LREI Families

Dear Families:

In advisory groups this week, we talked about two important upcoming school events that provide a great opportunity for family discussion. As part of the Karamu event, which is scheduled for Friday, January 27th at 5:00PM, all Middle School students have been asked to think and write about an important family tradition or about a special object that holds meaning for your family and connects you to your culture. Each student was given a sheet on which to document the fruits of this dialog and there is space on the sheet for a picture related to the written narrative. We encourage you to do this as a family activity and hope that it serves as a springboard to other explorations of your family’s traditions and values. On Thursday, January 19th, students will share this work with the other members of their advisory groups. This will be an exciting opportunity for learning. Those students who want to have their sheets displayed as part of the Karamu exhibit will also have the chance to do so.

We also talked about the upcoming Visibility: Lesbian and Gay People We Love Photo Exhibit that will open on February 6th. This is a wonderful opportunity for family’s to come together to support the gay and lesbian friends and loved ones who are so important in their lives. We will continue this important discussion in advisories and in Adolescent Issues and hope that, in addition to continuing the discussion at home, you will consider submitting a photograph for the exhibit. For additional information about the history of the exhibit and about submitting a photograph, please read the attached letter.

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:
Visibility Photo Exhibit
PA Community Service Committee Calendar
Eighth Grade:
Seventh Grade:
Sixth Grade:
Intramural Basketball Program
Fifth Grade:
Intramural Basketball Program

1) 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) Please read the attached letter about the Karamu Bake sale that will be held on Thursday, January 19th. We are looking for bakers and other food makers?

3) Whether you are lesbian, gay, straight or none of the above, we invite you to recognize the lesbian and gay people in your life or your child’s life and to let them tell their stories. Invite them to join you in LREI’s photo exhibit, “VISIBILITY: Celebrating the Lesbian and Gay People We Love.” For more information, please read the attached letter.

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 League212 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 Action212 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.

For 7th Grade Families . . .
1) A thank you to those parents who were able to attend the Adolescent Issues meeting on Tuesday evening. We had an engaging conversation and will look to find ways to continue the dialog.

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

2) 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)

  • Tuesday, January 17th, 8:15 AM — Parent Rep. Meeting
  • Thursday, January 19th, 6:00PM — Middle School Parents of Children of Color meeting
  • 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
  • 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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