Save The Date
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- May 29, Tuesday – All School Enrichment: “One Day Song”
- May 30 and 31 – Field Trip Grade 3
- May 30, Wednesday – Green Team’s End of Year Dinner (RSVP below)
- May 31 Thursday – Thompson Art Show
- June 1, Friday – PTO Coffee Thank you to Volunteers
- June 3, Sunday – Kindergarten Meet Up, 3-5 PM, Thompson playground
- June 4, Monday, 7-9 PM – AHS Building Project Forum, Town Hall
- June 7, Friday 5 PM to 8 PM – Thompson Picnic
- June 7, Thursday – Field Trip Grade 4
- June 12, Tuesday or June 15, Friday – Kindergarten Screening 20 min appointments
- June 14, Thursday – Field Day (Rain date June 21st)
School Calendar
Click http://tinyurl.com/ndp8spb for Thompson’s Google Calendar to get school holidays, early release days, and PTO events on your own calendar. Click here for a printable version of this month’s calendar.
Highlight of the Month
Save the date! The annual school picnic is coming!
Thursday June 7th from 5-8pm. (Rain date Friday, June 8th)
New this year the PTO is adding a Playspace by Knucklebones! There will still be the traditional favorites: Cake Walk, Dunk Tank and Bouncy Houses as well. And this year’s even will include a special Community Sing of the song “One Day.”
What’s for dinner? This year you can pre-order a picnic dinner from the Fuller Cup (more details on menu and ordering coming next week), purchase pizza at the picnic or plan to bring your own food.
As always we will need a number of volunteers to pull all of this off! Consider volunteering for a short shift selling concessions, helping with an activity or donating a cake.
You can sign-up here: https://tinyurl.com/ThompsonPicnic18
Thompson News & Events
Thompson Family Picnic – Thursday June 7th (Rain Date : June 8th)
Save the date! The annual school picnic is coming: Thursday June 7th from 5 PM – 8 PM.
New this year the PTO is adding a Playspace by Knucklebones! There will still be the traditional favorites: Cake Walk, Dunk Tank and Bouncy Houses as well. And this year’s even will include a special Community Sing of the song “One Day.”
What’s for dinner? This year you can pre-order a picnic dinner from the Fuller Cup (more details on menu and ordering coming this week), purchase pizza at the picnic, or plan to bring your own food.
As always we will need a number of volunteers to pull all of this off! Consider volunteering for a short shift selling concessions, helping with an activity or donating a cake.
You can sign-up here:
https://tinyurl.com/ThompsonPicnic18
Volunteer Appreciation – Friday June 1st
Thompson volunteers – please join us for coffee and breakfast treats this Friday morning to appreciate all you do for Thompson! Stop in to the cafeteria after drop-off!
A Message from the Library
As the school year draws to a close, I am aiming to get as many books returned as possible. Notices with specific titles for overdue books will go home in a couple of weeks, but until then, please check your homes for any extra library books! Getting everything back means the library will be organized and full for the next school year. Any questions or concerns can be directed to me, Miss Mak, at amakrianis@arlington.k12.ma.us. Best, and happy almost summer!
Thompson’s Art Night
Please save the date for Thompson’s Art Night on Thursday, May 31st from 6:00-7:30pm. All student’s will have artwork on display and there will be artmaking activities for the entire family.
Students have been practicing with art media, learning new techniques, finding inspiration from other artists and reflecting on their artmaking processes since September to prepare for this show. We hope you will join us to spend some time talking with your student about their artwork and to view all of the creations coming from Thompson’s Art Studio.
This year, the art teachers have switched to a Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) model. This philosophy focuses on student choice. Students generate their own ideas and work to solve visual problems. For more information on this philosophy, please visit: http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Deb Campagna and Melody Wolfe Thomas
Green Team News
Rachel Oliveri, APS Sustainability Coordinator, and the Thompson students, Lucas, Maanik, Isabel, Mia, and Abby showcased the successes of Green Team in a presentation “Becoming a Green Ribbon School” at the School Committee last Thursday. Green Team leader, Elizabeth Rocco, ended by declaring, “Sustainability curriculum inspires students to become superheros.”
After the meeting John Danizio, CFO of APS agreed, “I was so impressed by the Thompson Green Team!!!!! Would you please let them know that along with Gut Bacteria, Tree Fungi, Worms, and Soil Bacteria, that I would add them to the Recycling Super Hero list.” Congratulations to all the adults that are nurturing these powerful change makers! And Congratulations to Karen Donato and all the staff at Thompson school who through collaboration, innovation and student empowerment are leading the way to integrating sustainability in elementary schools.
Not Your Average Joe’s
Only One Thompson Tuesdays Left!
Eat or get take-out at Not Your Average Joe’s on any Tuesday in May, mention Thompson when paying the bill, and 15% of your check will go to the PTO Enrichment Fund! You can use your Community Card to save yourself 10% too – SAVE and GIVE at the same time! Excludes alcohol. Arlington location only.
Thompson Community Sing
Chris Eastburn, the artistic director of the multigenerational Family Folk Chorale, will teach Thompson students and staff Matisyahu’s hopeful and uplifting song, “One Day,” on the mornings of May 29th and June 5th.
All parents are invited to attend the June 5th 8:40 AM to 9:30 AM rehearsal and join the Community Sing of “One Day” at the annual PTO picnic Thursday June 7th. Link to “One Day” is here.
Please contact Elizabeth Rocco at egrocco@gmail.com if you want to help with the Thompson Community Sing project.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Thompson PTO has many volunteer needs both small and big. If you’re looking for a way to give back to Thompson, here’s a list of ways you can help.
Thompson’s Art Night
We are looking for a few volunteers to give a hand to the Art Teachers setting up the art work and cleaning up after the show. If you have a few hours to spare on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday please sign up to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f49adad2aa0f49-thompson11
Videographer Needed!
We are looking for a individual to take video of the performance of “One Day” at the picnic June 7th. If you can help with one or both events, let us know!
Contact: Kate Murphy thompsonschoolvolunteers@gmail.com
Field Day – June 14th
The annual Field Day is set for Thursday June 14th this year! The whole school will get together to participate in traditional outdoor summer games. We will need parent volunteers to help Ms. Brayfield to set up, help the teachers to supervise the kids and keep them together eating their lunch outside while the teachers go inside the school to have lunch. If you have time to spare that day please sign up here:
https://tinyurl.com/ThompsonFieldDay18
Help Throughout the Year
To check all current volunteer opportunities: http://tinyurl.com/ThompsonPTOVolunteers
Community
Support North Union Playground!
Recess, before school, after school, weekends, summertime, meet-ups, play dates and more. We all use this playground, and it needs our help!
We are organizing a friends group to advocate for and work to improve the playground at North Union park adjacent to Thompson School. If you would like to get involved, share your ideas or learn more, please email Phil Tedesco at philip.tedesco@gmail.com.
5th Grade Social
Friday, June 8th
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ed Burns Arena, 422 Summer Street
Come celebrate with old friends and meet new friends!
Click HERE for details and to purchase tickets.
Arlington High School Building Project Forum : Design Feedback
Monday, June 4th, 7-9 PM, Arlington Town Hall
Get up to speed with the AHS Building Project and let the Building Committee know what you think.
The Building Committee will be submitting the Preferred Schematic Design Option for the new/rebuilt high school in July and is seeking community input.
At this Forum
- HMFH Architects will present more details about the four design options
- MSBA process and decisions to-date will be reviewed
- The Building Committee will outline criteria for choosing the preferred design
- Feedback will be gathered for future Building Committee decisions
Can’t attend? A forum recap and feedback form will be available by June 7th on the www.ahsbuilding.org web site.
Connect with Us
Thompson PTO Board
Nandana Mewada, Co-President
Diana Trudell, Co-President
Yael Beals, Vice-President
Danielle Gottesman, Communications Chair
If you have news to share with the community, please email ThompsonPTOevents@gmail.com by Thursday at 12 noon to be included in the next newsletter.
Please note that we will only include news from the Thompson School and Town of Arlington. Announcements of interest to the Thompson community from other non-profit organizations may be included at our discretion.