Volunteer Luncheon
The Annual Salad Bar Volunteer Luncheon will be held on Wednesday,
April 30th. The luncheon will take place in the Multi from
11:30-12:45. This is our way of saying thank-you for all of your
wonderful help throughout this school year. We hope you will
come!
Green-Up Day
Remember Saturday, May 3 is Green-Up Day in Hanover. If you want to
sign up to help out and have not returned your green sign up slip to
the Ray School, please contact Ann Cioffi for an assignment at 563-5234
or etnacioffis@valley.net
Social Thinking Workshop
Our final Social Thinking workshop will be Thursday, May 8th from 3-4
in the Ray School Library. Whether you've attended our previous
sessions or not, please come to learn and discuss ways to foster social
cognition at home and school.
The Bernice A. Ray School--A History
In The Making
Did you ever wonder why there is a wooden bunny in the front hallway,
or how the Colonial House came to be, or how many play structures have
been built at the school, or how the multi was used before the new gym
and music room were built? The Ray School was built in 1971, and much
has happened to it and its surroundings since then. A group of
teachers, both from the present and the past, are putting together an
oral history of the School, one that will reveal its past, which will
in turn enlighten its present and future. If you or your children
have some memories and would like to contribute, please contact
Michelle Landry or Debby Franzoni, (First.Last
name@rayschool.org). Or, jot a thought down and send it to the
school. This will become an ongoing project which will be
available in the library in a hard copy and on the school web site.
Health Office
DID YOU KNOW??? ......The Ray School has 3 AED’s (Automated
External Defibrillators) located in our building. The 3 AED’s are
housed in wall cabinets that are alarmed to ring into the Hanover Fire
Department whenever the cabinet door is opened to access the
AED. Anyone that accesses an AED should ALWAYS call 911,
regardless of the alarmed cabinet.
Where are the AED’s located?
1. Outside the
cafeteria/learning center doors, above the rail for the ramp to the
Art/Music/Gymnasium
classrooms.
2. On the right wall
just as you enter the doors to the gymnasium foyer/hallway.
3. In the third grade
pod common area, on the wall near the exit door to the big
play space.
One other interesting fact you might like to
know is that we presently have 82 members of our staff trained in CPR
and use of an AED.
Passport to Winter Fun News
The three grand prize winners in the Passport to Winter Fun program
have been announced. Ray School third grade student Sarah Lightbody is
the winner of the X-Country Ski/Skate 2008-09 season pass from the
Dartmouth Outing Club. The student who won the Nano Ipod attends the
Grantham Village School and the winner of the snowshoes is from the
Barnard School. The Upper Valley Trails Alliance is working to sort and
distribute over 850 T-shirts and 350 Polar bears to participants in 20
schools. So, it may be several weeks before our students receive their
shirts and any bears they might have won. Thanks for your
patience.
Janice O'Donnell and Debby Franzoni
Host Families Needed
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for Ray School families to host
members of the Loboc Children's Choir from the Philippines. They will
be here from April 29 through May 3 to perform and to participate in a
conference at Dartmouth. Host families will be asked to provide housing
and meals and to transport the children at the beginning and end of
each day. The children will perform at the Ray School on the morning of
May 1 and at the Rollins Chapel on the evening of May 2. On May
1, the host families are invited to join the children for a Philippine
dinner feast presented by the local Philippine community. If you
would like to view the choir online, visit lobocchildrenschoir.net or
google loboc children's choir to find several YouTube sites. If you
would like to share your home with these wonderful singers, please
contact Becky Luce or Edith Summers at the Ray School, 643-6655, or
contact Edith at edith.summers@gmail.com or at 643-1548.
Ray Writers
4th grade Ray Writers will meet on 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.
PJ Collection
Needed -- gently used long-sleeve/long-pant PJs. Ms. James' and
Mrs. Eakin's K-1 Classrooms are collecting gently used
long-sleeve/long-pant PJs for Roteang Orphanage in Cambodia.
Sizes 12 months through 9 are needed. The collection will
continue through May 16. Look for the
collection box in the Ray School Lobby.
PTO News
Time For The Great Pajama Party!! (AKA Family Literacy Night) On
Wednesday April 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the PTO invites all
Ray School children and their families to come in your PJ's for
storytelling and milk and cookies! Teddy bears, blankets and
fuzzy slippers welcome! Storytelling for grades K-2 will be in the
Multi. Grades 3-5 will meet for storytelling in the Library. Milk and
cookies will be served following both sessions. Questions, inquiries
happily taken by Nancy Menton 653-0333 or Sam Westelman
Math Night is coming! Come test
your math skills with fun games, puzzles, and problems. There will be
food and prizes! This is a PTO-sponsored family event for all K-5
children, parents, and other family members----Thursday, May 1, 6-7:00
p.m. at the Ray School. For more information, contact Lori Siegel or
Tia James.
A belated but very heartfelt THANK YOU
to all the 4th grade students, parents and teachers who contributed to
the success of the March Haven Helpers food drive! And a
particular shout-out to Pam Force and Carmen Sedlacek for their heroic
support. In May, the 5th graders will participate in their final
month-long Haven Helpers drive. We will miss them and their
contributions to the program!
Save the Date: PTO Spring
Picnic and Dance is on Friday, May 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in
the Ray School Gym. Stay tuned for more details!
Make-A-Plate - a long standing
Ray School tradition - Thursday, Friday, May 2nd - 2:45 to 4:30
p.m. 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
Thank you to everyone who participated
in the PTO Transportation Survey. The results of the
survey are now posted on our website at
www.rayschool.org/pto Parents interested in improving
environmentally responsible transportation to school should contact
Karen Wahrenberger at kwahrenberger@comcast.net or
643-3145. We will announce a meeting time in upcoming weeks.
The PTO has extended the date
to place an order for car seats, helmets, and safety equipment to
Friday, May 2. Order forms are near the PTO bulletin board in the
Ray School lobby.
Local Activities
TONIGHT! FRIDAY, 4/25 Alvin And the Chipmunks
Come to see the new movie at the Medical School at 6:00 p.m.
Proceeds to benefit the Dancer’s Corner Mini company trip to NYC.
Call Lori Shipulski if you have any questions at 359-3089.
Hampshire Cooperative Nursery School's Spring Soccer for children 3-5
years old begins April 23rd. Sign-up for either of two five week
sessions. The first starts Wednesday, April 23rd (12:30 - 1:15). The
second begins Saturday, April 26th (9:30 -10:15). Contact Gayle
at 643-1551 or Linda at HCNS 643-4640 to register.
Hanover Nursery School is accepting applications for the 2008-2009
After-Kindergarten enrichment program. Children participate in a
wide variety of activities including cooking, science fun, sports,
animal study, drama, art and music. Bus transportation from the
Ray school is provided. Please visit
http://www.hanovernursery.com] or call Lori Hibner for information at
643-0145.
Bird Watching will take place on Saturday, April 26, from 6:30 to 9:00
a.m. with Hanover Conservation Council and volunteer leader Arthur
Mudge. Meet at Hopkins Center in Hanover and drive to different
locations. Bring binoculars. Call 643-343 for more information.
Bird Watching on Saturday, May 3, with Hanover Conservation Council
will meet from 6:30-9;00 a.m., at Hopkins Center in Hanover and drive
to different locations. Bring binoculars.
Call 643-3433 for more information.
The following Spring after-school classes begin next week at the
Hanover League of NH Craftsmen: Parent and Child Art
Explorations, Kids Klay for Grades 2-5, Puppets: Telling A Story
for Grades K-3, Kids Klay for Grades 2-5, Textiles in 3-D: A
Tapestry in Relief for Grades 3-6, Throwing on the Potter's Wheel for
Grades 5-9, and Exploration in Art for Pre-K and
Kindergarten. Call 603 643 5384 or email
info@craftstudies.org to register or for more information. Check out
craftstudies.org for full descriptions and for listings of classes for
adults.
Football night on June 1 at the Richmond School Gym, 4:00 p.m. until
6:00 p.m. come meet the coaches of 4,5,6 grade football as well as the
Varsity Coaching Staff. If you are interested in playing football
please come and learn about the Hanover Football Program and become
part of the Hanover Football family. Thanks Mike Campbell