A Privilege

Dear Families,

It has been a privilege sharing these last months of 2005 with your bright, bubbly children. With their earnestness, wisdom and humor, they define us. My sense of privilege extends to you, of course, and to our faculty and staff. I can't imagine a happier or more interesting community in which to work.

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Elaine


This Week's Attachments:

Early Childhood Music - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/EC%20Songs.pdf

Diane and Molly's Early Kindergarten - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/EK%20School%20Study.pdf

Luise and Julia's Kindergarten - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/LJ.pdf

Brooke and Charle's Kindergarten - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/BC.pdf

Jamie and Dave's First Grade - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/Jamie.pdf

Gina and Elizabeth's First Grade - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/Gina.pdf

Gina and Elizabeth's First Grade #2 - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/Gina%202.xls

Third Grade - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/All%20Third%20Grade.pdf

Parent Rep Meeting Minutes - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/Rep%20Meeting%20Minutes%20Dec.pdf

Message from the Director of Education - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/Ed%20direct.pdf

Spanish Resource List - http://www.lrei.org/weekly/ls/Spanish%20Resource%20List.pdf


Announcements:

The Winter Concert is TONIGHT at 6:00PM at the high school on 40 Charlton Street.

Tomorrow is a half-day. School will close at 12:00PM (11:45AM, Early Childhood).

In the case of a transit strike, there will be no school tomorrow (Friday, 12/16). If school is closed, we will send out a community-wide email and phone call.



Last year, for three weeks in February and March, the Middle School participated in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's "Pennies for Patients" program. The students collected their pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in core homerooms and together raised more than $1700! On Wednesday, December 14th, Andi Grahlman, LREI's campaign coordinator, came to a MS meeting to present the school with a plaque on behalf of the Society. The MS was recognized for tripling its giving last year from the first year, and we also had the highest per capita donation amount in the five boroughs! Congratulations to all the students. We look forward to participating again come February.


At the beginning of a new year...

1/4 - School Reopens

1/5 - 8:00AM - Lesbian Gay Straight Alliance Meeting

1/9 - Erin and Carin's class trip to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum

1/10 - 9:00AM - Middle School Tour for Third Grade Parents

1/10 - Suzanne and Patricia's class trip to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum

1/11 - 8:45AM - LREI Parents on Lesbian and Gay Issues Meeting