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Our Book Fair Community Night last Thursday at the Exton Barnes & Noble was a huge success, complete with teacher readings, bookmark-making, a scavenger hunt, and a special drink from the B&N Cafe! Thank you to all who participated - see more photos by clicking here.
Remember, the in-store Book Fair runs through April 7, and online purchases can be made through April 12.
Click here for details!
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Upcoming Events
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March 28 - April 7:
Barnes & Noble Book Fair (in-store; online sales run through April 12)
- April 3: Bumblebees Field Trip to Tyler Arboretum
- April 3: Wednesday By My Side photos
- April 4: Thursday By My Side photos
- April 4: All School Gathering in the Meetinghouse, 10:30 a.m.
- April 5: Goshen Parent Community Meeting in the Grange, 9 a.m. (complimentary Extended Care provided; email to reserve your space)
- April 8: In-School Fiesta for Owls, Bears, & Butterflies, 10:30 a.m. (sign up to contribute snacks by clicking here!)
- April 9: In-School Fiesta for Froggies, Ladybugs, & Bumblebees, 10:30 a.m. (sign up to contribute snacks by clicking here!)
- April 11: Butterflies Field Trip to Milky Way Farms
- April 15 - 22: SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL or Extended Care for all students
- April 23: Classes resume
- April 24: Last day of Wednesday By My Side
- April 25: Last day of Thursday By My Side
- April 27: Community Spring Cleanup Day, 9 a.m. - noon
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Message from the Head of School
Dear Goshen families,
Thanks to all who attended the Book Fair Community Event Night last week. It was hard to turn a corner or walk down an aisle without seeing Goshen families there! And if you couldn't make the event, but you shopped over the weekend, or plan to shop this week ... thank you for your support. The school gets a percentage of the proceeds from overall sales, which means we get to expand our library. For that, we are so grateful to everyone!
Thank you, GPC parents Marne Repetto, Lily Escalona, and Jeanne Czubaroff for your enthusiasm, organization, and all-around cheerleading skills for making the fair happen. I say it often, and I always mean it ... What would we do without our wonderful parents?
Families can still purchase Book Fair items for the teachers at Barnes & Noble right up until the fair ends April 7. The teachers' wish boxes are located in the reading nook of the children's section on the 2nd floor of the store (see the photo below for reference). Just grab an item from the box, take it to the register, tell the cashier which teacher it's for, and that you're shopping for Goshen Friends School! The teachers thank you!
We are having our last All-School Gathering of the year this week on Thursday, April 4 at 10:30 a.m. in the Meetinghouse. We will celebrate spring, and our littlest friends (Froggies and Ladybugs) will perform the perfect song for these April days! We hope you will join us!
Have a great week!
Mimi
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Goshen Parent Community
Thanks to everyone who supported the Book Fair Community Night. Thanks also to Lily Escalona for organizing the teachers' wish list, and a big thank you to Marne Repetto for her hard work coordinating the entire evening.
A special thanks to all the teachers who gave up their evening to read special stories.
The Book Fair continues in-store through April 7 and online through April 12. Teachers' wishlist items can still be purchased at the Exton Barnes & Noble (see Mimi's
Message
above for info on where to find these items).
The next GPC meeting will be held this Friday at 9 a.m. in the Grange. Complimentary Extended Care will be provided; contact Extended Care via email or phone (610-696-8937) to save your child's space.
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Extended Care
Visit our
website
to learn more about our special Thursday and Friday afternoon Spring Craft and Art Appreciation Days! Downloadable forms are also available at the link.
Regular Extended Care, Breakfast Club, and Pizza Pie Wednesday are always available.
Download the form for General Care and Breakfast Club by
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Summer Camp 2019
Thinking of signing your child up for camp? Several weeks are full or almost full - sign up ASAP to ensure your child's space!
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In Other News
Parents of rising kindergartners:
Tuesday, June 4,
from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., West Chester Area School District is hosting a
Climb Aboard and Take a Bus Ride event at
Mary C. Howse elementary school! A friendly kindergarten teacher will explain bus safety and expected bus behavior with the children to make their future school bus rides to school enjoyable. To sign up for this free event (rising kindergartners from all local school districts are welcome!), click here
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