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Have Fun Everyone!

(Students return to school on August 27th)

Our 8th graders will graduate on Monday.  Next fall they move on to high school at Brattleboro, Compass, Putney, and Leland and Gray.  And based on their Portfolio Presentations and Consortium, I am confident that they are well prepared.  I told you about the first Portfolio Presentations last Friday.  Suffice it to say that they continued in the same vein of excellence.  Then, last night at the Marlboro Town House, families and staff gathered to hear each student read a piece of writing that s/he had worked and reworked until it was the best.  Several students shared personal essays which made us laugh or cry or sit in thoughtful silence.  Others read narratives – some full of humor while others had us sitting on the edge of our seats with anticipation.  There were even two science pieces, one demonstrating how well written non-fiction can be and the other masterfully weaving scientific material into a fictional narrative.  Congratulations to Maddie, Alex, Emma, Liz, Charlotte, Nicolai, Skylar, and Audrey!  We wish you all the best and we will miss you!

We have other good-byes - to Sophie and Max and their family; to Brenda Kennedy who moves on to a teaching position in Whitingham; and to Sarah Rosow who will teach at Green Street School. Last week we bid farewell to the All Abilities students and staff.  Thanks to you all for your many contributions to MES!

These are our last Friday Notes for the year.  Gail and I have already begun to plan our Summer Notes, the packet of information which will come to you early in August.  Next year’s calendar is attached.  But, enough of that.  It’s been a privilege to work with you this year and I look forward to next.  May the summer months bring the opportunity for fun with your children as you enjoy long lazy days together.

As the year is quickly coming to an end I am already thinking about next year!  Please keep your eyes and ears peeled in mid-July for a school blueberry picking day to stock up our freezer for next year.  Got lots of extra zucchini in your garden and don’t know what to do with it?  Shred it up, freeze it and bring it to school in August!  Yummy, zucchini bread!  It has been a real pleasure to feed all the rumbly tummies this spring and I look forward to doing it all over again next year.  Have a great summer!

-Celena

I want to thank everyone in the school community – parents, students, and staff – for making me feel extremely welcome in the past few weeks! I am thrilled to be a part of this school community again and look forward to getting to know everyone better in the months to come. One of my passions is gardening and growing food. I mention this because I am excited to let you know that we will be expanding the garden this summer. We will be building raised beds and planting for a fall harvest.

In order to make this possible, you are invited to come and help with the new garden!

Garden Work Day!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
10am – noon

Bring shovels, watering cans, gloves, and trowels if you have them.

Please RSVP if your family will be able to come.
You can call me at 251-1042.
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We are getting donations for these beds over the next few weeks. If you know of people who might be willing to donate lumber, soil, or compost, please let me know!
I look forward to seeing some of you there!  Erica

Right here at Marlboro School.
Chris Brown, MES P.E. teacher and Twin Valley varsity basketball coach, will be offering a one-week basketball camp this summer from July 7th through the 11th. Chris, who played basketball (three years as a captain) at Lyndon State College, is excited to be able to help work on children’s basic and advanced basketball skills.  The week long camp will be a fun way to get together with Chris and another coach and play some ball!

Valley Youth Sports (the folks that bring us youth basketball) are attempting to determine if there would be enough children and volunteer coaches to participate in a similar program for autumn soccer teams. They have in mind a grade 3-4 co-ed team and another grade 5-6 co-ed team from each school. They plan to play 7 on 7, so we need a minimum of seven on each team. Attached to Friday Notes is a survey to be returned to front office on Monday. This will be totally dependent on volunteer participation from our parents and friends. For more information please contact VYS Soccer Administrator, Jessica Rizio at 464-3694.

Photos in our gallery

in action…

A copy of our recommended reading for summer is here:

http://marlboro-summer.pbwiki.com

The Primary Class is looking for a small couch (love seat size) for the class that is in good shape. Thank you.

Please stop by the front hall to check for your lost items. After the last day of school, leftovers will either be thrown out or donated to the Marlboro Community Summer Sale.

Please check out the Junior High’s blog to read their wonderful new articles on their trip to Costa Rica!

marlboro.edublogs.org

This morning the Kindergarten class helped the 5th & 6th graders embark on their biology unit with a little lesson on parts of the body. More pictures in the gallery.

I’m looking for a small, low coffee table for the library. I’m also looking for art books to place on it! I’d like to have a small, rotating collection of great books for the kids to sit and look at during quiet times. I’d like it to be a special place to see something new. I think photography on any child appropriate topic, paintings, sculpture would be wonderful.

Contact pam (at) marlboroschool.net with any offers or questions. Thanks!