March 7th
Happening this week: all the fun of the Boar Cup!
The quest for the Boar Cup will begin Monday, March 8 with opening ceremonies at 2:25 in Braemar. The 6th, 7th and 8th grades will compete in over 30 different events during the course of the week in order to declare themselves Boar Cup Champions 2010. The events will take place during a special Boar Cup assembly each day (2:25 – 3:55), during recess, sports time and also at the Boar Ball which takes place on Thursday from 4:00 – 6:00. The Boar Ball is not a required event although many events take place at this time, including the presentation of the class mural, the always-popular Lip Sync contest and finally the awarding of the Boar Cup to the champion class. The students have spent this week signing up for the different events and planning their strategy. This is the 11th annual Boar Cup and it looks as though each class has the spirit and energy to do very well.
We will do our best to have all events on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday end by 4:00 so that all students are out for dismissal. However, sometimes a game, contest or event may run a little late so please be patient in carpool or just come a few minutes later. The Boar Ball on Thursday will run until 6:00, all are invited to come in and watch.
Gain at GUS is an academic enrichment program for scholastically talented, underserved students in the fourth and fifth grades at local area public schools. Tuition will be provided at no cost to the students thanks to a matching grant from the North Shore United Way. The program will take place at Glen Urquhart School in [...]
Fifth grader Jack Norton was one of 6 students in grades 5-8 chosen from over 400 nominees around the country to take part in the Mark Twain Young Authors Workshop in Hannibal, MO, for a week this summer. The program is co-sponsored by the HATS (High Achieving Talented Students) Program at Stetson University in DeLand, [...]
Upper schoolers enjoyed an exciting presentation on Monday by The Weather Man, NECN’s Matt Noyes. He answered many burning questions about the weather, lightning, and his job. Watch out for GUS on NECN this week, or on Matt’s web page. http://www.mattnoyes.net/
The first grade will start collecting books after March break for their annual book drive. Over vacation, if you happen to be doing your spring cleaning, look for slightly used children’s and young adult books. We will be providing you with dates soon.
