Lexington School
K. Erdosh

Every year, at the annual Thanksgiving Day school-wide feast, Lexington school students whose families speak a second language stand up and share “thank yous” in their family’s language(s). This year, students represented over 26 languages. ¡Qué magnífico!

Book club
Over thirty students participated in a book- club reading of the Brian Selznick novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. It culminated in 24 children, with their families, attending the new movie, Hugo, with librarian Barbara Lougée. When recapping the event, an elated participant gave a big “thumbs up.” “It was so much fun,” she said. “Our big group took over about half the theater.”

And speaking of bookworms
The Lexington Home and School Club presented a fantastic Scholastic book fair in November. The proceeds to Lexington School were over $1500.

Construction update
At its December 6 board meeting, the Los Gatos Union School District shared some favorable news regarding the Lexington construction.The results of the October carbon-dating tests show that the soil formations date from 11,170 to 21,510 years before 1950. No active faults have been found on the site. Therefore, there will be no need to develop building-exclusion setback zones. Furthermore, assistant superintendent Leslie Paulides announced there will be an additional $480,000 in state funding for the project, as well as a new projection of over $400,000 in reduced costs. She also shared news that by refinancing the Measure B bonds, and receiving a recent Federal award supplementing the Measure E bonds, the school district has been able to save the taxpayers in the district over $12,500,000 in taxes over the remaining life of these school bonds.

Lexington is still required to undergo two more geological tests prior to April. More information is forthcoming. It remains the goal, however, to move to “temporary housing” near the Fisher School campus for the 2012-2013 school year, while Lexington School undergoes year-long reconstruction.