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In and Around the Lab
Here is a reminder of
some of the upcoming events and news of other happenings. For more
information on any of the events listed or to get details on all other
events in and around the schools, view the all-schools calendar at https://events.uchicago.edu/labschool/
**Safety Talk For 7th Grade Students – Wednesday March 1st, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM in Judd 126.
Rudy Nimocks, the Director of the University Police Department will address all 7th grade students in Judd 126 on being safe and developing "streetsmarts."
** Spring Quarter Tuition Due – Friday March 3rd, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, by mail or Judd202.
** Monthly Parents' Association Meeting – Monday March 6th, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM in Judd 126.
Please join us for this month's Parents' Association meeting. Director
Dave Magill will introduce Prexy Nesbitt, the Laboratory Schools' newly
hired Diversity Consultant. Cathy Feldman, U-High principal will report on the status of the shift
from quarters to semesters in the High School. We will also have an all parent conversation
about the role of the PA in Connections, what it has evolved into and what
it should be. View the meeting agenda. For more information, please contact Maria Carrillo,
312.360.0614. All parents are encouraged to attend! The Parents' Association is your forum for
information sharing between parents, faculty and administration!
** HS Math Team - NSML Conference Meet – Wednesday March 8th, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM at
Evanston Twp. HS.
Bus will leave at 4:45 p.m. from the Blaine entrance and return about 10:00 p.m.
** Field Trip to Pompeii Exhibit – Thursday March 9th, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM at
Field Museum in Chicago.
Mr. Krull's Humanities classes will visit the Pompeii Exhibit at the Field Museum.
** Author Visit: Blue Balliett – Thursday March 9th, 9:05 AM - 3:15 PM at Max Palevsky Cinema.
Blue Balliett, author of ''Chasing Vermeer'' and the soon-to-be-published ''Wright 3'', will be speaking with
middle school students from 9:05 to 9:50, and to third and fourth graders from 11:30 am to 12:15pm and
from 2:30pm to 3:15 pm.
** 7th Grade Humanities Reception – Thursday March 9th, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM in Judd 126.
Students, interviewees, parents and teachers will meet to celebrate the Interview Projects.
All parents and interviewees are welcome, but not required, to attend.
** MS Jazz Band Concert – Friday March 10th, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM at the Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th Street.
Come enjoy the musical performances of the Middle School Jazz Band, mingle with your Lab friends, and get a
taste of the Quad Club. Club membership is not required in order to attend this event. A dinner buffet will
be available. Cost of the buffet dinner is as follows: $16.95 for adults, $12.95 for students, $8.95 for children
aged 7 to 12, and FREE for children aged 6 and under. Reservations are strongly encouraged and may be made by
phoning the Quad Club at 773 702-2550.
View the announcement for this event.
** Spring Break – All-Schools No School - Monday March 13th through Friday March 24th.
**Spring Quarter Begins—Classes Resume Monday March 27th.
** National Spanish Examination– Wednesday March 29th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in UH 202, UH 203, and UH 207.
It is an online test and will take between 1-1/2 and 2 hours to complete. See Mr. Reubelt in Room 210 if you have
any questions.
** Lab Athletics - Parents as well as the Lab school community are invited to attend these athletic events. So come on
out and cheer our children on! Here is the athletics schedule for this month:
| Date |
Day |
Event |
Time |
Team |
Location |
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HS Boys Basketball varsity/Jr varsity |
~~~ |
~~~ |
~~~ |
| 1-Mar |
Thurs |
HS boys basketball play-offs at Chicago Vocational School |
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
var |
The boys varsity basketball team plays the winner of South Shore/CVS at 7:30 in the Class AA regional semi-final.
We play Friday night the 3rd if we win Wednesday. The Maroons are 18-7 this season and the 8th seed in the 22 team
sectional.
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| 24-Mar |
Thur |
at St. Gregory |
4:00 PM |
VAR U-High 18 - St. Gregory 0 |
| 29-Mar |
Tues |
F.W. Parker |
4:30 PM |
VAR U-High 4 - Francis Parker 1 |
| 31-Mar |
Thur |
at Manteno |
4:00 PM |
VAR U-High 5 - Manteno 5 |
| 29-Mar |
Tues |
JRVar F.W. Parker |
4:30 PM |
| 31-Mar |
Thur |
JRVar Manteno |
4:00 PM |
| ~~~~~ |
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In-door track and field |
~~~ |
~~~ |
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| 1-Mar |
Thurs |
Wheaton Academy,Illiana Christian St.Scholastica(girls) and Immaculate Conception(girls)
Henry Crown Center at UC |
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Co-Ed |
HS Indoor Track and Field |
| 2-Mar |
Thurs |
Lake Forest Academy
North Shore Country Day |
6:00 PM |
CoEd |
| 8-Mar |
Thurs |
HS Indoor Track and Field at Henry Crown Center at UC
|
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Co-Ed |
Co-Ed track meet with Quigley (boys) NSCD, St.Ignatius, Jones Prep,Luther North
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Thinking about being a Parents’ Association officer? Nominate yourself!
Know someone who should be a PA officer? Nominate her or him!
Nominations are being sought for the following PA positions for the 2006-2007 school year:
President-Elect, Secretary-Elect, Treasurer-Elect, Communications Coordinator-Elect, Fundraising Coordinator-Elect,
Volunteer Coordinator-Elect, Programs Coordinator-Elect, one representative each for the N/KG, Lower School, and
Middle School Councils, and two representatives for the High School Council.
Position responsibilities are listed in Article V of the PA bylaws ,
on the PA website.
Nomination forms are available at the PA website
, at the guard's desk in Blaine Lobby, and from current PA board members.
Parents lent there support at this year’s ArtsFest which celebrates art and creativity in the U-high Community,
in the capacity as workshop leaders as well help with buying supplies, and setting up the night before the event,
in order to make it a great experience for the students.
Parents worked to make the second annual Science Expo fun and informative for the attendees, from being
presenters to providing refreshments to set-up to clean-up.
The Science Expo was very well attended by parents who might not have had a student presenting, as well as the Lab Schools
community.
Louis Baggetto, a Lab school junior, spoke about his experience with
the Kurzweil software. He demonstrated the program’s ability to read text aloud, to highlight
text as it is being read, and other features. Louis fielded numerous questions from the audience
about how he uses the software and what its strengths and weaknesses are. The audience was
completely taken with Louis’s confidence and willingness to speak about his experience, and all
expressed gratitude for his presentation.
Lab school computer teacher Lucy Gray provided a tour of various technology-based accessibility tools, programs, and
operating system (Apple and PC) features and about software that facilitates writing.
There was an informal discussions about different assistive technology
tools.
Irene Sherr showed a couple of reading-related tools (Franklin speller, “smart” pen) and
described how they can be used, and other people shared some tips on resources they have found
helpful.
Read more about assistive technology by visiting LD@Lab
on the PA web.
Parents enjoyed great food and good conversation at the February PA potluck social. The PA meeting immediately followed the social.
Parents heard the presentation of Director Magill and the special presentation from guest speaker Bob Kass, President of
the Laboratory Schools Faculty Association, about the role that the Faculty Association plays in the Lab Schools.
Mr. Kass answered questions from the parents, and provided interesting anecdotes about parent teacher interactions.
All throughout the school year you've been clipping and saving Box Tops.
When our school earns 10¢ for every Box Tops coupon, those earnings add
up quickly. We collect the Box Tops, count them, package them and send
them to Box Tops for Education twice each year, on October 31 and
February 28. A few weeks later, our school receives a check!
Help our school reach its Box Tops earnings' goal this year. Search your
cupboards, refrigerator and freezer for all the Box Tops you have in
your kitchen. Then send them to school ASAP!
More Ways to Earn: The Box Tops Marketplace
, the second easy way to earn
cash for our school, is simple to use. For example, you want to shop for
new shoes at JCrew.com. Instead of beginning at the JCrew web site,
start at the Box Tops Marketplace. Then, select JCrew.com. from the list
of Box Tops Marketplace merchants. Another window will appear with
JCrew.com. and you shop online as normal. When you make your purchase,
JCrew will donate a percentage of your purchase to our school through
Box Tops.
As a member of the Box Tops Booster Club, you know all about the great
benefits for you and your family. You get our school's earnings
information, money-saving coupons for Box Tops brands, great ideas for
family activities, chances to win Bonus Box Tops, access to the Box Tops
Marketplace and more. Give grandparents, neighbors, family and friends
the chance to help our school, too. Tell them about the Box Tops Booster
Club!
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