Newbury Elementary School Phone: 802-866-5621 Fax: 802-866-3345 PO Box 68 Newbury, VT 05051 Note: Annual Reports were mailed to all Newbury residents. You can also access the report by clicking here. A big thank you to our community for your support of our school and our 2013-2014 budget. Thanks for voting! Special Dates It is the Year of the Book here at NES! Please check out our Family Information page here for details on all of the benefits of the Year of the Book grant. Watch a video featuring CLiF's programs: (NES is one of the stars of the show!) Watch the Book Trailers created as part of the CLiF grant. Newbury's own Richard Waterhouse helped us with the project. Thanks, Richard! May 22 Early Release Dismissal 12:10 pm Teacher inservice in the afternoon. May 22 Kindergarten Registration 1-2:00 pm and again from 5-6:00 PM May 27 Memorial Day No School May 28 Annual Newbury Village Meeting 6:00 PM in the Gym. May 28 Parent Appreciation Night 5:30-8:00 PM On the Common and in the school Free Dinner (5:30-6:30) Child Workshops Solar Telescope viewing May 29 Crazy Hat & Hair Day Final CLiF Book Giveaway May 30 Student of the Month Assembly 8:00 AM in the Gym. Optimism is the character trait of the month. Dot's Diner Monday, May 20 Breakfast: Yogurt, cereal, juice, milk* Lunch: Italian dunkers, broccoli, fruit, milk Breakfast: Bagels, cereal, juice, milk* Lunch: Macaroni & cheese, green beans, fruit, milkWednesday, May 22 Breakfast: French toast sticks, cereal, juice, milk* Lunch: Meatball or BBQ subs, potato wedges, fruit, milk* Thursday, May 23 Breakfast: Waffles, cereal, juice, milk* Lunch: Roast turkey, dressing, peas, fruit, milk* Friday, May 24 Breakfast: Pizza muffins, cereal, juice, milk* Lunch: Pigs-in-a-blanket, salad, fruit, milk* Breakfast Prices: $1.25 (Free & reduced are free) Lunch Prices: Student = $2.50 Student Reduced = .40 Adult = $3.50 Please note: The price increase is required by the USDA. *Please pay for milk each Monday as there will be no charging for milk, thanks! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ | FEATURED QUOTE
Do you have a poem, story, or quote you'd like to see featured? Send it to Mr. Lindsley The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. ~B.B. King ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dig In with NES! * NEW* Starting the week of May 20th, NES students and staff will
be planting and maintaining vegetable gardens on land donated for use by Kevin
and Melanie Lawrence. Within walking distance of the school, the garden space
offers a wonderful chance for the school to build on projects already in place
(Mrs. Taylor's raised beds and potatoes, Mr. Goodell's composting, Mrs. Ulrich's raised bed) as well as create new
opportunities for students to connect with the land, grow healthy food, and
learn by doing…which is how many of us learn best!
During the summer months, the children in the Tenney Library Summer Reading Program, Dig In to Reading, will maintain the gardens. Donations of gardening supplies as well as seeds and sets are needed. Please bring to the school if you have any extras around! Shovels Rakes Trowels Hoes Wooden stakes Hoses Kid-sized gloves Onion sets Seed potatoes Vegetable seeds: Pumpkins Squash Kale Lettuce Beans (pole or bush) 4 or 6 packs of started plants: Tomatoes Basil Thank you so much! Newbury Rec Department News *Tennis will be on Tues & Fri. @5PM &5:45PM. *T-Ball Practice Wed. @ 5PM *T-Ball Game Sat. May 18-Home vs. Piermont @10AM *Minor League Baseball -Games Tues. 5/21- Home vs. Bradford @5:30 Fri. 5/24-Away @ Waits River - White @5:30 *Major League Baseball -Games Mon. 5/20 Away @ Waits River @ 5:30 Thurs. 5/23 Home vs. Haverhill @ 5:30 *Major League Softball - Games Mon. 5/20 Home vs. Bradford @5:30 Thurs. 5/23 Away @ Bradford @5:30 Girls on the Run Practice is every Tues. & Wed. 3-4:30 PM. Please be prompt when picking up the girls. NO PRACTICE ON WED. 5/22 due to early releaseOur Mission Newbury Elementary School is a community of motivated learners dedicated to the development and success of the whole child by promoting a positive climate, staff collaboration, family support, and high standards. Our School Newbury Elementary School is located on the Newbury Village Common in the lovely Cohase region of Vermont along the Connecticut River. Our talented staff is dedicated to a humanistic approach to teaching and learning. We view ourselves as a community of learners and our teachers see themselves as active participants in the learning process. Students learn "how to learn" and are expected to be fully engaged in the process of inquiry and responsible class discussion. Our goal is to enable students to become more active and responsible for their own learning processes. Newbury students have many opportunities to learn from their local community as well. We have many local farms and organizations that invite our students to visit and explore the world outside of school. To prepare our students for the challenges of adolescence, social thinking and personal development is also part of our school's academic focus. |
