Parents' Association

  • PA Board nominations still open for new Shapiro/NK-PS positions

    Posted April 15, 2013

    Thanks to the entire community for your support for the PA Bylaws amendments. The changes result in a new PA Council structure.
    We are accepting nominations for two new openings on the Earl Shapiro Hall/NK-PS council. Nominations are due May 20.
    If you're interested in serving, please fill out a Nomination Form.
    If you'd like more information on what's involved, check out the Shapiro Hall job description.

  • Parent leaders needed for PA Projects

    Posted April 30, 2013
    
Have time to volunteer for a short-term, discreet project? The Parents Association needs parent organizers for: 1) The Used Book Buyback for Middle and High Schoolers (time commitment, about 1 week in June) 2) School Spirit Wear— working with the vendor on spirit wear options (time commitment about 5 hours over course of the school year). For questions or to volunteer, please contact the PA.

  • Welcome new Lab families— be a mentor

    Posted April 30, 2013

    Remember when you were new to Lab, and could turn to your mentor family for answers and advice? Now that you have your own insight, consider supporting the families just entering the Lab family.

    Details are HERE: Being a Lab family mentor.

    If interested, contact the PA.

  • The Single Parents Group Meeting— June 3, 6:15 p.m.

    Posted May 20, 2013
    The next Single Parents Group meeting will be held in Judd 204. Dinner will be provided, and babysitting by the Lab After School staff will be available.
Please RSVP (with the number of adults and children) to Judy SooHoo by May 31st.

  • All-Kindergarten Ice Cream Social, June 7. 3-5 p.m,

    Posted May 20, 2013
    Come and celebrate the end of an era! Join us in the Blaine Courtyard for an all-Kindergarten Ice Cream Social. There will be fun, games and ice cream. We will put together items to include in a time capsule, as we are the last Kindergarten class to reside at the historic Blaine campus. Siblings are welcome! We hope to see you there! Please RSVP by emailing Tina Louie.

  • Textbook buyback program, June 11-13, Belfield Gym

    Posted May 20, 2013
    Lab parent volunteers will be available for the EZ Drop Textbook Buyback Program on June 11-12 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and June 13th from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in Belfield Gym, Room 141. Beginning May 28, students can generate their Buyback Quote, valid for 30 days (or until June 27th). The program is available for any textbook, not just those purchased through MBS.
Visit Lab's virtual Bookstore or go to www.mbsDirect.net and enter the school name and click ‘”Sell My Books.” Families are encouraged to generate quotes early in the process for best prices. Use the password you used when originally ordering MBS books to ensure you receive any guaranteed buyback or loyalty bonus. 


  • Continue public service at the Living Room Café in June

    Posted May 20, 2013
    Continue the good work of the 8th graders who have helped cook and serve meals at the Living Room Cafe, this spring. You and your Middle Schooler (ages 12 and up) can volunteer to help provide breakfast for those struggling with homelessness and poverty. Sign up for June 14, 16, 23, 28, 29 or 30. Visit www.inspirationcorp.org to learn more about this wonderful organization. Sign up for any of the breakfast dates, and contact Laura Van Peenan if you have questions.

  • PA speakers Lisa Nigro and Dr. Larry Rosen— “on demand” video

    Posted April 30, 2013

    
Want advice on how to deal with your child’s appetite for tech? Want to be inspired by someone who has made public service her calling, and is helping to impart that spirit to Lab middle-schoolers? The Parents Association has posted videos of two recent speakers:

    • Lisa Nigro, founder of the Inspiration Corporation— which provides meals, housing, and job training for homeless Chicagoans— spoke to Lab 8th graders this month about the work that brought her a Presidential Citizens Medal in 2010.
    • Dr. Larry Rosen, internationally-recognized expert on the "Psychology of Technology", spoke to the PA last month about tech’s effect on children’s learning, emotional development, and social interaction.

    To access either video, go to the PA “Parent Resources” page and log in with your Labnet password.

  • Lab's new Security Director

    Posted February 26, 2013

    As part of his effort to “get to know the culture” of Lab, the school’s new Security Director stopped by the PA meeting Monday night (2/25). Fountain Walker says he want to maintain the environment in which students feel comfortable— “I don’t want them to feel like they’re in the line at the airport” was the way he put it.

  • Support the Parents Association by reading! 

    Posted November 28, 2012

    Copies of books by PA-sponsored speakers (Michael Gurian, Larry Rosen, etc.) are available for sale at a PA-discounted price in the Blaine Bookstore. Stretch your minds and support the PA at once.

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PA Calendar

Mon. 06/03

The Single Parents Group Meeting

6:15 PM - 7:15 PMJudd 204
Fri. 06/07

All-Kindergarten Ice Cream Social

3:00 PM - 5:00 PMBlaine Courtyard
Tue. 06/11

Textbook Buyback Program

8:00 AM - 1:00 PMBelfield Gym, Room 141Thru: 6/13/2013
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