Pelham - Windham News 6 - November 5, 2010


School Community Core Value Survey Available Online


submitted by School Administrative Unit 28, Windham The Windham School District is working on creating a strategic plan for our schools, and has assembled a group of volunteers from the schools and the community to lead the way in this venture. This plan will serve as the framework to improve educational experiences throughout our district for the next five years. In order to get input from the community, the Strategic Planning Committee is sending out a School Community Core Value Survey. This survey is available online at www.windhamsd.org in bright red letters, and in hard copy at all Windham schools, the town library, town offices, the SAU Administration building, and the Senior Center. Survey collection boxes will be placed at each location. Those


who wish to mail a completed Core Values Survey may send it to: SAU 28 – Core Values Survey, PO Box 510, Windham, NH 03087. The survey will be available during the month of November.


The Strategic Planning Committee appreciates your willingness to participate in the survey. Your viewpoint will help identify the direction of education for the children of the Windham School District. Windham School District Strategic Planning Committee: Frank Bass, Superintendent of Schools; Kori Becht, Principal of Windham Center School; Bruce Breton, Elected Official and Community Member; Dana Call, Town Employee and Parent; John Carpenter, Community Member; Alexis Clemons, Student; Michelle Farrell, School Board Member; Michael Joanis, Parent; Amanda Lecaroz, Assistant Superintendent; Tina McCoy, Director of Student Services; Charlie McMahon, Elected Official and Community Member; Cathy Pappalardo, Teacher Union President, Teacher, and Parent; Lisa Vivinetto, Parent; and Roxanne Wilson, Assistant Superintendent.


Windham School Students Learn about 17th Century Iron


submitted by Sherry Dufour, Windham Center School Students in Miss Dufour’s fifth-


grade class at Windham Center School visited the Saugus Iron Works in Saugus, MA. All fifth-grade classes attended this field trip during the month of October. Students learned about 17th century production, distribution, and consumption of iron in New England, and discovered the importance of the ironworks to our history. The children visited the blast furnace to witness a waterwheel operating 18-foot twin bellows to turn raw materials into iron products.


Center School Book Swap Draws Huge Success


by Doug Robinson and Joel Burdette As the saying goes, “Readers are Leaders.” Therefore, the Windham Center


OF MARY ACADEMY Pre-K - 8


PRESENTATION Excellence in Catholic Education since 1926 Windham Middle School students Brett and Dylan


School Media Center hosted a book swap last week, where students could donate books to the library and, in exchange, could take the same number of books home with them to keep. Last week, the Center School Media Center was busy with something different from the usual book checkout: students selected books to keep and add to their home libraries. In previous weeks, third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students were encouraged to bring in up to three gently used books that they had finished reading. Then, during their library classes on October 25-29, these students were able to take home the same number of books as they had brought in, according to Joel Burdette, Windham’s Media Specialist. “Students were excited to pick reading material that was new to them, and to be able to keep it. Well over one hundred students participated in the swap. They were able to choose from many hundreds of donated books, spread across numerous tables and shelves,” stated Burdette. Fifth-grader Brett Simpson commented, “I need a book to read. I’ve read pretty much every book at my house,” while fifth-grader Meredith Richard and fourth-grader Nicole Letourneau liked the idea of getting books for free. Sponsored by the PTA, this event will be looking to repeat itself at the Golden Brook School this coming spring.


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Charity Breakfast This Sunday submitted by Doreen Demone, Breakfast Committee Tickets are still available for the 10th Annual Common Man Charity Breakfast hosted by the Common Man Restaurant and the Windham Fire Department on Sunday, November 7, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Common Man Restaurant. Join us for a delicious breakfast and help raise money to benefit New Hampshire MDA and Windham’s Helping Hands. Meet and greet some local celebrities, including: Mike Nikitas of NECN and Erin Fehlau of WMUR. In addition to great food and conversation, enter our raffle and win some phenomenal prizes. The winner’s name will be drawn at the breakfast. You need not be present to win. Check out our awesome Silent Auction. We have over 30 items— something for everyone. And there will be a balloon artist for the kids! Breakfast and raffle tickets can be purchased prior to the event at the Common Man Restaurant, the Windham Fire Department, or through one of the committee members of Windham’s Helping Hands. If you cannot make the breakfast, but would like to make a donation, send a check to: Windham Fire Department, 3 Fellows Rd, Windham, NH 03087 (specify that it is a breakfast donation). Very few tickets will be sold at the door, if any, so purchase tickets in


advance. We’re truly honored!


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Southern New Hampshire Medical Center was recently recognized as a 2009-2010 Hospital Value Index™ Award Winner. The Hospital Value Index™ honors our achievements and demonstrates the success that exceptional hospitals, like ours, have achieved.


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