"A laugh is a smile that bursts." ~ Mary Waldrip
Many Thanks
To all of you who have expressed your care and concern for our wonderful Twos Assistant Teacher, Mrs. Teresa Casarella. Her family has created a webpage to keep us updated on her progress. To visit her website and share your messages of support and check on Teresa, please visit her webpage
here.
Many of our families have expressed interest in helping the family while Mrs. Casarella is in the hospital. The LPA is going to be collecting items for a gift basket which will be sent to the family at the hospital. We would like to help the family with meals and items to pass the time while they are at the hospital. If you'd like to make a contribution, please bring all items to the main office.
Suggested items include:
- Jigsaw Puzzles Crossword Puzzles
- Sudoku Puzzles
- Board Games
- Magazines (both in English and Italian)
- Gifts cards (Starbucks, AMEX, etc.)
We appreciate everyone's overwhelming concern for Mrs. Casarella, and we appreciate anything that you may bring to help the family while they wait for her recovery.
A Message from Admissions
Our admissions process for the coming school year is well underway, new families are enrolling, and some schedules have filled, others are almost full. If you have not yet returned your contract for next year, please do so as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you would like to discuss your enrollment plans for next year, please contact Siobhan Powers Streams or Kim McElderry. If you have misplaced your enrollment contract, please contact our office and we will provide you with a copy.
If you are re-locating, or will not be returning next year for other reasons, please contact Kim McElderry who will provide you with the necessary paperwork.
Looking for something fun to do during spring break?
We have a few spots left for our Spring Break club over the upcoming March break. The club is open to children currently enrolled in our Threes through our Kindergarten and will be lead be Dr. Mia Mercurio-Morse, known to your children as Ms. Mia.
The week of March 14th our theme will be "The Luck of the Irish: A Celebration of All Things Green!" The week of March 21st our theme will be "Let's Welcome Spring." A flyer and registration form were sent home in your child’s folder, if you did not receive these forms, you can download both the Flyer and the Registration here. For more information, please contact the main office at 203-226-6982.
Nintendo Wii Drive
Help children fighting cancer pass the time while receiving chemotherapy and blood transfusions...
TeamBrent is collecting new and used Wii games and controllers for the Yale Pediatric Oncology transfusion room. Thanks to a generous donation, the Yale University Pediatric Department - Hematology/Oncology Section (aka "Dr. Joe's office) has received a Nintendo Wii System for their office. This game system will be placed in the transfusion room to entertain and engage children as they receive blood transfusions or chemotherapy; which can sometimes take numerous consecutive hours. Help us turn your new and gently used games/controllers into hours of fun for kids battling cancer. For your convenience, there will be a donation box located in the Landmark main office during the upcoming weeks.
TeamBrent was created by the McCreesh family, whose son Brent, a Landmark alumni, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at a very young age. Thanks to innovative treatments, Brent is doing well.
TeamBrent represents an outpouring of community support for Brent and other childhood cancer patients and survivors, and organizes events in our community to help with this great cause. One of their most popular events is the St. Baldrick’s Day event where volunteers can shave their heads to raise money for cancer research. This year’s event will take place on April 10th at Harbor Yard. For more information on this worthwhile cause, go to www.teambrent.com
GO TEAM LANDMARK!!
This year, Landmark - Westport will be sponsoring a Relay Team in the Ragnar Relay Series. This series is a 200+ mile relay run from Yale (New Haven, CT) to Harvard (Boston, MA).
Interested in a piece of the action? Contact Rebecca in the main office for more details on how to get involved in what is sure to be an EPIC event! Check out the race at http://www.ragnarrelay.com/race/newengland