09-10 School Calendar
Click here for the new school calendar. Have a great summer!
The Circuit Breakers
To our Logos friends,
A brief update on the Circuit Breakers trip to the European Open Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark – It was Incredible!! It took nearly 10 hrs to get there, but it was worth it! We met kids from 29 different countries – we had our picture taken with the Mexicans, laughed with the Australians, and played cards with the Egyptians! There was some very stiff competition and many of these teams had been to this championship year after year and brought all of their trophys to prove it! We were very honored to be there and we gleaned as much as we could from the ‘experts’. For robot performance we were 23rd out of 50 teams. Brazil took home the top robot performance trophy with 3 perfect scores. Denmark was honored with the Champions Award which is the top award overall. We are anxiously awaiting our final ranking which takes into accout our scores in research presentation, robot performance, programming and technical presentation, and teamwork. In addition to the competition, we also toured the Lego factory (and were each given our own Bionicle set!), visited Legoland, and spent several days sightseeing in Copenhagen. We saw amazing castles and churches that were much older than anything here in the States. It was incredible! We were even able to spend a couple hours in Malmo, Sweden before our plane took off. Thank you again for all of your prayers and financial support. This trip of a lifetime would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the support of all of you.
With much appreciation,
The Circuit Breakers
Cole Brusven, Stuart Evans, Kat Yager, Nellie Yager, David Bowman, Clara Bowman, & Martha Bowman
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – Week 36
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – Week 36
Elementary
Kindergarten Graduation May 20 @ 8:35 AM (auditorium)
Elementary Awards Assembly May 20 @ 9:30-10:30 AM (gym)
Field Day May 20 from 1-3 PM (East City Park)
Parents are welcome to attend all of these events. Field Day will be parent drop off and pick up. We will be competing in our usual races and games during the afternoon. Play clothes are welcome!
Secondary
End of the Year Simplification: In order to simplify the last few days for the secondary students and to allow some breathing room for the families of our upcoming graduates we will make the following adjustments:
Finals May 18-21 (as scheduled)
8th Grade walk through May 21 (12:00 in the gym)
Senior Assembly May 21 (1-2 PM)
Clean lockers & rooms May 21 (2-2:30 PM)
Awards Night May 21 (7-8:30 PM)
No School May 22
Graduation Practice May 22 (1-3 PM for seniors only)
High School Graduation May 23 (3 PM @ U of I Admin.)
Fight’n Knight: Secondary students are welcome to wear their fight’n knight t-shirts and jeans this Thursday. Attire for the awards night Thursday evening is dress uniform or nicer.
General
Summer Camps & Summer School: Summer Camp and Summer School registration is due this Friday, May 22.
Summer League Basketball: Practice starts Monday, May 25. See the Principal’s Page for details.
For more information about the school please visit http://logosprincipalspage.com/
Have a great summer!
Matt Whitling
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – Week 35
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – Week 35
Elementary
6th Grade Play: This Friday the 6th graders will be performing their final classroom play, The Prince and the Pauper. The assembly will take place in the gym and will open with a 2nd grade recitation. All are welcome to attend!
Elementary Teacher Workday: Monday, May 18 is a teacher workday. There will be no school for the elementary students that day.
Upcoming Events:
6th Grade Bike Trip May 15 all day
Kindergarten Graduation May 20 @ 8:35 AM
Elementary Awards Assembly May 20 @ 9:30 AM
Field Day May 20 from 1-3 PM
Secondary
Finals Schedule: Attached is the secondary finals schedule for the spring semester (There is one change to Thursday afternoon).
End of the Year Simplification: In order to simplify the last few days for the secondary students and to allow some breathing room for the families of our upcoming graduates we will make the following adjustments:
Finals May 18-21 (as scheduled)
Senior Assembly May 21 (1-2 PM)
Clean lockers & rooms May 21 (2-2:30 PM)
Awards Night May 21 (7-8:30 PM)
No School May 22
Graduation Practice May 22 (1-3 PM for seniors only)
High School Graduation May 23 (3 PM @ U of I Admin.)
General
Summer Camps & Summer School: Summer Camp and Summer School registration is due Friday, May 22.
2009-2010 School Calendar: The calendar for next year has been approved by the board and is attached. Please note the following changes:
1. Thanksgiving vacation has been extended to a full week.
2. Two four-day weekends have been added in the second semester (Presidents’ Weekend and Easter Weekend).
Open Gym: Cancelled for this week.
For more information about the school please visit http://logosprincipalspage.com/
All the best,
Matt Whitling
Low Protocol
The 9th and 10th graders recently completed their protocol training and headed off to the Prichard Art Gallery to practice the art of conversation with school board members followed by a superb meal at West of Paris. Many thanks to Mrs. Donna Grauke for her tireless efforts to make protocol yet another success!
Grandparents’ Day
The 1st graders put on an astounding Three Piggy Opera last week for Grandparents’ Day. Here’s a group shot:
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LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – Week 34
LOGOS SCHOOL UPDATE – Week 34
Elementary
Grandparents’ Day/Talent Show/Spring Concert: We have a super day planned for grandparents, parents, family friends, and prospective families on May 8th. The morning will open with a light breakfast for grandparents in the auditorium, followed by class plays and presentations throughout the morning and early afternoon. The elementary talent show will take place at 2:20, and there will be a short dinner break until the action starts up again at 6:00 PM. See the schedule below for evening events:
Elementary Open House 6:00-7:25 PM
Art Auction 6:30 – 7:25 PM
Spring Concert 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Secondary
Spring Concert: The secondary students in junior high chorus and 9th-10th grade music will be performing in the Spring Concert on May 8th at 7:30 in the gym. Dress uniform attire for the performers.
Mock Trial: The Mock Trial team competes at nationals this week in Atlanta. Please keep them in your prayers.
Finals Schedule: Attached is the secondary finals schedule for the spring semester.
General
Summer Camps & Summer School: Logos is offering a wide array of summer camps (basketball, volleyball, mountain biking, sewing, science, etc…) and summer school classes (English, math, Latin, and Logic). We are looking forward to a great summer! See the Principal’s Page for more information.
Swine Flu: With all of the news in the press about the swine flu over the past few weeks, we wanted to let parents know that we have received information from the Public Health District. Here are a few of their suggestions:
-Wash your hands frequently.
-Cough into your elbow.
-If you are sick, stay home from school
Open Gym: Cancelled for this week.
Study Tip of the Week
(Review, due to upcoming Finals)
Over the past couple years we have had a few questions about the school’s policy regarding keeping old tests for younger siblings to use in subsequent years. For example, I have children in grades 9, 8, 5, 4, 2, and Preschool this year. If I was inclined to save tests from year to year, could I use those tests to help the next child study for the same test one or two years later? The short answer is, no. Students who have access to the previous year’s tests and answers have a distinct and unfair advantage over the other students in the class. Teachers, both in the elementary and secondary, provide review sheets before each test. This is what the students should use (along with notes, previous work, etc.) as they prepare for tests. At Logos, using someone else’s old test to study for your test is cheating.
For more information about the school please visit http://logosprincipalspage.com/
All the best,
Matt Whitling
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