THETFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWS & VIEWS ISSUE 17 6/4/10
School Announcements:
June 14th is a full day of school and the 15th is our last day of school with dismissal at 12:30.
Celebrate the Arts!
Grades K-3 will celebrate the arts at TES on Monday, June 7, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with an Art Show Opening, followed by a concert.
Grades 4-6 will have their Arts evening on Wednesday, June 9, also beginning at 5:30. In addition to singing, the string and band students will perform at the Wednesday show.
Field day will be held on Monday, June 7th. This is a fun school-wide event that the students always really enjoy. Students will be provided with a pizza lunch and ice cream, so there is no need to send a lunch that day. Also, please make sure that your child comes to school in clothes that they can move comfortably in and shoes appropriate for running.~
Fifth Grade Parents:
Thetford Academy will host a discussion of the transition to TA for parents of 5th-graders:
Tuesday, June 8, 7:00-8:00 pm in the TA Library
(upstairs in the White Building with the bell tower)
Please look for an invitation from Thetford Academy in the mail.
**Our email address is changing! The new address is thetfordeschool.org (the change is putting an e between Thetford and school). You can start using this email address now and the change over will be necessary by the end of June.
From the Health Office:
Have a Safe and Happy Summer!
PTO Updates:
A huge "Thank You" to all the volunteers who have come together to help with end of school events!
The PTO Contra Dance in May was lightly attended, but those that stopped by for a chili dinner and contra dancing had lots of fun! Another big "thank you" to Ruth Sylvester, Rick Barrows, and the band "Cuckoo's Nest" for donating their time.
Two fun events coming up are the Ice Cream Social (teamed with TES Field Day) on Monday, June 7th and the Staff Appreciation Luncheon, scheduled for the last day of school.
The PTO held its last meeting of the school year in May and won't formally meet until August. Keep watch for any beginning of school events!
Have a wonderful summer!
Cathee Daum Clement
Community News
SAVE THE DATE! July 10th (10-3) for "LAKEFEST" --- A tri-town
celebration of Lake Fairlee bringing residents of Thetford, Fairlee
and West Fairlee together with some of the camps on the lake. At
two locations: Horizons Day Camp and Treasure Island. FREE entrance
to Treasure Island,boat tours of the lake, relay races on land and
water, nature workshops, craft tables, a camp "sing-off", and much
more! Bring a picnic or buy lunch. This is not a fundraiser for
anything....just a chance to celebrate this great resource shared
by the three towns.
Submitted by Libby Chapin
Host Families Needed
What can you do to promote international understanding? Host an exchange student! Participate in a
cultural exchange experience by hosting a foreign student. Bringing a new "son" or "daughter" from a faraway land into your home is not only a way to learn about another country, but an opportunity to see our own culture through someone else's eyes.Home stays are now being arranged for teens from around the world for the 2010/2011 school year through PAX, Program of Academic Exchange. PAX students hope to share their customs, holiday traditions, language, and foods with their American hosts. Host families share their everyday life with their visitor and often build a lasting connection to their student's family abroad. To find out more about this experience, talk to Theo Albrecht, TA's current PAX student from France. If you have any questions or would be interested in viewing student photos and essays from over 20 different countries, please contact PAX community coordinator, Tracey McFadden at 765-4496
Tracey McFadden, Director, Horizons Day Camp www.alohafoundation.org
Hanover League of NH Craftsmen
Summer Camps and after-school classes for children aged 5 - 17 years (adults as well) in pottery, metalsmithing, and mixed media. Hanover League of NH Craftsmen's CraftStudies offers mornings only (9am-noon), five day camps from June 21-August 20. We provide the opportunity for children to work in clay, with metal, paper, glue, paint, cardboard and more ... while learning a variety of skills and techniques. They use (unbeknownst to the children) use math and language to figure out and explain what they are making. Tinkering at its finest! Call 603 643 5384 or check out our website for more information www.craftstudies.org/children.html
THANK YOU!
Suzanne Jones
CHaD Half Marathon & Relay, Sunday, August 29, NEW Morning Start Time!
BE A HERO FOR A DAY – The CHaD Hero Half Marathon is one of few places where it is not only perfectly acceptable for you to dress up as your favorite super hero, it’s encouraged!~ The 2009 event saw 1,016 in costume and set a Guinness World Record for the most super heroes gathered in one place—help us break our own record in 2010!! The hero theme not only brings an element of fun to the race but also recognizes the heroic efforts of CHaD patients, staff and supporters. If ever there was a feel-good event, this is it!
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE – In addition to the 13.1 mile half marathon course, there is a three-leg relay (3.0 mi, 6.3 mi and 3.8 mi loops – with all transitions on the Dartmouth Green), a 3 mile walk with walk event spokesperson and bestselling author Jodi Picoult and the 1 mile Cam’s Course family fun run. To add to the excitement, 2010 brings a new Rip-cord 5K Run. Runners can chose their own fate at the 4.4K mark – if your superpowers are at their best go right for the full measure half marathon or choose the left turn which will take you back to Hero Headquarters with a 5K mission accomplished!
** UNDER 23? **
Join the Positive Tracks Challenge and EVERY dollar that you raise will be matched! See event website
([ http://www.CHaDHalf.or ]www.CHaDHalf.org) for details including some fun YouTube links!
Commit to kids and thrive on the positive feeling that comes from helping someone else. Register today.
