Lutherville Lab Report

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

September 20, 2024

Lutherville Families,

We had a great week of learning at the Lab! Most of our grade levels are in the second unit of our Reading curriculum and are approaching the end of their first unit of Math instruction. We are proud of the hard work our teachers are facilitating and the progress our students are making.

We want to share two positions for which we are hiring!

We have an opening for an aide in our Social-Emotional Learning program. This position is to support students in one of our SEL classrooms under the direction of the classroom teacher and in partnership with a para-educator. The individuals in these positions support students individually or in small group with work completion and encouragement and accompany students to Related Arts classes. The hours are 9:20 - 4:05 and pay is $18/hour. Additional information and application can be found here.

We also have an opening for a part-time position combining aide and lunchroom assistant for 4 hours per day / 20 hours per week. The pay for this position is also $18.00 an hour. The daily hours are somewhat negotiable within the 9:05 - 4:05 window. This work would be a combination of classroom student support in the general education setting and lunchroom support. Additional information can be found here.

Please share with folks who have a heart for children and would like to work with a great, supportive team! Interested candidates should please contact us at school by calling 443-809-7800 or emailing smccomb@bcps.org.

Important reminder -- Fall Family Night is just two weeks from this Tuesday, on October 8th. The anchor session for our Fall Family Night is a Cultural Fair in the gym! This is an opportunity to celebrate the wonderful diversity that makes Lutherville Lab such a special community featuring 28 different home languages and 93 students whose families have a primary home language other than, or in addition to English! We are seeking families who would like to display and share some of their family's cultural roots. We welcome returning families to continue to share and welcome new families to share as well! If you'd like to sign up or have questions, please reach out ot Shaimaa Hussein at shimaahussien86@gmail.com.

In partnership,

-Mr. McComb

Calendar Reminders:

9/27 - Fall Flick & Fun Night
10/3 - Schools Closed

10/8 - Fall Family Night

Family Literacy Day

Family Literacy Day 2024: Advocating to Succeed

Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Join us at Banneker Hall in Morgan State University for a day filled with activities and workshops centered around K-8 literacy. This in-person, FREE, event is perfect for families looking to learn how to support and advocate for their student.

Join us for special entertainment while we celebrate the joy of learning together.

Sponsored by Maryland Initiative for Literacy & Equity (MILE) and National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities (NCEED).

Stay after to watch the Morgan State Bears Football vs. Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons

Registration information is in the attached flier.

2nd grade learning from the carpet.

Art Updates from Mr. Weigle

Respiratory Infection Guidance

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.

Instrumental music lessons have begun for our 5th graders

Notes from the PTA

TO KNOW:

UPCOMING DEADLINE: DUE TUES SEPT 24TH PIZZA PRE-ORDERS FROM MARIA'S FOR FALL FLICK & FUN NIGHT
Two options exist to pre-order $11 cheese or $12 pepperoni pizzas for our next event:

1) To pay by check or cash, click here to print the order form (also in your child(ren)'s green folder) and send back to school no later than next Tues Sept 24th

2) To pay with a credit card, click here to submit your order and payment by 11:59 pm on Tues Sept 24th

NEXT EVENT:

FRI SEPT 27 FROM 5-8 PM FALL FLICK & FUN

A BIT OF HELP NEEDED & A FEW DETAILS

Please join us for an evening of fun and Inside Out 2!

Please note:

Adults are expected to accompany and stay with their children (wherever they may wander to) for the duration of the event. For the safety and positive experience of everyone in our community, once the movie begins we will ask everyone to move inside with your children or head home if you are not interested in staying for the movie. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Dinner:

You're welcome to bring your own picnic dinner or pre-order pizza from Maria's through the PTA (see above)

Help:

Can you help with the event? Bake something for the bake sale? Share a cooler? Toss a ball around with the kids for 30 min? Help with concessions or clean up? Great! Please access the SignUp Genius to sign up here: https://bit.ly/llptasignup

Timeline for evening:

5:00-6:00 pm Back Fields & Playground Area

Games, sports & dancing with teachers & staff

Bake sale begins

5:15-5:30 pm Near Learning Garden

Pizzas arrive, bake sale continues

6:30 pm Back Doors near Learning Garden

Doors open for indoor movie seating - main seating in gym, quiet viewing in Rec (Music) Room

6:30-8:15 pm Intermediate Hallway, Near Gym

Concessions available for purchase

6:45-8:30 pm Gym (Main Viewing) & Rec Room (Quiet Viewing)

Movie- Inside Out 2

TO DO:

HELP FOR OCT EVENTS
On Thurs Oct 3rd (no school for the kids, Professional Dev day for the staff) the PTA will be providing lunch for the LL teachers and staff. Would you be able to donate funds? Bake? Purchase or make a salad? Please click here for opportunities to support the PTA in this and other ways. We appreciate your contributions greatly!

MEETING YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT - CONNECTING IN EASY WAYS VIA A SHORT SURVEY
Maybe you:

- are active on social media

- are from a country outside the US

- like to bake or cook

- have funds to share

- have a vehicle or wholesale membership club to share

- connected to a local business or entrepreneur

- your child wants to be/is an entrepreneur

Please click here to complete a quick survey and we'll reach out to you to make sure to maximize your time and efforts.

CALENDAR OF FALL PTA EVENTS
Here is the calendar distributed at Back to School Night. We hope to see you at many of these events, most of which are free!