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Mill Falls News
April 6th, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
Ongoing: 
  • Food Drive for the MFCS Food Pantry
IMPORTANT DATES:

4/9/18
Girls on the Run
3-4:30pm

K-3 Arts & Crafts Club
3-4:15pm

5th & 6th Grade Basketball
3-4:30pm

4/10/18
LE Coding Club
3-4:30pm

UE Drama Club
3-4:30pm

4/11/18
EARLY RELEASE
11:15am

4/12/18
Girls on the Run
3-4:30pm

3rd & 4th Grade Basketball
3-4:30pm

4/13/18
Read-In: Acadia, Zion & Yosemite
8:15-8:45am

4/16/18
Girls on the Run
3-4:30pm

K-3 Arts & Crafts Club
3-4:15pm

5th & 6th Grade Basketball
3-4:30pm

4/17/18
LE Coding Club
3-4:30pm

4/18/18
Letgo Your Mind
3-4:30pm

UE Drama Club
3-4:30pm

4/19/18
Girls on the Run
3-4:30pm

3rd & 4th Grade Basketball
3-4:30pm

4/20/18
Read-In: Denali & Olympic
8:15-8:45am

4/23-4/27
SCHOOL CLOSED
April Vacation

Please click here for our online Google calendar.

CORPORATE SPONSORS

We gratefully acknowledge the ongoing contributions from the following corporate partners: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Twins, Traffic Changes & More...


We've got babies! 
Please join us in welcoming Laura W.'s twins - Margo and Greyson. They arrived on Tuesday afternoon. Mom, dad and babies are resting and getting to know one another. We are thrilled for them!

SAS a Success...
The kids did a fabulous job making their way through the standardized test, known as SAS, this week! They were helped along by our caring staff as well as some volunteers who donated their time and great energy during our Movement Breaks. Please join us in thanking MFCS Parents, Terri Giovagnoli & Sarah Duffley, as well as staffers who are also SNHU's Assistant Basketball Coaches, Ms. Alyssa and Ms. Elizabeth. Next week we look forward to a full hip-hop and Caribbean rhythm  extravaganza in the final Movement Break which will be led by MFCS dad, Ramon Solomon.

New Neighbors / New Traffic Pattern
On Monday, the students and staff from Making Community Connections (MC2) will open their doors here at 100 William Loeb Drive. 
MC2 is a NH charter school which provides middle schoolers and high schoolers with creative, project-driven and experiential programming. Their mission seeks to "grow  knowledge, skills, and dispositions in their students"  which  will allow them "to discover and use their unique voices effectively and with integrity in co-creating our global public world." MC2 has one campus in Manchester, and another in Monadnock. Ms. Shannon has spoken with all of our students today about our new neighbors.

With the arrival of MC2, we will be returning to a drop off and pick up plan we used previously. Please take a moment to review the plan pictured here. Please ALSO review the details and procedures.

The Traffic Pattern Change is as follows: As you reach the stop sign at the end of William Loeb Drive, you will turn LEFT instead of right and head down the hill toward the rear of the building. There you will make a u-turn and head back up the hill. You will wait at the corner to enter the semi-circle, which we use now for drop off and pickup, approaching it clockwise (opposite of how you are now driving through). 

Please Note: Kinder 12noon pickup will remain the same as it has been all year.

We will change the numbers on the signs in the circle so you can make your way to one of the 5 stations by following the car in front of you, or head to sign marked #1 if you are the first in line.

It will take a few days to get everyone re-accustomed to this new flow, so we will have extra staff out to help you. We thank you in advance for your patience and extra care during that time. 

Please note, the parking lot currently used for guests will continue to be available to you when you visit/need to enter the school.

 Early Release Reminder


April Early Release  Wed., April 11th.
All School Dismissal at 11:15am

If you need AfterCare, please email Susanne to reserve your spot.

 Get Your Game On at Game Night 2018! 

Save the date for our Annual Game Night:
May 11th, 5:30-7:30pm

We are excited to be hosting Game Night at school later this Spring. Please save the date: Friday May 11th, from 5:30-7:30pm. 

Game Night is a fun family evening of game playing and socializing. You get to try out 50 different board games with family and friends , enjoy some snacks or even buy a copy of your favorite game. We'll even have a raffle this year to win a free game!

This is mostly a fun-raiser, although a small percentage of the sales will be given to the school by Gamewright.

Special thanks to Lauren Doukas for taking the lead in organizing the evening!

 Please Save the Date!


2018 Field Day & 
Community Pot Luck Lunch
Friday, June 1st

Our Annual 2018 Field Day & Community Pot Luck Lunch is a wonderful celebration of the year and our school community. The 2018 Field Day Committee  met recently for the first time. Stay tuned for more info, and please do plan to join us on June 1st!

 Calendar Raffle Update

Our HEARTFELT THANKS to all who have helped raise critical funds for our school by selling (or buying) Calendar Raffles . And a HUGE thank you to Lisa Z. who has spearheaded this effort. 
We are currently just over $10,000 raised! 

All week long, student helpers have been pulling the daily winners. Each winner is called by MFCS Parent, Lisa Z. and we also announce our daily winners on our MFCS FaceBook Page

If there is anyone you've haven't yet asked to buy a calendar...
you still have time!


We will continue to sell calendars 
during the month of April.

Once again...here's the link:

 

 We Have a Winner!

Congrats & thanks to the  Soto-Morozova Family!  They are the winners of this month's raffle drawing of those enrolled in our  Monthly Giving Program . They have been enrolled in the program for years, and their generosity is deeply appreciated.  This month's small raffle - a small gift of our heartfelt appreciation  - is a gift certificate to Starbucks.

This Program provides us with a predicable income of fundraised dollars 
throughout the year and provides donors with an easy way to share their support and treasure with us on a monthly basis.

Want to be part of the Monthly Giving Program?
You can learn more about the project and sign up here . 

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Corporate Matching
We LOVE corporate matching and hope to connect with more businesses, large and small, this year to grow our corporate match partnerships. Please help be part of that effort! Inquire with your employer today to find out if they will match your donations. 

If you have any questions,  please send  . Thank you!!

 Hannaford Helps!

Once again we are the proud recipient of support from the the Hannaford Helps Schools Program. The Program puts your shopping dollars to work and helped raise $318 through the program. 

 Thank you to our families
and to Hannaford! 
 After School Programming & Updates


We still have spots open for the... MFCS BASKETBALL CLUB!!!
Want to learn the the basics of basketball? Show off your basketball skills? Play some HORSE or Knock out?

Join Ms. Alyssa & Ms. Elizabeth (SNHU Women's Basketball Assistant Coaches) for this awesome new club focusing basketball games and skills!

If we do not reach the minimum requirement (15 members) by this Monday, April 9th we will not be able to hold this fun & exciting new club!!!

Click  here  for the  3rd & 4th grade  flyer .
Click  here  for the  5th & 6th grade  flyer.

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Mill Falls Talent Show
Ms. Becca & Ms. Christine are organizing the first ever
Mill Falls Talent Show this May!
Do you like to sing, dance, act, or play an instrument? Do you have a special skill that you would like to share?

Click here to learn more!

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Join Ms. Kristin & Ms. Shannon for Summer Art Camp!



The week of July 9th-13th they will be holding a Leo Lionni themed art camp for current Kinders - current 3rd years.
Click here to view the flyer

The following week, July 16th-20th they will be holding a Native American themed art camp for current 4th-6th years.
Click here to view the flyer.
 Brain Buster

Question:  Solve the following:

3 Hundreds + 15 Tens + 11 ones =

Winner: Mogtaba, 3rd year, Denali

M ontessori in Motion
This week, Technology Class was all about the visuals. Here the students were using colored cups to visually build and represent coding.

 
 
Below: Denali friends after they completed their
European Flag Map Puzzle.