[HMS News] 6-2-06

[William Carozza]

HMS NEWS * 6-2-06

PARENTS OF THIRD GRADERS:
"Bridges", the event for parents to visit Maple Street School, is  
coming up next Tuesday morning, June 6, beginning at 8:30 AM. Look  
for the full flyer in today's hard copy of the Parent Flash.

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PTA OFFICERS
Congrats to the new slate of PTA Officers, elected last night at our  
PTA meeting:

Kathy Donahoe-Pres.
Julie Morris-VP
Joyce Rose-Treasurer
Nancy Skarmeas-Secretary

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FUN FAIR THANKS
The PTA would like to thank all of the businesses,
teachers, principals, staff, parents and students for
their generous donations to Fun Fair. It was a very
successful day and we would like to thank everyone who
helped make it such a great event. We can't name
everyone who helped out - there were so many of you -
but we would like to thank the following individuals
who went above and beyond the call of duty:

  Vickie Baronas, Fun Fair Co-chair
  Lauren Vallari, Donations Coordinator
  Heather Mitchell, Plant Coordinator
  Cindy Glass, Volunteer Co-coordinator
  Katie Winslow, Volunteer Co-Coordinator
  Mary Ann McNicholas, Food Co-coordinator
  Colleen Symonds, Food Co-coordinator
  Hopkinton High School National Honor Society Students

  Hopkinton Girls J.V. and Varsity Lacrosse Teams
  Skate Murdough, Set-up and Clean-up
  Eileen & Mike Reinacher and Alex & Trish Underwood,
who helped coordinate the bouncy house and obstacle
course set-up, take down and delivery.

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT:


BEECH HILL FARMBELLA  BLASER’S FIRESIDE TAVERN
BREAD AND CHOCOLATE
THE CALICO HEN
CENTENNIAL INN
THE CHANDLER SHOP
CHUCK ROSE LOGGING
COBBLESTONE DESIGN COMPANY
COLONIAL VILLAGE
CONTOOCOOK NEEDLEWORK GALLERY
COUNTRY VILLAGE CAFE
CONTOOCOOK COVERED BRIDGE RESTAURANT
THE CRANBERRY BARN
CURVES OF HOPKINTON
DANIEL’S RESTAURANT & PUB
DIMITRI’S PIZZA & RESTAURANT
FRENCH FARM GREENHOUSES
GIBSON’S BOOKSTORE
GOLDEN PINEAPPLE GIFT SHOP
HOME DEPOT
HOPKINTON BOOSTER CLUB
JULIEANNE’S FLORAL SHOPPE
LOUIE’S PIZZA
MAIN STREET BOOKENDS
MARKET BASKET
MARKLIN CANDLE DESIGN
MARY KAY, CAROL CLEARY, CONSULTANT
                          MCLEOD’S FLORIST
MCLANE NORTHEAST/CONCORD
MEGAN’S PANTRY - BRENDA LEWIS,
MR. MIKE’S
NEW HAMPSHIRE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
PANERA BREAD
PM6 WOODWORKING – PETER BENSON
RED STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT
RUSTY’S GENERAL STORE
SAL’S PIZZA
SAM’S CLUB
DICK AND JAYNE SCHOCH
SHAW’S
STONEFALLS GARDENS
VILLARI SELF DEFENSE CENTER

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COFFEE WITH CAROZZA
Don’t forget the last  Coffee with Carozza Friday, June 9, 8 AM in  
the Music Room (note the location change.)

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HOPKINTON LIBRARY
Sign-up for “Treasure Reading” at the Library this Summer

        Children in kindergarten through Grade 5 will be encouraged  
to discover the treasure of a good story this summer during the  
Hopkinton Town Library’s six-week program entitled Treasure Reading.  
The program begins on June 21 and ends with an ice cream party on  
July 27.   Children of all ages (and young adults, too) are  
encouraged to read and record the titles and number of books they  
read at our Book Sharing Table in the Mildred Reid Reading Nook of  
the library.   A treasure chest of “little surprises” awaits those  
who share their books with us!

      In addition to the reading segment of the program, a number of  
exciting presentations have been scheduled.  Mary Doan of Nature  
Project will have live turtles with her on June 27 and will share  
“Stories of the Earth” through music, movement, and visual arts.   
Martha Dana will return with her hand-made puppets on June 29 for  
another zany, enthralling routine.  Partners in Rhyme on July 6 will  
present “A Pirate’s Life for Me,” and on July 11, Steve Blunt will  
return with his guitar ready to sing his own songs, including Hang on  
Henry.

      On July 13, Carolyn Parrott, Director of Songweavers, will lead  
us in another lively performance that encourages participation, and  
Rob Mattes, Hopkinton’s Recreation Director, will be back by popular  
demand to lead all the “mateys” on an out-of-doors hunt for treasure  
on July 18.

       On July 20, Almodarr’s Grand Illusion will present A Voyage  
with Capt. Cutlass. Joell Gaskill, will be here on July 25 to conduct  
a craft workshop—get your painting smocks on!

      At the final meeting on July 27, Betsy Spencer will return to  
help children create a treasure together with their parents and  
caregivers—an “ice cream story” with a twist!  Then all can enjoy the  
Make-Your-Own Sundae Buffet and the “Treasure Reading” award ceremony.

Sign-up for the summer reading program will be held at the library  
from June 9th through 16th.  In addition, the Book Sharing with Nancy  
Raymond will start June 21.  Book Sharing times will  be Tuesdays  
10:00 to 1:00, Wednesdays 10:00 to 1:00 & 3:00 to 8:00, Thursdays  
10:00 to 1:00 and 3:00 to 8:00, Fridays 10:00 to 1:00, and Saturdays  
10:00 to 1:00.

Call the Library at 746-3663 for more information

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'TWEEN SCHOOL'N HOME

  CHILD CARE PROGRAM

  at Harold Martin School

  Week of June 5 thru June 9th



Monday:  Soccer Game

Tuesday:  National YoYo Day

Wednesday:  Pitching Power Revisited

Thursday:  Snap Crackle and Pop Mellow Magic

Friday:  Happy Birthday Donald Duck!  What Makes You Quack??

A special thank you to Officer "Bubba" Arsenault for his wonderful  
bicycle safety presentation to the children

on May 30th!  We all learned a lot!

We are currently accepting registrations for the 2006-2007 school  
year and hope to see

many of your children there.  For information contact Linda Ottery at  
529-2186 or email at

  tsnh at comcast.net.


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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Are you making summer plans for your children? In addition to the  
wonderful vacations and summer camps that families partake in, I  
would suggest summer reading as a great goal for all.

Richard Allington, President of the International Reading Association  
and professor of education at the University of Tennessee lists three  
keys to summer reading: access, choice and collaboration.

ACCESS

Be sure that there are enough solid reading materials in the home,  
such as magazines, books, newspapers, notices, and other print  
material. It should be easy enough to read so that it is enjoyable. A  
trick you can use to judge readability is to ask your child to read a  
page aloud. Every time he stumbles or skips a word, have him curl up  
a finger. If  all the fingers on one hand are curled up by the end of  
the page, the piece is probably too hard for this summer. If the  
child wants to read it though, turn this into a shared reading. Read  
aloud together, in chorus, or take turns by pages, saying any words  
the child skips or pauses on.

CHOICE

This is a very important area. Children need to have a bevy of  
choices of literature to read. And, it's fine to read a book again!

COLLABORATION

Reading is usually more fun together. A great idea is to read the  
same book that your child is reading so that you can share it  
together. Of course, it's always wonderful to join the summer reading  
program at our own Hopkinton library.



I have a stack of professional books that I can't wait to delve into  
this summer. Reading truly soothes the soul and challenges the mind.

Bill Carozza
Principal


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Bill Carozza  | Principal
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Harold Martin School
271 Main St.
Hopkinton, NH 03229
p. 603 .746 .3473
w. www.hopkintonschools.org/hms/principal