WEDNESDAY NOTICE
September 30, 2015
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Filling the bus this morning!
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GREETINGS FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Thank you all for bringing in food donations and helping us fill the bus today to support the Putney Food Shelf. Our TGS community brought in many items for the Food Shelf and our students packed them onto the bus. The eighth graders rode down to Putney village to help unload the food, where some of our students had the opportunity to speak to Fish from WKVT. They shared their views on the importance of giving back and the ethos of community service and care that we all experience here at TGS. We look forward to this great event again next year.
Last week students went on a variety of active and engaging field trips, including trips to Lake Champlain, Mt. Moosilauke, and the Pinnacle. We are making the most of these experiential trips that supplement the curriculum and take advantage of fall in New England.
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TGS fall sports are off to a strong start. We have over 50 students running XC and participating in our soccer program. We look forward to more fall sports and appreciate all that each of our athletes and coaches do to support this great program.
MEDIEVAL FAIRE MOST WANTED! The Faire is just 10 days away. The following games/rides/areas have NO
VOLUNTEERS signed up yet! Please follow this link and see where you can help!
- Storm the Castle Wall
- Merlin's Midway (needs 3!!)
- Pillow Joust
- Sir Lancelot's Ride (needs 2!!)
- Swan Swing
- First Aid
- Photo Booth
- Turkey drumstick donations (a Faire favorite!)
In addition to being a terrific community event, the Faire raises funds and awareness for TGS. Contributing to the Faire contributes to our school! Medieval Fair Volunteer Signup
Questions? Contact Jennifer Jacobs, volunteer coordinator.
TGS BOOK FAIR Friday, Oct. 9 - Friday, Oct.16
~Visit the Book Fair during the Medieval Faire~
T oday students will receive a Scholastic Book Fair promotional piece, which highlights just a few of the books available at the Fair. Please set aside a time to visit the library to select from the exciting books that will be on display. The Book Fair will be open: Friday, October 9; during the Medieval Faire, Wednesday-Thursday, October 14&15; and Friday morning the 16th.
If you have any questions, or if you would like to volunteer, please contact me. Your support of the library is always greatly appreciated. Ponnie
TGS AT LATCHIS AND MOCHA JOE'S
For the month of October, a selection of TGS student artwork will be exhibited at Mocha Joe's and the Latchis Gallery in Brattleboro. Openings will be held at these venues on Friday, October 2 during Gallery Walk to support our imaginative young artists. Please join us!
Student artists depicted dragons in different media and styles at each grade level to get into the spirit for the upcoming Medieval Faire, and those pieces will be on display at the Latchis Gallery (next to the theater). Students worked in pencil, tempera, oil pastel, and collage to create these inventive and detailed dragons as part of our community celebration of the Middle Ages.
Student illustrations of seafaring creatures and their collective nouns (animal groupings) will be on view at Mocha Joe's. Fourth graders visualized a smack of jellyfish, an army of herring, a knot of frogs, and other aqueous species in their environments.  PUTNEY BILL KOCH LEAGUE SIGN UP
Friday, Oct. 16 at TGS from 5-7pm We are having a Putney BKL sign up night on Friday, October 16 at The Grammar School gym. It will be a great opportunity to sign your kids up for the winter, rent a ski suit, purchase a team jacket and get your children's equipment evaluated for proper fit and function (to name just a few things). Attached is a flyer for the event. Please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested! Also, please don't hesitate to get in touch with questions. Finally, don't forget your checkbook! You can call Amy Caldwell at 303.775.5289.
AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS
XC Running Canceled Today, Sept. 30
Running Meets
Oct. 7 - Kurn Hattin
Oct. 14 - TGS Fun Run at GMO
Oct. 28 - TGS Invitational
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE FUN RUN AND INVITATIONAL. PLEASE CONTACT MARY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP. IT'S A LOT OF FUN!
Games and meets (subject to change!) are listed on the calendar on the sports page. Please email Mary if you have questions.
MUSICAL CALENDAR 2015-2016Music performance dates for the 2015-2016 school year. The dates of the 7th-8th musical will be announced soon.
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OCTOBER 7 Kurn Hattin XC 9-10 Book Fair in Library
10 Medieval Faire
12 Columbus Day
NO SCHOOL
14-16 Book Fair in Library
14 XC Fun Run
Green Mountain Orchards
28 TGS Invitational
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Bring your kids and join the national movement to take a kid mountain biking. Everyone is welcome! Tony Iovino and Tony Coven will be your ride leaders. You'll be riding single track mountain bike trails. Mountain bikes in good working order with trail gearing and a proper fitting helmet are a must. Parents are asked to join the ride if your kids are inexperienced.
or call the West Hill Shop - 802-387-5718
FREE Flying Trapeze Show Sunday, October 4, 3:00-3:45 pm
New England Center for Circus Arts outdoor flying trapeze location 10 Town Crier Drive, Brattleboro, VT www.necenterforcircusarts.org(802) 254-9780 A high flying event where the students from the Flying Trapeze class get to strut their stuff! Bring a picnic, sit on the lawn and watch the flyers show off what they have learned. Directions and information at www.necenterforcircusarts.org (Rain date October 11) BEN BRACKETT MEMORIAL 5K
There are some upcoming races would be a fun team event for TGS XC! The Ben Brackett Memorial 5K and Middle School Invite will be held on
Saturday, October 3, 2015. The 5K begins at 9 (reg 8:45), and the Middle School Invite races start at10:30. Both will be held at Keene High, 43 Arch Street.
Anyone can run the 5K, and the coach at Keene High has invited TGS to participate as a team in the Middle School Invite.In the past, 5K prizes have included all sorts of skis and ski accessories, and the word on the street is that this year's offerings are equally awesome and generous.
Ben Brackett, Keene High alum, was a member of the state champ cross country running team in 2000 and was also a passionate skier. He died in an avalanche while skiing in California in 2012.
Big thanks to Alyson Opsahl for getting this under way and to Coach Goldsmith for inviting our middle schoolers! Hope to see all of you out there. (Any sixth, seventh, or eighth grader is welcome to be a part of the TGS group that day, not just current XC runners. So join your friends!)
Email Alyson or Jen to be included on the team reg form for middle schoolers. Participants in the 5K can register in advance online or on race day. Express Fluency is now offering French classes! Did you "take" French in school but struggle to speak it? Do you travel to Quebec or France and want to be more comfortable speaking? We are offering an Intermediate French weekend intensive November 6th-8th in Brattleboro. Come to aFREE class Monday, October 5th to get a better sense of this different way to learn language. October 5th, 7pm-8pm. 73 Main Street. Brattleboro. More info at: www.expressfluency.com, info@expressfluency.com, 802-275-2694.
TECHNICOOL INTERNET SAFETY PRESENTATION
Daniel Ozimek of Prevent Child Abuse Vermont will be at Putney Central School on Thursday, Oct 1 presenting "Technicool." This is an internet safety program to promote safe use of the internet and social media. The PTO will be sponsoring this evening session of Technicool for parents and interested community members. Daniel's presentation will primarily focus on what parents can do to teach and promote safe use of the internet and social media.
The PTO will provide a light dinner at 5:30pm with the approximately one hour presentation beginning at 6pm. Free childcare will be provided through the PTO. We are requesting a RSVP by Sept 21 so the PTO can plan for food and childcare needs. You may call the main office to RSVP at 387-5521. Feel free to leave a message. Please contact Arlene Scott RN at 387-5521 x4 with any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Arlene Scott RN, School Nurse APARTMENT FOR RENT3-4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, kitchen, laundry, internet, nice yard space, stream, barn...less than half a mile from TGS on Tavern Hill Road. Available early October. Great for a family! $1200/mo., includes utilities. Email aliciabdana@gmail.com
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
Katherine Wagenbach (TGS parent) is offering horseback riding lessons to children and adults interested in learning how to ride this fall. She is certified by CHA and local to the Putney area. Contact her at: katherinewagenbach@gmail.com or 802-380-3234 for more information.
Benefit Concert and Silent Auction for Windham Child Care Association
Friday, October 9 at the Hooker-Dunham Theater in Brattleboro - Mark your calendars for an evening of fantastic jazz, fine appetizers, and a Silent Auction featuring work by area artists and promotions by a host of local businesses! Limited seating -- only 100 tickets will be sold. Get yours now ($25) from Ken Brautigam or the WCCA website. Click here for more information.
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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