Lutherville Lab Report

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

October 20th, 2023

Lutherville Families,

Fall Family Night was a true highlight of the week, and the year so far. As always, it was a joy to celebrate the diversity that we treasure in our community. We are so proud of our 3rd graders for their performances. And we hope you enjoyed the various family activities and opportunity to be together with the Lutherville Lab Family.

I wanted to take an opportunity this week to recognize the tremendous effort the staff at Lutherville Lab is putting into this school year. This is the 3rd year that our team is embracing the challenge of learning and adapting to a new curriculum -- no small feat in the context of still finding and filling gaps incurred (in part, for some) due to virtual learning. The staff here do so with care, with great professionalism, and with this community's children at the center of all they do. This is a great time of year to offer some words of gratitude and encouragement to a Lutherville teacher, if you feel so inclined!

Activities are in full swing at Lutherville, with many of our clubs up and running. Don't forget to check the offerings in the attachment. We have field trips for Kindergarten and Fourth Grade on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Tuesday evening are meetings of the Equity Guiding Coalition a General PTA Meeting. Friday is a super fun evening event with Build a Leopard and Movie Night! And don't forget that next week is Spirit Week!

Finally, we are passing along an opportunity from LTRC CO-OP TOTS looking for part-time lead teachers for 2024-2025. Please see the attachment for more.

Calendar Reminders:

10/24: PTA General Meeting 7:30 (In-Person and Virtual, rescheduled from 10/9)

10/26: Monster Mile (3rd - 5th)

10/27: Build-A-Leopard and Movie Night

11/3: Marking Period 1 Ends; 1:05 dismissal

11/8: Fall Picture Day

11/13: Schools Closed for Students

In partnership,

-Mr. McComb

Scenes from the Week

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“Gym-NEWS-ium” PE News and Notes from Mr. Bruns

The Monster Mile (previously Turkey Trot) is a one-mile fun run on school grounds for 3rd-5th graders after school on October 26th. We are requesting that all participants donate a minimum of 2 non-perishable food items for the Maryland Food Bank.

After the run, the participants will receive refreshments and medals will be awarded to the top three boys and girls of each grade level. All participants will then have a chance to win a turkey and other various prizes.

This is an excellent opportunity to have fun with your friends, get exercise and help those less fortunate! Please see the attached registration form for more information.

Costumes are optional! Costume masks and weapons will NOT be allowed.

NFL PLAY60 is about to begin its final week. This is a four-week program where students track their physical activity. Attached is the Student Game Planner for your child to track their daily activity minutes. Here are a few notes about the program.

The program runs from October 2 – October 27 (four weeks).
Students will track both their activity and minutes for each day using the attached Student Game Planner (student activity log for the entire four (4) week program).
Parents will need to sign off at the bottom of each weekly column.
Students must hand in completed and signed Student Game Planners by Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Students have a chance to win prizes and possible tickets to a Ravens game!!!

Fall Family Night Cultural Fair Thanks

This event gets better and better each year! We extend our sincere gratitude to Shimaa Hussien and Liz Roe for coordinating the cultural fair during Fall Family Night and to the many families who provided beautiful and delicious representations of their home countries and cultures for our community to enjoy. We enjoyed learning from you and seeing your enthusiasm. We also thank the staff for sharing their artifacts and noting their heritage on our world map.

Next PTA General Meeting - please join us!

Please join us on Tues Oct 24th at 7:30 pm either in person at the library or virtually via https://meet.google.com/rqj-wqja-ghf.

You do not need to use your child's device to log in.

Topics will include the boundary study, upcoming events and a vote on future meeting topics.

Details and help for Build-a-Leopard & Movie Night next Friday

Build-a-Leopard & Movie Night

Fri Oct 27th from 5:30-8:30 pm, rain or shine

What to bring

Your picnic dinner and money for concessions & spirit wear

Build-a- Leopard beginning at 5:30 pm

Leopard kits will be available for those who pre-ordered. This portion of the event will be outside, weather permitting, or in the cafeteria if raining

Super Mario Bros Movie

Beginning at 6:45 pm the movie will have two showing rooms - the gym for those wishing to spread out blankets and be with a larger crowd, the rec room for a quieter viewing experience. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Help

To make the event successful we could use your help with the build-a-leopard process, concessions and spirit wear tables. Please sign up here - https://tinyurl.com/Leopardandmoviehelp.

"For the Love of Art" Update - how to order items with your child's artwork

Did your child submit artwork as part of the "For the Love of Art" event/Square1Art fundraiser? If so, your order options are now available!

Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!

Order by: 11/8/2023

Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!

If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online or contact the PTA if your artwork does not appear to be in the system. We received some late submissions and are working to get them uploaded now.

Coming soon: Deadline for participation in Reflections, National PTA Competition - Nov 3rd

Is your child interested or excited by Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Musical Composition, Photography and/or Visual Arts (including 3D Art)? If so, please contact Lindsay Winn for a great opportunity to showcase their talents. She will email you the rules, forms and details. Submissions are due Nov 3rd.