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News and Views February 29,
2008 Issue
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THE PRINCIPALÕS DESK: Please note that to make up a snow day school will be held
Monday, March 3rd. To promote healthy foods and encourage better eating habits
through our lunch program, we thought weÕd periodically try new recipes and
ask the children to ÒRate That RecipeÓ. On Wednesday March 19th
weÕll be trying a new vegetable laden spaghetti sauce. Look for it on the
March menu and please encourage your child to try it and participate in our
interactive rating activity! Reminder: The Thetford Annual Town meeting is this Saturday
March 1st beginning at 9:00 AM in Anderson Hall (Thetford
Academy). Voting is Tuesday
March 4th. Polls are open from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the Thetford
Town Hall. KINDERGARTEN 2008-2009: We are starting to gather names of students for our
incoming Kindergarten, September 2008.
If you have a child who will be 5 years old before September 1,Õ2008
and plan on sending him/her to Thetford Elementary School for Kindergarten,
please contact the school at 785-2426 and give us the following
information: childÕs name and
birthdate, parentsÕ names, mailing address, residence address, and telephone
number. AND, if you know of a
friend or neighbor whose child will be eligible for Kindergarten next fall,
please share this information with them. Thank you. SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS: March 13th: 1:30-2:15: TIGER performance (Theater
Integrating Guidance Education and Responsibility) From the PTO: As we get closer to spring, plans for next year
begin to creep into~conversations. The PTO is graduating at least two
officers and is in need of volunteers to step forward. Cheryl Twerdowsky, our
amazing Treasurer, would like~her replacement to begin this spring so
that~she can~help him or her~to "learn the ropes" and benefit from
her~presence throughout the remainder of this year. So,~all of~you who love
to see how things add up~- this is your moment to shine! We need your help!
Please contact any of the PTO officers, or come to a PTO meeting, with
questions or a commitment! Baked goods are being recruited for the Town Meeting PTO bake
sale. This is a standard PTO event carried out, not really as a fundraiser,
but, as a community service. The PTO makes (on average) less than $100 for
the bake sale (which begins at 7:30am for the volunteers who staff it and
runs until 12:00pm and represents a substantial logistical effort to solicit,
gather and transport~all the food and supplies to Anderson Hall) but to many
residents buying~coffee and a donut~is~as much a part of ~Town Meeting as
anything to do with the warned articles so, the tradition continues... In addition to the efforts of the volunteers who set up and
staff the table, the bake sale committee is recruiting the following: muffins (any kind is fine) ~scones (any kind is fine) bananas, apples, or
oranges bar cookies or
brownies (no coffee cakes please - they're too messy for this event) one large can of regular
coffee for the coffee maker (Maxwell House is fine) one smaller can of
decaffeinated coffee 100 sugar packets
1 box of Sweet n
Low packets 1 box of
coffee stirrers 1 large~package of
napkins If you can donate any of these items, please
reply to turtlepond@netzero.net~with details of
your contribution.~Donations should be~dropped off at the TES office this
Friday morning (February 29th) by 9am. If that drop off plan doesn't work for
you - let me know and we'll make other arrangements! Thank you! Cathee Clement
PTO Secretary COMMUNITY
CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Election Day Food Drive on Tuesday, March 4th. When you come to vote, please bringa
donation for the Thetford Food Shelf.
Soups, cereal, pasta, canned goods, and toiletries are very
appreciated. Thanks! The Lyme Nursery School is running its wonderful Camp Color
Wheel again this summer. One-week sessions are being offered June 30 through
August 1. This camp is perfect
for children ages 3 ? - 6 years old and includes a wide range of activities
that bridge art and the outdoors.
For more information of to request an application please call or email
Julie Goodrich (603) 795-2096 or julie_goodrich@hotmail.com. |