Kristen Getler

Educational and Therapeutic Gardens

Program Design and Facilitation

Kristen@wholesystemsdesign.com/802.498.8786

What’s the GARDEN buzzzz all about? Tis’ the season to sow seeds and grow our gardens! A new Sowers and Growers Schoolyard Garden Club is coming to the Moretown Elementary School. We will create raised bed gardens on the MES campus that nourish healthy diets, attract beautiful-beneficial pollinators, and give young gardeners an opportunity to develop their green thumbs. Sowers and Growers will work together to build garden beds and decide what crops and flowers to grow. Members will learn about plant life cycles, the living soil web, Vermont agriculture, and the sheer joys of gardening by creating a special place with their peers.

The Sowers and Growers Schoolyard Garden Club will be offered to 1st-4th graders and meet Mondays 3-5pm for 8 weeks, from May 5th-June 26th. The cost of the program is $80 per student. The program fee covers project materials in addition to a healthy snack each session. Please e-mail your interest to Kristen@wholesystemsdesign.com by no later than May 2^nd. Please make checks payable to Kristen Getler. Feel free to call Kristen at (802) 498-8786 with any questions.

May 5th-June 16th (7weeks)

Mondays 3-5pm

Ages: 1st-4th grade

Goal: 15 kids/day

$80/7-week session

Services offered will include:

Plan and lead activities that engage students in designing, planting, and maintaining a garden of their own. Gardens can be designed according to a theme (i.e., pizza garden, butterfly habitat garden, eat-a-rainbow).

Participants gain a range of gardening skills, including seed starting, tool use and safety, composting, plant families, annual and perennial plant care.

Emphasis on developing student leadership and sense of empowerment through the garden experience.

Participants will be provided a healthy snack during each session. These snacks will incorporate locally grown and produced foods, with an emphasis on healthy fruit, vegetable, dairy and grain consumption. Project materials may include compost, seedling starts, wood, hardware, stone, pavers, paint, and food preparation equipment.

*Gymnastics for Kids Ages 4-18~ Beginner-Advanced

*All camps will be held at Harwood Union H.S. in the upstairs gym and taught by USGA Safety

Certified Instructors & Members of the Harwood Varsity Gymnastics Team

Session I: July 7^th-10^th Grades Pre-K- 7^th

Session II: July 14^th-17^th & 21^st-24^th Grades 8-12

Session III: July 28^th-31^st & August 4^th-7^th Grades 8-12

Session IV: August 12^th-15^th Optional Week depending on number of participants

* Please Register by June 1^st to avoid a late registration charge

Please email Camp Director Anissa Touchette at:

AnissasAcrobats@verizon.net Or call 244-0602

HUMS Musical Club presents Disney's Alice In Wonderland
A fun-filled musical adventure for the whole family based on the Disney cartoon movie!
Friday, May 2 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 3 at 1:30 and 7:30 pm
In the Harwood Auditorium
Tickets $6 adults and $4 students, children, and seniors
Tickets available at the door; the show is approx. 90 minutes including intermission.
Info: 496-6318

American Flatbread in Waitsfield is holding another famous ³Benefit Bake² on Friday May 2, from 5:30 9:30 p.m. to support Food Works at Two Rivers Center. $4.00 per flatbread goes to Food Works. Bring the whole family and support a great cause. Tell your friends!

Co-directors Joseph Kiefer and Martin Kemple will be on hand to share the Food Works 21-year story of cultivating food security around the state and around the country by teaching the hands-on skills of food growing, cooking, preserving and EATING. This work is now culminating in the creation of the Two Rivers Center in Montpelier, a food, farm and nutrition education center. All proceeds will go toward the construction of the four-season root cellar at the Center¹s 1836 Farmhouse and Barn.

Mad River Valley Soccer Association and Challenger Sports want to remind you that British Soccer Camp will be back the week of July 21^st – 25^th.

The Camp will be held at the Moretown Rec Fields and will run Monday Through Friday.

Remember to register early to receive the FREE Replica Jersey.

Join in for what is gearing up to be a record year with over 100,000 players expected to learn "The Challenger Way" in 2008.

To guarantee your place, follow the link and SIGN UP HERE

ANNOUNCING: KidsACT! Spring Play Workshop for students in grades 3-6!
WHEN: Tuesdays from 3:30-5 pm, May 6 through June 10
WHERE: The Bundy Center for the Arts, off Rt. 100 in Waitsfield
PERFORMANCE: Thursday June 12 at 6:30 pm at the Bundy
COST: $60 per child, $40 for additional siblings

SHOW: "Nothing Beats a Royal Flush", a non-musical contemporary fairy tale about 5 basketball-playing princesses who play a championship game to save their father's kingdom from a greedy Baroness. Lots of fun! Limited to 15 participants, so sign up today!

REGISTER: Call Ruth Ann Pattee, during the day at the Bundy, 496-4781, or in the evening at 496-6318.

Mark your Calendars - Friday, May 16th is Bike to School Day!! Plan with your buddies and neighbors for a group ride. Please allow a little more time to get to school on two wheels that day. Parents - if you'd like to help out, please contact Dara at 496-9786."

We have begun taking registrations for this years Kids and Critters Camp!  Once again we will have a week just for younger children (4 and 5 year olds) beginning June 23rd.  The weeks of July 14th, July 21st and July 28th will be for children 6 to 10 years old.  The camp runs from 8 to noon Monday thru Thursday and cost $125.  We do many activities with animals from horseback riding to holding bunnies, nature crafts, hikes, swimming and archery!  For more information or to register please call Karen Crowley at 496-3043 or Lisa Moreno at 223-4164, or email plnmdj@comcast.net

This is open to all children, in all towns.

Hours: 7:30am to 5:45pm

Program Start Date: June 23, 2008.
Program End Date: August 15, 2008

Rate: $1,160 ($29/day) 2 snacks / day provided. Campers to bring their own lunch.
$100 Deposit due May 1st, Balances due June 15th($530) and July 1st ($530).  

Location: Fayston Elementary School and surrounding natural environment (Mill Brook, Mad River Path, etc.)

Description: a full summer, full day program offering an abundance of indoor and outdoor activities. Themes will be explored with flexibility, as the children will share in the responsibility for planning daily activities. Our program strives to allow "free play" time. Recent studies have shown that children need play time to explore themes on their own and have their own discoveries. We guide children through their explorations and are just as surprised as you to find what treasures they uncover.

The Responsive Classroom approach is used to engage all children, and promote a safe environment.

Contact: OHAFDirector@faystonelementary.org, 802 496 3636 x111 for more information and details. We recommend a visit to the After School program to see examples of projects the children may work on. Recent ones include candle making, knitting, play dough sculptures, soap making, musical instruments, indoor gardening, and fort building.

Important Dates

May 5 PTN Meeting

May 14 Early Release

May 26 Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL

May 29, 30 6^th Grade Class Trip to Cape Cod

June 2 6:00 p.m. Art Show

June 9 6^th Grade Step up day to Harwood

June 13 Field Day activities

June 13 Class placements sent home

June 16 Step Up Day

June 18 6^th Grade Graduation

June 18 Report cards sent home

June 19 Last day of school

REMINDER:

Bike helmet order forms are due by Mon. May 5. We need a minimum of 12 helmets in order to place the order. Currently, we have 6. I encourage you to ask family and friends if they are interested.

Please return completed forms with your name on it and a check payable to Karyn Kaminski by Mon. 5/5.

Thank you!