A Thanksgiving and First week of December Wish

UPDATE:  Thank you, parents.  Mr. Laderman's project has been completed by 16 sponsors.
You guys stepped up and took care of business.  Our students thank you, they will enjoy and learn so much from the photo gates. 

Thank you





UPDATE: As of December 4, we have 12 supporters and there is $228 left to complete the project. 
If you have not helped yet, we could still use your help.   Remember even a few dollars will help. It is all good in our hood.





As parents of a students at LACES, we all have much to be thankful.   Most of us do not worry if our child is getting the best education available.  That is a big worry off our shoulders and for that I'm sure we are all grateful.

Tapping into your grateful and thankful heart, would you consider helping our science department?
Mr. Laderman right now has 8 supporters on his Donor's Choose Project.

He is asking for photo gates, which are digital timers.  They will allow students to precisely characterize motion.  They are considered fundamental equipment in modern physics class.  Some of the AP Physics exam questions cover hypothetical experiments with photogates.  

We need several more supporters to get both gates.  Can you donate $25 $50 maybe (pinch me) $100?
If you love science and want to support science look no further than this project.  You can read more about it HERE.

If you are sitting around on Thanksgiving surrounded by family ask them if they will help by kicking in a few dollars.     It would be great to get this project paid in full by this weekend.  

Happy Thanksgiving.

Week of November 18 Update

UPDATE (thank you, Mark):

Staples has a sale online for Sustainable Earth copy paper 8 1/2 x 11. 5,000 sheets for $19.99 with free shipping. Item 375577. Coupon code 23402. 

Great deal!

Mark Finberg

Sent from my iPhone

Okay, let's round up the usual suspects….
PAPER 
Here are the paper closets as of 4pm today.   That second shelf is the white paper.   We are not in good shape.    We had a couple parents bring in some paper last week but we were in such a drought we have practically drained it dry.   Can you please bring in a carton?  Or can you bring in two reams?   What would be ideal is to fill that shelf and that closet.  If we do that we could get through November and December.

ETA:

IF you have a tight schedule and can't find the time to go to Staples or Office Depot. Please consider going Online and ordering a case and having it delivered (in some cases Free shipping).

STAPLES

Or this case  STAPLES 

OFFICE DEPOT

Shipping Address:
LACES
Front Office
5931 W 18th St, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 549-5900

"For the love of science"…..

UPDATE:  As of Thursday 11-21, Mr Laderman has had 7 donations.  
He still needs $433 to get the two photogates. 
Are there 4 people who can donate $100 each?
How about 8 people who can Donate $50 each?
Can you make a donation and ask someone you know to kick in?
How about a friend who has no children?  How about a relative? 
How about a co-worker who likes to help?   
Help build up our science at LACES.   Please go to Donor'sChoose link and read what he has written.      



Look at this beautiful photo.
This is upper grade science teacher Mr. Laderman's class.    Look what he does to engage our students.

Even if your child does not have Mr. Laderman and certainly if your child has Mr Laderman and if you child already had Mr Laderman will you please contribute a few dollars to his
 DONOR's CHOOSE PROJECT ?

He is asking for photo gates, which are digital timers.  They will allow students to precisely characterize motion.  They are considered fundamental equipment in modern physics class.  Some of the AP Physics exam questions cover hypothetical experiments with photogates.  

Seriously, for the love of science please contribute to his project.  And if you need some big music to inspire you to contribute please click here….

Ms Henry's New Chair

As you can see Ms Henry has a beautiful new and COMFORTABLE chair. Susan Robinson who was the point person is still collecting for the chair.   susanrobinson1@ca.rr.com

Hi All -

Many thinks for all who have chipped in for Ms Henry's Chair

It is NOT TOO LATE if you would still like to contribute

I have kept a list of all participants and will be giving
Ms Henry a note of appreciation from all of us
(or you are welcome to give me your personal note)

I will be making my final collections on Wednesday from the FOL box

Thanks again
Susan

Good Deeds Aplenty

Update:  Are you you going to yogurtland? Can you get a couple $5 gift cards? How about CBTL?
We did receive some but need more.  Thank you.  

"Caught Being Good Ticket"

Did you know students who pick up litter, improve class behavior, help another student and a whole host of other good stuff are often given a 'Caught Being Good Ticket"   Their ticket is put in a box and then once a week there is a drawing and the winning student gets a $1 coupon good for the student store.

One group of actions that has been showing up more and more are students who turn in lost iphones and ipods.   Ms Selig and the office staff would like to reward the electronic turn ins (which are quite valuable) with a little boost, like a $5 gift card to…Coffee Bean, Yogurtland, Subway etc.   The next time you are out at one of these business or similar would you pick up a couple $5 gift cards?  
You can give it to the front office to the attention of Maggie Scott or Ms. Selig.

Got Bandaids?

The office staff needs Bandaids.  Multiple sizes.   Can you pick up a box (multiple sizes)?

 UPDATE: About five boxes of bandaids from several families have been dropped off at the office.  Thank you, Parents.  We are good (for now). 

Paper Status

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard ----and it was bare.
This is the closet where we keep the parent donated paper.    As of Friday it was empty.

The school goes through ten reams of paper a day.   When you donate a ream (s) of paper you are helping Mr. Boger's budget.   If we provide paper he does not have to order from district.

If you have not donated a ream lately will you please pick up a ream or two.  If you donated back on back to school night will you go back to Staples (or the like) and pick up another couple reams.

If we fill this closet we will take care of the rest of November.  

Week of November 5 UPDATE

We are almost completely out of Kleenex.
I was shocked that we went through the piles we had 10 days ago.
But it is down to just a few boxes.


We are also out of paper.   Yep, totally out.  Can you pick up a ream or two and drop off?
Remember they sell reams of paper even at Ralphs if you can't get to Office Depot or Staples.

We are still requesting copies of "The Circuit" and "Julia of the Wolves"  Are you going to Barnes and Noble?   Can you go online to Amazon and order one of each?
Circuit  
Julie of the Wolves

And Susan Robinson (parent in class of 2014) is the point person for Ms Henry's chair.
If you would like to contribute a few dollars to the chair fund please email her at:
 susanrobinson1@ca.rr.com


Finally, have you turned your donation to the direct donation campaign?   Please make your donation asap.

Thank you