The Magna Charter
News from Surry Village Charter School 
January Jumps  
January 31, 2014
 
In This Issue (click to jump to article)
Dates To Remember
SVCS Supporters
Ski Day
Open Houses
School Closing Alerts
Announcements
Bragging Rights
Spaghetti Dinner
Parent Council
SVCS Annual Fund
Quotable Quotes
Thank you!
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2013-2014
Events
&
Fundraising 
Calendar

October:
-Fall Festival
-Pumpkin Festival Booth
-Annual Fund Drive Kick-off

November:
-Woodland Dwelling Workshop
-SVCS Logo Item Sales
-Citrus Sale

December:
-Family Night
-Holiday Concert

January:
-Contra Dance/Talent Show

February:
-Curriculum Night
-Ski Day (Grades 1-8)

March:
-Pancake Breakfast

April:
-Charter Chef Event

May:
-May Day Concert

June:
-Field Day
-8th Grade Graduation

Dates to Remember

Click here to view SVCS public Google Calendar

 

Art with Jean Mann: Tuesdays (grades 5-8), Thursdays (K-4).

 

Charter Chef Culinary Club: Meets Thursdays at 3:30 p.m., Surry Campus Kitchen.


SVCS Band:  Meets Thursdays at 3:30.

SVCS Sectionals: Fridays, don't forget your instrument.

 

Ski Day:  February 7th at Crotched Mtn., grades 1-8.

 

Spaghetti Supper:  February 8th, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Keene Campus. Come support our 7th & 8th graders.

 

Open House:  February 9th, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Surry Campus.

 

Parent Council Meeting:  February 11, 6:45 p.m., Keene Campus.

 
SVCS Board Meeting:  February 13h, 7:00 p.m., Keene Campus.

 

Open House:  February 15th, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Keene Campus.

 

February Vacation:  February 24th-28th.  No School.

These entities 
support SVCS 
 
Please support them with your business and thank them for their support!

Antioch University  
New England 

 


 



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Ski Day - Important Details!

Grades 1-8 will be spending Friday, February 7th on the slopes at Crotched Mountain. This day is appropriate even for students who have never been on skis or snowboards before. A free beginners' lesson is included in the price.

 

1.  Please pack lots of snacks and water. Skiing makes you work up an appetite & thirst. 

2.  School arrival times: 

Keene 7:55 a.m. 

Surry at 8:15 a.m.; we plan to leave promptly at 8:30 a.m.

3.  Pick-up times:  

Keene 3:45 p.m.

Surry 4:00 p.m.

4.  Extra clothing can come in handy!

5.  Crotched Mountain has helmets available for rental; if your child doesn't have one please      consider sending extra money to rent one. Helmets are always a good idea.

 

2014-2015 - New Applications & Open Houses

SVCS will be accepting new applications for the 2014-2015 school year from January 27th through March 21st, so tell all your friends, family and neighbors!

 

We will be hosting Open Houses on the dates below.  Parents, please let Matora know if you can help during any or all of these dates.  It's really fun to show off our school!  Interested parents like to hear about our school from other parents.

 

2/9/2014 Sunday        Surry Campus 1 pm-3 pm

2/15/2014 Saturday    Keene Campus 1 pm-3 pm

3/9/2014 Sunday        Keene Campus 1 pm-3 pm

3/15/2014 Saturday    Surry Campus 1 pm-3 pm

School Closing Alerts
WMUR now offers a feature for you to receive an email or text to let you know when there are school closing or delays.  Click here to set up your alert for any school you choose.

 

Announcements! Announcements!

 

**Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition

Forum I: "Farm to School: Classrooms to Cafeterias"

Thursday, February 6, 2014  4pm - 6:30pm

Heberton Hall, 60 Winter St., Keene


Panelists

Check out who is representing SVCS
Sara Lovitz/Richard BerkfieldMonadnock Menus 
Donna Reynolds, ConVal Food Service Director
Jenny Wichland, Surry Village Charter School, 

Eloise Clark, Hooper Institute 

 

Click Here for more details

 

 

**Rock Star Parking:  Congrats to Trinity A. for on time arrival during the month of January! Enjoy the VIP parking in February.
**Save the Date:  The SVCS Curriculum Night will be held on Tuesday February 18th.  Watch for details to come!

***We are delighted to announce that while Jenny is out on maternity leave (any minute now), classroom assistant Georgia Tasoulas will serve as the Kindergarten lead teacher. Georgia has been with the Kindergarten class for several years and has ample experience co-teaching in the classroom. Her leadership will make for a smooth transition for the children.

 

We hope to be able to announce a long-term sub to fill Georgia's position by this time next week.

 

Bragging Rights

***Carol and Susan's 3/4 class has PLENTY of right to brag! They've just completed a 1-week math contest on sumdog.com, a creative math website that students love. 683 schools participated, represented by 42,913 students who answered 6,889,148 questions! The rankings were based upon the number of questions answered correctly and the average rate of speed with which they were answered.

 

Astoundingly, the 3/4 managed to take 4th place in the contest! Out of 683 schools nationwide! What are the odds of that?? (I guess we can ask the 3/4s. Obviously they know their math.)

 

CONGRATULATIONS, CAROL, SUSAN, AND THE 3/4S!!!
 
 

***Artist Extraordinaire:  Frank Donato's collages will be displayed  Feb.14 - 16th at the San Francisco Center for the Book for more info click here.  Congratulations Frank! 


Spaghetti Dinner

  

 

Parent Council Corner - Fun Stuff Below!
   

Next PC Meeting:  February 11th, 6:45 p.m., Keene Campus.

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

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Family Nights:

February 8th:  Spaghetti Supper, 5:30-7 p.m.
March 8th:  SVCS Pancake Breakfast, 8:00-11:30 at the Surry Campus.
April:  Book Bingo
May:  Contra Dance? 
Fundraising:  Our parents are busy! Here's how much has been raised so far.

Yard Sale: $1,700 (for field trips)
Pumpkin Festival: $3,100 (for school) Woodland Dwelling:  $600 (for Nature's Classroom)
Tree Lighting: $400 (DC trip)
Fruit/Citrus: $900 (for school)
Box Tops:  $80.00
 

Money, Money...

The raffle is coming soon!  Be thinking of friends and family who want a chance at winning $5,000! (Who doesn't want a chance at winning $5,000??)

 

And...please visit our website or our facebook page to learn more about the AmazonSmile program. These little fundraisers add up! And we are easy to please. (Tell a teacher she has $50 more to spend on her classroom and see what happens.)


Quotable Quotes

Student in Nicole's office, getting her temperature taken. 

Student: "How much does my fever weigh?" 

Nicole:  "100.5." 

Student:  "Wow, that's heavy!"

 

Kindergartener:  "NIcole, can I tell you something?"

Nicole:  "Sure."

Kindergartener: "My brain is developing, and it really hurts!"

 

Kindergartener walking in hallway.

Nicole: "Wow, are those shoes new?"

Kindergartener: "Yes, tie shoes!"

Nicole: "Wow, do you know how to tie?"

Kindergartener: "Nahhh."  

 

  

Thank You!

 

A special thank you to SVCS parent Holly R., who thought of us when she had extra office supplies and odds and ends on hand recently.                                    

 

Our teachers are master foragers, and found plenty of useful items that they were happy to bring back to their classrooms! Thank you, for Christmas in January!

 

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Fly-Tying Classes 

The Monadnock Chapter of Trout Unlimited will offer Fly-Tying Classes at the Cheshire County Fish and Game Club in Keene, NH. Fly-Tying is directly related to the education mission of Trout Unlimited. We use fly-tying to teach people about natural resources, entomology, and of course how trout relate to their primary food source. We use fly tying as a social event, and as a way to connect with youngsters and adults alike. Most of all, we do it because it's fun!

 

The Fly-Tying classes will start by teaching basic techniques on simple patterns for the first few weeks. The remaining class time will be determined by the participants and their choices. This could involve tying zonkers, dry fly patterns or classic New England streamers for example. The chapter will supply materials and have tools available for class use. The first five-week session will be a Beginners' session and will run from Monday, February 10 to March 10. We'll start at 6:30 pm and be done by 8:30 with pracitce time until 9:30 or so. An Advanced session of 5 weeks will follow. 

 

The second session will be Monday, March 17 and  March 24, then Mondays from April 7 to April 21. Each session will have a range of tiers and we will work with each student to help them along. The fee for each 5-week session is $75 for adults, $50 for CCF&G members, $25 for students and veterans.The cost for one session only is $15 for adults, $10 for CCF&G members and $5 for students and veterans. 

 

Contact Mike Elkavitch, [email protected], to sign up or to get more information.

files/Fly Ty Poster 2014.pdf

 

 

The 2014 Cheshire County Conservation District Plant Sale is Now Accepting Orders 

(which means spring can't be that far away!!) 

  


We are offering a variety of top quality...  

 

-evergreen and deciduous trees

-mushrooms 

-fruiting trees and shrubs 

-wildlife and landscaping shrubs 

-tender summer bulbs 

-perennials  

-medicinals 

  

 

CALLING ALL KIDS! DO YOU LIKE TO READ?  DO YOU LIKE DOGS?  HAVE YOU EVER MET A GREYHOUND?

 

  Our Greyhounds need people, just like you, to read to them this year.  We are having a special reading day every other Saturday starting January 11th at 11:00 a.m.

  Ask your parents if you can come to Fast Friends to help the greyhounds by reading to them. Just drop in every other Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  Bring your book or read from one of the books we have here. 

   

Raw Goat Milk and Fresh Chevre Goat Cheese:

 

Now available from Goats Rock Dairy in Gilsum, NH - both Plain and Flavored Cheeses available. Purchase and pick-up available at our farm in Gilsum or make arrangements to meet at the Surry Campus. Contact Terra or Evan at 355-1866 or email evandlaurie@gmail.com.

 

 

Violin Lessons:  Cornelia Schwartz is offering private instruction for all ages. 

  

Ms. Schwartz has a wealth of experience both as a performing artist and as a teacher. A recipient of an Artist Opportunity Grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, she has taught at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, the San Francisco Conservatory's Preparatory Division and the Chamber Music Institute at the University of New Hampshire. She is a Lecturer of Music at Franklin Pierce University and has maintained a private studio in Peterborough for over a decade.  

  

Contact Cornelia at s[email protected]: (603) 563-8354.