GARRISON NEWS

May 29, 2015 Volume 23 Issue 10

DATES AT A GLANCE

June 2 / Tuesday / Last Day of School Store
June 3-6 / Wed. – Fri. / Scholastic Book Fair
June 4 / Thursday / Dover Fire Safety Festival 9:00 & 1:15
June 5 / Friday / Field Day
June 5 / Friday / Spring Picnic 6:00-8:00 p.m.
June 9 / Tuesday / Volunteer Breakfast
June 10 / Wednesday / 4th grade to DMS for rehearsal at 1:45 p.m.
June 10 / Wednesday / 4th grade Concert at DMS at 7:00 p.m.
June 11 / Thursday / 1st grade to New Castle Beach 8:30-1:45
June 12 / Friday / 4th grade N.H. trip
June 17 / Wednesday / 4th grade Graduation 9:00 AM
June 19 / Friday / Talent Show 9:00 a.m.
June 19 / Friday / LAST DAY OF SCHOOL ~ dismissal at 12:45 p.m.

Volunteer Fingerprint Hours:

Mon-Wed – 9:00-11:00 a.m., Thursday – 1:30-3:30 p.m.

(Please call before going 516-6241)

Report to the: McConnell Center, 61 Locust Street, Suite 40, Dover, NH

~Remember to check the Lost and Found for lost items~ this is cleaned out and donated monthly~

The official last day of school will be on June 19th, dismissal at 12:45 p.m.

Hello Garrison Families,

This newsletter marks just three weeks left of the school year, and we have lots of learning left to do, and some fun events planned. June 5th is field day as well as our Spring Picnic at 6 PM – we hope to see you there! Please read the event calendar above closely for other grade level and school happenings that apply to your students.

We LOVE  our volunteers! The Garrison community is what makes our school so special, and there are so many things that our volunteers make possible for us. We want to show our appreciation to our volunteers, so you are cordially invited to our Volunteer Breakfast on Tuesday, June 9th at 7:45 in our cafeteria. Our staff has a great breakfast spread planned, and we want to thank you for all of the time, effort and love you’ve shown to us this year.

NOTES FROM GUIDANCE

As another year ends, I would like to thank the PTA for having HEW funds to help cover costs of items, field trips, etc. for students who may need a little extra financial help! Parents have been appreciative of this program!

A big Thanks to parents who donated snacks for my “snack cupboard” for students throughout the year.

I hope everyone has a safe and fun summer!

Judi

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Announcing the Scholastic Book Fair at Garrison School Library

(Preview Day for classes is Wednesday June 3rd.)

Wednesday June 3 – 3pm to 7pm

Thursday June 4 – 7:30am to 7pm

Friday June 5 7:30am to 10am

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!It's awonderful opportunity to be part of a treasured event.Please sign up via help at Garrison's Spring Book Fair, being held next Tuesday, June 2 through Friday, June 5. You can help students choose books, check-out items, and much more. Your time is appreciated!

Pam GiguereKate Hill Debbie FitzgeraldStacy Lapierre

Co-PresidentCo- PresidentSecretaryTreasurer

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749-1876 749-1757742-6528749-4556

PTA UPDATES

New Garrison PTA Executive Board for 2015-2016

PRESIDENT: Danielle McCooey

PRESIDENT-ELECT: Renee McGuire

SECRETARY: Carolyn Wentworth

TREASURER: MichelineDorais

FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR: Janet Packard

ARTS & ENRICHMENT: April McGough

ARTIST IN RESIDENCY: Brittany Davenport

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: Teresa Davis

NEWSLETTER: Carrie Vaughn

TURKEY TROT COORDINATOR: Jen Sprague

AT LARGE: Vicky Hardy

TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES: Meghan Mayhew & LeighAnn Bauer

Join us for the annual Spring Picnic on Friday, June 5th!

It’s a FREE night of family fun sponsored by the Garrison PTA.

When: 6 - 8pm

Where: Garrison School

What to bring (By Last Name):

A-M: Small Side Dish

(pasta salad, fruit, raw veggies/dip, chips, cheese & crackers, etc.)

N-Z: Small Dessert

Everyone is welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Hope to see you there!

Volunteers needed! ContactMichelle Sayers at or

sign up at:

Last Popcorn Friday…. Volunteers Needed

The last Popcorn Friday will be held on June 6th to make-up for a snow day in February. We need volunteers for popping on Thursday, June 5, and delivery on Friday, June 6. Please take a moment to check the sign-up at:

Thank you to all of our popcorn volunteers. Your help has been much appreciated!

Time marches on and children outgrow elementary school. The PTA would like to extend our congratulations to all of our graduating 4th graders and their parents. Thank you so much for all your years of PTA membership and volunteerism.

We would like to send a special Thank You to Pam Giguere. Pam has served as co-president the past three years, and has played an instrumental role in nearly every PTA function, from luncheons to literacy night to the school store. (If you’ve volunteered via on a Signup Genius, chances are Pam created it!). We will miss you and we wish you the best of luck at Dover Middle School!

We would also like to pass along a huge Thank You to Stacy Lapierre. Stacy has served as PTA Treasurer for eight years, and we would not be where we are without her. Thank you Stacy, and good luck at DMS!

Note of Appreciation

Thank you to all the parents who donated food for the breakfast and lunch for teacher appreciation week. A special thanks to the parents who helped with set up and clean up and Moe’s pick up for the lunch and Sabrina Payeur for the massages. Most of all, thank you to our wonderful teachers… we hope you know how much you’re truly appreciated!!

FUNDRAISER UPDATES

Box Tops and Campbell’s Collections

Congratulations to Mrs. Tucci's class, winners of the April Box Top Contest!They get to harbor Sully the Seal and will also received vouchers to the book fair next month.

The box top contests may be over for this school year, but we hope you will keep collecting right through the summer! Campbell’s UPCs are also collected year round. Remember to put the Box Tops in a Ziploc bag labeled with student and teacher names in order to get credit. It is helpful if the Box Tops are clipped, but we will take them however we can.

Thank you again to the entire school community for making this a wonderful year for Garrison Box tops!

Dover Turkey Trot

The Dover Turkey Trot committee would like to thank the following businesses for already committing to be sponsors of the second annual Dover Turkey Trot benefiting the Garrison School PTA.

$500 Sponsorship (the “Straight A” sponsors)

  • Eastern Bank
  • Ron Currier Hill Top Chevrolet
  • DTZ

$250 Sponsorship (the “Sully” sponsors)

  • Air Vacuum Corp
  • Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller and Durkin
  • DF Richard
  • Federal Savings Bank
  • Fresh Picks Café Services
  • Lenk Orthodontics
  • Geskus Photography
  • Measured Progress
  • Northeast Credit Union
  • Piscataqua Savings Bank
  • Profile Bank
  • Seacoast Roofing
  • Summit Land Development
  • The Maids
  • Tri City Cars

Other Sponsors/Donations

  • 7th Settlement Brewery
  • Belknap Dental
  • Calling All Cargo
  • Cleary Cleaners
  • Belknap Dental
  • Citizen’s Bank
  • Holy Rosary Credit Union
  • Paul Fritz Horace Mann
  • Tendercrop

The Dover Turkey Trot committee is actively seeking sponsors (business and personal) for the second annual Dover Turkey Trot benefiting the Garrison School PTA. This race will again be held on Thanksgiving morning.

  • If you are interested in becoming a sponsor (or know someone who would), please contact Jennifer Sprague at:

There are several levels of monetary sponsorship (with varying levels of promotion for your business) as well as other sponsorship opportunities (such as sponsoring a water table, sponsoring prizes for the winners of the race, sponsoring end of race drinks/snacks, etc.).We would love to talk with you about any level of commitment!

The first four races of the Dover Race Series have been a huge success. The next two races of the series will take place on June 21st (Goodwin Community Health Father’s Day 5k) and July 26th (SIX03 Summerfest 10K).