Calendar of Events
1/29 Dance for 7/8 grade 6:30-9:30 PM
1/31 RCS Jazz Band at UCP Telethon, 4:30 PM
2/2 CAP Concert for grades 3-5, 1:30 PM Café
2/5 Ooey-Gooey Night, PK-4, 6-7:30 PM
2/9 School Committee Meeting, 7 PM conference room
2/12 Valentine Dance PK-6
2/26 Activity Night, 3:00-8:00 PM
Parent/Guardian Visits
Please remember, if you’d like to meet with your child’s teacher, call ahead to make an appointment . This way, teachers can prepare and fully address any concerns you may have.
Jazz Band At UCP Telethon
The Richmond Consolidated School Jazz Band will perform for the Cerebral Palsy Telethon, on Sunday, January 31st from 4:30-5:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield. The telethon will be broadcast live on local cable access channels (channel 16 here) throughout Berkshire County. There will be no delay broadcasts this year. The Jazz Band will collect donations for Cerebral Palsy. Donations sent in advance or phoned in during the telethon can be put towards the Jazz Band’s total amount. Last year the Jazz Band raised the most money and won the pizza party!
Student News
Cali Cybulski, grade 2 and Aurora Smedvig, grade K, will be performing at the UCP telethon. Their performance will be televised on Sunday at 3:30. They will both be playing violin with Bing’s Strings.
Elizabeth Bartlett, grade 5, will be singing at the telethon with Mary Verdi.
CAP Concert -Tuesday February 2
Students in grades 3-5 are working on a chorus concert in CAP. The concert will be Tuesday, February 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. (Snow date February 3). Parents and interested others are invited to attend.
Items Needed For Ooey Gooey Night!
A list of items still needed is attached to the newsletter. Before purchasing, please call Amy MacDonald in the office, so as to avoid doubles. Ooey Gooey Night is Friday, February 5th from 6-7:30 pm. This special event is geared for children in grades PK-4. It is a fun night filled with activities such as play-doh, sand, water, valentine crafts, and a “messy table” with “goop”, “gak”, wet spaghetti, jell-o, etc. There are several other tables as well. All students need a chaperone. Any questions, please contact Mrs. Michelle Smith at msmith@richmondconsolidated.org
Richmond Valentine Dance
Don’t miss this 2nd Annual Event! Richmond’s Valentine’s Dance! (Grades Pre-K- 6th), Friday, February 12, 2010. Get your tickets early and save $$$$$. Forms have been sent home with students. $5.00 per person or $25.00 cap per family. Night of the Dance tickets will be $6.00 and $30.00 cap per family. Decorations by Kim Lopez, DJ music by Kelly MacDonald, Remembrance Photos, Food and Drink. “FREE PHOTO” for the family that buys the most tickets, and also “FREE PHOTO” for the first ticket bought. Bring family and friends. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Activity Night
Friday, February 26th from 3:00 – 8:00 pm is Activity Night! Kids can stay after school for a fun filled evening of outdoor games, indoor games, dinner and a movie. Permission slips will go home soon.
Letter from the PTO
Dear Parents,
We have a great new fundraiser! Take a look at our new online ink and toner supply store. That’s right, you can now show your support by buying products that you need from us. Proinkstores.com has made it possible for us to raise money through the sale of ink and toner online. We are excited to be working with them. They have exceptional service and offer the highest quality products available online. In fact they take care of all the responsibility. They fill and ship the orders right to you and guarantee their products with a 100% money back guarantee. Our organization simply promotes our site, by asking for help. We then receive a portion of all the sales that go through our groups online site. We have tried the products and have been very satisfied, we are sure you will be as well. Take a look and see how we can save you money on your ink and toner purchases while supporting us at the same time. The funds raised from this program will be used to help cover the costs of your childs classroom needs that are outside of the normal classroom budgets.
If recycling of ink cartridges is a concern, our school offers a recycling program that the school benefits from also, all you need to do is drop off your empty cartridges or send them in with your child.
Thanks for all your support.
Here is the link: http://RICHMONDPTO.PTOinkStore.com. Please bookmark our site for future orders.
Thank you for you support
Richmond PTO
Student Council News
Student Council will be holding their annual fundraiser for Kenya Connect – Principal For A Day! There will be a Principal (4-8) and a Vice Principal (K-3). Principal entry is $1 per ticket. Vice Principal entry is .50 per ticket. All money will be sent to the student’s pen pals in Kenya!
Upcoming Spirit Days:
Tie-Dye Day – Friday, Feb 5
Hat Day – Friday, Feb 26
Class Color Day – Friday, Mar 12
Items Needed For School Play
Do you have any of the items listed below that you could loan to our school play? Please call Amy Brentano at 441-7856 …thanks!
Old jukebox
Small rowboat
Crates, barrels, boxes that look old and seaside-ish
Strings of onion, garlic
Empty Chianti bottles
Fish netting and nautical rope or just heavy rope
Old bicycle
Old bicycle parts
Italian posters and old advertisements
Colored strings of light
Three round cocktail tables and outdoor chairs, one with umbrella
Nautical stuff
Firefly’s “Blue Plate Specials” Menu
Check out the attached menu of “Blue Plate Specials on White China” at Firefly, 71 Church Street, Lenox MA 01240, 637-2700 or http://www.fireflylenox.com/
Bousquet
Now, this is more like it!
We are glad to see snow coming out of the sky. Thank you Mother Nature. We will be adding to these inches tonight into tomorrow with full-out snowmaking. The mountain is in great shape, so, make sure to visit us this weekend!
Here’s an opportunity to save when you come to Bousquet this Sunday: COUPON for $29 lift ticket
You must have the coupon in-hand and printed out for savings.
MASS MoCA FREE Day
Saturday, February 13 11 AM – 8 PM
Galleries and Kidspace open free all day long with fun for all ages. Ice cream tastings from Lickety Split at 1, 2, and 3 PM. Contests and art-making activities all day and tours every half hour starting at 11:30.Hip hop dance demonstrations by local college and high school students throughout the afternoon. Visit massmoca.org or call 413 MoCA111for more information. MASS MoCA is located in North Adams, Mass.
Prom Dress Sale
You are invited to Monument Mountain’s 1st Annual Prom Dress Sale on Sunday, February 21st between 10 AM and 1 PM. They are currently in need of dress donations. Any clean, used formal dress in good condition will be accepted. All donations can be brought to Monument Mountain on February 11 or 12 from 8 to 3:30 pm or February 16-19 from 8 to 2:45 (school vacation week).
Dresses will range between $10 -$25 depending on the quality and brand of the dress. A portion of the proceeds made will go to the Camp Sunshine, which is a retreat for children with life threatening illnesses and their families located in New England. For more information, please call Mrs. Campetti at 413.528.3346 ext 110.
Save Your 5-Cent Cans and Bottles!
The second grade class is raising money this year by recycling 5-cent deposit cans and bottles. Containers are available at Kiss and Ride and in the lobby for convenient drop off. Thank you for supporting the second grade!
9th Annual “Not Your Average Dog Show” at BCC February 7
Dogs of any breed or mix, with or without credentials, will have a chance to be the center of attention on Sunday, February 7 at the 9th annual “Not Your Average Dog Show” to benefit the BCC Foundation Annual Fund in the Paterson Field House at Berkshire Community College from 12:30-4 PM.
This show is “not just for purebreds.” Categories include: Best Trick, Best Smile, Best Dressed, Best Hair, and Mystery Mutt, where the community volunteer judges guess the breeds of the dogs. Boots the Fire Safety Dog will make a special appearance and there will also be an Agilly-O demonstration.
The pre-registration fee is $15 by February 3, and the registration fee rises to $18 through the day of the show. There is no admission charge for spectators of the show, but donations at the door support BCC students through the Foundation Annual Fund.
BCC Student Government Ambassadors will host a “Kids Activity Table” with face-painting and other activities. The BCC Nursing students will host a concession area for lunch and snacks.
Please visit www.berkshirecc.edu or call Ann at 413-236-2185 for registration forms, event rules and regulations, and to see a wish list of needed items by our local animal shelters.
Beth A. Wallace, Assistant Director
Office of Student Life
Berkshire Community College
1350 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 236-1662
SCAPINO!
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
-Unless your character has a specific time in parenthesis after his/her name, you are required to stay for the entire rehearsal.
-Write dates on your calendars; bring script, pencil, and snack to rehearsal.
-Notify Amy Brentano 441-7856 if you must miss rehearsal due to illness.
MON 2/1 3-5:30PM Act II Pg. 59-66
Headwaiter, 2 Waiters, Waitress, Carlo, Nurse, Carlo, Sylvestro, Zerbinetta, Giacinta, Scapino,
THUR 2/4 3-5:30PM Act II Pg. 66-75
Geronte, Scapino, Zerbinetta
MON 2/8 3-5:30PM Act II Pg. 75-83
Sylvestro, Zerbinetta, Argante, Geronte, Nurse, Giacinta, Ottavio, Leandro, Carlo, Scapino
THUR 2/11 3-5:30PM WORK THRU ENTIRE PLAY
Everyone with the exception of singing café staff
VACATION: LEARN ALL OF YOUR LINES
*MON 2/22 3-5:30PM TBA
THUR 2/25 3-5:30PM TBA
MON 3/1 3-5:30PM TBA
THUR 3/4 3-5:30PM TBA
MON 3/8 3-5:30PM TBA
THUR 3/11 3-5:30PM TBA
MON 3/15 3-5:30PM TBA
THUR3/18 3-5:30PM TBA
MON 3/22 3:5:30PM TBA
THUR3/25 3-5:30PM TBA
MON 3/29 3-5:30PM
THUR 4/1 3-5:30PM
MON 4/5 3-5:30PM
TUE 4/6 3-6PM
WED 4/7 3-8PM
THUR 4/8 3-6PPM
FRI 4/9 5:00PM Call 7PM Performance
SAT 4/10 12:30PM Call 2PM Performance
5:30PM Call 7PM Performance
*CAST WILL RECEIVE POST VACATION SPECIFIC REHEARSAL SCHEDULE ON 2/8