--Extended day students will take a trip to the Great Lakes Alpaca farm in Maple City on Friday, May 16th. We will be leaving our campus at 12:30 and returning by 3:00 pm. If you are able to drive for this trip, please contact the front desk at 929-9325.
-On Wednesday, May 7th a group of lower elementary students will be attending a performance on Laura Ingalls Wilder at Lars Hockstad Auditorium. Parent drivers will leave our campus at 9:30 am and return by 11:30 am. If you have questions, please contact your child's teacher.
Camping and outings at-a-glance:
May 19: Third year students leave for Camp Hayo-Went-Ha
May 20: First and second year students leave for Camp Hayo-Went-Ha
May 21: All lower elementary students return from camp by 3:30
May 21: 2008-2009 extended day students go to Hands-on-Art and Moomers
May 14: Sixth year students leave for Lansing and return on Friday, May 15th
May 27: Sixth year students leave for wilderness camping trip
May 28: Fourth and fifth year students leave for wilderness camping trip
May 30: Upper elementary students return from camping by 2:30
May 30: Extended day Sleeping Bear Dunes trip, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
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Join the Fun!
The annual Children's House Golf Outing will be held on Wednesday, May 28th. 9-hole shotgun start at 5:30 with awards and dinner following at the Traverse City Golf and Country Club. Register online at http://www.traversechildrenshouse.org/golf.asp or call 929-9325. Please help us by putting together a foursome!
Grandparents and Special Friends of that Generation Day
On May 23rd, we will be celebrating our 6th annual Grandparents' Day. Click here to have your child's grandparents or special friends invited to this heartwarming event. We will need many volunteers to make this event a success. Click here to see what volunteer opportunities are available. It's a great event to get involved in!
MOTHER'S DAY FLOWER SALE
On Thursday 5/8 and Friday 5/9 we will have the perfect gifts for all of the moms and grandmothers in your lives. A beautiful variety of floral hanging baskets and Children's House garden stakes will be for sale in front of the school. Please plan to stop by! You can purchase baskets with cash, checks or have your account billed.
Vision and Hearing Screening
The Department of Health and Human Services will be conducting vision and hearing screening for first and second year primary students on May 21 and 22. If you do not want your child tested, please contact Lori at 929-9325. We are in need of parent volunteers to help coordinate children on these mornings. If you can help, contact Lori, lori@traversechildrenshouse.org
The Children's House Plant Sale - fresh from our greenhouse!
The plant sale will kick off 9 a.m. Wednesday the 14th. This year we are featuring a wide variety of heirloom vegetables and herbs, a few flowers and 7 different heirloom tomatoes (including the popular 'jelly bean'). You'll also find some more unusual plants such as amaranth, kohlrabi, several different pumpkins (mini to giant) and pennyroyal. The sale will be held in the greenhouse this year. Please stop in!
Congratulations to Rose Hutchinson, winner of the 2008 50/50 cash raffle. Rose's name was drawn the night of the gala and she is the lucky winner of $11,950...50% of the money raised in the raffle for the Mercedes. The other 50% will benefit The Children's House! Thank you to all of you who purchased and sold tickets.
Students gathered in the Barn on Friday to welcome the month of May with our annual Maypole celebration. Songs were sung as elementary students wove intricate patterns with the maypole ribbons. Primary students donned lovely tissue hats and flowers made in class. Last year's May Queen, Gretchen Uhlinger returned to pass the crown to a new queen, primary assistant Jenny Orwig.);)
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