Skating at VA!
THANK YOU PARENTS, again, for the Holiday Meal to Remember!
From, The Faculty and Staff
8th GRADE DINNER THEATRE
- IS IT ON YOUR CALENDAR YET? The evening of Friday, January 23, the
8th grade will present a dinner theater for the Grammar School
community and beyond. A 6pm dinner will feature vegetarian and meat
lasagnas, salad, garlic bread and delectable desserts. Following
dinner, at 7pm, the 8th graders will perform ZAP, a comedy suitable for
all audiences. The cost is $10 per person or a maximum of $25 per
family. Proceeds benefit the 8th grade educational trip to Washington
D.C.
THANK YOU! With a goal of $85,000, we are pleased to report that the Annual Fund stands at $57,000, nearly $10,000 ahead of where we were at this time last year. Thanks to the generous contributions of parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff and friends, TGS continues to thrive. The Fund supports faculty development, programs such as art, music, theater, and scholarship funding. If you have not yet contributed, please consider making a gift now. 100% parent participation is a critical component of our efforts. Stay tuned for more news from your friendly neighborhood Annual Fund Committee: Poppet Boswell, Mark Green, Ray Hutchins, Meg Lyons and Emily Weinberg
LAST WEEKEND WAS A BANNER ONE FOR TGS NORDIC RACERS - Alumnus Patrick O'Brien cleaned up the field at the Bogburn/Haydock House race in Pomfret, winning the entire men's 13K shindig in record time of 39:05 minutes. Other TGS racers inlcuded Charlie Boswell placing first in his divison and former TGS Head of School Chris Osgood also placing first in his division. Deb Gray's brother Bob Gray also placed first in his division.
In the women's race, Poppet Boswell, mom of Russell, wife of 5t grade teacher Charlie and former BKYSL Coach Poppet Boswell placed first in her age division, alumna Gage Fichter placed third, and Heather Mooney 12th, and Issy Pelletier 34th in their divisions. Mary Heller Osgood also placed first in her division! For current students, Brooke Mooney soared as a J3, placing third with brother Scott Mooney placing second as a J4. Annice Pelletier placed 12th as a J4
Meanwhile at another race at Prospect in Woodford, Vermont, TGS also had a strong showing with Russell Boswell coming in 1st and Toby Weed 4th as a J5 Boy. Libby Green placed 3rd and Ellinore Todd Long placed 6th as a J5 Girl. Rory Cuerdon came in 4th as a J4 and Michaela Shea Gander 3rd as a J3!
Congrats all!
TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC will
be the entertainment for our January 31st Open House at The Grammar
School. Please put this date on your calendar; it will be much more
than a concert, it will be a happening. Don't miss this for your family and consider
another family who would love to be entertained and be introduced to
TGS. All the joy of a picnic, and all the thrills and sing-alongs you
could ask for. Join Bill Shontz and his Teddy Bear Band singing songs
from Bill's award-winning release: "Teddy Bears' Greatest Hits."
LET IT SNOW BOOKS!! Read any good books lately? Let us all know! Fill out a Snowflake Book Review Form, return it to Ponnie, and you will be entered in a raffle to win a $10.00 gift certificate from Putney Books. One prize for students and one for adults will be drawn at the library birthday party. Reviews will be shared with our community on the library bulletin board. (Complete sentences are required.) Questions? Please contact Ponnie. Snowflake book review forms are available at the library or on line.
JANUARY COLLECTION FOR PUTNEY FAMILY SERVICES Rather
than one or two specific classes assuming the monthly responsibility
for collecting toiletries and non-perishable foods for Putney Family
Services' food shelf, we start 2009 with a school-wide effort.
Throughout January boxes are distributed in hallways for this month's
collection. Thank you.
LOOKING FOR NEW LUNCH OPTIONS FOR YOUR KIDS? Want to support a local business and get a great deal in the process? Mountain Pauls in Putney is offering a school lunch program, you can order from their school lunch menu the night before and it will be ready for you to pick up the next morning on your way to school. Each lunch includes a sandwich, piece of fruit, and a drink. (More options are available for additional charges.) Call 387-4446 for more information.
You can see the menu on the bulletin board outside Tammys office.
VISITING ARTISTS WORK WITH THE EIGHTH GRADE Starting January 7th the eighth grade will work with a series of visiting artists. Thank you in advance to Eric Aho, Evie Lovett, and Jim Mooney who have volunteered to participate. As part of the Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason grant we were able to hire Donald Saaf and Julia Zanes to teach a longer residency.
Artist and children's book illustrator, the Saafs will be working with the eighth graders to create their own children's book. They'll be learning about different illustrating techniques, and talk about the process of making a children's book. For the first project the students will be making their own paste paper and marble paper to use as collage materials. The end goal will be to collaborate and create a picture book to be printed for friends and family and the Grammar School Library.
We will keep you posted as to how these classes unfold.
Willam
BILL KOCH SKI LEAGUE - TGS will once again host the local BKSL club here on Wednesday afternoons at 3:15 for recreational skiers. This child-based cross-country program for 6-14 year olds is an opportunity to learn and improve skiing skills while playing games and touring our trails and skimming across our neighbors' fields. Children younger than 6 are welcome to join the group but must have a parent with them. Adult ambassadors for this program are Mark Green, Charlie Boswell and Mark Long from TGS and Rick Gordon from Saxtons River. The cost of the program is $25.00 and the forms are outside Tammy's office. Checks should be made out to TGS. If the weather is inclement , we will cancel by 1:00 pm. If there is no school on a Wednesday, there is no practice that day for the rec skiers.
We need parent volunteers to help manage our enthusiastic skiers. No skills required. Contact Mary Osgood.
The answers to all your questions can be found on the website!
http://web.mac.com/timweed/iWeb/Putney%20BKL%20Site/Welcome.html
(best to bookmark it as it is a long address!) It will be updated frequently with info on practices, races, special events etc.
ON THE WEB: Visit the TGS UNDERGROUND, for South Pacific (SOPA) production schedule, parent list, audition songs, etc, and assorted links to the Library, the Snowflake Book Review forms, art projects, 7th grade homework, technology projects, and much more to come. 7-8 parents, please consider joining our SOPA Team.
NOTES FROM THE GREEN COMMITTEE - The Grammar School Composting Project. In 2006-07 The Grammar School spent $2718 to dispose of its waste in a four-yard dumpster that went directly to the landfill. In 2007-08, The Grammar School Composting Project began. We began using a four-yard compostable collector and a three-yard trash dumpster. The reduction in waste bound for the landfill, an accomplishment itself, saved the school about $600! The question for the 2008-09 academic year is how we can continue to both reduce our waste and save the school money. One idea is to include a scale to weigh trash during work jobs. Once we find out how much trash we produce in one week, we can then work together to see how low we can go.
THE LIBRARY NEEDS YOU! - Regardless of what your talents are, the library can use your help. If you can type, have decent handwriting, can sew, alphabetize, have good number recognition, are crafty, have basic office skills, or just love books and you are able to come to the library or are willing to do something at home; your help would be very welcome.
Please call me at school 387-5364 x104 or at home 869-1467 or email me at pderby@tgs-putney.org. Monday and Wednesday-Friday I'm at school, but I'd be willing to come in on Tuesday morning before skiing if that's a good time for you.
Thank you for any help. The library is a wonderful place for the community, and it can be even better with your help. Ponnie
COMMUNITY NEWS!
HUGE BENEFIT SHOW WITH JOHNNY WINTER, AND THE JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND FEATURING CRISPIN AND LARRY FROM THE UPTOWN HORNS AND FLY AMERO FROM ORLEANS!!! All the proceeds go to the Brattleboro Union High School band to pay for their trip to BARAK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION!! This will be the best blues show in VT in many many years! Come and support the High School Band and see a TREMENDOUS SHOW!!! If you live in VT - this is a MUST SEE!! The Latchis Theater - 1/15/2009 - Doors Open at 5:30 p.m. Brattleboro, VT, http://www.latchis.com/liveEvents.php
ALL ARE WELCOME TO "Share the Dream" - A Celebration of the Legacy of Martin Luther King" on Monday evening, January 19 at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main Street in Brattleboro. This is a family-friendly event that starts at 5pm with tributes to Dr. King and a Musical Celebration featuring jazz vocalist Samirah Evans, jazz pianist Eugene Umans, a children's choir and others. A community potluck will follow at 6:15. Sponsored by the Brattleboro Area Interfaith Clergy Association and ALANA Community Organization, this event is free and open to everyone.
"CHILDREN OF WINTER" - See Warren Miller's 59th film "Children of
Winter" January 31st at 4pm and 7pm at the Latchis Theater in downtown
Brattleboro Vermont.
advance tickets $10 or $12 at the door
Check out this website for more information! http://childrenofwinterbrattleborovermont.blogspot.com/
The Clark Gallery in Lincoln, MA announces their January exhibition, featuring JULIA ZANES (TGS parent of Isak and Ole Saaf) alluring mixed media paintings of an imagined, enchanting place and PAUL TAYLOR's compelling photographs of Turkey's varied landscapes. Although Zanes and Taylor approach their work from different perspectives and utilizedisparate materials, the viewer cannot help but be moved by the work's imagery and light.
The exhibition will hang in the gallery through January 30th and an opening reception will be celebrated on Saturday, January 10th from 4-6pm. On January 24th from 11am-noon, bring the entire family to a puppet show performance of Santa Lucia. Julia Zanes, her husband Donald Saaf, and their sons, Isak and Ole, will perform the tale of the martyr saint. for information: http://www.clarkgallery.com/
The In-Sight Photography Project is now registering students for Spring 2009 classes. Classes offered include Intro to Black and White Photography Monday 6-8, Beyond Basics: Intermediate Black and White Wednesday 6-8, Digital Photography Thursdays 4-6, and Advanced Photography Wednesday 3:30-5:30. Classes begin early February and run for 10 weeks. In-Sight Photography located at 45 Flat St in Brattleboro is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering photography classes to youth ages 11-18, regardless of their ability to pay. All classes are offered on a suggested sliding scale fee. For more information or to register please call 802-251-9960 or visit www.insight-photography.org
BRATTLEBORO SCHOOL OF DANCE - Registration January 12-16, 3:30-5:30pm. Classes offered are Toddlers, Creative Dance, Children's Ballet, Children's Modern, and Ballet, Jazz, Pilates, Tap and Hip Hop for 11 year olds through teens. Classes begin Jan 19 through May 15. For more information call 254-6884.
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TGS Calendar
CALENDAR
JAN 15
Financial Aid
Applications Due
JAN 19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
NO SCHOOL
JAN 20
Board Meeting 7pm
JAN 23
8th Dinner Theatre
Dinner 6pm
ZAP 7pm
JAN 29
Half day, NOON DISMISSAL
Parent/Teacher Conferences (12:30-7:30 pm)
JAN 31
Saturday Open House
TEDDY BEAR PICNIC
BILL SHONTZ LIVE!
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