SPRING BREAK
APRIL 19 - 23
NO SCHOOL
A MIXED GRADE CLASSROOM informational evening will be held Thursday, May 6 from 6:30-7:30 P.M. at the school. This will be an opportunity for parents interested in the new grade configuration for 2010-2011 to hear from John and teachers regarding the change and ask questions.
CHESS TOURNAMENT
The Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department is pleased to announce they will be having a Friendly Youth Chess Tournament for children Kindergarten to Grade 8. The Tournament will be meeting in the Gibson-Aiken Center Senior Center on Saturday, April 24 from 1 to 4:00 P.M. The cost of this program is $2.00 for participants that pre-register or $3.00 at the door. Eric Strickland will be running the tournament. Depending on the number of entrants, contestants will be divided into appropriate groups. Swiss System, no players are ever eliminated. Game boards will be provided. Come join the fun!
PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
2010-2011 Kindergartners
Friday, April 30
If you have a child or know of a child who will be five years of age before
September 1, 2010,
please call the school
YARD SALE to Benefit the 8th Grade
May 14 & 15
Bee Barn Road
All Day
Donations gladly accepted.
Call Troy Revis at school 254-2271
Congratulations to this year’s participants in The March Reading Challenge!
Kindergarten: Dayton Earle, Isaac Finnell, Elijah Frost, Tenzin Mathes, Orrin Mueller and Morgan VanIderstine; First Grade: Ian LaBounty, Samuel Poor and Sam Frietas-Egan; Second Grade: Jenna Barry-Stoughton, Stuart Holderness, Ethan Mueller, Jamie Peters, Molly Peters; Third Grade: Galen Fletcher, Olivia Ortlieb, Orion Stone, Opal West, Forest Zabriskie; Fourth Grade: Durin Hoyer, Kyle LaBounty, Isaac Frietas-Egan, Payton Lawrence; Fifth Grade: Tanner Bell, Marriah Boyce, Freesia Capy-Goldfarb, Ian Fulton-Black, Camille Gunzberg, Kasey Haskins, Trevor Henry, Sarah LaPorte, Will LaPorte, Elizabeth Lussier, Emily Martyn, Baily Strange, Elijah Taylor, Galen von Wodtke; Sixth Grade: Asha Dimatteo-LePape, Troy Wood; Eighth Grade: Henry Mizrahi.
The following students won prizes in the Challenge:
Organic Yogurt Smoothie from the Brattleboro Coop: Dayton Earle, Samuel Poor, Sam Frietas-Egan, Ethan Mueller, Opal West, Durin Hoyer, Trevor Henry, Asha Dimatteo-LePaper and Henry Mizrahi.
Mini-Sandwich coupon from Subway: Orrin Mueller, Ian LaBounty, Jenna Barry-Stoughton, Forest Zabriskie, Kyle LaBounty, Kasey Haskins.
Bagel with cream cheese from Breugger’s: Isaac Finnell and Sarah LaPorte
One admission to the Latchis Theatre: Stuart Holderness, Orion Stone, Freesia Capy-Goldfarb
Four tickets to any Windham Orchestra concert during 2010-2011: Payton Lawrence
Thanks to all of you who encourage your kids to read!
RECYCLING FUND RAISER—PLEASE SAVE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ~ BAMS (Brattleboro Area Middle School) is working with an organization to recycle used electronic equipment. This will be a win-win initiative. The environment will benefit and BAMS will benefit in earning funds to support school field trips. We are the only school in the area participating in such a fund raiser, to our knowledge, and we would welcome your support.
The company, Recycling Fundraiser (formerly EcoPhones) was founded in 2001 and has been in business continuously since that time. Recycling Fundraiser prides itself in being an environmentally responsible company; they have made it their policy to be a zero landfill, zero incinerator company which does not participate in exporting hazardous e-waste to developing countries.
Approximately 90% of the items this company receives are refurbished and resold. The majority of the items end up on eBay where they are sold to persons who cannot afford to pay the price of a new item, or someone who doesn't want to pay the price of a new item.~ These items are only sent to addresses within the United States.
Of the remaining 10% of the items received, they are older items or damaged items that cannot be repaired or resold.~ The majority of these items are sent to a processing plant in Texas who is ISO~9000 and ISO 14001 certified following EPA guidelines.~ They are also BAN (Basel Action Network) certified as an E-Steward.
Objects accepted include the following:
·Cell phones
·MP3 players
·Ink jet printer cartridges
·Laptops and Netbooks (no desk top computers, printers or monitors can be accepted)
·Digital cameras and digital video cameras (no other cameras will be accepted)
·GPS devices
·T-1 graphing calculators
·Radar Detectors
·Kindle and Sony Book readers
· Jewelry—gold, silver or platinum
WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE ONE. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BAMS OFFICE BY MAY 4.
IN ADVANCE, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AND CONTRIBUTION TO OUR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS.
Ingrid Chrisco, Principal, BAMS
GUIDING GOOD CHOICES
for parents and/or guardians of 4th-8th graders
Wednesdays, May 5 — June 2
6:30 ~ 8:30 P.M.
Brattleboro Location to be announced.
FREE! Participants Receive a $65 Stipend Upon Completion!
Childcare, Snacks and Parent Resources Provided
To register contact BAPC at (802)257-2175
or bapcprogram@yahoo.com Sue Graff
Vermont MIDI Project’s
CELEBRATE VERMONT’S
YOUNG COMPOSERS
AGES 9 - 18
Wednesday, April 28 at 6:30 P.M.
Latchis Theater
No admission - donations accepted
visit www.vtmidi.org for more info
DATES OF IMPORTANCE:
April 19-23 Spring Break (no school)
26 -SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 5:30 -7:00 P.M.
27 - MS ball games w/Hurn Hattin (H)
29 - MS ball games w/Westmoreland (A)
30 - 8th grade bake sale
-preschool screening (NO KINDERGARTEN)
-Fitness Team to Castleton
May 1 - Green Up Day
K-5 Tee ball signup 9:00 A.M.
Guilford Community Church’s
BOOK SALE is coming!! Gather up your used books that are in good condition... to drop off at the church anytime. Call Pat Haine (257-0626) or email pth1946@yahoo.com for more information, or to volunteer to help.