A brief update

Dear Families:

This Week’s Attachments
(Click on the links below to open the attachments. If you are having trouble opening the links, go to http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ms/ to access the files.)

General:
Karamu Flyer
Visibility Photo Exhibit
Eighth Grade:
The ISDN’s Middle School Diversity Dance
Seventh Grade:
The ISDN’s Middle School Diversity Dance
Sixth Grade:
Intramural Basketball Program
Fifth Grade:
New Math Unit Letter
Intramural Basketball Program

1) Come see the Middle School play, Arabian Nights, Friday, January 20 at 7:00PM and Saturday, January 21 at 2:00PM and 7:00PM. The show will delight children of all ages!

2) On a related note: Call for parent volunteers for the upcoming Middle School Play Arabian Nights: Friday, January 20th at 7:00PM and Saturday, January 21st at 2:00PM and 7:00PM. We are looking for

any and all appropriate food donations for the Parent run concession stand for LREI Middle School Play, Arabian Nights. We also need parent volunteers to man the stand before each show and during each Intermission. Please contact Lil Arbogast at lilarbo@aol.com or Lisa Goren at http://www.blogger.com/scoutshonor123@msn.com. Thank you in advance for your donation of both food and time.

parents to help with makeup at each performance. We need about ten volunteers for each peformance. If you are interested, please contact Susan Rosenfeld at sar@savoynyc.com.

2) KARAMU! The Parent Multicultural Committee invites you to join us for Karamu! (see the attached flyer), our annual multicultural performance and celebration for the whole family, on Friday, January 27th. We kick it off today (Thursday), with the Taste of Karamu bake sale. Students are working on the Karamu! family exhibit that will go up next week; they’re also completing the library scavenger hunt for the chance to enter the student raffle. Tickets, t-shirts and raffle tickets for Karamu! will go on sale on Monday morning, January 23rd, in both lobbies. Please note that the event always sells out, so get your tickets early. If you would like to support Karamu! but can’t attend, please don’t buy tickets-we’d be happy to accept a donation instead. And if you buy tickets but your plans change, please turn them in as there’s always a wait list. We still need VOLUNTEERS to contribute food for the potluck dinner and to fill a number of needs on Friday-please check the volunteer board in the 6th Avenue lobby, and/or e-mail LanaFlame@yahoo.com. Thank you!

3) An entreaty for our Visibility exhibit: Please, please, please donate photos of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender friends or family members for Visibility (see the attached flyer). This important event in the life of the school depends on the broad participation of members of the community. When you come in for parent-advisor conferences or any other time, you can deposit photos and captions in the Visibility Drop Boxes at the Lower/Middle School or High School receptionist desks. For additional information about the history of the exhibit please read the attached letter. From the Visibility Committee:

The deadline for photo submissions is Feb. 2nd. Photos can be of individuals or
family accompanied by a close friend or relative who is lesbian or gay. The
people in the picture do not have to be part of the LREI community. Snapshots
are fine, and more than one photo can be submitted. All photos must be UNFRAMED
and no larger than 11″ x 14″ (which is our frame size).

The name of student/parent/faculty/administrator and grade (if student) must be written
(lightly not to emboss the photo) on the back of the photo in pencil or with a
Sharpie (permanent marker). The caption must include your name and a few lines
describing the people in the photo and why they are important to you, or, if you
like, something about their experiences of being visible or invisible. Captions
can be submitted in any format, including email to Nancy@Workman.com.

Photos will be returned approximately one month after the show (or sooner if necessary). We
would prefer to have permission to keep the photo for future shows but this is
not required. Please indicate on the photo if this we can keep the photo for
future shows.

4) Please mark your calendars – only two weeks until the 2006 Art Auction, a fine art silent auction of established and emerging artists to benefit the LREI Tuition Assistance Program. ADMISSION IS FREE!!!

When: Wednesday, February 1st and Thursday, February 2nd
Gallery Hours: Gallery hours 10:00AM to 8:30PM
Reception and Final Bidding: Thursday, February 2nd, 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Where: I-20 Gallery, 529 West 20th Street, 11th Floor

This year, for the first time, LREI is hosting a shuttle bus on Wednesday, February 1st to take people from LREI’s Sixth Avenue campus to the I-20 Gallery from 10:00AM to 6:00PM. The bus will leave Sixth Avenue every hour on the hour, and will leave the Gallery on the half hour. We hope this will allow those who cannot attend the auction either Wednesday or Thursday evening to see all the wonderful art. To pre-register or get further information, please visit our website at www.lrei.org, or call 212-477-5316 x232.The Art Auction website will go up tomorrow, Friday, January 20th.

3) The Soho Parenting Center has booked Partners With Parents to present the interactive talk entitled: Wake Up And Smell The Homework –Helping Your Children Help Themselves on Saturday, February 4th at 10:00AM (see the attached flyer for additional information) . You can find out more about Partners With Parents at http://www.partnerswithparents.com.

4) LREI is a member of NYC-Parents in Action (NYC-PIA). NYC-PIA provides parenting education, information and a communications network to help parents prepare their children and teenagers to cope with social pressures and to make sound choices towards a future free of alcohol and drug abuse. You can access their on-line calendar of events at www.parentsinaction.org. Upcoming events for parents of students in grades 7-12 include:

Teen Scene XX
February 6, 2006 from6:00 – 8:00 pm
Trinity School at 101 West 91st Street
Learn what really goes on in the teenagers’ world as they journey through the high school years! RSVP to Parents League at 212 737-7385

Parents Of Teen Scene: AFTERSHOCK
February 16, 2006 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Temple Israel at 112 East 75 Street
A forum for parents who would like to discuss the issues they encounter as they partner in their teenagers’ journey through the high school years. RSVP to NYC-Parents in Action at 212 987-9629

For 8th Grade Families . . .
1) There will be a parent meeting for the spring trip to Spain on Thursday, January 26th at 8:00AM.

2) A great opportunity to meet other independent school students: The Independent School Diversity Network’s Middle School Diversity Dance for 7th & 8th Grades is Friday, January 27, 2006 from 7:00PM to 9:30 PM at The Nightingale-Bamford School. Please read the attached letter for additional information.

For 7th Grade Families . . .
1) A great opportunity to meet other independent school students: The Independent School Diversity Network’s Middle School Diversity Dance for 7th & 8th Grades is Friday, January 27, 2006 from 7:00PM to 9:30 PM at The Nightingale-Bamford School. Please read the attached letter for additional information.

For 6th Grade Families . . .
1) The fifth/sixth grade intramural basketball program is underway. Please read the attached team roster and practice/game schedule.

For 5th Grade Families . . .
1) Please read the attached letter from fifth grade math teacher Ana Chaney about the new math unit.

2) The fifth/sixth grade intramural basketball program is underway. Please read the attached team roster and practice/game schedule.

3) From Chorus Director Helen Yoo: The Little Red Chorus is off to another great start. We had a lovely Winter Concert before break and the Little Red Chorus performed exciting songs along with the Middle and Upper School choruses. It was a wonderful experience for the Choristers. We have begun our rehearsals again with new music and some new members. New members are welcome and we would love to have more join us.

Little Red Chorus:
Who: 3re, 4th and 5th graders
When: Every Thursday afternoons from 3-4pm.
Where: Auditorium
Requirements: None – just love for singing!

Middle School Sports
Schedules and general information about Middle School sports programs can be found at http://lrei.org/athletics/at_4b.html. Information is also available through the LREI Sports Hotline at 212.477.5316 x 494.

Looking Ahead . . .
On the LREI web site additional information about upcoming events can be found at http://www.lrei.org/caleven/index.html (the middle school events page can be found at http://www.lrei.org/midschool/Events.html)

  • Friday, January 20th, 7:00PM — Middle School Play
  • Saturday, January 21st, 2:00PM and 7:00PM — Middle School Play
  • Friday, January 27th, 5:00PM — Karamu
  • Sunday, Jan 29, 2006 — Robotics Team Competition Day
  • Thursday, February 2nd, 8:00AM — Lesbian/Gay/ Straight Alliance Meeting in the Sixth Avenue cafeteria
  • Friday, February 3rd, 7:00PM – Middle School Dance
  • Saturday, February 4th, 7:00PM — Coffee House
  • Monday, February 6th – Friday February 17th – Visibility Photo Exhibit at Sixth Avenue
  • Friday, February 10th — Fifth Grade trip to Brooklyn Museum of Art
  • Monday, February 13th, 6:00PM – Visibility Photo Exhibit Opening and Reception at Sixth Avenue
  • Tuesday, February 14th, 8:15AM — Parent Rep Meeting
  • Tuesday, February 14th – Thursday, February 16th – ERBs
  • Thursday, February 16th — Sixth grade to the Met to view the arms and armor collection
  • Thursday, February 16th, 6:00PM — Middle School Parents of Children of Color meeting
  • Wednesday, February 22nd – Friday March 10th – Visibility Photo Exhibit at Charlton Street
  • Wednesday, February 22nd – Black History Month Assembly
  • Friday, February 24th, 7:30PM-9:30PM — Eighth Grade DISC dance. The dance will be held at Grace Church School (86 Fourth Avenue)
  • Wednesday, March 1st, 6:00PM – Seventh Grade Colonial Museum Exhibit
  • Thursday, March 2nd, 8:00AM– Lesbian/Gay/ Straight Alliance Meeting in the Sixth Avenue cafeteria
  • Tuesday, March 14th, 8:15AM — Parent Rep Meeting
  • Wednesday, March 15th, 6:00PM – Sixth Grade Medieval Pageant
  • Thursday, March 16th, 8:45AM-3:00PM – Fifth Grade Egyptian Tomb
  • Thursday, March 16th, 6:00PM — Middle School Parents of Children of Color meeting
  • Friday, March 17th – School closes at noon for Spring Break.

Don’t forget to check the LREI website for updates and interesting information – http://www.lrei.org.

Be well,
Mark

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