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| June 1, 2009 www.northandoverpublicschools.com/thomson |
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Upcoming Events
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June 2nd - FUDDRUCKER'S to benefit 5th Grade
June 3rd – Enrichment: Storyteller/Musician (Odds Bodkin)
9:30 a.m. (K-5)
June 4th – Grade 5 Field Trip to Strawberry Banke
8:45 - 2:30
June 5th – FIELD DAY
June 8th – Move up Date - Grade 5 (8:30 - 10:30)
June 10th - LAST PTO MEETING @ 7:00PM
June 12th - Transfer Day (K-4)
June 12th - FUN RUN
June 15th - Grade 5 (Cedardale)
June 18th - Field Trip - Grade 4(Boot Mills)
5th GRADE NIGHT
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5th Grade Committee invites you to join us for our last fundraiser at Fuddruckers on Tuesday June 2 from 5-8 p.m.
LOST AND FOUND: Our lost and found is HUGE this year. We have lots of coats, sweatshirts, hats, gloves and lunch boxes!!! There are North Face jackets, L.L. Bean jackets, Lands End jackets, L.L. Bean lunch boxes and team sweatshirts. Please take inventory of your child’s clothes or come by and check out our lost and found to see what you are missing. At the end of the year anything left over is donated. Thank you.
There is a Thomson Family looking to acquire a used computer. If you have a computer that is in working condition and would like to donate it to a needy family please contact Diane Camire at dianecamire@hotmail.com or 978-689-3742. Please be sure to clean the hard drive of all your personal information.
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| From Mr. Gilligan: |
IMPORTANT DATES
June
3rd: Enrichment: Storyteller/Musician (Odds Bodkin)
9:30 a.m. (K-5)
4th: Grade 5 - Field Trip to Strawberry Banke 8:45 - 2:30
5th: Field Day
8th: Move up Date - Grade 5 (8:30 - 10:30)
Kindergarten Orientation
9th Field Day Rain Date
12th: Transfer Day (K-4)
15th: Grade 5 (Cedardale)
16th Cinderella – Enrichment Council
17th Grade 5 Cedardale
18th: Last Day of School for Thomson Kindergarten
Grade 4 (Boot Mills)
Grade 5 Night
Last Day for Full Day K
19th Kindergarten Screening
22nd Kindergarten Screening
24th Half Day – Last day of school Grades 1-5
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| PTO Updates: |
PTO Meeting...the next PTO meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 10th at 7:00 pm...this will be the last meeting of the year! We will be voting on next year’s PTO Board. Please attend and cast your vote!
FUN RUN: The Fun Run will be on Thursday June 12th - anyone interested in volunteering to help with the race please contact Holly Breen at Hkbreen@verizon.net or (978)258-8538
Award-Winning Storyteller To Visit Thomson - Students at Thomson will watch an award-winning storyteller perform music and tell stories on June 3rd. The show, which is sponsored by the North Andover Schools Enrichment council, features Odds Bodkin, a multi-voiced character actor and instrumentalist. Odds begins his show with beautiful harp music, setting a calm and mystical atmosphere, then proceeds to tell three multicultural stories accompanied by guitars, harp, drums, an Indian sitar, and other instruments. This program is supported in part by grants from the Target Corporation and the North Andover Cultural Council. For more information, contact NASEC Chair, Lydia Crabtree @ lmcrabtree@comcast.net.
5th Grade Parents: The NAMS PTAC looks forward to welcoming you in the fall. You will be amazed how quickly the three years at the middle school will go by. PTAC has many opportunities for volunteering and sign-up sheets will be out during the information night on June 8th. Several committees are also in need of a co-chair and we welcome talking to anyone those interested in taking on that role. Training and support provided! Please contact Brenda Reeve at 978-685-6068 or bcreeve@comcast.net if you would like more information.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM:
Sunshine Math – Congratulations to all that participated in the Sunshine Math program!
It has now ended for the year but you can continue to send in your corrected worksheets
as you finish them.
Chess Club – Wednesday, June 3rd will be the last Chess Club for this year. What a great
time learning chess and having fun! A big thank you to Katrin Schneck for overseeing this program. We will certainly miss her next year.
If anyone is interested in overseeing the Chess Club next year, please contact Doreen
Albrecht (978) 689-0931 or doreenla@verizon.net.
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SAVE THE DATE! Need a reason to spring clean? Have a great craft to sell?
The Kittredge School is hosting an outdoor yard and craft sale at their great location on the corner of Main Street and Route 125 on June 13th from 9:00 to noon. Open to yard salers, crafters and vendors.
12’ x 12’ space is available for $20. A limited number of 8’ tables are available for an additional $5. Light Concessions will also be sold. For information or to reserve space email: kittredgepto@gmail.com
“A Glimpse of Europe” Open House
Rolling Ridge Retreat, North Andover MA
June 7, 2009 * 10 am -3 pm (Rain Date: June 14).
Enjoy a relaxing walk among spectacular lake views, an Italian bowling green, cascading fountains, rolling hills and wooded trails on a European-styled estate on the shores of North Andover’s Lake Cochichewick! Meet local artists painting and creating art or take your own photos in a beautiful pastoral setting. Participate in art activities for kids and view artwork at a public reception, 2-3 pm. Free admission * $5 for kids’ art activity. Sponsored by Rolling Ridge, Andover’s Artists Guild and North Andover Cultural Council.
The North Andover Schools' Enrichment Council (a non-profit volunteer group that funds art, music and science performances in the schools) is seeking several key volunteers for the 2009-2010 calendar year. The group meets monthly and is looking for volunteers to assist with booking performances, publicity, fundraising and accounting. For more information please contact Lydia
Crabtree at 978-683-6169 or lmcrabtree@comcast.net
"The Treble Chorus of New England" is a local 30 years old non-profit organization with an amazing mission: to teach children ages 6 through 18, how to sing magnificently!
This choral group focuses on classic and fine music. The children meet for rehearsals and prepare for choral shows and Operas, that they will present throughout the year, most of them at the Rogers Center for the Arts, here at Merrimack College.
The Treble Chorus of New England is currently auditioning children to join their amazing choral group during the month of June (next auditions dates are: June 1st and June 24th; call the office for details) for the next calendar year 2009-2010. If your child is passionate about music, TCNE is the place for them to grow their musical/choral skills. Please, contact Program Manager, Melanie Muggia at 1(978) 837-5462 or e-mail her at: mmuggia@treblechorus.com, for detailed audition place, dates and times, requirements, membership fees, etc; go to the website to learn more about our mission. www.treblechorus.com. TCNE also offers an amazing summer program, so call for details. Hope to hear from all of you who love to sing!"
North Andover Soccer – There are spots available on fall 2009 U10 and U11 girls MAPLE teams with local training and a National “D” License / National Youth License coach, volunteer-driven. Open to any committed player who will be U10 or U11 (fourth- or fifth-grade) in 2009/2010. Please email Jeremy Dalmer, jeremydalmer@comcast.net, or call 617-417-1901.
ADULT VOLUNTEERS enjoy North Andover Schools Enrichment Council programs of arts, science and high quality professional entertainment, as they help the school community. Join a team of volunteers from Thomson to attend shows, share enthusiasm, and gather feedback from teachers. Join a team from around town to plan for the future. Or just come to learn a little more about what we're doing to provide something extra special in North Andover Schools. CORI required for school-based volunteering.
Info Session: Tues., June 16, 12:30 - meet in the lobby at Thomson
Tanglewood Marionette's Production of Cinderella: Tues., June 16, 1:30
Note: AM kindergarteners are welcome to attend the show with a parent or guardian!
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