This week at LPHS, May 21-25

I'd like to start by thanking all of the staff that attended Prom on Friday night for making the evening a tremendous success.  Lori Bodary and many others worked hard to make sure that it was well organized, looked gorgeous, and went off without a flaw.  I was blown away by how great our kids were and by how much fun they all had.  The work you all did to make the evening special was incredible and I was very proud to be there!  Thank you a ton!

This week is a busy one at LPHS with math and science observations wrapping up today, an early release and Social Studies and Special Ed observations happening on Wednesday. 

For Tuesday's early release, we will start in the media center with a presentation from Mrs. Seagram and Ms. Jasso on scaffolding and inviting students in to their learning.  This is the result of many staff suggestions on needing classroom tools to help address the students that refuse to participate.  I am looking forward to the presentation and know that both Sarah and Kelly have worked hard to prepare it.  Thank you both for that!  After their presentation, departments will be allowed to work together to wrap up curriculum and assessment loose ends.  Everyone will be free to go at 3:30. 

Wednesday evening is a busy one for our students, especially in the area of the arts.  Our Choir classes, lead by Mr. Magill, will perform at 7:00 in the LPHS auditorium and many of our art students, lead by Mrs. Sisk will have their work on display at The Downriver Council for the Arts in Wyandotte.  Their Opening Night will be from 5:00-7:00 that evening.  The art is already on display, and will remain so through May 26. 

We have fire drills on Thursday, at 10:00 am and will make up last week's on Friday at 1:00.  Please talk to your students about the importance of staying together during these drills for the purposes of school safety. 

Lastly, it was brought to my attention today that the magnets we distributed a couple of weeks ago could also serve a useful purpose in the case of an emergency if they were used on closet doors.  There have been many students kept safe during recent emergencies inside of locked classroom closets/storage areas.  If you do not keep things that need to be kept away from students, feel free to take an extra magnet from my office to be used on these doors as well.  It's a terrible thought to have, but one that may be helpful. 

Have a great week!