How do you want to be remembered?
Dear Families,
While we as educators value curriculum design and development, assessing every students’ needs, professional development for faculty and staff, we also are committed to creating and supporting a school environment that encourages safe and thoughtful decision making when it comes to a student’s health and wellness. We have an established Health and Wellness Committee, required health and life issues classes for 9th Graders and Wellness Night for Ninth Grade families, and segment of the Student Government Board highlights current Adolescent Issues. Most recently featured was the startling statistics regarding smoking and women’s health from the New York Times because far too many of our kids pick up smoking in high school. Even though we have these things and a nurse, Joanne, who is admirably committed to working with every student on their health and wellness issues, comprehensive substance use and abuse prevention takes more time and more effort; in this, we are truly in partnership with every family. What are you doing at home?
On February 28, 2008 at 7PM, Freedom Institute’s Independent School Program presents an evening with Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair on “How to Be a Go-To Parent: Raising Kids of Character” at The Nightingale-Bamford School on East 92 Street. Please do attend this event if possible.
On another note, as we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, whether it be through spending time with family or making it a day “on” as Phil suggested, I would like to share Dr.King’s own words on how he would like to be remembered:
I’d like someone to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others. I’d like somebody to say that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to love somebody. l want you to be able to say that day that I did try to feed the hungry. I want you to be able to say that day that I did try in my life to clothe the naked. I want you to say on that day that I did try in my life to visit those who were in prison. And I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity.
Whether it is the leaving of a job or leaving for college, or leaving this world, how would you like to be remembered? All of us can afford to take a moment to consider this question at some point this weekend while we celebrate the life, energy and effort of an extraordinary individual.
All the best,
Ruth
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1. Midterm is here! Interims will be available on “My Backpack” beginning January 28. Interims are written for all students with a B- or below in any subject and for all students on academic probation. If you need assistance accessing your child’s interims, please email help_desk@lrei.org. If you would like interims mailed, please contact Adria Maynor at 212-477-5316, x 323, or amaynor@lrei.org.
2. Please take a look at the following letter from the LREI Lesbian Gay Straight alliance (LGSA) announcing the upcoming Visibility show.
3. For updates on faculty performances, openings, presentations, and publications visit the Faculty in the News page on the school web site.
4. LREI is a member of NYC-Parents in Action (NYC-PIA). NYC-PIA provides parenting education, information and a communications network to help parents prepare their children and teenagers to cope with social pressures and to make sound choices towards a future free of alcohol and drug abuse. Please read the attached flyer to view their 2007-2008 calendar. You can also access their website at http://www.parentsinaction.org/.