Trimester I Exam Week
Dear Families,
As you know, Exam Week for Trimester I is coming soon. Attached, please find the exam schedule. The exam schedule may undergo a change or two in the next few days; the most current schedule will be posted at the high school. Below, please find what exam week will look like in case you have any questions, or need to make particular arrangements.
Monday, Dec. 6: Reading Day. School open regular hours.
On Reading Day, Ninth Graders are required to attend the first trimester reading day for a study day and help with preparing for the week with Ninth Grade advisors and Class Dean Margaret Magee, 9 AM-11:30 AM. After the mandatory study hall, Ninth Graders can stay for lunch, meet with teachers, study together, work on papers and projects, and generally schedule their own time for study.
For all other grades, Reading Day is for students to prepare for exams, final papers and exhibitions. This is also an opportunity to catch up with outstanding work, work with groups for final presentations, use the Tech Center and printers around the school, etc. This is a quiet work day. Students may choose to work at school or at home. Students are not required to report to school, and it is not counted as an absence if they are not here. However, you may prefer your child to come to school for the full day to work. Please send him or her. School will be open. The Library will be open all day. All teachers will be at school regular school hours to provide the opportunity to meet with students.
No classes will meet so that all teachers are available. There will be review sessions held. If a student is in crisis, teachers may encourage that student to make a mandatory appointment. Further, teachers of two of the same section class may hold mandatory class meeting time during Reading Day.
Tuesday-Thursday, Dec. 7-9: Exams. Exam periods are 9 AM-11 AM and 1 PM-3 PM. Each day, students should come in plenty of time for their morning exam, and students may leave after their exams are complete. Again, the exam schedule is attached to this blog.
Finally, Friday, December 10 is our annual community service day. So far, the plan is to have Ninth Grade work on a project together, so please plan on Ninth Graders reporting to school for this activity. From Community Service Roundtable advisor, Nick O’Han: The Ninth Grade will have a series of community service field trips this year. The next trip is scheduled on December 10th. On that day class members will be volunteering at one of three locations in Lower Manhattan and have a variety of service experiences to choose from. At each location, before rolling up their sleeves, they will receive an orientation from staff members who will discuss the institution’s mission and importance. At the Bowery Mission students will work in the Kitchen and in the clothing room. At the Educational Alliance they will be working with seniors and pre-schoolers. At Sara Roosevelt Park they will be assisting park staff with autumn park clean up and landscaping. Afterwards students will discuss their experiences with teachers and write in the journal that they will keep all year.
The high school is also in need of 10 students on December 10 from grades 10-12, working from 9-11AM, building chairs (interested students should sign up; the list is on my door), and there are a number of holiday-related opportunities and school renovation projects offered on December 10 through New York Cares for grades 10-12. Click here for the list of opportunities!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
All the best, Ruth
Updates and Announcements:
At this point, all students have school IDs! We have asked students to keep close track of their ID as it will eventually give them access to the school building by unlocking the front door. The replacement fee for a lost ID is $20.
1. From Community Service Committee: “Dollar for Thanks” action to help local soup kitchens bring Thanksgiving dinner to people in need. Look for the big roasting pan piggy bank Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday November 22nd, 23rd and 24th at drop off in Sixth Ave. lobby, and, as always, use the action as a learning opportunity for your children. Happy Thanksgiving!
2. Click here to read a note from Director Phil Kassen regarding LREI’s lunch service.
3. LREI SPIRIT CLUB! Grab a friend and come out to cheer for our Varsity Girls Basketball Team in their first home game of the season on Monday, November 22nd, at 4:00PM. Get into the spirit with the following fun activities at 3:00PM at the Thompson Street Athletic Center:
* Make your own noisemakers, pom-poms, flags and more!
* Face painting and Knights tattoos too!
All are welcome to join the fun, but lower school students and fifth and sixth graders must be accompanied by a caregiver or parent. All home games and activities are held in the gym at 145 Thompson Street. Please see attached flyer for upcoming Spirit Club dates.
Then bring your pom poms, noisemakers and more friends, and come out to root for our Varsity Girls basketball team at another exciting game, on Tuesday, November 23rd at 4:00 PM at the Thompson Street Athletic Center.
In addition, BOYS Varsity Basketball has their first game of the season at Winston Prep, at ROOSEVELT ISLAND, 4PM!
GO LREI KNIGHTS!
4. The Literary Committee invites you to its annual Literary Evening on Tuesday, December 7, 7-9:30 PM, at the Charlton St. PAC. This year’s evening, entitled Prime Cuts, will feature writers who focus on food (and drink!) in their work: Josh Kilmer-Purcell (The Bucolic Plague), Garrett Oliver (The Brewmaster’s Table), Monique Truong (The Book of Salt), Brett Martin (Top Chef: The Cookbook), and Zarela Martinez (Food from My Heart). Our MC is Daphne Rubin-Vega. Please join us for an appetizing evening. Tickets will go on sale after Thanksgiving; click here for more information.