Karamu Slideshow
Dear Lower School Families,
Last Friday was our annual Karamu! celebration here at LREI, and it was a wonderful success! This multicultural event started off with a glorious and wide-ranging buffet feast, followed by performances of music, drumming, and dance to celebrate the diversity of our school and community.
If you came and want to see it again, or couldn’t make it and want to take a peek, please watch the slideshow below. Please show your children too, it will be fun for them to see! Big thanks to the many parent volunteers who work hard to make this event happen.
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Cheers,
Namita, Dawn, and Dena
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LETTERS FROM LOWER SCHOOL TEACHERS
Beth and Samson’s Fours: We are well underway with the planning phase of our family study. Click here to view our updates.
Danielle and Anne’s Fours: Click here to view our photo album, “Dec/Jan in Danielle and Anne’s Fours”!
All First Grades: Please click here to view a letter for first grade families.
Colleen and Abby’s Second Grade: Please click here for information about the exciting workshop that our class is participating in tomorrow, Friday, January 29.
Vonick and Randi’s Third Grade: Please click here for this week’s letter!
Dot and Becka’s Third Grade: Please click here for this week’s letter!
Both Third Grade classes: Click here to view a letter from Celeste about touch-typing.
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UPCOMING LOWER SCHOOL MEETINGS & EVENTS
For the most up-to-date information visit the school’s online calendar at www.lrei.org/calendar. Click here to download the one-page 2009-10 school calendar.
1/29 School Spirit Game! All families invited. Show your school spirit and come out in our school colors – RED & WHITE! Middle and High School basketball teams play against faculty and staff. Come cheer on your teachers and teams. Shoot Off competition at half time for younger students. Fun for all! Next Friday, January 29th, 3:15 in the Thompson St. Gym: 143 Thompson Street.
2/3 Food Talk, a presentation sponsored by the LREI PA Food Committee. 8:45 a.m. in the Sixth Ave. Cafeteria – Click here for flyer with details!
2/6 Coffeehouse – Open Mic Benefit Event – Saturday, February 6th, beginning at 6:30PM in the Performing Arts Center, at 40 Charlton Street. All money raised during this event will support the relief efforts in Haiti.
From Micah Dov Gottlieb, High School Assistant Principal– This Coffee House will be an entertaining event in support of a worthy cause. We already have a great line-up of high school, middle school, faculty, and community members set to perform. If you are interested in performing or helping out in any way, please contact Micah a MDGottlieb@LREI.org. Mark your calendar now!
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LOWER SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
All Lower School Assemblies are held in our Auditorium at 8:45 a.m.
SPRING 2010
4/7 – 4s & 4s-K Music Assembly
4/14 – 1st Grade Music Assembly
4/21 – Kindergarten Music Assembly
4/28 – 2nd Grade Music Assembly
5/12 – 3rd Grade Music Assembly
5/19 – 4th Grade Music Assembly
5/26 – Kindergarten Movement Assembly
6/2 – 4s & 4s-K Movement Assembly
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UPCOMING PARENT ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
2/3 Food Committee Meeting
2/4 LGSA Committee Meeting
2/8 Committee Service Meeting
2/10 Food Committee Meeting
2/10 Parent SEED Meeting
2/11 Tasting Event Committee
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Grandparents and Special Friends Day will be held on Friday, May 7th. Fours to First Grade – morning, Second Grade to Fourth Grade – afternoon. Please send your names for Grandparent and Special Friends to Liza Sacks, lsacks@lrei.org, 212-477-5317 ext. 291. Invitations will be mailed in March.
*From the Red is Green Committee… This Friday, January 29 is the last day to drop off holiday and other greeting cards. Cards are donated to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, where they are recycled into new cards. Starting Monday, February 1, we will begin collecting batteries and cell phones. Recycling cell phones saves energy and, as with recycling batteries, helps to keep toxic waste out of landfills. Our battery/cell phone drive will continue through March 19 (until Spring Break). Batteries and cell phones can be dropped off in the Red is Green recycle bins at the Sixth Ave. and Charlton St. lobbies.