Thanksgiving Break
Dear Families,
In the coming days off from school, enjoy good times in the company of family and friends!
– Sharon
WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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We remind families to only take vacations during LREI breaks and that your child’s time away from school does not begin before the school break does or end afterwards. Teachers use each scheduled day to support their classroom program goals and the School’s mission. Students who miss days adjacent to breaks, or who take vacations outside of our break times, miss work and can disrupt planned activities. This affects the learning of the absent students and her/his classmates. In addition, divisional or all-school assemblies often precede our longer vacations. These gatherings are essential for creating the sort of community that drew you to LREI. Students sing, listen to speakers, applaud their schoolmates, meet students in other divisions and generally strengthen community ties.
We will not honor families’ requests to receive work their children will miss due to family vacation plans. Families that are presented with once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to make an extended visit to another city, country, etc. should speak to their child’s principal.
In general, we are focused on making sure that we are using each moment of each school day as effectively as possible. Part of being able to do this is to have each student in school each of these days. Thank you for your support of these efforts.
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MS Tour: Families of fourth graders, please click here to read Middle School principal Mark Silberberg’s invitation to a tour of the Middle School. He is eager to share all of the ways in which the School’s progressive mission is experienced each day by our middle schoolers. Please don’t miss this tour which has been rescheduled to Monday, November 19th at 8:45AM.
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The school store will be open during the morning of Friday, November 16. Please stop by!
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Save the date for Literary Evening: Thursday, Dec. 6, 7 PM in the Charlton St. PAC. This year’s event is entitled “Kinfolk and Other Strangers,” featuring authors A.M. Homes, Marthe Jocelyn, Bliss Broyard, Porochista Khakpour, and Dominic Carter. Please plan to join the Literary Committee for an evening of literature, plus great food and drink.
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Penny Harvest Update: As of this morning, Second Graders have counted $340.00 in pennies, with more to count! In addition we have several containers of silver coins, which have yet to be counted. Thanks to all of you who have already sent in your pennies. This is the last call for those of you who still have pennies to bring in. We will let you know the final total after the Thanksgiving Break. Thank you for your support in this project. Wishing you all a restful, peaceful Thanksgiving. -Dawn Wheatley, Lower School Math Specialist
PARENT MEETINGS & EVENTS
- Monday, 11/19, 8am: Gwen & Becka’s Fourth grade Farm trip breakfast
- Tuesday, 11/20, 8am: Kate & Dave’s Fourth grade Farm trip breakfast
- Tuesday, 11/20, 8:45am: LS Parents of Children of Color meeting
- Wednesday, 11/21: Thanksgiving Break – School closes at 12Noon (4s – 1st grade at 11:45am)
- Monday, 11/26: School Re-opens
- Tuesday, 11/27 – 8AM: Alison & Lisa’s Third grade Farm trip breakfast
- Wednesday, 11/28 – 8:45AM: Fours and Kindergarten Assembly
- Thursday, 11/29 – 8AM: Elaine & Ana’s Third grade Farm trip breakfast
- For an up-to-date, searchable all school calendar, please visit lrei.org/calendar
LOWER SCHOOL NOTES
- All Families: Please see the attached flyers – Community Service Committee calendar; Visibility Photo Exhibit announcement; Hudson Guild Community Fall Crafts event flyer.
- Kindergarten Families: Please click here for a letter from Lauren and Molly.
- EK Families: Please click here for a letter from Diane and Charles.