Moretown School Update Feb 17, 2017

KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS LEAD THE SCHOOL IN MEDITATIVE PRACTICES

AT OUR FRIDAY ASSEMBLY 

SEED SALE ANNOUNCED

We’re thrilled to be working with FarmRaiser this winter, selling healthy, local products to raise money for our PTN.   To reach our goal of $1200.00, we’d like every student to help with this great fundraiser. This sale only lasts through February 24, so we hope you’ll get started right away.

Please instruct your child to register using the instructions listed here instructions, or register for them. This will create a custom market for your child that they can share with friends and family, and will also allow them to sell from the app.

To support this FarmRaiser, go to: (farmraiser.com). From there, customers can purchase through a student’s individual market or from the general market (if they do not wish for a specific student credited with their purchase). Please share this link via social media, in emails to friends, family, and colleagues, etc. Products will be sent home with students on (a date to be determined), so please help with transportation on that day if needed. If you are interested in volunteering on distribution day, let me know.

This fundraiser is all about supporting our local economy! We’re so excited to engage our students in conversations around nutrition and health and know they will be great community advocates for a healthy lifestyle as they sell their products.

Thank you for your help in making this our most successful fundraiser yet!

Sincerely,

Eliza Cain, Moretown PTN

MECA POSITION ANNOUNCED









MECA Childcare Assistant Director

We are the Moretown Education Center for All (MECA) program, located at the Moretown Elementary School. We provide childcare, after school and summer camp programming for children ages 3-12 years. We are currently looking for a full-time Assistant Director (40hrs/week).

Employee must:

• Be at least 20 years of age.
• Have at least twelve months experience working with children from grade three or younger.
• Have at least a Vermont Early Childhood Career Ladder Level Four A or B Certificate; or at least a bachelor degree with a major or concentration in Early Childhood, Child or Human Development, Elementary Education, Special Education with a birth to eight years of age focus, or Child and Family Services; or at least a bachelor degree with successful completion of thirty college credits with an early childhood or school age focus; or hold a current Vermont Agency of Education teaching license with an endorsement in Early Childhood, Early Childhood Special Education, or Elementary Education.

Job Description:

• Lead teacher in classroom with 3-5 year olds
• Three teaching days and one office day
• Lead teach and/or manage staff in any of our after school groups between ages 3-12 years.
• Help create programming and enrichment opportunities for children – Curriculum planning
• Positively collaborate with and help to supervise our fun-loving, wonderful group of staff members!
• Positively collaborate with parents on a daily basis
• $17/hr start pay
• Sick, vacation, and personal time
• Annual raises

Please contact Director Moie Moulton LaRock to inquire: 802-496-3742 ex. 116 or email mmoulton@wwsu.org

February 21	Grade 1 and 2 Life Cycles Musical
February 22	HUUSD Board Meeting Harwood Union Library 6pm
March 2	Local School Board Meeting
February 27- March 8	School Break
March 20 - 24	School Conferences
March 27	School Inservice

Community Announcements

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.

No School Camp!  You are invited to join the Central Vermont Gymnastics Academy Monday February 27 through Friday March 3rd, 9am-5pm.  The cost is $260 for the week or $60/day  per child. Register online at cvtga.com or email info@cvtga.com.  Bring your snow gear for a week long winter adventure with ice skating, sledding, snow play, and warming up inside with good movies.

Parenting Class-"Guiding Good Choices", focusing on children ages 9-14, 5 week workshop series, March 15 - April 12, 6:00-8:00pm, at Waitsfield School.  This parenting class is free and will cover topics such as: understanding the adolescent brain, risk factors; setting clear guidelines and following through with positive and negative consequences; preparing kids to respond to peer influence, refusal skills; conflict management, controlling and expressing anger constructively; and strengthening family bonds and increasing children's participation. Space is limited, pre-registration is required.  Childcare will be provided with reservations by February 20th.  For more information and to reserve a spot, call Ann Gilbert at 802-223-4949 or email info@cvndc.org.

High Fives Foundation FAT Ski-A-Thon, Sunday, March 5th, Sugarbush Lincoln Peak, 8am-3pm, open to all ages.  Pledge forms may be picked up here at school if your child is interested. For more information, call Suzie Lowe or Jessie Murphy at VT North Ski Shop(583-2511).

Kombucha and Kefir: Making Fermented Beverages, Sunday, February 19, 4pm, Moretown School
Unfortunately, not everyone loves sauerkraut, kimchi and their fermented cousins, but we are all learning about the importance of live cultures in our diets. Kombucha and kefir are delicious, as well as fun and easy to make without special equipment. In this class, we'll explore the stages and ingredients in these live cultured and fermented beverages and have an opportunity to sample the finished products. This workshop is free with suggested donation, however you must register to attend by emailing moretownlibrary@gmail.com or calling 496-9728.

Mad River Valley Youth Lacrosse is now open for registration for the spring 2017 season.  Girls and Boys in grades 3 - 6 are eligible to play.  Practice is typically 2 days a week with games on weekends.  Cost is $75 for grades 3/4 and $100 for 5/6 plus a mandatory $25 US Lacrosse fee.  Scholarships and loaner equipment are available, so don't let that keep you from trying out the fastest game on two feet!  You can register at  http://madriverlax.org/  or email Steve Andrews at sandrewsmrv@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Mad River Valley Little League – Youth baseball for Boys and Girls 5-12 years old. Since 1960, the Mad River Valley Little League has been teaching the game of baseball to Mad River Valley kids. The league has 4 different levels of play:
T-Ball for 5-6 year olds, Farm League (coach pitch) for 7-8 year olds, American League (minors) for 9-10 year olds, and National League (majors) for 11-12 year olds. The T-ball and Farm leagues use a T-ball, which is softer to prevent injury.
There is some flexibility, depending on skill level, to ‘play up’ to older leagues.  The season runs from April 29^th (practice starts earlier) until mid-June.  All Star teams (optional) run later into the summer for the American and National Leagues.
-Registration is open now @ www.madriverbaseball.com
-In person registration night: Thursday, March 9^th 6:30PM @ Waitsfield Elementary School.
-Skills assessment (for team placement on American & National leagues) Saturday April 8^th at the SHARC.
For more info, contact: Logan Cooke at logancooke@me.com or Mike Fiaschetti mikef@madriver.com

Spring Offerings by Eddie Merma        Sculpture School is now enrolling for spring 2017. We offer hands-on, building-based education programs for kids ages 5-14 in the MRV. Spring programs include: Soapbox Derby, Parent learning programs, Sculpture in Spanish for 5-7 year olds, and Play House Design/Build. For more information visit: www.sculptureschoolvt.com or contact Eddie Merma at eddie@sculptureschoolvt.com or 630-269-0143