Important Dates

• June 8 - 5th Grade Parent Night @ Richmond Middle School
• June 10 - 5th Grade Storrs Pond
• June 10 - Hanover School Board Meeting
• June 12 - Buddy Day (volunteers needed - see below)
• June 17 - 5th Grade Send Off
• June 17 - Last Day of School - NOON DISMISSAL

Message From Our Principal

Dear Families, 

Another week is in the books! Lots of fun learning activities happening all over the school and community this week-First graders visited town, Kindergarteners visited the HFD and HPD, we enjoyed a lovely Reader’s Theater production of Little Red Riding Hood courtesy of Mrs. Eccher’s 2nd graders, a visit with author and illustrator Marek Bennett and so much more! Congratulations to Mrs. Waterhouse’s 3rd graders for being the first class to get ALL their library books returned on time! Please take a few minutes to check around your homes for any other Ray School Library books that need to be returned.

We are looking forward to another busy week next week! I hope you have a fantastic weekend

~Colleen Roy, Ray School Interim Principal

School News and Information

Visiting Author

MAREK BENNETT - VIsiting Artist, Author, Cartoonist and Musician Marek Bennett visited the Ray School on Tuesday, providing students with an inspiring and immersive look into the world of cartooning, writing and art. It was such a great day! During the visit, we all learned about what it’s like to be a professional artist, author, cartoonist, and musician. Marek shared the lengthy  process of creating a book series filled with cartoons based on the real-life historical figure Freeman Colby, exploring the significant events he experienced and how they can be translated into a graphic narrative format. The day also included creating  a mini comic called "Grow, Monster, Grow" for our younger students. Marek will “ink” these items and pass them along to our Ray Schoolers soon!

Buddy Day 2026 -- Volunteers needed!

On Friday, June 12th, the Specials team at Ray will be putting on our annual Ray School Buddy Day! This is a day where students will travel to various stations with a Buddy class from a different grade level with whom they have been able to work with at various times throughout the school year. We are looking for any volunteers who are willing and able to help with running a station for some or all of the day. The time frame for the event will last from about 8:30am-2:00pm. If you are someone who might be interested in helping out in some capacity, please reach out directly to Steve Condon (PE). Please also see the short blurb below from the Volunteer Coordinator, Teal Parker, in regards to being cleared as a volunteer.

All volunteers must have a current background check completed by the SAU (within the past two years).  If you are unsure of your status, please reach out to Teal Parker.  If you have not been fingerprinted/background checked and would like to participate, please complete this form to begin the application process.  Once reviewed by the administration, Teal will reach out to you to schedule your fingerprint/background check appointment.

PTO End of Year Thank Yous

Want to thank Ray School Support Staff at the end of the year but don’t know how? The Ray School PTO is buying end of year gifts for Ray School Support Staff, Learning Specialists, Specials teachers, Admin staff, Interventionalists, Cafe staff, Bus Drivers and Custodians. Many of these staff have formed close relationships with your children and have supported their education throughout the year in unique ways. Contributions to support these gifts and other year-round staff appreciation events can be made via the PTO website www.rayschoolpto.org/donate

HAVEN HELPERS

The Ray School community added 131 pounds of oil to our Haven donations for the year. All in, that brings us to 1,615 pounds of donated goods this year! Way to go everyone! Thank you for another successful year in showing our support for our community through Haven.

A special thank you to the fabulous Fifth Grade Haven Helpers.  They really embraced the job and found creative ways to support the Haven and the Ray School community.  

The Haven will always need donations. So feel free to drop them off during July and August. 

Have a wonderful summer!

Thanks again.

Lost & Found

Our PTO has created a Lost and Found section that makes viewing items much easier. Scroll down to see current videos and photos. Please check regularly and be sure to pick up items during office hours, 7:30am-3:30. If you need to make other pick up arrangements, don’t hesitate to reach out.