September 1st and three days of the new school year are already hist= ory

To: = Parents, Guardians and Students

From: Dr= . G.

Re: = DARE-ing yet Entertaining!

Date: = ; March 23, 2007<= /p>

Important notice of chang= e in Babysitting Class dates: The April 9^th meeting has been cancelled and the whole program h= as been moved forward to May 5^th= as the final class. A not= e will be sent home with students at their next regularly scheduled class. This will allow young ladies and th= eir parents to attend the AHM/Andover program in Marlborough. A gracious thank you goes to the instructor of the babysitting program for making this accommodation.

Another important notice:= The Science Fair will be held this coming Monday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. = Student exhibits must be set up at = the school in the library or on the stage on Sunday afternoon between 3:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. On Monday evening, students are req= uested to dismantle and bring home their projects as they will not be able to bring them home on the bus. Student= s who are unable, for whatever reason, to bring home the projects are asked to be sure parents pick up the project at school on Tuesday before the end of the day. Thank you, and please, everyone come out on Monday night to see what these “young scientists= ” have created.

Next Friday, March 30^th is a half day for all students to allow t= he teachers to engage in professional development activities. Dismissal will be at 1:00 p.m. for afternoon Kindergarten thr= ough 6^th grade. Mrs. Disco and Mrs. Paquette’s students’ play has been rescheduled to April 4^t=
h; more information will be coming from those classes. The St. Patrick’s Day bagpipe= music and cultural history program, so eloquently reported as occurring on Friday= the 16^th of March in last week’s memo, will indeed take place = next Thursday, March 29^th at 2:30 p.m. Write-ahead stories come back to bi= te the author when Mother Nature throws a snow day at a school district! Live and learn and come back to write another day!

Early Childhood Screenings are scheduled for April 12^{th for
four year olds and April 13^th for three year olds. Please call the school, 742-7339, to
schedule an appointment.}

Last night, student stars= shone brightly in the cafeteria of Andover Elementary School a= t the Candlelight Recital. Twenty-seven students stepped to the stage, mostly in solo performances, to sing, dance, or play a favorite tune= on their instrument of choice. T= he piano was a very popular choice as six students came forward with their she= et music in hand, or in head, and dazzled the audience with their selections w= hich included such numbers as: Funny Event, Spanish Caballero, Dublin Town, Arabesque, Prelude #1, and Minuet by Bach. Oh Danny Boy made it in on the= sax, and the Irish Step Dance reflected the celebration of last Saturday. Old Time Rock and Roll started off with some ‘50s dude in a leather jacket and shades flinging his comb (minus the Vitalus= …thank you very much) into the crowd, nearly taking out one of the patrons, and th= en bursting into song that sent the audience into a handclapping frenzy. When the last number was done, Ms.= Krinjak thanked Amanda Toupence for her stage assista= nce, which included keeping the CDs in sequence for the various performers. After that, Ms. K. was whole-hearti= ly thanked for her willingness to coordinate the evening of entertainment. This was the 21^st Candl= elight Recital at Andover Elementary. The following students participated in the program: Caryssa Propfe, Savannah Hoy, Abby Couto= , Lexie White, Colin McNeil, Bridget Fornabi, Nicolette Hill, = Darragh Geoghegan, Paige = Casey, Brooke Martins, Allison Reade, Kevin Brault, Johnny Golemba, C= harlene Bissell, Jane Komen, Jacob St. Jean, Alex Maneggia, Alec Rogasky, M= arissa Caron, Andrea Jaskulski, Tamer Nichols, Nikki <= span class=3DSpellE>Gostanian, Briana Geoghegan, Cecelia Tamburro, Shelby St. Pierre, Katie Wood, and Thomas Beebe. Excellent work everyone!

DARE Graduation is slated for Wednesday evening, March 28^t=
h. Sixth grade students will be recognized for their participation in and completion of this program design= ed to help students recognize the dangers inherent in drug, alcohol, and tobac= co use. They are also exposed to= the pressures that they will encounter along the adolescent path to adulthood.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Strategies to overcome these press= ures are discussed and a lot of research is done to educate students about the d= angers these substances can present in their lives and the lives of people close to “users”. These yo= ung adults are to be commended for their serious pursuit of knowledge in becomi= ng “non-dependent” young adults. DARE Essay Contest winners are Briana Geoghegan, Andrew = Burke, and Dalton Miner.

Results of The Green, the limerick contest sponsored by the Journal Inquir= er, showed Ms. Geiling’s grade 6 class receiv= ing Honorable Mention and Mrs. Hafner’s and M= r. Gasper’s grade 6 classes receiving recognition for their participatio= n in the contest. Andrew Burke sub= mitted the following limerick ditty:

There once was a man named Paul

Who sat on his horse very tall

He talked about Red Coats

They may come by sailboats

And we won the war after all

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“Cookie, Cookie, lend me your comb!”