Antrim Elementary School

Dublin Consolidated School

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Yearbooks are now on sale

District Choral Concert

To view the March 14, 2025 morning show, please click [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSxgzMgrRDE)

WGBS Morning Show

Don't forget to join us for our annual Scholastic Book fair and Craft Fair.

Scholastic Book Fair and Craft Fair

To view the March 13, 2025 morning morning show, please click [here.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHIWndNFcZE)

WGBA Morning Show

To view the March 12, 2025 morning show, please click [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKOy\_767ZgU).

To view the March 7, 2025 Bobcat Bulletin, please click [here](https://secure.smore.com/n/t1xbm-bobcat-bulletin?ref=email).

Bobcat Bulletin

Keene State College shows 8th graders where they tape their podcasts.

8th Graders visit Keene State College

School News

Kindergarten registration and screening for the southern tier of the ConVal School District will be held on Tuesday, March 18, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at Peterborough Elementary School, 17 High Street, in Peterborough.

The registration is for children living in the towns of Dublin, Greenfield, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple.

Pre-registration for this event is required. Please call Melissa Gatto at (603) 924-7503 ext. 2032 to schedule an appointment time.

The child must be accompanied to the registration and screening by a parent or legal guardian and must be five years old by September 30, 2025.

A snow date for the event is scheduled for Friday, March 21, at the same time and location.

Kindergarten Registration March 18

Thank you to all the voters who expressed their support for the ConVal School District on March 11, 2025. The detailed vote outcomes for each of the 11 warrant articles and ConVal School Board positions can be accessed [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11yyuhLffoVf4eSvz-ntVRg_aYQjhq1ao/view).

2025 District Vote Results

All inhabitants of the Contoocook Valley School District, consisting of the Towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple, who are qualified to vote in District affairs, are invited to participate in Voting Day on March 11, 2025.

The voting locations and times are as follows:

*   Antrim: Town Hall, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Bennington: Town Hall Gym, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Dublin: Town Hall, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Francestown: Town Hall, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Greenfield: Greenfield Elementary School, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Hancock: Meeting House, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Peterborough: Community Center, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Sharon: Meeting House, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Temple: Town Hall, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Please check with your town to confirm this schedule.

March 11 Is Voting Day

Kindergarten Registration

The Temple School Study Committee met with Superintendent Dr. Ann Forrest and with Facilities Director Tim Grossi on February 25 to advance an updated proposal to reconfigure the ConVal School District.

The Temple Select Board had created the study committee to assess the future of Temple Elementary School after the town and district voters rejected a School Board proposal to close DCS, FES, Pierce, and TES last year. With Dublin and Francestown now pursuing a withdrawal from the district, the committee focused on alternative options.

Per the [published report](https://www.templenh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif5071/f/uploads/ssc_final_report\_12052024.pdf) of the school study committee from December 2024, the Temple Plan envisions the closures of Antrim Elementary School and Peterborough Elementary School. Students would be moved to their respective middle schools, Great Brook School and South Meadow School. In turn, 7th and 8th graders currently attending Great Brook and South Meadow would be moved to ConVal High School.

In all, the proposed reorganization plan would involve the physical reassignment of 285 current 7th and 8th grade students at GBS and SMS as well as 399 elementary students currently at AES and PES. The proposed plan does not affect the 32 students currently attending Temple Elementary School.

The Temple School Studies Committee consists of Gail Cromwell (Chair), Pam Kingston (Vice-Chair), Carol Mamczak (Secretary), as well as members Michelle Cilley Foisy and Vivian Wills.

Temple School Study Committee Presents Plan

The ConVal School District Special Education Department will be holding a Preschool Child Check Clinic for 3- and 4-year old children living in the towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon and Temple on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at Antrim Elementary School with appointments between 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

The purpose of the clinic is to identify 3-4 year old children who may need further evaluation/consideration for special education services.  Parents who have concerns about their child's development in the areas of speech, language, cognitive, motor, social, play skills, vision, or hearing should call Melissa Gatto at 924-7503 x2032 to register for the clinic.

Pre-registration is required.  The child must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Pre-School Child Check

On Wednesday, students at Francestown Elementary School braved the cold for another exciting Outdoor Lions’ Learning Day, celebrating their connection to the natural world. 

They began working on a field guide, which will be published and available at the school, collaborating in teams to create informational pages about the plants and animals found around Francestown Elementary.

Students also started planning for our upcoming Artist in Residence program in April. We are thrilled to welcome Julie Brown from Hancock, NH, who will guide students in creating a tile mosaic representing our school community and outdoor learning experiences.

To end the day, we enjoyed a cozy indoor treat—roasting pineapple, biscuits, and marshmallows. It was a wonderful way to wrap up a day of exploration and creativity!

FES Conducts Outdoor Lions Learning Day

Students collaborating on a report on chickadees

Students in Amy Rushford's Eastern World Heritage class gathered in the ConVal High School library this morning to learn about conducting effective online research.

Librarian Ashley Mudrick introduced students to the Gale In Context database that the ConVal library subscribes to. Gale offers students access to topic overviews, primary sources, biographies, and critical essays in geography, government, history, and more. Periodical coverage includes full-text newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from vetted sources. Multimedia sources include images, maps, charts, graphs, videos, and audio selections such as podcasts, archival film clips, and broadcast video.

Librarian Rachael Bowman then reviewed with students the proper way to cite print-based and Internet-based resources with NoodleTools. The app allows students to conduct research, organize their notes, cite their sources in different formats (APA, MLA, Chicago-style, etc.), and collaborate with others if they are working on a group project.

The use of Gale in Context and NoodleTools are just two examples of the purposeful use of technology at the freshman high school level at ConVal, which prepares students for research projects at higher levels, including college and university after graduation.

High School Students Learn About Gale, NoodleTools

District News

Great Brook

Skate Night

District

All Staff PD Day (no school)

District Band Concert @ CVHS

District Band Concert @ CVHS (Snow Date)

District Choral Concert at CVHS

District Choral Concert @ CVHS (Snow Date)

Events

GBS Students warm up behind the scenes at our District Band Concert

A fun filled day at Keene State College for 8th graders!

Advisory Competition Sparks Teambuilding!

The Golden Shoe Award goes to Mr. Cogan's Advisory!

Mr. Cogan's Advisory gets Golden Shoe Award

Seventh Grade Science Students

Hope Squad visits lunches during Hope Week!

Working on clay skills

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