Mark
your calendar – the Dover School Talent Show will be held on Thursday, April 15th
from 6 – 7:30p.m.Don’t miss it!!
GRANTS
SECURED BY MR. ANTON
Mr.
Anton has been very busy writing grants for various projects here at Dover
School.To date, he has received the
following funds for the 2009-2010 school year:
·$40,000. =New bus grant
·$8,000.= ARRA Action Research Grant
-Study Dover’s Instructional Program
·$10,000.= Matching Generator Grant
-This will replace
the “ancient” generator we currently have
·$3,500. = Mount Snow and Dew Tour Playground Fund
·$12,490. = Energy Efficiency Grant
·$12,500. = Tobacco and Technology Grant
-This was for the
SMARTboard, laptops, digital cameras, graduate classes, professional
development, etc.)
To date, this totals $86,490!!Thank you Mr. Anton for your hard work and
dedication!We all feel very fortunate
to have you with us at Dover School! Mr. Anton has another matching grant he is
sending off soon ($3500.) - for the kitchen (breakfast/lunch program).The school board agreed to the matching
grants, and the funds were approved at Town Meeting.This means we will have a total of $20,000.
for the generator and $7,000. for the food program.
PLAY
BALL!!IT’S BASEBALL TIME!
A
few weeks ago, there was a Dover Youth Baseball Information letter and sign-up
form attached to the school newsletter that went home with all students.In the handout, all the information for the
upcoming season was reviewed.We had
asked that all sign-up forms and appropriate fees be turned in by 3/31.As of yesterday (3/31) only a minimal amount
of forms have been returned.If you are
interested in having your son or daughter play baseball this spring, we REALLY
need to have these forms handed in immediately.
The Dover
A-Ball Team will begin practices next Thursday, April 8 from 4:30 – 6:00p.m. in
the school gym (please use the side door, near the playground). From that point
on, we get underway sometime in mid-May.A-Ball games will be on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at 6p.m.Any student that is 10-12 years old is
eligible to play A-Ball.Students 7-9
years old are eligible for B-Ball, and students in Pre-K, kindergarten and 1st
grade are eligible for T-Ball.More
information regarding B-Ball and T-Ball practices will be coming soon.
A-Ball
players need to wear sneakers, have a baseball glove and bring water with them
to practice.We will practice INDOORS
ONLY until further notice.
Lastly, if anyone
has a baseball uniform from last year, please return it, clean , to
Helen at the front office ASAP.We need
to do an inventory of the uniforms right away to see if we need to order more.
If you have
any questions, feel free to contact Rob Hubert (A-Ball) at 348-72956 or Randy
Capitani (B-Ball/T-Ball) at 464-3388 or 348-7247.
We all are
looking forward to a GREAT baseball season!!
CADET BAND
REHEARSAL
Cadet
band will begin rehearsing for the spring concert on Wednesday, April 7th
at Townshend Elementary School. Rehearsal will begin at 3p.m. and end at
4p.m.Students will be ready for pick up
at 4p.m.Please car pool if possible and
promptly pick your child up at 4p.m.
Rehearsal
dates are:April 7, 14 and 28, May 5 and
12.The spring concert is scheduled for
Wed., May 12th at 7p.m. in the Leland and Gray School gym.Students should wear dark pants/white shirts
for the concert.
Please send a note to school indicating your
child will be leaving early on these dates, and who they will be leaving with.
BOARD GAME
TOURNAMENT
Monday, April
19th at 6p.m.,celebrate
National Turn Off the TV week and play around during spring break at Dover Free
Library.Pizza will be served at 6p.m.
followed by a round robin of old and new (but slightly modified) board
games.Examples:checkers, monopoly, trivial pursuit,
etc.Awards ceremony will follow.This free program is designed for
participants ages 8 to adult.Registration is required, space is limited.Call 348-7488 or stop by the library to sign
up.
CAMP FAIR
Youth
Services, a United Way Organization, is sponsoring a Camp Fair on Saturday,
April 10th from 11a.m. – 2p.m. at the River Garden on Main Street in
Brattleboro.Information for the
following camps will be available:M3Play, Boys and Girls Club, Bonnyvale Break Dance Camp, Meeting Waters
YMCA, Brattleboro Bowl Youth Bowling Camp,
Earthfriend Discovery Day Camp, Brattleboro TV Summer Video Camp, New
England Center for Circus Arts, Mad Science, Insight Photography Project, Kroka
Expeditions, River Gallery School, Gardening/Cooking Camp, Hilltop Montessori
and Deer Ridge Farm Camp.There will be
performances, youth entrepreneurs and raffles!
MENU/ENVELOPES
ATTACHED
The
menu for weeks April 12th and April 26th is attached. Please send the envelope back to school with
payment, by April 7th.The
menu/envelope will come home every other week, and is due the following
Wednesday.
CLASSROOM/SCHOOL
“HAPPENINGS”
DATES TO
REMEMBER
·4/13/2010 = Jump for Heart
·4/16/2010 = Spring pictures
·4/19/2010 -4/23/2010 = Spring vacation
·5/1/2010 = Green Up Day
·5-10 – 5-14 = 5th grade to Camp Keewaydin
·5/28/2010 = Noon release- lunch served prior to
dismissal
·5/31/2010 = Memorial Day-no school
·6/18/2010 = last day of school/Field Day (noon
release)
