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11/16/2018
All parents are welcome on Taiko drumming day. Details below.

Coming up at Thacher
Saturday - 11/17

Admissions Open House | 10:30 - noon

Wednesday - Friday
11/21 - 11/23

Thanksgiving Break - school closed
Save the Date
Sunday - 12/2

Around the World Potluck Brunch -
details below*
Thacher News
Norman Smith releases a snowy owl
with young nature scientists.

Benefit Concert Today | 11/16 @ 6:00pm

Thacher Montessori will be hosting a benefit concert at The Trailside Museum on Friday, November 16th at 6 pm. Proceeds from this concert will benefit “ The Blue Hills Snowy Owl Project”. The concert will be a coffeehouse-style event with music prepared by the students.

Performance in the am -
workshop in the pm.
Parents welcome to both.
Taiko Drumming Day| 11/26

Community Taiko Drum Performance @ 1:30 pm

Parents are welcome to attend the Upper Elementary and AP student performance led by Taiko sensei Mark H Rooney.

Family/Staff Taiko Workshop @ 6:00 pm

Learn about Taiko in a hands-on way with Taiko sensei Mark H. Rooney.

No "level of musicianship" is required for this workshop, only a wish to understand the experience of Taiko, and a willingness to have to have fun.

Recommended (optional) donation is $30. Contact Victor with questions.
Food and Toy Drive - ends 12/7

Thacher families are welcome to support our food and/or toy drive that runs until December 7.

Food and toys will be collected in donation boxes located in the front lobby. Upper Elementary A students are planning to deliver the food to the Greater Boston Food Bank.

Food Drive for Boston Food Bank
organized by UEA Project Gratitude  
Toy Drive Supporting Toys for Tots 
Thacher is collecting toys on behalf of the
 
New, unwrapped gifts for children up to 12 years old will be collected in the school lobby.  
Thacher Hoodies and T-shirts Available - only 5 days left
Seven reasons to buy Thacher Spirit Wear:
  1. show-off your school spirit
  2. spread the word about our amazing community
  3. prices are break-even
  4. comfy cotton
  5. t-shirts and hoodies in children's and adult sizes
  6. holiday gifts (orders will be delivered in time for holidays)
  7. limited edition (only taking orders until November 21)
Family Night at Anthony's | 11/19

Please join us for Family Night at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza in Westwood on November 19.

The event is all day (open-close) in the entire restaurant including take-out. Mention Thacher Montessori to your server and Thacher will receive a donation from Anthony's worth 20% of your order.
  

Picture Retake Day - 11/26

If you have any questions about your photos (missing orders, refunds etc.) please contact our photographers at Coffee Pond Productions directly. (1-800-632-2323 x 0 or [email protected])
 
Picture retake day is November 26. We will also be taking our all-school photo that day.

If you want a retake, please keep the class photo and return the rest of the package on or before November 26. If you have specific instructions, please include any suggestions on a piece of paper so it shows through the envelope window.

Weather Related School Closings
hotline - 781-897-5720

Rather than call the school, please call our Announcement Hotline at 781-8979-5720 to hear about school closings.

In the event of a school closing, we will send a text and an email to each family. Closings will also be listed on the Thacher Website, Facebook, Twitter, WBZ Channel 4, Fox25, and WRKO (Channels 7 and 56).
TPC (Thacher Parent Council) Notices
Equal Exchange Fundraiser - ends 11/20

The Thacher Parent Council is once again partnering with Equal Exchange, a worker-owned cooperative based in Canton that offers fairly traded products produced by small-scale farmers around the world.  Read more....

Thacher Parents Bar Night - 11/29

A casual gathering at a local bar - initiated by some fun-loving Thacher parents. All parents are most welcome.

Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Steel & Rye, 95 Eliot St, Milton, Massachusetts 02186

Around the World Brunch | 12/02

Gather to sample delicious food from around the world and socialize with other Thacher families.

Please sign up to bring a (nut free) food that represents your family's culture. Gluten-free and vegan/vegetarian options encouraged! Kindly bring a card that says the name of the dish, the country of origin, and the ingredients (have your child design it!). 
Community Corner
Student Performers
Photo of Lucky and Leo
Lucky Eschauzier (AP) will be performing in South Shore Theatre Works' Seussical.

Leo Eschauzier (AP) will be dancing in South Shore Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker.
Anais Kim (AP) will be dancing in Cast A of Boston Ballet's Nutcracker. Tickets and schedule online.
Milton Cotillion

Registration is open for the 23rd Anniversary of the Milton Cotillion (Sunday nights). Learn more about Cotillion.
Wakefield Estate Mansion Tour | 12/7

An exclusive progressive tasting event through three historic mansions in Milton: Forbes House Museum, the Wakefield Estate, and the Eustis Estate. Read more...
Do you have an event or announcement you want to share in our community corner? If so, please send it to [email protected] .