Friday Notes 11-22-13

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/PLAYER/COACH MTG/CONCUSSION MEETING

This is a mandatory meeting for all parents and student-athletes that are interested in playing Middle School or High School basketball.

The meeting will be held in the Main Gym on November 25^th at 5:30pm.

If you are unable to attend this meeting, your student will not be able to attend practices until the information presented at the meeting is completed.

Go Rebels!

Marty-AAD

MS STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS!

MS Student Council 

Students Running for Office

Mandatory Meeting 

A5 @ MS Lunch 

Tuesday November 26, 2013 

Speech Review & Planning

AN ATTENDANCE REMINDER FOR 2^ND QUARTER

Students who are passing their classes and accumulate 5 unexcused absences in a quarter will receive a passing grade of a 60. The 60 will be written as an "S" on the report card. For an absence to be excused, students/parents must submit official documentation from a health care provider, court clerk, motor vehicle clerk, or other representative where an appointment or meeting was held.

THE L&G ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB

The Boosters club is selling Leland and Gray Sweatshirts, long sleeve Ts and sweat pants. Check out the Leland and Gray Booster Club FB page to view all the great items for sale!

Let Marty know if you want one, ask any of the booster club members, or send us a request on FB.

We will also be selling them at the Sports Banquet on Nov 7th. 

Sweatshirt $25

Long Sleeve Ts $15

Sweat pants $23

There are limited quantities and sizes.

 FACS

The Family and Consumer Science (FACS) classes are having a Pampered Chef fundraiser, now through November 25^th. Pampered Chef has a wonderful line of quality kitchen tools, cookbooks and seasonings, starting as low as $1. Your participation in this sale, whether large or small, will help the Family and Consumer Science classroom earn some of these products for the students to use. To request a catalog, contact FACS teacher Susan Jones at (802)365-7355 ext 128, or email her at sjones@lelandandgray.org. You can also order online at www.pamperedchef.biz/kimsplace.  Look at the top left and select “shows you were invited to or hosting.” Enter “Susan Jones” as the host name. Voila! View the products and order securely online. The products will be shipped DIRECTLY to you, if you choose. The products WILL be here in time for the holidays! If you spend over $75 in products you will be able to choose one of our favorite tools. Thank you in advance for supporting our classroom.

FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT:

The Connecticut Valley Fall Music Festival is this weekend at Brattleboro Union High School. At 3 PM, Gabrel Vanni-Phillips, Sarah Anderson and Adam Culver will be singing in the middle school chorus. At 5 PM, Susie Francy will be performing with the jazz choir and Giannina Gaspero-Beckstrom, Carl Judd-Wright and Zoe Soule will be performing in the concert band.

The next Friends of Music meeting will be on Wednesday, Dec 4th at 6PM in the music room. All parents of music students are invited.

Mark your calendars for the Winter Concert on December 19th at 7 PM in the L&G Gym.

HEY! You!!

The Late Bus is running on Monday only next week. For information on the route and the dates it will be available for the 2013-2014 school year, please visit www.lelandandgray.org. 

Thanksgiving week is a short one! Look for HEY! Help Monday and Tuesday mornings (7:15-7:45) and Monday afternoon in the PTC (2:45- 4:15). On Monday, ‘Ukulele will meet in Mr. Whitman's room. There will not be any HEY! Programs or a late bus on Tuesday afternoon. Happy Thanksgiving!

The week after Thanksgiving we have few new programs and the late bus will run all week! Look for HEY! Help Mon.-Fri. mornings (7:15-7:45) and Mon.-Thurs. afternoons (2:45- 4:15). The Holiday Workshops start this week! Tues. - Thurs. afternoons this week you can join Ms. Hinds and Ms. Hanson to bake holiday cookies! On Monday, Yoga begins with Cheryl Cullen, 'Ukulele will meet in Mr. Whitman's room, and Linda Rood is back to continue the Common App Workshop. She will be here for the next three Mondays in December leading up to the January 1st deadline to meet with seniors in any part of the college application process. On Tuesday, Iron Chef meets in the FACS, Newspaper meets in the library, Weight Training continues with Mr. Russell, the Tuesday D&D group will meet in Mr. Towle's room, and RAMP will meet in Ms. Hinds' room. Wednesday, LGTV and the Wednesday D&D group will meet as usual. On Thursday, CLEA will meet in B-2 and Financial Fitness will meet in B-11.

We are looking for more chefs to join the Iron Chef team and go to Burlington to compete with other schools. See Ms. Jones if you are interested. Remember to check the HEY! website for updates on programs, and you can always ask Megan Altshuler or Susan Gunther-Mohr for information or email afterschool@lelandandgray.org.

COLLEGE INFO

There is simply too much information to put into Friday Notes. Please visit the counseling department website regularly for a calendar of events and check the bulletin boards on A and B level. If you would like to be added to an email group specifically for college info, please email Sarah Grasso at sgrasso@lelandandgray.org

FRENCH TRIP

The French trip raffle is over. Each day of November a prize will be drawn and the winners will be contacted….a big thank you to all the people who generously supported this effort. We are very grateful. Merci beaucoup!

A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

Does your child need to see a dentist and doesn't have one?  If so, he or she might be eligible to be seen by Dr. Rediske at the L&G-West River Family Dental Partnership clinic.  Phone the school nurse, Arlene Hanson, at 365-7355 X126, or email her at ahanson@lelandandgray.org for more information.

Friday Notes 11-15-13

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PARENT/PLAYER/COACH MTG/CONCUSSION MEETING

This is a mandatory meeting for all parents and student-athletes that are interested in playing Middle School or High School basketball.

The meeting will be held in the Main Gym on November 25^th at 5:30pm.

If you are unable to attend this meeting, your student will not be able to attend practices until the information presented at the meeting is completed.

Go Rebels!

Marty-AAD

PROJECT FEED THE THOUSANDS

Help make a difference in our community! Project Feed the Thousands is gearing up under the leadership of the National Honor Society for its annual kick-off assembly this Monday, November 18.  If you can, please bring an item --canned goods, dried good or personal items--to donate at that event. Each grade will have a collection bin into which you'll put your donation.   [Hint:   Think "Spirit Points"!]

DISASTER RELIEF APPEAL FOR THE PHILLIPINES

As many of you know last Friday, November 8th, one of the most powerful typhoons in history hit the Philippine Islands, devastating everything in its path. Many lives were lost and the death toll is climbing daily. Medical facilities, homes, businesses, and infrastructures were completely destroyed, and the survivors are desperate for basic needs of water, food, clothing, and medicines. Personally, my family is safe, but many of my friends and community members have lost everything. On behalf of my country people, I am asking for help in supporting their needs by raising funds. At the school we have organized a bottle drive, and we are asking the local community to join in the effort. An L & G Disaster Relief Fund account has been set up at D & K's Redemption Center in Jamaica, and at the Putney Road Redemption Center in Brattleboro. Please help us help the Filipino survivors by bringing your redeemable items to one of the redemption centers and donating the funds to the relief account. In addition to the bottle drive, donation checks can be made out to Leland and Gray Union High School with a memo noting the Disaster Relief Fund (PO Box 128 Townshend, Vermont 05353). I will make sure that the funds directly reach those in need. MARAMING SALAMAT PO! ("Thank you very much" in Tagalog).

 With great appreciation,

Rence Ricohermoso

SNOWBOARD TEAM SIGN-UPS!

Snowboard Team Sign-ups are ready. https://sites.google.com/a/lelandandgray.org/leland-gray-snowboard-team/snowboarding-sign-up

MS STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS!

MS Election Week Dec 2 to 6!!

Speeches Dec 3 Tuesday 

ELECTION DAY Dec 5th THURSDAY!

Please get your petition in by Friday Nov.22,13 to Caroline O'Callahan 

AN ATTENDANCE REMINDER FOR 2^ND QUARTER

Students who are passing their classes and accumulate 5 unexcused absences in a quarter will receive a passing grade of a 60. The 60 will be written as an "S" on the report card. For an absence to be excused, students/parents must submit official documentation from a health care provider, court clerk, motor vehicle clerk, or other representative where an appointment or meeting was held.

THE L&G ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB

The Boosters club is selling Leland and Gray Sweatshirts, long sleeve Ts and sweat pants. Check out the Leland and Gray Booster Club FB page to view all the great items for sale!

Let Marty know if you want one, ask any of the booster club members, or send us a request on FB.

We will also be selling them at the Sports Banquet on Nov 7th. 

Sweatshirt $25

Long Sleeve Ts $15

Sweat pants $23

There are limited quantities and sizes.

FOOD SERVICE ADVISORY

A note to all parents and students:  All checks being paid for student meal accounts must be made out to Leland and Gray. Checks made out to the Abby Group will be returned and the account not credited.

LELAND AND GRAY PLAYERS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Leland and Gray Players present How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a wildly satirical hit musical by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows.  November 14, 7pm; November 15, 7:30; November 16, 3 and 7:30; November 17, 3pm.  Based on a real-life mid 20^th century success guide, the story centers on a young window washer, J. Pierrepont Finch, who begins a meteoric rise from the mail room clerk to head of the dubiously-directed World-Wide Wicket Company.   With romance, burlesque, song and dance, this show will leave you laughing and singing for a long while after curtain call.

Tickets: Adults-$8; students and seniors, $6.  Info and reservations: verbatim@svcable.net.

PAMPERED CHEF

The Family and Consumer Science (FACS) classes are having a Pampered Chef fundraiser, now through November 25^th. Pampered Chef has a wonderful line of quality kitchen tools, cookbooks and seasonings, starting as low as $1. Your participation in this sale, whether large or small, will help the Family and Consumer Science classroom earn some of these products for the students to use. To request a catalog, contact FACS teacher Susan Jones at (802)365-7355 ext 128, or email her at sjones@lelandandgray.org. You can also order online at www.pamperedchef.biz/kimsplace.  Look at the top left and select “shows you were invited to or hosting.” Enter “Susan Jones” as the host name. Voila! View the products and order securely online. The products will be shipped DIRECTLY to you, if you choose. The products WILL be here in time for the holidays! If you spend over $75 in products you will be able to choose one of our favorite tools. Thank you in advance for supporting our classroom.

7^TH GRADE CLASS

7^th Grade Parents & Students: SAVE THE DATE! 

Come join us on Tuesday, November 19^th for Pizza, Games, and Open-Floor Q&A Session from 6:00-7:30pm in the gym.

FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT:

Please congratulate students Giannina Gaspero-Beckstrom, Carl Judd-Wright and Zoe Soule for being accepted into the band for the District Music Festival.  They prepared and performed an audition piece and were judged by other music educators from across southern Vermont.  They will perform at Brattleboro Union High School on Saturday, November 23.  For more information, visit http://www.vmea.org/dist6/index.html.

HEY! You!!

The Late Bus is running! For information on the route and the dates it will be available for the 2013-2014 school year, please visit www.lelandandgray.org. 

Look for HEY! Help Mon.-Fri. mornings (7:15-7:45) and Mon.-Thurs. afternoons (2:45- 4:15). On Monday, Linda Rood is back to continue the Common App Workshop with seniors in any part of the college application process and CLEA will be cooking at the food shelf. 'Ukulele will meet on Tuesday this week only and will move back to Mondays next week. Also on Tuesday, Newspaper meets in the library, Weight Training continues with Mr. Russell, the Tuesday D&D group will meet in Mr Towle's room, and RAMP will meet in Ms. Hinds' room. Wednesday, LGTV, Sound Engineering, and the Wednesday D&D group. On Thursday, CLEA will meet in B-2, Pickle Ball and Badminton will be in the gym, and Financial Fitness will meet in B-11.

Look for holiday workshops and Yoga coming soon! We are looking for more chefs to join the Iron Chef team and go to Burlington to compete with other schools. See Ms Jones if you are interested. Remember to check the HEY! website for updates on programs, and you can always ask Megan Altshuler or Susan Gunther-Mohr for information or email afterschool@lelandandgray.org.

COLLEGE INFO

There is simply too much information to put into Friday Notes. Please visit the counseling department website regularly for a calendar of events and check the bulletin boards on A and B level. If you would like to be added to an email group specifically for college info, please email Sarah Grasso at sgrasso@lelandandgray.org

FRENCH TRIP

The French trip raffle is over. Each day of November a prize will be drawn and the winners will be contacted…a big thank you to all the people who generously supported this effort. We are very grateful. Merci beau coup!

A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

What should we do to prepare for this flu season?

CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older as the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease. While there are many different flu viruses, the flu vaccine is designed to protect against the three main flu strains that research indicates will cause the most illness during the flu season. Getting the flu vaccine as soon as it becomes available each year is always a good idea, and the protection you get from vaccination will last throughout the flu season.

In addition, you can take everyday preventive steps like staying away from sick people and washing your hands to reduce the spread of germs. If you are sick with flu, stay home from work or school to prevent spreading influenza to others.

Friday Notes 11-8-13

MS AND HS BASKETBALL SEASON

Remember that the start date for MS and HS basketball is quickly approaching! Sign-ups will start on Wednesday November 13^th during MS and HS lunch. Please make sure you have the proper Sports Contract and an up to date physical (within the last 2 years) for the start of the season. Both the MS and HS contract are available outside Mr. Testo’s door or online.

SNOWBOARD TEAM SIGN-UPS!

Snowboard Team Sign-ups are ready. https://sites.google.com/a/lelandandgray.org/leland-gray-snowboard-team/snowboarding-sign-up

MS STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS!

Middle School Student Council Elections will be in November! We need L&G student leaders! More news coming soon!

AN ATTENDANCE REMINDER FOR 2^ND QUARTER

Students who are passing their classes and accumulate 5 unexcused absences in a quarter will receive a passing grade of a 60. The 60 will be written as an "S" on the report card. For an absence to be excused, students/parents must submit official documentation from a health care provider, court clerk, motor vehicle clerk, or other representative where an appointment or meeting was held.

REBELS BASKETBALL BOOT CAMP

The Leland & Gray Rebels girls’ basketball program is set to launch its first annual Rebels’ Basketball Boot Camp on Friday, November 8^th and Saturday, November 9^th. The gym will open Friday for final registration at 5:30; the camp will then start promptly at 6:00pm and end at 8:00pm. The gym will open for Saturday’s session at 8:30am, will start sharply at 9:00am and will end at 4:00pm.

The camp is open to all girls at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School in grades 7 through 12. The coast will be $30.00 per camper. Lunch will be provided for the campers on Saturday.

The camp is designed to be an instructional camp with an emphasis on proper development of fundamentals. Individual drills for ball handling, passing, and shooting will be the highlight of Friday’s session. Saturday’s sessions will introduce players to the wonderful world of defense. Individual and team defense will be broken down through exciting drills and specific instruction. The camp will finish with games.

Terry Merrow, Varsity Girls’ basketball coach, is the camp director. Coach Merrow has coached high school basketball for the past ten years. His résumé consists of an undefeated State Championship as an assistant coach, and a semi-finalist in D-I during his first year as a varsity coach. Coach Merrow brings his knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion to this camp.

To register ,please go to www.lelandandgray.org . Click on Co-Curricular Activities, then Athletics, and use the form:

Athletic Parental Consent - Permission (PDF)

Mail completed form and check to:

Terry Merrow

80 Pine Tree Hill

Londonderry, VT 05148

Make checks payable to Terry Merrow, with Rebels' Boot Camp Fee written on the  memo line. You can also drop off the checks with Mr. Testo.

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Merrow. Coach Merrow’s contact information is;

                        terrymerrow@yahoo.com

                        Home # 824-3134

                        Cell # 779-7627

“Good things come to those who wait….Great things come to those who make it happen.”

-Larry Bird

THE L&G ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB

The Boosters club is selling Leland and Gray Sweatshirts, long sleeve Ts and sweat pants. Check out the Leland and Gray Booster Club FB page to view all the great items for sale!

Let Marty know if you want one, ask any of the booster club members, or send us a request on FB.

We will also be selling them at the Sports Banquet on Nov 7th. 

Sweatshirt $25

Long Sleeve Ts $15

Sweat pants $23

There are limited quantities and sizes.

FOOD SERVICE ADVISORY

A note to all parents and students:  All checks being paid for student meal accounts must be made out to Leland and Gray. Checks made out to the Abby Group will be returned and the account not credited.

LELAND AND GRAY PLAYERS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Leland and Gray Players present How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a wildly satirical hit musical by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows.  November 14, 7pm; November 15, 7:30; November 16, 3 and 7:30; November 17, 3pm.  Based on a real-life mid 20^th century success guide, the story centers on a young window washer, J. Pierrepont Finch, who begins a meteoric rise from the mail room clerk to head of the dubiously-directed World-Wide Wicket Company.   With romance, burlesque, song and dance, this show will leave you laughing and singing for a long while after curtain call.

Tickets: Adults-$8; students and seniors, $6.  Info and reservations: verbatim@svcable.net.

The Family and Consumer Science (FACS) classes are having a Pampered Chef fundraiser, now through November 25^th. Pampered Chef has a wonderful line of quality kitchen tools, cookbooks and seasonings, starting as low as $1. Your participation in this sale, whether large or small, will help the Family and Consumer Science classroom earn some of these products for the students to use. To request a catalog, contact FACS teacher Susan Jones at (802)365-7355 ext 128, or email her at sjones@lelandandgray.org. You can also order online at www.pamperedchef.biz/kimsplace.  Look at the top left and select “shows you were invited to or hosting.” Enter “Susan Jones” as the host name. Voila! View the products and order securely online. The products will be shipped DIRECTLY to you, if you choose. The products WILL be here in time for the holidays! If you spend over $75 in products you will be able to choose one of our favorite tools. Thank you in advance for supporting our classroom.

7^TH GRADE CLASS

7^th Grade Parents & Students: SAVE THE DATE! 

Come join us on Tuesday, November 19^th for Pizza, Games, and Open-Floor Q&A Session from 6:00-7:30pm in the gym.

FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT:

Please congratulate students Giannina Gaspero-Beckstrom, Carl Judd-Wright and Zoe Soule for being accepted into the band for the District Music Festival.  They prepared and performed an audition piece and were judged by other music educators from across southern Vermont.  They will perform at Brattleboro Union High School on Saturday, November 23.  For more information, visit http://www.vmea.org/dist6/index.html.

YEARBOOK

Yearbook Cover Contest!

Can you create a design for the 2014 Yearbook The Messenger ?
Show us your hand drawn designs, digital designs, photographs, or anything else you can create!

Committee meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays 2:40-4:00

Art Room B-16

Join us!

HEY! You!!

The Late Bus is running! For information on the route and the dates it will be available for the 2013-2014 school year, please visit www.lelandandgray.org. 

Look for HEY! Help Tues.-Fri. mornings (7:15-7:45) and Tues.-Thurs. afternoons (2:45- 4:15). There is no school or after-school programs on Monday in celebration of Veteran's Day. There will be a special 'Ukulele make-up class on Tuesday of this week -- see Megan for the location. Also on Tuesday, Newspaper meets in the library, Weight Training continues with Mr. Russell, the Tuesday D&D group will meet in Mr Towle's room, and RAMP will meet in Ms. Hinds' room. Wednesday, LGTV, Sound Engineering, the Wednesday D&D group, and Frisbee will meet if the weather permits -- check in with Mr. Paytas for location and times. On Thursday, CLEA will meet in B-2, Pickle Ball and Badminton will be in the gym, and Financial Fitness will meet in B-11.

Look for holiday workshops and Yoga coming soon! We are looking for more chefs to join the Iron Chef team and go to Burlington to compete with other schools. See Ms Jones if you are interested. Remember to check the HEY! website for updates on programs, and you can always ask Megan Altshuler or Susan Gunther-Mohr for information or email afterschool@lelandandgray.org.

COLLEGE INFO

There is simply too much information to put into Friday Notes. Please visit the counseling department website regularly for a calendar of events and check the bulletin boards on A and B level. If you would like to be added to an email group specifically for college info, please email Sarah Grasso at sgrasso@lelandandgray.org

FRENCH TRIP

The French trip raffle is over. Each day of November a prize will be drawn and the winners will be contacted….a big thank you to all the people who generously supported this effort. We are very grateful. Merci beaucoup!

A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

Our first Windham Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) meeting is scheduled for November 14, 2013, at 2:30 at L&G in Room A-14.  Please join us.

The WCSU SHAC uses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coordinated School Health (CSH) model, designed to coordinate health and education. This comprehensive approach to school health improves students' health and capacity to learn through support of families, communities, and schools working together through prevention and intervention.

The CSH model is based on the generally agreed upon concept that healthy children are better learners, and experience school success more readily when their health needs are addressed.

Friday Notes 11-1-13

FALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AWARDS BANQUET

The High School Fall Sports Awards Banquet will be held on Thursday November 7^th in the L&G Main Gym. The banquet will have its traditional style “Pot Luck”…So bring your favorite dish! The Banquet will begin at 5:30pm.

SNOWBOARD TEAM SIGN-UPS!

Snowboard Team Sign-ups are ready. https://sites.google.com/a/lelandandgray.org/leland-gray-snowboard-team/snowboarding-sign-up

Our first meeting will be Thursday, November 7, 2013 in A-12 2:45pm. This will be an informational meeting to outline the expectations for the season, schedule of events, and gather feedback from you. Be sure to get your paperwork in to Marty as soon as you can. Forms are on the wall next to the AD office in the Activity room. If you are not sure whether you are up to date, check with Marty now!

MS STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS!

Middle School Student Council Elections will be in November! We need  L&G student leaders! More news coming soon!

REBELS BASKETBALL BOOT CAMP

The Leland & Gray Rebels girls’ basketball program is set to launch its first annual Rebels’ Basketball Boot Camp on Friday, November 8^th and Saturday, November 9^th. The gym will open Friday for final registration at 5:30; the camp will then start promptly at 6:00pm ending at 8:00pm. The gym will open for Saturday’s session at 8:30am and will start sharply at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm.

The camp is open to all girls at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School in grades 7 through 12. The coast will be $30.00 per camper. Lunch will be provided for the campers on Saturday.

The camp is designed to be an instructional camp with an emphasis on proper development of fundamentals. Individual drills for ball handling, passing, and shooting will high light Friday’s session. Saturday’s sessions will introduce players to the wonderful world of defense. Individual and team defense will be broke down with exciting drills and instruction. The camp will finish with games.

Terry Merrow, Varsity girls’ basketball coach, is the camp director. Coach Merrow has coached high school basketball for the past ten years. His resume’ consist of a undefeated State Championship as an assistant coach, and a Semi-finalist in D-I his first year as a varsity coach. Coach Merrow brings his knowledge, enthusiasm and his passion to this camp.

To register please go to www.lelandandgray.org ~ click on Co-Curricular Activities ~ click on Athletics and use the form:

Athletic Parental Consent - Permission (PDF)

Mail completed form and check to:

Terry Merrow

80 Pine Tree Hill

Londonderry, VT 05148

or drop off to Mr. Testo.

Make checks payable: Terry Merrow with Rebels' Boot Camp Fee written on memo line.

            Any question please contact Coach Merrow.

Coach Merrow’s contact information is;

                        terrymerrow@yahoo.com

                        Home # 824-3134

                        Cell # 779-7627

“Good things come to those who wait….Great things come to those who make it happen.” ~ Larry Bird

THE L&G ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB

The Booster club is selling Leland and Gray Sweatshirts, long sleeve T's and sweat pants. Check out our FB page to view them. (Leland and Gray booster club.) 

Let Marty know if you want one, or ask any of the booster club members, or request on FB.

We will have these at the Sports Banquet on Nov 7th. 

Sweatshirt $25

Long Sleeve T's $15

Sweat pants $23

There are limited quantities and sizes.

FOOD SERVICE ADVISORY

A note to all parents and students:  All checks being paid for student meal accounts must be made out to Leland and Gray. Checks made out to the Abby Group will be returned and the account not credited.

LELAND AND GRAY PLAYERS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Leland and Gray Players present  How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a wildly satirical hit musical by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows.  November 14, 7pm; November 15, 7:30; November 16, 3 and 7:30; November 17, 3pm.  Based on a real-life mid 20^th century success guide, the story centers on a young window washer, J. Pierrepont Finch, who begins a meteoric rise from the mail room clerk to head of the dubiously-directed World-Wide Wicket Company.   With romance, burlesque, song and dance, this show will leave you laughing and singing for a long while after curtain call.

Tickets: Adults-$8; students and seniors, $6.  Info and reservations: verbatim@svcable.net.

 The Family and Consumer Science (FACS) classes are having a Pampered Chef fundraiser, now through November 25^th. Pampered Chef has a wonderful line of quality kitchen tools, cookbooks and seasonings, starting as low as $1. Your participation in this sale, whether large or small, will help the Family and Consumer Science classroom earn some of these products for the students to use. To request a catalog, contact FACS teacher Susan Jones at (802)365-7355 ext 128, or email her at sjones@lelandandgray.org. You can also order online at www.pamperedchef.biz/kimsplace.  Look at the top left and select “shows you were invited to or hosting.” Enter “Susan Jones” as the host name. Voila! View the products and order securely online. The products will be shipped DIRECTLY to you, if you choose. The products WILL be here in time for the holidays! If you spend over $75 in products you will be able to choose one of our favorite tools. Thank you in advance for supporting our classroom.

7^TH GRADE CLASS

7^th Grade Parents & Students: SAVE THE DATE!  Come join us on Tuesday, November 19^th for Pizza, Games, and Open-Floor Q&A Session.….6:00-7:30pm in the gym.

FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT:

Susie Francy has auditioned for and been selected to sing in the Connecticut Valley Music Festival Jazz Choir. The concert will be at Brattleboro Union High School on November 23rd. Congratulations Susie!

YEARBOOK

Yearbook Cover Contest!

Can you create a design for the 2014 Yearbook The Messenger ?
Show us your hand drawn designs, digital designs, photographs, whatever your invention!

Committee meets Tuesday's and Wednesday's 2:40-4:00

Art Room B-16

Join us!

HEY! You!!

The Late Bus is running again! For information on the route and the dates it will be available for the 2013-2014 school year, please visit www.lelandandgray.org. 

Look for HEY! Help Mon-Fri mornings (7:15-7:45) and Mon-Wed afternoons (2:45- 4:15). Monday, ‘Ukulele begins with Ben Carr. Make sure to bring your instruments or your permission forms so you can borrow a 'uke. On Tuesday, Newspaper meets in the library, Weight Training continues with Mr. Russell, and RAMP, which was recently featured in the Brattleboro Reformer, will meet in Ms. Hinds' room. Check the website for a link to the article. Wednesday, LGTV, Sound Engineering, D&D, and Frisbee will meet -- check in with Mr Paytas for location and times. Check with Jason Sperling as to whether Mountain Biking will ride this week. Thursday, is a half-day of school, so there will not be any after-school programs or a late bus. CLEA, Pickle Ball, and Financial Fitness will meet as usual next week on Thursday afternoon.

We are looking for more chefs to join the Iron Chef team and go to Burlington to compete with other schools. See Ms. Jones if you are interested. Remember to check the HEY! website for updates on programs, and you can always ask Megan Altshuler or Susan Gunther-Mohr for information or email afterschool@lelandandgray.org.

COLLEGE INFO

There is simply too much information to put into Friday Notes. Please visit the counseling department website regularly for a calendar of events, check the bulletin boards on A and B level. If you would like to be added to an email group specifically for college info, please email Sarah Grasso at sgrasso@lelandandgray.org

FRENCH TRIP

The French trip raffle is over. Each day of November a prize will be drawn and the winners will be contacted….a big thank you to all the people who generously supported this effort. We are very grateful. Merci beaucoup!

A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE

What is the immunization law?
Immunization law states that parents are required to fully vaccinate children prior to school or child care entry. Immunizations help to protect the wellbeing of the individual child, his/her classmates and the community.

What are the risks of not vaccinating my children?
Many people incorrectly assume that a choice not to get a vaccine is a risk-free choice, but it isn't. A decision to delay or refuse a vaccine is a decision to place your child, and possibly others, at risk for a vaccine-preventable disease. Studies have shown that unimmunized children are more likely to get vaccine-preventable diseases if there is an outbreak than those who have been immunized. In a global society, the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases is unclear, but we know that over 85 percent of U.S. measles cases in 2010 were imported from other countries. Unimmunized children will be excluded from school during an outbreak

From the Vermont Department of Health, F.A.Q. about Vermont's Immunization Law. 07/13/2012.

A NOTE FROM THE SAP!

An e-cigarette is a battery powered device that heats a liquid solution to produce a vapor for inhalation. The solution varies in nicotine levels, and there is even a 0% nicotine option for people who are trying to quit. With new nonsmoking laws in the state of Vermont, e-cigarettes have come under fire because they do not produce any second hand smoke, only water vapor. Making them seem safe to others. So does that make it ok for people to smoke inside restaurants, busses, or buildings? Manufacturers are marketing e-cigarettes towards teenagers, because they are “cheaper” and “safer” than regular cigarettes.  The FDA does not regulate e-cigarettes, however in August 2013; they did announce that they might ban e-cigarettes due to “concern about the safety of these products and how they are marketed to the public.”  Until they are deemed safe by the FDA the VT Department of health has advised not to use any of the e-cigarette products on the market.  Want further information? Visit www.legacyforhealth.org or www.tobaccofreekids.org