Go Gators - Fall Pep Rally

Dear Lab School Families,

It was such a busy week at Lab that Friday's blog is being posted on Monday night...oops :)

The ultimate highlight of the week for me was of course our school's fall pep rally. If you've ever wondered what controlled chaos looks like you should stop in to see a middle school pep rally. The event started with all 18 homerooms and nearly 600 students dressed in green parading into the gym. Then there was dancing. It was a sight to see that many children all dancing in nearly complete synchronization . Their movements seemed almost instinctual - like every 12 year old knows how to Cha-Cha Slide...some of our teachers also seemed to know it too. I have included a link to for those that might not know what this dance is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZv62ShoStY

The dance music raised the noise and excitement of the pep rally to an all new high. From there it was time to celebrate Lab School - we honored all of the teams, student organizations and after school activities. Finally, to close the celebration we were led by our pep squad in a Lab School cheer. Miraculously this was all done in 38 min. We will have two more pep rallies this year - one in winter and one in spring.

The pep rally reminded me what I love about our Labbies and what it means to be a middle schooler. Their hearts seemed so full of school pride - I know mine was.

Last week I also made my way to see both our boys and girls play soccer against Anderson. I was so proud of both teams - they played some pretty intense soccer and represented our school well. This week I am hoping to see Flag Football and Volleyball. I am also looking forward to our first Cross Country race in a couple of weeks.


On Saturday night Ms. Dwyer (8th grade earth science) took a group of her students up to the star gazing event in Sheep's Meadow - Central Park. Armature astronomers from all over gathered with their fancy telescopes to see what could be seen in a city sky. The Parents' Association bought Lab School a telescope that we were able to add to the bunch. The moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn and many stars were seen that night. Ms. Dwyer will be sure to let her students know when she is going star gazing again.

Tomorrow is Photo Day - please remind your students to dress nicely. These photos will be used in the yearbook and forever commemorate their middle school years.

We also have a number of field trips coming up this week - please check the Lab School calendar on SchoolHub for more information.


Warmly,
Meg