Lutherville Lab Report

What's gone down & what's coming up at the leopards' lair.

January 10, 2025

Lutherville Families,

It was good to have 2.5 days with our students, and we're hoping for 5 full days next week! We are getting back fully into our learning routines and are hopeful for a consistent week next week.

We celebrated Team BCPS Day on Thursday - thank you for those who supported by dressing your kiddo in blue! We have another spirit day coming up with a Lutherville Lab Spirit Day on Friday, January 17th. Staff and students should wear LL wear or colors for our school.

Looking ahead, we are nearing the halfway point of the year with the close of the second quarter on January 24th, in two weeks. This is a great time to be checking your students grades and supporting their continued growth with reading time at home and practicing math facts, reading analog clocks, and encouraging their continued growth. We'll celebrate our students with a Mid-Year Celebration at the end of the quarter.

We are again hiring for an Additional Assistant (sometimes knowns as an Aide for students). This role supports students whose needs defined in their IEP calls for such support, follows our school schedule, and offers the reward of making a significant difference in a child's life. More information can be found in this posting. If interested, please call the school at 443-809-7800 or email chart2@bcps.org.

Enjoy the weekend!

In partnership,

-Mr. McComb

Calendar Reminders:

Jan 20 - Schools Closed, Dr. MLK Jr. Holiday

Jan 24 - MP2 ends, 1:05 dismissal

Jan 29 - Schools Closed, Teacher Professional Learning

Mr. Weigle helps 5th grades develop the coil technique with their clay as a foundation to a future pottery project making mugs.

BCPS Message Regarding Inclement Weather Plan

Please see the message below that was sent to BCPS Families on Wednesday, December 4th:

As we head into the winter months, we want to share important information about our Virtual Inclement Weather Day Plan for the 2024-2025 school year. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is providing local school systems with the option to repurpose inclement weather days as virtual school days. MSDE has approved BCPS' 2024-2025 Virtual Inclement Weather Day Plan. Our plan is to transition to virtual school days after three inclement weather closures.

After those three full-day closures, when inclement weather is forecasted, families will be notified if BCPS will transition to virtual learning for that day. Students will be reminded to bring devices, chargers, and other instructional materials home. Staff will also be asked to prepare lessons and materials.

Virtual Instruction Days

Art Newsletters

From Mrs. Powell

From Mr. Weigle

Notes from the PTA

The PTA is gearing up for our winter offerings and will share more in:

- next week's Lab Report,

- future issues of the PTA e-newsletter and

- the yellow flyers that come home in students' green folders.

In the meantime, we hope you will save these dates:

Tues Jan 21st, 7:00-8:00 pm

Family Engagement & Support:

Conversation About Technology & Social Media

Hybrid, in-person strongly encouraged, will be recorded
(Snow date: Tues Jan 28th)

Tues Jan 28th, 5:00-9:00 pm

Community Event:

LL Annual Skate Night

Skateland, 8019 Belair Rd, Nottingham, MD

$5 cash at the door

Wed Jan 29th, 12:00-1:00 pm

Hospitality Lunch for Teachers & Staff (no school for students)

Cafeteria

Feb 3rd-7th (online shopping begins on Fri Jan 31st)

Fundraiser:

Scholastic Book Fair

School Library

Students will attend the fair during their library time for the week. Next week we will send out a SignUp Genius so families can volunteer to assist during the fair/their child(ren)'s class visit(s).

Tues Feb 4th and Thurs Feb 6th, 5-7 pm

Book Fair Family Shopping Hours

School Library