Science Night
Dear Parents,
We had such an engaging Science Night last Thursday for third and fourth grade! Here are some photos of students teaching parents. They performed chemistry experiments, dissected an owl pellets, built robots, and much more.
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Looking forward to what Michael has in store for first and second grade Science Night tonight!
Sincerely,
Namita
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LETTERS FROM LOWER SCHOOL TEACHERS
A note to all Early Childhood families, from music teacher Sue: I have added a song to our collection of recordings. You can access them any time by going to the Lower School Parent News Blog. On the left hand column you’ll see the heading: LREI Links. Under that, look for “LREI Early Childhood Songs.” Click, and you’re there! We’ll be adding a few more songs before the end of the year, so keep checking back. I look forward to seeing many of you at the Kindergarten Parent Music Assembly next week on Wed., April 21st at 8:45 a.m.
Beth & Samson’s Fours: Please click here for this week’s updates.
Danielle & Anne’s Fours: Please click here for this week’s updates.
Diane & Charles’ Fours-K: Click here for an April letter from our class.
Colleen & Abby’s Second Grade: Click here to see what we’re up to in fourth grade!
Dina & Jessi’s Fourth Grade: Click here to see what we’re up to in fourth grade!
A note to all families from Peggy, in woodshop: Fourth Graders built chests which carried their belongings on their imagined trip to America. Their chests are in the Sixth Avenue lobby display case. Be sure to see them!
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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.
4/16 & 4/23 LS/MS Parent Teacher Conferences & Childcare: Lower School and Afterschool closed on these dates. Sign-up sheets for childcare (conference only or full day) is be available in the lobby. Full day childcare is $20 per child, conference-only childcare is available free of charge. You may pack a bag lunch (please, no nuts or seeds) for your child that day; morning snack and pizza lunch will be provided. Childcare will take place in the Big Room on the 4th floor tomorrow. Please contact Dena Tasse-Winter if you have any questions (dwinter@lrei.org or 212-477-5316, ext. 215).
4/20 Poem in Your Pocket Day! Have you noticed the beautiful poems posted on the walls of LREI the last couple weeks? We are in the midst of National Poetry Month, and our kids have been reading, reciting, studying and writing poetry. Next Tuesday, April 20th, will bring another way for us all to appreciate poetry together: Poem in Your Pocket Day! Please encourage your kids to pick out a favorite poem to have in their pockets, ready to share with others throughout the day. Click here for the flyer. (Don’t worry if you forget; there will be extra poems available at the front door that morning, or in the library.)
5/4 High School Preview Event: Are you thinking about what is on the horizon for your 4th and 5th graders? Please join us on Tuesday, May 4th at 8:30 a.m. for High School Preview Morning with Ruth Jurgensen, HS Principal. You will learn about the program, hear from students and briefly see classes in action as we tour our fabulous new space! Contact the admissions office at bscott@lrei.org to confirm your attendance no later than April 30th. This event is a rescheduling of the High School Preview evening previously slated for April.
6/4 – 6/6 Save the date: the 17th Annual LREI Camping Trip will take place June 4 -6 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 or (212) 533-1966.
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LOWER SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
All Lower School Assemblies are held in our Auditorium at 8:45 a.m.
SPRING 2010
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
4/19 How to Raise an Ally: Social Justice @ LREI
4/20 LS POCOC Meeting
4/21 Adoption Committee Meeting
4/21 Cookbook Committee Meeting
4/21 Parent SEED Meeting
4/22 Tasting Event Committee
4/26 Committee Service Meeting
4/26 Red is Green Comittee
4/29 Tasting Event Committee
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
*The Internet is Public Life Today – social networking for parents. Join your fellow LREI parents/guardians for a discussion of our childrens’ online lives with a presentation by Don Buckley, Director of Communications Technology at the School at Columbia. April 26th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Sixth Avenue Auditorium.
*Adult rED — Click here to read about our next round of adult education classes. Please sign up ASAP as our classes begin on Tuesday, April 20th.
*A message from Chap, Director of Diversity & Community:
Affinity Groups – what are they and how do they benefit my child? Why are schools across the country developing informal and formal affinity groups for students of all ages, parents, and former students? The term affinity group is used as a bringing together of people who have something important in common, e.g. race, gender, profession, or special interests. Any significant historical movement or everyday social interaction could probably be traced to the actions of people who share a common experience and passion.
Join us for our last discussion of How to Raise an Ally: Social Justice at LREI to learn more about successful affinity groups. Monday, April 19 at 8:45 a.m. in the Sixth Avenue Cafeteria. Grab some coffee, bring a friend, and engage in the last of our three part series of discussions with fellow LREI parents. Please click here for more information.
*Stir the Pot: Taste of the Future — Thursday, May 13th at 6:00 p.m., Charlton Street. Please click here for more information.
* From the Art Auction… Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Art Auction a rounding success! There are still some pieces of art for sale so please visit http://artauction.lrei.org/ for additional information and to view items that are available. Additionally, there are still tickets available for two exciting events this spring — click here for more details!
*From Red is Green Committee…
As part of our Earth Day celebration, we are planning to have a slide show with a variety of images that are representative of Earth Day in some way. Please send us your pictures of what Earth Day means to you. So far we have received pictures of kids working in the garden, children at the beach, families playing together outside, animals, pictures of the earth and pictures of the earth and pictures from last year’s Earth Day. Thank you to all those who have already sent in pictures. Please send pictures in .jpg format to kbeck2@nyc.rr.com by this Friday, April 16.
Save the date for LREI’s 2nd annual Earth Day Celebration! April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Our afterschool event takes place in the Sixth Ave. Auditorium and will be a fun and interactive way for kids to celebrate the day and learn about their environment. Click here for our poster.
Please join us for a presentation on Monday, April 26, at 8:45 a.m. in the Sixth Ave. cafeteria on how climate change is affecting our NYC water supply and wastewater infrastructure. Hilary Meltzer, LREI parent and part of NYC’s environmental law team will discuss regional projections about environmental changes and threats to our water supply all posed by climate change.
April’s recycle drive is… Corks. Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree. While it is a renewable resource, it takes a long time to harvest (25 years for the first harvest, 9 years thereafter). We recycle corks either by fulfilling teacher demand for them, or sending them to Terracycle, who turns them into products like cork boards. Drop off all used corks – natural or synthetic, wine or champagne. Drop off corks in the Red is Green bins in the Sixth Ave. or Charlton St. lobbies through the month of April.