WEDNESDAY NOTICE
May 4, 2016
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GREEN UP DAY AT TGS THIS FRIDAY TGS students will participate in Green Up Day activities on Friday, May 6. PK, K, and 1st grade students will pick up litter on campus, and the older students will work on roads near the school. Please remind children to wear appropriate clothing and
shoes for Green Up Day. We will have gloves and tick spray for students. Parents are welcome to join us. Please contact Apple for details, and thank you!
OPUS 31 CONCERT Selected composers Alli and Ibby, flanked by their guests Gerrit and Annie, in front of the Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College in Colchester, VT for the Opus 31 Concert on April 27. The day included a workshop, rehearsals, family dinner and concert, where professional musicians sang Alli's song and played Ibby's composition. It was an exciting and enjoyable musical journey!
DO YOU LIKE TO BAKE QUICHE?
TGS is hosting a Community Supper at Next Stage in Putney on Friday, May 13. If you would like to bake a quiche for the supper, please contact Justin.
Thank you!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TGS READERS!
All reading contracts are now due. Please return them to your classroom teacher. We want you and everyone in your class to come to the TGS Celebrates Reading Celebration. It will be fun, just like reading! If you have any questions, please contact Ponnie.
COORDINATOR NEEDED FOR STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS PARADE - We are looking for a coordinator to lead a TGS contingent in the Strolling of the Heifers Parade on June 4. If you are interested, please contact Justin.
PARENT PARTICIPATION CHALLENGE
We're 2/3 of the way in the Parent Participation Challenge, and several classes are very close to the goal! Each class that has donations from all its families by May 15 will celebrate with an ice cream social. Please give your gift online today:
www.thegrammarschool.org/giving, and thank you for supporting TGS!
GOLF OUTING AND DINNER
Thursday, May 19
PLEASE RSVP FOR GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY MAY 20!
TGS SPRING EVENT - Friday, June 3
Join the TGS community for an evening of carousing and gambling, along with a silent auction and some good-natured fun. Additional details and ticket sales will follow soon. Volunteers needed: If you are interested, please let Kimberly know.
TGS SUMMER CAMP
The dates for TGS Summer Camp are July 11-15, 18-22 and 25-29. Programs include: Arts, Outdoor Exploration, Mountain Biking, and Young Explorers. Contact Jen Robb for more information.
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MAY
6 Green Up Day at TGS
13 Community Supper hosted by TGS at Next Stage
19 Golf Outing and Dinner
20 Grandparents Day
24 Spring Concert 6:30pm
27 All School Lunch
JUNE
3 Spring Event
4 Strolling of the Heifers Parade
7 Move Up Day
15 Field Day/Last Full Day of School
16 Graduation - NO SCHOOL
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COMMUNITY NEWS
SMALL MOUNTAIN BIKE NEEDED FOR 2 WEEKS
We are looking for a mountain bike with 16-20" wheels for a TGS 1st grader to borrow for a couple of weeks. Please contact Kimberly, and thank you!
GOAT CHEESE FACILITY GRAND OPENING
AlpineGlo Farm (owned by TGS parents Rachel and Anday Ware) in North Westminster will be hosting a grand opening celebration on Saturday, May 14 from 11-2pm. Help us celebrate our brand new USDA cheesemaking facility. AlpineGloFarm cheeses are handcrafted in small batches and produced on site with our own goats milk. Bring the family and stay the afternoon. Tour the farm and have a chance to play with this year's baby alpine dairy goats, feed them a bottle, give treats to the mommy goats, visit baby chicks, and more. This is a great opportunity to get up close and personal with the goats, visit the farmer, and ask us questions about our animals and our products. For more information please visit www.alpineglofarm.com, find AlpineGlo Farm on Facebook, or give us a call at 802-463-2018.
SNOW FARM MEAT
Do you eat meat? How important is the life and health of the animal? If you'd like to feed meat to your family that you can feel good about (and tastes great), check out what David Hull has to offer from Snow Farm. Email him at snowfarmvermont@gmail.com or call him at 802.365.7375.
Katherine Wagenbach - TGS parent is offering horseback riding lessons to children and adults this spring & summer. She is certified by CHA and local to the Putney area. Contact her at: katherinewagenbach@gmail.com or 802-380-3234 for more information.
WESTMINSTER SPRING YOUTH SOCCER with Coach Mike Hrabchak, TGS parent. Come out for one evening a week this spring to play some soccer at Westminster Center School!
- All games will be played 6v6 on small fields
- The 6-week session starts May 2 and runs through June 8
- Little Kids: K-3rd Mondays from 5:30-6:30
- Big Kids: 4th-6th Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30
- Cost is $10, all proceeds benefit WAYSA
Sign-ups: Saturday, April 30 @ 9:00-10:00. Balls and goals will be out for pick-up soccer. As always, there will be a cleat swap! Bring your old cleats and trade them in for a pair that fits! Questions? Email Mike: mpwh75@gmail.com
CALL FOR POETRY FOR FROM THE RIVER, TO THE RIVER
A message from former TGS parent, Evie Lovett, mother of Julia Shumlin '09 and Ben Shumlin '12: The public art project From the River, To the River invites the public to collaborate by submitting very short poems or haiku on the subject of the Connecticut River or water to be included in the final art installations. 3-5 will be selected. Please email your poems or those by others (we will use poems only with permission) before May 10 to fromtherivertotheriver@gmail.com, or post poems on the project's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fromtherivertotheriver/. From the River, To the River is a series of site-specific art installations considering the unique relationship between Brattleboro, Vermont and the Connecticut River by Andrea Wasserman, Elizabeth Billings and Evie Lovett. Invigorating two locations - the Brattleboro Transportation Center and the Archery Building Green - with sculpture, photographs, video projections, public events and social media, the project connects the river and the Brattleboro community through art. The project is funded through the National Endowment for the Art's Our Town grant and will open during July Gallery Walk.
SPRING SPRUCE UP HELP
If you need help doing your "spring spruce up," Deb Gray has time to help you out this month with painting, decorating, cleaning etc. References available, reasonable rates. Email degoart38@gmail.com.
NECCA
The New England Center for Circus Arts proudly presents "I SHELTER" & "INTERCHANGE", two unique showcases of our 2016 Advanced Professional Program Graduates, between May 14 and 22, 2016 in Brattleboro, VT. Tickets are available online. For information, call (802) 254-9780. The New England Center for Circus Arts Performance Training Program is a selective and highly-regarded program with graduates going on to work with Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Bros, 7 Fingers of the Hand, Cirque Eloize and Circa as well as European Cabarets, cruise ships and celebrity tours throughout the world.
Saturday, May 14, 3pm (I Shelter)
Saturday, May 14, 730pm (Interchange)
Sunday, May 15, 1pm(Interchange)
Sunday, May 15, 5pm(I Shelter)
Friday, May 20, 730pm (I Shelter)
Saturday, May 21, 3pm(I Shelter)
Saturday, May 21, 730pm (Interchange)
Sunday, May 22, 1pm (Interchange)
PARENTING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CHATS AT PUTNEY LIBRARY
May 11 from 6:00-7:30pm Do you need ideas for how to talk with your kids about social justice issues like racism, economic inequality, incarceration, homelessness, and gender? Join us for these interactive chats, which will highlight books at the Putney Public Library and other helpful resources, too.Light refreshments and childcare provided. www.act4socialjustice.com or 802-254-3400
MONADNOCK ART PARTIES
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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