VOLUME
3 • ISSUE 6
FEBRUARY 2006
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Inside
the February 2006 issue:
Did
You Know?
Focus
Group Round-Up
The
School
Reporter
Scholastic Art Winners; MMS
Helps Make A Wish; PES Connecting with
Community; GES 100 Days Food Drive; MES GeoBee Winner; PES
Science of Bubbles; RMS Dinner Theatre; Guidance &
Counseling Budget
Updates TONIGHT:
Formal
Budget Presentation 2/27 Budget
Awareness Cmte 2/28 Upcoming
Events
Board of Education; MMS Art Show at Good News; RMS Students at
Carnegie Hall; Cable Show; CMT/CAPT tests
Visit our
Website!
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Region
15, including the students at Gainfield Elementary School (see
their artwork above) had many loving thoughts on Valentine's
Day. Hope everyone had a nice mid-winter break.
If
you as a parent, guardian, teacher, or community member have a
story idea for "Community Connections", please email
us with your story and/or digital photos.
Focus
Groups
School administrators
received valuable feedback from members of the parent community
regarding their ideas... "Did
You Know" READ MORE>>
Focus
Groups Press Release... READ
MORE>>
Check
your school PTO website
and/or Region 15 calendar
for meeting dates and times for PTO meetings.
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The
School Reporter
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Scholastic
Art Winners by CT Art Education Association
Twelve Region 15 art students
(from PHS, MMS, and RMS) have won
honors for their entries to the CT Region of the
Scholastic Art Awards. The prestigious Scholastic Art
Awards recognizes the work of talented young Connecticut
artists in Grades 7 to 12.... READ
MORE>>
MMS:
Make A Wish With Hot Chocolate
In February, Memorial Middle School students had a hot
chocolate sale to raise money for the Make A Wish
Foundation.
PES: Connecting with
the Community
Mrs. Fein's 2nd-graders worked
with Home-to-Home Foundation to brighten the lives of
residents from area nursing homes... READ
MORE>>
GES:
100 Days Event Collects Over 3,000 Food Items
Gainfield
Elementary School Kindergartners (see above) challenge GES
students, staff, and teachers to collect food items
for Southbury Food Bank... READ
MORE>>;
SEE PICS>>
MES:
GeoBee Winner Announced
Middlebury
Elementary School's 2006 National Geography Bee winner is
fifth-grader Gabrielle H. She will now take a test to see
if she is eligible to compete at the state level.
PES:
Cultural Enrichment Program---Science of Bubbles
The PES PTO sponsored two
science programs with Bubble Mania's Casey Carle
for grades K-2 and 3-5 at PES... SEE
PICS>>
RMS:
Dinner Theatre
The fall drama
classes produced two plays for the annual RMS dinner
theatre.... READ
MORE>>; SEE PICS>>
Comprehensive
Guidance
The Comprehensive
Guidance and Counseling Program is designed to help
students develop skills and abilities in the areas of
academic, career and personal and social development....
READ
MORE>>
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Budget
Updates
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Formal
presentation of the Superintendent's budget proposal to the Region
15 Board of Education
Tonight: Feb. 27, 2006,
7:30pm
Location: PHS All Purpose Room
Public is Invited!
First
Meeting: Budget Awareness Committee
Tomorrow: Feb. 28, 2006,
9:30am
Location: Region 15 Central Office, Middlebury
**Dr. Sippy will be on hand to answer any questions and/or
concerns regarding the proposed 06/07 budget.
Absentee
Voting Info--Coming Soon!
Information about Absentee Voting will be sent home to all
elementary school students in March and will be
printed in the middle school newsletters. This information will
also be available at each school's front office. Additionally, more details will
be noted in the March issue of Community Connections.
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.
Connecticut
Mastery Tests & Connecticut Academic Performance Tests
Just a reminder: Check your school
calendar for CMT and CAPT test dates.
RMS:
5 Students To Perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC
Five RMS students (Kyle M., Patrick P.,
James T., Seth W., and Bryce W.) were selected to participate in
the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Jr.
High Honor Choir in NYC. They will rehearse for 4 days with 200
other singers from the eastern region, Maine to Virginia, under
the direction of world-renowned choral conductor Judith
Willoughby. The RMS students are among only 19 students selected
from the state of CT. They will then perform for choral directors, family, and friends in a
culminating concert at Carnegie Hall.
Good
News Cafe Features MMS Art Work
Art work from MMS students will be featured at Good News Cafe from
3/21-4/25 with the Opening on March 26 from 3:00 - 5:00
pm.
Inside
The District
Stay tuned in April for the new cable television show,
entitled "Inside The District". The show will feature
students and staff with such topics as curriculum, art show,
graduation, etc.
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