M il l R o a d N e w s - Red Hook Central Schools

March 2016
Brian Boyd, Principal
We have many wonderful opportunities and activities planned for
Mill Road Elementary School during the month of March. Today at
recess, students will meet some of the players from the Harlem
Wizards that will be playing against the Mill Road Elementary School
Staff on April 3rd at Bard College. Come
School—Grades 3-5
watch the Wizards dunk on teachers during
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this fun PTA event. Starting this week, our
students will participate in March
Multiplication Madness!! Mrs. Longendyke will
be coordinating the event and tracking the
progress. Each week they will be assessed on
their multiplication facts 1-12 starting this week!! Study those math
facts!!!
Also note, tomorrow (Wednesday, 3/2) is Read Across America Day.
Students are encouraged to dress like their favorite book
characters and enjoy some quality reading.
On March 15th we will host our annual Author’s Tea at Mill Road.
Local authors and illustrators come in to speak with our students
about the writing process. More details for this event will be
distributed in the coming week.
March Calendar
March 2—Read Across America
March 7—BLT Meeting
March 8—PTA Meeting
March 15—Author’s Tea
March 19-29—Spring Break
April 3rd—Harlem Wizards Game @ Bard College at 3:00
Family Fun Night at Mill Road Elementary School—Feb 2016
Many thanks to our PTA, Village Pizza, Hannaford’s and the
Lyceum Theater for their support and generosity!!
Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet
We are excited to announce that our school’s production of Shakespeare’s Romeo &
Juliet will take place on two consecutive weekends in April. Details for the show and
ticket purchasing are below. Come support and be entertained by our student
performers.
The show runs Saturday, April 9th at 11am, and Saturday, April 16th at 11am at the
Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck on Route 308. The show is sponsored jointly by the PTA and PTSA and features 35 5th-7th graders in a modern take on
the Bard's classic love story.
Tickets cost $7 each for children (up to age 12), and $9 each for adults (we have no student/senior discounts), and the seats are reserved. The theater is waiving their $2/ea.
processing fee so you can't order tickets on the website, only directly through the box
office.
To purchase tickets you should call or visit the box office (845-876-3080) TUESDAY-FRIDAY FROM 12:00-5:00PM OR
SATURDAY FROM 1:00-5:00PM. These are the only hours/days during which the box office is open for business.
COME JOIN US!!! On Sunday, April 3 at 3:00
(doors open at 2pm), the Harlem Wizards will
play the Mill Road Elementary School Staff
at Stevenson Gym at Bard College. Order
forms are being sent home this week. The PTA
will be selling tickets on 3/9 at K-2 parent pick
up. You can also order online at:
www.harlemwizards.com
Last Chance for Yearbooks
Yearbooks were on sale in February. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, make sure you
get your money in right away. We
are putting orders in now. Price is
$15 each.