Happy Snow Day!
CONFERENCE DAY! - TOMORROW! from 12:30-7pm. School ends at 12:00 and there will be no aftercare. Baby sitting will be available while you are in your conferences. Call Tammy to schedule your appointment today!
CALENDAR CHANGE! - APRIL 17 IS LISTED ON THE CALENDAR AS AN INSERVICE DAY THIS IS ACTUALLY A PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY!
The Kindergarten practices for the Teddy Bear's Picnic
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."
The Grammar School Celebrates
Our Library's 49th Birthday!
Thursday, February 5th
Each year we celebrate our wonderful library with a birthday party that includes exciting entertainment provided by various classes, opening gifts from students, and all delighting in delicious cupcakes. A week from today, on Thursday, February 5th, the Library will be celebrating its 49th birthday.
If you would like to send a gift to the birthday party, a library wish list was sent home via back pack express and can be seen on line at http://web.mac.com/tgs5364/Library/From_the_Library.html. Putney Books also has a copy of our list as well as most of the books on it. If you opt instead to give a book from your child's bookshelf, please check that the book is in mint condition and that we do not have a copy in the library. While all thoughtfully selected gifts are greatly appreciated, our growing library no longer has room for duplicate or worn copies of books.
Bakers...once again, if you would be willing to contribute a dozen cupcakes for the birthday party, please let me know. We estimate that we will need eleven dozen.
At TGS we are fortunate to have a library that receives support from so many. Parents generously volunteer in the library, encourage students to use the library regularly, read with their children during the March Reading Challenge, participate in the book fair, and contribute to the library through gifts and donations. As always, we are grateful for your support.
The library birthday party is an enjoyable event for everyone. If you would be willing to bake a dozen cupcakes or if you have any questions, please contact me at school, home (869-1467), or by email (pderby@tgs-putney.org).
Thank you, Ponnie
AFTER SCHOOL CLAY CLASS BEGINS JANUARY 28TH!
Younger students, (kindergarteners through 3rd graders), can explore creative hand building techniques in clay. A variety of pots, clay critters and fantastical fairy homes will be made by students over the course of six after-school sessions.
This class is being offered by art teacher and Grammar School parent, Collin Leech. Collin has over thirteen years of experience teaching art to children and adults in a variety of settings. She has taught for V.S.A, Great River Arts, Center for Creative Healing and is currently a teacher at The River Gallery School in Brattleboro. Classes will be held at TGS on Wednesdays beginning January 28th through March 11 from 3:10 to 4:30. The cost is $75. Call 258-7055 to register with Collin.
The Annual Fund Is.....
Hands on Learning
Your support of this year's Annual Fund makes hands on learning and all we do at TGS possible. Please give generously by mail, online, or in person. Thank you!
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.
VISIT THE TGS UNDERGROUND on the web for links to South Pacific, 7th grade homework, library and more. Just added - a video of Moses singing "I Believe I Can Fly" at the 2008 Graduation and a link to the new Musical Blog where you can find historical clips from past musicals.
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.
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!
"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. 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
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TGS Calendar
CALENDAR
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!
FEB 5
Library Birthday Party!
FEB 17
Board Meeting 7pm
FEB 23 - MAR 2
VACATION NO SCHOOL
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