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| Monday, June 7, 2010 |
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| ALL SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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| THIS IS THE LAST NEWSLETTER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! |
| Have a wonderful summer. |
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| ATTENTION SECOND GRADE PARENTS: |
| There has been a case of pink eye, conjunctivitis, reported in second grade. If your son exhibits any symptoms please see his pediatrician right away. If your son does have pink eye, keep him at home until he is no longer contagious. Thank you. |
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| THE FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL!! WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 IS TIE DAY AND EARLY DISMISSAL: |
K-3rd GRADERS should wear a white shirt and nice pants.
4th-8th GRADERS should wear a white dress shirt and tie.
8th Graders should wear a sport coat (a suit is also o.k.) and nice dress shoes. |
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| DISMISSAL TIMES FOR THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: |
Kindergarten: 10:30 on SCOTT ST
1st GRADERS: 10:30 on JACKSON ST
2nd GRADERS: 10:45 on SCOTT ST
3rd GRADERS: 10:45 on JACKSON ST
4th GRADERS: 11:00 on SCOTT ST
5th-7th GRADERS: 11:00 on JACKSON St.
Grade 8 has graduation rehearsal until 1:30pm |
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| PARENT REMINDER: |
| If you prefer to pay tuition in 12, 10 or 4 installments, please enroll right away in the Tuition Management Installment Plan. For your convenience, the amounts of annual tuition for the 2010-2011 school year are: Grades K-4 $24,430; Grade 5 $25,580 (includes laptop fee); Grades 6-8 $25,370. Don't forget to deduct the $500 enrollment deposit. Please contact Marie Shapiro, Registrar, with questions, 415.921.6335 ext. 114. |
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| ATTENTION K-7 GRADE PARENTS: 2010-2011 Emergency forms are past due! |
| These forms have been personalized with your family's information and were mailed home several weeks ago. On the reverse side you will see the Parent Field Trip Transportation form as well. Completed forms were due Friday, May 21, so please turn them in as soon as possible to Lindsey Buendia in the front office. Thank you. |
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| SUMMER READING! |
| Looking for summer reading recommendations? Take a look at the Town Library's reading lists page, where you will find thematic and leveled reading lists of books selected by the Town librarians. |
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| SUMMER READING FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM: |
| Click here to read about our summer reading project, Three Cups of Tea. |
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| AND NOW FOR YOUR OWN READING PLEASURE.... |
| Click here for the latest issue of the Parents' Association newsletter. Paper copies were sent home with the students last week. Happy Reading! |
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ATTENTION VORACIOUS READERS AND BOOK COLLECTORS: |
The Town School Clothes Closet has a very unique item in-store right now:
Jerediah Smith and His Maps of the American West
Authors: Dale L. Morgan and Carl I. Wheat, with an introduction by Carl I. Wheat
Copyright 1954 by the San Francisco California Historical Society
Value: $750; Clothes Closet price: $600
Please let your bibliophile friends know about this wonderful find!! |
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| LOOK FOR THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION SUMMER E-MAILING THIS SUMMER! |
| It will be sent to you from Lindsey Buendia, the same way we send out the weekly reminder for the Wednesday eNewsletter. The e-mailing will contain a lot of important information and sign ups for the coming school year. |
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| ATTENTION PARENTS: YOUR SON CAN JOIN A FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TEAM! |
The FIRST Lego League introduces students ages 9-14 to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. The team researches the challenge together, and builds a programmable robot to compete against other teams in a tournament. More details are online. The "Storming Forward" team is registered and is looking for additional interested kids. A team is 3 to 10 children and will meet weekly starting the first week of September through November or December, depending on tournament schedules. Email John Roberts or phone him at (415) 519-3750 if you are interested in learning more. The roster will be set in June, though there will be no regular meetings until the fall. |
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| SPORTS PAGE |
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| ATTENTION STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THE 4th, 5th, 6th, AND 7th GRADES! |
| An email was sent several weeks ago with all the 2010-2011 Town Sports Information. If you did not receive it, please click on the grade-specific links below. You need Microsoft Word to be able to open these. There are copies of the letters in the boxes to the right of the front office. After reading the document below, you can fill out the Athletic Interest Form for 2010-2011 by clicking here. PLEASE COMPLETE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Contact Chesed Reyes with any questions. |
| Class of 2011 |
| Class of 2012 |
| Class of 2013 |
| Class of 2014 |
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| LACROSSE: |
| All players should turn in the Town uniform to the PE office as soon as possible. If you borrowed any lacrosse equipment, please return to David Lee. Thank you. |
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| MORTON FIELD THIS SUMMER: |
| Morton will be closed again this August for reseeding. Please help us keep people off the field in August so it will be in the best possible condition for the fall soccer season. Thank you and go Tigers! Contact Chesed Reyes with any questions. |
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| OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL |
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| INFORMATION ON SUMMER CAMPS AT TOWN SCHOOL: |
| Unfortunately, Mr. Goldman and Mr. Love will not be holding summer camps at Town School this year, due to low enrollment. If you have any questions about your check already submitted, please contact Bret Goldman. |
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| Mr. Love is still planning to have his "Elite Camp," which is the week of June 21st. For more information contact Reggie Love via email or at extension 176. |
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| Click here for information on Steve and Kate's Camp, at Town School June 14-August 20. |
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| GYLI MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: |
"Awakening to the Science of our World", a five-day leadership institute for rising 7th and 8th grade students, will be held at Marin Country Day School from August 1-5. Students and faculty at the MSLI will be introduced to the ideas of race, culture, and religion, and the role that these ideas play in the formation of personal identity. Beyond this multi-cultural experience, the MSLI will focus on basic environmental issues. At the end of the program, students and teachers will create Leader Learning Plans, which will help them to become leaders in the process of creating change in their schools and communities at home. Learn more at the Global Youth Leadership Institute website by clicking on "programs" and then "middle school". |
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| JJ'S SUMMER TENNIS CAMP: |
| This summer, the head tennis coaches of Lowell High School and University High School, as well as former Division 1 collegiate tennis players, are running a summer tennis camp at Lowell High School for ages 5-18. Lowell has ten courts to play on, so individual attention will be a priority. The camp features tournaments, footwork and agility drills, nutritionists and sports psychologists, hitting for prizes, and lots of tennis. The camp runs June 14 through August 20, and is for players of all abilities. Please email James Rosenheim for more details, or phone him at (415) 350-7577. |
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| SUMMER VOLLEYBALL CAMP AT USF: |
| For information regarding USF Volleyball camps this summer, click here. |
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