Winter Break Wish List

There are only a few days left before we go on break.     

First of all thank you who have been stepping up with the paper.   Several of you showed up or shipped cases.   The office is very grateful.   With finals week we have been going through tons of paper so your donations have really helped.   Some of you may be waiting until after the holidays to get paper.   Great, the office will welcome your white and colored paper in 2014 with great joy.  

In the meantime….

YOGA BLOCKS AND STRAPS  

PE Teacher Jillian Howden has a yoga class.   She had great success this first semester with her students. 

We've had a very successful first semester of yoga and I've seen great improvements in flexibility and tranquility with my teens in the class. I'd love to add more poses but we are lacking in yoga blocks and straps. If you happen to have any you're not using or would like to contribute our yoga students and I would be so grateful!!  -- Ms Howden.  

If you go to yoga classes you know the value of blocks and straps.    If you have any you can pass or if you can purchase some Ms. Howden would be very appreciative.    Here is the LINK on Amazon for blocks  and here is a link for straps.  Of course you can also just pick them up at Target or other stores, even Whole Foods.  

COFFEE URN 

The coffee urn in the parent center is dead.   Do you  have a coffee urn that you don't use?  How about a member of your family, do they have one they aren't using?   Or could you pick one up?  There are a lot of choices on Amazon and of course if you swing by CostCo, Target, etc, you can find one there. 

If you are getting one, let me know so I can update this item.  Thank you    Trabot@ca.rr.com    -- Tracy  

White Christmas!

There are only two and half weeks left of school before we go on Winter Break.
The teachers, staff and even the students are hoping for a White Christmas.

Reams and reams of white paper!       Actually, if you can throw in color reams we need those as well.

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

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.