March Newsletter

March Meeting Minutes and Upcoming Events


3rd Quarter is over Friday March 23.

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.

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.

PASS students - guest speaker Dr. Upinder from the Sikh Temple after school in Theater Wednesday, March 28 from 2:20 to 3:10 pm

March 30 - Bunny Hop - PE students will run the mile and try to win a ham. One boy and girl from each period will win. Come and cheer on our students!

Spring Break April 2 through April 6 - school is not in session for students


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.

PASS students - guest speaker Holocaust survivor - Stephen Nasser - April 11 - 2:20 to 3:10 pm Fliers will go home with students week of March 26

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.

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.

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.