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What's Inside

Lunar Banquet Ticket Sales Close Tonight, Sunday, February 4! A Note from Mr. Golan Thank You, Talented Labbies Who Signed Up to Perform! Yearbook Needs Your Photos Yearbook Cover Entries Are Due Monday, February 12 Manhattan Youth Spring Session Spring Auction -- Think Live Auction Stepping Up Committee Piano Shop for Lab Middle School Donate to Direct Appeal Box Tops for Education Upcoming Events Community Events

Lunar Banquet Ticket Sales Close Tonight, Sunday, February 4!

Buy your tickets NOW for the Lunar New Year Celebration on February 9.

Be sure to contribute to the teacher ticket fund by Treating-a- Teacher or a Teacher Table, too!

The celebration is at Joy Luck Palace this year. Click to see menus, purchase tickets, enter the raffle, purchase wine and buy tee shirts.

All friends and family are welcome. Please consider volunteering. Needed are volunteers on the day of the event to work the registration table, t-shirt sales, bar sales, and raffle ticket sales. Click here for the Lunar Banquet volunteer signup.

A Note from Mr. Golan

Dear Parents,

I wanted to thank everyone for their support of my application to Chalkbeat's Great American Teach Off. Sadly, my team did not advance to the final round. Still, it was an honor to make it to being a semifinalist and shine a light on the teaching profession with the video that Nancy and I made.

Best, Kit

Thank You, Talented Labbies Who Signed Up to Perform!

It's going to be a fabulous show. Mark your calendars for the performance on Friday, March 16, from 5:00-7:30pm.

The Talent Show Is Co-Produced by: Yearbook Needs Your Photos

It's time to Submit Yearbook Photos.

To submit photos directly, email pictures to: [email protected]

The yearbook seeks candid shots of activities at school including club and sport activities as well as field trips. Formal portraits of students are not needed because those were taken on Photo Day.

When you submit photos, please include the activity name and the names of the student or students pictured.

Yearbook Cover Entries Are Due Monday, February 12

Calling Artistic Eighth Graders!!

Enter the 2017-2018 Lab Middle School Yearbook Cover Contest

CONTEST RULES:

Submission must be hand drawn and an original idea

Use size 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper, portrait orientation Include the words "NYC Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies" and the school year "2017-2018" somewhere in the design Keep the submission school appropriate! Submit in person to Ms. Swersky in room 401 Submit by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12th

Late submissions will not be accepted

Manhattan Youth Spring Session

Here is information from Manhattan Youth on the Spring Session:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12: Sports tryouts begin Here is a full list of sports tryout days We can't change this schedule! Students must be present at the tryouts or they will not be chosen for a team. No exceptions!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15: Spring schedule released The full list of spring offerings will be available via email and on Manhattan Youth's website MONDAY, MARCH 5: Spring registration begins Registration will open at 11am on our website

MONDAY, MARCH 12: Spring schedule begins!

Questions? Email [email protected]

Spring Auction - Think Live Auction

Live Auction Items...? This week we are looking for some very special donations to be auctioned live at the gala event on March 21.

Do you know someone who works for a sports team? Maybe they'd donate an experience...

Have a good friend or relative who works in fashion? Tickets to a fashion show are always a hit...

Behind-the-scenes access?...

Have an idea about another special experience you could offer?... We can help you develop the idea: Email Karen May.

Donation Letter

Donation Form

Support the auction. We ask all families to bring in at least one donation. Please print out and carry these forms with you to ask vendors to join you in supporting our wonderful school. Stepping Up Committee

The group plans 8th Grade Stepping Up activities, like the dance. Email [email protected] if you would like to be part of the Stepping Up Committee. Thank you!

The Eighth Grade Stepping Up Ceremony will be on Friday, June 22, in the Gym at Lab Middle School. After the ceremony, families will be able to mingle in the school yard.

Piano

Please send any leads on upright pianos for sale or offered for donation to [email protected].

Shop for Lab Middle School

When you shop through Amazon, be sure to use Amazon Smile supporting NYC Lab Middle School. Your Amazon experience does not change, but Amazon makes a contribution to Lab Middle School with every purchase you make. Every little bit counts.

Your Contributions at Work

Please take a moment to decide on a meaningful contribution for your family. There is a suggested donation of $600 per student, but any amount is gratefully accepted and put to good use for the benefit of all of our Labbies! Your contribution is vital to the continuation of enrichment programming and providing ongoing resources to our faculty and staff.

Being able to cite a high percentage of participation among families in our campaign is also helpful when applying for grants and other outside funding. Help us get closer to our goal of 100% participation by making your donation today.

Click for Donation forms. Please return the form with your contribution to Ms. Marilyn's office, Room 111. You can also click here to donate online anytime.

Thank you

Box Tops for Education NEXT DEADLINE!! The next deadline for us to mail in our coupons is February 15. Time to clip and send in those little rectangles of free money! There is a collection box in Ms. Marilyn's office. Some homeroom teachers collect in their classrooms too.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Click for the calendar on the Lab Middle School website.

Go Gators! Click for the Manhattan Youth calendar.

Manhattan Youth is in winter session. Click for their website.

Tuesday, 2/6, 2:40-4:30pm, First Talent Show Audition time. Drama Room.

Friday, 2/9, 5:30pm, Lunar New Year Banquet. Buy tickets now!

Wednesday, 2/14, 2:40-4:30pm, Second Talent Show Audition time. Drama Room.

Friday, 2/16, No School. Lunar New Year.

Monday to Friday, 2/19-2/23, No School. Midwinter Recess.

Friday, 3/16, Talent Show Sound Check 2:30pm Friday, 3/16, TALENT SHOW, 5:00-7:30pm.

Wednesday, 3/21, "Oscars After Party" Auction Event. Taj Lounge, 48 West 21st Street.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

CECD2 February meeting Wednesday, February 7 at 6:30 PMMS 131 * 100 Hester Street * Between Eldridge and Forsyth Streets The Calendar Meeting will include:

Presentation about School Quality Reports Superintendent's Update Resolution on Transparency in PTA Fundraising Full Meeting Agenda Calendar Meeting Working Business Meeting

We encourage members of the community to read the resolutions and provide feedback during the public speaking session of our Calendar Meeting. See CECD2.NET for more information.

Babysitting and light refreshments will be provided.

CECD2 Diversity Committee Tuesday, February 13, 2018 The Clinton School, 10 E. 15th Street 6:00pm - 8:00pm Presentation by the DOE's Expanded Success Initiative, which works to reduce the opportunity gap for Black and Latinx students.Also, see coverage from our January meeting on Chalkbeat!

CECD2 Forum: A School Budget Primer for Parent Leaders Thursday, March 1, 2018 The Spruce Street School, 12 Spruce Street 6:30pm Interested in how our schools are funded? Not sure how PTA dollars fit into the bigger picture? Don't understand why class sizes get so big? Please join us as we... FOLLOW THE MONEY

New website hub for information on all things District 2: Click to see the new District2NYC.org.