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News and Views October 25, 2007 Issue
5 FROM THE
PRINCIPAL'S DESK: Ms. Ruby
Bridges comes to talk with TES students: In 1960, Ruby Bridges entered the
William Frantz Public School in New Orleans as the first African American
student to attend a formerly all-white public elementary school. Accompanied by Federal Marshals, she
was the first student to abide by the landmark decision that mandated the
desegregation of public schools. Her attendance had a pivotal impact on the
Civil Rights Movement. On November 7th Ms. Bridges will visit TES to share
her historical involvement in the Civil Rights Movement with our children and
to provide a model to students of the importance of standing up for oneÕs
beliefs. We need to remind all TES families that this event, by contractual
agreement with Ms Bridges, is only open to TES students and staff. Many
activities are going on in the classes to prepare for this visit, and we hope
the children will share their learning with you. SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS: VSO: On Tuesday October 30th at 10:45
am TES will be visited by three
brass players from the VSO (Vermont Symphony Orchestra) who will perform in
an all-school assembly.
SALLY
FOSTER: Sally Foster
products will be arriving Friday the 26th and should be arriving home with
the children. If your child has a large order and is not normally picked up
at the end of the day, we will hold this until Monday so you can make
arrangements. The
fund-raiser brought in $9,000. Many thanks to the students and teachers who
participated, the parents who helped their children sell, the community
members who purchased or donated and the room parents who helped tally and
complete our sale. An extra
special thank you to Kendra Waterbury, who coordinated all activities
associated with this event. We never could do this without her. Profits from
the sale will be shared between all classrooms to fund field trips or
classroom "extrasÓ. Thank you again for your support. PICTURE
RETAKES: Wednesday, October 31. If parents wish a new photo be taken,
a form available in the school ofice must be completed, or the original
package should be returned with the student. UNICEF
BOXES: As Halloween is approaching, some
children have been asking about UNICEF boxes. We are sensitive to concerns about too much fundraising
this fall and therefore will make boxes available through the Guidance Office
for children who would like them rather than distribute them schoolwide. Please have your child pick up a box
from Michele Ricci if desired. INSPIRING
KIDS UPDATE: A big "Thank You" to
everyone who helped with the Bulb-A-Thon portion of~Inspiring Kids! A total
of $1645 was raised, with $822.50 staying here at TES for our field trip fund
and the rest being donated to national and global causes (Donors Choose and
Trees for the Future) as well as a small portion going to Inspiring Kids to
cover the cost of bulbs and materials and another small portion staying here
at TES for an environmental initiative (i.e. energy saving light bulbs). The 350
pledged daffodil bulbs will be planted on October 24th (Thank you Karen
Kaliski, TES Inspiring Kids Planting Coordinator!) near where the teachers
park their cars. Look for the round planting beds - and in the Spring - look
for the flowers! (from Cathee
Clement Thetford Inspiring Kids Chair) PTO
HALLOWEEN PARTY: Calling all Trick Or Treaters! The
PTO~invites you~to the TES gym Halloween Night from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for
music, games, fun and food!~ A
couple of things are still needed to pull this party off in style: TARPS! - to
cover sections of the gym floor...Please~LEND cloth tarps labeled with your
name and phone number. You can~leave them in the TES office~by Halloween
morning. Thanks! CANDY! - We
need lots and lots of~unopened bags of~wrapped candy! There will be a drop
box in the TES office. Thanks! VOLUNTEERS!
- Especially for the Decorating and Clean Up Committees as well as Floaters
(Parents to help out for half hour increments during the party...To
"float" around and make sure every thing's going well!) Please
contact Cathee Clement, 785-2668, [ mailto:turtlepond@netzero.net
]turtlepond@netzero.net. Thanks! Thank you~Room
Parents for soliciting food donations and thanks in advance to~parents for
responding and donating goodies for all the hungry trick or treaters! (from
Cathee Clement). FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 2: 4th Annual 6th Grade vs Staff
Basketball Fundraiser, 7:00 pm in the TES gym. All proceedes benefit the Thetford Food Shelf and the
Heating Asistance Program; non-perishable donations will be accepted at the
door. (from Roxanne Eastman) COMMUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 31: "Halloween at DartmouthÓ: A free
public event for families from 4:30 to 7:00 PM on Webster Avenue with a night
filled with trick or treating, arts and crafts, activities, food, haunted
houses, a costume contest, and performances by Dartmouth's very own acapella
and dance groups. Programs
will be handed out along Webster Avenue, which will include not only a map of
each participating organization and Greek house, but also the activities each
house will be doing, the times of each performance group, and the different
locations for food and games. Organized by Kappa Kappa Kappa Fraternity,
"Halloween at Dartmouth" utilizes Dartmouth's various campus
groups, especially Greek Organizations, in an effort to reach out to the
community and make a sincere connection. More than 30 Greek and Non Greek
groups have come together to make this event a possibility and we hope that
you and your family will be able to attend. FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 9: Legendary Irish storyteller, Richard
Marsh, will be coming over to the USA and will be gracing the doors of
Latham Library.~ Cancel any
dances, any travelogues, any other plans and mark your calendar for this free
7:00 pm entertainment. (from
Simon Brooks) NOVEMBER
9-16: ItÕs time once again for the annual
PTO Book Fair. This year the
book fair will take place in the TES Library and is the annual fund raiser
for the PTO.~All purchases benefit our school by supporting the projects
sponsored by the PTO throughout the year. In addition, the book fair allows
the PTO to donate books to the library and classroom collections. Look for
more information about the book fair coming home with your child in the next
few weeks. If you have any questions or want to help out, call Stacey Glazer
at 785-2415 or email sglazer@valley.net.~ (from Stacey Glazer) SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 10: The Post
Mills Congregational Church is having a Christmas Bazaar from 9 am-2 pm. For more information contact Jen at
802-785-3110 (from Jen Piper) CRAFT
CLASSES: A new series of after-school classes
for children aged 5 to teens begins at the League of NH Craftsmen in Hanover
next week. We also offer classes for adults in the evenings. Call 603 643
5384 to register. See our website for a full listing: www.nhcrafts.org/hanover (click on
classes and then go to the various studios. All the classes for children are
listed on the children's page).
Offerings inclucde the following: Textiles in
3-D: Fabric Creatures for Grades 3-6, Kids Klay for Grades 2-5, Mixed Media For Grades K-2: Other
Cultures: Hats and Masks, and
Explorations in Art for Pre-K and Kindergarten (Ages 4-6) (from
Suzanne Jones) |