May 7, 2015

Jaffrey Grade School
May 7, 2015
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JGS NOTES
Tulip Sale tomorrow – 2:30 to 4:00
DUCT TAPE
CHALLENGE
It worked! The duct tape was
strong enough to hold Ms.
Sarles to the wall. Thank you to
all who participated in this
challenge. JGS students and
staff raised $561.00 for the
Destination Imagination teams
headed to Global Finals!
INTERIM REPORTS
Thursday, May 7
Today your child will be
bringing home the third
trimester Interim Report. This
brief set of comments is an
update in between full report
cards. Please feel free to
contact your child’s teacher with
questions.
FOUNDER’S DAY
Tonight
7:00 PM
Jaffrey Civic Center
Students from district schools
will be performing at the annual
Civic Center Founder’s Day
program, which honors Marion
Mack Johnson. This year our
Allegro Band will represent
JGS. Family and friends are
invited to attend. Be sure to
view the art show before or after
the program.
PARENTS GROUP
Tuesday, May 12
7:00 PM
JGS Art Room
Everyone is welcome to
participate in our May meeting.
Free childcare is provided.
SPRING PICTURES
PEP CAMP
Spring pictures were distributed
last week. There is no
obligation to purchase the
photos. If you choose to do so,
you may buy the whole packet
or individual sheets. Photos you
do not wish to purchase are sent
back to the company. Checks or
money orders should be made
payable to Lifetouch. If you
pay online, please enter your
online payment code before
returning your envelope to
school. Payments and unwanted
photos must be returned by
Thursday, May 14.
Invitation letters are being sent
home today for PEP Camp
(Proficiency Enhancement
Program). This year the
program will be held at Rindge
Memorial School. There will be
twelve half-day morning
sessions:
July 7 – July 9
July 14 – July 16
July 21 – July 23
July 28 – July 30
If you do not receive a letter and
want to explore whether the
program is appropriate for your
child, please contact your
child’s teacher or Susan Sarles.
DISNEY’S BEAUTY and
the BEAST
May 15 – 7:00 PM
May 16 – 1:00 PM Matinee
7:00 PM Evening
The Conant High School Drama
Club is presenting Beauty and
the Beast. The cost for tickets is
$10 if purchased in advance, or
$13 if purchased at the door.
Doors will open half an hour
before show time. Come and
see a great story presented by
some of Jaffrey and Rindge’s
most talented actors and
actresses. To purchase tickets,
please email Mr. Dustin at
[email protected] or call
532-8131 x 252.
Gr. 2 SNEAKERS
If your second grader ordered a
pair of free sneakers from the
Keene Rotary program, we
expect delivery to be on or
about Tuesday, May 19.
DI EVENTS
Flower Bulb Sale
Enjoy beautiful potted tulips this
spring and plant the bulbs for
upcoming years. The cost is $5
per pot of bulbs. We will have
flowers at the school for sale on:
Friday, May 8
2:30 – 4:00 PM
JGS Gym Lobby
Bake Sale
Saturday, May 9
Sunday, May 10
Walmart - Rindge
Stop by and pick up some
excellent homemade treats for
Mother’s Day! Potted tulips
will also be available.
DI Raffle
Four Red Sox tickets have
been added to the raffle prizes!
Each $5 ticket puts you in the
running to win every prize.
This raffle benefits Destination
Imagination and will help send
our team to Knoxville, TN for
Global Finals. You may
purchase tickets at any DI event,
from a team member, or at the
school.
2015-16 PLANNING
Placement
It will soon be time to draft
class lists for 2015-2016. You
may refer to page 16 of the JGS
Handbook for information on
this process. Parents who would
like to give placement input
must write a letter to the
principal, Susan Sarles. The
deadline is Friday, May 15,
however we recommend
sending your information as
soon as possible. Input related
to a particular academic,
emotional or social issue will be
given stronger consideration.
Please remember that we are not
always able to honor specific
teacher requests.
Moves and Retentions
We are looking at how many
classrooms we will need for
each grade level next year. It
can be tricky to predict the
number of students, so we
would appreciate your help.
 If your family will be
moving over the summer or
your child will be attending
another school, please send
a note or call the office to let
us know.
 If you and your child’s
teacher have discussed the
possibility of an extra year,
we will be mailing a
retention letter and/or
scheduling a conference to
confirm the decision.
 If you know of any other
information that could
impact our enrollment,
please contact the office.
INQUIRY CLUB
ART SHOW
Good luck to our Inquiry Club
students. They will be
presenting their research posters
at 5:00 today at a special event
at Franklin Pierce University.
The students completed their
work under the direction of
fourth grade teacher, Andy
Chapman, and FPU professor,
Tom Bennett. They also had the
opportunity to work with FPU
students. Inquiry questions
were quite varied and related to
topics ranging from rainbows to
the Boston Celtics.
April 24 – May 23
Jaffrey Civic Center
Be sure to see the Annual
Young People’s Exhibit. The
show features artwork from JGS
students, as well as students
from other Jaffrey-Rindge
schools. Hours throughout the
month ahead are:
Tuesday 10-6
Wednesday-Friday 1:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00-2:00
GRANDPARENTS
BREAKFAST
A flyer with full details will be
sent next week, but please mark
your calendar for one of these
dates:
Tuesday, June 2
Wednesday, June 3
The Grandparents Breakfast is
an opportunity for students to
enjoy the morning meal with a
special adult. The cost is $3 for
adults and $1.60 for students.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Kids on Campus Scholarships
There are a number of
scholarships available this
summer for students interested
in the Keene State College Kids
on Campus program. These
scholarships will cover one Kids
on Campus class with a science,
technology, engineering, or
math focus ($125 value).
Students in groups typically
underrepresented in math and
science are particularly
encouraged to apply. If you are
interested, please contact:
Lynn Merlone, JGS Guidance
532-8355
[email protected].
CALENDAR
MAY
7
3rd Trimester Interim Reports
7
Founders Day Program at
Civic Center
7
Inquiry Club Event at FPU
12
2AM & 2C to Harris Center
22
Gr. 1 to SEE Science Center
25
NO SCHOOL
Memorial Day
26
Memorial Day Program
29
Shakespeare Festival
JUNE
2
Gr. 5 Science Fair
2
Grandparents Breakfast
3
Grandparents Breakfast
3
Solar Car Club Competition
9
Kindergarten to Friendly
Farm
10
Gr. 5 to Squam Lake
11
Gr. 4 to Fort #4
12
Field Day
12
Volunteer Ice Cream Social
15
Field Day – Rain Date
16
Kindergarten: Last day of
school (full-day)
16
Gr. 5 Recognition Night
17
Gr. 5 to Mt. Monadnock
17
2015-16 Kindergarten
Screening
18
Gr. 5 Rain Date to Mt.
Monadnock
18
2015-16 Kindergarten
Screening
19
Talent Show
19
Gr. 1-5: Last day of school
12:00 dismissal