Friday, April 1, 2016

Moretown Update, April 1st 2016

Moretown School Update

REMINDER:

Wunderlee's Big Top Adventure
Coming to Moretown on April 7th
6pm in our Gym
All of great Moretown Students are the Acts!!
You do not want to miss it!  
ECO fundraiser BBQ prior to the performance for all families beginning 
4:45

Sign up here to help: 
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b44a9a923a1f49-moretown

























Students participating in Jump Rope for Heart Friday
afternoon.  Thanks to Ms. Ally and the volunteer DJ who
made this event a great time!





Pre-School working hard
at moving some sand..










MARK YOUR CALENDARS

 ACT 46 school consolidation discussion/information forums:
     April 27, 2016     Act 46 Public Forum at Harwood Union High School, So. Duxbury  6:30pm
     May 11. 2016     Act 46 Public Forum at Thatcher Brook Primary School, Waterbury  6:30pm
     May 25, 2016     Act 46 Public Forum at Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield  6:30pm
     June 7, 2016     Act 46 Consolidation Vote.  Polls open 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. in each town


School Calendar updates
April 4 - 7
Big Top Adventure Residency
Student Show at 6pm, April 7th
April 7
4:45  Educating Children Outdoors BBQ
$5.00/Person  $20.00 Family
April 11
School Board Meeting
April 18-22
School Vacation
April 27
SBAC testing begins for all students 3 - 6
May 4th
Community Meeting
6:30 at the school
May 4th
Bike and Walk to school day
Meet at the town hall at 7:15.  
May 5th
School Board Meeting
(note change of meeting day)
6:00 in the library


COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Please note that the opportunities 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.
**When you are Spring Cleaning....  please consider donating your gently used, lightweight, sturdy summer shoes (preferably crocs or something similarly sturdy and lightweight) to Malayaka House, an orphan home in Entebbe, Uganda, currently serving 45 children from newborn to late teens.  All sizes are needed but mostly those that will fit school age children.  Thank you in advance for your help.  As you can imagine, with 45 kids and summer temperatures all year long, they go through a lot of shoes!
Crocs for Uganda
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AMdSStOCNE9FJrcIWD24FZlJYLrW1VQyDNC-Xy4XfBA/edit
**Mad Mountaineers: Sign up for April Break

Mad Mountaineers is an outdoor-based youth program that teaches kids how to be comfortable in nature, 'on the mountain' specifically.
The program commences with building a base camp, and teaches exploring, tracking, foraging, navigating, survival skills, safety, and a respect for the mountain habitat.
Kids will build, hike, identify animal tracks and movements, learn about weather patterns, forage for food, hear from guest instructors, practice safety and survival skills, and more.
The program is offered to two age groups; ages 7 to 9 and ages 10 to 12.
Mad Mountaineers offers Saturday-only programs, week-long summer camps, and camps during school breaks. Our first school-break camp will run from April 18 - April 22.
The cost for week-long camps is $275 per child. We will provide fresh water, trail mix, and a healthy snack (such as fresh fruit) every day.
During extremely bad weather, we will have educational, indoor alternatives.
The Mad Mountaineers program is located in Granville, Vermont. As this is a hike for some people, we will offer morning pick up and afternoon drop off at the Information Booth on Route 100 in Warren (across from Hostel Tevere). Morning pick up is at8:30 and afternoon drop off is at 4:30. Extended care is available at our Granville location if required.
The Mad Mountaineers program is run by Jesse Carst. Jesse has years of experience working with children of all ages as a coach, behavior interventionist, paraeducator, and outdoor-learning instructor. Jesse has worked with children of diverse backgrounds, including those with emotional and behavioral challenges, both here in Vermont and while living and working in Entebbe, Uganda.
Space is limited. Contact us today for more information, or to enroll your child. The April school-break session will fill up fast.
Like Mad Mountaineers on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/madmountaineers/
**Beginning on Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3, join us for a Valley wide maple celebration. 
At Hartshorn Farm and Maple Sugar house. 54 Quarry Road, Waitsfield. Off Route 100.
From: 11-4 pm each day
  • On our tours, you will learn about how maple syrup originated and what the steps are from tapping trees to the finished product-syrup. Find out what all of those machines in the sugar house do. Compare the taste of sap to syrup.
All kinds of maple goodies will be available for purchase: 
  • maple candy and cream
  • maple milk shakes
  • maple cotton candy
  • maple drizzled ice cream
  • maple creamies
  • maple beer and cocktail samples (Lawson's and Mad River Distillers)
  • maple pizza made by American Flatbread in our oven
  • maple breads/muffins from our pizza oven
  • Tonewood Maple products with Dori Ross
  • even home made maple soap
  • get a maple scrub massage at Mad River massage
Special Events-
  1. author (Katie Webster) of the new cookbook, Maple, will join us on Saturday from noon-3 for a book signing and tasting of one of her recipes.
  2. Oxen pulled carriage rides around the farm with Kayleigh Hamel
Participating Valley Businesses besides Hartshorn Farm:
American Flatbread
Mad River Distillers
Lawson's Finest
Mad River Massage
Tonewood Maple
Kayleigh's Oxen rides
Until then, you can come in and watch us boil sap into syrup. Have a taste and purchase your own bottle of warm syrup. Just look for the steam at the roof and our banner announcing that we are open. 

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