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Students can retake their school photos on Wednesday, November 19, 2008.

Advanced Learning Strategies
Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 pm

Wally Woods, a Learning and Systems Facilitator and the author of Climbing Out of Our 20th Century Box, will lead the discussion.  Learn how to move past the usual linear thinking model of rote memory and venture into the world of complex thinking to develop knowledge and wisdom.  Learn several simple, fun ways to activate both sides of your brain for improved thinking, planning, reading, and note-taking engagement.  This workshop is for the whole family.  Please RSVP by calling the school (274-2183).

Intramural Sports have begun.  Students can come and participate in all different kinds of sports Monday through Thursday avery week in the mornings from 8-9 am or after school from 3:30-4:30 pm.  The sports will be facilitated and overseen by Lee.  If students are interested they should sign up in the LACS gym or talk to Lee.

From the health office:
The winter sports season will be starting soon.  The dates are November 10 for Varsity, JV, and freshman levels and November 17 for modified level.  Interested students will need to complete an Athletic Participation form (available on-line, or in the LACS health office) and return it to Barbara in the health office.  Students will need to have a current physical exam (done within the past 12 months) on file, or make arrangements to have one done before the start of the season.  Call the IHS athletic office (274-2155) or the LACS health office (274-2307) for more info.
The following sports are offered:
Boys basketball- Var, JV, freshman and modified
Girls basketball- Var, JV, freshman and modified
Cheerleading- Var only
Girls hockey- Var only
Boys hockey- Var only
Boys swim- Var only
Wrestling- Var, JV, and modified

Ithaca City School District will be closed for Thanksgiving from November 26-28.

Thursday, November 13

Friday, November 7

Our first cycle of the year ends on November 7.  Teachers will be writing their narrative evaluations summarizing the lessons and experiences of the courses, as well as offering qualitative feedback for each of their students.  The evaluations will be mailed home about a week and a half following the end of the cycle, and can also be accessed online with your child’s district access login and password.

Thanks to all for coming to make the LACS Community Pasta Dinner a success.

The dinner can’t happen and be a success without the students, parents, caregivers, and staff who helped to set up the dining room, prepare food in the kitchen, serve the food and clean up so the Boynton kitchen and cafeteria is a clean as we found it.

Another thank you goes to all the parents who helped with all the Family Group fundraising (and supported those fundraisers!) and Drama productions.

As always, we owe a public thank you to Denise Agati and Tina Belden, the two Boynton kitchen cooks, who ordered our food, prepared the pasta, and helped those who worked in the kitchen.  The dinner can’t happen without their help.

We hoped that, from serving line forward, we would generate zero garbage.  We didn’t quite succeed. The composting and recycling barrels were well used.  The two garbage cans were each less than half full, and we could have picked out more recyclables.  So, for a large event serving 300 or so people, we did reasonably well reducing the amount of garbage.  

As always, feedback on how an event goes is important to making it better the next time.  We have used prior years’ feedback each year, so if you have thoughts or comments, send to Steve Hoffman (shoffman@icsd.k12.ny.us).

Thanks again to all for a great event.

Intramurals a re set to begin at the start of cycle 2 (November 10) and will run both before school from 8:00-9:00 am, and after school, 3:30-4:30 pm.  There will be soccer, basketball, kickball, and running.  Students can sign up at school through Intrmural Activities Coordinator Lee Baker.

Monday, October 27 - Wednesday, October 29

Because we do not have our own theater at LACS, whenever there is a drama production it is essential that we rehearse evenings at another school’s theater, as this is the only time they allot for us.  Our rehearsal and performance times at Boynton for the Spaghetti Dinner plays this year are listed below.  We will have the middle school students perform first, and they may leave after their skit rehearsal is complete:

Monday, October 27: 6:00-9:15 pm
Tuesday, October 28: 6:00-9:15 pm
Wednesday, October 29: 6:00-9:15 pm

SHOW - Thursday, October 30: 7:00 pm.  STUDENTS SHOULD BE IN THE THEATER BY 6:15 pm.

If you have an questions or concerns, please contact Sarah Jane or Ira: sbokaer@icsd.k12.ny.us, irabois@iscd.k12.ny.us