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June 20, 2014

JUNE 20, 2014

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Monday, June 23

Last Day of School, K-6, 11:30 dismissal

Wednesday, August 27

First Day of School, K-6

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IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE

Congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 2014. We wish you all the best next year and for all the years to come!

Daniel Block

Jhonatan Block

Rosie Dinsmore

Thomas Dion

Miles Gillett

Mosiayah Harvey Ahmai

Ethan Howard

Rebecca Karlin

Brook Karsten

Karta Khalsa

Cole LaClaire

Veronica Lashway

Amelia McMahan

Callie Pittman

Alexsander O’Connell-Toplitz

Ella Seward

Rheannon Stewart

Georgia Young

SPOTLIGHT ON . . .

This will be my last Friday Post. I have enjoyed writing about our school and all the wonderful moments that have happened in the last 14 years. It is a special thing to have spent your working life among children. They are so very real! My best wishes go to all of the LES families. You will always be in my heart.

- Anne Ross

SURVEY FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

You’ll find a survey attached to this Post. The committee would love to get your input. Please complete the survey and return it to school before June 30^th. If you would prefer to take the survey online, please go to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RCY3J3S

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS POST

The School Committee minutes from May 5^th meeting are attached to this Post. Also, the calendar for the 2014-2015 school year is attached.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Monday is the last day of school. Dismissal will be at 11:30. The Afterschool Program will be open for any students currently enrolled in the program.

LEVERETT LIBRARY NEWS

Summer Reading at the Library: Reading is for the Dogs (and Cats!)

Participate in our Summer Reading Program and raise money to help support the Dakin Animal Shelter.

Special Events:

•On Thursday, July 31st at 3:30: Join us for a presentation by Teaching Creatures on Biomimicry- technology inspired by animals.

• Wednesday, August 13 at 6:30 pm: Sciencetellers will be the library! Join us as we learn about the science of fire and ice through the tale of "Dragons & Dreams." Wouldn't dragon's breath be an amazing sight to see? Well, get ready to see it ... feel it ... smell it ... maybe even taste it! This story features interactive science experiments with dry ice, flash paper, exploding bottles, and much more.

• And on Thursday August 21st , join us for our end of summer party food and fun and a check presentation to Dakin!

Thanks to the Friends of the Library for their support.

Other events at the Library:

• Friday, June 20th at 7:30 the Library Film Club presents Captain Phillips, a Best Picture nominee starring Tom Hanks. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

• Thursday, June 26, 3:30-4:15 Lego Club!! Get ready for a new building challenge- please register.

• Also on Thursday, June 26, at 7pm, join us for a visit from local author James Scott who will talk about his acclaimed debut novel, The Kept. Scott's bleak western-style tale of revenge set in 19th Century Upstate New York has been compared to the work of Cormac McCarthy. The library has copies of The Kept available for check out,

• Saturday June 28^th at 1:30 The Lego Movie! Fun for all ages-come in out of the heat and enjoy. Everything in "The Lego Movie" is, indeed, awesome. (Roger Ebert.com).

• Music on the Patio Series, Thursday nights from 7-8

July 10: Quebecois folk with the French Press

July 17: Same Old Blues

July 24: The Bees Knees International Café Orchestra-The soundtrack for a black & white movie

July 31: Jazz with Masala

August 7: Folk music with Austin and Elliott

August 14 : The Juggler Meadow String Band - Americana music

PTO NEWS

The PTO would like to wish everyone a wonderful summer. Thank you for your support. Congratulations to the sixth graders!

If you have ordered a t-shirt, they did not arrive in time and money will be refunded in the next week, as will money for the Wine Tasting. These will come by a check in the mail.

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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

(Items listed here are not school sponsored)

Need care for your children this summer? College student and LES alum Lily Stratford is looking for a part-time summer job. She has a car. Please call her at 367-9220.

Hi, my name is Gabe Kaufman. I am a 19 year old college student and a Leverett Elementary School alum. I will be home this summer from the beginning of June until late August and am looking for work. I am available to house sit and care for animals as well as other jobs you might need around the house. You can reach me at 413-687-1776 or email me at [email protected].

I love kids and I enjoy taking care of them. I can be strict and playful. I’ve had two jobs before, both with two children at the same time. References available upon request, plus my Mom would be willing to put in a good word for me . I can take care of kids from two to eight years old, both boys ad girls, and I can work after school and on weekends. Please call me if you need a babysitter! Amelia @ 413-549-5909. I am 12 years old, responsible, and hard working. My rate is $5 an hour per child.

HORSE RIDING SUMMER CAMP

Heartland Farm – 72 Station Road - Amherst, MA

A fun, safe, and educational hands-on experience for beginners and advanced riders 6 years old and up.

Students have riding lessons as well as chaperoned trail rides, horse care instruction, and stable work each day.

Full day (9am-3pm) - $350 per week

Half day (9am-12:30pm) - $250 per week

Camp weeks offered:

June 30—July 4, July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25

August 4-8, August 11-15, August 18-22

For more information or to print an application, visit: http://www.heartland-farm.com/

Or call Diana or Beth at: 413-253-6611

Summer is HERE! Interested in planting the seed of creativity and self-confidence in your child? Multi-Arts' summer program is here for you! This fun program will awaken and develop your child’s creative powers and stimulate, provoke, and engage your child’s imagination. There is still time to sign up your 4-13 year old(s) for our summer workshops, or you can choose our one day or half day options. Please visit us at multi-arts.org to learn more about Multi-Arts and our 2014 summer offerings, or call 413-584-7951. Check our NEW program for children 2 & 3 years old with their caregivers.

LES Alum, responsible 15 year old girl available for babysitting. Please call Anju at 549-0525.

LES Alum, hardworking high school senior available for yard work and dog walking. Please call Dae at 549-0525."

Help us raise $30,000 by June 30th to keep our doors open for youth! Youth Action Coalition is running an Indiegogo Campaign to raise the funds we need to continue our vital Arts-for-Change programs. We need your help. This year we were hit hard with decreases in state and federal budget cuts in arts and after-school programming. Grants that have sustained us for years are drying up, and immediate prospects are slim. The staff and board are working diligently to secure grants and other financial support and are confident that they will be able to do so, but we need your help now to make sure programming can continue this fall. We need to raise $30,000 by June 30th to keep our essential programs running for the 2014-15 year. As Youth Action Coalition enters a leadership transition, your support now is more important than ever. Please visit this website to donate:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/youth-action-coalition-needs-your-help-to-keep-arts-for-change-aliveIndiegogo is an international crowdfunding site helping individuals and groups raise funds for their projects and programs.

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