THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL WEDNESDAY NOTICE

March 26, 2014

Preschoolers sing at All School Meeting

GREETINGS FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear TGS Parents and Families,

I hope you all enjoyed Spring Break and some extra time with your families. As much fun as our vacations are, I am always delighted to see our smiling students return to TGS full of stories and energy, eager to catch up with friends and carry on with their studies. On Monday we welcomed Milo and Burton Townsend to TGS as newly enrolled students. They come from Springfield, VT, and we are delighted to have them join our community. There has been a great deal of interest in TGS this year from prospective students and we are excited that so many people have found us. Our best resource for referrals is always word of mouth, and so let me thank you all for the work you are doing to market TGS in the larger community, as it clearly is working.

For many of our eighth graders, this Spring break was particularly meaningful as they traveled to Ecuador with Kroka for our second annual service learning trip. I look forward to their future work to share their experiences with our community, and am glad the trip was such a resounding success.

March 10th is a particularly exciting and anxiety provoking time for many eighth graders as it is the universal acceptance announcement date for most secondary schools. All of our eighth graders did an exemplary job finding excellent schools placements for secondary school and we are very proud of them. With revisit days approaching, many students will soon make their final decisions on where they will spend the next four years. It is an exciting time for them and for us as well, as we begin to celebrate the close of their TGS chapter and the beginning of the next stage of their educational journey. Fortunately, we get to enjoy this wonderful group for a few more months.

We have a particularly busy Spring ahead and I look forward to seeing many of you on campus soon.

Sincerely,

Dan

Dan Marchetti

Head of School

TGS 8th grade students in Ecuador

READ EVERY DAY CHALLENGE - APRIL 2-22.

It's almost spring and time for the TGS Read Every Day Challenge. The purpose of this noncompetitive challenge is to support students' reading for pleasure, their daily reading habit, and to make it fun! Information will be sent home with your children this week about the reading challenge. Please read it carefully, so that your children will have a successful experience.

Dress as your favorite book character day, Wednesday, April 2. To help kick off the Read Every Day reading challenge, students, faculty, and staff will come to school dressed as their favorite book characters. We did this for the first time last year, and it was so much fun, we decided it needs to be a TGS tradition. The day will end with an all school buddy activity in the theater.

For more information, please visit the library blog http://thegrammarschool.org/library/ or call me with any questions or concerns.

Thank you, Ponnie

SPRING SPORTS WILL BEGIN APRIL 28

Check upcoming Wednesday Notices for more information on spring sports. TGS will offer mountain biking, trail running, and Utlimate Frisbee (for 6th-8th graders), in addition to Girls on the Run, which started earlier this month. If you are interested in helping to coach a sport, please contact Mary as soon as possible.

Girls on the Run!

PUTNEY FOOD SHELF UPDATE

Last week of our March Food Collection for the Putney Food Shelf! The preschool continues to host TGS's Food Collection Basket for the month of March. The food we collect goes to the Putney Food Shelf each month, and this effort constitutes TGS's school-wide, ongoing Community Service Project. Please help us fill the baskets (located by the Main Office and by the preschool) by the end of this week. Thanks in advance for your efforts, and for involving your children in this worthwhile project.

TGS SUMMER CAMP

The Grammar School's 2014 Summer Camp will take place during the weeks of July 7, 14, and 21. The Preschool Camp, for four- and five-year olds, features three themed weeks of arts, crafts, movement, and exploration. Children ages 6 to 14 experience the arts, nature, outdoor adventures, and optional supervised swim time. Full- and partial-day options are available. Visit the Summer Camp website for more information.

To inquire about teaching in the 2014 Summer Camp, contact Jenn Robb at camps@thegrammarschool.org. For more information about The Grammar School, please visit www.thegrammarschool.org.

CALENDAR

MARCH

28 Re-enrollments due

APRIL

18 1/2 day Conf Day 12:30-4:30

21 Inservice No school

COMMUNITY NEWS

William Chambers, former TGS art teacher, has show at Burdick's in Walpole!

NEXT STAGE - Check out the exciting entertainment coming to Putney each week at http://nextstagearts.org/

2014 SUMMER CAMP IN SPAIN - Culture and Language Immersion Program

June 28 - July 12, 2014 (15 days) Led by Liz Jackson with Gogi Abroad for ages 13-16

Sinceramente,
Liz Jackson (lizzyole@gmail.com)

VINYASA YOGA - Mondays, 4:45-6:00pm in the TGS Auditorium for ALL Ability & Experience Levels - Taught by Amanda Upton. Yoga mat and props provided. First class FREE, $14 drop in, $60/5 class card, $100/10 class card. For more information visit: http://rootdowncoaching.com/group-yoga-classes/

RIDING LESSONS - It's nearly time for horseback riding! Spring Riding Lessons available at Stone Gate Stables in Putney with Caryl Richardson. Caryl has experience teaching all ages and many levels of riders. Several lovely lesson horses available to ride. A series of 8 Small group lessons (2 to 4 riders) will be offered after school (about 3:30). Lessons last an hour and a half. Lessons begin the week of April 14. Cost: $280. Private lessons also available. For more information please contact Caryl: carylrichardson@gmail.com

MAIN STREET ARTS in Saxtons River, VT is offering several new classes from hula-hooping to conversational Spanish. Check them out online at www.mainstreetarts.org

FRENCH AND SPANISH TUTORING

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