2011 Trimester II Grades and Comments
Dear Families,
Congrats to all on a busy and successful Trimester II! Grades and comments for Trimester II will be available online on Podium on Tuesday, March 29, by 5PM. Please check to make sure you can log on to the system successfully. If you have any problems logging on, please contact help@lrei.org, which can assist you. If you would like your child’s grades or comments mailed, please send an email to Adria Maynor, amaynor@lrei.org.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding a grade or comment, please contact the teacher directly, the student’s advisor, and/or class dean. Please note, teachers, advisors and class deans will be on vacation starting on Friday, March 18 at 12 noon, so a response may not come until after April 4, 2011.
If you are a parent of an 11th grade student, you should have received an email regarding the college trip this year which takes place the week we return from break. This year, 11th graders will visit Bard College, Sarah Lawrence College, Connecticut College and Brown University on April 6 and 7. If you have any questions, please contact the College Office at ext. 324.
I wish you and your family a safe, restful, wonderful spring break.
All the best,
Ruth
Updates and Announcements:
1. Several of our art students have been inspired by our Studio Art Instructor James French to participate in this year’s Single Fare show, a “show of small works on used metrocards.” This show which began last year is called “Single Fare 2: Please Swipe Again.” Come and see the fantastic work (all of which will be on sale, one price for all of the works, $100) of Grace Tobin ‘12, Lidor Foguel ‘11, Lucas Renique-Poole ‘11, Olu Odubiro ‘11, Zoe Lubin-Fosha ‘11, Tiffany Ramos ‘12, and many more.
Opening Reception: TONIGHT! Thursday, March 17th, from 5 to 9 pm
Exhibition: Friday, March 18 through Saturday, March 26, 2011
Gallery Hours: Noon to 6pm – Closed Monday & Tuesday
Sloan Fine Art, 128 Rivington Street, New York, NY.
2. From Phil–”Congratulations to Jesse Karp, LREI ‘87, and one of our librarians, on the publication of his first novel, Those That Wake, hitting the shelves in a bookstore near you on Monday, March 21st. I was so engrossed as I read Jesse’s compelling prose on the ride home tonight that I almost missed my stop. More info atwww.beyondwhereyoustand.com“. From the PA Literary Committee
3. 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.
Following is a list of the groups and the books that will be discussed:
SUBTLE SOCIAL JUSTICE (Grades 1-4) led by Stacy Dillon
A Beach Tail by Karen Lynn William
Cameron and His Dinosaurs by Scott Christian Sava
The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow, (hardcover only)
GRAPHIC NOVELS (Grades 4-8) led by Jesse Karp
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
SOLID MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 5-8) led by Jennifer Hubert Swan
The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman (5-6th gr)
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (7-8 gr)
TEEN DYSTOPIAS & PARANORMAL ROMANCE (Grades 9-12) led by Karyn Silverman
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Please sign up for one of the four book discussions and purchase books at our table in the Sixth Avenue Lobby, Friday (March 4) or Tuesday to Thursday (March 8-10), from 8-9am. RSVP forms will also be available at the reception desk if you are unable to sign up at our table by next week, or you may e-mail us at LiteraryCommittee@LREI.org.
Childcare will be available for those attending Well-REaD ($15 per child, $5 for siblings). Sign-up for childcare at the Sixth Avenue reception desk (or you may e-mail Mary Shea, at mshea@LREI.org) by Monday, April 4.
We’re looking forward to a night of interesting and informative discussions. Hope to see you there!
4. Save the Date. April 20th, 6-8pm. During “Earth Week” at LREI, Jamie Cloud of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education (and LREI parent) will be giving a presentation/workshop for parents, teachers and students (5th grade and older). Jamie has worked with several schools to advance sustainability in the classroom. She will lead a hands-on workshop that will help participants develop an awareness of sustainability and how to apply it to every day living and learning. If you want to attend, please email Red is Green at RedisGreen@lrei.org.
5. NYSTEA NYC Student Theatre Conference
Our Director of Drama and Performing Arts Chair, Meghan Farley Astrachan is curating a Student Theatre Conference for NYC public and private schools, hosted here at the High School on April 9th from 10am-4pm. As NYC region chair for the New York State Theatre Education Association (NYSTEA), Meghan and her theatre company are bringing together theatre educators and arts professionals in the field to teach a rich variety of workshops to 7-12th grade students.
A broad range of workshops are available from introductory to advanced levels. A sample of offerings include: Theatre Sports, Improvisation, Playwriting, Shakespeare, Juggling, Textual Analysis, Computer Visualization in Theatre, Acting, Directing, Theatre Tech, and Musical Theatre production, just to name a few…
Only $5.00 entrance fee. Sign up with Meghan! Remind your children to save the date! It is the Saturday we get back from break-4/9/11!
For more information contact Meghan Farley Astrachan, mastrachan@lrei.org 212-477-5316