Lower School Music Assemblies
Dear Families,
Music assemblies began this week in the Lower School. On Wednesday, parents got to hear the children’s game songs from around the world that second graders have been learning. Check out the short clip below of “Se Se Se,” a Japanese version of “rock paper scissors” that is the children’s favorite piece to perform. In the coming weeks, each grade level will highlight what they’ve learned in music class with an assembly. Please be sure to join us!
Sincerely,
Namita Tolia
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmjUxVJRrns
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LETTERS FROM LOWER SCHOOL TEACHERS
(click on the links below to view and print notes from teachers)
Beth and Stephanie’s Fours: Click here to read a letter from Beth and Stephanie about the results of the Fours’ “seeing walks” and hear about all the ways they have been counting. Don’t miss photo highlights of September in the Fours classroom here.
Kate and Nicole’s Fourth Grade: Click here for a note from Kate and Nicole about the fourth graders’ publishing party and learn how to continue studying geography with your child outside of the classroom. Click here to view and print a newsletter on the students’ new math unit.
ALL Fourth Grade Grade Families: Click here to view and print a flyer for the upcoming fourth grade knitting workshop.
Tasha and Shawn’s Second Grade: Click here for an update on homework and hear all about the second graders’ exploration of islands.
Dina and Farrah’s Fourth Grade: Click here for a report from the farm, including all the new foods the fourth graders are trying and the farm chores that they have done.
Deborah and Randi’s Second Grade: Click here to hear all about the second graders design ideas for the unfinished section of the High Line and their creative response to Ally Week.
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LOWER SCHOOL REMINDERS AND 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 2010-11 school calendar.
Shop News: First Graders have made puzzles which are now in the Sixth Avenue lobby display case. The children have learned to use the vice, the crosscut saw and sandpaper. They have worked very hard on their puzzles. Please don’t miss them!
Reminder for 4th Grade Parents, from Celeste: Touch-typing classes for your child begins next week.
Lower School Attendance Policy: Parents, please do let your child’s teacher know the reason when your child misses school, has to arrive late, or leave early. When staying home sick, please email us on the same day when you get the chance. When absent for a specific reason or something planned ahead of time, please let us know as soon as you know. When leaving school early or arriving late due to a medical appointment (which we ask that you try to do after school), please stop by the front desk and let Eileen know on your way in or out, in addition to informing your child’s teacher. Please let caregivers know this same information. This will help us account for all children when we have fire drills or other occasions that require an accurate accounting of the students. Thanks for your help with this.
1st and 2nd Grade Math Parent Education Session Tomorrow: Learn more about our constructivist math curriculum and our mathematics teaching approach at math parent education sessions. You will meet Rose Reilly, Lower School Math Coordinator, and learn real ways to support your child’s math learning. See below for date, time, and location information. All education sessions begin at 8:45 am.
- October 22nd in the cafeteria: 1st and 2nd grade Math Parent Education Session
- October 28th in the cafeteria: 3rd and 4th grade Math Parent Education Session
Upcoming Music Assemblies:
View photos from this week’s 2nd Grade Music assembly here.
- Wednesday, October 27th: 1st Grade Music Assembly
- Wednesday, November 3rd: 4th Grade Music Assembly
Fall Parent Teacher Conferences coming up November 5th and November 11th: Please follow these instructions carefully to make an appointment for your fall parent teacher conference. Click on the link below for your child’s classroom teacher. Clicking takes you to a Doodle site that contains the conference schedule for that teacher. Once you see the choices, please use the blue scroll bar to move sideways to view all of the choices. Once you decide on your appointment, please enter your name and click the box that corresponds to the time you’ve selected. Then hit save. (It’s critical to hit save). That’s it!
If you would like to change your mind any time after pressing save, simply use the original link to return to the schedule and click “Edit an entry” under Functions at the bottom of the page. Then select your own name, and then change your appointment from the choices that are left available.
Elizabeth & Samson’s Kindergarten
Galen & Christine’s First Grade
Deborah & Randi’s Second Grade
Daniel & Jessica’s Third Grade
Ordering Photos: You should already have a proof of your child’s school photo. Though the order form stated they must be ordered within a week, you may still order prints in one of two ways: using the envelope that was sent home or ordering online. (Ordering sooner rather than later does help our photographer a great deal, so please do so if you haven’t already, but also know that ordering more is possible at a later date as well, especially online).
To order proofs via mail, using the ordering envelope:
- Select a package from the options listed on the envelope.
- Detach and fill out the bottom portion of the envelope, indicating which packages you’d like to order.
- Complete payment information and return in a separate envelope to:
- Marty Hyman Photography, PO Box 1058, Valley Stream, NY 11582
- Your prints will be sent directly to your home address.
- NOTE: Even if ordering prints through the mail, you may choose to view a larger version of your child’s proof online, following the instructions below for online ordering.
To view/order proofs online:
- Go to www.martyhyman.com
- Click the yellow link that reads “PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ORDER PHOTOS ONLINE,” in the top left corner.
- Click where it says “please click here” after where it says “If your ‘WEB PASSWORD’ consists of letters & numbers.”
- Enter your child’s web password. The web password is a combination of letters and numbers that is listed on the ordering envelope both in the top right (below the student’s name) and in the bottom left corner just above the bar code. Click “login.”
- Click “No, thanks” or enter your email address to receive notifications.
- You will now be taken to an online proof of your child’s photo.
- Use the buttons at the right of the photo to view packages and color options and to place your order.
Photo Re-take Day: Re-take day for students who were absent on photo day will be Monday, December 6th. Photos will be taken inside.
Save the Date – The Lower School Family Math Nights are coming – The Lower School Family Math Night is an event designed for families to come together in a celebration of mathematics. Join us from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Sixth Avenue Auditorium for an hour of games and activities. You can count on plenty of family fun!
- Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 – 3rd & 4th Grade Family Math Night
- Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 – 1st & 2nd Grade Family Math Night
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
LREI Halloween Fair 2010: Saturday, October 30th from 2:00-5:00pm, Thompson Street Gym
Dear LREI Community:
Please save the date for our Annual Halloween Fair! A magical world of castles and dragons awaits you at the Thompson Street Gym. There will be games, crafts, a ghoul salon, a magic castle, and a dungeon bake sale!
Anyone interested in volunteering their decorating, baking or crafting talents? Please look for the supply donation cauldron and volunteer sign-up sheets in the lobby!
The Planning Committee will meet on Friday at 8:45am in the 6th Ave Cafeteria- come one, come all to help put together this fun-filled community event!
Feel free to email Co-Chairs Kelly or Louise with any questions at yirawala@aol.com or lu.fam1@verizon.net.
Red is Green: Now is a great time to go through your toy box to see what can be recycled and put to good use. The Halloween Fair committee is collecting small toys to be given away at the event. If you have anything to recycle, please deposit them in the cauldron in the Sixth Avenue lobby.
The Red is Green plastic bag recycling drive continues. Did you know that approximately 500 to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide? Did you also know that plastic bags are not biodegradable and take from 500 to 1000 years to decompose? It would help the environment if we all used less plastic bags. But, it is sometimes unavoidable so let’s recycle the bags we have. Red is Green is kicking off its 2010-’11 school year recycling drive with plastic bags. We will collect clean plastic bags in the entryway of the lower school throughout October. After that, you can bring your bags to most chain stores for collection.
Upcoming MS and HS home soccer games:
Tuesday, 11/2 Middle School Soccer vs Garden, 3:00PM Pier 40
Upcoming MS volleyball games:
Next week our Middle School Volleyball team will play in their last home games of the season, come out to cheer, yell, root for and support our Knights to help them on their way to the Big Apple Championship!
- Monday 25th 4pm vs York Prep
- Wednesday 27th 4pm vs Churchill
- Thursday 28th 4pm vs City and Country
Games are held at Thompson Street Athletic Center, 145 Thompson Street. Go Knights!
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PARENTS ASSOCIATION MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
All parent association meetings are held in the LS Cafeteria at 8:45 am, unless otherwise noted
Friday, Oct 22, 2010: Halloween Committee Meeting
Friday, Oct 22, 2010: Lit. Committee Meeting
Monday, Oct 25, 2010: Big Auction Meeting
Monday, Oct 25, 2010: Multi-Cultural Committee Meeting
Monday, Oct 25, 2010: Community Service Meeting
Tue, Oct 26, 2010: Parents Association Executive Meeting
Wed, Oct 27, 2010: Adoption Committee Meeting
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LOWER SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
All Lower School Assemblies are held in our Auditorium at 8:45 a.m, unless otherwise noted.
Wed, Oct 20, 2010: 2nd Grade Music Assembly
Wed, Oct 27, 2010: First Grade Music Assembly
Wed, Nov 3, 2010: 4th Grade Music Assembly
Wed, Nov 10, 2010: Ks Music Assembly
Wed, Nov 17, 2010: Fours/Fours K Music Assembly
Wed, Dec 1, 2010: 3rd Grade Music Assembly
Fri, Dec 17, 2010: 10:15am, Lower School Winter Assembly
Wed, Jan 19, 2011: 9:00am, LS MLK Jr. Assembly
Wed, Feb 23, 2011: 9:00am Families Assembly
Wed, Apr 13, 2011: First Gr. Assembly
Wed, Apr 20, 2011: K’s Music Assembly
Wed, Apr 27, 2011: 2nd Gr. Assembly
Wed, May 4, 2011: 4s/4k Assembly
Wed, May 11, 2011: 3rd Gr. Assembly
Wed, May 18, 2011: 4th Gr. Assembly
Wed, May 25, 2011: K’s Movement Assembly
Wed, Jun 1, 2011: 4s/4k Movement Assembly
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LOWER SCHOOL PARENT REPRESENTATIVES 2010-2011
Beth’s Fours Maren Berthelsen, Becca Markley
Fours/K Marjorie Goldner, Sara Taplitz
Elizabeth’s K Juliet Burrows, Carmen Lenzi
Luise’s K Shannon Barden, Yael Goverover
Gina’s 1st Diane Hoffman, Ceci Van Blerkom
Galen’s 1st Dawn Eig, Christine Boyle
Rebecca’s 1st Hilary Meltzer, Mishi Hosono
Tasha’s 2nd Mary Gerzema, Linda Phillips
Deborah’s 2nd A.M. Homes, Fia Hatsav, Julia Wilbur
Dan’s 3rd Hillary Butler, Holly Glass, Denise Roederer
Vonick’s 3rd Heather McMaster, Beth Dary
Dina’s 4th Connie Butler, Lara Olivieri
Kate’s 4th Susan Harris, Liselotte Vince