WELCOME
The TGS community welcomes Addy to the 7th grade class!

TGS SKI SKATE SALE TOMORROW!
The ski/skate sale will be held in the auditorium tomorrow, December 3, from 3-5pm. This is an opportunity to donate and buy used ski equipment (cross-country, alpine, and snowboard) and skates for the winter. 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. Please label all equipment with your name, price, and percentage you'd like to keep, and bring equipment to the auditorium this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
 
TUESDAY SKI DAYS
Information and registration forms for Okemo and Grafton programs will be mailed to you and linked to the website within the week.


The Okemo program is for students seven years and up and is a parent chaperone run program and requires parent oversight.    

BILL KOCH XC SKI LEAGUE
Information and sign up sheets for the winter BKL after school XC ski program are available here and on the website.
 
The first Bill Koch League practice of the 2015-2016 season was this afternoon. For more information, please contact BKL coordinator Hans Estrin by email or at 802 380 2109.

2015 WINTER CONCERTS
We're excited to welcome you to school for our annual 5-8 and K-4 Winter Concerts. The students have been practicing diligently and are eager to share their music and celebrate the holiday season with you. Each student has an important part or several parts in the concert, so please understand that if a student is absent, we have to make accommodations for the performance. Therefore, if your student is unable to attend any dress rehearsal or concert, please email Alli as soon as possible.
 
For the concert, students should arrive by 6:10pm and report as follows: K-1-2 to Kindergarten room; 3rd & 4th to 3rd grade room; 5th & 6th to 5th grade room; 7th & 8th to 6th grade room.
 
Please dress nicely with no advertising on shirts (except TGS!), comfortable shoes and skirts (not too short). If your student arrives without music or instrument, please remind him/her to go immediately to the theater to see Carol Cutts to get what is needed. Look forward to seeing you soon!
Alli 
 
WINTER CONCERT SCHEDULE
5-8 Winter Concert Dress Rehearsal 
Tuesday, Dec 8 - 10:40 am
5-8 WINTER CONCERT
Tuesday, Dec 8 - 6:30 pm
Snow Date Wednesday, Dec 9 - 6:30 pm
K-4 Winter Concert Dress Rehearsal
Tuesday, Dec 15-1:30 pm
K-4 WINTER CONCERT
Tuesday, Dec 15 - 6:30 pm
Snow Date Thursday, Dec 17 - 6:30 pm
 
TGS STUDENT ART AT COTTON MILL HILL
This weekend,December 4-6, Cotton Mill Hill's annual Open Studio and Holiday Sale will feature artwork in the hallways by our very own TGS students. Hours are Friday 4-7pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 11am-4pm.
 
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DECEMBER

3 Ski/skate sale

8 5th-8th Concert 6:30pm

15 K-4 Concert 6:30pm 

COMMUNITY NEWS

BABY CARRIER DRIVE 
Do you have a gently used soft structured carrier (such as Ergo or Baby Bjorn, but any brand is fine) that you no longer need? I am collecting baby carriers for the organization Carry the Future, which provides them to Syrian refugees once they come to shore in Greece. To find out more about this organization, visit their website: http://www.carrythefuture.org. In addition to the carrier, you can also send socks, a hat, a small stuffed animal, and other comfort items that can fit in the carrier's pocket. You also may want to include a note for the family that will ultimately receive the carrier. Questions? Please email [email protected]. You can put the carrier in Jasper's cubby or contact me and I will come pick it up.
Thank you! 


APARTMENT FOR RENT
Apartment for rent: 3-4 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 [email protected]

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.