ALL CAMPUSES

Fall Open House for parents and students
The Lancaster Campus will hold a Fall Open House on Sunday, October 14, 1–3 p.m. The event is for parents and students exploring Christian education, PreK through grade 12, at our four campuses. The open house will include conversations with staff and students, program and scholarship information, campus tours and refreshments. For more information call (717) 299-0436, ext. 311.

Sibling Day at Lancaster Campus
Siblings in grades 5–11 are invited to visit the Lancaster Campus on Monday, September 24. This visit will allow siblings to experience life on the Lancaster campus as they attend classes with their brother or sister. To register for Sibling Day or plan for a visit at another time, please call (717) 299-0436, ext. 311. Transportation for visitors should be arranged by parents.

School magnet for your home
Updated school magnets with important phone numbers are available for each LMS family. You may get yours at an upcoming parent/PTF meeting or site council meeting. The magnets are also available at all campus offices.

Need a hard copy of Report?
We hope you are enjoying reading Report Online. If you need to receive a hard copy, please contact Lorie Yoder at yoderlb@lancastermennonite.org or (717) 299-0436, ext. 314.

Busing provided for E-town/Mount Joy/Manheim
Busing to the Lancaster Campus is now available for students in the Elizabethtown/Mount Joy/Manheim area. A Kraybill Campus bus is transporting middle and high school students to Lancaster daily from the parking lots of Elizabethtown Mennonite Church (7 a.m., Mount Joy Mennonite Church (7:15 a.m.), and Lancaster County Bible Church (7:35 a.m.). Students may pay by the year, month or day. The fee to ride the bus is $2.50 per trip. For the whole year, the cost is $700. Siblings may ride for half price. All rides are payable in advance to Lancaster Mennonite School, Kraybill Campus, 598 Kraybill Church Rd., Mount Joy 17552. The route is subsidized by Lancaster Mennonite in the interest of reliable, safe student transportation from northwest Lancaster County. For more information call (717) 653-5236 or e-mail weberjs@lancastermennonite.org.

Grandparents days at four campuses

• Locust Grove: Thursday, October 4. Grandparents, great grandparents, and special friends are invited to visit the school and enjoy the morning with their grandchildren. If your child’s grandparents are not able to come, please give us the name of another special person to invite.
• New Danville: Thursday, October 11. Invitations for grandparents were included in the packet distributed at Parent Orientation. If a child’s grandparents are not in the area, a special friend may be invited.
• Lancaster, middle school: Friday, October 19. Registration is 10:00–10:30 a.m. in Alumni Dining Hall. Guests will visit classes, enjoy a program, and eat lunch with the students, ending at 12:45. Parents, please complete the grandparents form sent home with students, and return it as soon as possible so invitations can be mailed.
• Kraybill: Wednesday, April 2, for K and grade 3.

Picture days for Kraybill, Locust Grove, New Danville
Lifetouch National School Studios will take school pictures at Kraybill and Locust Grove on Monday, October 8, and at New Danville on Wednesday, October 10. Students will need to sit for a photo even if families do not plan to purchase a packet. Order forms will be sent home by the week of September 24. At New Danville, kindergarten students should come to the school by 8 a.m. to be photographed.

Stadium coming soon/advertising opportunities
The holes are dug, the stadium seats are being manufactured and township is in the final approval stage for the last phase of the new stadium. Now is a good time for your business or church to consider sponsoring a sign on the field. This is a wonderful advertising opportunity as well as a unique way to support your child. Funding for the stadium complex will be complete if we can sell all the space we have designated on the east end of the field. See the Stadium Advertising Opportunities form for details.

Race for Education at KR, LG and ND
Thank you for your family’s participation in this exciting event (new for Locust Grove and New Danville). Your involvement and support of the school in this way are deeply appreciated. The schedule is as follows:

• Locust Grove: Friday, October 12, for new playground
• Kraybill: Friday, October 19, for Annual Fund (rain date October 22)
• New Danville: Friday, October 19, toward the site council pledge for building renovations and portable rock climbing equipment for the gym. PreK–grade 2 participating from 12:15–1:15 and grades 3–5 from 1:15–2:15.

On race day, students and faculty will run at the campus, fulfilling pledges received from the letters sent to family and friends. Parents/caregivers are welcome to attend the event as volunteers and spectators. Parents are asked to assist their child in providing names of persons to receive letters that invite them to make a pledge toward this year’s fundraiser.

Summer Program director position open
Summer programs at LMS provide enrichment opportunities for elementary and secondary school students. These programs are usually led by LMS faculty and may be held at any of the four campuses. The director represents LMS to the public, and the position requires good organizational, personal and communication skills.

This is a part-time position that may be ideal for a teacher or someone who does not have ongoing employment during the summer. For more information please contact Marlin Groff at (717) 299-0436, ext. 303, or groffmg@lancastermennonite.org Persons from under-represented racial/ethnic groups are encouraged to apply.

Middle School MEA Band/Orchestra Festival
Penn View Christian School will host the Middle School Mennonite Education Agency Instrumental Festival Concert on Friday, October 26, with a public concert at 7 p.m. Go to www.pennview.org for directions.

Box tops for education/Campbells labels
Collect box top labels from Betty Crocker and General Mills products and earn cash for each campus. Give the labels to the school office. The Lancaster Campus also saves Campbells labels. In all cases, please make sure the bar code remains intact. These and grocery store programs raised thousands of dollars for our campuses last year. Every one counts!

Parent discussion group—all welcome!
“Parent to Parent” was organized in January 2007 as a small group where parents at the Kraybill Campus could get to know one another and discuss techniques and issues that come up when parenting school-age children from a Christian perspective.

This year we’ll meet Friday mornings, 9–10:30 a.m., in the Kraybill Meetinghouse on the dates listed below. Parents from all LMS campuses are welcome. Bring your pre-school-age children, too! Coffee, snacks and play area provided. Come as you are. Come anytime!

• Friday September 28: Fall Parent Brunch (10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Lisa Brubaker's home, 515 Musser Rd., Mount Joy, 653-2732.
• Other meetings: October 12 & 26, November 9, January 11 & 25, February 8 & 22 and March 7 (topics TBA).
• Saturday, October 27: Whole-family event, Parent to Parent
• Barn Party, 3:00 p.m.-? at the Graybill’s farm near Manheim. Questions and RSVP’s to Laura Graybill at 664-2901 by Saturday, October 20.

Calendar correction
On the back of the school calendar Durelle Leaman’s phone number should be (717) 471-2541, and Dorcas Lehman’s should be (717) 656-6226.

Piano lessons
Piano lessons will be offered at New Danville and Locust Grove. Call Joy Ide or Jan Stauffer at (717) 394-7107.

Students leaving school early
Students needing to leave school early must bring, on the day of the early dismissal, a written permission signed by a parent. After students arrive in the morning, they are not permitted to leave until the end of the school day unless they have an approved early dismissal.

Tuition payments
When making your monthly tuition payment, please clearly indicate tuition payment amount for each student or send tuition coupons from the booklets for each student. One check may still be written.

Plan for achievement tests
Achievement Tests for grades K–8 are set for January 3–9 for Kraybill and January 7–11 for the other campuses. Please avoid planning family trips at that time. This is important in assessing your child’s academic progress and is difficult to make up.

Visiting the school—a friendly reminder
Please sign in at the school office when you volunteer or visit. Absences, tardies, educational activities Please refer to the school calendar or student handbook for policies regarding absences, tardies, and information about the Educational Excuse Request Form.

Date change for Nickel Mines Concert
LMS will hold a Nickel Mines Memorial Concert on Sunday, October 21, in the school’s Fine Arts Center. The concert, beginning at 3 p.m., will observe the one-year anniversary of the Nickel Mines tragedy when five Amish school girls were killed (the concert was originally planned for October 20). The concert will include 1994 LMS graduate Frances Miller with the Canadian duo of composer/pianist Carol Weaver and singer/song writer Rebecca Campbell. An offering will be taken to help cover expenses.

Congratulations!

• Senior Theodore Maust has been named a semifinalist in the 2008 Merit Scholarship Competition.
• Senior Melissa Sauder has been selected to receive the Teen-Of-The-Week honors this fall representing Lancaster Mennonite in the Lancaster New Era.
• Locust Grove science teacher Neil Reinford was one of 100 Pa. teachers from grades K–12 invited to attend the 2007 Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for Life Science Educators (PAGILS) held at Juniata College this past summer.