Glad to be back!

I’ve just come back from serving on a NYSAIS Accreditation Visiting Committee at a school in Upstate NY. It’s always nice to see what other schools are doing and to help support a school’s self-reflection process. However, I’m incredibly happy to return to LREI where things are not only familiar, but also joyful, and exciting. It’s feels good to be back!

Best,

Sharon

 

Please view our on-line Lower School gallery for great photo’s of recent events: http://lrei.org/photos/0708/ls.

 

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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A message from Chap, Director of Diversity & Community: Bring the Conversation Home – Strategies for addressing challenging diversity topics your child brings home. Thank you to those who were able to attend last Tuesday’s diversity discussion. A list of articles and parent resources can be found at the following link: http://lrei.org/diversity/pdf/bit_parent_resources.pdf

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UPDATE Parent Teacher conferences will be held Friday April 18 (LS/MS only – All divisions closed) and Friday April 25 (LS only, MS/HS are open). As in previous years, the school will offer childcare options for families. Childcare will be drop-in style with no prior signups; children can stay for either Full Day (8am-4pm) childcare or Conference-only childcare (parents will drop off and pick up children throughout the day when they are in conferences). Full day childcare will be $20 per child per day (please bring nut/seed free bagged lunch; light snacks will be provided). Conference-only childcare is free of charge. Please get in touch if you have any questions, Kim Cherubin, ext. 215 or kcherubin@lrei.org.

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Next Monday evening, April 21, the Literary Committee invites you to stay home with your family and read together. Choose an old favorite, try a new story, or peruse poetry to get ready for our schoolwide poem-in-Your-Pocket Day on Tuesday, April 22. Please click here (0417-PoemPocket) for flyer.

 

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Penny Harvest Update:

Dear Lower School Parents,
In the last few weeks, second graders have been discussing how they would like their $1000 grant from Penny Harvest to be spent. Classes discussed different concerns and then learned about some of the organizations that address those concerns.

  • Tasha and Rebecca’s class decided that they wanted the money to go to an organization that deals with homelessness and chose The Bowery Mission, an organization in NYC that provides shelter, food, clothing, and medical services for the homeless.
  • Dot and Jackie’s class decided they wanted the money to go to an organization that deals with the environment. They chose Greenpeace, an organization that deals with global warming and endangered species, among other concerns.

Each organization will receive $500. Thanks to everyone who participated, and it’s not too soon to start saving pennies for next year!
– Dawn Wheatley, Penny Harvest Coordinator

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PARENT MEETINGS & EVENTS

  • Monday, April 21 – Stay at Home and Read with Your Family Night
  • Tuesday, April 22 – Poem-in-Your-Pocket Day
  • Wednesday, April 23 – 8:45AM: 1st grade Assembly
  • Friday, April 25 – LS Parent Teacher Conferences (LS Closed, MS/HS open)
  • Wednesday, April 30- 8:45M: 4s and EK Assembly
  • For an up-to-date, searchable all school calendar, please visit lrei.org/calendar

 

 

LOWER SCHOOL NOTES & ATTACHMENTS

  • Fours: Please click here (0417-4s-letter) for a letter from Beth & Caroline.
  • EK: Please click here (0417-EKletter) for a letter from Diane & Charles.
  • Kindergarten: Please click here (0417-K-LMletter) for a letter from Lauren & Molly.
  • All grades: Please click here for the calendar for the 2008-09 school year.

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