Hello Lutherville Families,

It was wonderful to have the students for five full days this week. After many interruptions and just an unusual month, it was good to close out that way.

As we move into the second half of the year, we're ready to kick the learning into high gear! This week our staff meetings before and after school focused on how we can better serve all of our students and meet our school progress goals. They were important and energizing conversations. In grade level meetings we spent a lot of energy planning for an increased emphasis on building foundational math fact fluency and how we can come together as a school and community in supporting our students efforts there. More to come on that front, but we're excited about what's ahead!

In partnership,

-Mr. McComb

Our Scholastic Book Fair is February 14th - 18th. Students will have the opportunity to shop during their Library related arts time that week and we will be offering evening times on Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8pm (sign-up information for evening shopping forthcoming).

Information on Book Fair is available online: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/luthervillelabtechschool

The link includes information about E-wallet and how to contribute funds to them. E-wallet access has opened

Also -- yearbook order deadlines are coming up on February 25th. Forms went home last week, but we have additional forms in the office if needed.

We are happy to announce the return of the annual BCPS Black History Month Writing Contest! Submissions are due by Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Please see the attached document for all the details. This is a great opportunity to celebrate Black History month and to showcase the writing of your students.

If your child would like to submit an entry please have them submit it to their classroom teacher by Friday February 11th! We will use those few days before 2/16 to select the four LL entries to submit to the countywide contest.

Please see full information in the documents at the end of this newsletter.

The lost and found is growing. If an article of clothing hasn't made its way home, please ask your child to check the lost and found the next time they're in the cafeteria. At the end of February we will be donating remaining articles of clothing to a good cause.

Class pictures were on Wednesday of this week. If you missed the opportunity to order a picture, but are interested -- it is NOT too late. There is online order information attached to this newsletter and you can contact our office next week if you wish to place a paper order.

Kids Heart Challenge

It’s time for the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge! Our students are raising donations for the health of all hearts and the American Heart Association. Students participating will join our “Kids Heart Challenge” special event during the school day in February and get moving with fun activities, learn about keeping their hearts and brains healthy and feel great about helping others. Not only will you be helping fight heart disease and stroke (the No. 1 and No. 2 killers worldwide), but participants can earn fun thank you gifts. We appreciate all your help and please see the attached flyers for more information.

PLAY 60

Congratulations to Dylan H. for being selected as Ravens Play60 ambassador. He was selected to attend a Ravens home game and had a special day cheering on our Ravens.

Help MSDE create new school recipes!

Let us know the foods and flavors you want to see in school meals. Parents and teachers can assist young children with completing the survey, and you can submit your own entry. Simply select Student or Adult at the start of the survey to see the right set of questions.

Take the survey by Monday, January 31st: tinyurl.com/MDschoolfoodsurvey

Student KN95 masks have been ordered by BCPS and will be automatically distributed to schools upon receipt at the warehouse. Principals will distribute masks to interested students. Pediatric masks are arriving in smaller shipments, so they will be distributed one at a time initially. Over time, elementary students will have the opportunity to receive at least (five) masks.

Please find previous Lab Reports via the following links:

January: 7th, 14th, 21st
December: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 23rd

November: 5th, 12th, 19th

October: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

September: 24th, 17th, 10th, 3rd

August: 27th, 20th, 13th, 6th

July: 30th

Email: smccomb@bcps.org
Website: https://luthervillees.bcps.org/
Location: 1700 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD, USA
Phone: 410-887-7800
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