Woodstock public schools

Monday: Chicken Parmesan sandwiches, carrot sticks, fruit. Tuesday: Fish and chips, cole slaw, fruit. Wednesday: Bosco Cheese sticks, marinara sauce, fruit. Thursday: Swedish meatballs, noodles, corn, fruit. Friday: Pizza, black beans, fruit.

Pomfret Community

Monday: Mac and cheese, fish nuggets, green beans, veggie cups with dip, peach cups. Tuesday: Hamburgers, baked beans, pineapple cups. Wednesday: French toast sticks, turkey sausages, hash browns, apple or orange juice. Thursday: Pizza, broccoli or romaine salad, fruit cups. Friday: Chicken nuggets, sweet potato fries, carrots, applesauce or fruit.

Putnam Elementary/Middle

Monday: Macaroni and cheese, broccoli. Tuesday: Crispy chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots. Wednesday - Wolf Meal: Beef burgers, four-bean salad. Thursday: Sloppy Joes on whole grain buns, green beans. Friday: Putnam Special Pizza, tomato and cucumber salad.

Putnam High

Monday: Macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit. Tuesday: Baked chicken breast strips, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, fruit. Wednesday: Clipper Burgers, four-bean salad, fruit. Thursday: Sloppy Joes on whole grain buns, green beans, fruit. Friday: Putnam Special Pizza.

 

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Nunsense Coming

The cast of the Bradley's production of "Nunsense," which opens April 10. Left to right: 1: Tonya Brock (Sr. Amnesia), Natasha Darius (Sr. Hubert), Dale Magnuson (Rev. Mother), Beth Silvia (Sr. Robert Anne) and Elizabeth Silvia (Sr. Leo). Courtesy photo.

 

 

PUTNAM — The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present “Nunsense” ,which opens on April 10. The Little Sisters of Hoboken are back in the habit again! 

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 and at 2 p.m. April 12, 19 and 26. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for seniors and students.

The Bradley production of Nunsense is directed by Greg Brock who is assisted by Kathy Parker. Bob Sloat is the music director, Maria Wood is vocal director and choreography is by Elena Deluca.  The Reverend Mother, a former circus performer, is played by Dale Magnuson and Natasha Darius appears as Sister Hubert, the Mistress of Novices. Tonya Brock reprises the role of Sister Amnesia, the delightfully wacky nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. Sister Robert Anne is a streetwise nun from Brooklyn who is portrayed by Beth Silvia and Sister Leo, a novice who plans to be the first ballerina nun, is played by Beth’s daughter Elizabeth Silvia.

All seats are reserved. Reservations may be made with a major credit card online at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or by calling 860-928-7887. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office, either before the performance or at the door. 

 The brainchild of Dan Goggin, Nunsense originated as a greeting card line which was so successful he expanded it into a cabaret show that ran for 38 weeks at Manhattan’s Duplex. Eventually it became a full length musical, opened off Broadway in 1985 and ran for 3672 performances over 10 years.

Nunsense opens when five of the remaining Little Sisters of Hoboken are planning a variety show to raise money to bury the last four sisters who remain unburied in the freezer. Their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God had accidentally killed all the others with tainted vichyssoise. The Mother Superior had a vision to start a greeting card company that paid for the burial of all but the last four. Could a visit from the health inspector be coming?

 

 

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Winners

In the recent Pi Day festivities at the Putnam Middle School three took top honors in memorizing the pi numbers. Left to right:  7th Grader Carter LeBlanc, 8th Grader Pari Patel, and 6th Grader Jackson Diaz. Courtesy photo.

 

 

Pi Day at PMS

PUTNAM — The Putnam Middle school last week celebrated  Pi Day with contests and more. 

Led by their principal, Teri Bruce, Ph.D., and their math teachers, Rhonda Chenail, Odena LaFreniere, and Jon Miller, sporting their Pi T-shirts, participated in a variety of Pi events.  Fifteen students fought for the title of who could recite the most consecutive numbers in Pi.  Each participant earned a piece of pizza (pi).  There were grade level benchmarks set that will certainly be a difficult feat to surpass.  Students also watched a short video about Pi.  Lastly, students competed in a grade level competition to see which group could put together the longest version of Pi in 10 minutes.  

Carter LeBlanc, grade 7, topped the afternoon memorizing 111 of the numbers

Pari Patel, grade 8, came in 2nd place with 102 numbers

Jackson Diaz, grade 6 remembered 55 of the numbers

Each grade level winner was given a gift certificate for a large pizza. 

The Table Talk Pies Company was in on the festivities as well, by providing Putnam Middle School with over 300 single serving pies of all varieties.  Pies stickered with the pi symbol were handed out to students following the loud and rather boisterous assembly.