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News and Views October 5, 2007 Issue
4 From
The PrincipalŐs Desk: It was great to see so many parents at the Curriculum Night last
week. Thanks for your continued support of the school, our work and your
children. Open
House: Thursday evening October 11th 6:30-7:30 for all students
in grades K-6 and their families. This is an opportunity for students to
share their work and their classroom, with parents and others. We look
forward to seeing you for this exciting TES annual event!On Monday October 15th
at 3:15, TES staff will be viewing the movie Ruby Bridges in preparation
for classroom viewings and discussion prior to Ms Bridges visit on November 6th. Parents who are interested in seeing
the movie with us are welcome to attend. IŐd like to acknowledge the wonderful support that is given to
TES by the local PTO. The first meeting was held on September 26th
and there was great attendance and lots of discussion. The TES PTO organizes
activities and fun events for the children including the annual Halloween
party, which should be coming up at the end of the month. Volunteers are
needed for this event and interested adults can make arrangements to join in
the planning by contacting the room parents for your childŐs classroom. PTO
ŇRoom ParentsÓ serve as a contact for the classroom teacher and help organize
volunteers. Meetings of the PTO are held at TES on the last Wednesday of the
month. ItŐs a great way to meet other parents and develop a connection to the
school. School Announcements: Homework
Club: The after school homework club will begin October 9th
and run Tuesday and Thursday afternoons after school. This program is free
and is open to all 4th-6thgrade students who would like
help with homework and/or a quiet place to study and complete
class-work. Information and
registration has been sent home but if you have questions you may call Sandy
Dickson at school. Our fourth annual Hike for Hunger raised $1147 in
pledges for Vermont families in need of support and provided 8 boxes of food
for the Thetford food-shelf. We also leaped into our Kids Connection program
by hiking the Thetford Academy trails and the Mimi Trail. It was a beautiful
afternoon and we all thank Michele Ricci, our new Guidance Counselor, for organizing
this event as well as the many folks in the TES community for their
donations. EMERGENCY
phone trees will be coming
home with students in the next few days. Please take a moment to check your number carefully. The success of the tree, which is used
primarily to notify families about unexpected school closings, depends on
everyone's participation. We
start the tree as soon as the decision to cancel school is made; many
families have children at TA, which starts an hour earlier than TES, or leave
early for daycare. Families with
more than one student at TES are listed on only one phone tree. Call Wendy Cole at 785-2698 with any
questions or concerns. October's PTO Coffee Hour will be this Friday, October 5th.
~Join us for a tasty treat and camaraderie between 7:45 and 8:45AM. Hope to see you there! Community News: Yard
Sale: To benefit Heifer International and put on by several 6th
grade TES students. 10/13 9:30-1:00 in the TES parking lot. TES 5th and 6th Graders:
Want to try cross-country running at Thetford Academy? Come run in a
race on the TA trails with 7th & 8th graders. Meet at the Academy softball field
for a course walk at 3:30 on Thursday, 10/11. The race, at 4:15, will immediately follow. Questions:
Contact Joel Breakstone (TA Junior High Cross-Country Coach) 785-4805 ext.
253 or Joel.Breakstone@thet.net A Boy Scout Informational Meeting will take place at the TES
Multi-purpose room on October 29th at 5:30. Call Chris Loyer
at 800-704-3089 for information. Join the fun at the Fall Festival at the Memorial Field in
Bradford on 10/20, from 12:00-5:00 pm.
Activities are planned throughout the afternoon, highlighted by the
costume parade at 1:00.
Admission is $3.00 per person/$10.00 per family, and all proceeds
benefit the Connecticut Valley Fair |