Lutherville Lab Report

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

January 21, 2022

Hello Lutherville Families,

It was another abbreviated week here at the Lab, but our students got in some good learning while here! Thank you for your ongoing flexibility and patience as we navigate weather closures. We are looking forward (with fingers crossed) for a 5 day week next week!

As we navigate this Omicron wave and staff absences, I want to just reassure that we have been able -- fortunately -- to cover all of our absences with our regular substitutes and on a couple of occasions with support from staff in our curriculum offices. I was even out a couple days earlier this week and Mrs. Hart and the team stepped up so that we didn't miss a beat. In the event that any staff member has to be out, we have contingencies and supports in place (even Nurse Vita has a coverage plan from Office of Health Services and in-building backups to the backups!).

Looking ahead:

Extra-curricular activities may resume beginning next week and we are excited to bring that back for our students!
Class Pictures are on Wednesday January 26th. Please see the order information attached.
Pajama day is on Friday, January 28th

Here's to a 5-day week ahead!

In partnership,

-Mr. McComb

Lutherville Lab Coat Awardee - Mrs. Tunison

This year the staff at Lutherville started a new tradition to pass a Lutherville Leopards Lab Coat each month to a staff member in recognition of their contributions to our school. Each Lab Coat recipient chooses the next staff member to be recognized and the Lab Coat hangs proudly in their space for the month. This month the Lab Coat was passed to our fabulous Instrumental Music Teacher, Mrs. Tunison!

The students presenting the coat noted Mrs. Tunison stands out for her inspirational love of music, commitment to 100% of 5th graders learning an instrument, welcoming presence in the mornings, teaching them about training service dogs, and her drama club and steel drum band!

Lab Coat Awardees from earlier this year:

Ms. Baker for her outstanding contributions and support over the summer
Mrs. Santiago for her leadership in covering a classroom and teaching during an absence
Mrs. Lawler for her work leading our Climate Team, planning a great field trip, and building student relationships
Mrs. Austen for her support of schoolwide re-engagement initiatives and tutoring and support of Monarch Butterflies and Trout in the Classroom programs

Black History Month Writing Contest

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.

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At-Home Testing Kits

If you did not obtain a testing kit this week for each child you have at Lutherville, you may come to the office between 8:45 and 4:30 any day next week to pick them up.

Please arrange for pickup of your kit, if interested, by the end of the day Friday January 28th. BCPS is collecting surplus kits for redistribution efforts.