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Mrs. Aborn's 2nd graders are learning about pollinators with our Harris Center educator, John Benjamin.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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GES staff & students come together every Friday for a whole school Morning Meeting followed by a fun game. This week we played Rock, Paper, Scissor!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Block 1 Exams 7:45-9:15
Break 9:15-9:45
Block 2 Exams 9:45-11:15
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Block 3 Exams 7:45-9:15
Break 9:15-9:45
Block 4 Exams 9:45-11:15
Friday, January 24, 2020
Make-up exams will be held by arrangement with individual teachers.
Buses will leave school at 11:20 am on a modified late bus schedule. Students who are not part of co-curricular activities or athletics are expected to leave campus at that time.
There will be a regular bus run at 2:20 pm but late buses will not run on exam days.
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Block 1 Exams 7:45-9:15
Break 9:15-9:45
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Break 9:15-9:45
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Friday, January 24, 2020
Make-up exams will be held by arrangement with individual teachers.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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In keeping with the multiple action steps outlined in the District’s Strategic Plan, the Education Committee has been actively involved in guiding and monitoring the curriculum renewal cycle, program development, instructional practices, and professional development which provide our students with high-quality programs of instruction which promote their individual academic achievement and success and our staff with the professional development needed to enhance their teaching skills. Following are a sampling of some of the areas on which we have focused our attention.
At the high school level, based on a review of the math department courses and requirements, the Board recognized the need to enhance the math offerings, by requiring that all students participate in math classes until they pass both parts of Algebra as a graduation requirement. Support services to enable all students to meet this goal are being developed and implemented.
Following a review of our counseling services and current programs, our administrators and staff look to expand programming of our K-12 school counseling program with one area of focus centered on how we can better support students who have experienced trauma.
At the middle school level, following a review of the educational programs and practices at both buildings, staff and administrators reported out the results of the inquiry groups which had been investigating effective and innovative middle school teaching practices, and issues of equity in the middle school opportunities available in both buildings.
As our declining enrollment impacts our instructional programs at some of our elementary schools, multi-grade classes have been used to address under-enrolled classes; however, the use of multi-age has been investigated and is being piloted at our schools in Dublin and in Francestown. Based on the initial reporting out of their programs, the Board is continuing to explore this approach for its potential benefit to our students.
One of our Board Goals is to institute Universal Preschool in the District. Following a review of current programs and practices and the need for these services, our administrative team and teachers are proposing to expand our current half-day program to a full-time program for four-year-old students in the District. The proposed budget for 2020-21 includes funds to implement Phase I of this new program.
As we look to the future, know that the Education Committee is committed to providing our all our students and professional staff with the educational programs and resources which they need to develop their individual skills and abilities.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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Kindergarten wrapped up their weather unit by making "Teddy Bear Weather Books" with Jeannie Connolly from Arts Integration. After learning about the different types of clothing needed for different weather, the students created outfits for their teddy bears to wear on sunny, rainy, windy and snowy days.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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Kindergarten students at AES demonstrating the GRIT value as they work diligently together on a 200 piece safari puzzle.
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A second grade student was recently a guest reader in our First Friends PreSchool class. She is pictured here with the class and the book that she read to them.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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The South Meadow School is looking to hire a Baseball Coach for the 2020 Spring Baseball Season. If you are interested contact Tod Silegy, Athletic Director, at SMS at 603-924-7105, as soon as possible. THANK YOU!
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[qms_post_excerpt] => The South Meadow School is looking to hire a Baseball Coach for the 2020 Spring Baseball Season. If you are interested contact Tod Silegy, Athletic Director, at SMS at 603-924-7105, as soon as possible. THANK YOU!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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Temple community members are invited to join the students of Temple Elementary School for lunch on January 17, 2020.
The next community lunch will be Friday, February 21, 2020.
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The next community lunch will be Friday, February 21, 2020.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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ConVal's Rachel Sturges will open this year’s Jaffrey-Rindge Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration with an original poem on the theme of “Our Beloved Community.”
As a 2019-20 New Hampshire Youth Poet Laureate, Sturges acts as an ambassador to heighten the visibility and value of poetry by and for young people in New Hampshire. She received this honor from the New Hampshire State Council of the Arts in June 2019. In connection with the upcoming event, Rachel has also held a series of poetry workshops with home school and public elementary school students.
The Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration will feature JerriAnne Boggis as the keynote speaker.
Boggis is the Executive Director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, the founder and director of The Harriet Wilson Project, and the previous Director of Diversity Programs & Community Outreach at the University of New Hampshire. She was named one of 25 Extraordinary Women of Southern New Hampshire by the Nashua Telegraph in 2015, named the 2017 Freedom Fighter by Seacoast NAACP and in 2015, and cited by the New Hampshire Humanities Council as one of the 40 most influential New Hampshirites who have vastly enriched human understanding.
The event will be held at the United Church of Jaffrey located at 54 Main Street on Monday, January 20, 2020. For more details on the program, please see this announcement.
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As a 2019-20 New Hampshire Youth Poet Laureate, Sturges acts as an ambassador to heighten the visibility and value of poetry by and for young people in New Hampshire.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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The annual budget for the ConVal School District is subject to a two-part approval process.
The Deliberative Session, or District Meeting Part I, is dedicated to discussions and amendments to the proposed budget. The second is the Voting Session that determines whether district voters support or decline the proposed budget.
On Tuesday, February 4th, 2020, the ConVal School Board will conduct the Deliberative Session on its 2020-2021 Budget and Warrant Articles in the ConVal High School Gymnasium, beginning at 6:00 pm. The snow date for this event is Thursday, February 6th, 2020.
The Deliberative Session is conducted for the purpose of discussing, debating, and possibly amending the budget and warrant articles. This session determines the final form of the proposed budget. For example, an appropriation article can be amended from one amount of money to a different amount. Once agreement on all elements of the budget has been reached, the proposal is finalized to appear on the March ballot.
In the second or Voting Session, voters in all nine district towns either endorse or decline the proposed operating budget. Voting by ballot will take place on Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 in each town’s designated polling place.
Should the proposed budget fail in the official ballot referendum on March 10th, a "default budget" will be enacted. While the default budget is typically lower than the proposed budget, it will likely result in position cuts and loss of educational opportunities for students.
To see the annual meeting timeline, please click here. To review the proposed ConVal budget before the Deliberative Session on February 4th, please follow this link.
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The Deliberative Session, or District Meeting Part I, is dedicated to discussions and amendments to the proposed budget. The second is the Voting Session that determines whether district voters support or decline the proposed budget.
On Tuesday,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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[post_content] => Happy New Year! Boy, we have hit the ground running in 2020. Between preparing for Martin Luther King Day, NHDI and organizing for the Community Supper we are feeling the energy in the school!
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- NHDI
- Community Supper
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Happy New Year! Boy, we have hit the ground running in 2020. Between preparing for Martin Luther King Day, NHDI and organizing for the Community Supper we are feeling the energy in the school!
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- NHDI
- Community Supper
- Martin Luther King,
The mission of the School Board Communication Committee is to:
- Create positive, proactive communications that directly aid the district in achieving its strategic plan.
- Celebrate the successes of ConVal students, faculty, staff, and initiatives.
- Build and improve relationships with stakeholders to solicit support for programs and budget.
- Enhance the district’s reputation/standing and promote our “high quality” district.
- Promote ongoing, timely communications and create a means for engagement by the communities.
- Keep info/conversations positive and ongoing as we look forward to reimagine a sustainable and fiscally responsible ConVal for the future.
The Communication Committee continues to work towards improving communication among our communities and to find more effective means for meeting our goals on a daily basis. If you have a town newsletter or town/group social media account that you would like the Communication Committee to forward updates when posted on our website, please contact communicationcommittee@conval.edu and we will try to keep you better informed.
The Communication Committee meets as needed.
Agenda and notes can be found on the ConVal website listed under the school board committee archive: agendas and minutes.
Members:
Alan Edelkind
Katherine Heck
Janine Lesser
Niki McGettigan (C)
Kristen Reilly
The mission of the School Board Communication Committee is to:
- Create positive, proactive communications that directly aid the district in achieving its strategic plan.
- Celebrate the successes of ConVal students, faculty, staff, and initiatives.
- Build and improve relationships with stakeholders to solicit support for programs and budget.
At the January 7th ConVal School Board budget hearing, Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders presented the proposed budget for the 2020-2021 school year. The administration and the School Board have been working on the budget for the last several months and have been discussing, refining, and revising it to reach this final proposed version.
The ConVal School District budget is based on a set of assumptions for the next fiscal year which fall into one of three main categories:
Procedural assumptions are those that continue to support the mission, vision, and values of the District. These assumptions include referencing ConVal class size guidelines, annual reviews of Special Education caseloads, and the potential reallocation of existing resources.
Financial assumptions primarily deal with fixed costs. They include items such as collective bargaining agreements, contractual obligations, health insurance costs, utilities, and legal obligations.
Programmatic assumptions deal with curriculum, the continuum of services for identified students, community education programs, as well as technology investments and upgrades.
To get an overview of the proposed ConVal 2020-2021 budget, please follow this link. For a more detailed view of the budget, please click here.
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The ConVal School District budget is based on a set of assumptions for the next fiscal year which fall into one of three main categories:
Procedural assumptions are those that continue to support the mission,
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Why are we facing increasing tax rates to fund our schools at the local level? A driving force is New Hampshire lawmakers are downshifting school costs through unfunded mandates. This issue is the same for all of the 221 towns and 13 cities in New Hampshire. In addition, Federal laws which must be followed compound these costs as Federal grants do not fully cover the requirements necessary for compliance.
An unfunded mandate occurs when a new piece of state or federal legislation requires the school district to perform functions without providing funding, or adequate funding, to facilitate the requirement. The 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution leaves the responsibility for public K-12 education with the states. Each school district is administered and financed by the local community along with that district's state government. The New Hampshire Constitution guarantees an “adequate education” for all citizens of the state. The New Hampshire Constitution does not specify who is financially responsible for this guarantee. When the state or federal legislature passes a new law without funding, any increases in cost that result from complying with the unfunded mandate becomes part of the local school budget. Standards and quality of education consequently vary widely from state to state and even district to district. The local district is either supported or limited by its budget. The budget is dictated by what local taxpayers will approve.
Because of the increased awareness in disparity, during the 1960s compelling interest in our nation’s public schools was addressed by the Federal Government through the legislative process creating laws and providing assistance to states and schools through educational grants to enact these laws. Federal Education laws that are most commonly known are the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and Every Student Succeeds Act (Common Core). These laws authorize federal grants for elementary and secondary school programs for children of low-income families; school library resources, textbooks and other instructional materials; supplemental education centers and services; strengthening state education agencies; education research; and professional development for teachers. While these federal grants provide support for their mandates, they do not cover the entire cost. The remaining cost must be covered by the state and local taxes. As the local school budget is built, all federal mandates must be met.
As far as New Hampshire State Education mandates and the effect they have on the local school budget you need only to turn to the local news to become apprised of the disparity in education funding occurring in New Hampshire and the impact it has on the local tax. Many of the educational laws passed by New Hampshire legislature and changes made to standards that come from the Department of Education are well intended to promote student success, but these laws do not, in many cases, come with any additional funding. An example of a state unfunded mandate is the 2016 New Hampshire K-12 STEM curriculum requirements. The requirements proposed will produce more skilled workers, inspire innovation, increase New Hampshire business growth and affect the New Hampshire economy. There is certainly a valid return on this educational investment. However, only a fraction of the additional funding needed to meet the new State STEM standards was provided to the schools and the result: The local property tax must increase to comply with the New Hampshire K-12 STEM initiative.
The administrators in the ConVal School District work year-round to produce all of the financial data necessary to analyze a “ConVal” education. The administration carefully checks off the right boxes on accounting and compliance reports required by the State and the Federal government to assure accuracy in crafting a fiscally sound budget. Detailed financial analysis is compiled to monitor and evaluate each school building’s expenditures. The focus of the Superintendent and the School Board is the classroom where the critical work happens and where the allocation of funds and resources provides services that affect student performance.
In summary, local schools are required to comply with federal and state-mandated laws. While federal and state laws’ express purposes are to raise achievement for all students and to close the achievement gap, the additional funding needed to translate laws or requirements into a classroom reality is not provided. The looming question as to whether or not the funding is adequate to accomplish the laws’ purpose has become clear and yet the funding issue remains unanswered by Washington lawmakers and the New Hampshire legislature. The growing reality for New Hampshire residents and businesses is that the burden falls on the local tax base to make up the difference. The ConVal School District is compelled to sustain high education standards and build a budget that supports those standards and student success. Residents can be assured that every local tax dollar spent in the ConVal School District is a closely monitored resource invested in a quality education for our students and our future.
For more detailed information on Federal Policy and NEW HAMPSHIRE Policy laws enacted that impact the budget and decision making at the local level please visit:
“Laws & Guidance Overview”, U.S. Department of Education, link
“The Federal Role in Education”, U.S. Department of Education, link
Baron, Kathryn. “Finding a Balance for the Federal Role in Education Policy”, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, December, 2016, link
“2019 State Education Policy Watchlist”, Education Commission of the States, link
Austin, Donald; Christina, Barrett. “2017 Legislative Summary”, New Hampshire School Boards Association, 2017, link
Zelin, Gerald M.. Glynn, Meghan S. “New State Statutes Regulating Schools”, Drummond Woodsum. Copyright 2018, All rights are expressly reserved. These materials may not be reproduced without prior written permission. link
“How the courts have shaped education funding, and what comes next”, Reaching Higher New Hampshire, March, 2019, link
Duffort, Lola.“Bill to limit unfunded mandates could have unintended effect on special ed” Concord Monitor. March, 2017. link
Leachman, Michael, Masterson, Kathleen, Figeuroa, Eric. “A Punishing Decade for School Funding” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. November, 2019, link
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Why are we facing increasing tax rates to fund our schools at the local level?
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The scenario had groups of four students fulfill different jobs of an ad agency: account executive, creative director, layout artist, and copywriter. The fictional company was a hair replacement company with the name of "Hair Apparent."
Each member of the group contributed work to the final presentation which covered the designs of the logo, a business card, letterhead, and stationery. In addition, a print ad had to be created that had to adhere to specific space and content requirements.
After the student presentations, the work was critiqued by fellow students and Mr. Bills provided expert feedback. An overall "account winner" was determined in each of the two Graphic Design 1 classes.
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The scenario had groups of four students fulfill different jobs of an ad agency: account executive, creative director, layout artist, and copywriter. The fictional company was a hair replacement company with the name of “Hair Apparent.”
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [16] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1765 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2020-01-01 12:02:28 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-01-01 17:02:28 [post_content] =>The morning before the Winter Break was spent with students moving through crafting rotations. Staff, and PTO put together 12 activities for the students. Students choose how they want to move through the rotations and they are able to make ornaments, cards, wreaths, and many other items. Students love the opportunity to make things for others. It is so wonderful to watch the students enjoy this time and they are all fully engaged for the whole morning. A lovely tradition!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [17] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2150 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2019-12-20 13:01:41 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-20 18:01:41 [post_content] =>Mr. Morris' third grade decorated some amazing gingerbread men keeping in the spirit of the season!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [18] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11745 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-20 11:23:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-20 16:23:00 [post_content] =>On the last day before the winter break, ConVal students, teachers, and staff showed off their holiday spirit.
The year's last "Breakfast Before The Blocks" — ConVal's monthly, department-sponsored breakfast in the Library Learning Commons — coincided with "Ugly Sweater Day" during TASC which brought out some very imaginative sweaters this year.
"Ugly Sweater Day" was organized and promoted by the ConVal Student Council.
[qms_post_excerpt] => On the last day before the winter break, ConVal students, teachers, and staff showed off their holiday spirit.
The year’s last “Breakfast Before The Blocks” — ConVal’s monthly, department-sponsored breakfast in the Library Learning Commons — coincided with “Ugly Sweater Day” during TASC which brought out some very imaginative sweaters this year.
“Ugly Sweater Day”
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [19] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1304 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-12-19 11:29:09 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-19 16:29:09 [post_content] =>Dancing the day away at GES during our Page to Stage Dance Residency with Tanya Bosse.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [20] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1302 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-12-19 11:21:12 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-19 16:21:12 [post_content] =>Is it an herbivore, omnivore or carnivore? How do you know?
[post_title] => GES 4th graders investigate NH mammal skulls. [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => ges-4th-graders-investigate-nh-mammal-skulls [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-19 11:21:12 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-19 16:21:12 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1302 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/12/19/ges-4th-graders-investigate-nh-mammal-skulls/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/skulls-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Is it an herbivore, omnivore or carnivore? How do you know?
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [21] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1300 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-12-19 11:03:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-19 16:03:57 [post_content] =>Students worked with Tanya Bosse to bring the book Snow Party to life during our dance residency
[post_title] => GES 1st graders get ready for our Page to Stage performance [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => ges-1st-graders-get-ready-for-our-page-to-stage-performance [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-19 11:03:58 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-19 16:03:58 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1300 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/12/19/ges-1st-graders-get-ready-for-our-page-to-stage-performance/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-scaled.jpg [1] => 2560 [2] => 2560 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [1536x1536] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-1536x1536.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => 1 ) [2048x2048] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-2048x2048.jpg [1] => 2048 [2] => 2048 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/IMG_1652-1-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Students worked with Tanya Bosse to bring the book Snow Party to life during our dance residency
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [22] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11733 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-19 09:59:59 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-19 14:59:59 [post_content] =>At the in-school concert on December 19, various band and chorus ensembles delighted the all-school assembly.
Shortened to just an hour, the concert featured the following selections:
- "Adam Lay yBounden" (Chamber Choir)
- "Give Up The Funk" (Jazz Band)
- "Please Come Home For Christmas" (Select Choir)
- "Silent Night" (Girls A Cappella)
- "Ding A Ding A Ding" (Guys A Cappella)
- "Patapan" (Concert Band)
- "Polar Express" (Concert Band)
- "On Winter Mountain" (Concert Choir)
- "Christmas Festival" (Combined Bands and Choirs)
The last song was performed with enthusiastic audience participation.
[qms_post_excerpt] => At the in-school concert on December 19, various band and chorus ensembles delighted the all-school assembly.
Shortened to just an hour, the concert featured the following selections:
- “Adam Lay yBounden” (Chamber Choir)
- “Give Up The Funk” (Jazz Band)
- “Please Come Home For Christmas” (Select Choir)
- “Silent Night”
A student enjoying the freshly fallen snow at recess!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [24] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3403 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-18 09:52:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-18 14:52:05 [post_content] =>Happy Holidays!
There is no time like the holidays to work with children. Even our oldest students get excited about the holiday. While our younger students anticipate the magic associated with the season, many of our oldest students anticipate the break and the additional time spent skiing, snowboarding, or simply spending time with family and friends and, of course, sleeping in.
As I reflect on another calendar year passing, I am able to appreciate how fortunate we are as a community. We have so many things in our District to be proud of, but recently as I was walking through our hallways here at the SAU, I was overcome by the incredible generosity of our District. There were so many donations for families in need that it was difficult to get down the hall! We easily had 500 winter coats, not to mention boots, snow pants, clothes for all ages, and toys and toys and toys and toys. Thank you to all who donated to help our local families provide a wonderful holiday for our students.
Two Super Quick Surveys
Calendar for the 2020-2021 School Year
I would like to ask you to complete this brief survey to give me direct feedback about the school calendar. Just click here to participate. This will enable me to look at some themes and come up with some specific options for the calendar. I will let you know what I learn in my next post!
Communication and Engagement
Last year, I hosted Superintendent Brown Bag Lunches. Unfortunately, attendance was low and while I appreciated and learned a lot from the people I met with, I am hoping that you will complete this quick survey regarding ways that you would like to communicate and engage with the District by clicking here.
Wishing you a peaceful, safe, and joyful holiday season!
Best,
Kimberly Rizzo Saunders
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Happy Holidays!
There is no time like the holidays to work with children. Even our oldest students get excited about the holiday. While our younger students anticipate the magic associated with the season, many of our oldest students anticipate the break and the additional time spent skiing, snowboarding, or simply spending time with family and friends and,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [25] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11704 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-18 06:00:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-18 11:00:00 [post_content] =>ConVal’s annual Winter Concert will be performed on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, starting at 6:30 pm in the gymnasium.
Under the joint direction of Brian Moore and Jim Wickham, students have prepared a festive program with diverse musical selections, including “Winter Wind,” “Adam Lay yBounden,” “Christmas Time Is Here,” “Eighth Candle,” “Silent Night,” “Polar Express,” “White Christmas,” “Glow,” “Gaudete” and many more.
The following chorus ensembles will perform: Chamber Choir, The Clef Hangers (girls a cappella), The Moore in Tune (boys a cappella), Select Choir, and Concert Choir. Instrumental pieces will be performed by the Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Concert Band.
As is now tradition, the concert will conclude with a Combined Ensemble rendition of a holiday song that invites audience participation.
We hope to see you at the concert! Admission is free. Please make sure to arrive in time to secure a good seat.
[qms_post_excerpt] => ConVal’s annual Winter Concert will be performed on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, starting at 6:30 pm in the gymnasium.
Under the joint direction of Brian Moore and Jim Wickham, students have prepared a festive program with diverse musical selections, including “Winter Wind,” “Adam Lay yBounden,” “Christmas Time Is Here,” “Eighth Candle,” “Silent Night,” “Polar Express,” “White Christmas,” “Glow,” “Gaudete” and many more.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [26] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11766 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-17 12:02:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-17 17:02:14 [post_content] =>On Monday, December 16, Mr. West's AP English and Ms. Moore's Drama classes had the unique opportunity to work with Hugh Macgregor on scenes from Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. By acting out scenes from the play and getting notes on the characters' motivation, students were able to get a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's writings.
McGregor, who is from Great Britain, taught theatre at St. Paul's School until earlier this year and now is the Director of the Parker School of Drama in Concord.
MacGregor is a classically-trained actor with almost two decades of experience as an actor, theatre director, and teacher. He holds a Masters in Advanced Teaching of Shakespeare, a course taught by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and is one of just three graduates with Distinction. He has directed almost 80 productions, including national and international tours, and is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
MacGregor's theatre workshop was conducted as an in-school field trip in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre during TASC and Block 3.
[qms_post_excerpt] => On Monday, December 16, Mr. West’s AP English and Ms. Moore’s Drama classes had the unique opportunity to work with Hugh Macgregor on scenes from Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. By acting out scenes from the play and getting notes on the characters’ motivation, students were able to get a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s writings.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [27] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1108 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-16 14:42:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-16 19:42:08 [post_content] => There is so much happy energy in the school. The children are excited for the talent show, holiday celebrations and vacation. Nonetheless, they are working hard in the classrooms. Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.- Leadership Team
- Holiday Craft Day
- Classroom Celebrations
There is so much happy energy in the school. The children are excited for the talent show, holiday celebrations and vacation. Nonetheless, they are working hard in the classrooms.
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- Leadership Team
- Holiday Craft Day
- Classroom Celebrations
GES students come together every Friday for a whole school Morning Meeting followed by a new challenge or game. We work on cooperation and team building.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [29] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1292 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-12-15 10:42:52 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-15 15:42:52 [post_content] =>4th graders tried snowshoes and explored the woods behind GES in search of animal tracks
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [30] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1289 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-12-13 14:44:33 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-13 19:44:33 [post_content] =>GES students took full advantage of all the fresh snow for some winter fun!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [31] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11706 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-13 11:59:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-13 16:59:00 [post_content] =>The Library Learning Commons served as the location for ConVal's first-ever Hour of Code event on December 13.
Students, a mix of novice and more experienced coders, scheduled themselves to this special event during TASC. Librarian Ashley Jones introduced a variety of coding-related activities and online tutorials. Students were free to choose and explore any of the activities, with computer teacher Gil Morris serving as a faculty resource.
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science.
The coding events have since become a concerted, worldwide effort to celebrate computer science. This year, 132,685 Hour of Code events were registered in over 180 countries.
[qms_post_excerpt] => The Library Learning Commons served as the location for ConVal’s first-ever Hour of Code event on December 13.
Students, a mix of novice and more experienced coders, scheduled themselves to this special event during TASC. Librarian Ashley Jones introduced a variety of coding-related activities and online tutorials. Students were free to choose and explore any of the activities,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [32] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4067 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-11 16:27:43 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-11 21:27:43 [post_content] =>The SMS 6th grade had an "Earth First" tree at the holiday trees in Peterborough this weekend. They won an award for "Best Tree Topper"!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [33] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3362 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-11 12:42:21 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-11 17:42:21 [post_content] =>Congratulations to senior Justin Kiblin who has been invited to compete in the NH Auto Dealers’ Association applied competition in January.
Justin, a second-year Auto Program student under Vinnie Fittante at Mascenic, is one of the top 10 automotive students in the state.
Congratulations, Justin!
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Justin, a second-year Auto Program student under Vinnie Fittante at Mascenic, is one of the top 10 automotive students in the state.
Congratulations, Justin!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [34] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11692 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-11 07:39:17 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-11 12:39:17 [post_content] =>Several ConVal students were interviewed by the Keene Sentinel this week. They shared how they are personally engaged in raising mental health and suicide awareness and how they try to inspire students to show greater empathy and kindness to one other at school.
Rosie Crooker (junior), Cruz Dellasanta (senior), and Hannah Doherty (senior) organized the Yellow Tulip Project with the support of the Peterborough Garden Club. The Yellow Tulip Project addresses the stigma surrounding mental illness and seeks to build a community of people who realize that hope happens when youth and community leaders work together.
9th graders Callie Boisvert and Abbey Shumway organized the "Break The Silence" 5K race for suicide prevention. The fundraiser brought in over $1,500 that will be donated to the New Hampshire chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Senior Catrina Kipka was the driving force behind the plan to bring motivational speaker James Orrigo to ConVal in the spring of 2020. Orrigo performs under the stage name Lad in a Battle and seeks to inspire students to live purposefully through service to others.
You can read the Keene Sentinel article in its entirety here.
[post_title] => Student Leaders Address Mental Health Issues [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => student-leaders-address-mental-health-issues [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-13 23:38:48 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-14 04:38:48 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=11692 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/student-leaders-address-mental-health-issues/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/ConVal-Leaders_20191210.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/ConVal-Leaders_20191210-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/ConVal-Leaders_20191210-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/ConVal-Leaders_20191210-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/ConVal-Leaders_20191210-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Several ConVal students were interviewed by the Keene Sentinel this week. They shared how they are personally engaged in raising mental health and suicide awareness and how they try to inspire students to show greater empathy and kindness to one other at school.
Rosie Crooker (junior), Cruz Dellasanta (senior), and Hannah Doherty (senior) organized the Yellow Tulip Project with the support of the Peterborough Garden Club.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [35] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11679 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-10 14:17:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-10 19:17:02 [post_content] =>Do you like cars and working on engines? Are you considering a career in the automotive industry?
If so, please consider signing up for the Auto TASC talk on Wednesday, December 18.
You will meet Vinnie Fittante, the auto instructor from Mascenic, as well as a local dealer who will be bringing cars!
Learn about the program from current students and ask questions to see if this is the program for you! Parents are also welcome to attend.
Your TASC homeroom teacher can sign you up in Enriching Students under Admin, Kiley, and Auto TASC Talk.
Questions? Please ask Mrs. Kiley.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Do you like cars and working on engines? Are you considering a career in the automotive industry?
If so, please consider signing up for the Auto TASC talk on Wednesday, December 18.
You will meet Vinnie Fittante, the auto instructor from Mascenic, as well as a local dealer who will be bringing cars!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [36] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2119 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2019-12-10 11:42:30 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-10 16:42:30 [post_content] =>How do you become a better reader? READ, READ, READ, READ, READ!! That's what second graders have been doing! We've had a "Pumpkin Reading Challenge" for the month of November where the students earned a pumpkin for each book or chapter they read. When we reached 120 pumpkins, we had a party! They earned it right before Thanksgiving break, and we played some fun relays and had yummy pumpkin whoopie pies! They are super pumped to keep it going for the month of December!
[post_title] => Pumpkin Goal Setting at AES [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pumpkin-fun-at-aes [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-12 12:55:57 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-12 17:55:57 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2119 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2019/12/10/pumpkin-fun-at-aes/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/12/IMG_20191126_110053297-1.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/12/IMG_20191126_110053297-1-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/12/IMG_20191126_110053297-1-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/12/IMG_20191126_110053297-1-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/12/IMG_20191126_110053297-1-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>How do you become a better reader? READ, READ, READ, READ, READ!! That’s what second graders have been doing! We’ve had a “Pumpkin Reading Challenge” for the month of November where the students earned a pumpkin for each book or chapter they read. When we reached 120 pumpkins, we had a party! They earned it right before Thanksgiving break,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [37] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1742 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-12-09 13:53:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-09 18:53:02 [post_content] =>FES students love when the snow falls! Students spend 20 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes after lunch playing outside. In the winter, students build snow forts, roll giant snow balls, and jump around in the fresh air. Through this play, students are learning important social-emotional skills and developing their gross motor skills.
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proudly presents our annual
Winter Concert
Conducted by:
Ed Lowy &
Elizabeth Ring-Fortin
Accompanied by:
Marcia Amidon Lusted
Ashley Morse
December 10, 2019 at 6:30 pm
In SMS Gym
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proudly presents our annual
Winter Concert
Conducted by:
Ed Lowy &
Elizabeth Ring-Fortin
Accompanied by:
Marcia Amidon Lusted
Ashley Morse
December 10, 2019 at 6:30 pm
In SMS Gym
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [40] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1090 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-06 14:08:58 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-06 19:08:58 [post_content] => Happy Thanksgiving! I am truly grateful for the wonderful children at HES. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a supportive and caring community. Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.- Talent Show
- Holiday Craft Day
Happy Thanksgiving! I am truly grateful for the wonderful children at HES. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a supportive and caring community.
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- Talent Show
- Holiday Craft Day
As part of "A World of Books" at AES, books for the book fair were supplied from the Toadstool Book Shop.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [42] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2116 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2019-12-06 13:39:11 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-06 18:39:11 [post_content] =>"A World of Books" was a huge success at Antrim Elementary on Thursday, December 5th. In collaboration with the AES PTO, the AES staff joined in the festivities by hosting a night of literary fun. Each classroom had a book theme with interesting activities. Guests were excited to make potions in the Harry Potter room, read to therapy dogs in the Elephant & Piggy room, solve puzzles in the mystery room, and exercise around New England. The book fair in the library was equally as exciting as the Italian pizza feast in the multi-purpose room. AES is an enthusiastic learning community!
[qms_post_excerpt] => “A World of Books” was a huge success at Antrim Elementary on Thursday, December 5th. In collaboration with the AES PTO, the AES staff joined in the festivities by hosting a night of literary fun. Each classroom had a book theme with interesting activities. Guests were excited to make potions in the Harry Potter room, read to therapy dogs in the Elephant &
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[post_title] => Do you want to build a snowman? [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => do-you-want-to-build-a-snowman [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-06 09:23:35 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-06 14:23:35 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1275 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/12/06/do-you-want-to-build-a-snowman/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snowman.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snowman-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snowman-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snowman-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snowman-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snowman-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snowman-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>One of several snowmen currently on our playground!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [47] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1274 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-12-06 09:21:12 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-06 14:21:12 [post_content] =>4th graders had fun making snow angels in all the fresh snow!
[post_title] => Winter fun at recess! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => winter-fun-at-recess [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-06 09:21:39 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-06 14:21:39 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1274 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/12/06/winter-fun-at-recess/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snow-angels.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snow-angels-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snow-angels-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snow-angels-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snow-angels-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snow-angels-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/snow-angels-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>4th graders had fun making snow angels in all the fresh snow!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [48] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11668 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-05 20:06:18 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-06 01:06:18 [post_content] =>ConVal teachers Deb Coyne, Sarah Grossi, Amanda Hinton, and Brock Lambert, together with CTE Director Jen Kiley and Director of School Counseling Kim Chandler, are currently attending Career Tech Vision 19.
This four-day conference in Anaheim, California, is an event for educators, industry representatives and business leaders which provides high-quality professional development and networking opportunities.
From the conference, Grossi tweeted: "Great to meet Rachel Mann, author of The Spaces You’ll Go and The Martians in Your Classroom - STEM in Every Learning Space. Looking forward to joining her on the ACTE New and Related Services Policy Committee."
[post_title] => ConVal Teachers, Staff Attend Career Tech Vision 19 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => chandler-coyne-and-grossi-attend-career-tech-vision-19 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-05 20:33:34 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-06 01:33:34 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=11668 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/chandler-coyne-and-grossi-attend-career-tech-vision-19/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/Grossi_20191205.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/Grossi_20191205-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/Grossi_20191205-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/Grossi_20191205-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/Grossi_20191205-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>ConVal teachers Deb Coyne, Sarah Grossi, Amanda Hinton, and Brock Lambert, together with CTE Director Jen Kiley and Director of School Counseling Kim Chandler, are currently attending Career Tech Vision 19.
This four-day conference in Anaheim, California, is an event for educators, industry representatives and business leaders which provides high-quality professional development and networking opportunities.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [49] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11667 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-05 19:31:39 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-06 00:31:39 [post_content] =>Did you know that all students in New Hampshire who are enrolled in grades 10-12 are eligible to participate in CTE programs?
This survey link asks questions about your general perception of CTE programs.
CTE courses range from accounting to agriculture, from visual and performing arts to welding, and everything in between (for full details, please see this Career and Technical Education Program grid).
In fact, CTE also supports students down to grade 5 with career exploration activities and resources!
The CTE center that serves students in the Conant, ConVal, and Mascenic school districts is the Region 14 Applied Technology Center. CTE, formerly known as voc-tech, gives students real-world, hands-on experience in a variety of employment fields and offers opportunities for dual credit courses. Industry-recognized credentials can give students an advantage after graduation.
Despite the proven indicators of CTE success – 95 percent of 2017 CTE graduates are employed, in college, or serving in the military – there is always room for enrollment growth, so we hope that you help us improve by taking this survey.
Please choose questions that are appropriate for the way you identify yourself for the survey.
[post_title] => ConVal CTE Seeks Your Input: Survey [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => survey-conval-cte-seeks-your-input [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-12 21:05:21 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-13 02:05:21 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=11667 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/survey-conval-cte-seeks-your-input/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/CTE-Logo.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/CTE-Logo-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/CTE-Logo-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/CTE-Logo-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/CTE-Logo-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Did you know that all students in New Hampshire who are enrolled in grades 10-12 are eligible to participate in CTE programs?
This survey link asks questions about your general perception of CTE programs.
CTE courses range from accounting to agriculture, from visual and performing arts to welding, and everything in between (for full details,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [50] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3312 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-12-05 11:25:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-05 16:25:48 [post_content] =>Congratulations to ConVal High School Junior Sarah Hull who has been accepted as a Senate Page for Senator Jeanne Shaheen in Washington, D.C. Hull will head to Washington in late January and will stay in D.C. until June, attending school and working as a Page in the United States Senate.
The Senate Page Program is a great opportunity for high school students to get involved in government service, see the legislative process in action, and experience life in our nation's capital.
Living away from home and attending school with students from around the country allows Pages to experience a myriad of new ideas, perspectives, and issues. As students work with some of the nation's most prominent leaders and witness the political process firsthand, they learn from many interesting and challenging experiences.
There are thirty Page positions available each semester to serve the one hundred Members of the Senate. Because of the number of interested students, the selection process is very competitive.
For more on the Page program, please visit the websites for either Senator Jeanne Shaheen or Senator Maggie Hassan.
[post_title] => Hull To Work As A Senate Page in D.C. [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => hull-to-work-as-a-senate-page-in-d-c [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-05 11:26:52 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-05 16:26:52 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://convalsd.net/?p=3312 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://convalsd.net/hull-to-work-as-a-senate-page-in-d-c/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HullSarah20191205.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HullSarah20191205-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HullSarah20191205-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HullSarah20191205-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HullSarah20191205-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Congratulations to ConVal High School Junior Sarah Hull who has been accepted as a Senate Page for Senator Jeanne Shaheen in Washington, D.C. Hull will head to Washington in late January and will stay in D.C. until June, attending school and working as a Page in the United States Senate.
The Senate Page Program is a great opportunity for high school students to get involved in government service,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [51] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 770 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-12-05 10:58:30 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-05 15:58:30 [post_content] =>Temple Elementary School is hosting Temple's annual Christmas event on December 8, 2019 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
Please come and enjoy music by the Temple Band, traditional songs from the students of T.E.S. and have your picture taken with Santa.
During the concert, Temple children are invited to attend the Town Party that will be set up in the Library.
[post_title] => Temple's Holiday Event [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => temples-holiday-event-2 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-05 10:58:49 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-05 15:58:49 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=770 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2019/12/05/temples-holiday-event-2/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/12/RecCmsnHolidayPoster2019Final-website.jpg [1] => 1046 [2] => 1045 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/12/RecCmsnHolidayPoster2019Final-website-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/12/RecCmsnHolidayPoster2019Final-website-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/12/RecCmsnHolidayPoster2019Final-website-768x767.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 767 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/12/RecCmsnHolidayPoster2019Final-website-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/12/RecCmsnHolidayPoster2019Final-website-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/12/RecCmsnHolidayPoster2019Final-website-1046x720.jpg [1] => 1046 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Temple Elementary School is hosting Temple’s annual Christmas event on December 8, 2019 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.
Please come and enjoy music by the Temple Band, traditional songs from the students of T.E.S. and have your picture taken with Santa.
During the concert, Temple children are invited to attend the Town Party that will be set up in the Library.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [52] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 768 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-12-05 10:44:46 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-05 15:44:46 [post_content] =>Temple Elementary School will host our annual movie night on Friday December 13th from 5:30-7:00 pm.
Playing this year is Rudolph. Pre-ordered pizza will be served at 5:30 pm and the movie will begin at 6:00 pm. Please come and enjoy the evening with other Temple families. Be sure to submit your pizza order and payment by Friday, December 6th.
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Playing this year is Rudolph. Pre-ordered pizza will be served at 5:30 pm and the movie will begin at 6:00 pm. Please come and enjoy the evening with other Temple families. Be sure to submit your pizza order and payment by Friday,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [53] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4375 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-12-05 09:40:33 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-12-05 14:40:33 [post_content] =>Students returned from the extended Thanksgiving break to a winter wonderland! They enjoyed sledding, building snowmen, and trekking through knee-deep snow during recess.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Students returned from the extended Thanksgiving break to a winter wonderland! They enjoyed sledding, building snowmen, and trekking through knee-deep snow during recess.
Due to the school cancellations on December 2 and 3, new dates have been set for the winter play auditions.
Auditions for The Wolves will be held in the LHT this coming Monday, December 9, from 2:30 pm to the late bus, and Tuesday, December 10, from 4-6 pm.
If you cannot make the new times, please email Jason Lambert at jlambert@conval.edu to see if an alternate audition time can be scheduled.
The callbacks will be conducted on Thursday, December 12, 3-4 pm.
[post_title] => Update: Auditions For "The Wolves" [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => update-auditions-for-the-wolves-by-sara-delappe [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-03 11:26:59 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-03 16:26:59 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=11655 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/update-auditions-for-the-wolves-by-sara-delappe/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/UpdateTheWolvesDeLappe2019.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/UpdateTheWolvesDeLappe2019-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/UpdateTheWolvesDeLappe2019-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/UpdateTheWolvesDeLappe2019-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/UpdateTheWolvesDeLappe2019-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Due to the school cancellations on December 2 and 3, new dates have been set for the winter play auditions.
Auditions for The Wolves will be held in the LHT this coming Monday, December 9, from 2:30 pm to the late bus, and Tuesday, December 10, from 4-6 pm.
If you cannot make the new times,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [55] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11644 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-26 13:40:23 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-26 18:40:23 [post_content] =>Please join the ConVal Drama department for a workshop and audition for the winter play, The Wolves, by Sarah DeLappe.
We will be meeting in the LHT this coming Monday, December 2, from 2:30 pm to late bus, and Tuesday, December 3, from 4-6 pm. You are invited to attend both workshops and audition days, though not required. If you cannot make these times, please email Jason Lambert at jlambert@conval.edu to see if an audition time can be scheduled.
There will be callbacks, Thursday, December 5, 3:00-4:00 pm. The cast list will be posted online by 9 pm, Sunday, December 8, and on the Drama Board before Block 1, Monday, December 9.
Parts of the play are available to read. See Jason Lambert or Jason Lambert’s desk in room 216.
Please wear comfortable clothing and in layers, in case we go outside. And please come ready to have fun, move, play games, improvise, kick a soccer ball, tell a joke, sing, and read short excerpts from the play.
Go Wolves!
[post_title] => Winter Play Workshop And Audition [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => winter-play-workshop-and-audition [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-26 14:04:59 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-26 19:04:59 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=11644 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/winter-play-workshop-and-audition/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/TheWolves2019.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/TheWolves2019-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/TheWolves2019-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/TheWolves2019-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/TheWolves2019-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Please join the ConVal Drama department for a workshop and audition for the winter play, The Wolves, by Sarah DeLappe.
We will be meeting in the LHT this coming Monday, December 2, from 2:30 pm to late bus, and Tuesday, December 3, from 4-6 pm. You are invited to attend both workshops and audition days,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [56] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4347 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-11-26 09:57:55 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-26 14:57:55 [post_content] =>4th grade invited families to have an open house at museums to enjoy student made exhibits.
[qms_post_excerpt] => 4th grade invited families to have an open house at museums to enjoy student made exhibits.
Greenfield Elementary School families and friends celebrated Harvest Feast together.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Greenfield Elementary School families and friends celebrated Harvest Feast together.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [58] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4343 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-11-25 09:59:24 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-25 14:59:24 [post_content] =>Families were invited to share a Harvest Feast with their students. The menu consisted of Roast turkey with turkey gravy, classic bread stuffing, warm dinner roll, peas & apple crisp.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Families were invited to share a Harvest Feast with their students. The menu consisted of Roast turkey with turkey gravy, classic bread stuffing, warm dinner roll, peas & apple crisp.
As part of the Letterland family Impy Ink helps teach students about the letter I.
[post_title] => AES Kindergarten Learns about Impy Ink and the letter I [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => aes-kindergarten-learns-about-impy-ink-and-the-letter-i [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-22 12:36:27 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-22 17:36:27 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2093 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2019/11/22/aes-kindergarten-learns-about-impy-ink-and-the-letter-i/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/Warner-kindergarten-e1574444008966.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/Warner-kindergarten-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/Warner-kindergarten-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/Warner-kindergarten-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/Warner-kindergarten-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/Warner-kindergarten-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/Warner-kindergarten-1512x720.jpg [1] => 1512 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>As part of the Letterland family Impy Ink helps teach students about the letter I.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [60] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1701 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-11-22 11:09:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-22 16:09:08 [post_content] =>Francestown residents Kelly Marshall and Nichole DeDecker have been working with two of our classroom teachers to plan our Outdoor Lions Learning (OLL) Time. Once a month, the FES Lions spend the whole morning (from arrival until noon) learning outside. On Thursday November 21, we had our first OLL experience. We began by gathering in a clearing in the woods for all-school Morning Meeting. From there, we split into our OLL multiage teams and rotated through 5 outdoor learning stations. Students measured things in nature, built community by creating mandalas, engaged in woods play, sketched in their science journals, and studied what different NH animals do in the winter. With rosy cheeks and hearty appetites, the students headed back inside to enjoy a wonderful Harvest Feast with families.
[post_title] => Outdoor Lions Learning Time [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => outdoor-lions-learning-time [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-22 11:09:09 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-22 16:09:09 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://fes.convalsd.net/?p=1701 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://fes.convalsd.net/2019/11/22/outdoor-lions-learning-time/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/11/OLL-Caroline.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/11/OLL-Caroline-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/11/OLL-Caroline-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/11/OLL-Caroline-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/11/OLL-Caroline-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/11/OLL-Caroline-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/11/OLL-Caroline-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Francestown residents Kelly Marshall and Nichole DeDecker have been working with two of our classroom teachers to plan our Outdoor Lions Learning (OLL) Time. Once a month, the FES Lions spend the whole morning (from arrival until noon) learning outside. On Thursday November 21, we had our first OLL experience. We began by gathering in a clearing in the woods for all-school Morning Meeting.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [61] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3279 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-22 06:30:50 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-22 11:30:50 [post_content] =>We have experienced some challenging events in our communities recently and our children are hearing things they don't understand.
Join Carol Lunan of The Grapevine and Lesley Moenter of the ConVal School District on Friday, November 22nd, from 6:30 to 8:00 at Antrim Elementary School to discuss how we support and talk to our children during tough times, while dealing with our own responses.
[post_title] => How To Provide Support During Difficult Times [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => how-to-provide-support-during-difficult-times [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-22 06:32:31 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-22 11:32:31 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://convalsd.net/?p=3279 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://convalsd.net/how-to-provide-support-during-difficult-times/ [qms_post_featured_image] => 0 [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>We have experienced some challenging events in our communities recently and our children are hearing things they don’t understand.
Join Carol Lunan of The Grapevine and Lesley Moenter of the ConVal School District on Friday, November 22nd, from 6:30 to 8:00 at Antrim Elementary School to discuss how we support and talk to our children during tough times,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [62] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4331 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-11-21 15:09:23 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-21 20:09:23 [post_content] =>Mrs. Christensen's class celebrates Thanksgiving on the day of our annual Harvest Feast.
[post_title] => Happy Thanksgiving! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => spooky-walk-2 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-12-05 10:27:54 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-12-05 15:27:54 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://pes.convalsd.net/?p=4331 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://pes.convalsd.net/2019/11/21/spooky-walk-2/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Turkeys.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Turkeys-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Turkeys-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Turkeys-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Turkeys-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Mrs. Christensen’s class celebrates Thanksgiving on the day of our annual Harvest Feast.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [63] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3274 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-21 13:43:04 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-21 18:43:04 [post_content] =>ConVal Senior Rhett Landers has won the Peterborough Lantern Parade poster design contest for The Children and the Arts organization. Rhett is a student in Mr. Bills’ Graphic Design 1 class.
This year, the Lantern Parade will be held on Saturday, December 7, as part of Peterborough’s Hometown Holiday Weekend.
The Peterborough Lantern Parade was inspired by the festival of lights tradition in England. Last year, over 800 lanterns were made in community art workshops and over 1,000 people participated in the parade, including local musicians and those who had made their own lanterns at home.
This year, the Children and the Arts committee, school art teachers and other volunteers have been working with area schools throughout the fall to create lanterns during art classes to use during the parade.
For a brief video on the lantern-making work, see this short video featuring Terry Reeves.
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This year, the Lantern Parade will be held on Saturday, December 7, as part of Peterborough’s Hometown Holiday Weekend.
The Peterborough Lantern Parade was inspired by the festival of lights tradition in England.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [64] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2081 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2019-11-19 13:13:38 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-19 18:13:38 [post_content] =>4th grade mathematicians work together to solve problems posted around the room- rounding, comparing numbers, using the addition & subtraction algorithms, solving word problems using tape diagrams, & showing our Eagle values of co-operation and grit!
[post_title] => AES 4th Grade Mathematicians [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => aes-4th-grade-mathematicians [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-19 13:14:17 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-19 18:14:17 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2081 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2019/11/19/aes-4th-grade-mathematicians/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/4th-grade-math-e1574187007487.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/4th-grade-math-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/4th-grade-math-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/4th-grade-math-768x768.png [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/4th-grade-math-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/11/4th-grade-math-900x720.png [1] => 900 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>4th grade mathematicians work together to solve problems posted around the room- rounding, comparing numbers, using the addition & subtraction algorithms, solving word problems using tape diagrams, & showing our Eagle values of co-operation and grit!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [65] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1250 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-11-18 13:58:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-18 18:58:31 [post_content] =>GES students enjoyed the annual CVES Turkey Trot last Friday. It was a beautiful day to come together for a run! Thanks to our PE teachers for organizing a wonderful event!
[post_title] => Our lucky turkey winner! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => our-lucky-turkey-winner [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-18 13:58:57 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-18 18:58:57 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1250 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/11/18/our-lucky-turkey-winner/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/turkey.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/turkey-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/turkey-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/turkey-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/turkey-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/turkey-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/turkey-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>GES students enjoyed the annual CVES Turkey Trot last Friday. It was a beautiful day to come together for a run! Thanks to our PE teachers for organizing a wonderful event!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [66] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3792 [post_author] => 85 [post_date] => 2019-11-18 10:08:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-18 15:08:27 [post_content] => [post_title] => These Bobcats are having a great season! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => gbs-chorale-students-went-to-ksc-to-see-a-shakespeare-production [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-01-17 09:55:30 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-01-17 14:55:30 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://gbs.convalsd.net/?p=3792 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://gbs.convalsd.net/2019/11/18/gbs-chorale-students-went-to-ksc-to-see-a-shakespeare-production/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2019/11/Boys-Basketball.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2019/11/Boys-Basketball-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2019/11/Boys-Basketball-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2019/11/Boys-Basketball-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2019/11/Boys-Basketball-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] => Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [67] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1069 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-18 09:11:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-18 14:11:31 [post_content] => It is hard to believe that we have completed the first quarter of school. The children have settled in and are making wonderful progress in math, reading, writing, and social emotional skills. Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.- Turkey Trot
- Harvest Lunch
- Volunteer of the Month
It is hard to believe that we have completed the first quarter of school. The children have settled in and are making wonderful progress in math, reading, writing, and social emotional skills.
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- Turkey Trot
- Harvest Lunch
- Volunteer of the Month
If you are interested in skiing Crotched Mountain this season, consider the Crotched Mountain Ski Club!
For as little as $129 — rentals and lessons are extra —, students can ski on five Mondays starting in January, then earn a Peak Pass for the rest of the season, which is a season pass to 14 Peak resorts. If Fridays are better, the cost is $149 since they are open later.
For more information, or to join, please contact Sue Whitaker at suedwhit@gmail.com, or request to join the Facebook group Crotched Mountain Ski Club.
Note: This club was created for high school students, but any student between the ages of 5-17 may join. No transportation or chaperoning is provided at this time.
[qms_post_excerpt] => If you are interested in skiing Crotched Mountain this season, consider the Crotched Mountain Ski Club!
For as little as $129 — rentals and lessons are extra —, students can ski on five Mondays starting in January, then earn a Peak Pass for the rest of the season, which is a season pass to 14 Peak resorts.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [69] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3758 [post_author] => 85 [post_date] => 2019-11-08 11:13:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-08 16:13:35 [post_content] =>- The Late Bus arrives at GBS everyday at approximately 4:15 pm and travels to Bennington to drop off across from Pierce at 4:25 pm, then travels to Hancock to drop off in town at 4:40 pm, then to Francestown to drop off at 4:55 pm.
- Find out what's for breakfast and lunch! https://convalsd.nutrislice.com/menu/great-brook-middle-school
- Have a great long weekend! We'll see you Tuesday!
- It's time for the school play again! If you're interested in being on stage or behind the scenes, see Ms. Cullinan or Ms. Doherty for details!
- SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are in the cafeteria. Baseball and Softball are open to 7th and 8th graders and Track is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. See Mr. Baldwin if you have any questions.
- Students riding the Snowriders bus will be transported to Crotched Mt. at 2:00 pm and will return to Great Brook at 6:45 pm. All students who are getting picked up by a guardian at the mountain must be picked up by 6:15 pm and the guardian must sign their student out.
- Are you looking for community service? The Francestown PTO is looking for GBS students to help out with childcare at their meetings. Please see Mrs. Young in the office if you're interested!
After School Activities:
- Scott Baldwin is our new Athletic Director and can be reached via email at sbaldwin@conval.edu
- NHDI Block 2- Sarah Hale
- Gymnastics meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Cari Gillespie
- Art Club meets after school on select Tuesdays - Ask Ms. Burnham for details.
- Garden Club meets after school on Wednesdays with Mrs. Schaefer
- The Late Bus arrives at GBS everyday at approximately 4:15 pm and travels to Bennington to drop off across from Pierce at 4:25 pm, then travels to Hancock to drop off in town at 4:40 pm, then to Francestown to drop off at 4:55 pm.
- Find out what’s for breakfast and lunch!
View the GBS Morning Show here
[post_title] => January 17, 2020 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => wednesday-january-2-2019-2 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-01-17 08:58:51 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-01-17 13:58:51 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://gbs.convalsd.net/?p=3757 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://gbs.convalsd.net/2019/11/08/wednesday-january-2-2019-2/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/10/WGBS-logo-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>View the GBS Morning Show here
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Great Brook School [school_color] => #900701 [qms_source] => gbs ) [71] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1247 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-11-07 13:05:59 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-07 18:05:59 [post_content] =>Our students worked with artist Mark Ragonese to create a beautiful wood block mural that features our school mascot the Grey Wolf!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [72] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3253 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-07 11:39:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-07 16:39:48 [post_content] =>Responding in Times of Crisis
On behalf of the entire staff, I want to thank the members of the community who have reached out to support our District. The outpouring of emails, phone calls, and personal visits has been a model of kindness and compassion for all of us. Responding to a crisis is done on a case-by-case situation, dependent on what school and community is most affected by the incident, what is most developmentally appropriate for the students involved, and what we are able to share with students, staff, and community members. Balancing this, in conjunction with the desire to both be as transparent as possible and simultaneously afford people privacy, is at the very best an extraordinary challenge.
Whenever there is a tragedy that has the potential to impact our schools we work in conjunction with our school counseling staff to determine the best course of action. At times, this may include contacting outside community and state agencies and working with emergency responders. Often times, we reallocate personnel for a period of time to be sure that resources are available for students and staff where they are most needed.
I would also like to acknowledge that asking questions and sharing ideas or concerns is an important part of the process; however, if we don’t learn of the questions or concerns, we are unable to incorporate that information when we debrief our response. Please reach out directly through email or phone to any administrator involved in managing the crisis. Please understand that if you share questions, concerns, or information on social media, it does not necessarily filter to us, instead, it has the potential to perpetuate inaccurate information, and does not help us to use the information shared to improve processes for our students, staff, and community.
Is it really going to snow?!
Yep, it looks like our first real snow event is may come this evening into tomorrow morning. With that, I just want to remind people about how snow delays and cancellations are decided.
The steps outlined below are generally the steps I take when I make a weather-related decision, but my thought process is entirely about student safety. I know that hundreds of teenage drivers are going to be driving to school and thousands of children are going to be boarding buses, and this thought is always at the center of my decision. I recognize that more notice is better, because as a parent, I understand the time needed to make childcare arrangements and the inconvenience of having routines and schedules interrupted.
Beginning in early November, I follow the weather at the National Weather Service. As a storm event develops, I watch for changes and look at the times that the storm is likely to occur and how long it might last.
As the storm grows closer, I may consult with a number of other people, including the bus company, road agents, other local school systems, and, depending on the anticipated severity of the storm, the State DOT.
At times, with the forecast and information that I have, I can make the call the night before. Sometimes, the storm pattern changes so frequently that I have to wait to see what is going to happen.
I appreciate that everyone has a different outlook on traveling in varying weather conditions. If, as a parent, you decide to keep your student home during a weather event please just give your child’s school a call to let them know.
Retirements
This time of year often brings announcements of retirements for June of 2020. This year is no exception. The following members of our school community will be retiring at the end of the school year. Jim Elder, Principal of Great Brook School, Dana Wood, Science teacher at ConVal High School, Andy Bills, Graphics teacher at ConVal High School, Marilyn Bracket, paraprofessional at Peterborough Elementary School, Lise Lemieux, ConVal School District Nurse, Marcia DeSteuben, Librarian at Peterborough Elementary School, Tim Markley, Human Resource Director, Mary Hopgood, Grade 8 teacher at South Meadow School, and Gib West, former Principal and English teacher at ConVal High School. We are grateful for the service that each provided the ConVal School District. While we are sad to see all of our colleagues leave the District, we are excited for each of them as they begin the next chapter of their lives.
Budget
We have begun the budgeting process for the 2020-2021 school year. By the end of next week, we will have budget-related documents uploaded to our website. These will be updated regularly as we move through the budget process. The 2020-2021 budget looks to advance our present Strategic Plan. Should you have questions please do not hesitate to reach out. I will work to regularly update you as part of my communications over the next several months.
Thank you for your continued support of our students, our staff, and our ConVal community.
Difficult times always give me pause. After the immediate needs have passed, I try to always remember how important kindness and compassion are. The last month has been the most difficult for our District in my 10 years, but I have watched and seen example after example of compassion and kindness. We all feel tragedy, whether we are directly connected or on the periphery, and our ability to model kindness and compassion for our communities, our students, and each other has been a reminder of what it means when someone says “We Are ConVal”.
As always please do not hesitate to reach out at any time, for any reason.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Responding in Times of Crisis
On behalf of the entire staff, I want to thank the members of the community who have reached out to support our District. The outpouring of emails, phone calls, and personal visits has been a model of kindness and compassion for all of us. Responding to a crisis is done on a case-by-case situation,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [73] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11610 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-07 10:20:01 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-07 15:20:01 [post_content] =>On Thursday, ConVal High School welcomed 20 sophomores from Mascenic High School who toured CTE programs with their high school principal, John Barth, and school counseling director, Brent Clanin.
The group was greeted by ATC Director Jen Kiley who explained the CTE program to the students and noted that students can earn up to 70 total credits in the running start dual credit program.
Student guides took these prospective students to Digital Photo and Graphic Communications classes, the woodshop/manufacturing area, as well as the basic engineering design and advanced engineering program centers.
Mascenic is now a part of ConVal's ATC Region 14. The school was previously aligned with Milford High School's Applied Technology Center.
[qms_post_excerpt] => On Thursday, ConVal High School welcomed 20 sophomores from Mascenic High School who toured CTE programs with their high school principal, John Barth, and school counseling director, Brent Clanin.
The group was greeted by ATC Director Jen Kiley who explained the CTE program to the students and noted that students can earn up to 70 total credits in the running start dual credit program.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [74] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11604 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-06 13:49:25 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-06 18:49:25 [post_content] =>We have combined the Athletic Store and the School Store into one store for the holidays!
This flash store will only be open for a short ordering period. To take advantage of these special offers, please follow this link and be sure to get your order in before the closing date of November 13, 2019.
Orders will be produced together at the end of the sale and will be ready about 3 weeks later.
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This flash store will only be open for a short ordering period. To take advantage of these special offers, please follow this link and be sure to get your order in before the closing date of November 13,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [75] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11599 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-06 12:37:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-06 17:37:34 [post_content] =>Students in Frau Hodgdon's German class gave presentations about a treat that enjoys universal appeal — "Schokolade," or chocolate.
Students researched where and how the ingredients for commercial chocolate are grown, how chocolate is produced from roasted and ground cacao seeds, how it is flavored, how much it is sweetened, and how it is prepared in the form of a paste or solid block.
All of the student presentations were delivered in German and contained several science facts, including the moisture content and melting points of different varieties of chocolate and how the alkaloids theobromine and caffeine contained in chocolate can have stimulating effects.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Students in Frau Hodgdon’s German class gave presentations about a treat that enjoys universal appeal — “Schokolade,” or chocolate.
Students researched where and how the ingredients for commercial chocolate are grown, how chocolate is produced from roasted and ground cacao seeds, how it is flavored, how much it is sweetened, and how it is prepared in the form of a paste or solid block.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [76] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11597 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-06 10:34:52 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-06 15:34:52 [post_content] =>Our Town, Thornton Wilder's quintessential play about life in a small New England town, will be performed in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre at ConVal High School November 14-16.
Wilder wrote the play about "Grover's Corners" — which many believe to be Peterborough — while he was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, so there is a special local connection.
For tickets to the show, please follow this link.
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Our Town, Thornton Wilder’s quintessential play about life in a small New England town, will be performed in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre at ConVal High School November 14-16.
Wilder wrote the play about “Grover’s Corners” — which many believe to be Peterborough — while he was a fellow at the MacDowell Colony,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [77] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4064 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-06 05:54:30 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-06 10:54:30 [post_content] =>On Saturday, November 2nd, the ConVal School Board met with SAU administrators and school principals at the SAU office for a day-long budget development workshop.
Budgets established by the eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and the high school were examined, as were the district’s administrative expenses and program offerings.
This first round in the district-wide budget development process began with three sets of assumptions for the 2020-2021 fiscal year — procedural, financial, and programmatic.
Procedural assumptions are those assumptions that support the mission, vision, and values of the District. “Mission critical” is a term used throughout the process when deciding items placed into the budget. These assumptions include referencing ConVal class size guidelines, annual reviews of Special Education caseloads, and the potential reallocation of existing resources.
Financial assumptions primarily deal with fixed costs. They include items such as collective bargaining agreements, contractual obligations, health insurance costs, utilities, capital improvements, and legal obligations.
Programmatic assumptions deal with curriculum, the continuum of services for identified students, community education programs, and technology investments and upgrades.
Board members looked over every line item to determine what the overall expected expenditures would look like for the 2020-2021 school year and where savings could be made.
On November 12, the Budget and Property Committee will further discuss, research, and revisit portions of the budget, and an additional meeting will be held on Thursday, November 14, if needed, to continue this process.
The budget will continue to be reviewed, revised, and refined several times before it will be presented to voters in March 2020. Minutes from these work sessions and committee meetings will be posted online.
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Budgets established by the eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and the high school were examined, as were the district’s administrative expenses and program offerings.
This first round in the district-wide budget development process began with three sets of assumptions for the 2020-2021 fiscal year — procedural,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [78] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1056 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-04 15:52:06 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-04 20:52:06 [post_content] => Happy November! We are so lucky to have such an extraordinary community. It is because of your continued support and partnership that our students are growing and learning. Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.- Picture Retake Day
- Turkey Trot
- Harvest Lunch
Happy November! We are so lucky to have such an extraordinary community. It is because of your continued support and partnership that our students are growing and learning.
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- Picture Retake Day
- Turkey Trot
- Harvest Lunch
Playwright Sarah DeLappe is the author of The Wolves, a play that chronicles the complicated lives of a girls’ high school soccer team. The Wolves had a critically acclaimed run at the Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi Newhouse Theater and will be performed at ConVal later in the year.
DeLappe is a current MacDowell Colony Fellow and on Monday, students had an opportunity to sit down with DeLappe in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre during TASC. The discussion session included ConVal theatre teacher Jason Lambert and Ann Hayashi, the Assistant to the Resident Director at the MacDowell Colony.
DeLappe explained what inspired her play, the process that guided her writing, and how she approaches writing in general.
"There are two types of writers," DeLappe explained. "'Hawk writers' and 'mole writers.' Hawk writers see the work from an overview perspective and then work their way down to the actual sentence level."
"Mole writers, on the other hand, start deep in the ground, work sentence by sentence, and thus work their up. In the end, they both meet at the surface." "I consider myself a mole writer," DeLappe added.
After the meeting, Mr. Lambert thanked everyone who participated and had made this unique opportunity possible: "This was a special one."
[qms_post_excerpt] => Playwright Sarah DeLappe is the author of The Wolves, a play that chronicles the complicated lives of a girls’ high school soccer team. The Wolves had a critically acclaimed run at the Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi Newhouse Theater and will be performed at ConVal later in the year.
DeLappe is a current MacDowell Colony Fellow and on Monday,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [80] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3974 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2019-11-04 11:58:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-04 16:58:57 [post_content] =>Basketball tryouts for all sixth, seventh, and eighth grade boys or girls, will begin Monday, November 4th. There is no try out Nov.5th.
Below is the tryout schedule for the 2019-20 season:
Monday, November 4th, to Friday, November 8th.
- Girls: 2:30-4:00
- Boys: 4:00–5:30
* Additional days may be added at the coaches discretion.
Boys basketball players trying out should plan on staying after school until their practice begins at 4:00 and will be monitored in a study hall environment until practice starts. Boy players must be picked up at 5:30 PM at the back of the school by their parents, not the front, or they may walk home. Girl basketball players should plan on going home after practice ends on the late bus, walk, or be picked up by their parents at 4:00 PM. on the their practice days. Parents picking up their child should do so in the Upper Back parking lot.
Try outs will last until coaches have thoroughly evaluated the players. There will be an A-White and B-Blue teams for both Boys and Girls. The number of players on a team will be determined at the coaches discretion.
All students trying out must have a parent permission form completed and in the respective coaches hands by Monday, November 4th. Please remember to have your son’s or daughter’s physician sign the parent permission form clearing your child to play athletics at SMS. This is a new policy.
Player eligibility requirements. Please open to page 34-35 in the 2019 SMS Student Handbook. The athleic eligibility requirement has changed since last year. Please look it up BEFORE the Basketball season starts.
All players trying out should be committed to playing on either the White or the Blue teams!
When tryouts are over and the teams are made a weekly practice schedule will be handed out for each team. 2:30-4:00, 4:00-5:30, 5:30-7:00 are the practice time slots.
All players trying out should wear T shirt, basketball shorts, sneakers with socks, and a mandatory colored mouth guard. All players should bring their own water bottle. Please do not buy your child new sneakers etc. until the teams are made. School colors are royal blue and white.
Coaches: Mark Bemont A girls, Scott Buffum A boys, Kevin Morneault B boys and girls.
[post_title] => Basketball 2019 Tryout Information [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => basketball-2019-tryout-information [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-04 12:01:53 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-04 17:01:53 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://sms.convalsd.net/?p=3974 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://sms.convalsd.net/2019/11/04/basketball-2019-tryout-information/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Sports-Puma-Logo.png [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Sports-Puma-Logo-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Sports-Puma-Logo-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Sports-Puma-Logo-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Sports-Puma-Logo-750x720.png [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Basketball tryouts for all sixth, seventh, and eighth grade boys or girls, will begin Monday, November 4th. There is no try out Nov.5th.
Below is the tryout schedule for the 2019-20 season:
Monday, November 4th, to Friday, November 8th.
- Girls: 2:30-4:00
- Boys: 4:00–5:30
* Additional days may be added at the coaches discretion.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [81] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4048 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-04 06:34:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-04 11:34:02 [post_content] =>Every March, all voters in the district are provided with the opportunity to vote on the budget for the following school year.
In addition, there are some items that frequently appear and require voter approval, including acceptance of the auditor reports, appropriation of funds for the various district trust funds, and School Board member salaries.
The ballots may also include some additional warrant articles that require voter approval. Warrant articles can be initiated either by the School Board or by voter petition.
Since the 2020 district ballots could include all of the above, the School Board will work to keep all voters informed along the way.
The Superintendent and Administration have been working on the budget these past weeks and made a presentation to the entire school Board on November 2nd.
This daylong work session marked the formal rollout of the 2020-2021 budget.
[post_title] => The 2020-2021 ConVal School Budget Begins [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => the-2020-2021-conval-school-budget-begins [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-27 21:37:23 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-28 01:37:23 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://schoolboard.convalsd.net/?p=4048 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/2019/11/04/the-2020-2021-conval-school-budget-begins/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Every March, all voters in the district are provided with the opportunity to vote on the budget for the following school year.
In addition, there are some items that frequently appear and require voter approval, including acceptance of the auditor reports, appropriation of funds for the various district trust funds, and School Board member salaries.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [82] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1244 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-11-01 12:41:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-01 16:41:02 [post_content] =>We've been practicing estimating using Estimation Mysteries the last few weeks and we are getting more and more accurate with our estimations!
[post_title] => 4th graders are getting REALLY accurate estimating in math! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => 4th-graders-are-getting-really-accurate-estimating-in-math [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-11-01 12:42:00 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-11-01 16:42:00 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1244 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/11/01/4th-graders-are-getting-really-accurate-estimating-in-math/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/4th-1.jpg [1] => 480 [2] => 480 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/4th-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/4th-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/11/4th-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>We’ve been practicing estimating using Estimation Mysteries the last few weeks and we are getting more and more accurate with our estimations!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [83] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11572 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-11-01 09:50:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-01 13:50:10 [post_content] =>Under the guidance of Eric Rollnick, and with instruments on loan from the Mango Groove Steel Drum Band, ConVal band students started to learn the intricacies of steel drum music in a one-day workshop.
Without ever having played steel drums, the band members picked up three different songs within less than two hours and performed for their fellow students in the cafeteria during all three lunches.
From an instrumental point of view, a steel drum is actually not a drum but a tuned gong that is made from the bottom end and partial sidewall of a metal barrel.
The end surface is hammered into a concave shape, and several areas are outlined by acoustically important chiseled grooves. The drum is then heated and tempered. So-called "bosses," or domes, are hammered into the outlined areas.
The depth, curvature, and size of each boss determine its pitch. Drums are commonly made in four sizes, from bass to treble, called boom, cellopan, guitar pan, and ping pong. The drums are struck with rubber-tipped hammers.
Steel drums originated in the West Indies and are played in ensembles, or steel bands, of about 4 to up to 100 performers.
Mango Groove is an authentic 5-piece steel drum band in New Hampshire that specializes in the authentic Caribbean and American musical styles that encompass Soul-Calypso (Soca), reggae, Motown, jazz, pop, Afro-Cuban, and Latin genres. Rollnick and his band have been playing since 1994 and was voted "New Hampshire's Best Steel Band" by New Hampshire Magazine.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Under the guidance of Eric Rollnick, and with instruments on loan from the Mango Groove Steel Drum Band, ConVal band students started to learn the intricacies of steel drum music in a one-day workshop.
Without ever having played steel drums, the band members picked up three different songs within less than two hours and performed for their fellow students in the cafeteria during all three lunches.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [84] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3229 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-31 22:27:12 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-11-01 02:27:12 [post_content] =>ConVal High School Senior and New Hampshire Youth Poet Laureate, Rachel Sturges, was invited to read her poetry as an opening speaker to kick off the New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Awards. The event was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.
The New Hampshire Governor Arts Awards are honorary awards that recognize outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in New Hampshire.
The 2019 Awards were given in the following categories: Arts Education, Arts in Health, Creative Communities, Distinguished Arts Leadership, Folk Heritage, Individual Arts Champion, and the Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure Award.
[qms_post_excerpt] => ConVal High School Senior and New Hampshire Youth Poet Laureate, Rachel Sturges, was invited to read her poetry as an opening speaker to kick off the New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Awards. The event was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.
The New Hampshire Governor Arts Awards are honorary awards that recognize outstanding contributions to the excellence,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [85] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1721 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2019-10-31 19:16:09 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-31 23:16:09 [post_content] =>brings happiness to students and staff!
[post_title] => Halloween at DCS [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => halloween-at-dcs [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-31 19:16:54 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-31 23:16:54 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://dcs.convalsd.net/?p=1721 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://dcs.convalsd.net/2019/10/31/halloween-at-dcs/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/school.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/school-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/school-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/school-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/school-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>brings happiness to students and staff!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [86] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1233 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-31 15:11:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-31 19:11:37 [post_content] =>GES students made the best of the inclement weather with an indoor costume parade and Monster Mash!
[post_title] => A little rain won't stop our Halloween fun! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => a-little-rain-wont-stop-our-halloween-fun [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-31 15:11:56 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-31 19:11:56 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1233 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/31/a-little-rain-wont-stop-our-halloween-fun/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/2nd.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/2nd-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/2nd-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/2nd-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/2nd-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/2nd-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/2nd-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>GES students made the best of the inclement weather with an indoor costume parade and Monster Mash!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [87] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1231 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-29 14:58:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-29 18:58:19 [post_content] =>2nd graders counted all the seeds they found when they cleaned out their pumpkins on Pumpkin Day!
[post_title] => Counting Collections of Pumpkin Seeds [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => counting-collections-of-pumpkin-seeds [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-29 14:58:34 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-29 18:58:34 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1231 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/29/counting-collections-of-pumpkin-seeds/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/count.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/count-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/count-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/count-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/count-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/count-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/count-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>2nd graders counted all the seeds they found when they cleaned out their pumpkins on Pumpkin Day!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [88] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1227 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-29 14:55:53 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-29 18:55:53 [post_content] =>GES 2nd graders spent the day doing all things pumpkin! Mrs. Aborn had some questions for this group!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [89] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1778 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-10-29 11:50:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-29 15:50:10 [post_content] =>Could your student use a new sweatshirt or winter hat? Would you like to support your school? Well, do we have deals for you!
The Pierce School store is open for all your school swag purchasing needs. The store is open from now until Friday, Nov. 8th. Make sure to swing on over and help support your school and dress yourself or your students in the coolest stuff in school! Click here for your purchasing pleasure https://pierce-apparel-2019.itemorder.com/sale
[post_title] => Pierce Clothing/"Swag" Store Now Open [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pierce-clothing-swag-store [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-29 14:07:23 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-29 18:07:23 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1778 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://bes.convalsd.net/2019/10/29/pierce-clothing-swag-store/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Pierce-School-Bear-Swag.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Pierce-School-Bear-Swag-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Pierce-School-Bear-Swag-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Pierce-School-Bear-Swag-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Pierce-School-Bear-Swag-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Could your student use a new sweatshirt or winter hat? Would you like to support your school? Well, do we have deals for you!
The Pierce School store is open for all your school swag purchasing needs. The store is open from now until Friday, Nov. 8th. Make sure to swing on over and help support your school and dress yourself or your students in the coolest stuff in school!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Pierce School [school_color] => #2673a9 [qms_source] => bes ) [90] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1678 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-10-29 11:30:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-29 15:30:27 [post_content] =>Francestown is truly a community school. We are so grateful to all of the community members who support the experiences of the students at FES! On Monday October 28th, Francestown resident, Brad Bull, delivered enough of his home grown pumpkins so that each student at FES could carve one for Halloween. Students helped to unload the pumpkins and parents and former FES alumni hollowed them out. Working with their literacy/math buddies on Tuesday morning, students carved their pumpkins and now they are decorating the front walk up to the entrance of the school. After our Halloween parade on Oct. 31st they will get moved up to the Town Hall for trunk-or-treat!
[post_title] => Community Support [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => community-support [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-29 11:30:29 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-29 15:30:29 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://fes.convalsd.net/?p=1678 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://fes.convalsd.net/2019/10/29/community-support/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/Farmer-Brad-and-brooke.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/Farmer-Brad-and-brooke-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/Farmer-Brad-and-brooke-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/Farmer-Brad-and-brooke-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/Farmer-Brad-and-brooke-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/Farmer-Brad-and-brooke-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/Farmer-Brad-and-brooke-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Francestown is truly a community school. We are so grateful to all of the community members who support the experiences of the students at FES! On Monday October 28th, Francestown resident, Brad Bull, delivered enough of his home grown pumpkins so that each student at FES could carve one for Halloween. Students helped to unload the pumpkins and parents and former FES alumni hollowed them out.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [91] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 759 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-10-28 14:13:36 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-28 18:13:36 [post_content] =>Temple community members are invited to join the students of Temple Elementary School for lunch on the third Friday of every month.
The next community lunch will be held on Friday, November 15th, from 12:30 - 1:00 pm.
Feel free to bring your own lunch, or you can order a school lunch by contacting Kimberly at 878-1955 by 9:00 am on the day of the lunch.
[post_title] => Invitation To Community Lunch November 15, 2019 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => community-lunch-september-20-2019-2 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-28 14:14:16 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-28 18:14:16 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=759 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2019/10/28/community-lunch-september-20-2019-2/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 749 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Temple community members are invited to join the students of Temple Elementary School for lunch on the third Friday of every month.
The next community lunch will be held on Friday, November 15th, from 12:30 – 1:00 pm.
Feel free to bring your own lunch, or you can order a school lunch by contacting Kimberly at 878-1955 by 9:00 am on the day of the lunch.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [92] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 757 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-10-28 13:16:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-28 17:16:40 [post_content] =>Temple's annual Senior Thanksgiving Feast will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2019.
Sign up sheets will be coming home soon.
[post_title] => Senior Thanksgiving Feast November 21, 2019 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => senior-thanksgiving-feast-november-21-2019 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-28 14:18:14 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-28 18:18:14 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=757 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2019/10/28/senior-thanksgiving-feast-november-21-2019/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/10/20181115_171509-Feast.jpg [1] => 2649 [2] => 2649 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/10/20181115_171509-Feast-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/10/20181115_171509-Feast-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/10/20181115_171509-Feast-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/10/20181115_171509-Feast-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/10/20181115_171509-Feast-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/10/20181115_171509-Feast-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Temple’s annual Senior Thanksgiving Feast will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2019.
Sign up sheets will be coming home soon.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [93] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4302 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-10-28 09:49:39 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-28 13:49:39 [post_content] =>Things were a little spooky this past weekend at PES. Thank you to the PTO for hosting this thrilling event. A good time was had by all.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Things were a little spooky this past weekend at PES. Thank you to the PTO for hosting this thrilling event. A good time was had by all.
Often people ask, "When did that budget item or curriculum change get presented, researched, or discussed?"
At the regular school board meeting, the full board votes on items that have been researched, discussed, compared, debated, and revised several times during the committee work. Only then are these items reported out to the Board for a Board recommendation or vote.
For someone in the audience or reading about it in the paper or on the website, it might appear that the new topic did not have much prior discussion. This is never the case. Often, the change or topic has been in committee for a long time and through many revisions.
The ConVal School Board has a series of standing committees, listed below:
- Budget & Property
- Communication
- Discipline Review
- Education
- Negotiations
- Policy
- Strategic Planning
- Selectmen’s Advisory
From time to time, ad hoc committees may be formed to tackle a specific issue.
In our attempt to keep our communities informed, we do have all agendas and meeting minutes posted on the ConVal School Board website.
You are invited to attend any of these meetings. To find the schedule for upcoming meetings, go to ConVal School Board at schoolboard.convalsd.net and scroll to the bottom where you will find Quicklinks. Then go to School Board Calendar of Events.
Thank you for your continued support of the ConVal schools.
[post_title] => ConVal School Board Committee Work [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-school-board-committee-work [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-27 21:34:25 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-28 01:34:25 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://schoolboard.convalsd.net/?p=4051 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://schoolboard.convalsd.net/2019/10/27/conval-school-board-committee-work/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/05/SchoolboardLogo_red2-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Often people ask, “When did that budget item or curriculum change get presented, researched, or discussed?”
At the regular school board meeting, the full board votes on items that have been researched, discussed, compared, debated, and revised several times during the committee work. Only then are these items reported out to the Board for a Board recommendation or vote.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [95] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1223 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-25 12:02:58 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-25 16:02:58 [post_content] =>A few of our students tried out the fire truck!
[post_title] => Future Fire Fighter! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => future-fire-fighter [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-25 12:03:32 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-25 16:03:32 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1223 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/25/future-fire-fighter/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/cr-fire.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/cr-fire-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/cr-fire-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/cr-fire-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/cr-fire-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/cr-fire-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/cr-fire-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>A few of our students tried out the fire truck!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [96] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1216 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-25 12:01:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-25 16:01:37 [post_content] =>GES students walked to our fire station to learn about fire safety.
[post_title] => Fire Safety Week [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => fire-safety-week [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-25 12:01:52 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-25 16:01:52 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1216 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/25/fire-safety-week/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/firefighters.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/firefighters-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/firefighters-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/firefighters-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/firefighters-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/firefighters-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/firefighters-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>GES students walked to our fire station to learn about fire safety.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [97] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1214 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-25 08:59:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-25 12:59:19 [post_content] =>GES 3rd graders took a walking tour of Greenfield, learning about our rich history with Ms. Jeannie Connolly.
[post_title] => Exploring our Community! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => exploring-our-community [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-25 09:00:03 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-25 13:00:03 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1214 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/25/exploring-our-community/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/grade-3.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 1536 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/grade-3-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/grade-3-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/grade-3-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/grade-3-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/grade-3-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/grade-3-1536x720.jpg [1] => 1536 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>GES 3rd graders took a walking tour of Greenfield, learning about our rich history with Ms. Jeannie Connolly.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [98] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11531 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-24 13:59:49 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-24 17:59:49 [post_content] =>Senior Angela Molloy proudly displays her newest works that she developed as part of her class in Digital Photography II with Mr. Levesque.
In her photographic studies, Molloy delves into the effects that various light sources have in accentuating discrete aspects of otherwise similar still life pictures. She also explores the variability of moods that can be created by the alternate use of color and black-and-white photography.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Senior Angela Molloy proudly displays her newest works that she developed as part of her class in Digital Photography II with Mr. Levesque.
In her photographic studies, Molloy delves into the effects that various light sources have in accentuating discrete aspects of otherwise similar still life pictures. She also explores the variability of moods that can be created by the alternate use of color and black-and-white photography.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [99] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1212 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-24 09:01:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-24 13:01:14 [post_content] =>Another winner in our Literacy Night Pumpkin Palooza! This pumpkin was decorated by Mrs. Paul & Mrs. Roy
[post_title] => Pumpkin Palooza! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pumpkin-palooza-4 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-24 09:01:26 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-24 13:01:26 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1212 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/24/pumpkin-palooza-4/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/IMG_1293-1.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/IMG_1293-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/IMG_1293-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/IMG_1293-1-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/IMG_1293-1-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/IMG_1293-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/IMG_1293-1-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Another winner in our Literacy Night Pumpkin Palooza! This pumpkin was decorated by Mrs. Paul & Mrs. Roy
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [100] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1210 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-24 08:56:39 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-24 12:56:39 [post_content] =>Another winner of our pumpkin raffle! This pumpkin was decorated by 4th grade!
[post_title] => Pumpkin Palooza [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => pumpkin-palooza-2 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-24 08:56:55 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-24 12:56:55 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1210 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/24/pumpkin-palooza-2/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/geneva.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/geneva-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/geneva-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/geneva-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/geneva-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/geneva-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/geneva-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Another winner of our pumpkin raffle! This pumpkin was decorated by 4th grade!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [101] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11504 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-24 05:42:22 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-24 09:42:22 [post_content] =>The "WanderbUS" is an immersive traveling exhibit which, since its launch in March 2019, has brought German culture and technology to 48 states nationwide. On October 22, the WanderbUS visited ConVal Regional High School, its only stop in New Hampshire.
Students had the opportunity to explore feature presentations, games and virtual reality tours of German cities such as Hamburg, Nürnberg, and Frankfurt. They also received prizes and gifts of merchandise.
Under the motto "Wunderbar Together," the WanderbUS emphasizes the long-standing transatlantic friendship and close cultural connections between Germany and the United States. It is sponsored by the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO), the Goethe Institut, and the Federation of German Industry (BDI).
[qms_post_excerpt] => The “WanderbUS” is an immersive traveling exhibit which, since its launch in March 2019, has brought German culture and technology to 48 states nationwide. On October 22, the WanderbUS visited ConVal Regional High School, its only stop in New Hampshire.
Students had the opportunity to explore feature presentations, games and virtual reality tours of German cities such as Hamburg,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [102] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2025 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2019-10-23 10:38:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-23 14:38:35 [post_content] =>On Thursday, October 17th the AES 4th graders visited Fort No. 4 in Charlestown, NH. They were transported back in time to the small frontier community on New Hampshire's westernmost border. A blacksmith and a weaver demonstrated their trades to the students, and they also toured a colonial kitchen and trading post where they learned about food preparation, and also that coins would actually be cut in half by the shopkeeper when he need to give back change. The fierce wind and rain of the day helped the students appreciate the ruggedness that these people must have had to live there over 200 years ago.
[post_title] => AES 4th grade Steps Back in Time [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => aes-4th-grade-steps-back-in-time [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-23 10:41:07 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-23 14:41:07 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=2025 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2019/10/23/aes-4th-grade-steps-back-in-time/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/Fort-4-e1571841542792.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/Fort-4-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/Fort-4-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/Fort-4-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/Fort-4-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/Fort-4-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/10/Fort-4-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>On Thursday, October 17th the AES 4th graders visited Fort No. 4 in Charlestown, NH. They were transported back in time to the small frontier community on New Hampshire’s westernmost border. A blacksmith and a weaver demonstrated their trades to the students, and they also toured a colonial kitchen and trading post where they learned about food preparation,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [103] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1716 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2019-10-22 19:01:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-22 23:01:34 [post_content] =>The Harvest Supper and Open House at Dublin Consolidated School on Friday, October 18th, brought students and their families to DCS to enjoy supper together.
Each classroom contributed to this event. Kindergartners made applesauce, Grades 1 and 2 made decorations, and Grades 3 and 4 made soups and rolls.
The DCS PTO coordinated additional potluck donations. Families savored their time by eating together and engaging in conversation before going back to their classrooms.
What a wonderful evening!
[post_title] => DCS Harvest Supper and Open House [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => dcs-harvest-supper-and-open-house [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-24 06:23:29 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-24 10:23:29 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://dcs.convalsd.net/?p=1716 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://dcs.convalsd.net/2019/10/22/dcs-harvest-supper-and-open-house/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/20191018_182306-1-e1571784593577.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 4032 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/20191018_182306-1-e1571784593577-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/20191018_182306-1-e1571784593577-225x300.jpg [1] => 225 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/20191018_182306-1-e1571784593577-768x1024.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/20191018_182306-1-e1571784593577-768x1024.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/20191018_182306-1-e1571784593577-203x270.jpg [1] => 203 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/20191018_182306-1-e1571784593577-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>The Harvest Supper and Open House at Dublin Consolidated School on Friday, October 18th, brought students and their families to DCS to enjoy supper together.
Each classroom contributed to this event. Kindergartners made applesauce, Grades 1 and 2 made decorations, and Grades 3 and 4 made soups and rolls.
The DCS PTO coordinated additional potluck donations.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [104] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1765 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-10-22 11:15:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-22 15:15:31 [post_content] =>Third Grade Teacher Jennifer Sutton along with Harris Center Naturalist Expert and Teacher, Susie Spikol have hosted a morning walking club for students at Pierce School! In a community partnership with our friends from the Harris Center, students, staff and families are welcome to join us for a brief walk in the woods to start our day in a calming way – outdoors! ‘Tis the season to smell earthy scents such as mushrooms, enjoy the sounds of a waterfall and hear the wind gently blowing falling leaves through the air – what a wonderful way to start the day! The walks have been very successful and we are even collecting data to show evidence that starting in nature helps our body and mind prepare for the learning day ahead – look for more information soon! We look forward to a few more walks before the snow flies. Come join us, the last two are on 10/25 and 11/1.
[post_title] => Morning Nature Walk with the Harris Center [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => morning-nature-walk-with-the-harris-center [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-22 11:16:12 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-22 15:16:12 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1765 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://bes.convalsd.net/2019/10/22/morning-nature-walk-with-the-harris-center/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/IMG-4219-2.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/IMG-4219-2-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/IMG-4219-2-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/IMG-4219-2-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/IMG-4219-2-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Third Grade Teacher Jennifer Sutton along with Harris Center Naturalist Expert and Teacher, Susie Spikol have hosted a morning walking club for students at Pierce School! In a community partnership with our friends from the Harris Center, students, staff and families are welcome to join us for a brief walk in the woods to start our day in a calming way – outdoors!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Pierce School [school_color] => #2673a9 [qms_source] => bes ) [105] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1758 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-10-21 13:16:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-21 17:16:35 [post_content] =>Pierce School started it’s after school biking club earlier this month. The biking club is run by our 4th-grade teacher, Valerie Germain, and allows 3rd and 4th-grade students to get out on the trails behind Pierce School with one of their favorite teachers and friends in the fresh fall air. The biking club is held after school on Friday’s throughout the month of October.
[post_title] => Bennington Bears like to Bike [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => bennington-bears-like-to-bike [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-22 07:51:27 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-22 11:51:27 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1758 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://bes.convalsd.net/2019/10/21/bennington-bears-like-to-bike/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Bike-Club.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Bike-Club-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Bike-Club-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Bike-Club-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/Bike-Club-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Pierce School started it’s after school biking club earlier this month. The biking club is run by our 4th-grade teacher, Valerie Germain, and allows 3rd and 4th-grade students to get out on the trails behind Pierce School with one of their favorite teachers and friends in the fresh fall air. The biking club is held after school on Friday’s throughout the month of October.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Pierce School [school_color] => #2673a9 [qms_source] => bes ) [106] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1669 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-10-21 12:01:30 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-21 16:01:30 [post_content] =>On a bright, crisp, autumn morning, FES students and staff walked down to the Fire Station where Kevin Holdredge and the rest of the crew at the Francestown Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department took time out of their day to educate our students about how they serve and protect our community. Students had the opportunity to look at and touch equipment, see and hear about how the rescue teams help us in an emergency, and learn a little bit about why Francestown is #37. The dedication of the volunteers in this department is so important and we are thrilled to have the chance every year to visit. For more pictures head over to our Facebook site: www.facebook.com/fesnh
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [107] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1661 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-10-20 20:10:50 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-21 00:10:50 [post_content] =>FES partners with local printing company Blueberry Hill Designs to bring you the exclusive online FES Swag Store! This year there are many cold winter additions to the store - vests, hats, and sweatpants. Check it out by clicking here.
[post_title] => "FES Swag" Store Open [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => fes-swag-store-open [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-20 20:10:52 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-21 00:10:52 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://fes.convalsd.net/?p=1661 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://fes.convalsd.net/2019/10/20/fes-swag-store-open/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/5da06d369c76eed35a8b4572.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/5da06d369c76eed35a8b4572-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/10/5da06d369c76eed35a8b4572-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>FES partners with local printing company Blueberry Hill Designs to bring you the exclusive online FES Swag Store! This year there are many cold winter additions to the store – vests, hats, and sweatpants. Check it out by clicking here.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [108] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1038 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-18 15:55:50 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-18 19:55:50 [post_content] => As the weather gets chilly and the leaves start to fall, students learn about tractors, trucks, and fire safety. We have had some great assemblies and even a visit from the Department of Public Works, as well as the Hancock Fire Department. Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.- Harvest Feast
- Halloween Parade
- Spanish Club
As the weather gets chilly and the leaves start to fall, students learn about tractors, trucks, and fire safety. We have had some great assemblies and even a visit from the Department of Public Works, as well as the Hancock Fire Department.
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Hancock Elementary School [school_color] => #156234 [qms_source] => hes ) [109] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11527 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-18 13:21:17 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-18 17:21:17 [post_content] =>Students who are enrolled in Applied Technology Center (ATC) classes took a field trip to TRM Microwave in Bedford on October 17. The field trip was part of the celebration of National Manufacturing Month.
A recipient of the 2017 Dunn-Perry Award by the Department of Defense, TRM Microwave is a woman-owned small business that specializes in the custom design and manufacture of RF/Microwave components and integrated subsystem assemblies.
TRM Microwave has been serving the nation's top defense and space contractors since 1970 by providing expert engineering solutions and highly reliable, innovative products to solve complex challenges.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Students who are enrolled in Applied Technology Center (ATC) classes took a field trip to TRM Microwave in Bedford on October 17. The field trip was part of the celebration of National Manufacturing Month.
A recipient of the 2017 Dunn-Perry Award by the Department of Defense, TRM Microwave is a woman-owned small business that specializes in the custom design and manufacture of RF/Microwave components and integrated subsystem assemblies.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [110] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1190 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-11 14:44:15 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-11 18:44:15 [post_content] =>Thank you to our generous PTO for all the new playground games!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [111] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1186 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-11 13:34:24 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-11 17:34:24 [post_content] =>GES 3rd graders practiced counting large collections and justifying their reasoning.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [113] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4010 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-10 08:21:22 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-10 12:21:22 [post_content] =>The ConVal School District uses Twitter as a communications platform.
Teachers at each of the eleven schools now share classroom projects, special events, and school-wide assemblies online, all in an effort to showcase the many exciting things that are happening in the district every day.
The individual tweets from the eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and one regional high school are consolidated on the district Twitter account We Are ConVal.
Check out your local school and tune in to what is happening in the district today!
The ConVal School District uses Twitter as a communications platform.
Teachers at each of the eleven schools now share classroom projects, special events, and school-wide assemblies online, all in an effort to showcase the many exciting things that are happening in the district every day.
The individual tweets from the eight elementary schools,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal School Board [school_color] => #700e0e [qms_source] => schoolboard ) [114] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11376 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-09 07:34:50 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-09 11:34:50 [post_content] =>During the one-week campaign to contribute to the New Hampshire Tackles Hunger campaign, ConVal High School and other district schools set a new benchmark for community support.
- 2,830 lbs of food were collected by the school and delivered to the Peterborough Food Pantry.
- 1,615 lbs of food collected at the Shaw's food drive on Saturday of Homecoming Weekend.
- 216 lbs additional from the High School were collected after the initial deadline.
- $982 were contributed in cash donations and Shaw's gift cards at school.
- $785 were collected at the Shaw's food drive.
The total amounted to 4,661 pounds of food and $1,766 in cash & gift cards.
A big "Thank you" to everyone who made this year's New Hampshire Tackles Hunger campaign a success!
[qms_post_excerpt] => During the one-week campaign to contribute to the New Hampshire Tackles Hunger campaign, ConVal High School and other district schools set a new benchmark for community support.
- 2,830 lbs of food were collected by the school and delivered to the Peterborough Food Pantry.
- 1,615 lbs of food collected at the Shaw’s food drive on Saturday of Homecoming Weekend.
- Universal Design for Learning
- What I Need
- Harvest Dinner
Happy October! Students are learning a ton about Letterland characters, number bonds, sound waves, and seed spreaders.
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- Universal Design for Learning
- What I Need
- Harvest Dinner
The BrightBytes survey portal is now open for parents and we invite you to participate!
The BrightBytes survey asks questions that will deepen our understanding of how technology can benefit teaching and learning. At the schools with 1:1 Chromebooks, we use this information to inform our progress in establishing a blended learning environment at ConVal Regional High School.
To participate in this survey, please follow these steps:
- Point your browser to http://bbyt.es.
- Enter the access code VT2RC, then click “Start.”
- Click the “Parents” button.
- Below “Which school is this for?”, put your cursor in the “Type to search schools” box, then select "ConVal Regional High School" from the dropdown menu.
- Click “Start Questionnaire” to begin the survey.
Thank you so much for your participation. Your answers will help us improve the technology environments that provide meaningful learning experiences for your students.
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The BrightBytes survey asks questions that will deepen our understanding of how technology can benefit teaching and learning. At the schools with 1:1 Chromebooks, we use this information to inform our progress in establishing a blended learning environment at ConVal Regional High School.
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[post_title] => DCS 3rd and 4th Grade Make State Books [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => dcs-3rd-and-4th-grade-make-state-books [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-06 16:43:00 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-06 20:43:00 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://dcs.convalsd.net/?p=1677 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://dcs.convalsd.net/2019/10/06/dcs-3rd-and-4th-grade-make-state-books/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/arts.jpg [1] => 740 [2] => 740 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/arts-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/arts-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/arts-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/10/arts-740x720.jpg [1] => 740 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>with Arts Enrichment
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [118] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1177 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-04 13:01:26 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-04 17:01:26 [post_content] =>Our 2nd graders partner with our preschoolers to read aloud with them a few times a month. 2nd graders get to practice reading fluency and preschoolers enjoy being read to!
[post_title] => Reading Buddies! 2nd graders love reading with their preschool buddies! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => reading-buddies-2nd-graders-love-reading-with-their-preschool-buddies [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-04 13:01:47 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-04 17:01:47 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1177 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/04/reading-buddies-2nd-graders-love-reading-with-their-preschool-buddies/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/RB2.jpg [1] => 3030 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/RB2-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/RB2-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/RB2-768x766.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 766 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/RB2-1024x1022.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1022 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/RB2-271x270.jpg [1] => 271 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/RB2-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Our 2nd graders partner with our preschoolers to read aloud with them a few times a month. 2nd graders get to practice reading fluency and preschoolers enjoy being read to!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [119] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1172 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-10-02 15:23:03 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-02 19:23:03 [post_content] =>4th graders counted collections larger than 100 today. Look for organization strategies!
[post_title] => Counting collections in 4th grade! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => counting-collections-in-4th-grade [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-02 15:23:24 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-02 19:23:24 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1172 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/10/02/counting-collections-in-4th-grade/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/counting-collections.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/counting-collections-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/counting-collections-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/counting-collections-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/counting-collections-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/counting-collections-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/10/counting-collections-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>4th graders counted collections larger than 100 today. Look for organization strategies!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [120] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11360 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-10-02 14:58:50 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-02 18:58:50 [post_content] =>There are only two days left in the New Hampshire Tackles Hunger campaign!
Last year, ConVal High School was first among all New Hampshire schools in its effort to support local food banks, and we hope to repeat our success this year.
All TASC homerooms are currently competing how many items they can supply to the statewide campaign. As an incentive, the homeroom with the most items collected by Friday, October 4, will win free tickets to the Homecoming Dance and football game.
As of today, Mrs. Johnson's homeroom is in a narrow lead ahead of Mr. Wickham's and Mrs. Harris' TASC homerooms. Mr. Ewing's, Mr. Harris', and Ms. G's homerooms are narrowing the gap and catching up to the leaders.
If you are willing to donate, please consider the following items:
- Peanut butter
- Jelly
- Tuna
- Soups
- Pasta
- Pasta sauce
- Canned fruits and vegetables
All food items must be non-perishable; please do not send in items in glass jars.
Cash donations are also accepted. Please make your check out to "New Hampshire Tackles Hunger."
Thank you so much for your contributions. Your donations will go a long way to make the upcoming months and holidays brighter for area families.
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Last year, ConVal High School was first among all New Hampshire schools in its effort to support local food banks, and we hope to repeat our success this year.
All TASC homerooms are currently competing how many items they can supply to the statewide campaign.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [121] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3928 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2019-10-02 14:01:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-02 18:01:35 [post_content] =>Mr. Hammett was able to get Mr. Garry Kalajain a talented blacksmith to give the 7th and 8th Grade South Meadow School students a demonstration on how to create objects from wrought iron/steel.
Students were even able to try their hand at this craft!
[qms_post_excerpt] => Mr. Hammett was able to get Mr. Garry Kalajain a talented blacksmith to give the 7th and 8th Grade South Meadow School students a demonstration on how to create objects from wrought iron/steel.
Students were even able to try their hand at this craft!
Many classrooms at PES offer flexible seating for its students. Flexible seating allows for student choice, collaborative learning, comfort options for a variety of learning styles and needs, and it helps students focus on the task at hand.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Many classrooms at PES offer flexible seating for its students. Flexible seating allows for student choice, collaborative learning, comfort options for a variety of learning styles and needs, and it helps students focus on the task at hand.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [123] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1997 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2019-10-01 12:40:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-10-01 16:40:27 [post_content] =>AES third graders recently went to Miller State Park to learn about the hawk's annual migration and migration routes.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [124] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3919 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2019-09-30 12:48:21 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-30 16:48:21 [post_content] =>This week is the Conval District’s NH Tackles Hunger Food Drive. All donations will be kept in the Peterborough area / SMS Food bank. We have a collection box outside of the office at SMS for any non-perishable (no glass) items such peanut butter, tuna fish, soup, etc. Every can helps!!!!
Community Service Opportunity
There are community service opportunities available Saturday October 5th at Shaw's for a food drive or at the Pantry helping sort food.
If you are interested, please click here to sign-up.
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Community Service Opportunity
There are community service opportunities available Saturday October 5th at Shaw’s for a food drive or at the Pantry helping sort food.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [125] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11304 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-28 13:14:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-28 17:14:27 [post_content] =>The ConVal Band performed at the Eastern States Exposition on Friday, September 27th during Harvest Day. They entertained crowds on the Storrowton Green and along the parade route.
The drumline performed a number of cadences and the band played music hi-liting decades of Americana Music. Songs included were, "Boogie Down," "Build Me Up Buttercup," "Zoot Suit Riot," "My House," and "Vehicle."
The Band received a particularly rousing applause for their performance of "Big Noise from Winnetka" when their routine included brass players ducking from their neighbors' instruments purposely being swung over their heads. There were also a number of wailing brass and percussion solos.
The Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Massachusetts, also known as the “Big E”, is a unique kind of state fair. Rather than serving just one state, the Big E serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
[qms_post_excerpt] => The ConVal Band performed at the Eastern States Exposition on Friday, September 27th during Harvest Day. They entertained crowds on the Storrowton Green and along the parade route.
The drumline performed a number of cadences and the band played music hi-liting decades of Americana Music. Songs included were, “Boogie Down,” “Build Me Up Buttercup,”
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [126] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1673 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2019-09-25 09:36:54 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-25 13:36:54 [post_content] =>Students and staff practiced patience while posed as plants in hopes of a butterfly landing on us at Magic Wings Butterfly Conservancy. The students impressed the Tour Guide with their knowledge of butterflies.
[post_title] => DCS students take a magical trip! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => dcs-students-take-a-magical-trip [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-25 09:38:11 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-25 13:38:11 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://dcs.convalsd.net/?p=1673 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://dcs.convalsd.net/2019/09/25/dcs-students-take-a-magical-trip/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/mw-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/mw-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/mw-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/mw-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/mw-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Students and staff practiced patience while posed as plants in hopes of a butterfly landing on us at Magic Wings Butterfly Conservancy. The students impressed the Tour Guide with their knowledge of butterflies.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [127] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11289 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-24 11:47:33 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-24 15:47:33 [post_content] =>Are you looking for something to show your school spirit on Homecoming Weekend October 4-5?
The ConVal School store has the answer for you: visit the ConVal School Store Sales Event online.
The sale features all kinds of school pride items and apparel. The sale lasts only until October 8, so get your swag today!
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The ConVal School store has the answer for you: visit the ConVal School Store Sales Event online.
The sale features all kinds of school pride items and apparel. The sale lasts only until October 8,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [128] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1614 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-09-24 10:57:28 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-24 14:57:28 [post_content] =>This year, to help support the social emotional needs of our multi age classrooms, Jen Swasey, our school counselor, is integrating many of her lessons right into the academic day. This allows students to develop their social emotional skills right alongside their academic ones. Jen is currently working with Team Squirrel on how to take turns while playing a game with peers. This skill is used throughout the day when students are in literacy and math centers. Developing a sense of kindness and fairness in game play allows students to focus on building academic skills while playing a game independently with peers.
[post_title] => SEL Integration [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => sel-integration [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-24 10:57:29 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-24 14:57:29 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://fes.convalsd.net/?p=1614 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://fes.convalsd.net/2019/09/24/sel-integration/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/IMG_2720-e1569336656505.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/IMG_2720-e1569336656505-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/IMG_2720-e1569336656505-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/IMG_2720-e1569336656505-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/IMG_2720-e1569336656505-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/IMG_2720-e1569336656505-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/IMG_2720-e1569336656505-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>This year, to help support the social emotional needs of our multi age classrooms, Jen Swasey, our school counselor, is integrating many of her lessons right into the academic day. This allows students to develop their social emotional skills right alongside their academic ones. Jen is currently working with Team Squirrel on how to take turns while playing a game with peers.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [129] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1005 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-23 12:05:02 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-23 16:05:02 [post_content] => Open House was a wonderful success. It was so nice to meet parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters!! Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.- Open House
- Volunteer of the month!
- PTO meeting schedule
Open House was a wonderful success. It was so nice to meet parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters!!
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about other events at HES.
- Open House
- Volunteer of the month!
- PTO meeting schedule
- New School Year!
- Upcoming events
HES staff and students are off to a wonderful start.
Check out the latest newsletter to read more about our first day assembly and much more.
- New School Year!
- Upcoming events
ConVal Regional High School Principal Michelle Voto announced today that senior Liam McCall has been named a Commended Student in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2020 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards,
Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2020 competition by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
McCall is the son of Eric and Christine McCall of Peterborough.
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About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2020 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [132] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3177 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-22 18:28:48 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-22 22:28:48 [post_content] =>ConVal senior and New Hampshire’s Youth Poet Laureate, Rachel Sturges, recently read from her poems at the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough. The event was sponsored by the Peterborough Poetry Project.
Alice Fogel, the New Hampshire Poet Laureate, introduced Rachel and the other speakers saying the idea for a NH Youth Poet Laureate position came to her at the suggestion of a New Hampshire teacher. In her role as poetry advocate, she decided to initiate the position through the NH State Council on the Arts as a way of bringing poetry to more people. Rachel explained that in her role she is focused on using social media to attract young people to poetry events around the state.
Ms. Fogel described the three young poets reading as “Not trying to draw attention to themselves but to poetry” by expressing “eloquent complications” of life and drawing on the support of teachers and other writers. In introducing Rachel, Ms. Fogel described her poetry as “looking outward from herself at the world and understanding the complexities [through her] unique and creative” poems.
The NHYPL is an honorary one-year unpaid position held by NH high school students with a dedication to excellence in writing, and who have the enthusiasm to heighten the visibility and value of poetry by and for young people in New Hampshire.
The Peterborough Poetry Project is currently hosting a contest with the theme of New Hampshire (past, present, future, or fantasy). Deadline: September 30th. Details for the contest are at: peterboroughpoetryproject.org/contests.
In attendance at the reading were ConVal teachers Ben Putnam, Jason Lambert, Eric Bowman, and ConVal Librarian Rachael Bowman.
[qms_post_excerpt] => ConVal senior and New Hampshire’s Youth Poet Laureate, Rachel Sturges, recently read from her poems at the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough. The event was sponsored by the Peterborough Poetry Project.
Alice Fogel, the New Hampshire Poet Laureate, introduced Rachel and the other speakers saying the idea for a NH Youth Poet Laureate position came to her at the suggestion of a New Hampshire teacher.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [133] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1164 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-09-20 16:12:52 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-20 20:12:52 [post_content] =>2nd graders harvested carrots this week with the Cornucopia Project Teachers
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [134] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1162 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-09-20 11:53:04 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-20 15:53:04 [post_content] =>3rd & 4th graders enjoyed a morning at Crotched Mtn. searching for raptors on the move!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [135] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 751 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-09-20 11:06:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-20 15:06:34 [post_content] =>School picture retake day is Wednesday, October 29, 2019
Pictures will be arriving soon.
[post_title] => School Picture Retake Day October 29, 2019 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => school-picture-day-october-2-2019 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-10-23 12:03:26 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-10-23 16:03:26 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=751 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2019/09/20/school-picture-day-october-2-2019/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/camera-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>School picture retake day is Wednesday, October 29, 2019
Pictures will be arriving soon.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [136] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1599 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-09-19 09:49:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-19 13:49:10 [post_content] =>Next Wednesday, September 25th from 6 - 7pm.
The format will be a little different this year. We are asking families to come promptly at 6 and go to your child’s classroom. There you will get a tour from your child and complete a short activity with them about your hopes and dreams for their year at FES.
At 6:30, we will invite you to the Multi-Purpose room where we will have tables set up with different enrichment opportunities for you to sign your child up for, as well as information about our school lunch program and our PTO. If you are interested in becoming a designated volunteer this year, then you will have the chance to get fingerprinted at no cost. If you have done this in the past, you do not need to repeat the process.
At 6:45 we will show a short video of the students talking about the beginning of the year. You won’t want to miss that! There will also be a short Q & A session after the video. You should be all set to head home at 7pm. We hope you will join us!!
[post_title] => FES Open House [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => fes-open-house [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-19 09:49:12 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-19 13:49:12 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://fes.convalsd.net/?p=1599 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://fes.convalsd.net/2019/09/19/fes-open-house/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/open-house.png [1] => 468 [2] => 468 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/open-house-150x150.png [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/open-house-300x300.png [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/open-house-270x270.png [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Next Wednesday, September 25th from 6 – 7pm.
The format will be a little different this year. We are asking families to come promptly at 6 and go to your child’s classroom. There you will get a tour from your child and complete a short activity with them about your hopes and dreams for their year at FES.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [137] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4176 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-09-18 13:55:52 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-18 17:55:52 [post_content] => [post_title] => Saying Goodbye [post_excerpt] => Miss Ambosini's second grade class had a student bring in some caterpillars for their classroom last week. Today they said “goodbye” to their first butterfly. [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => saying-goodbye [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-18 21:22:57 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-19 01:22:57 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://pes.convalsd.net/?p=4176 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://pes.convalsd.net/2019/09/18/saying-goodbye/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/IMG_2801-1-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/IMG_2801-1-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/IMG_2801-1-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/IMG_2801-1-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/09/IMG_2801-1-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] => Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [138] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3876 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2019-09-17 16:07:53 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-17 20:07:53 [post_content] =>SMS will host the 4th Annual STEMFest with the collaboration with the University of New Hampshire College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Open to all students in Grades 4 - 8 from South Meadow, Great Brook, and Jaffrey Rindge Middle School. (Buses will be available from GBS and from Jaffrey Rindge Middle School leaving at 9:30am)
Date: October 19, 2019
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
For students to attend we just need to have the following documents completed: Permission Form/ Health Form
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Open to all students in Grades 4 – 8 from South Meadow, Great Brook, and Jaffrey Rindge Middle School. (Buses will be available from GBS and from Jaffrey Rindge Middle School leaving at 9:30am)
Date: October 19,
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CHROMEBOOK INSURANCE
Chromebook Insurance is available for $25.00. Payment can be made as follows:
- You can send in a check with your student and have them drop off with the SMS Front office. Checks should be made out to: Conval School District
- You can also make payment online at: https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/Parent/SchoolFee under Payment Function, you will Select Fees, then Chromebook Fee.
[qms_post_excerpt] => CHROMEBOOK INSURANCE
Chromebook Insurance is available for $25.00. Payment can be made as follows:
- You can send in a check with your student and have them drop off with the SMS Front office. Checks should be made out to: Conval School District
- You can also make payment online at: https://www.k12paymentcenter.com/Parent/SchoolFee under Payment Function,
The tenth Peter Michael Abbott Memorial 5K race took place on Saturday, September 14, at ConVal Regional High School.
Three staff members — Dean of Students Steve Bartsch, Director of Special Education Michael Lucow, and ATC teacher Sarah Grossi — each placed in their respective division. Social Studies teacher Eric Bowman was the overall winner of the race with a time of 21:58.
The Peter Michael Abbott Memorial Fund was founded in 2010 as a non-profit, volunteer-led organization to raise funds for an annual academic scholarship awarded to graduates of ConVal Regional High School who pursue advanced education.
Peter Abbott was a 1979 graduate of ConVal high school who died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack in 2009. Having lettered in Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer, he was a posthumous, inaugural inductee into the ConVal Regional High School Athletic Hall of Fame on June 5, 2011.
[post_title] => ConVal Staff Compete, Win In Abbott 5K Race [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-staff-compete-win-in-abbott-5k [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-17 09:49:22 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-17 13:49:22 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=11254 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-staff-compete-win-in-abbott-5k/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Peter-Michael-Abbott-Run-20190914.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Peter-Michael-Abbott-Run-20190914-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Peter-Michael-Abbott-Run-20190914-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Peter-Michael-Abbott-Run-20190914-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Peter-Michael-Abbott-Run-20190914-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>The tenth Peter Michael Abbott Memorial 5K race took place on Saturday, September 14, at ConVal Regional High School.
Three staff members — Dean of Students Steve Bartsch, Director of Special Education Michael Lucow, and ATC teacher Sarah Grossi — each placed in their respective division. Social Studies teacher Eric Bowman was the overall winner of the race with a time of 21:58.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [141] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 725 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-09-16 14:10:17 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-16 18:10:17 [post_content] =>Temple Elementary School will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on October 17, 2019 from 3:30-7:30 pm.
Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment.
[qms_post_excerpt] => Temple Elementary School will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on October 17, 2019 from 3:30-7:30 pm.
Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [142] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 722 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-09-16 13:45:33 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-16 17:45:33 [post_content] =>Temple community members are invited to join the students of Temple Elementary School for lunch on the third Friday of every month.
The next community lunch will be held on Friday, September 20th, from 12:30 - 1:00 pm.
Feel free to bring your own lunch, or you can order a school lunch by contacting Kimberly at 878-1955 by 9:00 am on the day of the lunch.
[post_title] => Invitation To Community Lunch September 20, 2019 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => community-lunch-september-20-2019 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-17 09:01:19 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-17 13:01:19 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://tes.convalsd.net/?p=722 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://tes.convalsd.net/2019/09/16/community-lunch-september-20-2019/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 749 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/09/Community-Lunch-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Temple community members are invited to join the students of Temple Elementary School for lunch on the third Friday of every month.
The next community lunch will be held on Friday, September 20th, from 12:30 – 1:00 pm.
Feel free to bring your own lunch, or you can order a school lunch by contacting Kimberly at 878-1955 by 9:00 am on the day of the lunch.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [143] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1152 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-09-16 13:24:28 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-16 17:24:28 [post_content] =>Who has been munching on our garden? Learning about critters good and bad with the Cornucopia Project.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [144] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1653 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2019-09-15 12:02:38 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-15 16:02:38 [post_content] =>Students love the DCS playground and it is a great place to learn how to cooperate.
[post_title] => DCS work and play together! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => dcs-work-and-play-together [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-15 12:02:39 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-15 16:02:39 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://dcs.convalsd.net/?p=1653 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://dcs.convalsd.net/2019/09/15/dcs-work-and-play-together/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/sand-box.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/sand-box-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/sand-box-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/sand-box-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/09/sand-box-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Students love the DCS playground and it is a great place to learn how to cooperate.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [145] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1969 [post_author] => 200 [post_date] => 2019-09-13 12:15:39 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-13 16:15:39 [post_content] =>On Thursday Sept 12th, students and families gathered for our Fall Open House. Students were able to share their classrooms and work with their families.
[post_title] => Student Shares Work at AES Open House [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => student-shares-work-at-aes-open-house [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-13 12:28:03 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-13 16:28:03 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://aes.convalsd.net/?p=1969 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://aes.convalsd.net/2019/09/13/student-shares-work-at-aes-open-house/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/09/Open-House-20191-2-1.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/09/Open-House-20191-2-1-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/09/Open-House-20191-2-1-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/09/Open-House-20191-2-1-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/09/Open-House-20191-2-1-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>On Thursday Sept 12th, students and families gathered for our Fall Open House. Students were able to share their classrooms and work with their families.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [146] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1595 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-09-13 11:24:59 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-13 15:24:59 [post_content] =>Team Squirrel worked with the Harris Center to explore different kinds of seeds and how they travel. Students learned that some seeds are dispersed by the wind, others attach themselves to animals and take a little ride, while others get eaten by animals in one place and deposited later in a much different place. Students made scientific observations, enriched their vocabulary and even tested out the methods (well, not ALL of them).
[post_title] => Seed Exploration with the Harris Center [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => seed-exploration-with-the-harris-center [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-13 11:25:00 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-13 15:25:00 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://fes.convalsd.net/?p=1595 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://fes.convalsd.net/2019/09/13/seed-exploration-with-the-harris-center/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Seed-Exploration-Squirrels.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Seed-Exploration-Squirrels-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Seed-Exploration-Squirrels-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Seed-Exploration-Squirrels-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Seed-Exploration-Squirrels-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Seed-Exploration-Squirrels-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Seed-Exploration-Squirrels-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Team Squirrel worked with the Harris Center to explore different kinds of seeds and how they travel. Students learned that some seeds are dispersed by the wind, others attach themselves to animals and take a little ride, while others get eaten by animals in one place and deposited later in a much different place. Students made scientific observations,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [147] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1689 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-09-12 10:12:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-12 14:12:08 [post_content] =>Pierce's black bears had a great time with Cornucopia this week working in the gardens. They harvested a large amount of carrots and purple beans. They even got to enjoy some summer squash and cherry tomatoes. More importantly, they were eager and willing to jump back into the gardens after having a long summer break, sharing their observations as they went.
Next week they will be exploring the different kinds of garden bugs. We can't wait to see what kinds of bugs live in our garden beds!
[post_title] => Time to Harvest [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => time-to-harvest [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-12 10:29:07 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-12 14:29:07 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://bes.convalsd.net/?p=1689 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://bes.convalsd.net/2019/09/12/time-to-harvest/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/IMG_1882.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 563 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/IMG_1882-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/IMG_1882-300x225.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 225 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/IMG_1882-360x270.jpg [1] => 360 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Pierce’s black bears had a great time with Cornucopia this week working in the gardens. They harvested a large amount of carrots and purple beans. They even got to enjoy some summer squash and cherry tomatoes. More importantly, they were eager and willing to jump back into the gardens after having a long summer break,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Pierce School [school_color] => #2673a9 [qms_source] => bes ) [148] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11242 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-12 08:20:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-12 12:20:31 [post_content] =>Are you thinking about exhibiting your crafts at the 2019 ConVal Holiday Craft Fair in November? Now is the time to get the process started.
Please download and fill out the Exhibitor Signup Sheet to ensure a spot at the Fair.
[post_title] => ConVal Holiday Craft Fair 2019 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => conval-holiday-craft-fair-2019 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-11 08:26:54 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-11 12:26:54 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://cvhs.convalsd.net/?p=11242 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://cvhs.convalsd.net/conval-holiday-craft-fair-2019/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Holiday-Craft-Fair-750x.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 750 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Holiday-Craft-Fair-750x-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Holiday-Craft-Fair-750x-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Holiday-Craft-Fair-750x-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/Holiday-Craft-Fair-750x-750x720.jpg [1] => 750 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Are you thinking about exhibiting your crafts at the 2019 ConVal Holiday Craft Fair in November? Now is the time to get the process started.
Please download and fill out the Exhibitor Signup Sheet to ensure a spot at the Fair.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [149] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1150 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-09-11 18:48:49 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-11 22:48:49 [post_content] =>1st graders practice making 10 with rekenreks. These tools help us see groups of 5 and easily add or subtract!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [150] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1147 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-09-11 18:47:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-11 22:47:10 [post_content] =>4th graders work together to design and build replicas of Abenaki Long Houses as part of their study of NH Native Americans.
[post_title] => Designing and constructing Abenaki Long Houses [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => 4th-graders-collaborate-to-build-abenaki-long-houses [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-12 13:15:45 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-12 17:15:45 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1147 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/09/11/4th-graders-collaborate-to-build-abenaki-long-houses/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/4th.jpg [1] => 3024 [2] => 3024 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/4th-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/4th-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/4th-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/4th-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/4th-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/4th-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>4th graders work together to design and build replicas of Abenaki Long Houses as part of their study of NH Native Americans.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [151] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1145 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-09-11 18:39:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-11 22:39:57 [post_content] =>Kinders are learning about different attributes as they sort shapes. They can sort by color, shape or size!
[post_title] => Categorizing in Kindergarten! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => categorizing-in-kindergarten [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-12 13:16:47 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-12 17:16:47 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1145 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/09/11/categorizing-in-kindergarten/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/Kindergarten91119.jpg [1] => 2397 [2] => 2397 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/Kindergarten91119-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/Kindergarten91119-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/Kindergarten91119-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/Kindergarten91119-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/Kindergarten91119-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/09/Kindergarten91119-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] =>Kinders are learning about different attributes as they sort shapes. They can sort by color, shape or size!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [152] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 706 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-09-10 14:59:22 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-10 18:59:22 [post_content] =>First and second grade learn about top-down topic web graphic organizing.
A top-down topic web is one of the four student comprehension strategies from The Key Comprehension Routine. It is a graphic organizer that presents topics and sub-topics in a hierarchical way, using varied shapes and placement on the page to represent the connections among the topics.
Mrs. Perreault gave this example with how she spent her summer vacation.
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A top-down topic web is one of the four student comprehension strategies from The Key Comprehension Routine. It is a graphic organizer that presents topics and sub-topics in a hierarchical way, using varied shapes and placement on the page to represent the connections among the topics.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [153] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3852 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2019-09-10 14:54:25 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-10 18:54:25 [post_content] =>
Community Service Opportunity
The Champion Conval Boys Soccer team is always in need of ball kids for their home games. It is a fun and easy way to earn up to 2 hours of community service per game. It involves chasing soccer balls when they go out of bounds and no soccer experience is necessary. Here is the link to the sign up genius created, but showing up at the home games is fine too.
Thanks,
Jeannine Wegmueller Boys Soccer Rep
The Conval Girls Soccer team is looking for Ball Kids to help out for home games. No soccer experience necessary, just be able to chase down a ball and stand on the sidelines of the game. This opportunity will earn 2 hours of community service, be a lot of fun, and support our Conval Girls Soccer Team!
Here is the Sign Up link.
Conval Girls Soccer: Ball Kids Sign up
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Community Service Opportunity
The Champion Conval Boys Soccer team is always in need of ball kids for their home games. It is a fun and easy way to earn up to 2 hours of community service per game. It involves chasing soccer balls when they go out of bounds and no soccer experience is necessary.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [154] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3849 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2019-09-09 13:04:23 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-09 17:04:23 [post_content] =>
BrightBytes Clarity Survey
This survey asks questions pertaining to student use of technology. We use this information to inform our progress in establishing a blended learning environment. To preview this survey, please go to http://bbyt.es, enter the access code VT2RC, and then click “Start.” Click the “Students” button, put your cursor in the “Type to search schools” box, and then select “South Meadow School" from the dropdown menu.
Please sign the attached permission form form concerning this 1:1 initiative survey and have your student return to their advisor.
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[qms_post_excerpt] => BrightBytes Clarity Survey
This survey asks questions pertaining to student use of technology. We use this information to inform our progress in establishing a blended learning environment. To preview this survey, please go to http://bbyt.es, enter the access code VT2RC, and then click “Start.” Click the “Students” button, put your cursor in the “Type to search schools” box,
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[qms_post_excerpt] => As part of our science curriculum, 2nd graders began working with the Cornucopia Project this week. Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019
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SMS School Re-Takes will be done Friday, October 18th.
If you interested in ordering pictures, please check your proofs for the site and password.
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[qms_post_excerpt] => SMS School Re-Takes will be done Friday, October 18th.
If you interested in ordering pictures, please check your proofs for the site and password.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [157] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11199 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-04 20:00:33 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-05 00:00:33 [post_content] =>School Counseling will host ConVal's annual mini college fair on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, in the cafeteria from 9:45 to the end of TASC.
There will be representatives from Colby Sawyer College, Franklin Pierce University, Granite State College, Keene State College, MCPHS University, New England College, the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Plymouth State University, Rivier University, Southern New Hampshire University, and the University of New Hampshire.
Representatives from the New Hampshire College and University Council (NHCUC) and the Community College System of New Hampshire will be present to talk to students.
Any interested students are welcome, regardless of grade level.
[qms_post_excerpt] => School Counseling will host ConVal’s annual mini college fair on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, in the cafeteria from 9:45 to the end of TASC.
There will be representatives from Colby Sawyer College, Franklin Pierce University, Granite State College, Keene State College, MCPHS University, New England College, the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Plymouth State University,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [158] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11210 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-04 16:01:53 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-04 20:01:53 [post_content] =>There will be a TASC Talk on Friday, September 13, for any student interested serving as Big Brother or Big Sister to a Little from PES. Students can be scheduled to the TASC Talk with Big Brothers/Big Sisters under the name of Kim Chandler.
Students who are currently working as Bigs will be at the event to explain the program and answer questions. Program coordinator Karen Brook will also be there to hand out applications.
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Students who are currently working as Bigs will be at the event to explain the program and answer questions.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [159] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11213 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-04 15:57:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-04 19:57:10 [post_content] =>The Open House at ConVal Regional High School will be held on September 12, 2019.
Please see the table below for a schedule of the evening's events.
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Please see the table below for a schedule of the evening’s events.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [160] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11236 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-04 15:04:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-04 19:04:34 [post_content] =>In the first photo gallery of the new school year, talented photographer Caden Cilley displays his newest series of pictures.
Cilley,a sophomore, focuses on nature and landscape photography.
He is currently a student in Mr. Levesque's Digital Photo II class.
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Cilley,a sophomore, focuses on nature and landscape photography.
He is currently a student in Mr. Levesque’s Digital Photo II class.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [161] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11211 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-04 14:51:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-04 18:51:00 [post_content] =>Student pictures will be taken at ConVal Regional High School on Monday, September 9, 2019.
The pictures will be used for student IDs and for the yearbook.
Here is how you can sign up for your student's picture packet quick and easy:
- Point your browser to mylifetouch.com
- Use Picture Day ID: LG389126Q0
- No need to send cash or flyer back to school when you order online
- Use credit card or PayPal on the secure Lifetouch website
Student pictures will be taken at ConVal Regional High School on Monday, September 9, 2019.
The pictures will be used for student IDs and for the yearbook.
Here is how you can sign up for your student’s picture packet quick and easy:
- Point your browser to mylifetouch.com
- Use Picture Day ID: LG389126Q0
- No need to send cash or flyer back to school when you order online
- Use credit card or PayPal on the secure Lifetouch website
Mrs. Aborn's 2nd graders worked with the Cornucopia Crew to harvest some of the vegetables they planted last spring as 1st graders.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [163] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1576 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-09-03 11:52:55 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-03 15:52:55 [post_content] =>This year, the Cornucopia Project is working with our whole Team Squirrel. Students spent their time today weeding out the gardens, planting lettuce, spinach, and dill, and investigating what happened over the summer in the gardens. There was a lot of feeling, digging, smelling, looking, listening, and tasting. Students snacked on the kale that had grown tremendously over the summer. We are so lucky to have dedicated parent volunteers to help out each week as well!
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [164] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11217 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-09-03 06:50:13 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-09-03 10:50:13 [post_content] =>If you are interested in auditioning for the ConVal Drama productions "Our Town" and "The Wolves" this year, join us for an audition workshop in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre on Thursday, September 5, 2:30-3:30 pm.
Auditions are set for the following dates:
- September 9 & 10, 2019: Our Town
- December 2 & 3, 2019: The Wolves
- February 20, 2020: All Shook Up
- April 21, 2020: Miscast Cabaret
[qms_post_excerpt] => If you are interested in auditioning for the ConVal Drama productions “Our Town” and “The Wolves” this year, join us for an audition workshop in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre on Thursday, September 5, 2:30-3:30 pm.
Auditions are set for the following dates:
- September 9 & 10, 2019: Our Town
- December 2 &
An important part of the first days is reconnecting, which is enjoyed by students and staff.
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [166] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1951 [post_author] => 290 [post_date] => 2019-08-30 12:18:32 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-30 16:18:32 [post_content] =>
On Friday, August 30th, the Antrim Elementary Eagles gathered for their first assembly of the year.
The students and staff came together with the school mascot to welcome new friends, practice being an Antrim Eagle, and sing together.
What a wonderful way to start the year!
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[qms_post_excerpt] => On Friday, August 30th, the Antrim Elementary Eagles gathered for their first assembly of the year.
The students and staff came together with the school mascot to welcome new friends, practice being an Antrim Eagle, and sing together.
What a wonderful way to start the year!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [167] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4147 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-08-29 13:43:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-29 17:43:34 [post_content] =>PES staff members are ready for the start of the school year. We were waiting for students with smiles on our faces, and we are looking forward to a great year!
[qms_post_excerpt] => PES staff members are ready for the start of the school year. We were waiting for students with smiles on our faces, and we are looking forward to a great year!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [168] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3120 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-08-29 10:40:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-29 14:40:05 [post_content] =>I have always loved the beginning of school which is our opportunity for students and teachers to begin again, with renewed energy, the journey toward a better future.
Our students come at times excited, at other times apprehensive; at times ready to engage in learning, and at other times needing support.
The journey from kindergarten through senior year encompasses 2,340 days. And while 2,340 days seems like a long time, the truth is that these 13 years go by very, very quickly. Most importantly, we don’t take this journey single-handedly, for you, their parents are paramount to their success.
In these 2,340 days we teach, we inspire, we comfort, we encourage, we support, and we celebrate. To make all this happen, every day counts.
In these 2,340 days, we teach our students to play well with others, to work out their differences, and to express their emotions appropriately so they can build healthy relationships with their peers and others throughout their lives.
In these 2,340 days, we teach students to use their words to express themselves, to share their thoughts, to sing, and to converse in other languages.
We teach them to read, so that they can discover and explore new knowledge and the wonder that this world holds for them. We teach them to write, so they can express themselves, explain themselves, and share with others their hopes and dreams for themselves and our world.
We begin with learning to count objects and extend to applying math in ways that will help them discover patterns, create models, learn to code and assist in discovering new ways to analyze and solve the challenges we now face and those we may face in the future.
In these 2,340 days, we also engage our students in the arts, the sciences, and so much more.
We hope that your student has had a wonderful opening, and I look forward to our continued work together.
Thank you.
Dr. Kimberly Rizzo Saunders
Superintendent
ConVal School District
[qms_post_excerpt] => I have always loved the beginning of school which is our opportunity for students and teachers to begin again, with renewed energy, the journey toward a better future.
Our students come at times excited, at other times apprehensive; at times ready to engage in learning, and at other times needing support.
The journey from kindergarten through senior year encompasses 2,340 days.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Contoocook Valley Regional School District [school_color] => #00507f [qms_source] => convalsd ) [169] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1132 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-08-29 08:47:04 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-29 12:47:04 [post_content] => [post_title] => Miss Heard and Third Grade had an awesome 1st day of school! [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => miss-heard-and-third-grade-had-an-awesome-1st-day-of-school [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-09-12 13:18:34 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-09-12 17:18:34 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://ges.convalsd.net/?p=1132 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw [qms_post_link] => https://ges.convalsd.net/2019/08/29/miss-heard-and-third-grade-had-an-awesome-1st-day-of-school/ [qms_post_featured_image] => Array ( [original] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/3rd.jpg [1] => 2492 [2] => 2492 [3] => ) [thumbnail] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/3rd-150x150.jpg [1] => 150 [2] => 150 [3] => 1 ) [medium] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/3rd-300x300.jpg [1] => 300 [2] => 300 [3] => 1 ) [medium_large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/3rd-768x768.jpg [1] => 768 [2] => 768 [3] => 1 ) [large] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/3rd-1024x1024.jpg [1] => 1024 [2] => 1024 [3] => 1 ) [news-thumb] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/3rd-270x270.jpg [1] => 270 [2] => 270 [3] => 1 ) [homepage-slide] => Array ( [0] => https://convalsd.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/3rd-1920x720.jpg [1] => 1920 [2] => 720 [3] => 1 ) ) [qms_post_content_image] => 0 [qms_post_excerpt] => Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [170] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11196 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 22:33:06 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-29 02:33:06 [post_content] =>The first meeting of ConVal Theatre Arts will be held on August 30, 2019, at the end of the school day in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre.
To join, no prior experience is required. In ConVal Theatre Arts, there are many new skills that you can develop, from set design and set building to acting, from stage managing to lights and sound.
Visit cvlht.com online for a preview of this year's season and find out more by joining Mrs. Moore in the LHT on Friday!
[qms_post_excerpt] => The first meeting of ConVal Theatre Arts will be held on August 30, 2019, at the end of the school day in the Lucy Hurlin Theatre.
To join, no prior experience is required. In ConVal Theatre Arts, there are many new skills that you can develop, from set design and set building to acting,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => ConVal Regional High School [school_color] => #0e4984 [qms_source] => cvhs ) [171] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1660 [post_author] => 292 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 19:54:28 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-28 23:54:28 [post_content] =>Pierce School had a fantastic first day back for the 2019-2020 school year.
We welcomed new friends and staff to the Black Bear family.
Everyone was so excited to begin another year of learning and growing together.
Welcome back, Black Bears!
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We welcomed new friends and staff to the Black Bear family.
Everyone was so excited to begin another year of learning and growing together.
Welcome back, Black Bears!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Pierce School [school_color] => #2673a9 [qms_source] => bes ) [172] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3770 [post_author] => 232 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 16:27:07 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-28 20:27:07 [post_content] =>Tuesday, January 21
Today is an E Day
Lunch: Chicken Fajitas with the Fixings, Mexicali Rice, Pico de Gallo, Sweet Corn, Assorted Fruit, Assorted Deli, Cape Codder Lunchbox, Chicken Nugget Basket, Chicken Caesar Salad, Buffalo Chicken Garden Salad, Chicken Patty/Cheeseburger/Hamburger, French Fries.
Band: Block E: 5th Grade Percussion, Block F: 5th Grade Trumpet/Trombone, Block A: 6th Grade Flute/Clarinet, Plus Block: 6th Grade Band.
Chorus: 7thth and 8th Grade Altos
Sports:
Students may not call home to make or change after school plans after noon time going forward.
What in carnation!?
This year student council will not be selling carnations!! They will be selling chocolate roses for $1 from January 21st until February 13. You can choose the color rosebud of your chocolate rose. All colors available while supplies last.
Order your own student-designed SMS shirt today! Shirts are $8.00 and order forms are due January 29th. Order forms and money must be turned into your homeroom teacher. Check out the T-shirt posters around school for more information or see Ms. McLean in Room 12.
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Today is an E Day
Lunch: Chicken Fajitas with the Fixings, Mexicali Rice, Pico de Gallo, Sweet Corn, Assorted Fruit, Assorted Deli, Cape Codder Lunchbox, Chicken Nugget Basket, Chicken Caesar Salad, Buffalo Chicken Garden Salad, Chicken Patty/Cheeseburger/Hamburger, French Fries.
Band: Block E: 5th Grade Percussion,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => South Meadow School [school_color] => #1c4aac [qms_source] => sms ) [173] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1937 [post_author] => 290 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 13:59:18 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-28 17:59:18 [post_content] =>
Students enjoyed their first day of school at AES! They enjoyed meeting new friends, connecting with former ones, and starting the new year as Antrim Eagles!
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[qms_post_excerpt] => Students enjoyed their first day of school at AES! They enjoyed meeting new friends, connecting with former ones, and starting the new year as Antrim Eagles!
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [174] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 695 [post_author] => 76 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 13:40:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-28 17:40:40 [post_content] =>Temple Elementary School will host its annual Open House on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 5:00-6:00 pm.
Open House is a wonderful opportunity for parents to meet the teacher of their student as well as connect with other families in the same grade.
After Open House, please join us for a BYO Picnic from 6:00-7:00 pm. Remember to bring your blankets!
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Open House is a wonderful opportunity for parents to meet the teacher of their student as well as connect with other families in the same grade.
After Open House, please join us for a BYO Picnic from 6:00-7:00 pm.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Temple Elementary School [school_color] => #059797 [qms_source] => tes ) [175] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1571 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 13:38:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-28 17:38:31 [post_content] =>Team Squirrel had its first morning meeting today. Team Squirrel is made up of our 27 youngest students and their two teachers. Morning meeting is a time to connect to each other first thing in the morning. It is an integral part of transitioning from home to school. The structure for Morning Meeting comes from Responsive Classroom, a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. For more information about Responsive Classroom you can visit their website: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/
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Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [176] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1131 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-08-28 12:49:50 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-28 16:49:50 [post_content] => [post_title] => Mrs. Aborn's 2nd graders are buzzing with joy! 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AES students and families enjoyed seeing former friends and meeting new ones at the AES MEET & GREET on Tuesday, August 27th.
They were able to get a sneak peek at their new classrooms and meet their new teachers. Our new Kindergarten friends were able to try a short school bus ride for practice.
The PTO provided yummy popsicles at the end of the event.
We are all looking forward to the start of school.
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[qms_post_excerpt] => AES students and families enjoyed seeing former friends and meeting new ones at the AES MEET & GREET on Tuesday, August 27th.
They were able to get a sneak peek at their new classrooms and meet their new teachers. Our new Kindergarten friends were able to try a short school bus ride for practice.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [181] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11074 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-08-27 09:01:26 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-27 13:01:26 [post_content] =>New Student Day will be held at ConVal Regional High School on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, starting at 8:00 am.
August 27, 2019 is a day set aside just for all students who are new to ConVal — freshmen and all upperclass students transferring from other school districts.
New students are invited to come and spend the day with fellow students and faculty and become familiar with ConVal High School. They will follow their course schedule, meet their teachers, get to know other students, work with their school counselor, and become familiar with the layout of the school.
Freshmen Agenda
8:00 Registration
8:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks (all new students)
8:45 Peer Mentor and School Counselor Time
9:20 Mini-schedule Walkthrough
11:00 Time with Peer Mentors
11:45 BBQ Lunch
12:30 Dismissal
Upperclass transfer students will end their program at 10:30.
Busses will run on a modified route; please see the bus schedule here.
For more information contact:
Kim Varney Chandler, M.A.
Director of School Counseling
ConVal Regional High School
184 Hancock Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-3869 x3201
(603) 924-2325 Fax
New Student Day will be held at ConVal Regional High School on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, starting at 8:00 am.
August 27, 2019 is a day set aside just for all students who are new to ConVal — freshmen and all upperclass students transferring from other school districts.
New students are invited to come and spend the day with fellow students and faculty and become familiar with ConVal High School.
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Welcome Back AES Families!
Can you believe it is August already? Before you know it, we will be back in full swing for the 2019-2020 academic year. I wanted to let you know about a few things that were happening over the summer, and a few things to look forward to shortly.
The building has undergone some facility upgrades this summer. You will be pleasantly surprised when you walk down our brightly lit and newly tiled hallways, and you and your children will feel cool from the new air conditioning installed schoolwide. I wanted to be sure to communicate with you that as part of our continued maintenance and improvements to our schools, The parking lot between AES and GBS is undergoing some renovations as well as I write this. Stay tuned for information from the AES Parent Advisory Group who have taken time this summer to refine student drop-off procedures in order to make sure every student is safely dropped off before school. if you want to avoid the morning congestion, you might consider taking advantage of our school bus system.
Back by popular demand, we will have our assemblies in the mornings on alternate Fridays from 8:40 - 9:15 am . At these assemblies, grade levels will present as they have done in the past, and we will be honoring and recognizing students regularly for exemplifying our core values of respect, honesty, kindness, cooperation, and grit as well as recognizing students for academic growth and achievement. Be sure to check out the various ways we use to disseminate information for assembly dates and other important dates: the calendar in the foyer, the tv in the foyer, the website http://aes.convalsd.net, my monthly Eagle Express newsletters, and teacher newsletters.
Just like last year, we will be holding a school-wide MEET & GREET on August 27th from 3:30 - 4:30. This is a wonderful time for students to come in to meet their teachers, see the classrooms, and greet former and new friends. The event will conclude on the playground at 4:30 with popsicles provided by our active and dedicated PTO. Be sure to mark your calendar for this as well as our Open House which is scheduled for Thursday September 12th from 5:30 - 7.
I wish you all a happy August, and I look forward to seeing you soon.
All the best,
Stephanie Syre-Hager
Principal
[qms_post_excerpt] => Welcome Back 2019
Welcome Back AES Families!
Can you believe it is August already? Before you know it, we will be back in full swing for the 2019-2020 academic year. I wanted to let you know about a few things that were happening over the summer, and a few things to look forward to shortly.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Antrim Elementary School [school_color] => #7ac1b1 [qms_source] => aes ) [183] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1558 [post_author] => 149 [post_date] => 2019-08-27 01:30:41 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-27 05:30:41 [post_content] =>Dear FES Families,
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! It’s exciting for me to be entering into my third year as the principal of FES. I am honored to work in such a supportive community with amazing students and staff. In addition to our new Kindergarten students, we also have a couple new families in the district whose children will be starting at FES this year. We also are welcoming in some new faces to our staff and of course many staff are returning.
There are some exciting things on the horizon here at FES for the 19-20 school year. Based on the success of our multi-age intervention blocks for reading and math last year, we have decided to begin to shift our whole day instruction to competency-based, multi-age education. We are looking forward to this new model because we believe it will allow us to provide a personalized education for each student at FES. We spent a great deal of time over the summer planning for this shift and we look forward to partnering with all of our FES families to make this a success!
I look forward to working with you and your children. I have an open-door policy and welcome your communication at any time. Please do not hesitate to contact me at kfoecking@conval.edu or (603) 547-2976. Let’s work together to provide your children with the best education possible.
Sincerely,
Katherine Foecking
Principal, FES
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Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! It’s exciting for me to be entering into my third year as the principal of FES. I am honored to work in such a supportive community with amazing students and staff. In addition to our new Kindergarten students, we also have a couple new families in the district whose children will be starting at FES this year.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Francestown Elementary School [school_color] => #007f61 [qms_source] => fes ) [184] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1112 [post_author] => 81 [post_date] => 2019-08-27 01:00:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-27 05:00:44 [post_content] =>Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! I am excited to start my 6th year as Principal here at Greenfield Elementary School this year. Every new year is full of excitement and anticipation. I look forward to seeing our returning students and meeting our new families and Kindergarteners on the first day of school!
I look forward to working with you and your children this year. Please feel free to stop by, call or email me with any questions you may have anytime. You can reach me at (603) 547-3334 or croy@conval.edu, or just stop by the office if you are in the building.
Sincerely,
Colleen Roy-GES Principal
[qms_post_excerpt] => Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! I am excited to start my 6th year as Principal here at Greenfield Elementary School this year. Every new year is full of excitement and anticipation. I look forward to seeing our returning students and meeting our new families and Kindergarteners on the first day of school!
I look forward to working with you and your children this year.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Greenfield Elementary School [school_color] => #069b4b [qms_source] => ges ) [185] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 1601 [post_author] => 146 [post_date] => 2019-08-27 00:20:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-27 04:20:27 [post_content] =>Dear DCS Parents/Guardians, and Students,
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year to both new and returning students! I hope you are ready for a wonderful year! A special welcome to our new families, I look forward to getting to know you and your children! Remember, the first day of school is August 28th.
While staff have enjoyed some well-deserved relaxation time this summer, we have also been busily preparing for the new school year. We are looking forward to continuing our work with students and increasing their skills socially, emotionally, and academically! The Staff at DCS are a wonderful and highly dedicated group of people, and they work diligently to ensure each member of our community feels cared about and grows to the highest of their abilities!
We are looking forward to deepening our partnerships with our families as these connections are critical to the success of our students. If you ever have questions, please do not hesitate to call or email your child’s teacher, myself, or Jo-Ann Hopkins. We are so fortunate to enjoy many community connections and will be holding community lunches on the last Friday of the month. We welcome any member of our special DCS community to join us at 12:15pm, beginning at the September.
Sincerely,
Nicole Pease
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Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year to both new and returning students! I hope you are ready for a wonderful year! A special welcome to our new families, I look forward to getting to know you and your children! Remember, the first day of school is August 28th.
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Dublin Consolidated School [school_color] => #52759f [qms_source] => dcs ) [186] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4119 [post_author] => 291 [post_date] => 2019-08-27 00:15:07 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-27 04:15:07 [post_content] =>August 2019
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! I hope you are ready for a great year; I know I am! My goal is to work with students and staff, parents and community members to ensure the learners of PES thrive in an environment where they feel known, needed, and cared for, where they are challenged academically, where they are celebrated for their individual and collective growth, and they are recognized for being respectful, safe, and kind.
In order for our students to be most successful, it is important that the lines of communication are open. Parents (and students) are encouraged to contact teachers and administration with questions regarding your child’s education. Every staff member has a voicemail, an email account, and a webpage allowing for dialogue and communication. The school and district webpages and Facebook pages are another great source for information and communication. And of course, please feel free to contact me, introduce yourself if you are new, and join us in the many events we host each year.
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 28th. I look forward to meeting and working with you and your child(ren) during the 2019-2020 school year.
Sincerely,
Larry Pimental, Principal
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Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! I hope you are ready for a great year; I know I am! My goal is to work with students and staff, parents and community members to ensure the learners of PES thrive in an environment where they feel known,
Read More: Superintendent’s Blog — 12/18/2019 [site_name] => Peterborough Elementary School [school_color] => #2741aa [qms_source] => pes ) [187] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 3105 [post_author] => 9 [post_date] => 2019-08-26 19:48:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-08-26 23:48:37 [post_content] =>In the spring of 2016, NH Department of Environmental Services issued recommendations for voluntary testing of lead in drinking water at all schools and daycares. This action was in large part a result of lead toxicity to children from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
On February 8, 2018, Governor Sununu signed Senate Bill 247 Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning. This law requires, among other actions, that all schools and licensed childcare facilities test lead in drinking water at all locations where water could possibly be ingested by children.
The ConVal School District contracted with a State of New Hampshire approved water testing vendor to perform the testing in all of our schools. A total of 590 fixtures were tested according to DES protocols. Any location that was found to be outside of the acceptable levels has been labeled and clear signage has been affixed to indicate that this is not to be used for drinking water. It is important to note that the areas that have signs are not areas where students would typically drink water.
The first round of testing was required to be completed by July 1, 2019, and to be done every 5 years thereafter.
Listed below are the results of the sampling at every school that was completed in 2019.
- Antrim Elementary School
- Bennington Elementary (Pierce) School
- Dublin Consolidated School
- Francestown Elementary School
- Greenfield Elementary School
- Hancock Elementary School
- Peterborough Elementary School
- Temple Elementary School
- Great Brook Middle School
- South Meadow Middle School
- ConVal Regional High School
In accordance with SB 247, the ConVal School District will perform the second round of water testing in 2024.
If you have any questions at all regarding testing, please feel free to contact me.
Tim Grossi
Director of Facilities
603-924-3336 x2064 or tgrossi@conval.edu
In the spring of 2016, NH Department of Environmental Services issued recommendations for voluntary testing of lead in drinking water at all schools and daycares. This action was in large part a result of lead toxicity to children from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
On February 8, 2018, Governor Sununu signed Senate Bill 247 Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning.
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August 2019
Dear Fifth Grade Student,
Welcome to South Meadow School! We are very excited about our new school year! We will be studying a variety of subjects and topics throughout the school year. You will learn about ecology and ecosystems, the place of value system and fractions, and how our country was formed, to name a few. With the ChromeBooks that will now be available to all fifth grade students, you will have the opportunity to explore computer technology and learn a variety of ways to use it in your projects and presentations. Of course, we will also read some great books and do some excellent writing!
There are a few supplies that you will need for your fifth grade year. They are:
- 1 one subject spiral notebook for health class
- 1 sturdy pocket folder - plastic or laminated for health
- 2" binder (for all-grade organization) Trapper Keeper or similar type notebook works the best!
- Pencils, pencils, pencils!
- Pencil pouch that fits in binder
- Erasers
- Highlighters (any color)
- Black ultra fine point sharpie (for science and social studies)
- Colored Pencils
- Earbuds or headphones
- Labeled water bottle
- Silent reading book
- A SMILE!
In the classroom, we have a supply of crayons, markers, paper and glue sticks, so you won't need to purchase any of those items. It would be most helpful if you had the above mentioned supplies when you come to school on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Should any of these items create a financial burden for your family, please don't fret, just let your classroom teacher know! Please make sure you have a snack and a lunch or lunch money to put on your account for the first day. Also, please be prepared to go outside each day, so bring or wear sneakers to school.
PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING SMS AND GRADE FIVE: sms.convalsd.net
Sincerely,
Your Granite Team Teachers: Mrs. Decibus, Mrs. Hautanen, Mrs. Hayes, and Mr. Iwanowicz
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Dear Fifth Grade Student,
Welcome to South Meadow School! We are very excited about our new school year! We will be studying a variety of subjects and topics throughout the school year. You will learn about ecology and ecosystems, the place of value system and fractions, and how our country was formed,
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August 2019
Dear Student, Parents, and Guardians,
Welcome to grade 8 and the Sage Team. We are very excited to be working with you all during the upcoming school year. We would like to remind you that eighth graders are required to do 20 hours of community service. This year we are hoping to complete most service learning hours as a team and/or within our advisories. Students are welcome to complete as many hours as possible over the summer and throughout the school year. All service learning hours and paperwork will be due on or before May 22, 2020. Community service paperwork is available on the school website.
We want you to have a successful school year and organization is a big part of that. In order to assist you with organization, we would like you to have the following:
General supplies required for every class:
- 1 2” 3 ring binder
- Plenty of #2 Pencils (pens are not acceptable!) **Pencils should be purchased quarterly**
- Pencil top Erasers
- Pencil case/pouch
- 6 sturdy pocket folders
- White lined loose-leaf paper
- Highlighters (4 different colors)
- Graph paper for math
- A 1” binder for math class
- Earbuds or earphones
- 3 Regular composition books for health, history, and science
- Padded backpack or chromebook carrying case
If procuring supplies is a financial hardship, please let your child’s advisor know.August 12, 2019
Homerooms and advisories will be available the week of August 20th. Enjoy your summer and remember to keep reading! We look forward to seeing all students on Wednesday, August 28, and parents for open house on September 12!
Sincerely,
The Sage Team
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Dear Student, Parents, and Guardians,
Welcome to grade 8 and the Sage Team. We are very excited to be working with you all during the upcoming school year. We would like to remind you that eighth graders are required to do 20 hours of community service. This year we are hoping to complete most service learning hours as a team and/or within our advisories.
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WELCOME TO THE MONOMONAC TEAM!
Welcome to the 7th Grade! Your core teachers will be Mrs. Norby, Mr. Driscoll, Mrs. Cutter, Ms. Kilban, Mr. Mayo, and Ms. Austin. Additional advisors for the seventh grade team are Mrs. Brezovec, Ms. Russell, and Ms. Stearns. We are ready to get the school year started! The first day of school is Wednesday, August 28th.
Email Contact
Email is the best way to connect wit your teachers. If you or your parents have questions or concerns during the school year, it is best to email the teacher or specialist involved. Please be sure to CC the advisor with all concerns.
Sara Norby / Science and Math
snorby@conval.edu
Meaghan Kilban / Math
mkilban@conval.edu
Sean Driscoll / Social Studies and Language Arts
sdriscoll@conval.edu
Erika Cutter / Language Arts
ecutter@conval.edu
Brendan Mayo / Science and Social Studies
bmayo@conval.edu
Dallas Austin / Special Education
daustin@conval.edu
Sarah Russell
srussell@conval.edu
Michele Brezovec
mbrezovec@conval.edu
Heather Stearns
hstearns@conval.edu
Suggested Supplies
- Loose leaf paper
- Pens and pencils
- Highlighters
- Erasers
- 1 Folder (Health)
- 1 Composition book (Health)
- 1" three ringed binders (4)
- Earbuds
- Stylus (optional)
Things to bring on the first day:
- Earbuds for chromebooks
- Water bottle
- Pens and pencils
- AR Reading book
- Sneakers for PE
- Lunch Money to deposit if needed
- Snack
Please email us with any questions. We are eager to hear from you and are looking forward to a great year!
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Welcome to the 7th Grade! Your core teachers will be Mrs. Norby, Mr. Driscoll, Mrs. Cutter, Ms. Kilban, Mr. Mayo, and Ms. Austin. Additional advisors for the seventh grade team are Mrs. Brezovec, Ms. Russell, and Ms. Stearns. We are ready to get the school year started! The first day of school is Wednesday,
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Grade 6 Team
Grade 6 Summer Letter
August 2019
Dear Sixth Grade Student,
Welcome to the 6th grade! We are so excited to see you again! We are your 6th grade teachers:
Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Groleau, Mrs. Sipe, Mrs. Brophy, Mrs. Chidester, and Mrs. Weston. We are ready to get the school year started. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 28th.
Email Contact
Email is the best way to connect with your teachers. We want you to be successful this year. If you or your parents have questions or concerns during the school year, it is best to