Lutherville Lab Report
What's gone down & what's coming up at the leopards' lair.
October 15th, 2021
This week the words that kept coming to mind for me were "collaboration" and "perspective." I was reminded that we are in this this pandemic together and being safe, cautious, and proactive is so important as responsible members of our community. In conversations with staff we were reminded to keep perspective that we're working (very hard!) to help students recover from unusual schooling experiences in the past few years, while still working under unusual circumstance in the present. And we discussed we're grateful for the collaboration of this school family, including our community, to navigate these times.
I do want to please make sure everyone reviews the image below and we all collaborate to protect in-person learning. If your child is sick, awaiting a test result, or had close contact with someone positive (or presumed to be positive), PLEASE do keep them home and consult with Nurse Vita (443-809-7385, svita@bcps.org) for more information. We know it can be challenging to keep children home, but sending them in can result in excluding other families as close contacts to your child, forcing more children to be home. We are all in this together and prevention is pivotal!
DIBELs score reports are coming home for students in grades KG to 2. Please see the document attached to this week's newsletter with more explanation for that assessment which is administered at the beginning of the year to inform instruction and support going forward.
Finally, if you have not yet completed your Annual Student Information Review, please do so as soon as you are able. More information below.
In partnership,
-Mr. McComb
Student Clubs Update!
We are excited to get clubs moving -- thank you all for your patience as we continued efforts to bring clubs back!
Picture Day
Canned Food Drive
When: Monday, October 4th- Friday, October 29th
Where: Lutherville Lab
Who: Teachers, students, parents, and faculty
Why: One-third of the people served by emergency food programs are children. We need you to help these hungry children have a good meal, so they can learn. This will help students have an opportunity to learn about hunger and help other children in need.
What: Please send in canned goods
Let’s Give Back to the Community!
STEM @ Home Story Hour for Students K-2
Welcome to the C5ISR Center STEM@Home Story Hour hosted by the C5ISR Center Community Outreach Office. STEM@Home Story Hour will leverage the impact of rich literature to bring STEM alive for young students, engaging them in STEM at an early age to ignite their curiosity about science, technology, engineering, and math. Each session will include an interactive reading and STEM-related discussion of a children's book, followed by a STEM activity based on the story.
Join us on October 20th from 5pm to 6pm on Google Meet for a STEM@Home Story Hour featuring If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen. This program includes a fun interactive reading and a STEM related activity based on the book.
Link to Register: https://usarmyc5isrcenter.submit.com/show/38
Annual Student Information Review
Thank you to families who sent in paper updates for contacts for their students in to the office. Those are being input as received. We are pleasantly surprised that BCPS has provided a way for families to make these updates themselves through the Parent Focus Portal.
The Annual Student Information Review Form and optional Parental Privacy Preferences Opt-Out Form are both now available in the portal to be completed. Parent directions for completing the forms are located in the Focus Schoology group, Enrollment. Parent instructions for accessing the Parent Portal are located in the Parent Portal folder in the Focus Schoology Group.
National Bullying Prevention Week Oct 18- 22
Monday - BCPS Blue for word Civility
Tuesday - Green for the word Equity
Wednesday - Orange for the word Unity
Thursday - Red for the word Respect
Friday - Purple for Positivity
Upcoming Events
Build-a-Leopard Event
Thursday, Oct 21, 2021, 05:00 PM
Lutherville Lab-Science Math, York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD, USA
School Picture Day!
Thursday, Oct 28, 2021, 09:30 AM
Lutherville Lab-Science Math, York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD, USA
Family Learning Night
Family Learning Night: Reading Edition will be held on November 4, 2021, from 5:00-6:00. Families are invited to join faculty and staff in a celebration of reading. Families will have an opportunity to visit stations set up in various classrooms around the school. Families will play reading games, practice reading skills, learn fun AVID strategies, read, and learn together!
