VOLUME
3 • ISSUE 7
MARCH 2006
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Inside
the March 2006 issue:
Did
You Know? Budget
Timeline Absentee
Voting Information
The
School
Reporter
Ruckus Pomperaug; Bingo Night; Students at
Carnegie Hall; Coast-to-Coast Marathon; Physical Science Lab;
Jump Rope for Heart; Youth Art Month
Budget
Updates New
Budget Link Timeline Neighborhood
Coffees Absentee
Voting
Upcoming
Events
Board of Education; MMS Art Show at Good News; Chess
at MMS; Senate Bill; Inside the District; Friends Together; K-garten
Meeting; Relay for Life; Art Gallery; Delay Your Gray;
Internet Safety
Visit our
Website!
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LMES
students Leah R. and Matt D. wish everyone a Happy
St. Patrick's Day, as they display their paintings of the
Irish Mist. See more....
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.
NOTE:
Daylight
Saving Time begins on Sunday, April 2nd.
As the saying goes: Spring Forward, Fall Back.
Budget
Timeline
The
Time Line for the 2006-07 School Budget offers many
opportunities for people to learn and ask questions about the
Budget...
READ MORE>>
Absentee
Voting
You can obtain Absentee Ballots for a spouse or college student who will be out of
town, a resident who is immobilized or anyone with a conflict, as
stated on the Application for Absentee Ballot that may
prevent them from voting on the 2006-2007 School Budget Referendum
on May 3, 2006... 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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PHS: Ruckus Pomperaug
PHS sculpture and
drawing/painting students created an installation based
upon "Ruckus Manhattan"....SEE
PICS; READ
MORE
MES:
Bingo Night
 
BINGO
was the name of the game at Middlebury
Elementary School where parents, students and the
principal were on hand for the school's first annual BINGO
night. The family fun event was attended by over 150 participants and
several dads, who served as callers and livened up
the evening. A small fee collected at the door
helped cover costs for prizes while raising funds for
the Middlebury Fuel Bank and Relay for Life.
MMS
& RMS: Students at Carnegie Hall
Six students auditioned and sang at the American
Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Junior High
Honor Choir in NYC, with a concert at Carnegie Hall.... READ
MORE>>
MES
& GES: Coast-to-Coast Marathon
Middlebury Elementary
School started their 3rd marathon across the
U.S. on March 1 and will continue to May. This year
students and teachers are traveling through every state
capital for ten weeks. In 2005, students ran over 10,000
miles, but the trip will be longer this year because in
order to reach every capital, we need to travel 10,700
miles (not counting HI or AK). This year, Gainfield
Elementary School is starting their own Coast-to-Coast
Marathon on April 1.
PHS:
Physical Science Lab
In its first year of
implementation, the academic physical science lab at
Pomperaug High School exposes 288 freshmen students to a
laboratory science....READ
MORE>>
Elementary
Schools: Jump Rope for Heart
Third graders at
Gainfield Elementary School use the school mascot in
their "Cardiac Cougars" poster as they prepare
to Jump Rope for Heart. Gainfield is one of four Region 15
elementary schools that participate in Jump Rope for
Heart. The event, sponsored by the American
Heart Assn and the American
Alliance
for Health, Physical Education, allows physical education
instructors, coaches or teachers to conduct the event
during gym class, lunch or before or after school.
According to the AHA, since the inception of the program
over 20 years ago, participating schools and students have
raised more than $305 million for medical research and
educational programs about heart disease and stroke.
MMS
& RMS: March is Youth Art Month
Region 15 joins schools and
organizations throughout the nation in
celebration of Youth Art Month... READ
MORE and SEE PICS>>
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Budget
Updates
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Budget
Link
Region 15 has compiled all the 2006-07
budget information onto one website.... READ
MORE>>
Timeline
Do you want to learn more about the
upcoming year's school budget--what happens, when? READ
MORE>>
Neighborhood
Coffees
If you would like to host a
Neighborhood Coffee, and have Dr. Frank Sippy come to your home to
talk about the 2006-07 school budget, or would like to attend a
Coffee... READ
MORE>>
Absentee
Voting Info
Information about Absentee Voting is available at each school's front office....
READ
MORE>>
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.
Early
Release Day: March 17
Friday, March 17 is an early release
day for all students, due to Professional Development for
teachers.
PHS:
Delay Your Gray--March 23rd 7:00-9:00pm
A program, jointly sponsored by the
PTOs, will be held at PHS for parents of pre-teens and teenagers
about developmental norms and milestones. For more
information, contact Shelley
Porter of the PHS PTO.
For
all parents districtwide: Internet Safety Program
Officer DeMers will be hosting an Internet
Safety Night for parents on Monday, March 20th at 7:00
p.m. in the Media Center at Memorial Middle School. It is
open to all parents throughout the Region.
Looking
for Volunteers to Play Chess at MMS
The Memorial Middle School Chess Club
is looking for volunteers to play chess with students. The
club meets from 2:45 - 3:30 pm, every Wednesday, room 129 at MMS.
Please contact Judy York
for more information.
Good
News Cafe Features MMS Art Work
Art work from selected Memorial Middle School 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... READ
MORE>>
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. Dr. Frank Sippy will also try to answer
any questions you may have in upcoming shows.
Friends
Together Program
The Early Childhood Special Education Program currently located at
Long Meadow Elementary School is looking for four year old
children to participate in the pre-school classroom during school
year 2006-07 as role models for their peers with special needs....
READ
MORE>>
Kindergarten
Meeting for Parents of Incoming K-gartners
Each elementary school
principal has scheduled an informational meeting for
parents of incoming Kindergartners:
GES: April 6th, 7:00pm
MES: March 29th, 7:00pm
LMES: April 4th, 7:00pm
PES: March 29th, 7:00pm
For more information on the Kindergarten registration process,
click here.
Senate
Bill 123: An Act Concerning Minimum State Education Funding
The bill aims to increase state
support for local education by providing a minimum state grant of
$1,000 per pupil. This is being introduced by State Senator Louis
C. DeLuca of the 32nd District. The bill (and a petition in
support of it) is available for reading at each Region 15 school's
main office.
Relay
for Life
The 9th Annual
American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Tribury is just around
the corner. Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against
cancer starting at 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 3....READ
MORE>>
18th
Annual Region 15 Art Gallery
Throughout the district
volunteers have begun assisting Art Teachers, matting
and framing student art work, as they prepare for the 18th
Annual Region 15 Art Gallery. The annual show opens at Pomperaug
High School on Friday, April 28th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and runs
through Saturday, April 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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