June, 2008
Principal’s Note:
June is finally here! We have had a busy and productive school year! Thanks to the tireless efforts of teachers, staff, and parents, our children have had the opportunity to receive a first-rate education at Coffin and Gerry. It truly is a blessing to work in such a caring and dedicated school community.
The staff of Coffin and Gerry has done a fantastic job educating your children these past ten months. Between class presentations, shows, and in classroom performances, our children continue to do their best in all their efforts. This is due in large measure to the dedication of our teaching and support staff. If you have witnessed any of the many shows and presentations done by the children this spring, you will have seen first-hand the dedication and skill of our educators at Coffin and Gerry. If you get a chance, please be sure to take the opportunity and thank them for their work this year.
Though summer is a time to rest and enjoy the weather, it should also be a time to continue learning as well. The most important educational task parents can do for their children is to spend time reading with them. In a recent New York Times Book Review, it was noted: “Summer Reading is about teamwork—parents, teachers and children showing up for practice. It is not about showboating: Reading the most books, the most pages, racking up the numbers. It’s about patience, waiting for the right pitch, the book that comes right to you, and knocking that one out of the park.” Pertinent words indeed—for many of life’s activities.
Enjoy the summer, and
we will see you in September!
Third
Grade News:
The
third graders are wrapping up a very exciting and productive year. We
will be
very busy over the last couple of weeks. On Tuesday, June
10th the entire third grade will be going on a
MHTV
will broadcast
the 3rd Grade performance
The Patriots
Heroes
of the War of
Independence
on the following dates:
June 17th @7:30pm, June 18th @1pm, June 23 @1pm & 7:30pm, July 3rd
@7:30pm,
July 8th @7:30pm, July 31 @7:30pm &
August 1st @1pm
From the
I would like to thank all the parents who helped us band, dye, and wash our groovy tie-dyed t-shirts! We couldn’t have done it without you!
I will be sending student artwork home on the last week of school. Please send your child to school with a paper grocery bag on their last art day! If you have extra bags, they would be a welcome donation.
Ms. Herchenhahn
Teacher-Staff
Luncheon
A
wonderful time was had by all during the Teacher/Staff Appreciation
Luncheons. The delicious food and
pampering
were a real treat! We are truly lucky to
have such a supportive PTO. THANK
YOU!
Reminder
Please
call JoAnne or Linda if you have a change of address or
telephone
number. It is very important that we
keep your child’s records up to date and are able to reach you in an
emergency. Keep in mind that report
cards are
mailed home on the last day of school using the information that
you have
given us.
Lost &
Found
Missing
anything? Please
check the lost & found, it’s overflowing!
If not claimed the items at both schools will be donated
to the Magic Hat thrift shop on the last day of school.
From the
Library
Sincere
thanks to all students and parents for helping to
make our Spring Book Fair so successful! The students enjoyed
themselves
browsing and purchasing books for summer reading! We certainly
appreciated your
support and generosity. Thank you to all
the Book Fair volunteers, especially, Jill Dearborn and Lisa Glass, for
all
their efforts in making our book fair such a fun experience for all our
students!
We couldn’t have done it without all your help.
A BIG THANK
YOU to Mrs. Mills for all her efforts in
keeping us on track throughout the year!
Have a
wonderful summer! Judi Halks
The
following gift books were donated during the
The Coffin
Library donated I love you, Sleepyhead
in memory of Stephanie Colby’s mother Phyllis Adelia Randall.
The
Coffin/Gerry Family donated The Littlest
Owl and The Old House in
memory of Stephanie Colby’s mother Phyllis Adelia Randall.
The Tully
Family donated the new magic tree house “Dark Day in
the
Books
in honor of
teachers/ staff:
Mrs.
Bruett: The Great
Fuzz
Frenzy
by the
Paquette Family
W
is for Waves by the Robertson Family
Grandfather’s
Dance by the Rockett
Family
The
Ugly Duckling by the
Mrs.
Crosby: Zen Ties by the
Groom Family
Ms. Eaton:
When Sophie gets
Angry by the Zurn Family
Mrs. Hall: The Hello, Goodbye Window by the
Crouch Family
What
a day it was at School! & You
Read to Me, I’ll Read to You by the
Sullivan Family
Ugly
Duckling by the Rodgers Family
Mrs. Hooks: Henry’s Box,
What a Day it was at School! & Grandfather’s Dance
by the
Rockwell Family
The
Hello, Goodbye Window by the Wallen Family
Mrs.
Janock: W is for Woof by the
Hundahl Family
There’s
a Map on my Lap by the Rice Family
Graphic
Organizers by the Matthews Family
Fancy
Nancy Bonjour Butterfly by the
Mrs.
Kavanagh: Zen Ties by the
Moran Family
Ms.
Johnson: W is for
Woof by the Crouch Family
Graphic
Organizers by the Tompkins Family
Butterflies
& Caterpillars & Grace
for President by the
Mrs.
Pittore:
D
is for Drinking Gourd by the Gillis Family in memory of ‘Uncle Ron
Erbetta’, Catalina
Magdalena, Ready Freddy, Shark
Tooth Tale, Pirate School; the Curse of Snake Island,
Cam Jansen and the Secret Service
Mystery, Cam Jansen and the
Summer Camp Mystery,
A-Z;
the Jaguars Jewel, Geronimo
Stilton; Valley of the Giant
Skelton, Geronimo Stilton;
Geronimo and the Gold
Medal Mystery and Chocolate
Fever by the Jarvis Family
Ms.
Salkins: Pindula by the
Greville Family
Mrs.
Schiller & Mrs. Kraft:
Henry
&Mudge and the Big Sleepover
by the Brownie Troop #441
Amelia
Bedelia; Under Construction by the Brownie Troop #441
The
Library:
Marley:
A Dog like No Other by the Dearborn Family
Bad
Dog Marley by the Ehrenberg Family
Soupy
Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One by the
Fiegener
Family
Additional
Library Books from the Fair:
Dragons,
A Isn’t for Fox, LaRue for Mayor, D is for Drinking Gourd, Zen
Ties, Mike Lupica’s Comeback Kids, Swindle, Fly High Fly Guy, A Writing
Kind of
Day, Graphic Organizers for Teaching Poetry, The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!,
Guinness
World Records to the Extreme, Go, Go America, I Spy Christmas, I Spy
Mystery, I
Spy Year-Round Challenger! And I Spy Treasure Hunt
Upcoming June Dates:
10 Author’s
Breakfast – Mrs. Janock
10 Tide
Pooling – Ms. Hanlon
10 Tide
Pooling – Ms. Babbitt
10 Author’s
Breakfast – Ms. Johnson
10 3rd
Grade
11 Principal
for the Day “George”
11 Field
Trip – Mrs. Blake & Mrs. Quillen
11 Principal’s
Award Luncheon @Coffin
13 Coffin/
Gerry Field Day @Coffin NEW DATE
16 Family
Breakfast – Ms. Babbitt
16 3rd
Grade Field Trip
16 Author’s
Breakfast – Ms. Hanlon
18 Author’s
Breakfast – Mrs. Drummond
18 Year
End Party – Ms. Hanlon @Gerry
19 Nature
Walk – Mrs. Gay
19 Students’
last day
19 School
Committee 7:30pm @HS
See you in September!