June Schoolwide News
One Year Older!
Thank you to everyone who gave birthday books to our library. We have placed stickers with the name of the donor in each book and will have them displayed on special shelf. We look forward to continuing this tradition in years to come and to slowly growing this collection as we continue to expand our literacy program.
Environmental Week and Enrichment Clusters
Upper school students will be participating in a special program the week of June 8-12 out at Camp Tuckernuck on Lake Deering. The Kindergarten class will be joining them on June 9th. A potluck and sleep over for Upper school students is Thursday June 11th- a reminder that first grade students need parental supervision if they plan to stay the night. Enrichment Clusters for the week have been assigned. See your child’s teacher for details about what to pack for this week of outdoor activities.
Appreciation Breakfast
Hopefully all of you who have volunteered your time this year have received your invitation to our appreciation breakfast on June 2nd.
The children are preparing a special meal and we look forward to having this chance to show our thanks to everyone who has helped make this such a rewarding year
How Does Our Garden Grow?
The students in the upper school have been working hard to prepare the earth in the small garden plot in the old sheep paddock. A huge thank you to Amanda Marsh and Eric Simon for turning it over for us with their rototiller.
The preschool teachers are meeting next Friday with the founder of Early Sprouts, Dr. Karrie Kalich. We are excited to begin this as part of the early elementary program in the fall. For more information about this program you can view the website at
http://www.earlysprouts.org/contact.htm
Cheryl Bourassa is looking for volunteers to help with an exciting gardening project at the NHTI that would give low-income families a garden plot. See Cheryl if you have an interest in helping out with this.
Reggio Emilia, The Movie!!
We have rescheduled viewing of the Reggio Emilia video for
Monday June 8th at 6pm. If this is not a good time and you would like to borrow the DVD to watch on your own please let us know.
Portfolio Share
Upper school parents are welcome anytime between 3-5 on Thursday June 4th to come view their child’s portfolio of work. This is a great time to touch base with your child’s teacher and talk about the past year and the one ahead. If you can’t make this date be sure to get a copy of your child’s portfolio and find some time to review their work with them- it can be such a rewarding and enlightening experience for both of you.
End of Year Events
The Preschool teachers are hosting an end of year tea on June 16th from 11-12.
The Upper school will hold its end of year Awards Night Ceremony on Thursday June 18th from 6-7. Sign up with your child’s classroom teacher if you would like to help out with refreshments for either of these events.
HIS Online
Our new website is scheduled to be up and running sometime mid-June. Emails will go home to everyone soon with new passwords instructions. We have been working hard to develop this site with Ken Robbins and are hoping it will improve communication and make it easier for you to keep up with your child’s classroom events and activities.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees met this week and voted in their new officers. Carol Schaparia will be serving as the new Board Chair, Chuck Mills as Vice Chair, Leslie Grant will continue as Treasurer and Jayne Huxtable will serve as Secretary. After over twenty years on the School’s Board Paul Dann will be stepping down. We are so grateful for all of his support and guidance over the years and know that he will continue to be part of the HIS extended family.
Deb Marcou will be stepping down as Parent Liason to the board and was nominated and voted in as the first parent to serve as a Board member. Congratulations Deb!!! Traditionally we have had two parent liaisons to the board, if you are interested in being considered for this position, or are wondering what it entails, please speak to Heather.
Stonewall Mural
The children and I have been discussing what we should do with all of the stones they have earned and the consensus seems to be that we should start a more permanent mural with them in the Community Room that we can add to year after year by painting each stone with each child’s name and positive action on the wall. This would also allow us to send home the paper copies with the children as a memento of their year. If you are interested in helping with this project please stop in the office and let us know.
Pizza Forms
Pizza Forms for June are due in the office by Wednesday June 3rd. A reminder that Upper school students will not have Pizza on Wednesday June 10th as they will be out at Tuckernuck.
Looking Ahead
Mark your calendars for the first day of school Tuesday September 8th. We will be in touch over the summer with a more detailed calendar and more information about beginning of the year events.
