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All School Head of School Email Coming Your Way
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Please be on the lookout for an all school email with some important information and requests coming your way soon. Work Day - Thanks to everyone for a fun, productive day! (See the note from Chris Harlow, below.) Two Key Administrative Positions Filled I would like to introduce our newest TGS Administrative Staff. Over the last two months, two search committees of parents, trustees, staff, and faculty screened fifty applications and interviewed a total of ten people for the position of Director of Admissions, Marketing, and Financial Aid and the position of Director of Development. I would like to announce the hiring of Phil Blood of Guilford, Vermont as the DOA and Pauline O'Brien of North Westminster, Vermont as the DOD. Their biographies will follow in my HOS all school email, coming soon. The staff and faculty are very excited about Phil's and Pauline's level of experience and commitment to their professions as well as what they will bring to the TGS community. They both will start officially on July 1. Please welcome them to the TGS community and look for their bios in my HOS All School Email. Steve Lorenz, Head of School |
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Last Saturday the weather was perfect for a very productive and well attended work day. We spruced up the campus, put away the ice rink, cleaned gardens, cut wood, raked, swept, and generally worked hard while still having a good time. Thank you all for your time and dedication to The Grammar School and ultimately to your children. It is parent and student involvement like this that makes this community so special. Again, thank you for all your help.
Chris Harlow
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TGS VARIETY SHOW!
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The Student Council is sponsoring a variety show that will be on June 1st during 'All School Meeting.' All interested students should sign up on the sheet outside of Steve's office by FRIDAY, MAY 6th!!! Auditions will be held in the theater at lunch time on May 9th and May 10th (you must have signed up to audition!) The variety show is open to all ages and any type of act: singing, dancing, a skit, playing an instrument, juggling etc.
Thanks!
The Student Council
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OPUS 22 FEATURED THREE TGS COMPOSITIONS
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l to r: Molly Durling, Molly Cameron (guest), Alli Lubin,
Luke Cuerdon, Jamie Lumley, Andres Rodriguez
Four selected TGS student composers traveled to the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, VT on April 28th to hear their original musical compositions played live by professional musicians in the Vermont Midi Project's Opus 22 Concert for strings and woodwinds. The selected pieces were: A Flounder at C by Jamie Lumley, 3rd time winner, grade 8; Dragon Fruits by Luke Cuerdon and Andres Rodriguez, grade 5; and Robins Return by Molly Durling, grade 5.
Under the direction of Alli Lubin, these young composers join the list of seventeen former TGS Opus selected composers: Jacob Knapp, Miles Hume, Colin Clark, Brooke Mooney, Katelyn Donovan, Julian Stolper, Tim Quimby, Nathaniel Todd Long, Antonia Dufort, Michaela Shea-Gander, Lucie Foster, Ona Hauert, Claire Thomas, Jamie Lumley, Libby Green, Russell Boswell and Isaac Freitas-Eagan.
More information about these events can be found on the web at http://www.vtmidi.org/opus22.htm.
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ORDER T-SHIRTS and SWEATSHIRTS TODAY
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 Celebrate The Grammar School's 50th Anniversary! This will be the final TGS sweatshirt and T-shirt order of the school year. Please order before Thursday, May 5th. You may choose the 50th, bird, or dragon logo. Email Mary, download the order form online, or pick one up outside Tammy's office. |
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PUTNEY FOOD SHELF
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Third grade is collecting for the month of May. Please bring donated items/non-perishable foods to the third grade classroom or to the boxes outside the main office. Thank you for contributing to this important community service. Linda
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VISITORS FROM THE NORTH ARRIVING MAY 7!
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Hooray!!! Our Montreal penpals will be arriving at TGS on Saturday, May 7!
TGS French students in grades 4-7 have been corresponding with students at Collège Stanislas in Montreal since the beginning of the school year. The 6th and 7th graders visited them in March in Montreal. Now they are coming to see us here at our school.
Students will stay with TGS families, hike Putney Mountain, and attend a potluck generously hosted by the Todd Long family. They also will visit local sites of interest. On Monday they will attend TGS with their TGS penpals to see what our school is like. If you come across any of them in the hall, please remember to greet them with a friendly "Bonjour!" or "Bienvenue au Vermont!"
Madame Jo
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WANMU PERCUSSION TRIO THIS WEEK
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This Thursday and Friday, May 5-6, we will be treated to a second Yellow Barn residency with the Wanmu Percussion Trio. Parents are invited to a concert at our Thursday All School Meeting on May 5th from 2:20-3:00. In addition, there will be an evening concert on Friday, May 6th at Next Stage in Putney (formerly United Church), which is free for students and half price for TGS parents with a coupon on the Yellow Barn flyer. Please email Alli for more info.
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ART NEWS!
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Sculptor and Fire Organ maker, Antoinette Jacobson, came to The Grammar School last Friday to start a five day residency. She will be working with the 5th and 6th graders. See pictures and read more on the TGS Art Blog.
http://tgsartpage.blogspot.com
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STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS ON JUNE 4
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Mark your calendars for Strolling of The Heifers on June 4th! The 5th-6th grade chorus is invited to sing with Jared Stolper at the new performance stage (time to be announced). 5th and 6th graders, we need to hear from you if you are able to sing with us on June 4th. Please email Alli if you will attend. Other TGS students will march in the parade, and and we will have a TGS booth, staffed by parents, faculty, and staff. We encourage all TGS families to participate!
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50th ANNIVERSARY PARTY
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We are still seeking donations for the 50th Anniversary Auction! Please consider donating gift certificates, services, specialty items, vacation stays or tickets. If you have an item you would like to donate, please contact Alyson Opsahl nh.opsahls@gmail.com. Thank you!
To reserve tickets, please contact Tammy White at 802-387-5364 or tamwhite@thegrammarschool.org. Sign up sheets are posted in the hall by Tammy's office. Areas that need some help include: Food Welcome Table Parking Decorations Activities Bar Thanks for your help! |
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CHECK OUT TGS SUMMER CAMPS on Facebook! SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!
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TGS BIKE CAMPS
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Once again we have the good fortune to have Daq Woods and Jason Sperling return to TGS to run our awesome mountain bike camps. The half day camp for younger riders 8-12 years old will be July 5-8. The all day camp for more experienced riders will be July 12-15. Brochures for the camp are outside Tammy's office. If you need more info please email dgray@thegrammarschool.org. These camps are very popular and fill up fast, so please reserve your spot now! Thanks!
Deb Gray
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DEER TICK ADVICE FROM THE NURSE
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Notes from the Nurse
It has been brought to my attention that the TICKs are back and have started to come home with our students. Please read the following exerpts from the CDC's website and the emedicinehealth website to help keep your children safe from tick bites this season. You can visit their websites for more information at http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/ and http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ticks/article_em.htm. Please try to avoid tick bites this spring! Please read the following advice from Sara: Preventing Tick Bites
Sara Dunbar
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COMMUNITY NEWS!
BOOK SIGNING PARTY WITH RICK RIORDAN - To Celebrate his latest book, Kane Chronicles, Book 2: Throne of fire. Friday, May 6th at 5pm at The River Garden on Main Street in Brattleboro. for more infomation call 802-464-5425 or visit www.bookcellarvt.com.
WEST HILL SHOP - Fix-A-Flat Tire Clinic Saturday, May 7th - 9:00am Bring your bike and plan to get greasy. We will supply the tools, you supply the questions. Let West Hill know you are coming.
Bike Film this Friday, May 6 at 8:00pm at the Hooker Dunham Theater in Brattleboro (also Gallery Walk night) the Putney Bicycle Club will present a 40 minute film Riding Bikes With The Dutch by Michael Wolfgang Bauch. This is the story of a family that travels to the Netherlands for a year and experiences a way of life quite different from their lives in the urban sprawl of freeway-laden Southern California.
The second part of the evening will be a slideshow entitled Extreme Utilitarian Bicycling by Dave Cohen. If you love cycling and are intrigued about bike diversity, don't miss this!
Tickets are only $5 and door prizes will be provided by Brattleboro Bike Shop, Burrows Specialized Sports, and West Hill Shop.
FRESH AIR FRIENDLY TOWN PROGRAM - Share your fresh air with a child who gets very little! There are hundreds of New York inner city children waiting for an invitation to experience a week or two of our summers in New England. Open your hearts and homes to one of these kids and receive an enriching experience for you and your family in return. Through the generosity of families and individuals from Virginia to Canada, the Fresh Air Friendly Town Program has given almost 2 million children the joys of clean air and summer fun since its founding in 1877. Please call Tom and Linda Kosiba for more information at (802) 722-4315.
MOTHER NATURE'S CHILD
In case you hoped to see MOTHER NATURE'S CHILD and missed it recently on VT or NH public television, I just want to let you know about some free public screenings in your neighborhood. The subject matter may not be of interest to you personally but perhaps there's someone you know-- a parent, teacher, student, counselor, doctor or outdoor educator -- who'd enjoy learning more about nature's role in child development. If so, please pass on the following dates:
Thursday, May 5th at 7 p.m. screening/discussion at the Putney Library
Thursday, May 12th at 7 p.m. screening/discussion at NewsBank Conference Center, Chester, discussion followed by refreshments
Though definitely not in your neighborhood, there will also be a major screening event at Shelburne Farms on Wednesday, May 18th at 7 p.m. Several experts featured in the film will attend to lead individual discussion groups, followed by a reception. You may know people who'd like to travel to this one!
You can learn more about the film, see a trailer, and find the details for all these screenings -- and more -- on our website: http://www.mothernaturesmovie.com/category/events/month
Snow, flooding, flowers...isn't Mother Nature such a tease these days?
Sending warm wishes & wishes for warmth,
Camilla
Camilla Rockwell
Mother Nature's Child Film Project
http://www.mothernaturesmovie.com/
(802) 864.6263
NEYT - The NEYT Alumni are producing a new, exciting, fast-paced, and accessible adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, performed by only 3 actors. On Friday May 13th at 10 am we will be inviting schools - teachers and students to watch this performance for only $5/ticket. We will also do a "talkback" after the show if students have questions about what it is like to act, create a show, run a business, or our thoughts on Romeo & Juliet. Please pass this along to any other teachers that might be interested and either call or e-mail me if you would like to reserve seats.
Jessica - 802-380-5090
"MEMPHIS" on Broadway - 2010 Best Musical Tony Award. May 14th - Bus leaves Bellows Falls at 7 am, allowing time for sightseeing, lunch, and shopping before the 2:00 matinee at the Shubert Theater. Return at 5:30 with stop for dinner. Call (463-4270) or stop in Rockingham Free Public Library for tickets. $125 includes mezzanine theater ticket and transportation. Visit http://memphisthemusical.com/ If you have any questions call the library or ask me. My daughter and I are going. Ponnie |
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS!
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CALENDAR
May 5
Thursday Wanmu Percussion Trio All School Meeting Concert Parents Are Invited 2:20-3:00 pm May 7
Saturday Montreal Penpals Arrive May 20 Friday Grandparents Grandfriends Day May 21 Saturday 50th Anniversary Party at TGS 4:00-9:00 pm May 26 Thursday K-6 Spring Concert 6:30 pm June 4 Saturday Strolling of The Heifers |
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