Thanks for the Memories
What a terrific school year it has been. Thank you to all of our enthusiastic parents for their support, generosity, and the gift of having your children attend The Grammar School. Thank you to our staff, faculty, and trustees for their dedication and energy in educating our students. And of course, thanks to our student body for their day to day joy and desire to grow and learn.

Please keep an eye out for important communications from TGS during the summer via email and snail mail.
On behalf of The Grammar School staff and faculty, I wish you all a safe, healthy, and happy summer.

Last Day of School Schedule
Please feel free to join us for our last day of school activities.

• 9:50-10:50am: Field Day - Lower School Field
• 11:00-11:50am: All School Meeting, Slideshow, Goodbyes
• 12:00 noon: Dismissal
• 5:00-7:00pm: 8th Grade Graduation

A Legend Retires
Dick Donovan, TGS bus driver for 13 years, has announced his retirement. After driving two different bus routes, logging 160,000 miles, and transporting approximately 180,000 students, Dick is trading in his bus and steering wheel for his boat and fly fishing rod. He fondly remembers his time here and we will be saying goodbye to him officially on Friday at our final all school meeting! Please join us in wishing him the best of luck for a happy and healthy future.  

Steve 

 

Steve Lorenz
Head of School

 

 

What a wonderful year this has been in our library. Thank you for your support in so many ways: shopping at the book fair, giving to the library birthday party, baking cupcakes, helping with the reading challenge, donating books, and most of all encouraging your children to read. A special thank you goes to our steadfast volunteers: Victoria Oxholm and Karen Shapiro. The library would be a far lesser place without parental support.

Bills for lost library books will be mailed next week, so please return those books to the library by Friday. Books (even ones you forgot to check out) turn up in surprising places...in desks, in backpacks, and under cushions.      

 

Summer Reading Lists

Summer Reading lists and teacher notes explaining expectations for those entering grades 2-8 in the fall will be posted on our TGS website soon. Encourage your children to continue reading all summer. It's entertaining and helps students retain the skills they have acquired during the year.  

 

And parents, what have you been reading? Contribute your recommendations to the TGS adult summer reading list! We promise no reports will be due in the fall. This is just for fun. Summer's a great time to read for pleasure or to learn something new, so all genres are welcome.   Please send your suggestions along to me via email. And remember, children who see their parents read are more likely to value reading themselves.

 

Thanks for a great year, Ponnie  

The Student Council met on Friday, with a quick wrap-up of the year followed by an ice cream sundae party. We talked about some of the highlights of this past year. The Student Council was involved in many different projects and activities this year, including:

Thanks to each and every member of the SC for your contributions, help on committees, and attendance at weekly meetings. Thanks also to the many faculty and staff members who gave their time and assistance in a variety of ways: Steve, Pauline, Chris, Tammy, Phil, Mary, Alli, and more. Congratulations to our graduating Student Council members: Stephan, Ona, Isabel, Hannah, Jennifer, and Aly. Have a great summer!

 

Ken