WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
MAY 12-16, 2008
Volume 35 #34
IMPORTANT DATES
May 11 Happy Mother’s
Day!
May 12 Volunteer Thank
You Breakfast – Library – 8:45AM
May 12 Brownie Troop 155
Meeting – Music Room – 3:10-4:30PM
May13-15 Homework Club –
Library - 3:10-4:00PM
May 14 Mr. Kidd’s Gr.5
Visit to Ct Historical Society Museum – 9:00AM-2:00PM
May 14 Grade 4 Field
Study Trip – Mystic Seaport – 7:45AM-4:15PM
May 15 Kindergarten
Presents “Chicken Soup w/Rice” – Gym – 9:30AM, 2:00PM, 6:30PM
May
15 YMCA Sport & Swim Meet in Gym –
3:10PM
May
16 Girl Scout Ceremony – Gym 6:00PM
BWC MOTHER’S DAY FLOWER
The Barkhamsted Women’s Club Mother’s Day
Flower Sale is on Saturday, May 10th from
8:00AM-12:00 Noon at the Town Garage on Rt.
44. Big beautiful 10” hanging baskets,
giant 12” mixed pots, mixed hanging baskets, flower flats, BIG tomato plants
and lots more! Sponsored by the
Barkhamsted Women’s Club to fund the Barkhamsted Student Scholarship,
Kindergarten Bus Ride, and other community programs. If you have any questions or would like to
place an order, please call Lynn Keselis .
ATTENTION ALL BARKHAMSTED GIRL SCOUTS
Please remember the Year End Ceremony for
all of the Barkhamsted Girl Scout Troops is on Friday, May 16th, at 7:00 PM, in
the school's gym. Please arrive in the
cafeteria by 6:45 PM, in full Brownie or Junior Scout uniform. See you there!
MINI GOLF EVENT
The
Winchester Youth Service Bureau with the Winsted Police Department invites you
to its 5th Annual Mini Golf Event on Saturday, May 17th
from 9:00-11:00AM at R & B Sports World.
Every player has a chance to win prizes – Free hot dog and soda to
mini-golf participants! Grand Prize –
YMCA Youth Membership with many other prizes such as gift certificates, video
games, dinners, movie certificates, YMCA birthday party, gas cards and
more!!! The Police Department will hold
a “safety day” featuring fire trucks and ambulances. Come and see how they work! Play with your friends or your family. Adults
welcome. All proceeds benefit the
Winchester Youth Service Bureau. $5.00
per person with a $20.00 maximum per family. For additional information and or
questions please call the YMCA @379-0708.
BARKHAMSTED WOMEN’S CLUB
The Barkhamsted Women's Club is celebrating
their 35th anniversary with an ice cream social. We are inviting all women who are eighteen
and older. The ice cream social will be
held on June 11th, at 7:30 p.m. in the
RECREATION DEPARTMENT SUMMER CAMP
Barkhamsted
Recreation Summer Camp will be held this from July 14th-18th. Camp will be held Monday through Friday from
9:00AM-3:00PM ($120.00) for students in grades K -6. Preschoolers may attend half day ($85.00)
from 9:00AM-12:00Noon. Registration forms are available in the school
lobby with a deadline of June 1st.
Older students wishing to be CIT’s or counselors should contact the town
hall as they will need to fill out an application. Any questions or for more information call
Debbie @379-1314. Registration forms
for Nature Camp 2008 for 3-6 year olds are also available in the school
lobby. Call 738-1559 or e-mail msexton-read@charter.net for more
information on Nature Camp 2008.
CHILDREN’S DENTAL CLINIC
A Children’s Dental Clinic for Winsted and
area children – ages 3-6 will be held on May 14th and 16th
from 1:00-5:30PM at Foothills Visiting Nurse & Home Care, Inc. 32 Union
HIGHLANDER BASKETBALL CAMP 2008
The fifteenth annual Highlander Basketball
Camp will be held July 21 – 25 from 9:00AM- 1:00PM at The Gilbert School in
Winsted. The camp is open to all boys
and girls entering grades 3 through 8 whether they are just beginning or
advancing. Forms have gone home with
interested students and additional copies are available in the front lobby. For
more information call Doug Sebach,
Roaring Brook Nature
Center’s “SUMMER 2008” Discovery Programs offer your child a unique blend of
educational and recreation that takes advantage of the curiosity and sense of
wonder that all children feel toward the natural world around them. This summer’s program offerings include
activities for pre-schoolers through students entering grade 8. Deadline for application registration is May
23rd. Brochures with
registration forms are in the school lobby.
Call the
72nd ANNUAL PET PARADE 5/17/2008
The
Rotary Club of Winsted is holding its 72nd annual Pet parade this
year on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 2:00PM. For those students who would like to
enter the parade, entry forms are available in the lobby. If you have any questions, please call Denise
Messler.
FREE CONCERT!
The
Chorus Angelicus Training and Junior Choirs will be performing two concerts in
May. Saturday, May 17, 4:00 p.m. at the
WALK NOW FOR AUTISM
Join
us for the “Walk” to raise funds for autism research. Sign up or donate at www.walknowforautism/greaterhartford
and walk with us on June 8th in
FOLK TALE FIESTA
FOLK
TALE FIESTA is coming once again. This
program, run by Education Connection is designed to provide students entering
grades 2-5 an opportunity to participate in a rich, multicultural language arts
experience. Students from area districts will explore various cultures from
around the world. They will be visited by
professional storytellers/musicians, read folktales, create art projects, study
the geography/history of their culture, perform science experiments, prepare
food, write in journals, sing songs and listen to music. The program is FREE, with free lunch and
busing from
Monday
- Thursday, 9:00 - 12:00 from July 14 to July 31. Call Tina Keegan with any questions.
SPRING
PLANT
Large assortment of Mixed
Hanging Baskets, Moss Baskets, Geraniums, Mixed Urns, as well as a wide variety
of vegetable plants, bedding plants and choice annuals for containers and
window boxes.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
SPECIAL WEEKEND PLANT
& BAKE
May 10th
& 11th 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Large variety of plants,
baked goods, and our Parent’s Group Cookbooks
WHERE?
AGRICULTURAL
Northwestern
379-9013
Congratulations
to Sara Tuller! The CT Tree Protective
Association sponsored an Arbor Day Contest, and Sara was the winner from all of
My Favorite Tree
By
Sara Tuller
I look outside and imagine a seed in the
ground just waiting to sprout. It has my
grandpa’s love inside. This seed will soon grow, care for me, and will become a
maple tree. I look outside my window
every morning to see it grow high. My
favorite tree is the maple tree outside my window. It’s been there for years. Inside of the tree, grasps my grandpa’s
soul. My grandpa died strong just like
the maple tree with its strong branches.
Its layered bark near the roots will stay healthy and safe from the
weeds. This maple watches over me just
like my grandfather had. In the summer
it waves goodbye as the wind gently brushed its branches. Some nights I can’t sleep, so I quietly walk
up to my window and look outside to the tree, waiting to see me. It sits out there no matter what
temperature-motionless. The maple tree
just sits there day after day standing tall with its three pointed leaves have
red, orange, and yellow blending together.
This tree is the most important tree in my life. We had planted this special tree in memory of
my grandpa, and I will now be able to always remember him.