Ladera Ranch Middle School is all about turning life’s simplest pleasures into paperwork and rules this week! We’ve got minimum days, surveys masquerading as Buzzfeed quizzes, and no outside food or drinks because apparently, joy is contraband now. Also, for parents worried their babies might drop their phones into the “no cell phone zone,” it's time to weep, as it’s basically 1995 all over again.

Key Dates & Facts:

• Sept 25: Minimum Day (students out at 12:15 PM), bike/scooter permit distribution, Baskin Robbins dine-out for PTA funds
• Sept 23: PTA Reflections Art Contest entries due
• Sept 26: Workshop on school avoidance and anxiety
• Oct 16: Red Ribbon Week Parent Engagement Night
• Oct 31: EL Needs Assessment survey deadline
• Nov 1: Student-Free Day
• Nov 13: Another Minimum Day, hold onto your hats!
• Nov 19: PTA Meeting at 9 AM for early risers
• Nov 25–29: Thanksgiving Break – Praise the turkey and escape