PA Fundraisers

This year the PA will be selling store “gift cards” to raise money for PA-sponsored events.  Parents and students can order store “gift cards” to a variety of restaurants, book stores, clothing stores, grocery stores and movie theaters as well as online stores like Amazon and Itunes.  The fundraiser will run from November 10th to [...]

Parents’ Association Meeting Report - November 11, 2008

Arlene Mays-Johnson, President, called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 PM. in Judd 126. The minutes of the last PA meeting were approved. Ms. Mays-Johnson announced the date of the next meeting, January 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM. She thanked all parents who have volunteered and helped with PA activities. She [...]

PA Multicultural Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the Parent Association’s Multicultural Committee (PAMC) will be a holiday celebration on Monday, December 8th from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the home of Leslie Pilot-Gatton.  We hope you can join us. Please  RSVP to Leslie Pilot-Gatton at lpgatt@comcast.net.

Teaching Kindness: The Smart Love Approach

Please mark your calendars Monday, December 8th, 7pm in Judd 126 for “Teaching Kindness: The Smart Love Approach”, with remarks and discussion by Dr. Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph. D. This presentation is for parents and teachers who are wondering how best to develop kindness in young children.
Dr. Pieper will present the Smart Love approach to teaching [...]

Parent to Parent Meetings for MS

The Middle School’s “Parent-to-Parent” meetings are back this week in Judd 126 on Tuesday, November 18, at 7 p.m. for grade 5–6 parents, and Thursday, November 20, at 7 p.m. for grade 7–8 parents.
The “Parent-to-Parent” initiative involves parents getting together to talk about issues related to adolescent development with the aid of a skilled facilitator (a licensed [...]

Community Life Meeting

The Community Life Committee of the Parents’ Association will be meeting Friday, November 21st at 1:00 PM in Judd 204.  We will be discussing the role parents can play in the efforts surrounding civility as well as the presentation made by the Diversity Task Force at the November PA Meeting.
The Community Life Committee is a [...]

November Meeting Reminder

Mark Your Calendars for the November 10th PA Meeting at 7:00 PM in Judd 126.  Sonya Malunda and Andy Neal will update parents on the work of the Lab Schools’ Diversity Task Force.  Sonya and Andy are fellow parents, members of Lab’s Board of Directors and members of the Diversity Task Force formed by the [...]

Finance Committee Meeting

There will be a Parents’ Association Finance Committee meeting on Monday, November 3rd at 8:45 AM in the Business School cafeteria.  All parents are encouraged to attend.