Books Are In The Air!

This Thursday, May 22nd is LREI’s Spring Book Sale and Literary Celebration. The Auditorium is filled with so many great book offerings it’s hard for many to make a choice about what to buy.

Children throughout the lower school have been working feverishly on literary projects that integrate different curricular areas, help express feelings and emotions, and also give children the opportunity to share all that they know with the rest of the school community.

Early childhood neighborhood trips that encouraged students to notice how things change and grow from season to season have sparked a flurry of writing selections that share the beauty of Spring. First grade projects produced a plethora of non-fiction selections. Hope you were lucky enough to purchase a copy of The Funky Earth Café’s cookbook or one of the numerous How To books from LREI’s first Learning Center.

Second graders worked for weeks on their All About books. Each child chose a
topic to research and to write a book about to share with each other and their families. I had no idea second graders knew so much about so many things! Book topics included community boards, airplanes, painting in NYC, and the Intrepid.

Third graders recently finished writing Color poems. They used their imaginations and senses to think about what a color might smell like, taste like, sound like and feel like, as well as what it looks like. Students used the creative ideas they came up with to write poems about colors.

Weeks of hard work went into researching and writing the script for the first fourth grade immigration musical which was an incredible demonstration of hard work, talent, academic skill and community collaboration. Be sure to also check out the wall of poems written by fourth graders and modeled after poems written by Asian immigrants who came to America through Angel Island.

Books help us all to see new places, learn about new things and connect in many different ways with others at home and around the world. Enjoy your next reading adventure!

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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We are so proud of the college acceptances of the members of the Class of 2008. Well done! Thank you to our college guidance counselors, Amy Shapiro and Jane Gabin, for their expertise and support. Click here for this year’s college acceptances list and matriculation list.

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Important Afterschool Event Information!
June will be a busy time in the Afterschool program as we prepare for upcoming events. The Piano, Ballet & Voice Recital takes place on Tuesday, June 3rd, at 5:30PM, the Instrumental Concert takes place on June 3rd at 6:30PM and the Enrichment Share Evening is on Thursday, June 5th, at 6:00PM. Please take a moment to read one of the corresponding letters below if your child is enrolled in Afterschool Instrumental lessons or if he or she is in one of the following classes: Ballet, Flamenco, Gymastics, Karate 2-5, and The Play Must Go On.

Afterschool Enrichment Classes
Afterschool Enrichment Classes are wrapping up for the year. If you are not sure of the final date of your child’s class, please look at the Enrichment Class End Dates attachment below. This information is also posted on the Afterschool bulletin board. Core Afterschool will continue through the end of the year.

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What to Expect…. Please join us on the following mornings for discussions about moving on to the next grade level. All meetings will be held in the Bleecker street cafeteria. Click here (0515-WhatToExpect) for the PDF flyer.

  • What to expect in second grade – Thursday, May 29 at 8:45am
  • What to expect in third grade – Monday, June 2 at 8:45am
  • What to expect in fourth grade – Monday, June 9 at 8:45am
  • What to expect in fifth grad – Friday, June 6 at 8:45am

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It’s a Party to celebrate Sharon Dupree‘s four years at LREI! Please join us for a Sixth Avenue Rooftop celebration on Tuesday, May 27th from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. All parents welcome. Childcare will be available in the Sixth Avenue Cafeteria.
LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR CHILDCARE OR SHARON DUPREE’S PARTY
Please remember to rsvp today if you need childcare for Sharon’s Party
RSVP’s go to: sharonf@bflnyc.org. Parents will need to sign children in with
Mary Shea and sign them out when they leave. Please click here (0515-DupreeParty) for the PDF flyer.

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Field Day is tomorrow! Dismissal on field day will be 1:00PM back at the school building. Fours through First Grade will be dismissed at 12:45PM. Please click here (0515-FieldDay) for an important announcement about the days activities.

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Save the date: The 15th annual LREI Camping Trip will be held on the weekend of June 6-8. All LREI families and their children — pre-K through high school — are invited to participate. As in past years, we expect that a good time will be had by all: hiking, swimming, sports, fishing, camping, cooking, eating, singing around the campfire, etc. The site, as in past years, will be near the Delaware Water Gap (somewhat north of where I-80 crosses the Delaware River). The cost will be $30 per adult, $20 per child. Also, we need volunteers to help with hauling food and supplies and equipment out to the camp site (and back) and providing extra space in their vehicles for those who need a ride out and back. More details will be forthcoming for those who are interested. We will have a sign-up table on the mornings of Friday May 23 and Wednesday May 28 at LREI. Please see the website. Please save the date and let us know if you are interested in receiving more information — and especially if you are interested in volunteering: Send an email to Larry White at Lwhite@stern.nyu.edu. Click here for more information.

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LS class picnic schedule – All class picnics start at 6pm. Please contact your classroom parent representative to confirm the time, date and location for your class.

  • Wednesday, May 28 – Jamie & Bonnie’s first grade
  • Monday, June 2 – Luise & Stacey’s kindergarten
  • Wednesday, June 4 – Lauren & Molly’s kindergarten
  • Monday, June 9 – Diane & Charles’ EK
  • Tuesday, June 10 – Beth & Caroline’s Fours
  • Wednesday, June 11 – Kate & Dave’s fourth grade

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PARENT MEETINGS & EVENTS

  • Friday, May 23: Field Day. School closes at 1PM; Fours through First grade at 12:45PM
  • Monday, May 26: School closed for Memorial Day. School re-opens on Tuesday, May 27th
  • Wednesday, May 28 – 8:45AM: Kindergarten Movement Assembly
  • Wednesday, May 28 – 8:45AM: Jamie & Bonnie’s First grade picnic
  • Thursday, May 29 – 6:30PM: HS Sports Awards Night (Thompson Street Athletic Center)
  • For an up-to-date, searchable all school calendar, please visit lrei.org/calendar

 

LOWER SCHOOL NOTES & ATTACHMENTS

  • Fours: Please click here (0522-FoursLetter) for a letter from Beth & Caroline.
  • EK: Please click here (0522-EKletter) for a letter from Diane& Charles.
  • Fourth grade: Please click here (0515-4th-HeidiKitty) for a letter from Kitty & Heidi about upcoming meetings about Body Image/Body Changes.
  • All grades: Please click here (0515-KittyHealthForm) for a reminder from Kitty about Health Forms.
  • All grades: Please click here for the calendar for the 2008-09 school year.

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