Bobcat Bulletin: 8/30/19

School News:

Bataille Bulletin:

• The right footwear is an important part of the PE class experience.  Please note which days are PE days for your child(ren) and have them wear or pack their sneakers.

Musical Notes:

• MES welcomes Ms. Carolyn Adams to our music room.  Ms. Adams will join us on Wednesdays and Fridays for Band and Instrumental lessons, as well as, 5/6 general music class.
• Mr. Hill will be here at MES on Tuesdays for prek-grade 4 music classes!

Notes from the Health Office

• Please be sure to return pink Health Forms to your child's teacher!  Thank you.

PTO

We are continuing to collect Box Tops for Education.  Last year we were able to raise over $200 for the PTO!  Please snip, clip and drop themby the collection box at the main office.

Vermont- Morefest is excited to announce that this year will be another great local

community event. Touch-a-Truck will replace the car show from last year and other incredible

old fashioned games for kids of all ages will be running all afternoon. Live Music, food trucks

and local artisan vendors round out the exciting offerings to spend an entire afternoon

beginning at 3:00 p.m.  The PTO will once again sponsor a beverage tent.

Community News

Please note that the opportunities/events listed below are not specifically endorsed or screened by school staff. As always, families should use their own standards and review processes to determine appropriate activities.

Middle School Volleyball Club Fall Open Gym Sunday Nights, September 8th through October (possibly November), 5pm-7pm.This will be a great time for middle schoolers to try volleyball for the first time and for existing players to continue practicing. The club is beginner-level and co-ed. All boys and girls entering grade 5-8 in the HUUSD are eligible. We will focus on basic rules of the game, skill building, and match-like games. In March we will participate in the Middle School March Madness League/Tournament. For more information and to sign up go to https://tinyurl.com/cbmsfallvb2019

School Board

Subject:  HUUSD Board Kicks off School Year

Dear HUUSD Community, 

As we prepare for the start of the 2019-20 school year, I want to offer an update from the HUUSD board and share with you what we expect in the coming months. 

The HUUSD board is in the midst of developing a long-term PreK - 12 plan for our district to address our schools’ current and future needs. In establishing this plan, we are fulfilling our promise from the Act 46 merger to provide expanded and equitable educational opportunities while operating more efficiently. We expect to finalize the plan in mid-November and then finalize a bond proposal for the community’s consideration at Town Meeting in March of 2020.

I invite you to follow our progress and offer your input along the way. Here are a few ways to learn more about our current work:

1. Visit https://huusd.org/prek-12-bond-plan. This page of our website is a great place to get oriented and see the data the board has been working with. It includes the history of our work on this over the last 6 months, links to relevant documents and data, as well as a detailed FAQ.  

2. We expect to finalize our plan for this fall’s community engagement and feedback about the PreK-12 planning by early September. We’ll be sharing that information on FPF, through the schools and in the papers, and hope that you’ll help us to spread the word. Stay tuned! 

3. At our September 25th meeting, the administrative team will present the models we asked for last spring. So, if you’re wondering what happened to all that talk of models and scenarios, know that it’s coming!

We are tremendously excited about the opportunities that a comprehensive PreK - 12 plan could offer us, as well as keenly aware that times of change are challenging. Our HUUSD board remains committed to the challenging but vital task of providing the best possible PreK-12 education for all of our students with the most prudent use of our public tax dollars.

I want to thank our incredible school leaders, faculty and staff as they prepare to welcome our students on August 26th for the first day of school and another great year of learning and growth. Thank you to all of our community members for your ongoing support of our incredible schools.  

With appreciation,

Caitlin Hollister, Chair
Harwood Unified Union School Board