Thursday, November 22, 2007
October Happenings - don't miss out
BAKED BEADS 15th annual Columbus Day Weekend Jewelry Clearance Sale. Below wholesale prices starting at $2 - earrings, bracelets, rings, toe rings, beads, hair accessories, scarves, belts, umbrellas, reading glasses, eyeglass chains and more!
The Berlin PTNA will receive 10% of sales based on receipts turned into us and mailed in. October 5th - 7th 10am - 5pm Under the tent on Route 100 (46 Carroll Road) in Waitsfield next to the Big Picture Theater & Cafe. Cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa accepted for payment. Please send receipts to school in an envelope marked Baked Beads by October 26th. Please let your friends, family and neighbors know about the sale and that we're collecting receipts!
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The Berlin PTNA is looking for people to become involved - cochair, treasurer and secretary along with people who can help out with specific projects. Please contact Donna Barr or Corinne Stridsberg for more information. The first meeting of the year will be announced in a few days.
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Genevieve fundraising catalogs to benefit the Berlin PTNA went home with Berlin Elem. students on Friday. Orders are due in by October 12th. If using a check, please make it payable to BERLIN SCHOOL PTNA. If you want out of town friends and family to be able to support this fundraiser, they can go on line to: http://www.genevieves.com and enter our school account number: 5355 along with your child's name, teacher and grade details on the "my account information" page. the Berlin PTNA will receive the profit. Of course instead of using this fundraising catalog, the PTNA will also accept a cash donation, or your help with other projects or more hands on type of fundraisers!
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Montpelier Youth Chess Club with Bob Nichols has resumed at the Kellogg Hubbard Library, Wednesdays, 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This is a great opportunity which I hope many youth will be able to take advantage of.
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Winter Swim Lessons - Derek at First in Fitness tells me you should contact him (dthorpe@firstinfitness.com) for details regarding lessons. Usually they're held once a week on the weekends, mid to late morning time frame. The cost is $50 for members and $75 for non-members for the five half hour lessons. The groups are much smaller than the community swim lessons in the summer with only 4 or 5 kids.
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Central VT Swim Club registration is October 15th 5-6 pm downstairs at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. The swim club meets from late October to late February. For more details see http://socialenergy.blogspot.com
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Jennie Thompson will continue as the leader for Jr. Girl Scouts this year. She is looking for parent volunteers to help out. Jr. Girl Scouts is open to girls in grades 4-6. First meeting on September 19, 2007. All Girls are welcome. We will meet every other week. This year it will be held on Wednesdays right after school, at Berlin Elementary School. If anyone has questions, please call Jennie at 279-6225.
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Book Swap - If you've been thinking of joining http://www.paperbackswap.com don't delay. Currently new members receive 3 credits when they have logged 9 paperback books they are willing to mail to a person requesting. Typically it costs about $2 for you to mail a book and in turn you use a credit and one is mailed to you at no charge. On October 5th that policy will change and it will be 2 credits for 10 paperback books posted. Please be sure to use my email address corinne.s@comcast.net as the person who referred you! There are 1,525,165+ available on this site so you're bound to find something you like - you can search by title or author and the books are categorized also. There are even specials where you can use one credit to receive more than one book - ask me about it if you're new to the site.
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The U-32 Boosters next meeting is in November, updates can be found in the monthly U-32 Newsletter. Boosters is looking for help in the concession stand (their largest generator of money for grants). Boosters is also looking for someone to sell 50/50 raffle tickets for the football season, so if there is a middle school parent out there who usually comes to the home games because their son or daughter likes to attend, maybe they would be interested in working the crowd during the game to sell tickets.
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Remember Jeremy Bazur who was the art teacher at Berlin? Some of you may not realize that he has a website with some artwork available: http://www.jeremybazur.com/
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ONION RIVER SOCCER
The Onion River Soccer Club is a volunteer, non-profit organization created for and committed to promoting soccer for children ages 9-14. The Club serves the towns in the U-32 and Montpelier School districts.
The Spring Program fields teams at U10, U12, and U14 age levels from late April through June. The program includes practice sessions 2 days a week plus 1 or 2 games each week (games are Sunday afternoons and/or Friday evenings) There are optional tournaments which may require additional fees.
If there are too many players in an age group for one team, an evaluation practice will be held on Nov 4th. The cost is $75 per player for U10 and U12 and $85 for U14. In addition, each player must have an Onion River Soccer Jersey that can be purchased for $25. Payment is due in full by Dec 10. 10% discount for 2nd child.
Players must register by Oct 20, 2007. Send the following information to Rob Allen, 50 Bosworth Rd, Berlin, VT 05602 or email the information to orsoccer@comcast.net (Player's name, Birthdate, Address, City / State / Zip, Home Phone & email address, and Parents names)
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Violin/Cello Lessons - Berlin students interested in playing violin or cello should contact Ruth Einstein at 522-2823, or vtstringschool1@yahoo.com. Lesson cost is $18.50 per half hour session. Scholarship support is available for students in need.
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Instruments - if you have a musical instrument that isn't in use which you'd be willing to donate to the school, our music department would be interested in having it donated. Thanks for considering this!
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Substitutes needed - If you would like a job that allows you to select your own days, have very limited responsibility outside of work time, and be available to your child(ren) before and after school, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for! Educational requirement is a high school diploma, with two years of university study highly desired. We will provide training and support to be successful. If you go through the process to place yourself on the "sub list", you can specify preferences as far as days of the week, grade levels, subjects (physical education, art, music), etc. Some subs even go as far as to only book in advance and thereby avoid early morning or last minute phone calls. Any and all subs are greatly appreciated and their wishes are honored. Subs are also needed in the Maintenance Department to fill in for illness and vacations, usually in the evenings. Contact Lisa Stoudt, Berlin Sub Coordinator (and Administrative Assistant to Principal Watson).
The Berlin PTNA will receive 10% of sales based on receipts turned into us and mailed in. October 5th - 7th 10am - 5pm Under the tent on Route 100 (46 Carroll Road) in Waitsfield next to the Big Picture Theater & Cafe. Cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa accepted for payment. Please send receipts to school in an envelope marked Baked Beads by October 26th. Please let your friends, family and neighbors know about the sale and that we're collecting receipts!
***
The Berlin PTNA is looking for people to become involved - cochair, treasurer and secretary along with people who can help out with specific projects. Please contact Donna Barr or Corinne Stridsberg for more information. The first meeting of the year will be announced in a few days.
***
Genevieve fundraising catalogs to benefit the Berlin PTNA went home with Berlin Elem. students on Friday. Orders are due in by October 12th. If using a check, please make it payable to BERLIN SCHOOL PTNA. If you want out of town friends and family to be able to support this fundraiser, they can go on line to: http://www.genevieves.com and enter our school account number: 5355 along with your child's name, teacher and grade details on the "my account information" page. the Berlin PTNA will receive the profit. Of course instead of using this fundraising catalog, the PTNA will also accept a cash donation, or your help with other projects or more hands on type of fundraisers!
***
Montpelier Youth Chess Club with Bob Nichols has resumed at the Kellogg Hubbard Library, Wednesdays, 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This is a great opportunity which I hope many youth will be able to take advantage of.
***
Winter Swim Lessons - Derek at First in Fitness tells me you should contact him (dthorpe@firstinfitness.com) for details regarding lessons. Usually they're held once a week on the weekends, mid to late morning time frame. The cost is $50 for members and $75 for non-members for the five half hour lessons. The groups are much smaller than the community swim lessons in the summer with only 4 or 5 kids.
***
Central VT Swim Club registration is October 15th 5-6 pm downstairs at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. The swim club meets from late October to late February. For more details see http://socialenergy.blogspot.com
***
Jennie Thompson will continue as the leader for Jr. Girl Scouts this year. She is looking for parent volunteers to help out. Jr. Girl Scouts is open to girls in grades 4-6. First meeting on September 19, 2007. All Girls are welcome. We will meet every other week. This year it will be held on Wednesdays right after school, at Berlin Elementary School. If anyone has questions, please call Jennie at 279-6225.
***
Book Swap - If you've been thinking of joining http://www.paperbackswap.com don't delay. Currently new members receive 3 credits when they have logged 9 paperback books they are willing to mail to a person requesting. Typically it costs about $2 for you to mail a book and in turn you use a credit and one is mailed to you at no charge. On October 5th that policy will change and it will be 2 credits for 10 paperback books posted. Please be sure to use my email address corinne.s@comcast.net as the person who referred you! There are 1,525,165+ available on this site so you're bound to find something you like - you can search by title or author and the books are categorized also. There are even specials where you can use one credit to receive more than one book - ask me about it if you're new to the site.
***
The U-32 Boosters next meeting is in November, updates can be found in the monthly U-32 Newsletter. Boosters is looking for help in the concession stand (their largest generator of money for grants). Boosters is also looking for someone to sell 50/50 raffle tickets for the football season, so if there is a middle school parent out there who usually comes to the home games because their son or daughter likes to attend, maybe they would be interested in working the crowd during the game to sell tickets.
***
Remember Jeremy Bazur who was the art teacher at Berlin? Some of you may not realize that he has a website with some artwork available: http://www.jeremybazur.com/
***
ONION RIVER SOCCER
The Onion River Soccer Club is a volunteer, non-profit organization created for and committed to promoting soccer for children ages 9-14. The Club serves the towns in the U-32 and Montpelier School districts.
The Spring Program fields teams at U10, U12, and U14 age levels from late April through June. The program includes practice sessions 2 days a week plus 1 or 2 games each week (games are Sunday afternoons and/or Friday evenings) There are optional tournaments which may require additional fees.
If there are too many players in an age group for one team, an evaluation practice will be held on Nov 4th. The cost is $75 per player for U10 and U12 and $85 for U14. In addition, each player must have an Onion River Soccer Jersey that can be purchased for $25. Payment is due in full by Dec 10. 10% discount for 2nd child.
Players must register by Oct 20, 2007. Send the following information to Rob Allen, 50 Bosworth Rd, Berlin, VT 05602 or email the information to orsoccer@comcast.net (Player's name, Birthdate, Address, City / State / Zip, Home Phone & email address, and Parents names)
***
Violin/Cello Lessons - Berlin students interested in playing violin or cello should contact Ruth Einstein at 522-2823, or vtstringschool1@yahoo.com. Lesson cost is $18.50 per half hour session. Scholarship support is available for students in need.
***
Instruments - if you have a musical instrument that isn't in use which you'd be willing to donate to the school, our music department would be interested in having it donated. Thanks for considering this!
***
Substitutes needed - If you would like a job that allows you to select your own days, have very limited responsibility outside of work time, and be available to your child(ren) before and after school, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for! Educational requirement is a high school diploma, with two years of university study highly desired. We will provide training and support to be successful. If you go through the process to place yourself on the "sub list", you can specify preferences as far as days of the week, grade levels, subjects (physical education, art, music), etc. Some subs even go as far as to only book in advance and thereby avoid early morning or last minute phone calls. Any and all subs are greatly appreciated and their wishes are honored. Subs are also needed in the Maintenance Department to fill in for illness and vacations, usually in the evenings. Contact Lisa Stoudt, Berlin Sub Coordinator (and Administrative Assistant to Principal Watson).
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