Flood Brook School
91 VT Route 11, Londonderry, VT 05148
http://www.floodbrook.org
The Roaring Tiger
Newsletter
May 22, 2015
Volume XLIX No.16
Calendar
May
Mon., May 25 - Memorial Day - No School
Tues., May 26 - Fri., May 29 - BOGO Book Fair
Tues., May 26 - Second Grade and 8th Grade Art
!
elective to Clark Art Museum
Tues., May 26, 1:00-6:00 p.m. - Red Cross Blood Drive
Wed., May 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - A Sweet Night for the
!
Arts
Thurs., May 28 - Wed., June 3 - Ida Mae Specker
!
residency
Thurs., May 28, 10:30 a.m. - 7th Grade Poetry Slam
Fri., May 29 - 3rd Grade to Anjali Farm
Fri., May 29 - Sat., May 30 - Collab Middle School
!
All-Nighter
Sat., May 30, 12:00-4:00 p.m. - Playdate at the
!
Playhouse
June
Mon., June 1 - 7th Grade to VT State House
Tues., June 2 - 1:00 Dismissal - Faculty Meeting
Wed., June 3, 7:00 p.m. - FBAA Meeting
Thurs., June 4 - Fri., June 5 - 5th Grade to Hildene
Mon., June 8, 6:30 p.m. - MTR Board Meeting
Tues., June 9 - No Strings Marionettes in 2nd Grade
Tues., June 9, 1:30 p.m. - Talent Show
Tues., June 9, 4:30-7:00 p.m. - Collab Ice Cream Social
Thurs., June 11 - Fri., June 12 - 8th Grade to Montreal
Thurs., June 11 & Fri., June 12 - Middle School to
!
Anjali Farm
Thurs., June 11 & Fri., June 12 - Kindergarten
!
Community Days
Mon., June 15 - 3rd & 4th Grades to Weston Rec
Tues., June 16 - 1st & 2nd Grades to Weston Rec
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Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on
the last Monday of May, honors men and women
who died while serving in the U.S. military.
Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated
in the years following the Civil War and became an
official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans
observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or
memorials, holding family gatherings and
participating in parades. Unofficially, at least, it
marks the beginning of summer.
Check out this short video from the History
Channel for a brief history of Memorial Day:
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/
memorial-day-history
Last Day of School
for 2014-2015 is
Friday, June 19
1:00 dismissal
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Red Cross Blood Drive
Tuesday, May 26
1:00-6:00 pm
Flood Brook School
Gymnasium
Salaam!
As they continue their fantasy trip to French
speaking Morocco, the Fourth Graders had a
visit from BBA’s French Teacher Michelle Emery
as well as two of her students. Madame Emery
has just returned from her second school trip to
the West African country and has brought back
many authentic artifacts. Among them were
special scarves worn by people in the desert, as
protection from the hot sun and the sand during
sand storms. Flood Brook students were
delighted to wear them and quickly learned that
putting them on is quite an intricate process!
Mme Bowen
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Sweet Night
for the Arts
$10 for 4 Dessert
tickets!
F U N D R A IS E R
Auction:
We will be auctioning
off beautiful student
art
and delicious desser
ts!
DATE :
Wednesday, May 27
, 2015
W H ER E: Flood Br
oo
k School
TI M E: 5:30 treats
, book fa
ir, music
6:30 Auction
Funds will go towards
next year’s circus
residency for the who
le school!
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Come to our
BUY ONE, GET ONE
FREE
BOOK FAIR
*
Stock up for summer reading!
Dates / Times / Place
Tuesday May 26 - Friday May 27
Open Daily - 7:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
LATE HOURS Wed. 5/27 until 7pm
FBS Library Media Center
Questions? Contact [email protected] or 824-6811 ext 109
Credit cards accepted at participating schools.
*All free items must be of equal or lesser value than the
ones you buy. Titles vary by Book Fair. All items at your
Book Fair are available while supplies last!
Permission to reproduce this item is granted by Scholastic Book Fairs®.
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© 2015 Scholastic Inc. 11908 • 150702
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Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
presents:
PlaYDaTe aT tHe pLaYHoUse!
Fun for the Whole Family!
Saturday May 30th, 12-4pm
At the Weston Playhouse, on the Village Green, Weston, Vermont
featuring performances by area students
Cavendish Town Elementary School 3rd grade
Windham Elementary 3 rd– 6th grade
Flood Brook Union School 4th grade
Free$MainStage$Performance:$
Free$Activities$on$the$Village$Green:$
2pm$
12–$1:30pm$
(doors$open$at$1:55)$
(in$playhouse$in$case$of$rain)$
Cavendish$
Windham$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Flood$Brook$
THEATRE$GAMES,$ACTIVITIES$AND$MORE!$
3H4pm$
MORE$ACTIVITIES$PLUS$RAFFLE$and$PRIZES!$
$
Songs and skits based on:
Junie B. Jones
Book and Lyrics by Marcy
Heisler Music by Zina Goldrich
Adapted from the Junie B. Jones series
of books by Barbara Park
$
FOR ALL PERFORMERS:
FREE ICE CREAM CONES
Courtesy of the
WESTON VILLAGE STORE
FREE TICKETS to Weston Playhouse Young
Company Production of Junie B. Jones
June 25-July 12
Special$note$to$performers:$$
$
There will be rehearsals for all schools on the Playhouse
MainStage prior to the performance, at times listed below. Please
plan on arriving in Playhouse living room (off lobby)10 minutes prior to
scheduled rehearsal time:
Cavendish:$12:30>1:00$
Windham:$1:00>1:20$
Flood$Brook:$1:20>1:50$
Weston Playhouse’s 2015 Early Stages program is made
possible by a grant from the Phillip S. Harper
Foundation.
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of needy children that need your caring in
order to have a safe and special summertime
experience away from the crowded, hot and
sometimes dangerous streets.. First-time
visitors are 6 to 12 years old. Host families may
select the gender and approximate age of their
visitor. Trips are scheduled to this area on July
1 through July 8 and a two week trip July 30
through August 14. For more information about
the program, please call Martha Thompson at
802-362-3473 or Pat Meulemans at 803-297-9886
or check out the Fresh Air Fund website
@www.freshair.org.
Kids Art at Custer Sharp
On Friday June 5th there will be an opening
celebration of our annual student art show in
Londonderry. We have lots of wonderful work
that will be on display at the historic CusterSharp house on Middletown Road. The show
will continue through the weekend, so be sure
to visit before or after a trip to the Farmer's
Market as it is right nearby. Wonderful work in
a lovely setting..what could be better?
Fresh Air Fund Request
WEST RIVER SPORTS
FALL SOCCER SIGN UPS
NOW AVAILABLE ON LINE
The Fresh Air Fund is looking for caring
families in our area to open their homes to an
inner-city child for one week this summer. If
you have a spare bed and an open heart , then
you have what it takes to host a Fresh Air child.
The children who visit are from the inner-city
and most have never experienced the joy of
running barefoot in the grass, seeing the clear
night sky, catching a firefly or even swimming
on a hot summer day. Your daily routine will
take on a novelty when you see it through the
eyes of a youngster who has seen little beyond
city life.
www.westriversports.org
Questions? Contact Jennie Freeman at
[email protected]
Since 1877 the Fresh Air Fund has provided free
summer vacations to more than 1.8 million
New York City children. There are hundreds
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Wilder Memorial Library
Story Time
Every Wednesday
@ 11:00 AM
Story Time & Crafts
Every Saturday
@ 11:00 AM
Want more info? Call (802) 824-4307 or
Visit www.wildermemoriallibrary.org
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Breathing Techniques for Optimal
Health
Gloria Dawson to Retire as Executive
Director of Neighborhood Connections
Londonderry, VT…..Susan McNulty, a Licensed
Acupuncturist practicing in Ludlow, will
present a workshop on Breathing for Health at
The
Meeting
Place
@
Neighborhood
Connections on Thursday, May 28th from 1:30 –
2:30. As a healer, McNulty practices many
forms of Body/Mind medicine which promote
well-being and longevity.
!
Learn
several
ancient
breathing
techniques including the Relaxation Breath, the
Energizing Breath and the Bellows Breath –
each targeted to improve particular aspects of
our health. Check out her web-site at
www.susanmcnultyacupuncture.com.
!
Space is limited, so call 824-4343 to make
a reservation to attend.
Neighborhood
Connections
is
a
community-based non-profit social services
agency serving individuals and families in the
area mountain towns of south-central Vermont.
With particular emphasis on those most
vulnerable, we respond to communityidentified needs with a range of social services
and health-related programs, working closely
with public and private resources at federal,
state and local levels. Check out our website at
www.neighborhoodconnectionsvt.org.
The Meeting Place is located in The
Mountain
Marketplace,
next
to
the
Londonderry Post Office.
Londonderry, VT… Gloria Dawson, Executive
Director of Neighborhood Connections, is
retiring her position with the grass-roots agency
she helped establish with Dr. Delores Barbeau
six years ago. And along with her goes Bosco,
her cairn terrier who has served as the agency’s
official mascot, prowling the halls and offices
every day.
!
On Tuesday May 26th, from 4-7pm, an
Open House will be held at The Meeting Place
@ Neighborhood Connections. Come by and
wish them well. Appetizers will be served.
Neighborhood
Connections
is
a
community-based non-profit social services
agency serving individuals and families in the
area mountain towns of south-central Vermont.
With particular emphasis on those most
vulnerable, we respond to communityidentified needs with a range of social services
and health-related programs, working closely
with public and private resources at federal,
state and local levels. Check out our website at
www.neighborhoodconnectionsvt.org.
The Meeting Place is located in The
Mountain
Marketplace,
next
to
the
Londonderry Post Office.
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with public and private resources at federal,
state and local levels. Check out our website at
www.neighborhoodconnectionsvt.org.
The Meeting Place is located in The
Mountain
Marketplace,
next
to
the
Londonderry Post Office.
Four Weeks to Better Health
at Neighborhood Connections
Londonderry, VT……Elizabeth Harrison, a
Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist, will lead a
four week series designed as a “blueprint for
health” beginning Wednesday, June 3rd from
1:30pm – 2:30pm at The Meeting Place @
Neighborhood Connections.
SPAGHETTI DINNER TO
BENEFIT NEIGHBORHOOD
CONNECTIONS
!
On June 3rd, Harrison will screen Fed Up,
a movie that unearths a dirty secret of the
American food industry – far more of us get
sick from what we eat than anyone has
previously realized. According to the reviewer
for the Sundance Film Festival, “filmmaker
Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie
Couric lead this potent exposé that uncovers
why-despite media attention, the public's
fascination with appearance, and government
policies to combat childhood obesitygenerations of American children will now live
shorter lives than their parents did.”
Londonderry, VT. Now in its 4th year, the
annual Spaghetti Dinner, hosted by Jake’s
Restaurant
and
Tavern,
to
benefit
Neighborhood Connections, is scheduled for
Wednesday, June 10th between the hours of
4-9pm. Come in and feast on tossed salad,
spaghetti with Jake’s signature spaghetti sauce,
your choice of meatballs or sausage, Italian
bread and homemade brownies. The cost is $15
per adult ad $7 for children 12 and under.
Beverages are not included.
!
On the following Wednesday, Harrison
will discuss the basic principles of good
nutrition; on June 17th, she will talk about
shopping for and cooking healthy foods, and on
the last Wednesday- exercise, digestion, sleep
and vitamins.
Last year, at the 3rd annual Spaghetti Dinner,
Tad Kinsley, owner of Jake’s, served 121 people.
“That was a record we’d like to break this year.”
says Tad. “Neighborhood Connections helps a
lot of people in our community and we want to
support them.” Jake’s Restaurant and Tavern is
located in Londonderry’s The Mountain
Marketplace.
!
This series is offered at no charge. Please
call 824-4343 to sign up today.
Neighborhood
Connections
is
a
community-based non-profit social services
agency serving individuals and families in the
area mountain towns of south-central Vermont.
With particular emphasis on those most
vulnerable, we respond to communityidentified needs with a range of social services
and health-related programs, working closely
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