JANUARY 15, 2016
Monday, January 18
Martin Luther King Day- NO SCHOOL
Friday, January 22
All School Assembly (featuring Kindergarten & Talent Show acts)- 2:15
Talent Show- 6:30
Game Night- 7:30
Tuesday, January 26
Public Forum: LES Budget Review & Discussion- 7:45-8:30am
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SPOTLIGHT ON . . .
TALENT SHOW
There are openings for adult or alumni talent in next Friday’s talent show! Acts should be less than 3 1/2 minutes. Please email Margot Lacey [email protected] by Monday, January 18 if you have a talent to share!
FROM THE KITCHEN:
We are looking for a few good kitchen subs. We occasionally need someone from 10-1:30 to chop vegetables, serve lunch, and run our fancy-pants dishwasher. We move fast and generally have a pretty good time. Stop by the office and talk to Kate.
IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE
It’s Going to be a Busy Winter and Spring!
At our Staff Meeting this past week, we reviewed the calendar for the remainder of the year. There were so many different dates being bandied about for different events that we needed to work on it together, to make sure that there was no double-booking!
Here are some of the highlights of the winter and spring calendar. There’s much, much more, since the list below doesn’t include classroom events and field trips!
Friday, January 22nd
Talent Show and Game Night
Wednesday, March 2nd
Puppetry performance and workshop: “Help Save the Monkey!”
“Help Save the Monkey!” is a puppet comedy adventure, created by Marta Mozelle MacRostie and Elizabeth Hara. It was a Jim Henson Foundation Family Grant Recipient, and a New York Children’s Theatre Festival Selection.
Tuesday, March 29th
All-school music and art celebration (day/evening)
April TBA
Storytelling ResidencyOver the course of a week, storyteller and musician John Porcino will work with students to develop their oral storytelling skills, and will also give a performance.
May TBA
Book Fair and Ice Cream Social
Monday, June 6th
Spring Concert
June TBA
Field Day
Sixth Grade Farewell
Stay tuned for more information about these events!
-Margot Lacey
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
(Items listed here are not school sponsored)
KIDS YOGA
With Jai Fuller at The Yoga Center Amherst
Kids yoga is a playground that bridges the gulf between inner self and outer self. These classes draw on practices from Kundalini yoga, Hatha yoga and Awareness thought the body to support kids in developing self awareness, (mind and body), self regulation, perseverance, and compassion. And they are super fun! Kids will learn that yoga is play, and play is yoga.
8 Fridays, Feb. 5th - April 1st
(no class Feb. 19th)
4:15 - 5:15 pm
$100 for the series/ $15 drop in or use a parents class pass
The Happy Valley Children’s Chorus will be putting on “Make Way for Ducklings: A Musical” this spring. We are seeking young singers ages 4-10 to work together on this classic story and bring it to the public in a new format. Rehearsals will be Mondays, 4-5:00 PM, March 7th through May9th, at the First Congregational Church of Amherst at 165 Main Street. Contact director Dorothy Cresswell at [email protected] for more information or to register your child.
My name is Willa Hartl and I have been babysitting for 5 years. I am a freshman in high school and I have experience babysitting ages 4 mos to 10 year olds. I love playing with kids inside or outside. I am looking for jobs after school or on the weekends. I am free every day except Thur. I charge $10 an hour. My phone number is (413)801-4585 and my email is [email protected] ,but texting or calling me is best! References available. I would love to hear from you.
