LS Weekly Memo End of Year 2012

Thank you again for ending the year on such a great note, both with your appreciations for your colleagues and your ideas for the year to come. Below are several comments to help you close out this year and be prepared for next.  Enjoy your well deserved break.

Meetings and Events

DATE	EVENTS	LOCATION
NONE	Summer

Welcome Celia Lou Sternberg!

Report Cards
All LS report cards need to be loaded into PCR by 5:00 pm Thursday, 6/21.  Angela can begin preparing report cards for sending to parents as soon as you indicate you have completed the report card process on the Google Doc: LS Report Card Progress Checklist June 2012. All school report cards will be sent out on Friday, June 22.  

Seismic Upgrades, Thursday, June 21
Seismic upgrades begin in LS Classrooms!  The construction crew is starting at 7:00 am on Thursday morning in the 4th and 5th grade rooms.  Angela is taking care of laptops.  I trust you have taken care of packing up your room.

Orders
Anything ordered after 6/20 will be counted against next year’s budget.
All orders for the start of next year are due to Jenny by August .  Orders received after August 1 will be received after the start of school.

School Supplies
School Supplies lists need to be updated through Office Depot by August 1.  See Jenny Strode’s email from 6/11 for details.

Schedule Ideas
LSLT representatives have received a Google Doc for schedule feedback.  I will use the feedback received by July 1 to make adjustments to the current schedule.

Parent Volunteers
You will receive an email from Kim Jensen with a spreadsheet listing all your parent volunteer positions from this year.  Please review, update and return to Kim Jensen by August 31, 2012.

Room 10 Needs Work - Fire Marshall
Thank you to those of you who swooped in and organized your stuff in Room 10. The Fire Marshall has very clear requirements for the clean-up.  The basic guidelines are everything needs to be on existing shelves to maintain clear egress of the room and access to utility closets.  An 18” space between ceiling and storage must be maintained for the sprinkler system. If you have anything on the floor in Room 10, find a place for it on a shelf.  If you cannot find space clearly label it SAVE, Teacher Name, DATE.

Inspiring Readings
Chris O’Toole is compiling a list, to be launched as a Google Doc, of inspirational readings for the summer based on your suggestions. You are welcome to add to the list and or request a copy of a book. We will place orders on 6/29, budget permitting. Thanks to Kirstin, Marty and Chris who started the list.

Summer Stipends
Be sure to complete the Summer Stipends Dates Google Doc indicates when you will be working.

LS Office
The Lower School Office is open from 9-4 daily through June 29. The Office reopens on August 6th.