RAY SCHOOL
Music Notes
A Ray School Instrumental Concert, including Band and String
instruments, will be held on Thursday, June 5, at 12:30, in the Music
Room.
Today was the last sing-along of the
year - it was a full house! Second graders, we will miss
your beautiful voices but we will look forward to hearing you in next
year's third grade chorus!
A HUGE thank you to Cam Cross, Melissa Herman and Anne Downey for their
help in playing for and leading sing-along. Their musical
knowledge and skill as well as their enthusiastic leadership is deeply
appreciated!
Last Day of School - RAY SCHOOL ONLY
The last day of school for this school year is Friday, June 20.
School will be dismissed at 12:00 noon. Please make a note of
this on your calendar. If you have children in other Hanover
schools, please contact that school directly to inquire about dismissal
time. It is different.
Lost and Found
Lost and Found items are displayed in the hall outside the Ray
Cafe. Please tell your children to look for lost items. All
items left at the end of the school day on June 20 will be donated to
The Haven.
From Ray Cafe
1. Please check with your child to see if he/she has
received an unpaid balance notice from the Ray Cafe. It is
especially important that all accounts for current 5th grade students
be paid up prior to the end of the school year.
On Thursday, June 12, a second choice will be added to the menu.
In addition to Pork Sloppy Joes, a Turkey Wrap will be offered.
On Thursday, June 19, salads will not be available as a menu choice.
Reminder from Parent Handbook
Unless the entire class is included, private birthday party invitations
may not be given out at school, and parents are encouraged not to hold
parties beginning directly after school.
From the Nurses Office
Reminder to pick up your child’s medications(s) - Medications that have
been brought to school for administration should be picked up by Friday
afternoon, June 20. Medications not picked up by the close of
school that day will be discarded as medications are not to be stored
over the summer.
Requirements for Fall 2008
A. NEW STUDENTS - PRIOR to entry into
the public school system all children must provide documentation of the
following.
1. A completed physical examination
form. This physical must have been completed and
signed by the child’s physician within the 12 months
prior to the child’s first entry in to
school.
2. A completed immunization record that meets
the minimum standard for public school.
DTP (DTaP)
4 doses with one after the 4th
birthday
Polio (OPV/IPV)
3 doses with one after the 4th
birthday
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) 2
doses the first given after the first birthday
Hepatitis B
3 doses
Varicella (chicken pox)
1 dose OR documentation
(month/year) of
having had the disease
B. MEDICATIONS AND RENEWALS -
Physician’s orders need to be renewed each school year for children who
will be keeping and receiving medications at school for routine or
emergency administration. Medications and physician orders
must meet the requirements for Medications in Schools PRIOR to
administration by any personnel at school. A copy of these
guidelines may be requested from school or can be found in the Ray
School Student Handbook, page 12.
C. INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE PLANS - Students who
have special health care needs will have individualized health care
plans on file that communicate health care needs to staff. These
plans should be reviewed, written, or renewed every year by the family,
the child’s physician and the school nurse. The plan must include
signatures from the physician and the parent(s) granting orders and
permission to carry out the plan, including orders for administering
medications. PLEASE schedule your appointments to update these
plans and orders over the summer and forward them to the school by
August 15, 2008.
After School Program for Children
Entering 4th to 6th Grade
The Town of Hanover is advertising for a Coordinator of T-HASP, the new
Town of Hanover After School Program for children entering 4th to 6th
grade. The program will start this fall and operate every day
that school is in session at the Richmond Middle School. Children
may enroll for 2 to 5 days a week, initially with a capacity of 30
children. The plan is to have a balance of interesting and
well-supervised enrichment activities. The fee is $15 per
day. To register interest in enrollment, please call Jeanne
Vieten at the RW Black Recreation Center: (603) 643-5315.
PTO NEWS
The PTO is sponsoring an on-line survey by the Hanover School Board
Communications Committee to help improve the Ray School web site.
This survey will be attached to the next PTO email newsletter.
You may also access the survey from the PTO web site at
www.rayschool.org/pto. Please help us identify the information
you would like to find on the web site.
LOCAL ACTIVITIES
Game booth workers needed! The Hanover Center Old Timers' Fair will be
held on Friday and Saturday, June 27 & 28, on the green in Hanover
Center. It's a great old fashioned family event. Each year,
we look for willing kids, in grade 3 and up, to help run the games. We
love to have adult help too! Please email robin.b.henry@gmail.com
if you are interested in helping out or if you have any questions.
Come see “Literature Alive!”
the Northern Stage Youth Ensemble Benefit Showcase, June 21 and 22. The
Northern Stage Youth Ensemble is holding a benefit showcase featuring
scenes, songs, and dance numbers from Broadway shows celebrating
children’s literature on Saturday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday,
June 22 at 2:00 p.m. Several Ray School students will be performing in
the showcase—now’s your chance to see what the next generation of
theater professionals is doing at Northern Stage! Tickets are available
online at northernstage.org or by calling the box office at
802-291-9009.
Bird Watching with the Hanover
Conservation Council will take place on Saturday, June 7, from
6:30 to 9:00 a.m. Meet at Hopkins Center in Hanover and drive to
different locations. Bring binoculars. Call 643-3433 for
more information.
Soccer Academies Summer Soccer Camps
at Dartmouth College: Youth soccer day camps are run by the
varsity coaching staffs of Dartmouth, and will feature coaches from all
over the world, as well as current Dartmouth College players. All camps
are open to boys and girls entering grades K-10 in the fall of 2008.
Day Camp Academy I will be held June 23 to 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. Day Camp Academy II will be held July 14-18 from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 a.m. Both Day Camp Academies are held at Dartmouth College in
Hanover. We are also offering Community Day Camps in Thetford, VT. The
first session will be held June 23 to 27 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The
second session will be held July 28 to August 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. Online registration and complete information can be found at
www.socceracademies.org or by calling 643-0321.
Summer Fun with Valley Quest!
Looking for some unique adventures to go on with your family this
summer? Try Questing. Valley Quest is a program designed to get
people out and appreciating many of the wonders of the Upper Valley.
There are more than 160 Quests or treasure hunts spanning across the 50
towns in the Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. The
Quests consist of hand drawn maps, rhyming clues and a hidden treasure
box at the end. Many Quests are available on-line at our website.
Follow this link and try one out for yourself: [
http://www.vitalcommunities.org/valleyquest/onlinequests.htm
]http://www.vitalcommunities.org/valleyquest/onlinequests.htm. Also,
look for our new book, Best of Valley Quest, Treasure Hunts to Special
Places at your local library or favorite bookstore. It will be
available by mid-June and contains some old favorites and some soon to
be new favorites. For more information email us at
laura@vitalcommunities.org.
Please join us for the 'All Comers
Football Festival' (also known as Football Night) featuring
drills, skills and thrills for players and potential players of all
ages! This year's event will take place on Sunday, June 8th from
4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Richmond Middle School (please note the change
in date).
PENNIES FOR PEACE fundraiser
collection will continue through the end of the school year. A
donation jar is in the Ray School lobby.
Summer programs at the Upper Valley
Events Center in Norwich
Summer Days Camp - a project-driven day camp for ages 4-12 that
features art smart, kitchen science and fair play curriculum elements.
Register by the week. SummerDaysCamp.org
Rock Tools Music Vacation Camps
- weekly music camps for ages 10+. Improvisation, music theory, song
writing and recording each week. uvRockSchool.org
Greatest Hits Music Classes -
45 minute parent-child music and movement classes for ages 3 and
younger. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9:30 to 10:15 in July and
Aug. uvPresents.org
Open Air Summer Family Concerts -
Thursday evenings 7/10, 7/24, 8/7 and 8/28 featuring folk, jazz, pop
and magic for families. OpenAirConcerts.org