Trimester III Interims available May 4
Dear Families,
Trimester III interim grades will be available Wednesday, May 4 by 3PM for all students earning B- and below in their classes. Please note, some teachers will put a running grade up for every student in their class, but students earning B- and below will receive a comment. Interims will be online on Podium. 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. Further, if you would like your child’s interims mailed, please call Adria Maynor at 212-477-5316, x323.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding an interim grade or comment, please contact the instructor directly via phone extension or email (first initial, last name@lrei.org) or your child’s advisor. Please note, exam week for Trimester III begins with Reading Day, June 6. The end of Trimester III is June 9, with the last exams. Graduation is June 10.
Next Friday on May 6, students will participate in our annual Arts Festival, organized and implemented by the Arts Department. The day will begin at 8:30 with Morning Meeting and continue with each student participating in a workshop. Each workshop, including ones that focus on dance, design, improvisation, drawing, experimental filmmaking, collage, and portrait paintingamong others, is open to all students. The workshops will run from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and then we will have a community share at 1:00 PM. Many thanks to the Arts Department for putting it all together and to the wonderful and talented artists (several are also parents of current high school students!) who are volunteering their time. Click here to see this year’s offerings!
Finally, we are so proud of three great films that will be shown at this year’s Social Justice Expo at NYU on Monday:
Pediatric Cancer Research by Simon Staples-Vangel ’12, Tiffany Ramos ’12, Leon Sukhram ’13
The Public Issue by Sam Irwin ’12and Aaron Naves ’12
Gatfish by Arvid Logan ’12, Zac Teller ’12 and Julian Pratt ’12
The third annual New York Social Justice Expo will take place from 12 to 2 pm. The event is open to students of all ages/grade levels. The Social Justice Expo is a unique opportunity for students to showcase social justice projects they completed during the year. Last year students presented nearly 40 social justice projects for an audience of more than 200 people.
New York University, Kimmel Student Center, 60 Washington Square South.
The Social Justice Expo is presented by Brooklyn International High School, the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs at NYU, the Education for Liberation Network, Make the Road New York and Validus Preparatory Academy.
All the best, Ruth
Updates and Announcements:
Please click here for the 2011-2012 School Calendar!
From our College Office:
** THIS SUNDAY, MAY 1st from 6-8pm is the COLLEGE FAIR being held at The Chapin School (100 East End Avenue at 84th Street). It is mandatory for all juniors to attend. If a student has a conflict with attending the fair, have them see Carey Socol before Friday. Because of the large amount of students that will be in attendance (students from 11 different private schools), parents cannot be accommodated at this event.
**NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th, at 6:30 pm is a FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP being held in the High School cafeteria for interested 10th and 11th grade families. Bill Rabbit from College Funding Services will be here to give financial advice as you begin the college process with your children.
Junior Family Meetings are wrapping up this week. We will begin individual student meetings next week which will run through the end of the year.
Reminder, if your student is planning to take the JUNE SAT or ACT, the deadline to sign up for both tests is May 6th. Go to www.collegeboard.com or www.actstudent.org to register.
1. LREI Camping Trip: The 18th Annual LREI Camping Trip will take place June 3-5 this year at the Riverbend Group Campground along the Delaware River. All LREI families and their children from all grades pre-K through high school are invited to participate. Watch for details and sign-up tables coming soon. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help organize, please contact Larry White at LWhite@stern.nyu.edu or (212) 533-1966.
2. This year’s middle school production of Oliver is next week on Friday, 6th May at 7pm and Saturday 7th May at 2pm and 7pm. With a cast and crew of 60 students, this is one of the biggest musicals we have seen at LREI. The musical has been winning awards since 1963 but is still as exciting and entertaining as ever. Charles Dickens originally wrote the novel Oliver Twist which is a rich story of the impoverished lives of characters in the 1850s in London, England. This musical is an entertaining and compelling adaption, with many musical numbers and larger than life characters. We celebrate the wonderful talents of our middle school students and hope that you all come. Tickets are on sale in the Sixth Ave lobby between 8am and 9am, so make sure you get yours before we sell out! Adults $12 and students and senior citizens $10.
3. Sing for Hope’s Pop-Up Pianos
Piano Painting Event for LREI Students and Families!
SATURDAY, May 14, noon-3pm
Sing for Hope, a New York City-based non-profit, will place 88 pianos in parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs from June 18 – July 2. A symbol of Sing for Hope’s commitment to make the arts available to all, the Pop-Up Pianos will unite and engage diverse communities throughout New York City. After their public residency, the Singfor Hope Pop-Up Pianos will be donated to local schools, hospitals, and community centers, enriching lives for years to come.
Last year, LREI students painted the piano placed at Little Red Square! This year, we are inviting LREI students and their families to do the same, under the guidance of a Sing for Hope Teaching Artist. On May 14, from noon to 3pm, participants will have the chance to decorate a piano at Sing for Hope’s Piano Warehouse at 32 Avenue of the Americas in TriBeCa. We hope that you will take part in this special celebration of public art!
To sign up, RSVP to Rowena Penaranda-Askins at rpenaranda@lrei.org.
To learn more about Sing for Hope, please visit www.singforhope.org.
4. TO ALL PARENTS FROM THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION:
Spring is here, so it is time to start planning for the next school year. The Parents Association would like to let you know the many ways you can participate. Becoming a parent rep is a great way to get involved. If you have not been a parent rep before but would like to try it or find out more about it, please let us know. We would be happy to talk to you more about what the job entails. You can also refer to the Family Handbook (accessible through our website www.LREI.org) for the Parent Rep Guidelines. We will be matching parent reps to classes in mid-August or so, when the class lists are finalized.
If you’re looking for other ways to get involved, you could consider volunteering for any of our PA committees; please click here for the list. Please email us at PA-Presidents@lrei.org if you have any questions or suggestions.
All parents are cordially invited to the Volunteer Thank You and Welcome Breakfast on Friday, May 20th, from 8 to 9:30 AM in the courtyard at 40 Charlton St. This event is for all present and future parent volunteers, and will be a time to learn more about what the PA does. Representatives of all PA committees will be present, so it will be a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
Thank you and have a great spring,
Regina Trumbull and Susie Marples
5. From Chap, Director of Diversity and Community: Dear Families, please join us for the screening of Straightlaced: How Gender’s Got Us All Tied Up during Part 3 of 3 of How to Raise an Ally: Social Justice at LREI, Friday, April 29, 8:45 – 10:45 am in the Sixth Avenue Cafeteria. Please click here for more information!
6. LREI’s adult chorus -in -residence, The Glass Menagerie Chorus, directed by Susan Glass, will give a full performance of Carl Orff’s CARMINA BURANA at FIT’s Haft Auditorium.
With Two Pianos and Percussion.
Saturday, May 7th 8pm
Tickets: $20, $15 students/seniors
Click here for more!
7. Downtown Potluck, LREI’s own community cookbook, will be on sale in the Sixth Ave. lobby Thursday and Friday, May 5th and 6th, for all your spring giftgiving needs. (Mother’s Day is May 8th!)