Ray School Staff email
As of April 1, the Ray School will no longer use Valleynet as their
service provider. You can email Ray School staff by using the
following format: firstname.lastname@rayschool.org
Ray School Visitor
Author / Illustrator, Jim Arnosky will be visiting the Ray School on
Monday, April 21st. He will provide three presentations for Ray School
students during the school day. Between each of those sessions there
may be time for brief book signings. If your child owns one of Jim's
books and would like to have it signed please make sure they bring it
to school that day (4/21). Books will not be on sale at school.
Questions? Please call Hatsy McGraw in the Ray School library.
From the Health Office
Bike, Ski, Skateboard Helmet & Car Seat Spring 2008 Order The
PTO and the Ray School Health Office are once again joining efforts to
sponsor a special order program for bike, ski and skateboard helmets;
protective gear, which includes wrist guards, knee and elbow pads and
children’s booster car seats. Anyone who has previously ordered
will tell you that the price & quality of these items make this an
attractive way to keep kids (and adults) safe. Order forms will
be located in the front lobby near the PTO bulletin board. You
can also download an order form from www.prorider.com. The
deadline for ordering during this special program will be Friday, April
11, 2008. Completed order forms should be submitted to Debbie Shields,
Ray School nurse. For questions email Sam Westelman at
sam@shelleyandsam.com
BREAKFAST -The most important
meal of the day. Ever heard the phrase, breakfast is the most important
meal of the day? According to the ADA (American Dietetic
Association), children who eat breakfast perform better in
school. Studies show a correlation between eating breakfast and
better performance in test results, recall and verbal skills.
They are also more likely to stay healthier in later years when they
get a nutritious start each day. One of the first
questions I ask when students are in my office with complaint of
headache, stomachache or nausea is “Did you have breakfast this
morning?” These students will often feel better after having had
something to eat.
Your attention to making sure your child has had a good breakfast
before coming to school will help ensure he/she has a successful,
productive and healthy day.
. . . . .and speaking of poor performance, aches, health and
nutritional needs....
Your body needs water nearly as much as it needs oxygen. Without
proper fluid intake, your body is less capable of moving nutrients
through your system and distributing oxygen. It would appear that
most people do not drink enough water, the classic symptoms are:
1. Headaches
2. Poor concentration
3. Tiredness
4. Constipation
We cannot do without water for more than 2-5 days as it accounts for
more than 60% of our total body weight. Water is absolutely essential
to life and will contribute to you not only feeling good, but looking
good too. Common colds and flu frequently lead to dehydration so
make sure you have water with you at all times to ensure you remain
hydrated. A water bottle at ready hand helps encourage adequate
hydration.
Ray Writers
4th grade Ray Writers will meet on 4/7, 4/21, 5/5 and 5/19, from 2:45
to 4:15, in the Library. If you have questions, please feel free to
call either Hatsy McGraw or Sherrie Greeley.
Art News
Thank you to the many third grade parents who volunteered during the
past few months in the art room! I couldn't have pulled off the
variety of projects without ALL your help. Your positive and
capable assistance was greatly
appreciated. Ellen Haun
PTO News
Make-A-Plate - a long standing Ray School tradition - Thursday, April
24th and Friday, May 2nd - 2:45pm-4:30pm. Keep an eye open
for registration forms being sent home with students next
week. Parent Volunteers needed for the event and to Chair future
Make-A-Plate events. Contact Pattie Fried, pattiefried1@yahoo.com
if interested in helping out with this creative and fun traditional PTO
event.
A Hope for Earth Day: Finding a
safe and environmentally responsible way to get our children to and
from school. Can you help?? The PTO is sponsoring an online
transportation survey attached to your weekly email newsletter.
We need to hear from as many parents as possible, especially parents
whose children live too far to bike or walk to school, and who have had
problems with the bus service. It would be very helpful to find
out why children are not taking the bus, or walking, biking, or
carpooling to school. We plan to present our finding to the school
board and the SAU in hopes of creating workable solutions. Thank
you for spending a few minutes of your time taking this important
survey! Click on the link in your PTO newsletter next week.
If you have any questions contact Karen Wahrenberger at 643-3145.
Local Activities
Dartmouth Riding Center Horsemanship Clinics: Dartmouth Riding
Center in Etna will offer weekly summer horsemanship clinics for
children ages 6-14 for all riding abilities. Weekly clinics will
be offered each week starting June 23rd and ending August 15th.
Go to www.dartmouth.edu/~drc/ and click on Summer Camps or call
603-643-1808 and leave your name and address to receive a clinic flyer.
Discover Australasian Music is
the HOPStop program being presented on Saturday, March 29, at11:00 am,
in Alumni Hall at Hopkins Center. Colin Offord is a singer,
composer, multi-instrumentalist and inventor of original instruments
whose eclectic music weaves together Anglo-Celtic, East Asian, and
Aboriginal Australian traditions. HopStops are FREE,
entertaining, hands-on programs designed to introduce young audiences
to the wonders of the performing arts. For more information, call
603.646.2010. or visit our website: http://www.hop.dartmouth.edu.
Etna Library will present Patti
Hardenberg with "Puppet Partners" on Thursday, April 3, from 6:00 to
7:00 p.m. Patti will show children how to make life-size puppets
that move when they do. To sign up for this program, for children
5 years and older, please call 643-3116 or e-mail
etna.library@hanovernh.org.
League of NH Craftsmen in Hanover, NH
offers after-school, spring and summer vacation classes to children
aged 5-18 in pottery, metalsmithing, jewelrymaking and various other
media. Visit their website
www.nhcrafts.org/localsites/hanover/children.html to see a full list.
They have
classes for adults and pre-schoolers, too! Call 643-5384 or email
craftstudies@valley.net for a brochure or more information.
Upper Valley Events Center Spring 2008
Programs include: Kumon Math & Reading, Music Together
Spring Break Day Camp April 14-18, Math & Science Enrichment Group,
Upper Valley Rock School Music ensemble classes, and Kids Spanish. For
more information contact (802) 649-2772 or
www.uvEVENTS.org. Upper Valley Events Center is an indoor
and outdoor facility for events, meetings, classes, parties, and
special events.
The Hanover High School Girls
basketball program will be conducting its 6th Annual Basketball
Skills Camp, for players entering grades four to nine, July 14 to July
17. To register visit: http://eteamz.active.com/hhsgirlsbball/,
or pick up a flyer in the Ray School foyer.
DAYDREAMER DAY CAMP for
children ages five to twelve, will be held June 30 to August 1.
DAYDREAMER is an all day outdoor day camp at Storrs Pond recreation
area in Hanover NH. Activities include: swimming lessons,
tennis lessons, canoeing, fishing, archery, arts and crafts, field
games, and much more. For more information please check out
HTTP://DAYDREAMERDAYCAMP.GOOGLEPAGES.COM or email
Chris.Hamilton@Dartmouth.edu.
Hanover's National Girls and Women in
Sports Day will be held on March 29th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Fourth-eighth grade girls will have the opportunity to participate in
snow shoeing, ice hockey, or cross country events with Dartmouth Women
athletes. Following the afternoon's events, there will be a
dinner with the athletes at the Hanover Recreation department, hosted
by the Lion's club. There will be a $10 registration fee, please
register by March 21th at the Hanover Recreation Center.
The Hanover High School Field Hockey
program will offer a Field Hockey Camp, for players entering grades
four to nine, August 4th to 7th. To register contact Jill Kearney
at (802) 649-3040 or Recreation@norwich.vt.us.
Hanover Conservation Council
invites you and your family to a Free Volunteer Recruitment Pancake
Breakfast on Saturday, March 29, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., at Richard W.
Black Recreation and Community Center. Come and learn about volunteer
opportunities with the Council. A few of our dedicated volunteers
will be recounting their favorite experiences volunteering with the
Council. RSVP for the event by calling Sarah Peña,
Volunteer Coordinator, at 643-3475 or e-mailing spena@sover.net
<mailto:spena@sover.net>
Offerings from the Rassias Foundation
Razziatazz® in French for Grades 1-3 has evolved for a Spring
offering! Beginning April 9 and ending June 4, classes will meet
on Wednesdays, once a week, from 7:20 to 8:00 a.m, with 2 levels of
language proficiency offered.
Et, an offering to sing en
français with a cultural focus! From 7:30 to 8:00
a.m., beginning April 8 and ending June 3 "Chansons, part 2" will
explore the Francophone world. "April in
Paris....Montreal...Tunis...Dakar...Fort-de-France...." "Chansons, Part
1" took the participants through 5 weeks of French folk songs. At
the end of the program, the children were given a CD that they helped
record. (This class is open to all grades.)
It is possible to register for both
Razziatazz and Chansons, part 2. Razziatzz is open to children
in grades 1-3 only - no prior experience in French needed.
Chansons, part 2 is open to all grades. Registrations will not be
accepted after 3:00 p.m., on April 4. Final class notifications
will be given on April 7. Please email
rassias.foundation@dartmouth.edu for applications.