Academy 4-1-1 Volume 90

Academy 4-1-1 Monday, September 28, 2015 Volume 90

Our 103rd academic year is well underway and the feeling on campus has been overwhelmingly positive and exciting. We have started the year with over twenty more students than we had at this time last year. We have added some wonderful new teachers to our staff. Our program has been expanded in the areas of literacy and technology. In the Upper School we have introduced a new schedule that has resulted in more elective choices and co-curricular opportunities for students in grades 9-12. Our global perspective continues to expand. Taken as a whole, it is quite clear that the school year has begun with great energy and purpose. When I addressed the faculty and staff prior to the opening of school I challenged them to “work with a purpose.” I explained that this means we all share the common goal of doing everything possible to maximize the educational experience for our students. We will continue to discuss precisely how this goal can be fully achieved; reaching an understanding about priorities, use of resources and the support provided through professional development. I am very proud of our teachers and staff. They continue to demonstrate a wonderful commitment to our success. Their positive attitude is inspiring. Our students have returned with tremendous focus. Our Lower School students demonstrate daily their obvious joy in learning. This is the very essence of our mission and it is what separates us in conversations about educational reform and direction. We determine success through the quality of the experience our students have, and while we use metrics when needed to provide valuable data points to check our progress, it is the “joy” of the experience that truly represents the mission driven goal of our work. Our Lower School is filled with such joy and I am proud of the work being done.

In the Middle School we continue to provide our students with just the right blend of nurturing support and challenging outcomes that engender independence and age appropriate development. Middle School is a time of great change and our faculty is particularly attuned to this important dynamic. There are no limits in our Middle School and our program is designed to help students develop their full potential in all that they do. Our students are learning on all levels; academic, social and emotional. They are supported by a truly gifted faculty who has dedicated themselves professionally to this crucially important age group. The Upper School is the culminating experience of all that has come before. It is here that our students fully achieve the independence needed to be successful in college and beyond. There is a tremendous emphasis on student leadership. Our classes are student centered; always rigorous and demanding as we raise our expectations for excellence and teach our students to be accountable and give their very best effort. The new 10th period at the end of each day provides time for faculty office hours so that our students can develop authentic mentoring relationships with their teachers to help support and enrich their learning experience. We often need to take the approach of being counter-cultural as we challenge our students to elevate their value system and embrace a higher sense of achievement and purpose that will separate them as a group from the lowest common denominator that is often in evidence through the media examples that bombard them on a daily basis. We ask them to reach higher, and with the help of an extraordinary faculty, they do. So, it is with great pride that I lead us into our 103rd academic year. Thank you, as always, for your support and partnership as we move forward together.

“Head” Lines by Alan Bernstein

L A W R E N C E

W O O D M E R E

A C A D E M Y

Middle School

News

2

Lower School

News

4

PA News 5

Summer Day

News

6

Amazon Smile 6

Social Media 7

Upcoming

Events

11

Fall Sports 11

W H A T ’ S

I N S I D E

Save the Dates:

Faculty Show:

Friday, October 16 at

7pm

Homecoming:

Saturday, October 17

11am to 4pm

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MS Back to School Night

You are cordially invited to

Middle School

Back-To-School Night*

Date: THURSDAY, October 1, 2015

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: Hesssel Hall

You will have the opportunity to meet your child’s teachers and

to hear about the exciting plans for the

2015-2016 academic year!

The faculty and I look forward to welcoming you all on

October 1!

Sherri Fromowitz

Middle School Principal

*This is an evening for parents only

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MS Intramurals

September 10, 2015

Dear Fifth & Sixth Grade Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

During the months of September - October, LWA will be offering a 5th

and 6th

grade intramural

program. The program will meet after school from 3:30-4:30 on Mondays & Wednesdays,

beginning September 16th

and ending on October 26th

. Mrs. Zion & Mr. Bogdan will be the

program supervisors.

Intramurals has been quite popular in past years and we hope your child can participate. Pick up

time will be 4:30 sharp in front of the school. Please call with any questions.

**Please be sure your child has sneakers & a water bottle**

Sincerely,

Jeff Weiss

Director of Athletics

Dates of Intramurals: Sept. 16, 21, 28, 30, Oct. 5, 7, 14, 19, 21, 26

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LS Fire Prevention

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PA News

Dear Parents!

This year has gotten off to an amazing start! The weather cooperated beautifully and we had an

awesome turnout for our very first Back to the Books BBQ—about 150 people showed up to enjoy some

great food and even better company! Again, for all those who came out, we want to extend our thanks

for all of your support and for helping to build the feeling of community that makes LWA truly one of a

kind.

There is so much going on that we want to let you know about! First, by now you should have received

your Charleston Wrap Fundraising Packets. This is a VERY important fundraiser for the PA so please,

shop til you drop and encourage your friends and family to do the same! Once you register your child

online, you will get a student code and a link which you can place on Facebook or Instagram so family

and friends from around the world can support our school, and your child in particular! The sale ends

October 16.

Second, Homecoming is right around the corner, Saturday, October 17 from 11am-4pm to be

exact, and the PA NEEDS YOU! Please consider volunteering an hour or two of your time on that

day to help make Homecoming the fabulous even it always is! Your Class Chairs will be reaching out to

you with volunteer sign-up and food donation forms soon, so keep your eyes peeled for those emails

and please fill out and return the forms as soon as possible.

We hope your and your children’s school year has gotten off to a great start and we are so looking

forward to the wonderful year ahead. Thanks so much all!

Best,

Lindsay, Aida, Petra, Ella & Maria

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WELCOME BACK FROM LWA SUMMER DAY...

Over here in the Summer Day office we are back in full swing already planning an incredible Summer 2016! It is wonderful to see all of your children back at school. While many of them spent the summer with me, I am thrilled to see every, single, shining face and welcome so many new ones!

Summer Day 2015 was truly amazing and I am proud to be the director of the largest and most impressive summer program on the south shore of Long Island. If you would like to get a peek at what happened here at LWA Summer Day 2015, please check out our new blog that we launched this summer at http://lwasummerday/.

TO ENROLL FOR SUMMER 2016, OUR MOST DISCOUNTED EARLY BIRD RATES EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30TH SO PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE AND ENROLL BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. YOUR LWA SCHOOL DISCOUNT WILL APPLY AS WELL.

We welcome you to call or stop by our office at any time for more information or just to say hello!

Have a wonderful year!

Smiles,

Barbra Feldman

Summer Day News

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The shopping you are already doing on Amazon can be giving back to LWA at

no additional cost to you—just by shopping via smile.amazon.com. Simply

follow the steps below to set LWA as your favorite non-profit and shop away!

The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of your eligible Amazon

purchases to Lawrence Woodmere Academy. AmazonSmile is a simple and

automatic way for you to support LWA every time you shop, at no cost to you.

When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you're using your regular Amazon.com

account with all your usual shopping cart, Wish List/registry, and other account

settings... with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the

purchase price to LWA. Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are

eligible for these donations.

Signing up is easy. Follow these simple steps to register LWA as your favorite

nonprofit:

Go to our LWA Amazon signup link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/11-3028408.

Sign in to Amazon with your username and password.

Shop!

Feel good knowing that you are supporting LWA’s commitment to academic

excellence, the arts and athletics, extra-curricular activities and nurturing

personal, community and global responsibility in our students.

To continue to support LWA, remember to start your Amazon shopping from

smile.amazon.com. For more information about AmazonSmile, click here.

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Oct 1 MS Back to School Night, 7pm

Oct 7 Grades 7&8 Outdoor Education

US Back to School Night

Oct 8 Grade 9 Outdoor Education

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Boys Varsity Soccer

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Kew

Forest (A) 4:00

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Lexington (A)

4:00

Thursday, Oct. 8 Berkeley

Carroll (H) 4:15

Tuesday, Oct. 13 Heshel (H)

4:30

Thursday, Oct. 15 Avenues (H)

4:15

Saturday, Oct. 17 Portledge (H)

1:45

Monday, Oct. 19 Staten Island

(H) 4:00

Tuesday, Oct. 27 PLAYOFFS

TBA

Thursday, Oct. 29

CHAMPIONSHIP

Coaches: Jeff Weiss, Kris

Pischel

Boys Middle School Soccer

Tuesday, Sept. 29 Portledge (A)

3:45

Thursday, Oct. 1 Buckley (H)

3:45

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Waldorf (A)

4:15

Thursday, Oct. 8 Holy Child (H)

3:45

Tuesday, Oct. 13 Waldorf (H)

4:30

Wednesday, Oct. 21 Schechter

(A) 4:15

Coach: James Bogdan, Kris

Pischel

Girls Varsity Soccer

Tuesday, Sept. 29 Staten Island

(A) 4:15

Thursday, Oct. 1 Avenues (H)

4:15

Friday, Oct. 2 Friends (H) 4:15

Monday, Oct. 5 Brooklyn (H)

4:15

Wednesday, Oct. 7 Grace Day

(H) 4:15

Friday, Oct. 9 LUHI (H) 4:00

Saturday, Oct. 17 Portledge (H)

12:00

Coach: Karim Shabazz, Kelly

Wright

Girls Varsity Volleyball

Tuesday, Sept. 29 Staten Island

(H) 4:15

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Avenues

(A) 4:15

Thursday, Oct. 1 Bayridge Prep

(H) 4:15

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Our Savior (A)

4:15

Thursday, Oct. 8 Grace (H) 4:15

Tuesday, Oct. 13 Heshel (A) 4:00

Wednesday, Oct. 14 Solomon

Schechter (A) 4:00

Thursday, Oct. 15 Knox (H) 4:00

Wednesday, Oct. 21 Playoffs

Thursday, Oct. 21 Playoffs &

Finals

Coach: Dan McMenamin

Cross Country

Tuesday, Sept. 29 LuHi (A) 4:00

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Portledge (A)

4:00

Tuesday, Oct.13 Knox (A) 4:00

Tuesday, Oct. 20 Van Cortland

Pk (A) 4:00

Wednesday, Oct. 28 Van

Cortland Pk. (A) 4:00 **

**CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

Coach: Bobby Schaefer

Fall Athletics Schedule