Week of October 4, 2010

Dave Cesa's group at the Lincoln Memorial and reflecting pool.


Here are some memories of a very hot and most wonderful trip to Washington, DC. The record temperature reached 95 degrees as our students trekked from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, from the Smithsonian Museums to the Vietnam Memorial. Bob reported his best experience yet at the Natural History Museum with his Geology class. Susan visited the Holocaust Museum with her Holocaust and Human Behavior class plus 20 other students. Some advisee groups went as far as China Town and the Zoo, while others participated in an advisee group scavenger hunt. Here, you can see some scavenger hunt photos. Dave Cesa and his group can be seen in the reflection pool and at the Lincoln Memorial.

Here is Frances's group looking out at the Washington Memorial...and reflected in the pool.
Gustavo's group stops for a photo in the sun. WARNING: I cannot get this blog to behave today. I doubt that any pictures will be with the correct caption. Keep scrolling down to find Gustavo's group. I cannot get them to go where I want them!

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 7-9PM
We look forward to seeing you at our Back to School Night this Thursday. We will meet in the Meeting Hall. Refreshments will be available from 6:30-7:00. We hope to start promptly at 7pm with some entertainment by students and information from staff. At 7:30, parents will begin their evening of visiting periods 1-6 to meet their children's teachers and hear about classes. Please make time to join us for this important evening.

PREPARING FOR THE PSAT
The PSAT will be given on Wednesday, October 13th at 8am in the Upper School. In preparation for this practice exam, LS parent Rich Tapper is offering a free review session for all interested students this Wednesday evening from 6-8pm in the Meeting Hall. We hope that many of our students will take advantage of this generous offer.

HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE BLOG THIS WEEK. IT KEEPS TELLING ME THAT IT CAN'T SAVE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PUBLISH. JUST IN CASE, I WILL STOP NOW, TRY TO PUBLISH WHAT I HAVE SO FAR, AND CONTINUE LATER THIS WEEK. OCTOBER IS A VERY FULL MONTH IN THE LIFE OF THE UPPER SCHOOL. I WANT TO BE SURE TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT SAFELY AND CORRECTLY.