Lutherville Lab Report

We had a great week at the Lab! Mrs. Hart and I have visited all classrooms, both to see learning in action and to review expectations through the student handbook. We are excited about the wonderful leopards in our school family and the learning they are already engaged with in their classrooms.

We hope you will join us on Tuesday for Back to School Night! We will meet in the gym at 5:30 and then follow with breakout sessions by grade level / classroom. Families can enter through the gym or the main lobby. This is a great opportunity to get to know your school and your child's learning for this year in more detail.

This week, students did an excellent job with our first fire drill, all grade levels earned Free Choice Friday (for seats) in the cafeteria, and it was great to see the Leopard Spirit on display today! We want to say a huge THANK YOU again to some parents who lent us a hand in the cafeteria this week: Kim Harcum, Shannon Weiss, and Lisa Reagle. We were grateful to welcome Ms. Mary back to the cafeteria on Tuesday.

In partnership,

-Mr. McComb

Calendar Reminders:

9/10 - Back to School Night, 5:30-7:30

10/3 - Schools Closed

10/8 - Fall Family Night

Reader's Theater in 1st Grade

COSTUME DRIVE/SWAP Organized by: Lutherville Lab's Girl Scout Troop 4104

Who? Everyone!

What? Bring old costumes/dress-up items that are school-appropriate (any size)

Where? To the box in the lobby or outside of Mrs. Ellingsworth's room 18

When? Collecting now through October 8th to be available for selection at Lutherville Lab's Fall Family Night (10/8)

Why? To clean out, reuse, have fun, share our things, support our community!

Details:

You don't have to donate to pick up a costume!

Please see the opportunity below from the Department of Special Education Family Support Services:

There’s an upcoming Back to School Special Education Workshop Series that could be beneficial for parents and caregivers of children who receive special education services in BCPS.

This series will cover essential topics such as understanding the behavior intervention plan, advocating for a student in school and community, behavioral and emotional management strategies, and much more. It’s an opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical tools that can help support a student’s educational journey.

Workshop Highlights:

Advocating For Your Child in the School and Community- Dr. Mirian Ofonedu from Kennedy Kreiger Institute

September 12th @ 12:30

Being the Best Advocate for Your Child with Disabilities at School and in the Community - Kennedy Krieger Institute

Supporting Behavioral and Emotional Needs- Dr. Kiu Eubanks from GPS Clinical

September 16th @ 9:00 a.m.

September 17th @ 1:00 p.m.

September 18th @ 6:00 p.m.

Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/6JWd2KdaCZ

Understanding Behavior Intervention Plan- Carly Hughes from Behind Behaviors

September 25th @ 7:00 p.m.

Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/m2Y3vxbvRL

Location: Virtual/Online

Cost: Free

Please share this information. Spaces are limited, so early registration is recommended.

For more details, call 443.809.5443 or email serc@bcps.org

On Wednesday, an email was sent to all LL Families to provide an update to BCPS practice regarding system-issued student devices. Please see the attached BCPS Department of Information Technology one-pager for additional details.

In short, last school year BCPS spent significant time and money on the replacement of broken devices and the school system believes that the current breakage rate is unsustainable. To address that rate and control associated costs of repair and/or replacement, the system is moving to a tiered system of financial responsibility for students and their parents/guardians for avoidable damage to devices.

At Lutherville, we understand that some accidents will occur and understand this practice from the school system as targeting damage that could or should have been avoided (reckless use or intentional breakage). Please join us in emphasizing to your child that they should not use the device near open liquids, and should carry their device carefully indoors and in their bags when travelling to and from school. At school, we are reinforcing these practices and expectations as well as inventorying each device with students to ensure they are in full, working order during the initial grace period that closes September 10th.

Mr. Antonio lends a helping hand

Please see the guidance below from the Office of Health Services:

Students and staff who develop a respiratory infection (e.g., fever with cough, sore throat, and/or runny nose) should stay home until the fever is gone for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication and their symptoms are improving.

Health officials recommend that people with respiratory infections consult with their health care provider. Testing for COVID-19 and/or influenza is recommended for persons who are at higher risk for severe disease who might benefit from antiviral treatment and for those who have anticipated close contact for persons at higher risk for severe disease.

Persons returning to school and work after a respiratory infection are encouraged to use additional prevention strategies such as maintaining physical distance from others and wearing a mask for give (5) days.

Mrs. Zagurski helps with math screeners to help guide learning

Welcome back, students and families!

We are excited to start a new year of learning, and we look forward to finding out what you read over the summer! In June we sent the attached reading log and told you about a friendly competition with our neighboring school, Timonium ES. This is a reminder that logs are due before Sept. 13th so that we can tally up the totals and determine the winning school! If you participated in the BCPL summer reading program, you may transfer those minutes to the school logs and they will be counted in the competition. Please be sure to have your child write their name at the top of the log sheet before submitting it to their teacher. Thank you for your support and we'll see you at BTSN on Sept. 10th!

Sincerely,

Judy Henderson

Reading Specialist

Lutherville Lab

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING BASKIN ROBBINS SPIRIT NIGHT!

We had a great turnout as families gathered for ice cream and smiles on Wednesday! Thank you to all who attended and supported this fundraiser!

FIRST PTA GENERAL MEETING AT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, NEXT TUES SEPT 10TH, 5:30 PM

A few minutes before the general info session wraps up in the gym, the PTA will provide a brief presentation and members will be asked to vote on the PTA budget for the year and cast your votes for our first Co-Vice President - Shannon Weiss has been nominated for this new position. PTA members will see more details in an e-newsletter coming to you on Sunday.

PTA MEMBERSHIP - VENMO PAYMENT OPTION IN FINAL STAGES OF TESTING

Thank you to all who have purchased or renewed their memberships this year. And a special thank you to those who have been patiently waiting for the Venmo payment option. To ensure this system is 100% connected we have been testing it. Our hope is that we can have it ready beginning at Back to School Night. Those who have emailed to ask about Venmo will also be sent a link just as soon as it is up and running.

Until then, please head to 1) our online platform, Givebacks or 2) complete and mail/send in this paper form with check or cash.

Please find previous Lab Reports via the following links:

Aug: 16th, 23rd, 30th

June 7th 2024 (with links to 23-24 Lab Reports)

June 9th 2023 (with links to 22-23 Lab Reports)

June 17th, 2022 (with links to 21-22 Lab Reports)

Website: https://luthervillees.bcps.org/
Location: 1700 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD, USA
Phone: 443-809-7800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LuthervillePTA/
Twitter: @LuthervilleLab