doverschool :: 10-2-09 newsletter

On Saturday, Oct. 10^th from 9a.m. until sold out, the West Dover Congregational Church will hold an Apple Pie and Bake Sale. Yummy!! Plan to stop by and purchase a goodie and support the church!

PRICE CHOPPER “TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS” PROGRAM

Dover has been enrolled in the “Tools for Schools” program at Price Chopper for the past 3 years. Parents need to register in order to participate. You may do this on line at www.pricechopper.com and click on the Consumers link in the Tools for Schools section. I have enclosed a hard copy if you cannot register on line. Points are used at the end of the program to purchase school items.

“TOUCH A TRUCK”

On Saturday, Oct. 3^rd from 9a.m. – noon, rain or shine, there will be trucks to be explored at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. A fire engine, dump truck, crane, tractor, etc. will be there! Free toy truck for the first 200 kids! This program is hosted by Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, and benefit of Cornerstone Pediatrics and Just So Pediatrics. Cost: $5.00 for ages 2 – 14; everyone else by donation. $15.00 max for families with more than 3 children. For more information, call 257-8314. You may purchase tickets online at: www.bmhvt.org or at the event on Oct. 3^rd.

SO YOU MAY PLAN AHEAD

Dover School Open House – Tuesday, Oct. 6^th, 6- 7:30p.m.

- Pre-K parents can look at the latest art work (like the insect mural), read some of their recent books, take a closer look at your child’s journal and let the students show you favorite choice time centers. Mrs. Dix will also have a special game set up as well!

- Kindergarten students will take their parents around the classroom teaching them how their day works as well as what they do and learn. Welcome to the Kindergarten Open House Treasure Hunt!

- First grade parents will freely look around the room guided by their child, see their child’s desk and school work; visit the animal tanks; look at the insect reports on display in the hall; check out the goals board with child’s picture; meet the teacher and ask any general questions. This will be a relaxed time of approx. 15 – 20 minutes, with no specific presentations.

- Grade 2 students will have a personal essay displayed entitled “It’s Great to Be Me” along- side items depicting what they are good at, what makes them happy and something they enjoy doing. This is an extension of a project they did in Health class with Mrs. Johnson. Fall poems they wrote will be on display as well. Parents will be able to look through the students daily workbooks, read their writing journals and browse around the classroom.

- Grade 3 will have a display of their fall poems, scarecrows and art work - pencil designs for you to see. Students will share their summer stories. They will gather some data for probability and statistics. Who am I? Using clues and pictures!

- Grade 4/5: Learn about the Iroquois “longhouse” and the Algonquin “wigwam”. You can also see scale models of these Native American dwellings under construction as well as handcrafted wampum. This will be presented by the fourth grade social studies class.

- Grade 5/6 will display work in progress: Ancient Mesopotamia projects, skateboard projects, student writing and math journals.

- PE/Health: There will be the ribbon cutting for our new Climbing Wall! In Health, Mrs. Johnson has been working on Self Esteem and will have projects on display. In PE there will be available information on the Fitness Testing as well as the year’s scope and sequence.

School Pictures – Monday, October 12^th

- Brochure attached – please send back with payment by Friday, Oct. 9^th.

Seasonal flu shots for staff/students will be held in mid-October – more info to come.

(Not certain about H1N1 at this point – they are working on that!

SILENT AUCTION

The Dover School 6^th grade will hold a Silent Auction at the open house on October 6^th. Some of the items available will be: dinner for 2 at the Hermitage, dinner for 2 at the Roadhouse, Mountain Styles gift certificate, 1 cord of wood, Down in the Valley gift certificate, Shaw’s gift certificate, Portrait by Sarah Shippee, books from Bartleby’s Books, aroma therapy candle, basket with wine, corn maze at Adams Farm, Rite Aid gift certificate and much, much more. Join in the fun!!

STUDENT PICTURES USED IN DEERFIELD VALLEY NEWS/BRATTLEBORO REFORMER

At times, Dover School has news articles which include pictures of our students that we would like to publish in the Deerfield Valley News and/or the Brattleboro Reformer. Please notify the school in writing by Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009, if you do not wish to have your child’s picture published in these papers.

COAT FROM SLOPES COAT DRIVE/SKI SALE FUND RAISER

Coast from Slopes is a Vermont based non-profit that distributes coats for those in need throughout Vermont. Please bring any clean coat or jacket to their Coat Drive Ski Sale on October 8 – 12. The hours are 9a.m. – 6p.m. Thursday through Sunday, and 9a.m. – 3p.m. on Monday. This event will be in Jamaica, Vermont across from the Jamaica Community Church under the tent.

There will be new and used adult and children’s ski equipment up to 75% off with famous brands like Rossignol, Atomic, Salomon, Head and more. Great deals on socks, goggles, gloves and more! Experts will be on hand for boot fitting and great technical advice. Used ski boots start at $39.00 and used skis with bindings start at $89.00.

Each person donating a coat will receive $10.00 off on any ski or ski boot purchase. This offer is limited one per each purchase from Oct. 8-12 only.

JOIN THE BRATTLEBORO FIGURE SKATING CLUB

Open registration will take place Saturday, Oct. 10^th from 9a.m. to 12 noon at the Nelson Withington Rink. If you cannot make this date, call for registration materials 603-256-6625 or 365-7968. Classes are available for all skill levels – beginners through freestyle. Small group lessons by certified coaches, open free skate time and options for private lessons available. The weekly schedule is:

Tuesdays:

6 – 7p.m. Bridge Program (Adult Beginner/Intermediate
7:15 – 8:30p.m. Open Freestyle & Advanced Adults

Thursdays:

5 – 6p.m. – Basic Skills (basic 1-8)
6:15 – 7:15p.m. Bridge – Beginners/Intermediate Adults
8-9p.m. – Open Freestyle & Advanced Adults

BREAKFAST-LUNCH MENU/ENVELOPE ATTACHED

The menu for weeks 10-12-2009 and 10-19-2009 is attached. Please complete the envelope and send it back to school by Wednesday, October 7^th. Jim is offering some options to the daily lunch menu. Students may order peanut butter & jelly (PBJ); turkey and cheese (T/C); ham and cheese (H/C); or vegetable roll-up (V/R). The letters after each choice is what you should place in the lunch space on your child’s envelope. These choices will be served with carrots or celery, ranch dressing, Sun Chips and dessert. Students must sign up in advance for these options. If you sign your child up for lunch and/or breakfast, please be certain they plan to actually take it. We have had several students down for breakfast or lunch, but they do not take it. Jim, our chef, prepares the number of meals according to the number of students signed up. To avoid waste, we would like to have an accurate count.

OUTDOOR RECESS….

Please be certain your child/children are dressed for cold weather! All classes have outdoor recess either prior to lunch or after lunch. It is coooooooooold on top of this mountain!

DOVER SCHOOL WEBSITE

For our new families, and just a reminder for other families, Dover School has a website where you will find class information, school board minutes/agendas, breakfast/lunch menus, as well as the bi-weekly newsletter and other information. The website is: doverschool.net Check it out!!

UNICEF COLLECTION

Grade 5/6 has a UNICEF collection jar on the front counter at school for the month of October. If you have some spare change, drop some in to help support the less fortunate. Thank you grade 5/6 for supporting UNICEF!