Greeting from the Kindergarten!
It's hard to believe that the end of the school year is not far off. The year has gone by quickly, and the Kindergartners have grown in so many ways over these months. It has been exciting to see their individual progress and to witness their growth as a group.
I want to thank Ibby, Madeline and Hop for organizing the fundraiser bake sale. Thank you, also, to all our wonderful bakers. As a result of every one's efforts, we raised $186 to benefit the Japanese Red Cross. Caroline Tarmy in the Preschool also donated $13.67 that she raised at a yard sale bringing our grand total to $199.67. In addition to this fundraiser, in April we collected three large boxes of food for the Putney Food Shelf.
This month the Kindergarten will be working with artist and TGS parent, Julia Zanes on a puppet-making project. Julie is a wonderful artist and teacher, and I am very excited for our class to work with her. We hope this will culminate in a performance, date and time to be announced. Also this month, I hope to be taking two short field trips, one to the Putney Post Office to tour the facility and one to The Green Mountain Spinnery to learn how they make yarn from raw wool.
May is always a busy month at TGS, and this year is especially full of celebration, as it is The Grammar School's 50th birthday. Grandfriend's Day is on May 20, followed by the 50th Anniversary Party on May 21, from 4 - 9 p.m. The event will be here at the school, and I hope you and your children can attend. May 26 is the Spring Music Concert, which begins at 6:30. I will let you know what time students are expected in a later home note. Looking way ahead to the end of the year, our day-long trip to Spofford Lake with the PreK, 1st and 2nd grades is planned for Tuesday, June 7. We will leave school at about 9:30 and return by dismissal. We will spend the day and have a cook-out lunch with hot dogs, chips, watermelon and cookies/brownies. Each child's family will be asked to bring something to contribute to the food offerings. I will send out a note shortly to let you know what we'd like you to bring.
The year has gone by too quickly. It will be hard to say good-bye to this fantastic group of students. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Best regards,
Libby
