THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL WEDNESDAY NOTICE

January 14, 2015

GREETINGS FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Today at All School Meeting we will begin community conversations about the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The kindergarten and preschool will share "I Have a Dream" cloud mobiles, and Alli will lead us through a few all school songs as well as we celebrate MLK Jr.'s prolific life. As a reminder, we do not have school on Monday, January 19 as we observe the MLK holiday. We also do not have classes on conference day, January 28.

Yesterday we had another great ski day, with students enjoying both Dusty Ridge and Okemo. Despite the low volume of snow, there is great skiing at TGS and the woods have been fully groomed as of today. Our trails are in great shape and are open to parents and community members, so I invite you to explore them with your children if you are interested.

Currently the faculty are running a meal train for the Fletchers, which will continue through the end of January. A TGS parent meal train is also being organized for the Fletcher family and is slated to begin in February. In a future Wednesday Notice, we will share a link where those who are interested may sign up to participate in the meal train if they are interested.

Sincerely,

Dan

MLK JR DAY MONDAY, JANUARY 19

NO SCHOOL

CONFERENCE DAY JANUARY 28 11-7

NO SCHOOL - Please call Tammy to schedule your conference. Reports for grades 5-7 will be sent home in advance of conference day. Reports for the other grades have been sent home already.

CALENDAR

JANUARY

19 MLK JR Day - No School

28 Conference Day 11-7
No School

COMMUNITY NEWS

ART RECEPTION at Putney School Gallery Jan. 15 from 5-7pm

Artists Viktor Valasek and Conrad Armstrong from Prague, CZ Republic, with live music will performed by Tim Eriksen!

Michael S. Currier Center, 418 Houghton Brook Rd., Putney, VT

PETER PAN at Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College

Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 2:00 & 700pm - Come see Gwyneth Thomson be part of Captain Hook's crew in a production of Peter Pan!

Tickets: $20 General, $14 Youth & Senior available at the Redfern Arts Center Box Office or by calling 603-358-2168.

14th Annual NE Women's XC Day - January 25, 2015
Rikert Nordic Center, Ripton, VT - Learn to XC ski or perfect your skills. Contact Mary for more information.

ALCHEMY ART WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

FIBER - every Tuesday 11-3. Felting Open Studio with demonstrations and guided instruction available for a variety of dry felting techniques.

Materials provided. $5 drop-in.

JOURNEY - 3 Thursdays - January 15, 22, & 29. Facilitated personal inquiry incorporating literary, visual, and meditative arts. Rediscover your authentic self and tap into your innate creative wisdom. Registration required. $90/person.

AWAKEN - 6-8 pm last SATURDAY of the month. Move your body, find your voice, and explore mandalas through Dancing Meditation, Global Song Circle, and the creation of group and individual mandalas. 4 sessions $60-$120 sliding scale.

VISION in 3s SERIES - Join us the 3rd Weekend of the Month for:

TANGLED - 3rd Saturday & Sunday 11-3. Wire sculpture open studio.

HOOTENANNY - 3rd Saturday 6-7pm. Open mike & community sing.

$5/person.

PONDER - 3rd Sunday of January 6-7pm. Sharing of Poetry & Prose. $5/person.

Email ALCHEMYPUTNEY@GMAIL.COM for more information.

CIRCUS SPECTACULAR at the LATCHIS THEATER
Feb. 28 at 7:30pm and Mar. 1 at 1pm - tickets on sale now for Circus Spectacular, our annual fundraising extravaganza that takes place the 1st weekend of March (and this year...the last day of February and the first day of March!) in downtown Brattleboro, featuring performers from all over the world. Proceeds benefit NECCA's community outreach programing, including scholarships for summer camps, discounted classes with local schools, and free classes for kids through collaborations with regional social services.

Tickets now on sale through Brown Paper Tickets. VIP Front Orchestra: $50 adults/$30 under 12. Rear Orchestra: $25 adults/$25 under 12. Balcony: $15 adults/$10 under 12.

Carnival in Qu�bec Jan. 30-Feb. 14!

Madame Jo proposes a winter treat for your family: This January, to give your winter that little je ne sais quoi to carry you through, why not take the family north for one of the best events of the season? Visit this website to see the program of events such as ice castles you can walk through, crazy guys and girls canoeing across the ice flows of the huge St. Lawrence River, a life size game of foozball that you can play in, rafting on snow, drinking out of glasses made from ice, ziplines, over 50 giant ice sculptures made by artists from around the world, and much more....

To learn more about Carnaval in Qu�bec, go to http://carnaval.qc.ca/en/edition-2015/preliminary-program-schedule-calendar-winter-activities/. It truly is a fabulous event! If you would like more information, please contact Madame Jo at jgardner@thegrammarschool.org.

NEWS ITEMS

Please send your Community News items to Mary by Tuesday morning to be included in the Wednesday Notice. If you have news you would like to share with The Grammar School community, please contact Mary.

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