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VOL 5 • ISSUE 7
MARCH 2008
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Inside
the March 2008 issue:
The
School
Reporter
Abraxas Literary Magazine; Inside the District; GES Food
Drive; Valentine's Day Math; Mighty Heart; 5th Grade
Musicians; PES China Unit; PHS at the Opera; GES Reading
Incentive Program; Senior Pass; GES Women in History
Did You Know?
Proposed 2008-09 Budget Details Summary
Budget
Public Hearing; Budget
Preparation Timetable; Presentation to BOE.
Upcoming
Events
School Activity Calendars; Board of Education;
Pizza Fundraiser: Babysitting;
Kindergarten Registration; Pet Portraits; Alumni at Art
Gallery; Young At Art; Multicultural Arts/Technology
Program; Panther Project FIRST event.
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The
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Abraxas Wins
Recognition
The PHS literary
magazine, Abraxas, was honored by the National
Council of Teachers of English...READ
MORE>>
Inside the
District
The February/March edition of "Inside the District" features
segments on Literacy, Student Achievement, The Hungry
Panther, and more...
READ MORE &
SEE PICS>>
GES Food Drive
For the past nine
years, the staff and students at Gainfield Elementary
School have been recognizing their 100 Days of School
with a special food drive....READ
MORE>>
Happy Valentine's
Day Math Activities
Students throughout the
District wore red and pink and lots of hearts as they
did math-related Valentine's Day activities...SEE
PICS>>
A Mighty Heart at
PES
Students from Mrs. Jerome's 4th grade class donated
money and clothing/supplies to an orphanage in
Africa, after reading an article in Time For Kids...READ
MORE>>
Fifth Grade
Musicians
Track the
progress of a 5th grader from the time they order
their instrument to their concerts...READ
MORE>>;
SEE
PICS>>
PES Culminates
China Unit
The second
graders at PES had a Chinese festival with a lesson
about papercutting and the legend of the fortune
cookie...SEE
PICS>>
PHS at the Opera
Members of the
UConn Opera Outreach Program performed three operatic
songs at PHS. "Little Red Riding Hood" featured 2003 PHS
graduate Katie L. as Red. She also sang an aria from "La Boheme".
Gainfield's
 Reading Incentive Program
Each
year, enthusiasm for reading escalates, as students from
Gainfield Elementary School participate in their reading
incentive program. This year’s theme is outer space ...READ
MORE>>;
SEE PHOTO GALLERY>>
Senior Pass
Qualified
residents over age 50 can get into most Region 15
activities and sporting events for free...READ
MORE>>
Women in History
As part of the
Gainfield Elementary School's Women In History
Celebration, eleven parents assumed the persona of
famous women in American history...READ
MORE & SEE PICS>>
Proposed Budget Details
Summary
The Superintendent of
Schools has recommended a budget to the Region 15 Board
of Education in the amount of $60,450,159 for the 2008-2009
school year...READ
MORE>>
Public Hearing
The Region 15 Board of
Education holds a Public Hearing on the 2008-09
school budget.
Date:
Monday, April 7, 2008
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: PHS All-Purpose Room
The Board of Education will
vote on the proposed budget on April 9th.
Budget Information
Click
here for the 2008-2009
school budget preparation timetable,
PTO
meetings,
Town Talk, and more.
 Dr. Sippy's Budget
Presentation to the Board of Education
See Slideshow presentation;
Read transcript;
Watch the telecast on your computer
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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.
Congratulations to Kelley Gurvis,
the newest member (not seen in picture) of the Region 15 Board
of Education.
Pizza Night to Benefit
PHS's GradNite 2008
TONIGHT! March 11th, 5:00pm - Closing
Take-out or Dine-in at DiPalma's Restaurant in Southbury (Union
Square)
A percentage of proceeds from orders will benefit GradNite. Tell
the clerk its for GradNite.
Babysitting at PHS in March
March 14th: 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 until May...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>>
MES Pet Portraits
at Good News Cafe
Middlebury
Elementary School 5th Grade art
enrichment students will be displaying their pet
portraits at the Good News Cafe from
March 11th - April 8th...
READ
MORE>>
Alumni at Region 15 Art
Gallery
If you are an alumni and
would like to display your artwork at the 20th
Anniversary Art Gallery, please contact Jane Sarjeant at
262-3258 for more information. The Art Gallery will be held at
PHS April 25-26.
Young at Art Show
Young artists from Pomperaug, Nonnewaug, and Wolcott high
schools will display their work at Fine Line Art Gallery,
April 5-13, with an Artists' Opening Reception on April 5th...READ
MORE>>
Multicultural Arts &
Technology Program
This summer program is for anyone who knows exceptional
students interested in visual arts, photography, dance, writing,
theater, music, African drumming...READ
MORE>>
Panther Project Robotics
Team--This
Weekend!
The students of The
panther Project Robotics Team 2064 at PHS hopes you will attend
the FIRST CT Region this weekend at the CT Convention
Center....READ
MORE>>
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