Counting Our Blessings: A Thankful Blog

At this time of year, we are all counting our blessings. Below are some of the things we are grateful for at The Country School (as originally published in our Thankful Hoot, the Thanksgiving edition of our weekly enewsletter, The Little Hoot).

1. COMMUNITY 

Dear Families,

I am thankful for the closeness of this community. I have served many schools and have never seen a group of students, of all ages, who so eagerly interact and enjoy each other. There is spontaneous joy and there is appropriate role modeling in the classrooms, in the dining room, in the hallways, on the athletic fields and in the gaga pit. Our younger students look up to our older students and the older students take the role seriously as role models of good behavior and as spirited play companions and learning partners.

This collaboration and enjoyment has been built at the school over decades and in this, our 60th Anniversary year, I give thanks for the atmosphere and community.

Happy Thanksgiving,

John Fixx
Head of School

2. VISITORS

We loved welcoming alumni back to campus on Alumni Day! More photos here.

3. SIRENS

We loved watching students' faces as they eagerly waited for two of their friends to arrive. However, they did not show up quietly in a car or on a yellow school bush. They arrived in a sirens-wailing, lights-flashing bright red fire engine chauffeured by Firefighter Treat (and accompanied by 2nd Grade teacher Kate Treat)! Thank you to the TCS family who bid on this item at the Diamond Jubilee Auction. It was a true TREAT for all!

More photos here.

4. CAN-DO ENTHUSIASM 

2507 items, 49 full crates, around 75 bags of non perishable items were collected and delivered to area soup kitchens

5. CHOCOLATE (and our Neighbors!)

Mrs. Kelly and her 5th Graders with the help of Nurse Fucci brought back Mrs. Sullivan's tradition of using students' Halloween candy to make out-of-this-world chocolate chip cookies. Each 5th Grader filled a bag with baked goods and affixed a tag reading “Thank you for putting up with the noise of our construction. Your tolerance has been appreciated.”  

Together, they delivered the treats to neighbors on Opening Hill, Blinnshed Road, and Nutmeg Lane. One woman remarked that the noise "hasn’t bothered us much. And we can’t wait to see those beautiful fields!" 

6. BIG TRUCKS

The piles are getting smaller - and we CAN'T WAIT for our new fields! Thank you to all of our generous donors who are making it possible to SHAPE THE FUTURE at The Country School.

7. SNEAKERS

Running the Turkey Trot? Look for our TCS bus in parking area near the start.

8. THE ROOST 

We love our school store! 10% off purchases on Cyber Monday - go to www.tcsroost.com.

Blue & Gold Spirit Bracelets $5.00

Archimedes Owl $20.00

Chocolate Owl Pops $4.00