Lower School Update - September 23, 2019

Managing Technology at Home

On Tuesday, October 1, our parent coffee discussion will revolve around managing technology at home.  We would love for you to join us on this very relevant topic. There’s been a lot of research about devices and screen time in the past few years. Here’s an article from Psychology Today that discusses the effects and some practical tips and tools for parents.  

Learning Community C Assembly

This Thursday, September 26, Learning Community C has invited grandparents and special friends to a special assembly. We hope to have many community members on our campus for this special event. Please remember this is only Community C this week, students from other communities will have their own event (and as such, please do not remove children from their homerooms to attend this assembly as they will miss learning). The assembly will take place from 8:15-8:50 and classroom activities with grandparents/special friends from 9:00-9:30. 

Students After School

For your child’s safety, we kindly ask you to ensure that all Lower School students are with an adult after school. This includes around the Lower School but also in the Student Center.  Sometimes, our students are choosing to play with friends while drivers wait and this is not allowed. If students are not with an adult, they will be asked to go to the Lower School Office, where an adult will be contacted. 

Upcoming Important Dates

September 23	LS Special Rotation Day A
September 24	LS Special Rotation Day B
September 25	LS Special Rotation Day C 1st Grade Field Trip - Fundação Dorina Nowill (England & Heineberg)
September 26	LS Special Rotation Day D 1st Grade Field Trip - Fundação Dorina Nowill (Wilker & Burnquist) 8:15 am LS Community C Assembly (Auditorium) Grandparents and Special Friends
September 27	Professional Learning Day for Teachers (No school for students)
October 1	8:30 am LS and MS Parent Coffee: Managing Technology at Home (Black Box Theater)
October 3	8:15 am LS Community D Assembly (Auditorium) Grandparents and Special Friends
October 8	5th Grade Field Trip - Jardim Botanico (Kitto & Gehrels)
October 10	5th Grade Field Trip - Jardim Botancio (Wilganowski, Wolfe & Gaines)
October 11	Professional Learning Day for Teachers  (No school for students)
October 14	4:00 pm Report Cards 0nline
October 16	No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 17	No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 18	Graded Run Against Cancer (Night Run)
October 21 to 25	PTA - Teacher Appreciation Week
October 24 to 30	Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds
October 29	8:30 am LS Parent Coffee: Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds (Innovation Studio)

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