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VOL
4 • ISSUE 6
FEBRUARY 2007

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Inside
the February 2007 issue:
The
School
Reporter
School Lunch Survey;
Superintendent's SlideShow Presentation of Egypt; 100 Days of School; Scholastic Art Award Winners;
UPDATE--SRO Demers; Nutmeg Books; Kindergarten Registration; Friends Together; MES
Celebrations; GES Friendly Letters; Winter Concert at PES; PJ StoryHour

Did
You Know?
Media Center/Video
Production: New & Improved Resources Budget
2/26, 7:30pm: Dr. Sippy To Make First Presentation to
Board of Education
Upcoming
Events
School Activity Calendars; Board of Education; Perpetual
Fund; Inside the District; Babysitting Fundraiser; Firimita in Art Show; Steve Songs
Concert 3/30
Visit our
Website!
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SNOW DELAY/CANCELLATION INFO:
Please remember
that all Region 15 snow
delay and cancellation information can be found on the home
page of the website and also on select radio/tv stations.
SCHOOL BREAK:
There is no school during
Mid-Winter Break: Feb. 19 - 23rd.
HAPPY
VALENTINE'S DAY

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The
School Reporter
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School
Lunch Survey
We encourage you to fill out the School
Lunch Survey here.
(Deadline: Feb. 28th). For more information....READ
MORE>>
Low
Fat/Low Sodium Deli Sandwiches at PHS/MMS/RMS
Region 15 high and
middle schools will soon be including Boar's Head
deli sandwiches on their lunch menus...
READ
MORE>>
Dr.
Sippy at MMS
Region 15 Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Frank Sippy,
recently visited 6th grade students at Memorial Middle
School to share a slide show presentation of his trip to
Egypt. Students throughout Region 15 study Ancient Egypt
as part of their Social Studies curriculum. Dr. Sippy
stands before a slide depicting the Great Pyramid of Giza,
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Kindergartners
Celebrate
100 Days!
Kindergartners throughout
Region 15 celebrated 100 days in school. They've counted
to 100 by ones and tens, sorted and weighed items by
matter, and decorated 100 Day Hats.

CAEA
"Scholastic Art Award" Winners
Region 15 is proud to announce that 12 students from
Pomperaug High School, Memorial Middle School, and
Rochambeau Middle School won top honors....READ
MORE>>
School
Resource Officer Edward Demers
For the past 5 years,
Officer Demers has been the SRO in Region 15's
Middlebury schools....READ
MORE>>
Let the Southbury Board of Selectmen know
your opinion....GET
MAILING ADDRESS>>
Final
BOS Meeting...READ
UPDATE>>
PES
4th/5th Graders Vote on Books
PES fourth and fifth graders
at PES are reading the Nutmeg Nominee Books,
nominated by the CT Library Assn and the CT Educational
Media Assn. Students throughout the state voted on their
favorite Nutmeg Nominee book and the winner is
determined by student vote at the end of January. Fourth
grade students constructed dioramas and book covers of
their favorite books.
Kindergarten
Registration - Call For Your Packets Now
Students of incoming
Kindergarteners for school year 2007-2008 can call their
neighborhood school to receive their Kindergarten
packets...READ
MORE>>
Friends
Together Program
Region 15 is offering
"Friends Together" program for select
four-year-olds to participate in the preschool
program....READ
MORE>>
MES
Celebrations
The MES 2nd grade class gave
a performance during "Celebrations", an
assembly held monthly to celebrate student
accomplishments. Nick S. and Erin M. (right) display
their winter art scenes.
GES
Letters to Troops
First grade
students from Mrs. Susan Sundholm's class at Gainfield
Elementary School wrote letters to U.S. soldiers as part
of a lesson on writing a friendly letter...READ
MORE & SEE PICS>>
PES
4th Grade Winter Concert
The 4th graders at Pomperaug
Elementary School had their winter
concert on January 9, led by their music teacher,
Ms. Linnea Bronson. They sang such selections as
"Mamalama", "Swing Low", and
"Snow Beautiful Snow." There were also special
selections featuring the 4th grade recorder and drum
ensembles. This is the first year Ms. Bronson has taught
music at PES.
LMES
PJ StoryHour
On Jan. 30th, LMES Principal
Mr. Gusenburg and many, many parents shared stories with
pajama-clad youngsters and their families...READ
MORE
& SEE
PICS>>
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PHS Media Center and Video
Production: New and Improved
Resources
First
Presentation of the Proposed School Budget
Dr. Sippy will make his
budget proposal to the Region 15 Board of Education on Monday,
February 26th at 7:30pm, PHS all purpose room. All residents are
invited to attend.
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.
Perpetual
Fund: Bridgeport Soundtigers: $12 Tix
Order your tickets by calling the Soundtigers directly at
203-334-4625 ext. 203, mention the Region 15 PTO Perpetual Fund,
and select which games you’d like to attend. Tickets will
be available for pickup at the Will Call window prior to the game.
Bus tickets ($5 extra) will be sold during lunches at the middle
schools. If you have any questions, contact Shane Beardsley at the Bridgeport Soundtigers or
your Perpetual Fund rep.
Feb.
21 7:30pm Bridgeport Soundtigers
vs. Philadelphia Phantoms
Includes Chuck-A-Puck contest
Feb. 25 3:00pm
Soundtigers vs. Hartford Wolfpack
Mar. 30 1:00pm
Soundtigers vs. Hartford Wolfpack (New
Time!!!)
"Inside
the District"
The staff and student-produced cable tv show, "Inside
the District" will be airing a new episode in February &
March. Topics include: Science Curriculum K-8; Wellness
Committee; Grade 5 Band; GES' Gr. 5 artwork (see left), and student achievements....READ
MORE>>
Click here if
you have a question for Dr. Sippy that you'd like answered on the
show.
Babysitting
Fundraiser
PHS Spanish Honor Society students are
offering babysitting services on March 2nd from 4:00-8:00pm
at the PHS old gym. The suggested donation is $10 per child and
proceeds raised will be used toward a mission trip to a 120-bed
orphanage in Colima, Mexico. Email
to register your child(ren).
PHS
Art Teacher: NYC Art Show
In
April, PHS art teacher Mr. Florin Firimita will be part of a group show in Chelsea, at
ART
GOTHAM Gallery, 547 West 27th Street (between 10th and 11th Aves.)
in New
York City. There is also a Saturday Brunch Reception
on April 7th, from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Works will be on view
from April 5 - 19.
Friends
of Pomperaug Music: March 30th, 7:00pm at Pomperaug High
School
Steve Songs, Parents' Gold
Award Winner
Tix online; or call 264-0154; or by mail
Preferred Seats (by adv sales only): Adults $16; Kids $12
General Admission (& at door): Adults $12; Kids $8
Doors Open at 6:30pm.
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