TONIGHT at TGS
Technicool: A Technology Safety Program
Parent Information Night
From the Desk of Steve Lorenz
As of Tuesday, November 10 we have thirty two students (30% of our population) absent and three faculty / staff absent. This number has fluctuated between twenty and thirty students over the past two weeks. The reasons for children being sick vary but most are flu like symptoms. Our plan, as of today, is to keep moving forward and doing business as usual. However, if the numbers continue to escalate and reach the 50% of our population mark we will consider closing for a day or two. You will receive advance notice. As you know, the vaccine is still sparse and we have not been able to access it. We will keep you informed as we hear from our Nurse Consultant and the Vermont Department of Health. If you have questions or concerns, please let us know. Right now we are taking this day by day.
Head LIce
On another note we have had three cases of head lice that we know of last week in fifth grade. Please find below our policy / protocol in regards to students with head lice. They are very specific as to notification, treatment, and coming back to school. Please review.
Head Lice - No Nit Rule, Treatment, Notification Etc.
The school has a "no nit" policy that requires careful comb out with a special comb and prohibits students from returning until a no-nit condition is obtained. Parents are expected to check for head lice prior to the opening of school in September. There is also an all-school check during school hours at the beginning of the school year. Parents need to inform the school of head lice in the family and are responsible for eradicating the problem before bringing their child back to school. It is the parents' responsibility to be vigilant throughout the year in identifying and treating head lice. During a period when head lice are prevalent, the teachers will check all children as often as seems necessary. Children with evidence of lice will be sent home for the necessary treatment. Parents should inform the school if they discover lice on their children, so that other children in the class can be checked.
If your child has had a case of head lice and has returned to school or has been in direct contact with other children at sleepovers, parties, etc., please remember to consider other families and notify us and your children's friends.
Thank you,
Steve Lorenz, Head of School
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 Preschool and Kindergarten perform at all school meetingphoto by Alli
Patty Stickney and Chris Danforth, social skills teachers, are interested in having a monthly fireside chat, possibly without the fire, to meet and talk with parents about any topics they would deem valuable. We have experience in fields such as parenting, normal developmental expectations, brain development in teens, depression, anxiety, stress and stress management, ADHD and different learning styles and their impact on the child, how to communicate effectively with children, and raising children in today's culture.
Some ideas: we can meet once a month informally, we can meet with a specific theme driven by parents' requests, we could read a book on children and or teens and discuss (there are many, many wonderful books), or any other ideas you may have. If parents are interested or have specific themes or topics they would like us to cover, please contact Chris at chris@parksplacevt.org or Patty at pstick54@gmail.com.The eighth grade has had to postpone the Dessert Theater until Thursday, DECEMBER 3!
The flu has taken its toll, but rehearsals will resume and healthy bakers will create delicious goods to be auctioned off to benefit the eighth grade field trip fund. Come and watch "The Liberated Cinderella" and eat yummy desserts. Then, bid to purchase delectable cakes, pies and fudge. Thank you for putting it on your calendars. It is a great night for all ages. Laurie
Muralist
Terry Sylvester comes to The Grammar School - She will be at
The Grammar School from Nov 18th to Nov 24th and hopes to
work with every child in the school. The children will create four murals that will be placed on
the campus.
Terry Sylvester
is an artist who lives and works in Vermont. She is a professional scenic
artist who makes scenery for movies in New York City and around New
England. She has done large-scale mural project residencies in Vermont
Schools for many years and is a certified K-12 art teacher. Her work can
be seen in the Brattleboro community at the Main St. Post Office, the lobby of
the Paramount building, and most prominently in the historical mural of
Brattleboro in the middle of town. (Taken from the Vermont Arts Council
Website)
Terry will be
based in the science room at The Upper School and hopes that you will stop by
throughout the week to check-in on the progress of the murals.
Visiting Artist Andrea Stix Wasserman - comes to The Grammar School to work with the Kindergarten and First Graders Wednesday and Thursday, November 11th and 12th. She will give a special All School Meeting presentation on Wednesday at 12:50.
Andrea is a sculpture who lives and works in Vershire, Vermont. She has a B.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design and an M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Her residencies relate to Vermont's rural landscape, encouraging students to acquire a deeper understanding of both their environment and art. By exploring ecology and ecosystems, students learn to pose scientific questions that can be expressed through the making of art. (Taken from the Vermont Arts Council Website)
These artists' visits are funded by our grant from the Clowes Foundation.
Yours,
William
 The Marionettes are Coming!
TO THE TGS OPEN HOUSE, ARE YOU?
Saturday, November 14 from 1 to 3:30pm
Mark Your Calendars and Invite Your Friends
featuring the Bluebird Marionette Theatre
with the Saaf/Zanes family
plus music, tours and classroom activities
Free and open to the public
Who will you be bringing to the Open House?
Thanksgiving baskets - The Grammar School will continue its
tradition this year of contributing Thanksgiving baskets to the food shelf at
Putney Family Services. Each class
has been assigned an item, so look for faculty home notes that will include the
particular item your family is asked to contribute. At all school meeting on November 18th, buddies
will fill and decorate each basket.
Putney Food Shelf: THANK YOU FOR THE GENEROUS GIVING THIS FALL. For the month of November the kindergarten and fifth grade classes are collecting non-perishable items. Boxes are in these two classrooms, and there is a box in the main office hallway for those who wish to make donations.
 4th grade recorder classphoto by Alli
Teachers' Pages/Class Blogs - from the TGS website click on Program>Classrooms>select your classroom page - the link to the teacher's page is at the top of each class page. Teachers' pages also are linked from the Parent Resources page on the TGS website.
SPORTS!
photo by Liz
SPORTS FEES - Please pay your $20 sports fee if you haven't already.
Thank you.
SKIING AT GRAFTON & OKEMO - Forms are coming this week via back-pack express. You can also download forms from the TGS website on the parent resources and sports pages.
XC RUNNERS -please return your TGS running singlet or T-shirt to Deb's office!
Bill Koch Ski League - Information and forms coming next week. Check out the website for more info: http://web.me.com/timweed/Putney_BKL_Site/Welcome.html
Ski/Skate Sale
Our annual ski/skate sale will be Friday, December 4th at 3:15 in the theater. This is a fundraiser for the Bill Koch Ski League program, and also an opportunity for you to pass on your outgrown equipment and retain a percentage of the sale to purchase other equipment. We suggest a donation to the BKSL program of 20-50% of the items sold. Please use this month to go through your winter equipment and decide what you would like to recycle. For more information contact Deb Gray, 387-5364 ext. 107
View more photos of the Greenwood Tournament, the student/parent soccer game and more at TGS TOGETHER - our Shutterfly website. For an invitation to join, please email Alli.
COMMUNITY NEWS!
TWO FUN MUSICALS THIS WEEKEND!
Vermont Academy in Saxtons River presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in Horowitz Hall on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30pm and Sunday, Nov. 15 at 3pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door. A hilarious show for all ages with music direction by Steve Cady, bass player from out South Pacific pit orchestra.
Leland & Gray H.S. in Townshend presents Little Shop of Horrors, starring TGS alum Emmett Mahdavi as Seymour. Show times are: Friday and Saturday, November 13 & 14 at 7:30pm, and matinees on Saturday and Sunday, November 14 & 15 at 3pm. Tickets are $5/students and $8/adults.
WWCC Annual Soup Sale - Each year a group of us make
and sell soup and bread to visitors on the Putney Craft Tour. This
will take place at the Westminster West Congregational Church in Westminster
West on November 27th and 28th. We are seeking donations of soup and baked goods for this
annual soup sale. If you can lend
a crock-pot to help with the soup serving process it would be much appreciated.
We are also seeking workers
to help out during the soup sale on Friday and Saturday. Contact
Kathy Richardson or Nick Keil to let us know how you can help.
Proceeds from the sale go to
help support the church and its efforts to care for our neighbors in need. Please help to spread the word and come
join us for a wonderful meal and help make this event a success.
· Drop off food on FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 27 or SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 between 9 am and 11 am at the Westminster
West Congregational Church.
·
Label all pots, pans,
plates, crockpots, ladles, etc.
·
Include a note
indicating the kind of soup or baked good with a list of ingredients, for our
dairy/gluten/nut/etc. sensitive friends.
We would like to put together
a WWCC Soup Sale Cookbook and have begun to collect recipes. If you are willing to have your soup
recipe included, please bring it with you when you drop off your soup.
Many thanks in advance for
your donation and help.
Kathy Richardson Nick
Keil
Home phone: 387-4014 Shop
phone: 387-4555
Cell: 1-802-999-3506 nkeil@comcast.net
kyr@sover.net
Putney Garden Apartment - 1st floor great room, gorgeous post and beam w/ cathedral ceilings built in book case; 2nd floor large bedroom; large Galley style kitchen with all appliances (dishwasher, coffee maker, toaster etc.); large walk in closet; 1 bathroom; private entrance and off street parking; fully furnished w/ queen bed; Can be rented unfurnished as well.
$900 per month (1 year lease) includes heat, hot water, wifi, cable TV, electric, rubbish and snow removal. Can be rented short term through the holidays/ski season.
Contact Elizabeth Warner for rates. 387-6513; 802-236-0721 cell.
Housing Needed FOR June 4-7, 2010
We have friends and family converging for a Bar Mitvah and wedding.
Please email with details, including capacity and price. THANK YOU.
mariabasescu@comcast.net
NEYT NEWS:
Theatre Adventure Program presents Alice in Wonderland: Greatest Scenes, Wednesday Nov 18, 4:30 pm, All seats $5 at the door.
5 Golden Tickets hidden in NEYT Chocolate Bars!- In a page straight out of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," New England Youth Theatre is selling chocolate bars and five of them contain golden tickets! Lucky winners of the golden tickets are eligible for fabulous prizes including two $500 cash prizes, a season's pass for two to all NEYT shows, a $300 gift certificate to Vermont Artisan Designs and a $200 gift card to Gamestop. The candy bars are a fundraiser benefiting NEYT and a promotion for NEYT's December production of Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, which features TGS's Addie Mahdavi, Claire Thomas and Ella Warner. Selling for $2.50 each, the chocolate bars are available at NEYT on 100 Flat Street, and at the following Brattleboro locations: Fleming Oil, Brattleboro Savings & Loan, Vermont Artisan Designs, and Vermont Country Deli; in Putney at Putney Books in the center of town; and in the center of Walpole at Ruggles & Hunt. Visit www.neyt.org for more info, or for ticket reservations.
Piano for Sale - reasonable offer - small spinet by Baldwin, cherry finish, bench, perfect gift for the holidays - call Beverly at 722-4303.
Jewelers Workbench for Sale - reasonable offer - email Alli for more info
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November 11
Wednesday
TechnicoolParent Info Night 6:30-8 pm TGS Theatre
November 14
Saturday TGS OPEN HOUSE1:00-3:30 pm Bluebird Marionette Theatre
November 25-27
Thanksgiving Break
NO SCHOOL
November 30
Monday Faculty In-Service NO SCHOOL
December 3
Thursday 8th grade Dessert Theater & Auction 7 pm arrive 7:30 play 8:00 auction TGS Theatre
December 4
Friday Ski-Skate Sale 3:15 TGS Theatre
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