This Week at Charlotte Lab School
|
|
One of our goals for the 2018-2019 school year is to streamline communication, making it easier for you as parents/guardians to access the information you need to stay current on school news and to keep up-to-date on what your child is learning in the classroom. There will be more info to share in the coming weeks, including this year's plans for SeeSaw and Google Classroom, but this week we are delighted to share the official launch of our
new website
!
I want to extend a huge thank you to volunteer, Trina Smith (2nd-grade mom), who designed the new website. Thanks to her hard work and guidance, we have a brand new, visually appealing, easy-to-navigate site. Check out the
Parent Tab
for all the information you need regarding lunch, transportation, events, and more! Our new
News Tab
features the latest announcements (and back issues of our enewsletter) as well as a snapshot of our social media activity.
I also want to highlight the importance of the students' Communication Folder (aka Green Folder). Students in K-3rd grades have a green (or blue) folder, and, new this year, students in 4th-7th grades will transport paper communication in their binders. Important correspondence from school will be sent home every Friday. And, this past Friday, Curriculum Guides went home for K-5th grades. If you haven't received your child's guide yet, please ask him/her to check his/her folder or binder. Curriculum Guides are an excellent resource for understanding what your child is learning in each subject area throughout the year. If you have questions about the Communication Folder process, see the "Lab News" section below for more information.
Lastly, I've included a few favorite pictures from week one. The 2018-2019 school year is off to a great start, and you can view even more of the action by following Lab on
Instagram
and
Facebook
!
Sincerely,
Dr. Mary Moss
Executive Director
|
|
All School Events
- Wed, September 19 - No School - Teacher Workday
- Mon-Fri, September 24-28 - MAP Testing
|
|
Lower School Events
- Fri, September 7 - Lab Independence Day - See details below.
- Wed, September 12 - 3rd Grade BOG - Grade 3 ONLY
- Tues, September 18 - Lower School Curriculum Night - 6:30-8:00pm
|
|
Middle School Events
- Sun, September 9 - Middle School Beautification Day - 9:00am
- Sun, September 16 - Middle School Community Event - More details soon!
- Thurs, September 20 - Middle School Curriculum Night - 6:30-8:30pm
|
|
Most Needed
- Middle School needs 12 volunteers to bring in healthy snacks for the month of September! Sign up here. Contact Lauri Clinch with questions.
- We still need coaches for Cross Country! Coaches will get 50% off of their child’s participation fee. Contact Alex Ritchie for details.
|
|
Lower School
- Healthy Snacks Volunteers: Sign up to bring in healthy snacks on Mondays and Wednesdays. Contact Denise Serrano with questions.
|
|
Middle School
- Support the Lab Chickens: Sign up to purchase a bag of food or bedding for our chickens.
- Middle School Beautification: Sign up to help perk up our outdoor campus for learning and play on Sunday, September 9, beginning at 9 am. Duck donuts for those who arrive early!
|
|
|
|
This
Friday, September 7 is Independence Day at the lower school, and this means that starting Friday, K-5 parents will not be able to walk their children into the building. We want our students to embrace their independence, so please start on any preparation you/your child needs to get them ready for this day. As a way to celebrate and recognize their independence,
lower school students have a no uniform day Friday, and they are encouraged to wear
red, white and blue.
|
|
|
|
Parents are invited to celebrate their child's birthdays at school, and we ask that you follow these policies:
- Parents may join their child for advisory and bring a small treat to share to celebrate their child's special day.
- Birthday celebrations must be arranged IN ADVANCE with the child's advisor so that he/she knows when to expect you and can plan an alternative treat for those children who might not be able to enjoy what you bring.
- All treats must be NUT-FREE
Lower School Advisory (Monday, Wednesday & Friday Only):
K - 11:25 am
1st - 11:15 am
2nd & 3rd - 11:50 am
4th & 5th - 1:30 pm
Middle School Advisory (Daily):
6th & 7th - 8:20 am
|
|
|
|
Place Your Lunch Order for Sept. 24 Oct. 5!
While it's too late to place an order for Sept. 10-21, orders are now open for Sept. 24 - Oct. 5.
Place your order here by Sept. 18 at 4:00 pm.
Lunch/Recess Change for 2nd-5th Grades
The new lunch menu has been a hit! 2 Guys N A Kitchen have been serving delicious meals that the students have been raving about!
So the good news is, the students are enjoying the new food. The bad news is, they need more time to eat it!
As a result, we have decided to
extend the lunch and recess period back to the same length of time it was last year. These new times started today. Please note, although we added time to the lunch/recess block, we did not take any time away from the core instructional blocks. See revised times below.
Lower School Lunch with Your Child
Thank you to all parents who have given us a chance to make it through the first week before joining your child for lunch! Beginning this week, parents are invited to have lunch with their child. Please let your advisor know in advance.
Lowe School Lunch Times
K & 1st - 12:00 pm
2nd - 12:40 pm
3rd - 1:05 pm
4th - 12:15 pm
5th - 11:50 am
|
|
|
|
Middle School Transportation Update
|
We are exploring various options to help alleviate the length of the carpool line at the middle school. Read below for information on how your child can ride the bus between the Lower School and Middle School:
- Morning: Want to drop all your Lab kids at the Lower School and have your middle schoolers ride the bus the rest of the way? No problem. Your child needs to be in the carpool area no later than 8:00 am to catch one of the buses.
- Afternoon: For your middle schooler to ride the bus to the Lower School in the afternoon, you must put it in our transportation database and submit a Release without Guardian form. Buses arrive after lower school carpool is finished, and you may pick your child up by park and walk or by meeting them at a location other than Lab. We will not be running a second car pool at the Lower School.
|
|
|
|
Communication Folders AKA the Green Folders (but some of them are blue)
|
Your child’s Communication Folder is the method we use for K – 3rd grade students to send important communication between school and home. Students are expected to bring their folders home each afternoon and return them to school each morning. (You may find it easier to leave the folder in your child’s backpack after you look through it.)
Please use the folder to send correspondence, payments, permission forms, etc to school any day of the week. Each morning, your child will be asked to turn in anything that came from home and place his/her folder in the classroom bin. Each afternoon, your child should retrieve his/her folder and bring it home.
On Fridays, the school sends flyers, forms, school work, PTSO mailings, etc. home in the communication folder. Please be sure to check the folder each weekend and remove the flyers regularly.
New this year:
4th – 7th grades
will not have Communication Folders. They will use their binders to bring flyers, payments, permission slips, etc. between school and home. Please remind your 4th-7th grader to be sure to share the flyers with you each week.
Thank you for your help with our ongoing efforts to improve communication.
|
|
|
|
Sign Up for Fall Sports (Grades 5-7)
|
Middle school sports sign-ups are officially underway! Practices will begin the week of September 10.
We still need coaches for Cross Country!
Coaches will get 50% off of their child’s participation fee - contact
Alex Ritchie
for more details.
|
|
|
|
Join the Parent Facebook Group!
|
- Access the group here.
- Click "Join Group."
- Enter the secret password: Lablions.
|
|
|
|
Exceptional Children's Department
|
As we enter into our second week of school, if you are the guardian of a new student that previously had an Individualized Education Plan or Section 504 Plan, please email
Ricky Singh
.
|
|
|
|
Order Lab Polos, Hoodies and More!
|
Show your Lab spirit with Charlotte Lab School gear! Order fun colored polos, hoodies, jackets, and fleeces for kids and adults. Our school online sale will close on September 12 at midnight. Late orders will not be accepted. Please visit
brandrpmteam.com/charlottelabschool
to order. All orders will be delivered to school early October.
**Charlotte Lab t-shirts (lime green and grey) are available for purchase throughout the year. Lab school logo t-shirts are also part of the uniform and can be worn to school.
|
|
|
|
Support our 6th graders and save money at the same time!
Lab 6th graders are selling
GoPlaySave coupon books and the app version from now until September 18. The books are $30 and a great value with TONS of awesome coupons for restaurants, stores and activities. Lab receives $15 for every book sold and you can purchase a book or the online version
here.
We will also be selling the books at Lower School on Tuesday, September 4, in walker line. For any questions please contact
Marty Pizzo.
|
|
|
|
Support Our Teachers' Classroom Projects
|
Thank you again for all of your generous donations!
Donors Choose Update:
Ms. Scott's World Peace Game Project just got fully funded and items funded over the summer (including the Water Bottle Filler!!) will begin arriving this week. Check
Instagram
for updates! In the meantime, Mrs. Ward's project is just
$43 away
from completion!
- Freeze Frame: Help Project Our Students to Success (Only $43 to Go!): Support the careers of future surgeons, engineers, mathematicians, and scientists! 7th grade students need a portable document camera to use for math instruction.
- View all Lower School projects here and all Middle School projects here.
Organize Our Space Project Update:
We want to thank all of the parents who donated bins for this project. The K-1st wing is complete, and Simplicity will be back at the end of September to work on the communal Quest space. If parents are still interested in donating bins, we have discovered that the two smaller sizes work best with our school’s design and space.
View specifics and order here
. Thank you again for all of your support with this initiative.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
