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In and
Around the Lab
Here is a reminder of some of the upcoming events. 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/
** High School Parent-Teacher Conferences, Thursday November 4th 11:00a.m. – 8:00 p.m. in Upper
Kovler
** No School for all school (N/K, LS, MS, HS)—Faculty In-Service Day
Friday November 5th.
** Community of Givers Phone-a-thon is in full swing. Expect a call from your fellow parents on
the evening of Sunday November 7th, and continuing Monday and Tuesday evenings November 8th, and 9th. All between the hours of 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM.
The goal for Community of Givers is 100 PERCENT PARTICIPATION. Please be as generous as possible.
Volunteers are still needed to make the calls to parents. Please contact, a Class Captain, or
Meta Dawson, to volunteer. You can also contact the Development Office
773/702-2051 to volunteer or make your gift. Volunteers will meet in the Lower School offices on
the 7th and 8th. They will meet at the northside offices of Wolin Levin on the 9th.
** No School, Grades 6 – 8 Parent /Advisor Teacher Conference, Monday November 8th, 8:00 a.m. –
3:00 p.m., in MS Advisor classrooms.
** N/K & LS Picture Retake Day, Monday November 8th, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., in Blaine & Woodlawn.
In the event that a child was absent on Picture Day or if a child's photo needs to be retaken,
November 8th is RetakeDay. Only individual photos will be retaken. It is not possible to redo
group photos. Parents should send previously taken photos with their children to be returned to
the photographer on Retake Day.
** N/K Chat with the Principal, Wednesday November 10th, 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., in Judd 126.
Join Carla Young, Nursery and Kindergarten Principal, for a "Chat with the Principal". This
fall's chat is titled, "In Keeping With John Dewey's Legacy-Progressive Practices in Nursery and
Kindergarten". Carla Young will make a presentation and then open the floor for discussion.
** 6th Grade Band, Choir, and Orchestra Concert, Thursday November 11th, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.,
in Mandel Hall, corner of University and 57th Street. Students should arrive at Mandel Hall by
7:00 p.m. in concert attire. (white top, black dress pants or skirt, black shoes) Concert is
free, and all are invited.
** 7th & 8th Grade Giant Gym Night, Friday November 12th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., in
Kovler Gym. 7th & 8th grade students are invited to come and spend the evening in activities
such as basketball, volleyball, swimming, GaGa, and gymnastics, led by members of the PE
department assisted and chaperoned by parent volunteers.
Parents if you would like to volunteer, please contact either of the Giant Gym Night Co-Chairs:
Anne Broady, or Suzanne Weichselbaum
** MS/HS Open House for Prospective Students, Sunday November 14th, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in
University High School. Tours and Information will be provided for students and families entering
grades 5-12. Parents and students currently enrolled in Lab School 8th grade, are encouraged to
attend.
** The winter Parents-Student-Athletes-Coaches meeting for both the Middle School and High School
basketball team members will be held November 14th at 5 p.m. in Upper Kovler gym.
** 7th Grade Band, Choir, Orchestra Concert, Tuesday November 16th, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in
Mandel Hall, corner of University and 57th Street. 7th Grade Band, Choir & Orchestra Concert
students meet in Mandel Hall by 7:00 with instruments, wearing concert uniforms of blacks pants
or skirts, white shirts or blouses.
Admission is free. Everyone invited.
** Lobby Sing, Thursday November 18th, 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. in Blaine Lobby.
The Lab School community is invited to join us in singing songs of the fall / Thanksgiving
season!
** MS Picture Retake Day, Thursday November 18th, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lifetouch will take pictures of MS students who were absent on picture day, or who need retakes.
Only individual photos will be retaken. It is not possible to redo group photos. Parents should
send previously taken photos with their children to be returned to the photographer on Retake
Day.
** 8th Grade Band, Choir, Orchestra Concert, Thursday November 18th, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in
Mandel Hall, corner of University and 57th Street.
8th Grade Band, Choir, and Orchestra Concert students meet in Mandel Hall by 7:00 with
instruments, wearing concert uniforms of blacks pants or skirts, white shirts or blouses.
Admission is free. Everyone invited.
** Middle School Fall Play: “Anne of Green Gables”, Friday November 19th and 20th, 8:00 p.m. –
10:00 p.m., and Sunday afternoon, Nov. 21st, at 2:00 p.m., in Blaine 214. Tickets are $5.00 and
will be sold in the cafeteria during Middle School lunch period beginning Thursday, Nov. 11th. In
order to be as fair as possible, individual students may purchase only 2 tickets at a time.
Payment may be made by cash or a check payable to The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.
** No School for all Schools —Thanksgiving Holiday, Wednesday November 24th through Friday
November 26th.
** Math Night for parents of 1st & 2nd grade students, Tuesday November 30th, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30
p.m. Parents of first and second grade students are invited to attend an evening of math
activities with teams of first and second grade teachers. This is an adults only event starting
at 6:00 (pizza dinner) and then proceeding to classroom math activities from 6:30-7:30.
Planning for Connections 2005 – Reflections of Lab, has gotten off to a
rousing start with a kick-off meeting that included a message from Director Magill about Lab’s
new philanthropy philosophy. Changes for this year’s event, along with the goals and objectives
for Connections 2005 were presented. This year the event will take place on March 5 at the River
East Art Center, 435 E. Illinois Street. Proceeds will benefit the Professional Development Fund
for Lab Schools teachers.
The committees: Auction, Classroom Projects Auction, Underwriting, Publicity/communications,
Volunteer Coordination, Raffle Ticket, and Student Performance, were established. A break-out
session for each of the committees was held. Help is still needed on the various committees,
with the Underwriting committee having the most need. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up by
contacting co-chairs Kelly Moran or Carol Kamin at
Connections2005@hotmail.com.
Volunteer opportunities are still available. If you have not already done so, please take a
moment to fill out a PA
Volunteer Form. You can also trial our new e-volunteer form.
Fifth Grade Note Cards – a Lab Schools tradition for eight years and counting ---- are now
available! Featuring work completed last spring by Philip Matsikas’ fifth grade Fine Arts
students, the cards make terrific holiday gifts, greeting cards and thank you notes. Each student
artist selected a favorite painting and reproduced it, in miniature, as a watercolor painting.
All 111 art works have been professionally printed on quality card stock, and the cards are being
sold for $25 per set in assorted sets of a dozen with matching envelopes. For every four sets
purchased, a fifth free set is included. All profits benefit the Laboratory Schools.
Order forms are available in the Middle School office and Blaine Lobby, and you can request an
electronic order form by emailing Melissa Cook at
phoeberosewater@yahoo.com. For additional information, contact co-chairs Dina Chiampas
(773-373-4557), Melissa Cook (773-684-5239) or Linda Hanessian (773-493-1444).
For those who have already placed an order, we apologize for a delay in the cashing of some of
your checks to enable the clean and separate accounting of the 2003 and 2004 series. If you have
questions about whether we received your order, please contact Melissa Cook by e-mail or phone.
Special note to 7th grade parents:
It is not too late to place orders for the 2003 series of cards produced by your child's class,
including custom sets of your child's work, while supplies last. Contact Melissa Cook for
further information.
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