Trimester II Exam Week
Dear Families,
Exam Week for Trimester II is the second week of March. 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, March 7: Reading Day. School open regular hours.
Reading Day is designed 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.
Tuesday-Thursday, March 8-10: 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 .
Finally, Friday, March 11 is our second annual PI Day, a day of math workshops for high school students. Last year, this event was really fun and encourages students to apply math skills in a variety of ways and in some cases students learned new math skills. We will start regular time, at 8:30 but likely have an abbreviated school day. As soon as I know the schedule, I will share it with families.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
All the best,
Ruth
Updates and Announcements:
Hairspray, the High School Musical is SOLD OUT all three nights and the matinee! Congratulations to the Cast, Crew, and Director Joanne Magee on this fun, terrific show. Over 40 students are participating this year!
The details: February 24th, 25th and 26th at 7pm and 2pm on Saturday the 26th in the PAC at 40, Charlton Street.
In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad’s dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show. HAIRSPRAY is not only a social commentary on the injustices of parts of American society in the 1960s but also a story of how a single person can make a change within a community. Tracy is a tornado of positivity and open mindedness that we follow as she navigates through high school and beyond.
LREI’s high school students have been working hard in rehearsals through this tough winter to bring you a spectacular show. We guarantee to warm you up and blast away the winter blues! This huge production, with larger than life characters and up beat numbers featuring our fantastic students should not to be missed. HAIRSPRAY is for the whole family and we sincerely hope you will come and support the many high school students and faculty involved.
Directed by Joanne Magee and Lorna Jordan.
Musical Director: Matt McLean
Choreographer: Peggy Peloquin
Set Design: Jorge Dieppa
Costume Design: Mark Caswell
Vocal Coach: Susan Glass
1. Red is Green: In February the Red is Green Committee will be recycling plastic bottle caps. We are collecting rigid plastic caps such as caps on shampoo, water, milk and other beverage bottles. Also, pharmaceutical lids, flip top caps on tubes and food product bottles (such as ketchup and mayonnaise), and laundry detergents. When these caps are thrown away, they often end up in rivers and oceans with drastic consequences for both wildlife and the environment. The caps will be recycled through the Aveda plastic bottle cap recycling program. Caps can be dropped off in the collection bin in the 6th avenue lobby.
2. Please participate in the annual Room to Grow drive for babies born into poverty. Donations accepted at 6th Ave.
3. From the PA Literary Committee
Did you ever wonder what that book was that had your child so enthralled, or why everyone is suddenly so gaga over teenage vampires? Then come to Well-REaD, a children’s and young adult book discussion event for parents, sponsored by the LREI Literary Committee. It will be held on Thursday, April 7th, from 6-8pm, in the Sixth Avenue building. Sign up for one of four book discussions led by our LREI librarians featuring titles that your children have read and enjoyed.
Like all good book discussions, wine and cheese will be served along with lots of lively discussion on some of the most popular titles published for youth today. Books will be made available for order through the LREI Literary Committee, and make great additions to your child’s bookshelf. Click here for the list of books/order form and credit card authorization form.
Childcare will be available for those attending WELL REaD. The cost will be $15 per child and $5 for siblings. A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (you may also e-mail Mary Shea, at mshea@LREI.org).
We’re looking forward to a night of lively discussions. Hope to see you there!
4. LREI’s next Coffeehouse, a benefit for Haiti, “Now, and a Year from Now” (as promised) will be March 5, PAC, 40 Charlton Street, 7PM. If your child would like to help or perform, he or she should see Micah!