Thursday, April 28, 2016

Friday Notes 4-29-16

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SCHOOL INFO:


Journey East Celebration:

Leland and Gray Community Celebrates Journey East Director Tom Connor
On Friday, April 29th at 7 PM, Journey East 2016 students perform “Dare to Dream,” a musical theater production in the Leland and Gray Main Gym. This public intercultural performance will be immediately followed in Dutton Gym by a celebration of Journey East co-founder and program director Tom Connor.

All families, students, and educators who have participated in a Journey East event, from back in 1999 hosting Inner Mongolian guests to today welcoming their children home from abroad, are invited to this joyous honor of their extraordinary contributions to our community. Please bring a potluck dessert and your stories of collaborating with Tom, our Chinese guests, and travels with Journey East.

For more information, contact L&G staff-member Carol Young at 365-7355 or cyoung@lelandandgray.org. No RSVP necessary.

http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/77-leland-and-gray/785-journey-east-community-performance-and-celebration-of-tom-connor

Students on the School Board:


8th Grade Parents:

8th grade homework assignments build on what has happened that day in class.  The lesson is taught and assignments are typically begun in class.  They need to be completed before the next class.  Without completed homework, students will not be as successful in the next day.  This design is intended to help 8th graders become more independent learners, a skill needed for high school.  Please check Power School daily to see what the day's homework assignment is, and ask to see your child's homework when it is completed.


Juniors & Seniors & Their Parents/Guardians:

Every week Sarah sends out an E-newsletter containing all things college and career. Many of you are on the list to receive it, but many are not! There is so much information pertaining to life after high school, this is the most effective way to communicate it to you. If you do NOT get this e-letter, please email Sarah and request to be added to the list. sgrasso@lelandandgray.org

High School Prom:

This years prom will take place on Saturday, May 21st.

Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at Stratton Mountain Club
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Grand March 7:30 pm

Tickets are on sale during high school lunch and high school break
Cost is $35 per person/$60 per couple until 5/6
After 5/6 prices will increase to $40 per person/$65 per couple
Questions, contact Mrs. Liskowsky-Doak, Ms. Dixon, or a junior class member


From the Music Department:


Congratulations to Emma Urbaska, Susie Francy, and Gabrel Vanni-Phillips on their acceptance and participation in the All- State Music Festival in Swanton on May 5-7.


The Spring Concert will be on Thursday May 19th. Come see the school bands and choruses showing their work from second semester. It will be excellent and fun.

Yearbooks:


To order yearbooks online, go to:  www.treering.com/1014126117141122

Residents of Jamaica Public Meeting on Act 46:



AFTER SCHOOL INFO:


LEAF Program:

L.E.A.F. (L&G Environmental Action Force and Outdoor Club)

What we do as a club​:
  • hike and learn wilderness skills
  • L&G School Community Garden
  • make and teach upcycled crafts
  • attend Youth Environmental Summits
  • educate ourselves and others on the outdoors, environmental issues and model sustainable practices
  • support and promote our composting and recycling initiatives
When? ​Every Friday​HS lunch C4 and on occasion after school.


Late Bus:

The late bus will resume running on April 25th.

Please make alternative transportation arrangements for the dates the bus is not available.

The late bus runs Monday - Thursday.  The late bus does not run on half days.

You can access the full late bus schedule here.


After School Programs:

HEY! Help runs the following times:  
Mon-Fri   Mornings   7:15-7:45  in the Library
Mon–Thu   Afternoons   2:45-4:15, Mon in A-11, Tue-Thu in the Library

After School Programs:
-Jr. Iron Chef on Tuesdays
-Dungeons & Dragons on Tuesdays 
-L&G TV  and  Story Telling on Thursdays
-Mural Club on Thursdays 
-Computer Coding and Games Creation on Thursdays
-Weight Training on Thursdays
-Create in Three Dimensions on Tuesdays and Thursdays 
-NEW>>> Ceramics on Wednesdays see Ms. Wilson for details 
-NEW>>> SAT prep

All after school programs at L&G are offered free of charge.

See Dale Stevens in room C5 (in the activity room) or dstevens@lelandandgray.org for more information

COMMUNITY:


If you have any community events or information you would like to be listed in Friday Notes, please e-mail fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org

Spring into Health 5K:

The 7th annual Grace Cottage “Spring into Health” 5K is fast approaching! The event is held on Saturday May 7, 2016 and the race begins at 8:30am at our usual starting point in front of the Townshend Elementary School at 8:30 AM. Registration is now open!

The course will take us from the Townshend Common out onto Route 35 North running past Grace Cottage Hospital and Messenger Valley Pharmacy.  Our turn around spot is about 1.5 miles from the start and then we return to the Townshend Common on Route 35 going south. While all are welcome to walk if they prefer, the race will be officially timed by 3CRace.com, so you will know quickly you traversed the route right when you finish. Even though it is early in the season, it will be a great opportunity for you to set a new personal record in the 5K.

The cost of the race is again $20; only $15 if you register by May 4; and FREE if you are 12 or under!!  If you are one of the first 100 to register, not only will you save $5, you will get a performance T-shirt designed by Leland and Gray High School student, Joel Emmons.  Joel won our logo design contest (and a $50 check) and we are very excited by his design.

After the race, cool off with some water provided by Cota and Cota, as well as some nutritious snacks.  We will have our annual kids’ Fun Run around the Common at around 9:15AM and then hand out awards to our fastest female and male finishers.  And, back by popular demand, is our annual Drew’s All-Natural salsa giveaway, which is a raffle at the end of our event.

To register or for more information, visit our website or call 802-365-9109.

Film Series:




Vermont Green Up Day:


Vermont Green Up Day is around the corner! This year, the Community Hope & Action group of Townshend invites you to come down to the Townshend Common on May 7th to help us clean up the streets. Following cleanup will be a celebration, including a free BBQ and a performance by local band, The Bondville Boys. Green Up bags must be used for cleanup and will be available at the town hall or Townshend Elementary prior to the event as well as the day of. Full bags can be brought to the common and thrown in the town truck, which will be parked there all day. Cleanup is 11am-1pm, food and music is 1pm-3pm. There will be games and activities for children as well! Come help us celebrate a greener community! The vision of the Community Hope & Action group is to create "a community where people work together to experience and celebrate life to the fullest." The group This month’s event is sponsored in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the Town of Townshend. For more info contact wrvthrives@gmail.com or call 365-4700 and ask for Kate.




NewBrook Fundraiser:

1st Annual Lip Sync Battle!

Welcome to our first annual LIP SYNC BATTLE! The NewBrook Elementary School PTO is very excited to host this fun event and we can't wait to see all the great performances! All proceeds benefit Enrichment Programs at NewBrook Elementary School.


The link to sign up is at the bottom of this message.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP:

1) We have 20 available time slots, with ONE performance per slot. Each time slot reflects a SIX (6) minute increment, which accounts for performance time as well as transition time between acts. So when choosing a song to perform, please pay attention to song length -- songs cannot be longer than 4 1/2 to 5 minutes (less is fine, of course).


2) Sign up is first come, first served. Deadline for signup is FRIDAY, MAY 6th.


3) Performance order will be determined by contest organizers. Each performer/group will receive an informational sheet, including approximate performance time, prior toFriday's event. Please expect younger children to be scheduled earlier in the evening and older children/adults in the later half.


4) Performances can be a "solo act" or as a group.


5) When you sign up for a time slot, you will be asked to provide your song choice. This is REQUIRED in order to receive your time slot. About song choices:
-Songs MUST BE available through itunes.
-Only songs with clean lyrics and appropriate content/messaging are allowed.
-Organizers have the right to deny a song choice if they deem it inappropriate. If your song choice is not accepted, you will have the opportunity to choose a different song.


6) When you sign up, you should see an option to click a box in order to include a different name. If sign-ups are coming through a parent's email address, please make sure to click this box to include the child's name that is performing. We will follow up asking for any additional information we will need regarding the group.


7) If you have any questions, please contact Brandy Levesque (brandylevesque@gmail.com) or Ariel Redden (ariel.redden@gmail.com).


8) See you on May 13th!
1ST ANNUAL LIP SYNC BATTLE SIGN UPS





Rock River Players:

Having launched with sell-out performances of Our Town last August,  the Rock River Players now present  George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's  You Can't Take It with You May 5 - 8 at the Williamsville Hall on Dover Road in Williamsville.

In its review of the  2014 Broadway revival of You Can't Take It with You , the New York Times wrote, " A lot of shows can make you laugh. What's rare is a play that makes you beam from curtain to curtain. Such is the effect  ... of Kaufman and Hart's 1936 comedy about one improbably happy family during the Great Depression. ...Its reputation trails adjectives that trigger gag reflexes: madcap, warm, life-affirming and "crazy," spoken with that special fondness reserved for tales of wholesome eccentricity. ...[N]aïveté is this show's oxygen and its strongest selling point, and Hart and Kaufman conjured it with master craftsmen's shrewdness. A portrait of tax-dodging, rule-defying, work-evading, good-hearted folk … "You Can't Take It With You" is one of the most persuasive works of pure escapism in Broadway history."  With a "carpe diem" mantra, we see three generations living under one roof on the Upper West Side of Manhattan pursuing passions ranging from classical ballet to the manufacture of fireworks...." Everybody seems to exist in a sort of trance of ecstatic silliness, a state of punch-drunk, freewheeling looseness," the Times concludes.

The Rock River Players company features Stewart McDermet as Martin "Grandpa" Vanderhof, Debbi Reed-Savory as his daughter, Penelope Sycamore; Walter Corcoran as her explosive spouse, Paul.  Sycamore daughters, Alice and Essie, are played by Kayla Williams and Cris-Parker Jennings whose puerile husband,  Ed Carmichael, is played by Jeff Connor.  Alice is sweet on Tony Kirby, played by Arik Clark, though the friction created when the Sycamores meet Tony's parents, the upper crust Anthony and Miriam Kirby—Charlie Tower and Ayers Hemphill--sparks inevitable laugh-aches.   Miles Keefe plays the flamboyant Russian ballet master, Boris Kolenkov; Sara Vitale is the zaftig German maid qua critic, Rheba; Bill Lincoln is Sycamore's partner in fireworks manufacturing, Mr. DePinna;  Susan O'Hara is both Henderson and the Grand Duchess Olga Katrina; Somara Zwick-Madalinski,  Richard Foye and Tino Benson are the G-men; Abby Wicker is the delightfully elsewhere Gay Wellington and spunky young Lyra Maiello, is the nudgy little girl-next-door.

George Reed Savory is prompter and Bonnie Haug-Cramp heads the backstage crew on props, set, sound and lights with Rick King, Laurie Miner, and Pat Halloran. Annie Landenberger directs.


Performances are Thursday, May 5 at 7:00, Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7 at 7:30 and Sunday May 8 at 2.  Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students and seniors.  The venue is Williamsville Hall on Dover Road in Williamsville.  For more information and to reserve in advance write verbatim@svcable.net. 


ATHLETICS:



Softball Green Up:

The softball program held a Softball Green Up Day on Sunday, April 24th.  A huge THANK YOU to the players, their parents and our loyal fans who came out to lend a hand at beautifying our field!





Summer Athletics Camps:

There are a variety of summer athletics camps offered at Leland & Gray.

Mr. Russell and Marty Testo will be offering a Summer Baseball Camp on June 20th-24th for grades 1-11.  More information and a registration form for camp be found here:  9th Annual L&G Summer Baseball Camp.

Mr. Russell will also be running the 20th Annual Leland & Gray Basketball Camp on June 27-July 1st.

Boys and Girls Grades 4-6 9:00-12:00

Boys and Girls Grades 7-11 12:30-3:30

Contact: Tom Russell

Mr. Barton will also be offering a Summer Soccer Camp on July 18th -22nd for boys and girls grades k-12.  More information and a registration from can be found here:  20th Annuals L&G Soccer Camp.

New Co-Curricular Calendar:

Tired of Digital Sports/League Minder?  We were too!  So we've transferred all of the co-curricular events to a Google Calendar which can be found on the left hand menu bar of the L&G homepage or here:  http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar  Many thanks to the IT department for their assistance with this process!  The information will still be kept up to date on Digital Sports.


Thursday, April 14, 2016

Friday Notes 4-15-16

If you are not receiving Friday Notes by email and would like to or if you would like to be removed from the Friday Notes email list, please email  fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org 
Please also add fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org to your contact list so the mailing doesn't end up in your spam folder. Thank you. 

SCHOOL INFO:


Journey East:

Journey East is now into the FINAL week of the journey. Please be sure to check out the latest updates

Follow the journey on the Journey East website and on Facebook.

Website = http://lelandandgray.org/journeyeast/

Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/thejourneyeast

Journey East Celebration:

Leland and Gray Community Celebrates Journey East Director Tom Connor

On Friday, April 29th at 7 PM, Journey East 2016 students perform “Dare to Dream,” a musical theater production in the Leland and Gray Main Gym. This public intercultural performance will be immediately followed in Dutton Gym by a celebration of Journey East co-founder and program director Tom Connor.
All families, students, and educators who have participated in a Journey East event, from back in 1999 hosting Inner Mongolian guests to today welcoming their children home from abroad, are invited to this joyous honor of their extraordinary contributions to our community. Please bring a potluck dessert and your stories of collaborating with Tom, our Chinese guests, and travels with Journey East.
For more information, contact L&G staff-member Carol Young at 365-7355 or cyoung@lelandandgray.org. No RSVP necessary.

Executive Committee Meeting:

Attention All L&G Community Members!  The Windham Central Supervisory Union Executive Committee Meeting will take place in the Leland and Gray Library on Monday April 18, 2016 at 7-9 PM.
Topic: Leland & Gray, Windham Central & Act 46

Yearbooks:

Place your yearbook orders now through April 22nd!
They are $40. Bring cash or checks to Nika in the Co-op room.

Yearbook purchases made after this date must be done directly through the yearbook company at a higher cost. Get them now at the lower price!

Students on the School Board:


Summer Opportunity:

8th Grade Parents:

8th grade homework assignments build on what has happened that day in class.  The lesson is taught and assignments are typically begun in class.  They need to be completed before the next class.  Without completed homework, students will not be as successful in the next day.  This design is intended to help 8th graders become more independent learners, a skill needed for high school.  Please check Power School daily to see what the day's homework assignment is, and ask to see your child's homework when it is completed.

Juniors & Seniors & Their Parents/Guardians:

Every week Sarah sends out an E-newsletter containing all things college and career. Many of you are on the list to receive it, but many are not! There is so much information pertaining to life after high school, this is the most effective way to communicate it to you. If you do NOT get this e-letter, please email Sarah and request to be added to the list. sgrasso@lelandandgray.org

Leland & Gray Literary Magazine:

If you like writing---whether it be poems, creative non-fiction, fiction and its many categories, or essays---and would like to share it, Lindsey Vachon and Chloe Fawcett with the guidance of Ms. Landenberger are now accepting submissions for Leland and Gray's Literary Magazine. 

If your talent is drawing, painting, or photography, we're welcomiong your work, too.  Finally, if you're interested in layout, design, promotion, editing--we need staff in those areas in order to showcase all types of parchment art. 

You can find Ms. L in B4 during C block, Lindsey in the library most days during B and C block, and Chloe in passing. If email works better for you, feel free to submit work that way, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks! 

Emails: alandenberger@lelandandgray.org, 17chloef@lelandandgray.org, 16lindseyv@lelandandgray.org

Save the Date:

This years prom will take place on Saturday, May 21st.

Windham Regional Career Center Summer Program:


The Windham Regional Career Center is happy to announce our second 2 week summer program for your girls focused on STE(a)M (Science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) at the Windham Regional Career Center.

Our goal is to introduce your daughters to STEM, encourage some of them to pursue an exciting and profitable career in industries that are desperately in need of women. This experience will provide both education and fun for the girls. 

Listed below are some of the classes to give you an idea of what they might be doing-the girls who attended last year will notice new offerings this year.  We have some wonderful new teachers as well!

Algebra Through Tiles – Explore algebraic concepts as you model them with tiles that make these concepts come alive with meaning.

Bridges – Construct bridges and test their strength. Try your hand at virtual steel bridge design and load test it.  Will it be strong enough to carry the load of a tractor trailer? 

Digital Photography - Learn to use your phone, tablet, computer or stand-a-lone camera.  Learn to size images, upload and place into Digital Portfolio.

Food Science - Have a gastronomic experience!

Fiber Art – Make a weaving device and design woven placemats. Macramé friendship bracelets.

Geometric Art - Discover geometry’s role in the art of many cultures.  You will experience Geometry as a way of thinking and seeing the world that is alive in many cultures and art forms around the world.

Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality - Uncover the magic hidden universe of mathematics. Accept it and you will experience a new way of thinking, which can enrich your life and empower you to better understand the world and our place in it.           

Science of Baking – How and why do combinations of ingredients affect baked goods?        

Straw Bale House Construction - Design and create a straw bale house model.                   Video Filming - Create a video on your device, upload it to YouTube, crop video and add titles and credits          

Wooden Toys - Beginning Students:  Create hopping bunny Intermediate students:  Make a dragon.     

Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations - Fascinating fun await the origami devotee who follows along the path to creating original multidimensional forms that are practically architectural in nature.

Camp will be 4 hours (9:00-1:00) a day at the Career Center, running July 11-15 and July 18-22

Breakfast & lunch are included (9:00-9:30 & 12:30-1:00). There is no cost for the girls.

WRCC will also provide free transportation for the campers. We will arrange with each school pick up and drop off times and location at a later date. 

Please talk to your daughters to see if they are interested. Thank you very much, and please do not hesitate to call or email me with any questions.

Janna Crafts
WRCC Outreach Coordinator
2016STEM@gmail.com
802-451-3461

Macbeth:

If you missed the Leland & Gray Players present Macbeth this spring, you still have a chance to see the show!  You can watch the show on BCTV here:  http://www.brattleborotv.org/leland-gray-players-present-macbeth-spring-2016


AFTER SCHOOL INFO:


LEAF Program:

L.E.A.F. (L&G Environmental Action Force and Outdoor Club)

Help us plan this year’s full week celebration of Earth Day 2016 with activities and special guests starting April 11th and ending with an all school Assembly on April 15th. Join us any time.

What we do as a club​:
  • hike and learn wilderness skills
  • L&G School Community Garden
  • make and teach upcycled crafts
  • attend Youth Environmental Summits
  • educate ourselves and others on the outdoors, environmental issues and model sustainable practices
  • support and promote our composting and recycling initiatives
When? ​Every Friday​HS lunch C4 and on occasion after school.

Late Bus:

The late bus will resume running on April 25th.

Please make alternative transportation arrangements for the dates the bus is not available.

The late bus runs Monday - Thursday.  The late bus does not run on half days.

You can access the full late bus schedule here.


After School Programs:

HEY! Help runs the following times:  
Mon-Fri   Mornings   7:15-7:45  in the Library
Mon–Thu   Afternoons   2:45-4:15, Mon in A-11, Tue-Thu in the Library

After School Programs:
-Jr. Iron Chef on Tuesdays
-Dungeons & Dragons on Tuesdays 
-L&G TV  and  Story Telling on Thursdays
-Mural Club on Thursdays 
-Computer Coding and Games Creation on Thursdays
-Weight Training on Thursdays
-Create in Three Dimensions on Tuesdays and Thursdays 
-NEW>>> Ceramics on Wednesdays see Ms. Wilson for details 
-NEW>>> SAT prep

All after school programs at L&G are offered free of charge.

See Dale Stevens in room C5 (in the activity room) or dstevens@lelandandgray.org for more information

COMMUNITY:


If you have any community events or information you would like to be listed in Friday Notes, please e-mail fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org

Community Hope & Action:


The Community Hope and Action group will be putting on a talent show on Saturday, April 16th at the Townshend Town Hall. The talent show will include a free dinner from 6-7pm, and the performances will take place from 7-9pm. 

This is an alcohol-free, family-friendly event that is appropriate for all ages. 

Participant registration is now open if you would like to perform. Do you like to sing, dance, tell jokes, or act? Do you have another talent to share? Registration forms are available at the Townshend Public Library, the Townshend Town Hall, and at the Leland & Gray Union Middle/High School front office. 

Please contact Kristin with any questions at 365-4700 or via email at wrvtdirector@gmail.com. 

The Community Hope and Action group holds a series of monthly events to bring people together for food and fun. The vision of the group is to create “a community where people work together to experience and celebrate life to the fullest.” The talent show is sponsored in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Spring into Health 5K:

The 7th annual Grace Cottage “Spring into Health” 5K is fast approaching! The event is held on Saturday May 7, 2016 and the race begins at 8:30am at our usual starting point in front of the Townshend Elementary School at 8:30 AM. Registration is now open!

The course will take us from the Townshend Common out onto Route 35 North running past Grace Cottage Hospital and Messenger Valley Pharmacy.  Our turn around spot is about 1.5 miles from the start and then we return to the Townshend Common on Route 35 going south. While all are welcome to walk if they prefer, the race will be officially timed by 3CRace.com, so you will know quickly you traversed the route right when you finish. Even though it is early in the season, it will be a great opportunity for you to set a new personal record in the 5K.

The cost of the race is again $20; only $15 if you register by May 4; and FREE if you are 12 or under!!  If you are one of the first 100 to register, not only will you save $5, you will get a performance T-shirt designed by Leland and Gray High School student, Joel Emmons.  Joel won our logo design contest (and a $50 check) and we are very excited by his design.

After the race, cool off with some water provided by Cota and Cota, as well as some nutritious snacks.  We will have our annual kids’ Fun Run around the Common at around 9:15AM and then hand out awards to our fastest female and male finishers.  And, back by popular demand, is our annual Drew’s All-Natural salsa giveaway, which is a raffle at the end of our event.

To register or for more information, visit our website or call 802-365-9109.

Friends of Townshend Public Library:

The Friends of Townshend Public Library will be meeting on Wednesday April 20th at 6:30 p.m.  We will be discussing possible future programs and anyone who wants to have input or help out is welcome to attend.

Jessica's Closet:

Attention Girls! While you are looking through your closets please look for the purple bags for Jessica's Closet.  Also, we have tons of dresses that have not been returned. Please respect others right to enjoy feeling like princesses and return them as soon as possible.  Thank you!


ATHLETICS:


Spring Baseball/Softball Clinic:

April 17th Full Day 8:30-3:30

Boys and Girls Grades 1-12

Split Groups

Grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Location: Leland and Gray Union High School
Contact: Tom Russell (H) 365-7724 (C) 579-5731
Marty Testo (W) 365-7724 ext.151

More information and a registration for camp be found here:  8th Annual L&G Full Day Spring Baseball Clinic.

Summer Athletics Camps:

There are a variety of summer athletics camps offered at Leland & Gray.

Mr. Russell and Marty Testo will be offering a Summer Baseball Camp on June 20th-24th for grades 1-11.  More information and a registration form for camp be found here:  9th Annual L&G Summer Baseball Camp.

Mr. Russell will also be running the 20th Annual Leland & Gray Basketball Camp on June 27-July 1st.

Boys and Girls Grades 4-6 9:00-12:00

Boys and Girls Grades 7-11 12:30-3:30

Contact: Tom Russell

Mr. Barton will also be offering a Summer Soccer Camp on July 18th -22nd for boys and girls grades k-12.  More information and a registration from can be found here:  20th Annuals L&G Soccer Camp.


New Co-Curricular Calendar:

Tired of Digital Sports/League Minder?  We were too!  So we've transferred all of the co-curricular events to a Google Calendar which can be found on the left hand menu bar of the L&G homepage or here:  http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar  Many thanks to the IT department for their assistance with this process!  The information will still be kept up to date on Digital Sports.


Friday, April 8, 2016

Friday Notes 4-8-16

If you are not receiving Friday Notes by email and would like to or if you would like to be removed from the Friday Notes email list, please email  fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org 
Please also add fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org to your contact list so the mailing doesn't end up in your spam folder. Thank you. 

SCHOOL INFO:


Early Release Day:

On Monday, April 11th, Leland and Gray students will have an early-release day. School will be dismissed at 11:30am and buses will transport students home at that time. Lunch will be provided. There will be no after-school activities or late bus that day. The L&G building will be closed at 12pm.

Memorial Services and Reception:

On Monday, April 11th at 1pm a memorial service begins for English teacher Ms. Ann Chapman at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church on 96 E Main Street in Wilmington. Directly after the service, a reception in Ann's memory will take place at the Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort on 89 Grand Summit Way in Dover.

From the Music Department:

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana will be performed by 130+ choristers, 70+ orchestra members, 2 vocal soloists, 2 pianists, 5 percussionists INCLUDING the Leland & Gray Chorus.

Student singers from Brattleboro Union High School, Bellows Falls Union High School, and Leland and Gray Union High School join the Blanche Moyse Chorale and the Windham Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Hugh Keelan for two exciting performances of this raucous, lusty, joyful, terrifying, gloriously theatrical spectacle.

Date: Friday, April 8, 2016 at 7:30pm
Location: Bellows Falls Union High School GYMNASIUM

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 7:30pm

Location: Brattleboro Union High School Gymnasium



Other Music News:
Susie Francy's musical composition "Adventure at the Arabian Carnival" has been selected to be played by professional musicians. She participated in a program called Music-COMP which pairs young composers with composer mentors who help the students develop their craft. From over 100 works, the professional composer mentors selected 26 for the live performance on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 6:30 in the Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT. Congratulations Susie!

Journey East:

Journey East is now into the THIRD week of the journey. Please be sure to check out the latest updates

Follow the journey on the Journey East website and on Facebook.

Website = http://lelandandgray.org/journeyeast/

Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/thejourneyeast


Journey East Celebration:


Leland and Gray Community Celebrates Journey East Director Tom Connor
 
On Friday, April 29th at 7 PM, Journey East 2016 students perform “Dare to Dream,” a musical theater production in the Leland and Gray Main Gym. This public intercultural performance will be immediately followed in Dutton Gym by a celebration of Journey East co-founder and program director Tom Connor.
 
All families, students, and educators who have participated in a Journey East event, from back in 1999 hosting Inner Mongolian guests to today welcoming their children home from abroad, are invited to this joyous honor of their extraordinary contributions to our community. Please bring a potluck dessert and your stories of collaborating with Tom, our Chinese guests, and travels with Journey East.
 
For more information, contact L&G staff-member Carol Young at 365-7355 or cyoung@lelandandgray.org. No RSVP necessary.

Yearbooks:

Place your yearbook orders now through April 22nd!
They are $40. Bring cash or checks to Nika in the Co-op room.

Yearbook purchases made after this date must be done directly through the yearbook company at a higher cost. Get them now at the lower price!

From the Nurse:

Although this past week has felt like winter again, it is tick season. It is important to check for ticks after you have been outside. Here is a helpful booklet for reference regarding ticks and Lyme disease. 

Kids Night Out:


Students on the School Board:


Summer Opportunity:

8th Grade Parents:

8th grade homework assignments build on what has happened that day in class.  The lesson is taught and assignments are typically begun in class.  They need to be completed before the next class.  Without completed homework, students will not be as successful in the next day.  This design is intended to help 8th graders become more independent learners, a skill needed for high school.  Please check Power School daily to see what the day's homework assignment is, and ask to see your child's homework when it is completed.

Juniors & Seniors & Their Parents/Guardians:

Every week Sarah sends out an E-newsletter containing all things college and career. Many of you are on the list to receive it, but many are not! There is so much information pertaining to life after high school, this is the most effective way to communicate it to you. If you do NOT get this e-letter, please email Sarah and request to be added to the list. sgrasso@lelandandgray.org

Leland & Gray Literary Magazine:

If you like writing---whether it be poems, creative non-fiction, fiction and its many categories, or essays---and would like to share it, Lindsey Vachon and Chloe Fawcett with the guidance of Ms. Landenberger are now accepting submissions for Leland and Gray's Literary Magazine. 

If your talent is drawing, painting, or photography, we're welcomiong your work, too.  Finally, if you're interested in layout, design, promotion, editing--we need staff in those areas in order to showcase all types of parchment art. 

You can find Ms. L in B4 during C block, Lindsey in the library most days during B and C block, and Chloe in passing. If email works better for you, feel free to submit work that way, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks! 

Emails: alandenberger@lelandandgray.org, 17chloef@lelandandgray.org, 16lindseyv@lelandandgray.org

Save the Date:

This years prom will take place on Saturday, May 21st.

Windham Regional Career Center Summer Program:

The Windham Regional Career Center is happy to announce our second 2 week summer program for your girls focused on STE(a)M (Science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) at the Windham Regional Career Center.

Our goal is to introduce your daughters to STEM, encourage some of them to pursue an exciting and profitable career in industries that are desperately in need of women. This experience will provide both education and fun for the girls. 

Listed below are some of the classes to give you an idea of what they might be doing-the girls who attended last year will notice new offerings this year.  We have some wonderful new teachers as well!

Algebra Through Tiles – Explore algebraic concepts as you model them with tiles that make these concepts come alive with meaning.

Bridges – Construct bridges and test their strength. Try your hand at virtual steel bridge design and load test it.  Will it be strong enough to carry the load of a tractor trailer? 

Digital Photography - Learn to use your phone, tablet, computer or stand-a-lone camera.  Learn to size images, upload and place into Digital Portfolio.

Food Science - Have a gastronomic experience!

Fiber Art – Make a weaving device and design woven placemats. Macramé friendship bracelets.

Geometric Art - Discover geometry’s role in the art of many cultures.  You will experience Geometry as a way of thinking and seeing the world that is alive in many cultures and art forms around the world.

Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality - Uncover the magic hidden universe of mathematics. Accept it and you will experience a new way of thinking, which can enrich your life and empower you to better understand the world and our place in it.           

Science of Baking – How and why do combinations of ingredients affect baked goods?        

Straw Bale House Construction - Design and create a straw bale house model.                           

Video Filming - Create a video on your device, upload it to YouTube, crop video and add titles and credits          

Wooden Toys - Beginning Students:  Create hopping bunny Intermediate students:  Make a dragon.     

Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations - Fascinating fun await the origami devotee who follows along the path to creating original multidimensional forms that are practically architectural in nature.

Camp will be 4 hours (9:00-1:00) a day at the Career Center, running July 11-15 and July 18-22

Breakfast & lunch are included (9:00-9:30 & 12:30-1:00). There is no cost for the girls.

WRCC will also provide free transportation for the campers. We will arrange with each school pick up and drop off times and location at a later date. 

Please talk to your daughters to see if they are interested. Thank you very much, and please do not hesitate to call or email me with any questions.

Janna Crafts
WRCC Outreach Coordinator
2016STEM@gmail.com
802-451-3461


AFTER SCHOOL INFO:


LEAF Program:

L.E.A.F. (L&G Environmental Action Force and Outdoor Club)

Help us plan this year’s full week celebration of Earth Day 2016 with activities and special guests starting April 11th and ending with an all school Assembly on April 15th. Join us any time.

What we do as a club​:

  • hike and learn wilderness skills
  • L&G School Community Garden
  • make and teach upcycled crafts
  • attend Youth Environmental Summits
  • educate ourselves and others on the outdoors, environmental issues and model sustainable practices
  • support and promote our composting and recycling initiatives
When? ​Every Friday​HS lunch C4 and on occasion after school.

Late Bus:

The late bus will NOT be running April 11-15. It will resume running on April 25th.

Please make alternative transportation arrangements for the dates the bus is not available.

The late bus runs Monday - Thursday.  The late bus does not run on half days.

You can access the full late bus schedule here.


After School Programs:

HEY! Help runs the following times:  
Mon-Fri   Mornings   7:15-7:45  in the Library
Mon–Thu   Afternoons   2:45-4:15, Mon in A-11, Tue-Thu in the Library

After School Programs:
-Jr. Iron Chef on Tuesdays
-Dungeons & Dragons on Tuesdays 
-L&G TV  and  Story Telling on Thursdays
-Mural Club on Thursdays 
-Computer Coding and Games Creation on Thursdays
-Weight Training on Thursdays
-Create in Three Dimensions on Tuesdays and Thursdays 
-NEW>>> Ceramics on Wednesdays see Ms. Wilson for details 
-NEW>>> SAT prep

All after school programs at L&G are offered free of charge.

See Dale Stevens in room C5 (in the activity room) or dstevens@lelandandgray.org for more information

COMMUNITY:


If you have any community events or information you would like to be listed in Friday Notes, please e-mail fridaynotes@lelandandgray.org

Community Hope & Action:

The Community Hope and Action group will be putting on a talent show on Saturday, April 16th at the Townshend Town Hall. The talent show will include a free dinner from 6-7pm, and the performances will take place from 7-9pm. 

This is an alcohol-free, family-friendly event that is appropriate for all ages. 

Participant registration is now open if you would like to perform. Do you like to sing, dance, tell jokes, or act? Do you have another talent to share? Registration forms are available at the Townshend Public Library, the Townshend Town Hall, and at the Leland & Gray Union Middle/High School front office. 

Please contact Kristin with any questions at 365-4700 or via email at wrvtdirector@gmail.com. 

The Community Hope and Action group holds a series of monthly events to bring people together for food and fun. The vision of the group is to create “a community where people work together to experience and celebrate life to the fullest.” The talent show is sponsored in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Friends of Townshend Public Library:

The Friends of Townshend Public Library will be meeting on Wednesday April 20th at 6:30 p.m.  We will be discussing possible future programs and anyone who wants to have input or help out is welcome to attend.

Jessica's Closet:

Attention Girls! While you are looking through your closets please look for the purple bags for Jessica's Closet.  Also, we have tons of dresses that have not been returned. Please respect others right to enjoy feeling like princesses and return them as soon as possible.  Thank you!

Yoga:

Rabbit Run Half Marathon and 5K:


An amazing event to support an even more amazing local preschool, Timson Hill Preschool.
This scenic route will take runners over gently rolling hills along the West River, across a historic iron bridge, and through quiet picturesque roads in Brookline. Proceeds from the event will benefit Timson Hill Preschool, a family cooperative, non-profit licensed preschool in Williamsville, VT.


For more details on the event, including pictures from the route and course map, visit the host page: https://www.facebook.com/RabbitRunHalfMarathon/?fref=ts
Registration is now open and you can register for event through the link below:
https://g2racereg.webconnex.com/rabbitrun2016
Half marathon registration fee - $60 until February 9th
5K registration fee - $30 until February 9th

Leland & Gray Community can contact Johanna Liskowsky-Doak with any questions:  

jliskowsky-doak@lelandandgray.org

Bus Drivers Needed:

West River Transportation LLC is hiring School bus drivers for home to school, field and sports trips. A CDL class B license with passenger and school bus endorsement is a must. Air brake endorsement a plus. Pay depending on experience. Call 802­-365-­9240 or email westriver22@yahoo.com


ATHLETICS:


Spring Baseball/Softball Clinic:

April 17th Full Day 8:30-3:30

Boys and Girls Grades 1-12

Split Groups
Grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Location: Leland and Gray Union High School
Contact: Tom Russell (H) 365-7724 (C) 579-5731
Marty Testo (W) 365-7724 ext.151

More information and a registration for camp be found here:  8th Annual L&G Full Day Spring Baseball Clinic.

Summer Athletics Camps:

There are a variety of summer athletics camps offered at Leland & Gray.

Mr. Russell and Marty Testo will be offering a Summer Baseball Camp on June 20th-24th for grades 1-11.  More information and a registration form for camp be found here:  9th Annual L&G Summer Baseball Camp.

Mr. Russell will also be running the 20th Annual Leland & Gray Basketball Camp on June 27-July 1st.

Boys and Girls Grades 4-6 9:00-12:00

Boys and Girls Grades 7-11 12:30-3:30

Contact: Tom Russell

Mr. Barton will also be offering a Summer Soccer Camp on July 18th -22nd for boys and girls grades k-12.  More information and a registration from can be found here:  20th Annuals L&G Soccer Camp.

NCAA Information Session:

New Co-Curricular Calendar:

Tired of Digital Sports/League Minder?  We were too!  So we've transferred all of the co-curricular events to a Google Calendar which can be found on the left hand menu bar of the L&G homepage or here:  http://lelandandgray.org/index.php/co-curricular-calendar  Many thanks to the IT department for their assistance with this process!  The information will still be kept up to date on Digital Sports.