Weekly Email December 15, 2005

Dear Parents,

All the best for a restful vacation filled with family and friends,

Tony

Announcements:

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

* From Phil: In the case of a transit strike, no school on Friday, December 16th. If we decide to close we will send out a community-wide email and phone call.

* Important announcements for parents of eleventh graders from College Guidance Counselor Amy Shapiro:

(1) Proposals for NYU college preview courses (see attachment) are due at the end of the day on Wednesday, Jan. 4th - no exceptions!

(2) Mark your calendars for College Night (see attachment): Tuesday, January 10 for parents of Sarvjit's and Janet's advisees or Wednesday, January 11 for parents of Julia/Ruth's, Vin's, and Karyn's advisees.

(3) Veritas Test Prep begins on January 18th. Secure your child's spot with a check for $600, payable to LREI.

* LREI College Panel and Parent Reception
Join recent LREI graduates and hear them talk about their college experiences and how LREI influenced their transition to college.
Thursday, January 5, 6:30 PM
40 Charlton Street, Library
Panel discussion and questions, reception to follow.

Panelists:
Akim St. Omar '02 - Boston College
Shayna Jeffers '02 - Wesleyan
Thea Bardin '02 - University of Florida
Ian Patrick '03 - Vassar College
Brian Marmolejos '04 - Yale University
Michael Sokol '04 - Drexel University
Alison Wiggins '05 - Skidmore College

* Please see the attached letter from Director of Education Nick O'Han about the visit to the school of Dr. Joseph Featherstone on January 3rd and 4th.

* The next meeting of the Parents of Children who Receive Academic Support will take place on Thursday, January 12th - NOTE THE DATE CHANGE - at 6:30 PM.

* Please note that LREI will be closed on Monday, January 2 and that we will have a professional day on Tuesday, January 3. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 4.

* There will also be no classes on Friday, January 13 to allow for Parent-Advisor conferences. Your child's advisor will be in touch with you during the first week back to set up appointments.

* Our next Parent Reps meeting will be on Tuesday, January 17.

* A very nice note from Middle School Community Service Coordinator Gabrielle Keller: Last year, for three weeks in February and March, the MS 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 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.

* Finally, another reminder - please see the invitation to participate in VISIBILITY: Celebrating the Lesbian and Gay People We Love, coming February 13, 2006.


January
* Monday 2 School closed - Legal Holiday
* Tuesday 3 School closed - Professional Development Day
* Wednesday 4 School reopens
* Thursday 5 LREI College Panel and Parent Reception
* Thursday 12 Parents of Children who Receive Academic Support meeting
* Friday 13 School closed (High School) - Parent-Advisor Conferences
* Monday 16 School closed - MLK, Jr. Day
* Tuesday 17 High School Parent Rep Meeting
* Saturday 21 Coffeehouse!

As always, please browse the web site at www.lrei.org. Also, note the links to the Middle and Lower School weekly emails on the right. Please take a look at what the students in the other two divisions are up to!

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