“To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.” Walt Whitman

Dear Families,

By popular demand, and thanks to the vision of Lisa Auerbach, P’08, LREI is able to bring to you a special program from Piece of Mind Associates on Thursday, October 25, 6:30 PM. The program is designed to help parents and families help their student(s) with time management. The program includes discussion and presentation to create strategies for students and answer the following questions:

How do we measure time? How do students use their time? What is a habit? How do we classify time? What are some ways to combat procrastination?

The presentation will also demonstrate different planning systems, how to break large tasks into mini-tasks, the importance of breaks and review, the best time to take breaks, when to review for major assessments and of course, time management for all.

Speaking of time management, please take a look at this important article about the importance of sleep for young people from the October 15 issue of New York magazine.

I hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be an informative evening.

All the best,

Ruth

Calendar:

  • October 17-PSAT test for all 10th and 11th Graders
  • October 23-10th Grade Potluck, 6:30 PM, Cafeteria
  • October 24-Interims, midterm reports, available through Senior Systems. Interims will be written for all 9th Graders, new students in 10th and 11th Grades, and any student earning B- or below in any class. Every family will be mailed this week an instructional letter and password, and trouble-shooting instructions. In an effort to make a significant contribution to sustainability efforts here at LREI, interims will not be mailed unless requested. If you would like interims and grade reports mailed, please call Adria Maynor at 212-477-5316, x323 to make the request, and we will be happy to send them to you.
  • October 25-Time Management presentation, 6:30PM, Cafeteria
  • October 31-November 2-Minimester
  • November 9-Parent/Advisor conferences, all day. Advisors will call individual families to make an appointment.

Updates and announcements:

  1. Every Thursday through November 29, I host a very informal morning coffee from 7:45 to 8:15 AM in the cafeteria.
  2. If you would like to be a parent rep, please contact Ronnie Halper, P’11 and Vice President of the Parent Association at rsh@panix.com
  3. From Michel de Konkoly Thege, Associate Director, regarding the Debate Series: Phil Kassen has asked me to help organize the creation of a series of debates and discussions leading up to the Presidential elections in November 2008. Our hope is to create a community forum to discuss and debate the issues, not the candidates. If you would like to be part of a small group of faculty, parents and students who will organize these debates, or if you have suggestions for debate topics, please contact me at mdekonkolythege@lrei.org or 212.477.5316, ext 319 by October 3 to let me know of your interest. I would like to convene an initial meeting of the organizing group in mid-October to discuss the format and potential content of these debates.”
  4. Coat Drive for St. John’s Church — October 22-26: We are holding our annual coat and outerwear drive for the clients of the St. John Food Pantry. The church has asked that we focus on larger sizes this year- older teen and adult.  THEY WOULD ALSO WELCOME MEN’S PANTS, JEANS, AS WELL AS NEW (IN PACKAGE) UNDERWEAR FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. Please bring your clean and gently used donations to Matthew’s room in the Middle School (push 2 in the elevator) beginning Monday, October 22rd. Thanks!
  5. Tonight’s session of LREI 101, an in-depth, interactive, and engaging introduction to LREI, its mission, philosophy, and diversity initiatives, is cancelled. Contact Director of Diversity and Community Chap Chapman either by phone (x294), or by e-mail schapman@lrei.org, if you have questions about LREI 101.

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