March |
| Wed | 10 | 6-7pm Baseball Sign-ups in the gym |
| Thu | 11 | Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 3:35
6th Grade Parent Info. Night 6:30 at U-32 |
| Mon | 15 | 3/4 Grade Field Trip to the Flynn 11:45am - 3:15pm |
| Thu | 18 | Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 3:35
PTO meeting 6:30 Library |
| Wed | 24 | All School Meeting: 2:40 - 3:20pm |
| Thu | 25 | Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 3:35 |
| Sat | 27 | All-You-Can-Eat Pie Breakfast from 9am - 11am
Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 11:30 - 1:30
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| Mon | 29 | Pre-K Screening Day |
April |
| Thu | 1 | Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 3:35 |
| Fri | 2 | 3rd marking period ends |
| Sat | 3 | Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 10:30 - 12:30 |
| Mon | 5 | 4th marking period begins
Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 3:35 |
| Tue | 6 | Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 3:35 |
| Wed | 7 | Wizard of Oz Rehearsal 3:35 |
| Thu | 8 | Wizard of Oz Dress Rehearsal - afternoon
Wizard of Oz evening performance |
| Fri | 9 | NO SCHOOL - parent conferences |
| Sat | 10 | Wizard of Oz Evening Performance |
| Thu | 15 | PTO Meeting 4pm Art Room |
| Fri | 16 | All-School Meeting 2:40 - 3:20pm |
| Mon | 19 | Spring vacation begins |
| Mon | 26 | School resumes |
 
Green Mountain Youth Symphony Waltz Night is Coming! The young musicians of the Green Mountain Youth Symphony, including Malone Bruce and Jin Wei Rahill of Rumney School, have been putting in extra practice time in preparation for the first annual GMYS Waltz Night, to take place on Saturday, March 13th from 7 to 10 PM in the auditorium of the Montpelier City Hall. This is a family-friendly event featuring live waltz music performed by the three orchestras of the Green Mountain Youth Symphony, and will feature a dessert bar, a silent auction, and fun prizes. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students/seniors, and children under five are free. Tickets can be purchased at Vermont Violins at 24 Main Street in Montpelier, or can be purchased directly from an orchestra member. For more information on Waltz Night and the GMYS, visit www.gmys-vt.org.
Surviving Adolescence: Simple Ways to Understand and Help Teens and Pre-teens. Tuesday, March 16, 6:30-8:30 pm. Michael Nerney is a consultant in Substance Abuse Prevention and Education, with over twenty-five years' experience in the field. This event is sponsored by Central Vermont New Directions Coalition, Community Connections, Montpelier High School, Montpelier High School Booster Club, Main Street Middle School PTO, and Trinity Church. For more information, contact: Ivy Zeller at izeller@myfairpoint.net or 223-4949, Lori Rose at 229-1961, or Carolyn Scoppettone at 229-1350.
Community Spaghetti Dinner, Raffle, Silent Auction and entertainment at U-32 to benefit the 8th grade class trip to Washington DC. Friday, March 26. Seatings at 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm. Adults $10, family $30, students & seniors $5. Take-out orders for $10. Tickets available at the door and from U-32 8th graders. 229-0321 Ext. 5179
Secretary of State's Annual Poster and Essay Contest: Elementary and Middle School Students are invited to enter the contest. Check out details at http://www.sec.state.vt.us/kids/contests.html. Entries must be post-marked by April 2, 2010.
Barre Rotary Expo, April 21st-23rd at the BOR and Auditorium in Barre. New this year: The Barre Rotary Kid’s Corner! Looking for a place to test your climbing skills, perhaps a time test to see how quickly you can conquer an obstacle course, or simply looking to bounce off a little steam? The new Kid’s Corner is the place for you! Wednesday, April 21st 5:30-6:30: Merchant’s Bank presents, The Mascot Jamboree. Come rub elbows with some of Vermont’s most famous fuzzy friends! Bring the kids and make sure to remember your camera as there will be ample opportunities for some one on one time with the likes of Bump, Skip, Champ and of course Mr. Froggy! Thursday, April 22nd, 5:00- 8:00: Join area Scouts for an evening of interactive fun! Test your hand and your lung capacity at the Rain Gutter Regatta. The evening will feature several interactive points throughout the Kid’s Corner from face painting to fire making so grab your little ones for an evening of fun and frolicking! Friday, April 23rd 6:00 – 7:00: Northfield Savings Bank is proud to present the Swing Peepers! The Swing Peepers, a vocal-harmony and multi-instrument duo, perform inventive, earth-friendly and interactive songs and stories. The Swing Peepers are lively, improvisational, and endearingly goofy. Instruments strummed, swung, and tapped include: guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, ukulele, accordion and egg-shaker. Most songs and stories are participatory, and body movement is part of the action! Central Vermont’s Best Family Value: $3 per person gets you all three nights at the show! That is $1 a night for three nights of fantastic family fun! Kids 12 and under get in for free!
Upcoming Events at the North Branch Nature Center:
Naturally Nicaragua Benefit Dinner, March 13 Come join local youth for a dinner to benefit their natural history and service trip to Nicaragua. Teens will create a wonderful meal of enchiladas, rice and beans, salad, and dessert. Join us throughout the night for entertainment including Jairo and Gabe Sequeira (5pm), playing traditional Latin American music, a fabulous band from Northfield High School (7pm), as well as Planting Hope, presenting about their February trip. Also, don’t miss out on the silent auction, with unique items from generous area businesses! The fee is $10 for an adult, $5 for a child (under 12 years old). Take-out also available for $10. Tickets are available at the door or by calling NBNC at 229-6206. The dinner will be held at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier (130 Main Street). Don’t miss it!
Summer Camps on NBNC Website With the mailing of our camp brochure delayed, we urge parents to visit the NBNC website for details about summer camps at the nature center. Visit our website -http://www.northbranchnaturecenter.org/summercamps.html – for a camp schedule and to download a registration form. You can also call us at (802) 229-6206 to register over the phone.
‘Ghost Bird’ Showing at Green Mountain Film Festival The true story of an extinct giant woodpecker, a small town in Arkansas hoping to reverse its misfortunes, and the tireless odyssey of bird watchers and scientists searching for the holy grail of birds, the elusive Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Although considered extinct 60 years ago, bird watchers refused to accept its passing. Then, scientists from Cornell University announced that it had been found, but had it? Scott Crocker’s new documentary was hailed in its recent world premiere at Hot Docs as “comic, mesmerizing and deeply poignant”. This investigative doc is reminiscent of the work of Errol Morris in the way it casts a spell while telling a story and building a case. Two shows both at City Hall Arts Center! Tuesday, March 23, 6:15 p.m or Saturday, March 28, 9:30 a.m. Post-film events: Nona Estrin and Chip Darmstadt (NBNC) will discuss the film after the Tuesday show, and Robert Klein (TNC) after the Saturday show. GHOST BIRD is being shown as part of this year's Green Mountain Film Festival. For a complete schedule, go to www.greenmountainfilmfestival.org. For information, call 262-3456.
Upcoming programs for March 2010
Please call 802-229-6206 for more info and to register.
April 2: Confronting the Coffee Crisis with Ernesto Mendez
Preschool Discovery Programs Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Fee: $5 per child. Children ages 3-5 are welcome with their families to join in a morning of nature investigations. March 23 & 24: Tap That Tree; April 6 & 7: A Salamander’s Cycle.
Amphibian Monitoring Program Training Sessions For the sixth year, NBNC will host trainings around Vermont to educate communities about a little-known mass migration that takes place each spring in which thousands of amphibians flock from their wintering sites in forest uplands to vernal pools and other wetlands to breed. It’s spring fever for amphibians! But these creatures need help getting across roads that lead to high mortality. Come to one of our trainings and learn how you can be part of this volunteer effort. No registration necessary. Wednesday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. at South Hero Community Library; Tuesday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. at North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier; Wednesday, March 31, 6:30 p.m. at General Wait House, 4061 Main St., Waitsfield.
North Branch Mushroom Club: Arctic Fungi (lecture) Saturday, March 13, 10:00 a.m. Fee: free. Dr. Lawrence Millman, scientific advisor for the North Branch Mushroom Club, will suggest some possible ecological activities for the newly formed Club. Then he will give a presentation on Arctic fungi, focusing at once on fungal adaptations to the cold and the degree to which Arctic fungi might be affected by global warming.
North Branch Mushroom Club: Winter Polypores (field trip) Saturday, March 13, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Fee: $25 members, $30 nonmembers. Dr. Millman will cure your mycological cabin fever by leading a winter mushroom foray. Possible sightings might include over-wintering polypores, small cup fungi, pretzel slime molds, and maybe even a few overlooked rarities. Don't expect to find edibles (unless you're a squirrel)!
For more information, contact the North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, 223-6206 or visit our website: www.NorthBranchNatureCenter.org
Middlesex Food Shelf: Every Saturday from 9:00 - 10:30 am at the Middlesex Methodist Church, across from Town Hall. A wonderful, free resource for families. They also have dry dog and cat food for the family pets. Please visit them on Saturdays.
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