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News and Views April 12, 2007 Issue
12 FROM THE PRINCIPALÕS DESK: Samantha
Moffatt and her group of Quebec musicians will be performing a Family French
Concert for TES students and families on Friday May 4 from 7:00-8:00 PM. Save the date for
this special family event. A
special Kids Connection event will be held at school on Monday May
21, which will include a cookout and outdoor field events, weather permitting.
The menu will consist of hot dogs, hamburgers, and veggie burgers. Unless
your child has special dietary needs students will not need lunch from home
that day. At the end of the
afternoon, the PTO will treat us all to an Òice cream socialÓ to celebrate
the box top collection efforts.
We are all looking forward to this special event. WeÕd
like to announce the retirement of Diana Burke who is retiring after 10 years
as a para-educator at TES. We
wish her all the best! Reminder
to Parents of 6th graders of the Parent Night with TA Staff at TES
on April 30th from 6:30-8:30 in the gym/multipurpose room. Informational booklets will be going
home with students Friday.
Please check your childÕs backpack. NO SCHOOL April 16-20. We wish you all a happy vacation week SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS: BUS ROUTE
CHANGES AS OF APRIL 23: Thetford bus schedules will change on
the Monday after vacation to accommodate the Sayer Bridge closing on April
15.~ This is the Thetford Center bridge on Tucker Hill Road, which will be
closed for repairs through September. Bus 1 is not affected by the closing; it will
stay the same as it is currently. Bus 2 will carry any students to or from the
113 area of Thetford Center ie. students going to or from Camp Farnsworth,
the Town Hall, Thetford Community Center, or Tucker Hill Road on the 113 side
of the bridge, etc. Tucker Hill
Road students should meet the bus at the Thetford Community Center at approximately
8:10 in the morning and will be dropped off at approximately 3:15 in the
afternoon.~ These students currently take Bus 3. Bus 3 will change its route.~ All times are
APPROXIMATE; please allow leeway and arrive early at the stops until the
route is established. The MORNING Elementary run will be as follows: Bus 3 will leave TA at 7:30 and will
start on Academy Road to Union Village and Route 132 (7:37).~ It will go to
Gove Hill Road (7:42) and New Boston Road (7:49).~ The bus will proceed to
Tyson Road (7:54) and the intersection of 132 and Tucker Hill Road (8:00) to
Patsy Lane (8:06) and back through Union Village (8:12) to TES (8:22). The AFTERNOON Elementary run will be as follows: Bus 3 will leave TES at 3:10 and will
start on Academy Road to Union Village and Route 132 (3:17).~ It will go to
Patsy Lane (3:22) and Gove Hill Road (3:25) and New Boston Road (3:35).~ The
bus will proceed to Tyson Road (3:40) and 132 and back through Union Village
and Academy Road. BOOK FAIR SUCCESS (from Mary Wunderlich) The library's book
fair was a great success. We exceeded our normal book sales by $2, 500. We
happily filled many classroom wish lists with titles for classroom libraries.
We also added $900 worth of books to our school library. We want to thank all
the TES families and staff for contributing to the great success of this
event. We heard many wonderful
comments about Book Ends from Winchester MA and plan to hold another fair
with the same company next March. COMMUNITY CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS: STEP IT UP DAY Saturday, April 14 (from Elise Tillinghast)
Varied activities from 7am-noon in Thetford to promote energy efficiency and
climate stewardship; see last weekÕs handout or contact Scott Zens at
802-785-4012 or zens@dartmouth.edu for more information. ~ FLAVORS OF
THE VALLEY Tuesday,
April 17, 3:00–8:00 pm (from Deb Jones) Hartford High School in White
River Junction, VT $5 admission
(free for children 6 and under). This is a great family activity for school
vacation week––an adult must accompany all children.
This event is the greater Upper Valley region's premier tasting,
informational, and buying event for locally grown foods. Savor samples, buy
local food products that your kids will like, attend interesting workshops.
Visit www.vitalcommunities.org for a list of vendors, schedule of
workshops, and directions, or call (802) 291-9100 x104. Sponsored by Vital
Communities. BUILD YOUR
OWN BIRDHOUSE WORKSHOP
Tuesday, April 17 1-4pm (from Sarah Blum) Location: COVER Building 158 South Main St., White River Junction,
VT 05001 Under the direction of COVER's Executive Director, Rob Schultz,
build a birdhouse that you can take home with you.~ KIDS are WELCOME!!!~ We
do request that kids be accompanied by an adult. To reserve a spot please call Volunteer Coordinator,
Sarah, by Friday April 13 -- (802) 296-7241 x104 Materials Fee: $5.00 (no one
will be turned away for financial reasons) ~ BLUEBIRD
TALK Sunday, April 22,
3:00 pm (from Elise Tillinghast) Latham Memorial Library invites your family
to meet bluebird expert Bruce Brown on "Earth Day," Sunday, April
22 at 3 p.m.~ Learn about these beautiful birds and how you can help them to
nest successfully. A limited
number of take-home nest box kits will be available for ten dollars, with
funds going to bluebird conservation.~ For additional information, please
contact Elise Tillinghast at 785-4302 or etillinghast@mac.com COMMUNITY SOCCER CAMP:
June 18 – June 22 from 9AM – 12 NOON at Thetford
Academy (from Kristie Gray) Applications have been sent home students. Extras are available in the school
office. Kristie Gray, Camp
Coordinator (785-2716/785-5300). REVELS NORTH:
Join the REVELS NORTH SOLSTICE FESTIVAL CHORUS! ALL ARE WELCOMEÉNO AUDITIONS. THEME: Ò AT HOME & AT SEAÓ
LOCATION: Marion Cross School,
Norwich VT SIGN UP at first rehearsal on April 23: Children (6-13) 4-5 or 5:30p.m. Adults (14 and up)
7-9:30p.m. TREASURE ISLAND - Treasure Island swim lessons will begin June 18 (two week
sessions). More information will be sent home after vacation.~ To register
for summer swimming lessons, please come to the Thetford Town Offices on
SATURDAY, MAY 12 from 10am-12pm, or sign-up after school in the lobby on
Wednesday, May 16 from 3:00-6:00PM.~ You will need to choose a summer session
time, pay a $10 fee per child, and sign a permission slip.~ You may also buy
a season pass at this time if you desire.~ Please plan to sign up for one
2-week session.~ Classes fill on a first-come, first-serve basis.~ Sorry, but
we cannot accommodate telephone registrations. **Lesson Sessions =~June 18 -~29, July - 13, July 16 - 27,~July
30 - August 10** |