Gill Principal's Newsletter

April 30, 2021 Newsletter

Dates to Remember:

• Sunday, May 2- Spruce Up Gill School Day- 9:00-12:00
• Tuesday, May 4- School Council Meeting
• Wednesday, May 5- Half Day-Students released at noon
• Friday, May 7- Picture Day
• Friday, May 7 & Saturday, May 8- PTO Hanging Plant Fundraiser Days
• Monday, May 31- NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day weekend
• June 10, 11, & 14- Half Days
• June 14^th- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Dear Gill Families, Caregivers, and Staff,

It is beginning to feel like things are getting back to a sense of normalcy here! We’ve begun to plan and schedule for end of year events. This coming week, sixth grade students will have an onsite Nature’s Classroom program. In a typical school year, the culminating event for sixth grade students is a three-day trip to Nature’s Classroom. We were unable to go on the field trips this year, so we’ve been fortunate to have Nature’s Classroom come here! Students in sixth grade will have a full three days of outdoor exploration and learning with the program.

I am in the process of planning the annual “Vernal Pool Day” in which the conservation commission sponsors a program in which students explore the vernal pool out on the nature trail, and learn about the creatures that inhabit that space. More to come on that topic.

Spruce up Gill School Day is this coming Sunday, May 2nd to clean up the sticks on the lawns, rake around the backstops in the back field, rake out the garden by the front, and spread mulch. I have a number of volunteers and I’d like to ask volunteers to bring their own equipment if possible as we do not have a supply on site. Donations of plants or flowers would be appreciated as well! Gill PTO will provide fresh water, coffee and donuts.

Enjoy the weekend!

Sincerely,

Lisa Desjarlais, Principal