GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, November 2, 2015 – “M” classes
EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
· Our Aquatic Gryphons keep racking up
the victories! This weekend they beat
both Hardin Valley Academy and Farragut, setting them up to be the favorites
for the City Championships! Go Gryphons!
· See reminder below about the Medic
Blood Drive – going on all day today in room G006. If you normally have a class scheduled there
on Mondays you need to check with your teacher for where you will be meeting
today.
·
The
L&N STEMpunks FRC Team 3966 are collecting socks for Socks
for the Sox, a holiday outreach drive lead by the Evil Purple Sox
FTC Team 8498. We need your help gathering socks to donate to our local
Knoxville charity, and you can bring new and unused socks in the green
recycling bin in the front office. We'll be collecting socks until
December 4th, so please consider helping us give back to the community!
·
Special
thanks again to all the students and teachers who volunteered and set up,
worked, or cleaned up Friday night to make the Haunted Station a terrific
success! We’ll definitely do it again
next year!
· Attached is information and the
permission form for our trip to the upcoming National Science
& Engineering Festival 2016 in Washington, DC, this coming April
13-17, 2016. Ms. Jorgenson will also be taking a team of art
honor society students to explore the wonderful (and free) art museums. See Ms.
Ellis or Ms. Jorgenson to answer questions and collect deposits. There will be
an informational meeting about the trip on TONIGHT, November 2 at 5:30 pm, with both of them available
to answer questions (and collect deposits) from 5-6 pm. Deposits are due
the next day, Tuesday, November 3, 2015.
Also, if a parent wants to join us on the trip, there is a
"Parent Traveler" form attached as well. Transportation and lodging
for a parent is $410 (lunch/dinner on your own).
· Interested in writing a novel? Maybe
you've already started one? November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Check
out the website for the Young Writers Program and sign up here: http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/. To celebrate
and encourage participation, the Media Center will be open at 8 a.m. in the
morning throughout November. Just think about what you could accomplish in
just 1 hour a day for a month! Work alongside Mr. Crattie
and Ms. Ellis as they work on their own novels.
Community & Guidance Ops:
· It’s time to be thinking about your
entry in the PTA Reflections program. If you are talented in dance, film
production, literature, music composition, photography or visual arts, consider
entering this program. The deadline
to apply is Friday, Nov. 6th by 4:30pm. The theme for the 2015-2016 school year is Let Your Imagination Fly. This
theme—created by Rachel Sperry of Northwood, N.D.—was selected through the
Reflections Theme Search Contest. When asked what inspired her theme, Rachel
said, "I tell myself to let my imagination fly when writing and
sketching." The theme helps Rachel to explore her imagination and she
hopes it will inspire others to be creative.
For more information or an entry form, contact Mrs. Morrell or Mrs.
Jorgenson. Remember, the due dates for all entries is Nov. 6th by 4:30.
· TODAY you can support our school and
help the community (and so can your parents!) at our annual MEDIC Blood
Drive. Here’s a link to sign up for
your donation time: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/60B0E4BADA623A20-fall1 The benefit
structure has changed. We need at least
50 people (students, staff, and/or parents) to donate today and at least
another 50 in the spring to get our $1000 donation like last year! We bought the Bose Sound System for the Depot
building with last year’s check. Students, parents, and teachers, mark
your calendars to give the "gift of life" and participate in our
MEDIC blood drive on Monday, November
2.
Students
16 and over are
eligible to participate. If you're 16 and at least 120 lbs you
may donate with parental consent. (Please use the form attached or come
pick one up from Ms. Ellis in the Media Center.) Seventeen year olds who weigh
110 lbs or more may participate as well and DO NOT need consent. EVERYONE donating
blood must have ID with them as well as a list of medications if
appropriate. Please encourage your parents to contribute as well
during our blood drive. There
will be a link to a sign up genius so you and your parents can make an
appointment to donate. The school
receives a cash donation if we reach a certain number. Please give!
·
TN Promise will drop off books on November 10th
from 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the STEM Space. Students who plan to
participate in the TN Promise proceedings will be given a 10 minute overview of
the qualification process and mandatory attendance dates.
Quote
of the day from Leonardo DaVinci:
Knowing is
not enough; we must apply. Being willing
is not enough; we must do.
Practice L&N Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical
thinking, Design, Innovation, Inquiry, & Professionalism
L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of
Distinction, 2-time TN Reward School for Performance (2012 – 2015)
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