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VOL 5 • ISSUE 5
JANUARY 2008
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Inside
the January 2008 issue:
The
School
Reporter
PHS Debate
Team; Electric Village; Electric Car;
Toys for Tots; AlertNow; Gingerbread Houses; Pomperaug Pals;
Ribbit Market.
Did You Know?
"Community Connections"
Budget
Dr. Sippy Budget Presentation to BOE
Upcoming
Events
School Activity Calendars; Board of Education; Inside the District;
Babysitting; Math Workshop; Friends Together; Kindergarten
Registration; Author Signing at Library.
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PHS Debate Team
Wins Awards
The 30-member Debate Team has had a great start this
year. The first debate in October garnered several
trophies. The two varsity teams are
sophomores: Jenny L & Seth W, Olivia L & Alexandra M.
Team members meet on Weds to develop their debating
skills. The next debate is Jan. 12 at Newtown High
School.
GES Electric
Village
The Electric
Village is a culmination of the Gainfield Elementary
School 4th grade's study of electricity. The
Village was on display
for the students' families, the school, and the
community. The students design, and decorate a box
to look like a candy shop, fire station, or stable,
for example. They then assemble two circuits (series
and a parallel) into their houses...SEE
MORE PICS>>
Electric Car
at PES
Pomperaug
Elementary School fourth-graders (at right) were
treated to a presentation by PES parent Brad
Beauchamp of General Motors. Mr. Beauchamp spoke to
four classes of fourth-grade students about
exploring alternative methods of energy and
the future of non-gasoline-powered automobiles.
Toys for Tots
at MMS
Several hundred toys were collected by
Memorial
Middle school
students this year and donated to the U.S.
Marines Toys for Tots program. Pictured are
teacher-coordinator Donna Horbachuk and several
students who helped with the bagging and loading of
toys for transport.
Alert Now
For this school year, we will use our
Alert
Now in the following fashion:
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Alert Now will be used
to notify staff of delayed openings and no
school announcements
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Alert Now will revert to
"emergency mode" to notify parents of
weather-related early dismissals
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Alert Now will be used
to notify all staff and parents of emergency
situations (Emergency is defined as an unanticipated
development that compromises safety and security of
students, staff, parents)
Next Year: In
2008-09, parents will have the option of Alert Now early
morning notification for delay opening/no school
notification by signing up via Power School's Parent
Interactive portal. This feature is not available to us
in 2007.
Gingerbread Houses
Patrick Z. and Ben B. (at left) busily make
their gingerbread houses together with the entire LMES
first grade class. Nearly 200 children, parents,
grandparents, and Long Meadow Leaders
(at right) helped
construct gingerbread houses using milk/juice cartons
as their base. Note of interest: All the children were
instructed not to eat the candies and frosting and they
didn't. What good kids!
PES Pomperaug Pals
Because there are 50 Pomperaug Pals, they have been
divided into 3 groups and they participate in a
community service activity at least once a month. So
far, they have participated in Kindergarten orientation,
new student orientation, Kindergarten-Grade 2 bus
buddies, fuel bank fundraising, pumpkin decorating with
residents of Kensington Green, sorting canned goods at
Food Bank, and ringing Salvation Army kettle.
RMS Ribbit Market
On
December 21st, the RMS 7th graders (above) participated
in a Ribbit Market. The students set up a variety of
stores and sold their wares to other students, staff,
and parents...READ
MORE>> SEE
PIC GALLERY>>
"Community Connections"
Each month, the PTO
publishes an informational bulletin, entitled "Did
You Know?". January's Did You Know is entitled
"Community Connections" (and other ways to receive information
about Region 15)...READ
MORE>>
Budget Presentation
Dr. Frank Sippy, Region 15
School Superintendent, will make his first presentation
of the 2008-09 school budget to the Board of Education.
Date:
Monday, February 11, 2008
Time:
7:30 p.m.
Place: Pomperaug High School All-Purpose Room
Public is encouraged to attend!
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Inside the District
The
December/January show includes Region 15's 2008 Teacher of
the Year, local artist from Heritage Village, new Board of
Education members, and the District's plan for building
renovation and/or new construction....READ
MORE>> The next
episode of "Inside the District" will air in February/March.
Click
below for the month's activities at the schools
PHS
MMS RMS
GES LMES
MES PES
Board
of Education
Click
here for the Board of Education
calendar and
agendas.
Region 15 Board of Education meetings will be held
in the Pomperaug High School All-Purpose Room #103 at 7:30pm.
Board of Education
Executive Board Named
Mr. Joseph Drauss was re-elected as BOE Chairperson; Ms.
Patricia Perry was elected as BOE Secretary; and Dr.
Kenneth Paddyfoote was re-elected as BOE Treasurer.
Babysitting at PHS in January
January 11th: Pomperaug High School's
Spanish Honor Society sponsors babysitting at PHS,
5:30-8:30pm, $10 per child. To register, email
Diane Miller. The
Spanish Honor Society will have babysitting available on the
second Friday of every month...READ
MORE>>
Mathematics Workshop for
Elem. School Parents
Parents of elementary
school children are invited to a workshop to deepen their
understanding about the Region 15 mathematics program...READ
MORE>>
Friends Together Program
Region 15 is offering an exciting educational program for
selected 4-year-olds....READ
MORE>>
Kindergarten Registration
Parents of incoming
Kindergartners: It's time to call your school to receive
your child's Kindergarten Registration packet....READ
MORE>>
Author and Former Region
15 Teacher to Sign Book
Jim Howson, former
English teacher at Rochambeau Middle School for 37 years, will be signing his
new book, One Foot in Heaven ("Memoir of a Middle School
Teacher") at the Southbury Public Library on January 12th
from noon - 2:00pm. The book is a tribute to students
everywhere. He will be at the library's Kingsley Meeting Room
and registration is required.
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