Events at a Glance
Notes From the Principal It's been a very busy, but productive week at the Ray School. With Grade 4 students traveling to and from Camp Brook, Grade 5 students visiting to the water reclamation plant, and Grade 2 students visiting their habitat study center - the forest - there has been great learning for all, including the principal! I visited each of the habitat study centers with students and watched as they followed the scientific method using inquiry as their compass. Many thanks to the 30 or more parents and community members who attended this week's Principal Forum. It was an informative session filled with many great questions on school goals, Common Core State Standards, and revised report cards. We even toured the school to see the wonderful renovations and caught a glimpse of the new grade 4 classrooms. I hope you enjoy your weekend. Ray School News Ms. Brauch and Mr. Condon are in need of some help to assist with assessing students during fitness testing. Students in grades 3-5 will participate in the Personal Best Day challenges of the pushup, curl-up, back saver sit and reach, and trunk lift Fitness Gram fitness tests on the following days. If you can help with ANY of these classes, please email Ms. Brauch at clare.brauch@rayschool.org. Your child need not be in the class in order to help out. For more information on the FitnessGram fitness tests, please visit the Ray School Phys Ed website. Monday, October 6 Force & Sexton's classes 8:30-9:15am Ujlaky & Scribner's classes 9:15-10:00am Crawford & Lumsden's classes 10:00-10:45am Simmers & Amrhein's classes 10:45-11:30am Bell & Clifford's classes 12:30-1:15pm Tuesday, October 7 Stone & Feuer's classes 8:30-9:15am Wednesday, October 8 Hjelt's class 10:00-10:45am Playground Safety & Cleanliness Thanks
to community support over the years, we have one of the most desirable
playgrounds in the area. For safety and consistency, we request that
school time playground rules need to be followed during after school
hours. Please remember that children must have adult supervision at all
times. Children are NOT allowed to climb the trees on school property
and equipment is to be used ONLY for activities for which it was
designed. For example, the colorful baskets near Little Playpace are
for shooting balls, not for climbing. A complete list of the playground
rules can be obtained in the school handbook. Appendix D. If you do use
the playground over the weekend or after school hours, please take the
time to clean up after yourself and your children. Thank you for
helping us keep the playground safe and clean for the children.Notes From the Ray Cafe If you prefer to pay by cash or check, please be sure to include your child's first and last name. Checks should be made out to Hanover School District. Please be sure to keep your accounts funded so they do not fall into a negative balance. For more information, please visit the Ray School web site and click on the Ray Cafe page. There you will find information on price of lunch, milk choices, monthly menu and other helpful information. Notes From the Health Office Student Influenza Immunizations In
partnership with the NH Department of Health and Human Services,
the Ray School will be offering student influenza vaccinations. The date
of this clinic is Thursday, October 23rd, during the school day. Hopefully you will find a letter and consent form sent home in your child's backpack today, or early next week. If you would like your child to receive the influenza vaccination, please fill out the consent form completely and return both copies to school. Injections and nasal mist will be offered, however you must answer several questions to determine if your child is eligible for the nasal mist. At the clinic, children will be given the vaccine by trained medical professionals. You can find answers to frequently asked questions about school influenza vaccine administration on the health office website. I will also be linking CDC fact sheets for you to review both injectable and nasal mist vaccinations. Please call the health office if you have any questions. Lice Report A case of lice was reported in fifth grade. Please be diligent in checking your child's head for the presence of lice. If you find lice, please let the health office know, and inform families of any recent playdates or sleepovers. Notes from the Ray School PTO Ray School PTO at the Hanover Fall Fest Today, Friday, October 3rd, is the 2nd annual Hanover Fall Fest at Storrs Pond from 3:30 - 6:30. There will be games, an inflatable bouncy house, food, live music and more. The Ray School PTO will be there, so stop by and have some fun. See you there! Remember to check out the Ray School PTO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rayschoolpto. To be sure that you will see posts, select "Get Notifications" under the"Liked" drop down. Howe Library - Ray School PTO Costume Swap Attention Trick-or-Treaters and CHaD Hero Participants! Sunday, October 5th 1-3 pm at the Howe Library Children's Room Bring a gently-used costume or pick one and leave a food donation for the Haven. Are you and your kids participating in the CHaD HERO races and need a costume? Or do you have last year’s superhero costumes to donate? If you cannot make it to the swap but have a costume to donate, there will be a donation box at the Ray School on the week of September 29th. Your generosity is appreciated! Questions? Please contact Maribel Souther at marchez96@gmail.com PTO Directories The PTO is again beyond grateful to Mary Dyke for her expertise and generous assistance with preparing the directory! Wednesday, October 8 is WALK to School Day The Ray School will provide walking chaperones from the following parts of town. We will NOT be providing bike riding chaperones for the elementary students like RMS does. Please remember to walk safely by using sidewalks when they are available, walk facing traffic and share the road when a sidewalk is not available (Rip Road), cross all roadways together as one large group, and wear bright colors so drivers can see you on these foggy mornings! Wyeth & Dunster at 6:55am on to Brook Rd at 7am; P.E. teacher Clare Brauch will lead this group to the Dartmouth Green to meet with the group at the Green. Dartmouth Green at 7:15; Clare Brauch will walk with the group from the Green down Lyme Road and on to the Ray School via Reservoir Road. Balch & Park Street meeting up with the Green walkers @ 7:25am; Suzi Curtis will lead this group Bottom of hill at Camp Brook Road @ 7:40am and on to meet the group at the bottom of MacDonald Drive at 7:45am; Aricca Van Citters will lead this group Meadow Lane (Verona, Willow Springs) @ 7:25am (parents will need to walk children to the Pine Drive junction) Kingsford, Rayton, Haskins & Low @ 7:30am; Holly Hjelt will help children cross East Wheelock safely to get to Rip Road. Group will walk down Rip Road, meeting Meadow Lane group at Pine Drive @ 7:35am. Please use caution on Rip Road as there is no sidewalk! Lieutenant Evans will help keep children safe on Rip Road. Please walk no more than two by two, on the left hand side facing traffic, share the road with cars, and wear bright colors! Fletcher Circle @7:50am; Barbara Fittro will lead this group. Curtiss neighborhood @7:55am will walk as usual. PTO Fall Picnic & Dance Friday, October 17th Picnic 5:30-6pm (weather permitting) Dance 6-7pm, dance to the music of The FlamesOf Local Interest Please use the contact information provided for additional information regarding these events.
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