Celebrating Participation

Dear Families:

A thank you to those families who were able to attend The Middle School Awards this past Tuesday evening. The number of students involved in extracurricular activities and the diversity of these activities was inspiring. There is no doubt that these opportunities, which challenge students to think and learn in powerful ways, contribute in important ways to our mission of educating the whole child. As with all endeavors, these experiences are not without their own obstacles (being overmatched by an opposing team, struggling to get the harmonies just right, having to adapt materials to met a robotics challenge). However, when we see our students pushing themselves to do their best for themselves and for the team/group the opportunities for learning are self-evident.

I look forward to future evenings where we are able to come together as a community to celebrate this important work.

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:
Child Care Saturday – 5/21
Field Day Update – 5/27
8th Grade:
7th Grade:
6th Grade:
5th Grade:
Carnegie Hall Trip – 5/26

Of General Interest . . .
1) From Dean of Co-Curricular Programs Gabrielle Keller: Congratulations to the strong group of LREI community members and friends and family who did the Aids Walk this past Sunday. At this point, we won’t know the amount of our final team donation to the GMHC for several weeks. Please remember to collect your final pledges and gather your donations now. We can turn in our money up until June 8th. Either mail your contributions in the envelopes provided at the Walk or return the envelopes to Gabrielle.

2) From Middle School Librarian Jennifer Hubert-Swan: The 6th Ave. library will close to circulation starting Wednesday, June 1. After that date, no more books may be checked out from the library so that the librarians may start their summer inventory. But please continue to bring books back! End of the year overdue slips will be coming home the first week in June. Please encourage students to look for lost library books under beds, in closets, lockers, etc. The library itself will still be open to students, faculty and parents as a quiet space to read or do homework until the end of the year. If you have any questions about this or any other library matter, please contact MS librarian Jennifer Hubert Swan: jhubert@lrei.org

3) Attached please find a flyer for the LREI High School Seniors’ “Child Care Saturday,” to be held on Saturday 5/21 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Call ahead, and then take advantage of an afternoon out!

4) On Saturday at 7:00PM, we will have our last Coffeehouse of the year in the Charlton Street PAC. This night of instrumental music, signing and dramatic readings will have a human rights theme. All are welcome!

5) From High School Principal Tony Fisher: On Tuesday, the LREI Girls High School track team won its first ever GISAL (Girls Independent School Athletic League) championship. Aria Carlston won the 400-meter race, and the girls also won the 4x400m and 4x800m races. In addition, the team took silver medals in the 4 x 100m, 100m and 200m races, and bronze in the 200m. The girls’ total of 90 points was far ahead of the second place team’s 74 points, and actually placed the team 4th among all co-ed teams (the wining co-ed team had 141 points). Seven girls posted times in various races that qualified them for the NYSAIS (New York State Association of Independent Schools) State Championships meet next Wednesday. With eighth grader Denueve Shepherd, seven ninth graders and only a few seniors graduating, the team is poised to dominate for years to come!

For 8th Grade Families . . .
1) Please read the attached update about Field Day, which is scheduled for Friday, May 27th.

2) Just a reminder that the 8th Grade Pre-Moving Up party is scheduled for the evening of Friday, June 10th in the Charlton Street PAC. The Moving Up ceremony will take place the morning of Tuesday, June 14th.

For 7th Grade Families . . .
1) Please read the attached update about Field Day, which is scheduled for Friday, May 27th.

2) Please note that following the breakfast Potluck at 8:15AM (in the classrooms) on June 9th, students will perform scenes from Romeo and Juliet. At 9:15AM, students will depart for Federal Hall (Wall Street) for the Constitution Works Supreme Court simulation from 10:00AM to noon. Parents are cordially invited to accompany the group to witness their child’s court debut!

For 6th Grade Families . . .
1) Please read the attached update about Field Day, which is scheduled for Friday, May 27th.

2) Just a reminder that the Potluck and Poetry Breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7th from 8:15-9:30AM.

For 5th Grade Families . . .
1) Please read the attached update about Field Day, which is scheduled for Friday, May 27th.

2) Please read the attached letter from Lynn Makrin about next Thursday’s trip to Carnegie Hall.

2) Just a reminder that the 5th Grade Expo/Potluck will take place on Thursday, June 2nd from 8:00-9:30AM.

3) From director of LREI’s Little Red Chorus Meryl Danziger: Here we are, at the end of the year and getting ready for our Chorus party. The party will take place Tuesday, May 24 at 3PM, our usual rehearsal time.
Any of you who are willing and able to send snacks for the party – NO NUTS OR SEEDS PLEASE!!! – please drop off your contribution anytime on Tuesday. The party will be our final Chorus event this year, so get ready to sleep in on Thursdays! Thank you all for your support and for enabling and encouraging your children to share their musical gifts with the Little Red Chorus this year.

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)

  • Thursday, May 19th, 6:30PM — Spring Chorus Concert
  • Friday, May 20th, 8:30AM — Multicultural Comm. Mtg.
  • Friday, May 20th, 8:30AM — Lit.Comm.Mtg.
  • Saturday, May 21st, 7:00PM — Coffeehouse, ChSt. PAC
  • Thursday, May 26th, 8:45AM — PA Exec. Bd. Mtg. w/Phil 6th Ave. caf.
  • Friday, May 27th — Field Day (School closes at 1PM)
  • Monday, May 30th — Memorial Day – school closed
  • Wednesday, June 1st — Senior Projects Evening
  • Thursday, June 2nd, 8:00AM — Lesbian Gay Straight Alliance Mtg.
  • Thursday, June 2nd — 5th gr. Expo & Potluck
  • Friday, June 3rd — LREI Camping Trip thru 6th
  • Tuesday, June 7th, 8:00AM — 6th gr. Potluck & Poetry Breakfast
  • Tuesday, June 7th, 8:00AM — Sports Comm. Mtg.
  • Tuesday, June 7th, 6:30PM — Aft. Enrichment Share Day
  • Wednesday, June 8th, 6:30PM — Aft. Instrumental Concert, PAS
  • Thursday, June 9th, 8:15AM — 7th gr. Potluck Breakfast
  • Thursday, June 9th, 10:00AM— Constitution Works Supreme Court simulation
  • Friday, June 10th — High School Graduation
  • Monday, June 13th, 7:00PM — MS Dance, ChSt.PAC
  • Monday, June 13th, 7:00PM — PA Thank You Party
  • Tuesday, June 14th — MS Moving Up
  • Tuesday, June 14th — Last Day of School – school closes at noon for all divisions (4s-1st gr 11:45)

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

Be well,
Mark

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