Calendar
Tuesday, Nov. 17 School Board meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 18 School Club Meeting 6:00pm
Friday, November 20 Family fun Night – Crafts 6:30 pm
Monday, November 30 Basket Raffle items due at school
Wednesday, Dec. 9 School Club Meeting 6:00pm
Monday, December 14 School Winter Concert & Basket Raffle drawing
at Wardsboro Town Hall
Cub Scouts
Den meeting – Tuesday, Nov. 17th 6:00 pm at the Wardsboro Town Hall. Bring your books!
Basketball
Practice for the 5-6th grade basketball team will be Friday from 4-5:30 in the WES gym.
Practice for grades 2, 3, & 4 will be Monday and Wednesday next week 4:30 – 5:30pm
Book Fair
Last day for students to purchase books from the bookfair will be Monday, November 16 during Library class time.
Food Pantry Collection
We are off to a great start on our goal to collect 160 items for the Wardsboro/Jamaica Food Pantry. So far we have collected 80 items. We will continue to collect items until Monday, November 23rd.
From the Principal’s Desk
Rosemary FitzSimons
We hope that you found parent conferences valuable this week. Read over the following pieces of information. Have a great weekend. Don’t forget some family reading!
· Thanks to all who have donated items at school to be given to the food pantry. We currently have collected 80 items towards our goal of 160 food items. If your family hasn’t contributed, help us reach our goal. We will accept contributions through 11/23/09.
· Our music teacher, known as Ms. Becky to the students, has begun preparing for our winter music concert. To honor and respect all families in our school community, this concert will not have a Christmas theme. Our theme will focus on “Keep America Singing”.
· H1N1 – We have had students and staff with flu like illnesses. Most doctors are not testing for H1N1 so we will probably not be reporting diagnosed cases. We will continue to follow the Health Department recommendations for the procedures put in place early in the school year. Please refer to the Student Handbook for at home procedures.
· At All School Meeting on Thursday, Ms. Becky taught us a new Veterans Day song. I copied this and had all members of the WES community sign it. It is included in our newsletter. I asked the students to pass this out as a thank you to a veteran they know.
· Thanks to all who contributed to the School Club bake sale last Saturday. The School Club raised well over $100 for future initiatives. Their next big fundraiser to support our students is the Basket Raffle. Information on this is included in this week’s newsletter.
· ROARS is off to a great start. This morning we had one of the PBS coordinators from VTDOE here to interview staff and some of the students. He was impressed by the student (and adult) responses. He told me “we passed” with flying colors. It is great to have this additional layer of support. Parents, last week we sent home a parent survey. We only received a few back. Please take some time to fill this out and share your thoughts with us.
· THANKS for all you do to support our school!
Dear Pre K and Kindergarten Families,
Thanks to all of you who took the time to meet with me about your child for Parent/Teacher conferences on Wednesday. It was great to meet with you to update you on the progress of your child. I hope you found the time worth while. Please remember, that any time there is a question or concern, do not hesitate to contact me.
In the classroom this week we continued our study about “long ago”. We read a story comparing things people did long ago to things people do today. We discovered that some things have changed while others have stayed the same. At the art center, students weaved paper placemats. They look fantastic. At the ABC center this week students enjoyed playing a fishing for letters game. At the writing centers students wrote things they enjoy doing with their families. From Letterland this week we met a colorful character. See if your child is able to tell you about him.
On Monday November 23rd, kindergarten students will be taking a filed trip to Billings Farm, in Quechee, VT. I will be looking for a few parent volunteers. Please let me know if you are interested. I will be sending more information to follow. Mrs. Mehner will be staying with the preschool group on that morning.
Kindergartners started Chapter 6; numbers 10 – 30. This week we learned about a “ten frame” and the strategy of counting on from ten. The teens are still proving to be tricky for some of us as we practiced using numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16.
On next Monday and Tuesday, I will be attending the NE Kindergarten conference in Nashua, NH. Mrs. Mehner will be here and there will also be a substitute.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Bates
First and Second Grade
Mrs. Parker-Jennings (PJ)
It was great meeting with so many parents during our conference time. This is a very important time for me to share the student’s growth and accomplishments. Thank you to all the families for taking their time to meet with me.
Our new theme is Now and Then. We have begun with a home project that is due on Monday, which includes an interview of someone who was born around 1950. Students will be sharing what they learned by this interview through projects that are due Monday. We also have been reading about how different the first Thanksgiving was compared to how we celebrate it today. On Monday, November 23rd the kindergartners and our class will be taking a field trip to Billings Farm to learn about what a child’s role was on a family farm long ago. If any family member would like to join us please let me know. I have one chaperone that can be paid for, and others will need to pay $6. This will be an all day field trip. However, more details about time will come home next week.
Thank you for your time and support. I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend!
Yours Truly,
Cris PJ
2009 Wardsboro School Club Basket Raffle
Handmade Basket (Basket #1) – Sponsored by the Wardsboro School Club. This basket will feature several handmade items including knit items. Items include several scarves; a ladies purse and neck warmers.
Chocolate Basket (Basket #2 ) – Donated by the Pre-K and Kindergarten students. Be creative – any kind of chocolate will do…hot chocolate; brownie mix; white chocolate – you name it; it’ll fit!
Christmas Basket (Basket # 3) - Donated by the 1st and 2nd Grade students. Anything works in this basket – it could be a small item for a gift, an ornament, tape, wrapping paper, tags, etc. Let’s make Christmas easy for whoever wins this basket!
Kids Activity Basket (Baskets #4 & #5) - Donated by the 3rd and 4th Grade students. Think kids of all ages – and simple things to keep them busy – card games, board games, puzzles, arts and crafts, books, snowman kit, etc. Again this year we will split the items into 2 separate baskets!
Bakers Basket (Basket # 6) – Donated by the 5th and 6th Grade students. Any item related to cooking/baking would be great here; geared towards adults or children. Cookie cutters, sprinkles, parchment paper, baking pans, etc.
Wardsboro Harvest Basket (Basket #7 ) – Sponsored by the Wardsboro School Club; this basket will feature items such as locally made jams, jellies, pickles, relishes, etc. This is going to be one delicious basket!
We ask that every student donate at least one item for their classroom basket if possible. If you have more than one item or items that you would like to donate to other baskets as well, please do not hesitate to do so. You can drop items off at school – just put a note as to which basket you want it in. We must have all items in by November 30th in order to get them together for the display at the Holiday Bazaar on December 6th.
The winners will be drawn at the Wardsboro Elementary School Winter concert; scheduled for December 14th; in the event this concert is postponed – winners will be drawn on the new date.
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