GREETINGS FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
We are all excited for this evening's Winter Concert and the annual Mummers play. Performance and the arts were cornerstones of TGS from the inception of the school and I was informed today that we have never missed a Mummers play in our entire 54 years as The Grammar School. I look forward to seeing many of you this afternoon and this evening as we celebrate these traditions and our students together.
The Development Committee is looking for volunteers to help us plan and execute a Spring Fun-Raiser this year along the lines of last year's famous Bell Bottom Bash. We are excited to have a fun party to celebrate TGS and bring together parents, teachers, alumni, and friends for a memorable evening. If you are interested in helping plan this event, please email me as soon as possible.
On Thursday Kathy Richardson is leading a new activity for grades 6-8 called Hour of Code. Students in each grade in her math classes will work on gaining a basic understanding of coding, using a platform that has inspired a global movement. While coding is an emerging topic of study at TGS, we are excited to explore this further and look forward to doing more in the future.
On Monday we held a community meeting with Breadloaf Construction to discuss the emerging Master Plan for TGS. Breadloaf is a company that listens and our architects are very interested in capturing community feedback so that they can represent a collective vision in their models for the future of TGS campus and infrastruture needs. If you have not filled out the survey, I urge you to take a moment to do so.Dan
Snow Day Notifications
IMPORTANT - WINTER SKI PROGRAM FORMS DUE! We need to send the forms to Okemo for the alpine skiers tomorrow. If your child wants to ski at Okemo this winter, we must have his/her form by tomorrow morning, December 11.
TGS Tuesday ski days at Grafton Ponds for XC and Okemo for alpine skiing begin January 6. Information and Grafton and Okemo forms are available on the
website.
BKL
Bill Koch League practice has started! If you would like to join BKL, please contact
Jen Robb. BKL registration forms are available on the
website.
IMPORTANT SKIING INFORMATION
Mary has cleaned out the leftover equipment in the Ski Haus and Upper School shed. We will sell unclaimed skis and poles at the ski/skate sale, or include them in our ski rental program. If you left your children's gear at school over the summer and would like to retrieve it, please contact Mary before Friday morning.
Okemo Alpine Program Chaperone Meeting
A mandatory meeting for all Okemo chaperones will be held on Monday, December 15 at 8:30am in the auditorium. Please contact Kathy with questions.
SKI/SKATE SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
We will hold the annual Ski/Skate Sale at TGS December 12. We are looking for current model skis, skates, boots, and clean apparel.
Please contact Mary if you have items to donate. We suggest a donation to TGS of at least 20% of the sale price, and you keep the rest.
TGS SECRET SANTA
Holiday Fun! The eighth grade is organizing the annual TGS Secret Santa draw, in conjunction with a food drive for The Putney Food Shelf. This is a schoolwide activity that involves all faculty and staff, as well as all students from K-8th grades.
Each person draws the name of someone in the school: From December 12-18 we write notes to the people for whom we are Secret Santas, giving hints as to who we are, and, perhaps including a little surprise, if it is convenient. Remember not to tell anyone whom you have drawn, as it is secret! The week of December 15 everyone brings in a gift with a value under $6 for the person he or she drew, as well as an item to donate to the Putney Food Shelf. On the last day of school, December 19, we have a Secret Santa assembly when gifts are distributed and the food we have collected is presented to Putney Family Services. If you have questions, please email Laurie.
