • Arjun Jain - Percussion, 1st chair
  • Kaitlyn Judd - Clarinet, 3rd chair
  • Albert Shi - Clarinet, 9th chair
  • Saski Van Den Bergh - Bass Clarinet, 1st chair
  • Ryan Wu - Alto Saxophone, 3rd chair
  • Lily Zhou - Clarinet, 16th chair

All-Suburban Honors Jazz Band

  • London Blue; Drum Set
  • Samarth Donakanti; Vibraphone

Our students competed against nearly 600 students from the area and will now get a chance to on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. at Lindbergh High School for the All-Suburban Honors Bands.

Congratulations 6th Grade Junior Football Rams!

Congratulations to the 6th Grade Junior Rams, who defeated Marquette Middle School last Saturday to win the league championship! Goooooo Rams!!!

We want to celebrate and recognize all 4 Jr. Rams football teams, as the 6th, 7th and 8th grade teams all made it to their championship games. The future of Ladue Football looks bright!

Opportunities for LMS Students
Feed our community through the LMS Food Drive!

Student Council has organized the annual LMS food drive. We have chosen the Ritenour Co-Care Pantry for this year's drive. Their facility is designed to look and feel more like a grocery store for its patrons and community, maintaining the integrity of those in need. We have learned that the pantry is in need of jelly and soup in particular. 

The drive continues through November 26. Thank you for feeding our neighbors!

Connect with LMSPA, Pay Dues, Drawing Winners, and More
Support LMSPA while shopping for the holidays!

Did you know that you can support the LMSPA while shopping this holiday season - including gifts for your family, friends, and kids' teachers - and it does not cost you anything extra???

#1 Raise Right - Here's how you can help LMSPA while purchasing gift cards or shopping online 

Learn more by clicking HERE or the scanning the QR code below and entering Enrollment Code D6554D7C53498.

Parent Volunteers: We Need You!

Parents of 6th and 7th grade students - you will not regret volunteering and we need your help!  We have a lot of exciting activities coming up for your children and hope you will get involved.

Click HERE to find out how you can support LMSPA (scroll down to the list of opportunities) - and sign up!

Nurse Williams needs help next week!

Our award-winning nurse, Nancy Williams, is conducting annual hearing and vision screenings for students tomorrow and next week and would appreciate volunteer help:

Friday, Nov 8th: 

  •  Volunteer shifts from 8-10:30 am, 11:00 am-12:45 pm, and 12:45-2:45 pm

Tuesday, Nov 12th

  • Times TBA

Wednesday, Nov 13th 

  • Times TBA

We are looking for multiple volunteers for each day - no experience required. Please respond directly to Nurse Williams.

THANK YOU for volunteering!

Click Here To Pay Your Annual Dues

We are pleased to announce that we have now surpassed our annual goal. Huge THANK YOU to all the families who have supported us. We are keeping the contribution page live on our website because the parent association supports students, teachers, and staff at LMS all year long. While it costs around $75 per student each year to make this happen, we ask that you contribute whatever is possible. 


Here are some of the ways we use your donations: 

● Field trips for all grades

● Grade-level parties and special events like the Boo-Bash

● Extra-curricular clubs and competitions
 including Ski Club, Science Olympiad, and Math Team

● Teacher Grants

● Teacher/staff appreciation throughout the year
including conference meals, appreciation days, and coffee in the lounge

Membership toolkit platform that hosts our LMSPA directory, 
website, donations, sales, signups, and our communications

Any amount helps to make a difference for our school! 
Just click this link or send a check payable to LMSPA to the school.


The LMSPA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible and eligible for most corporate matching gift programs.

LMSPA Drawing Winners

Congratulations to our Ladue Spirit Basket winners - the Deruisseau and DiPasco Families. Each family will receive a Ladue gift basket with this Ladue schwag: a grey sweatshirt, black/white joggers, teal water bottle, stuffed Ram plushie, and bumper sticker ($75 value).

We appreciate everyone who has donated to the annual dues campaign this year!

The LMSPA is excited to feature this week's local business partner,  The Daily Bread, at 11719 Manchester Road in Des Peres. From their famous Mountain Cookies to their White Chicken Chili, everything is made fresh using quality ingredients. Open for breakfast and lunch daily.

Update your MTK information to stay in the know!


This is the best way we can connect with you, and you can process all sorts of things for LMSPA your student may be involved with this year. For more questions this year about Membership Toolkit, please connect with Sheetal Gattani.

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Click the image above for all of the latest news and updates!

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