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October 8, 2026

• Annual Fund
• Carnival & Carnival Kitchen
• Spirit Wear
• LMS Lions Basketball
• Calendar Updates

Annual Fund

Have you considered donating to the 2026-2027 Annual Fund? We would love to have 100% participation from our LMS families for the LMS Annual Fund. Any amount you choose to give will go directly to supporting our teachers, enriching student opportunities and strengthening the entire LMS experience.

Click the button below to watch a short video about the difference your donations make for our students every day!

Annual Fund Video

Every gift you give makes a lasting impact at our school. Thank you!  

Carnival T-shirt and Wristband Ordering

🎉 GET YOUR 2026 CARNIVAL T-SHIRT AND WRISTBANDS! 🎉

Order your 2026 Carnival T-shirt and Wristbands today and get them delivered straight to your (oldest) child's backpack. Last day to order is tomorrow, October 9th.

• Wear the Carnival T-shirt in the parade on Thursday, October 22nd.
• Wristbands = your tickets to all the fun on the day of the Carnival!
• Order online with NO FEES this week (day of, GiveButter will charge us fees)

TWO WAYS TO ORDER:

• Online (click here): No fees through Friday!
• Paper Form: Came home in backpacks this week! This is the method we've used in years past.

Deadline: Friday, October 9th at end of the day.

Orders will be fulfilled on October 20th!

See you at the Commons! 🎊

Carnival Kitchen Cooking!

Thank you for helping make Carnival Kitchen a Success!

Your time, effort and amazing recipes are appreciated and sure to be enjoyed!

The Pre-Order Link is Here!

Reserve amazing items NOW and pick them up on Carnival Day!

Click here to Pre-Order

A few things to know about pre-ordering:

• When you pre-order, you are reserving the food items you will purchase at Carnival.
• On Carnival Day, come to the Kitchen Tent to pick up and PAY for your order.
• Please bring your own cooler with ice packs when you arrive. Pay for your items, see what else we have available, and you’re welcome to leave your cooler with us until you’re ready to head home!
• A note about payment: This year, our online platform will charge processing fees on card and tap-to-pay (5% platform + 2.9% + 0.30 per transaction). To avoid these fees, bring cash or a check!

We will have MORE available at Carnival. Stop by the Kitchen Tent EARLY to purchase items like:

• Jenny & Alden's cheese straws
• Sourdough bread
• Ryan Cleary's chocolate chip cookies (among other sweets!)
• Pumpkin bread
• and more!

Order several things for yourself and stock up! Or buy a few things as gifts for teachers and friends!

If you signed up to BRING a food item-

A few reminders on packaging and labeling:

• Please label each item and include significant ingredients that may be allergens (e.g. nuts, dairy, wheat, etc.).
• Please wrap items securely using clear plastic wrap, foil, then another layer of plastic wrap.
• Fresh items like bread can be wrapped individually, while cookies and brownies can be packaged in small bags.
• [See all packaging instructions here.]

Drop off your food items on Carnival Day either at:

• morning carline to Sarah Ellis (look for the big white coolers)
• OR at the Commons from 11:00am-1:00pm
• Please keep your frozen item(s) frozen for Carnival Day, and keep baked items fresh!

Thank you for your help and support of LMS!

Email questions or food contributions to Sarah Ellis at LMSCarnivalKitchen@gmail.com.

Spirit Wear Ordering

• ORDER ONLINE + SHIP! It makes a great holiday gift for kids, grandparents, siblings, and friends too! Send the link far and wide, anyone can order!
• VISIT THE WEBSITE or SCAN THE QR CODE.
• SHIPPING PERKS: Current LMS Families can use code LMSFAM for free shipping!
• TRY ON: We will have samples of everything available to try on at Carnival.
• ORDERING WINDOW is between October 5th - November 2nd.

LMS Lions Basketball

Is your student interested in playing basketball this fall? All 2nd-5th graders are welcome to try out the week after Fall Break for our new LMS basketball teams! These new teams will play within the North Hamilton Basketball league (elementary schools will play other elementary schools)!

There will be 4 teams:

2nd/3rd grade girls, 2nd/3rd grade boys, 4th/5th grade girls, 4th/5th grade boys.

Each group will have tryouts - boys on Tuesday, October 20 & girls on Wednesday, October 21. Tryouts will be held in the LMS gym.

2nd/3rd Grade:

Girls: Wednesday, October 21 @ 5pm (Contact Leland: Lelandstrang@gmail.com)

Boys: Tuesday, October 20 @ 4pm (Contact Robyn: Walston.Robyn@gmail.com)

4th/5th Grade:

Girls: Wednesday, October 21 @ 6pm (Contact Dustin: Dustin.Koehl@gmail.com)

Boys: Tuesday, October 20 @ 5pm (Contact Richard: eberlerj@gmail.com)

These basketball teams will be separate from the Lookout Mountain Recreation League. Registration and evaluations for the Rec League will be at a later date!

Monday, October 12 - Friday, October 16

NO SCHOOL - FALL BREAK

Monday, October 19

NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day

Thursday, October 22

Carnival - 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Friday, October 23

Report Cards

Monday, October 26-November 6

Parent Teacher Conference Window

Monday, November 2- Friday, November 6

Book Fair - LMS Library

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