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Easton Country Day School
PRAXIS ●
COMMUNITY ●
RESPONSIBILITY ● INTEGRITY
Educating caring, accomplished, responsible children
660 Morehouse Road
Easton, CT 06612
Phone: 203-268-5530
www.eastoncountryday.org
April 2016
AUCTION
Co-Chairs, Amy Murphy and Elaine
Robinson once again pulled off an
amazing feat and organized a
smashing success at last month’s
auction. The Broadway inspired
event raised well over $50,000.
Perhaps the biggest winner of the
night was the ECDS student body.
The auction raised the $5,300 used
to order a new traverse climbing
wall for the gym.
The classroom art pieces were a huge
success this year, raising a total of
$4,500. Oscar Gomez was the lucky
winner of the his and hers Apple
watches. The honor of naming the
gymnasium for the 2016-2017 school
year goes to The Weber Family.
A big thank you to all the committee
members: Lauren Carminucci, Christie Cotter, Barbara Distinti, Donna
Kasper, Julie Lewis, Anne Pizzo, Sarah
Raimundo, Martha Richardson, Jodi
Ritch-Myer and Katie Zigmond. Also,
thank you to all the volunteers: Marie Buchta, Andrew Cotter, Grif Meyer, Ilka Neuntenfel, Jennifer Shore
and Maria Vita.
Dates to Remember:

4/4-4/8 — STANDARDIZED TESTING

4/11-4/15 — SPRING VACATION
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4/20 — EARLY DISMISSAL
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5/5 — FIELD DAY RAIND DATE
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5/6 — FIELD DAY
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5/11 — 5-8 LION KING PERFORMANCE
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5/18 — K– 4 LION KING PERFORMANCE
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5/25 — ART SHOW

5/30 — CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY
“LEARNING HOW TO LEARN IS
LIFE’S MOST IMPORTANT SKILL.”
— TONY BUZAN
The Academic Quiz Bowl Team Advances to the National
Competition held in Arlington, VA in May.
Congratulations to Sarah Mende, Parker Connelly, Leah
Pascarelli, Skylar Wingate, Andrea Weber and Mrs. Connelly, the team’s advisor.
Nature’s Classroom Photos
Sarah Mende and Parker Connelly are advancing to Nationals in the individual completion as well.
Please contact Wendy Lilya
(wjlilya@gmail.com) if you
can share your pictures from
the Nature’s Classroom trip.
Congratulations and Good luck!
Thank you!
Easton Country Day School
In the Spotlight
JUNE SCHOOL
June school is a comprehensive summer experience for ECDS students
grades K-6. The purpose is to encourage scientific exploration and
creativity.
SCIENCE THEMES
Week
Week11
June
June13-17
13-17
Week
Week22
The academic portion of the program focuses on increasing scientific
literacy through hands-on experiments. This year’s themes are fossils,
energy, and simple machines.
Students have daily art and creative
skills classes including yoga, meditation, cooking, gardening, nature photography and sports such as kickball
and soccer.
On Fridays, students will have structured water play including pools,
sprinklers, slip and slides and more.
The program is organized and run by
Michelle Bailey-Hocker, Program
Director and Teacher for Praesto
Prep.
$100 deposit
Energy
June
June20-24
20-24
Week
Week33
June
June27–
27–July
July11
Simple
Machines
SCHEDULE
9:15
Assembly
9:30 —10:30
Science
10:30 —11:00
Snack/
Recess
11:00—12:00
Art
JUNE SCHOOL
May 1st
deadline
June 13th through July 1st
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
$1,500 for 3-week session
SUMMER PROGRAM
12:00—1:00
Lunch/
Recess
Session 1: July 11th to July 22nd
Session 2: July 25th to August 5th
Session 3: August 8th to August 19th
COST: $433 per week
Due by
April 25th
Fossils
(3 week program = $1,300)
Tuition is non-refundable after June 1st.
1:00 — 3:00
Creative
Skills
$1,000 per 2-week session
Sessions must be prepaid and are non refundable
Contact Ilka: Ilka@usa.com
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FOCUS on FUNDRAISING
FOCUS on FUNDRAISING
Please support ECDS High
School at their weekly
bake sale.
K-4 Performance
May 18th at 2:00 pm
Show your support!
ECDS Gym
See Miss Silva to
5-8 Performance
buy your lion ears.
May 11th at 7:00 PM
$5
Fairfield Theater Company
Simply go to
smile.amazon.com
Sunshine
Club
Birthdays, graduations, winning a
soccer tournament, stellar performance in a play or on a report card
are all great reasons to celebrate
your child’s accomplishments.
Contact Virginia Turnbell
(veturnbu@optonline.net) and let the
sunshine club decorate your child’s
locker according to his or her favorite things. Just send $15 into the office provide at least two days notice.
and select Easton Country Day School as your
charity of choice.
Enjoy Amazon’s products and services while
supporting your school.
Don’t forget to drop off your box
tops in the office.
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Field Trip
Ms. Kelly and Mrs.
Finegan took their
class to see a
production of
Charlotte’s Web at
the Ridgefield Playhouse after
having read the book in class
earlier this year.
“LOGIC WILL GET YOU
FROM A TO B.
IMAGINATION WILL
TAKE YOU
EVERYWHERE.”
— ALBERT EINSTEIN
They also took the opportunity
to work on restaurant etiquette
at Piccolo’s Restaurant before
the show.
Manners Matter
by Mrs. Valerie Finegan
“Life is what happens every day, style is how you handle it.”
— Valerie Finegan
I believe having great style means having good manners.
Your students are practicing opening and holding doors
for others. This is something that needs practice, for
children, it is not natural to look over their shoulder to
see if anyone is behind them. They also learn this by
example. Please ask your child to hold the door for you.
Happy Spring!
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Community Calendar
April 2016
Sun
3
10
Mon
Wed
Thu
Sat
1
2
8
9
5
6
Standardized Testing
Standardized Testing
Standardized Testing
11
12
13
14
CLOSED
CLOSED
20
21
22
23
28
29
30
Fri
Sat
6
7
18
CLOSED
19
7
Fri
4
CLOSED
17
Tue
Standardized Testing
Standardized Testing
15
16
CLOSED
Early Dismissal
24
25
26
27
May 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
2
3
4
Thu
5
Field Day Rain Date
8
9
10
11
Field Day
12
13
14
19
20
21
26
27
28
5-8 LION KING SHOW
7:00 pm at FTC
15
16
17
18
K-4 LION KING SHOW
2:00 pm
22
23
24
25
ART SHOW
29
30
31
CLOSED
Memorial Day
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