Rob Hubert will be here today, Tuesday, Nov. 24th, from 5:15
– 6:15p.m. for winter sports sign ups. This is your only time to sign up!!Also,
we are still looking for volunteers to handle the in-school program for the
students who do not ski/board.Call he
school if this is something you may be interested in doing.
UNICEF NEWS
Mrs. Neuman’s class would like to thank
everyone for trick or treating for UNICEF, and supporting the in-school events
to help raise funds.They raised a total
of $711.28!Now children in poor
countries can have water, food and medicines they need for survival.
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON INFORMATION ATTACHED
Mark
your calendars!We have planned to hold
the annual Holiday Luncheon on Thursday, December 17th at noon.We had to cancel last year due to the ice
storm.Attached is a list of items we
would like to have donated.Please call
the school office 464-5386 if you can assist us in any way.We thank you in advance for your
donations!!We also need servers – we
have one volunteer to date.We should
have about 9 more.Also, please come
join us for lunch that day – it is free – and a great time to chat with
neighbors, community members, students and staff.Again, call the school at 464-5386 if you are
planning to join us ASAP.
IMMUNIZATIONS WENT WELL
The
H1N1 and seasonal flu immunizations were held on Tuesday, Nov. 17th.The state will schedule a clinic here at
school for the 2nd dose of the H1N1 for children under 10 years of
age who had the first dose Tuesday, once they complete their first dose clinics.
I will let you know when that will take
place.
There is a community H1N1 clinic on Monday,
November 30th from 12 – 3p.m. at the Second Congregational Church on
Hillside St. in Bennington.Target
population is: pregnant women, household and caregiver contacts of children
younger than 6 months of age, health care and emergency medical services
personnel, persons from 6 months through 24 years of age and persons aged 25 –
64 who have medical conditions associated with a higher risk of influenza
complications.People who do not fit
into one of the high risk priority groups will not be vaccinated.This will be by appointment only to avoid
waiting in long lines. To sign up, go to svhealthcare.orgor call 447-5559
and press number 2.
PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY
On
December 2nd beginning at 9a.m., Life Touch will be here to do
picture re-takes.You will need to send
the pictures of your child/children back to school if they did not turn out
well, prior to that date.Those students
who were absent when pictures were taken previously will have their pictures
taken on this date as well – I have your envelopes/money here in the office.
MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT
On
December 9th from 6 – 7:30p.m., Dover will sponsor an Information
Night where various middle schools present their offerings to students.This is a great time to gather information to
assist you in choosing a middle school for your child/children.Schools currently signed up to come are:The Compass School, Charlemont Academy, The
Mountain School, Brattleboro Area Middle School, Twin Valley Middle School and
Leland and Gray Middle School.We strongly
urge parents and students of 5th and 6th graders to
attend, and welcome parents and students from other classes as well.
MENU AND ENVELOPES ATTACHED
The
menu for weeks Dec. 7 and Dec. 14th is attached.Please complete the envelope and send it back
to school by Wednesday, December 2nd.We appreciate your promptness – we need to
prepare the paperwork for the following Monday.
BOOK SALE
On Nov. 27 and Nov. 28 from 9 – 6p.m. and
Nov. 29 from 12 to 5, there will be new books at half price.
This event
will be held at the Food Co-op Plaza in Brattleboro and will benefit Windham
County Reads.
EAST DOVER PARENTS – SAVE THE DATE
Santa will visit
the East Dover Fire House on Saturday, Dec. 12th at 1p.m.This event is for the East Dover community –
mark your calendar!
SO YOU MAY PLAN AHEAD
·No school Nov. 25, 26 and 27 - Thanksgiving
break
·No school Dec. 24, 25, 28,29,30,31, Jan. 1 –
back to school on Jan. 4, 2010 - Winter Break
·No school Jan. 18 and 19, 2010 – Martin Luther
King Day / Professional Development
(These minutes are not official as they have not been corrected or
approved by the Dover School Board.)
In Attendance:Vicki Capitani, Arlene Schertzer, Rich Werner, Traci Alfonso, Laura
Sibilia (6:30p.m.), Bill Anton, Joan Black, Frank Rucker, Abigail Dillon, Helen
Brown, Carrie and Colby Dix and Alison Sullivan.
·Frank Rucker, CFO and Abigail Dillon, Special
Education presented the WCSU assessment.
-Discussed in length - the special education line
item.
-Dover would need one day of services; however,
the assessment is based on ADM; so our assessment amount is approx. $79,000.
-Board will meet to review and discuss options
·Reviewed draft of FY’11 budget page by page
·Vicki
moved to approve the minutes as typed.Second by Laura.Unan.
·Vicki
moved to have the board chair sign the corrected certified staff
contracts.Second from Laura. Unan.
·Next budget meeting Nov. 30th. –6-8p.m.
·Items to have available:
-Classroom schedules
-Technology Capital Plan
-Actuals/line items
-Explanation for additional funds in supply
lines, etc.
-Revised budget/explanation sheet (mail out to
members to review prior to meeting)
Date of next meeting:Nov. 30, 20096p.m. – 8p.m.
Budget Only
Meeting adjourned:Vicki moved to adjourn meeting at 8p.m.Second from Laura. Unan.
Dover
School will hold one more Alert Now test on Wednesday, November 18th.We have changed a few numbers around –
placing some of your numbers first instead of the second one called.Also, If you have more than one student
enrolled in Dover School, we noticed the report said “duplicate” so did not
call it again.These are the ones we
switched around.Hopefully, everyone
will receive their call.Let us know
after the 18th if you do not have a call/message on any of the
exchanges you gave us on your health form!
COME TO OUR
MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT
Dover
School will be hosting a middle school information night on December 9th
from 6:00 – 7:30p.m.This is a great
time to learn what various schools have to offer for middle school.We strongly urge all 5th and 6th
grade parents to attend, but parents of students from other grades are welcome
as well.Schools signed up to come so
far are:Compass School, Charlemont
Academy, The Mountain School, Brattleboro Area Middle School, Twin Valley
Middle School and Leland and Gray Middle School.
If you cannot
make this evening, Marlboro is holding a similar evening on Dec. 3rd
at 7p.m.Marlboro welcomes Dover
parents.We have also extended an
invitation to Marlboro parents to our event.
HUNTERS
BREAKFAST
On
November 14th, the Dover School 6th grade will be hosting
a Hunters Breakfast at the Dover Town Hall from 5:30a.m. – 10:00a.m.Come have a nice hot breakfast and enjoy the
company of others!
FEED THE
THOUSANDS PROJECT
This
year, Dover School will be teaming up with other schools in the district to
participate in “Project Feed the Thousands.”Starting now until Thanksgiving, the Student Council is asking everyone
in the school to bring in canned food to donate to the Deerfield Valley and the
Townshend food pantry. We will also weigh the food to see what our total is. Thank
you!
CADET BAND
NEWS
Mr.
McKinney would like to inform cadet band members that rehearsals will begin for
your group on Wednesday, Nov. 18th at Townshend Elementary
School.Students will practice upstairs
in the cafeteria/gym from 3:15 – 4:15p.m.Students and parents are encouraged to carpool.Please pick your child up promptly at
4:15p.m.There will be additional
rehearsals on Dec. 2nd, 9th and 16th.(Don’t
forget to send a note to school indicating that your child is leaving school
early to attend.)
Students
should wear black pants/white shirts for the concert, which is scheduled for
Thursday, Dec. 17th at the Leland and Gray High School.The concert begins at 7p.m.
MENU AND
ENVELOPES ATTACHED
The
menu and prepay envelope for weeks 11/23 and 11/30 are attached to this
newsletter.Please complete the envelope
and send it back to school by
Wednesday, November 18th.Once again, please send it back promptly so we have accurate counts for
breakfast and lunch.
DOVER FREE
LIBRARY NEWS
On
Friday, Nov. 20th beginning at 6:30p.m., Dover Free Library will
sponsor a family movie night double feature.Old Yeller and Savage Same (The Old Yeller
Sequel).Both movies are rated G, and run for 84
minutes and 104 minutes consecutively.Refreshments and door prizes!This event is free.Call 348-7488
if you have any questions.
There will be
no preschool story time on Wednesday, Nov. 25th.Story time will resume on Wednesday Dec. 2nd
at 10:30a.m.
THANKSGIVING
BREAK
There
is no school on November 25th, 26th and 27th –
Thanksgiving break.If you are
purchasing a turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner, and would like to purchase an
extra one, we are planning to hold our Holiday Luncheon at Dover School on
December 17th at noon.We
need at least five 20lb. turkeys.Let us
know if you would like to donate one (we have freezer space!) for our luncheon
- and if you would like to roast one on the 17th and have it here
around 11a.m. We have volunteers to do
the roasting if you donate the turkey!!More
information will come later regarding the luncheon. (We have some of the paper
items from last year that were donated, but stored because we had to cancel the
event.)A list of items needed will come
home at a later date.
WINTER
SPORTS INFO ATTACHED
Rob
Hubert has the Winter Sports Program at Mount Snow lined up!Please see the attached notice and form.Tuesday,
11/24 from 5:15 – 6:15p.m. in the only time for sign ups!
We
will also need two volunteers to be in charge of the program here at school for
the students who do not ski/board at Mount Snow.This program can be snow-shoeing – starting from
school, we have the snow-shoes.It can
be other outdoor activities, or inside activities.In the past we have had arts/crafts, cooking,
snow-shoeing, snow sculpture and games.If this is something you are interested in doing, please contact the school
as soon as possible.This program will
begin when the bus leaves for Mount Snow with the skiers/boarders (around noon)
and end at approx. 3:10p.m.You would
need to be at Dover School at 11:55a.m. until 3:10, when students board the
bus.Please be certain the program
planned fills that time space.It would
be to your benefit to have several assistants, as the age group varies from
kindergarten through grade 6.If there are
supplies you need and each student needs to pay a “fee”, let us know so we can
send a notice home as soon as possible.
