Pizza Forms for October

Are you planning to order Wednesday Pizza in October? Please return the October pizza form to your child's teacher by Monday, October 1.

Back to School Night

Parents visited the school Thursday night to learn about our classroom cultures, routines, and systems. We enjoyed sharing our classrooms with you, and all the dialogues that came up! For more information and links from your child's teacher, please visit the appropriate class page.

School Wide News: September 2007

Welcome to all of our new and returning students and families. We are so thrilled to have your children with us this year. We thank you for entrusting us with their education. We are off to a fantastic start. Your children are eager learners. With such talented teachers in place, you can be sure that some magical things are going to happen this year.

This is your first of our monthly School Wide News publications. It is a critical link to good school-home communication. We try to include important, up to date information on school goings-on, meetings, board initiatives and a host of other topics. Hard copies will be available, and we will also email it to you. We will also put School Wide News up on the website http://www.hopkintonind.org/. You will also receive weekly notices from classroom teachers, either by hard copy or email.

Thanks to all of our summer campers and our energetic staff for making summer fun and memorable. It is always amazing to see the growth and learning that continue at all ages throughout the summer season. From Comics to Inventions, Peter Rabbit’s Garden to going on a Safari, Camp Tuckernuck and the Beech Hill Players, there was something enriching for all ages.

Again this year we will be offering pizza for lunch on Wednesdays, starting September 19. If you are interested in having your child participate, please fill out the attached form and return to your child’s teacher before Wednesday, September 19. If you have any questions, please call the office at 226-4662.

Please join us for a Back to School Night on Thursday, September 27. Preschool families are welcome to join us from 5:00 to 6:00. Parents of students in Kindergarten through grade 8 are welcome to join us from 6:00 to 7:00. We are hoping to limit the number of children in the classrooms during Back to School Night so we will offer childcare in the cottage with advance signup by September 21. Back to School Night is a great opportunity for teachers and parent to discuss the details and routines of the class day, special calendar items, and school year expectations. It’s a time for parents and teachers to share their collective hopes and dreams for year. We’re looking forward to seeing you on the 27th.

Please join in welcoming many new and talented staff members: Catherine Ayer, as our new Kindergarten Teacher in the Amoskeag class, Genna Lencsak, our new Preschool Teacher in the Pemigiawasset Class, and Eileen Eber who will work with Lisa Whipps in the Quechee class; Eileen will also serve as admissions coordinator for the school and Lisa Dean who will take over for Lynn Brofos soon as our new Administrative Assistant. Noah Meister and Trevor Grant join the After School Program along with Amy Huff. We thank Kate Drapeau who joins us from Colby Sawyer College as student teacher in the Ossippee class for dedicating her time and Mike Collins, dad of HIS student Mikey Collins who’s been instrumental in helping us with site logistics at both camp and school over the past few months.

We thank Deb Marcou for serving as Parent Liaison to the Board of Directors. As many may know this year, we celebrate our 20th Anniversary. A celebration committee has been established and we welcome your ideas for some unique ways to mark this significant milestone. If you’d like to participate on this committee, please let us know. Keep an eye out for more information coming soon on a date and time for our next Parent Teacher Forum meeting.

Parents should check out the fantastic array of after school programs offered this fall, from Chess and Board Games to Art, Lego Club and Archery; French and Mandarin classes too; class schedules are located in the main foyer. Our thanks to Donna Maguire for coordinating the After School Program and to Beverly Primeau, Karina’s mom, who has graciously offered her time teaching French again this year.

Check out our exciting new class web pages, brought to you by Marek and our classroom teachers:

• Preschool classrooms
• Kindergarten classrooms
• The Elementary (1-4) classroom
• Upper Grades (5-8) classrooms
  

Be sure to review the 2007-2008 School-Year Calendar.

Following are the email addresses for our teachers and staff. If questions or concerns come up please do not hesitate to contact us. Please remember that we are always willing to meet with you to discuss any aspect of your child’s education.

Cathy Chesley Head of School cchesley@hopkintonind.org
Jo D Burnham Business Manager jburnham@hopkintonind.org
Lisa Dean Office his@hopkintonind.org
Cynthia Nelson Merrimack Teacher cnelson@hopkintonind.org
Genna Lencsak Pemi Teacher mailto:glenscak@hopkintonind.org
Lisa Whipps Quechee Teacher lwhipps@hopkintonind.org
Sara Duval Abenaki Teacher sduval@hopkintonind.org
Catherine Ayer Amoskeag Teacher cayer@hopkintonind.org
Courtney Huff Ossippee Teacher chuff@hopkintonind.org
Marek Bennett Soonipi Teacher mbennett@hopkintonind.org
Donna Maguire Monadnock Teacher dmaguire@hopkintonind.org

2007-2008 School Year Calendar

September
M..T..W..TH.F
xx 04 05 06 07
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28

03 Labor Day no school
04 First day of school
27 Back to School Night



October
M..T..W..TH..F
01 02 03 04 05
xx 09 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26
29 30 31

04 Extended Day Environmental Day at Tuckernuck
08 Columbus Day - no school
12 Extended day, Harvestfest


November
M..T..W..TH..F
.........01 02
05 06 07 08 xx
xx 13 14 15 16
19 20 xx xx xx
26 27 28 29 30

03 Public Open House
09 No School (Conferences)
12 No School (Veterans Day)
13 Upper Grades (5-8) = No School, all other grades have regular classes
20 Report Cards
21 - 23 Thanksgiving Recess



December
M..T..W..TH..F
03 04 05 06 07
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
xx xx xx xx xx
xx

07 extended day - Holiday Tea
11 Preschool Holiday Tea
24 – Jan 01 Holiday Recess


January
M..T..W..TH.F
...xx xx 03 04
07 08 09 10 11
14 15 16 17 18
xx 22 23 24 25
28 29 30 31

02 No School (Professional Development Day)
21 MLK Day No School



February
M..T..W..TH.F
............01
04 05 06 07 08
11 12 13 14 15
18 19 20 21 22
xx xx xx xx xx

9 Public Open House
14 Science Fair
25 – 29 Winter Recess


March
M..T..W..TH.F
03 04 05 06 07
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
31

08 Public Open House Snow Day



April
M..T..W..TH.F
...01 02 03 04
07 08 09 10 11
14 15 16 17 18
xx xx xx xx xx
28 29 30

17 Theater Night
21 – 25 Spring Recess


May
M..T..W..TH.F
.........01 02
05 06 07 08 09
12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23
xx 27 28 29 30

02 May Day & Grandparents Day
22 Portfolio Day
26 Memorial Day No School
27 – 30 Enrichment Clusters
Monadnock Class Trip TBD


June
M..T..W..TH.F
02 03 04 05 06
09 10 11 12 13

03 - 06 Environmental Week at Tuckernuck
05 – 06 Overnight at Tuckernuck
12 – Awards Night