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Thursday, May 29, 2008
“Fun” Raising Bound for Lyme, Montreal and Asia
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This quarter middle school students have been involved in several fund raising activities. The sixth grade sponsored a car wash and raised over $400 for the Pearl Dimmick fund. Pearl Dimmick was a long time Lyme resident who established a fund to provide support for a variety of community needs to Lyme residents. Jan Williams, chair of the fund’s committee, spoke to the class about Pearl and the importance of community service and philanthropy. The seventh grade and their parents hosted a French Cafe’ to raise money for their trip to Montreal. It was a huge success (a petition is being circulated to have them host one every morning-proceeds to support the purchase of wider pants and longer belts for the principal). The eighth grade organized the “Pennies for Peace” drive. Pennies for Peace is an organization that raises money to support schools in Central Asia, founded by mountaineer, Greg Mortenson (more info at www.Penniesforpeace.org).
The Good, the Bad, and the.... Strikingly Authentic Last week, some of the most influential people in recent history showed up in seventh grade social studies for a photo shoot. In an effort to better understand the modern world, the seventh grade has been taking an in-depth look at some of the significant people and events that have shaped history, post Industrial Revolution. This exploration is building upon an examination of the industrial revolution in which students used period art (European) and photography (American) to build both visual literacy skills and an understanding of the realities of the Industrial Revolution. Last week students re-visited their growing visual literacy skills by staging still images that represent significant historical figures that they chose and researched. Through their development of visual literacy skills, students have built an understanding of the process through which making concrete, objective observations can lead to the development of reliable inferences. Therefore, in the staging of their images, seventh graders worked hard to include as many observable details as they could, thereby providing viewers insight into the significance of their chosen subject. On right Mother Teresa, Adolf Hitler, and Che Guevara .
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• Volume: 2 • 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR
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In this Mailing....
Spring
• 2008-2009 School Calendar • Converse Library Summer Library Program
Concert June 9th at 7:00 Band and Chorus
School Library accounts will close this week. Books may be checked out to family accounts for the remainder of the year. Call 795 4622 to create an account.
The Plains School 1906 The
Laura Barnes School 1958
Lyme School
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Lunch
6/2 to 6/6
6/9 to 8/13
Week of
May Monday
Hot Dog & Bun Tater Tots Mixed Vegetables Brownies
Tuesday
Homemade Thin Crust & Thick Crust Pizza Garden Salad Mixed Fresh Fruit Cookies
Wednesday
Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup Garden Salad Fresh Fruit Cake
7:30 am Alumni Breakfast
30 Friday
8 pm PTO Movie Night 1:00 pm Maypole Celebration
June 2
7:15 am 8th Grade to DC. Depart from Lyme School.
Monday
4 5 9 10 11
6:30 pm Science Fair
Wednesday 7th Grade to Montreal
Thursday Spring Concert 7pm
Thursday
Monday 4th grade step up day & 8th grade Baccalaureate 7:30pm
Tuesday Middle School Honors Night
Wednesday
Friday
Chicken Burgers Garden Salad Hot Vegetable Cookies Spaghetti Garlic Bread Garden Salad Ice Cream
Not too distant future... 16 18
8th Grade Graduation 7:00 pm
Monday Last Day - School ends at 1:00
Wednesday End of the year field trip schedule will be out next newsletter
SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES WANTED Please Call Skip Pendleton at 795 2125 or
[email protected] Message from the
P.T.O.
Week of
Ice Cream Sundae & a Movie Night Tomorrow night (Friday) at 8:00 p.m. Featuring Disney's "Sky High" (Rated PG) So grab the bug juice and a comfy chair and come enjoy a movie with the family. If you didn't get your pre-order ice cream sundae, there will be a limited amount available for $3.00 Friday night.
Monday
Chicken Nuggets Potato Fries Garden Salad Fruit Cup/Yogurt
Tuesday
Macaroni & Cheese Veggie Mix Fresh Fruit Cup Cookie
Wednesday
Grilled Cheese & Chicken Soup Garden Salad Fresh Fruit Yellow Cake
Thursday
Friday
Beef Tacos Garden Salad Mixed Fresh Fruit Cookies BBQ Chicken Sandwich Tater Tots Mixed Vegetables Ice cream
Ala carte Fruit and Milk are available everyday at Lunch
Converse Free Library Library summer programs in JULY Reading inventive program “Fired up for reading” Get the reading record forms at the library, starting June 18th. Ages 4-7 – Tuesday mornings - “Stories and Crafts” at 10:30AM Grades 3-5 – Tuesday afternoons - Movies and Crafts at 2:30 PM Grades 6-9 – Wednesday afternoons – Movies and Painting with Carol Alden SEE FLYER in school envelopes next week for details.