Moretown School Update, October 27, 2017 (updated)

The Moretown School Assembly team organized and ran our first all school assembly today.  Themed around kindness, the students presented a school greeting, examples of kindness shared by our teaching staff, the presentation of over one thousand dollars raised to help the Humane Society and school song centered around appreciation and thanks.   We look forward to a year of excellent assemblies by our excellent team.  

Want to help at the school? Please review the
records check process below. 
  Records Check Process

PTN Committee Update

Greetings from your PTN Committee, we have some exciting events planned for our children and community in the next few weeks.  Want a break from making weekend breakfast?  Need some holiday decorations?  We can help you with all of those!

SAVE THE DATE - Annual Pancake Breakfast!

Our annual Pancake breakfast is scheduled for November 18th from 8-11am at the school.  More details will be provided soon regarding volunteer and supply donation opportunities!

Annual Wreath Sale!

We are happy to announce our 2nd annual wreath sale fundraiser through Three Rivers.  Last year's wreaths and decorations were beautiful and Three Rivers makes it easy for family both close and far away to support our children and school!  Click the link below to browse our catalog and order today.  Share the link with family and friends to give them the opportunity to support your child!   https://threeriversfundraising.com/fund/moretown-wreath2017

Delivery Options: You can choose to pick up your wreath/decorations at the school OR have then delivered directly to a specified address.  The website clearly indicates which products are "pick up only" or available for either pick up or deliver

PICK UP orders need to be placed no later than November 13th and will be available at the school on November 18th (pancake breakfast day!)

· DIRECT SHIP Online orders can be placed through December 11th and will be send directly to address provided by the purchaser

Moretown's "Thank You Song"
Performed at the end of the assembly
sign language included!  

CALENDAR UPDATE

Oct 2017

Oct 23 to Nov 3	Conferences Link to our on-line conference scheduler is on our blog
October 31	Annual PTN Halloween Party At the School 4:30 - 6:00.   4:30 - 5:00 non-scary time 5:00 - 6:00 scary time
Nov 3	School Hike from South Hill Road through the woods to the school.   Leaving the school around 9:00 on a bus to the top of South Hill Road, then hiking down to the school.
Nov 6	PTN meeting - 6:30 (First Monday of each month)

NOTE:  Winter Sports Program will be sent out to school families grades 1 - 6 soon.  Keep an eye for copies to be sent home with students.  

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.
 Come try the Sculpture School Escape Room at Knoll Farm -- a family-friendly, team building activity for adults and kids ages 5 & up. $5 suggested donation per person, all proceeds to towards tools and safety equipment for kids. Open from October 27 - November 5, 2017. Schedule an appointment here: http://www.sculptureschoolvt.com/escape-room  "Escape rooms are a new form of interactive brain teasing based entertainment rapidly gaining popularity around the world. Trapped in a themed room, your team must work together to find clues, crack codes and solve mind puzzles to complete your mission before your time runs out." - Escape Room 60, Williston, VT.  For questions please contact Eddie Merma: eddie@sculptureschoolvt.com

Fencing Fencing Instruction will continue in the Mad River Valley in November.  Tuesdays and Thursdays November 14th - December 21st (no class week of Thanksgiving).  Location will be at the Moretown Elementary School Gymnasium.  All adults and students grades 5 and up are welcome.  No experience is necessary.  Lessons are 6:30-8:00PM (8:00-9:00PM for Open Fencing and additional instruction if requested).  Cost is $40 for Students and $125 for all others.  Minimum USFA membership of $10 is required for all Fencers. Please visit MidVTFencing website for additional information.

Monster Bash    Live music, dance party, pizza dinner, costume contest, games and raffles, October 27, 5:30-8:30, at the Warren School. Free admission.

Trick or Trot 3K and 5K   Walk or run and kids' fun run to benefit Warren PTO, October 27, at the Warren School.  Kids' run will be at 4:30 and 3K & 5K run/walk at5:00.  Adults : $20 in advance/$25 day of race.  Kids: $10 in advance/$15 day of race and kids fun run $5. Join the Monster Bash following the race!

A Better Place   A twist on Oliver, presented by Vermont Youth Dancers, November 4 & 5, 3:00pm, at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, in Stowe. For more information call 802-760-4634.

Youth Mental Health First Aid, Wednesday November 8 & 15, 4:30-8:30, at Waitsfield School Library.  A young person you know could be experiencing a mental health or substance use problem.  Learn an action to plan to help. For more information visit www.MentalHealthFirstAid.org

Fencing Instruction will continue in the Mad River Valley in November.  Dates are Tuesdays and Thursdays November 14th - December 21st (no class week of Thanksgiving).  Location this time will be at the Moretown Elementary School Gymnasium.  All adults and students grades 5 and up are welcome.  No experience is necessary.  Lessons are 6:30-8:00PM

 (8:00-9:00PM for Open Fencing and additional instruction if requested).  Cost is $40 for Students and $125 for all others.  Minimum USFA membership of $10 is required for all Fencers.

Please visit MidVTFencing website for additional information.

*Any adult that registers for the class may bring one student at no cost*

Keith "Digger" Puffer

Moretown School Update, October 20, 2017

Buidling a strong sense of community.
Classrooom Learning partners learning and having
fun together.  

Laura Titus from the central office will be at our school on October 31, from 3:00 to 4:00 to assist anyone who would like to begin the process of a records check/fingerprinting to be able to particpate as a chaperone. 

Halloween Party Announcement/PTN news 

Moretown Parent Teacher Neighbor (PTN) News

The PTN is busy planning out our activities and fundraisers for the year!  We will be hosting some of our regular events and adding a few new things this year.  

Our first event will be the annual Halloween Party on Halloween night Tuesday 10/31

We will have a NEW LOCATION this year in the Moretown Elementary School Multi-Purpose room (aka cafeteria). 

 There will be games and activities for the kiddos and a safe place to start and end your trick-or-treating from.  To make this event a success we need your help!  Even just a 1/2hour of your time will help make this event the best it can be for our children. Click the following link for a Sign Up Genius with more details. 

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f054caca62ea5fb6-halloween/59058291

Schedule:

•             Games and Non-Scary Costume: 4:30-5:00pm
•             Games and Scary Costumes: 5:00-6pm
•             Trick-or-Treating in the village throughout the evening.

A BIG THANKS to our village residents for their support of this community event and a safe trick-or-treating environment for our children.

Mark your calendar for our Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, November 18th! It’s guaranteed to be the best breakfast in town!

Have you thought about joining the PTN but just don’t feel like you have the time? We understand and we want you to know there are lots of ways you can help.  There are options!   

 We would, of course, LOVE to have you as part of the regular committee that meets once a month and helps with planning and organizing our activities.  

 You can also help with a single event!  If you love Halloween or baking or cooking or holiday decorating then the single event/fundraiser volunteer option might be for you!  You can help with event planning or just 1 hour on the day of the event.  In this case, when the event is over, you’re done!  

 If you only have a 1/2 hour here or there or you can pick up supplies while you’re out shopping for your family we’d need your help too!  All of our events/activities need supplies and helpers for one-off tasks and many hands make light work, right?  Just check out the Sign-Up Genius links when you see them and search for those quick one or two things that might fit your schedule/capacity.  

Whatever level of support you are able to provide, including bringing your children to events and purchasing items during our fundraisers we are grateful for your help and we THANK YOU for all that you do.  

This year’s Moretown PTN leadership: 

Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Burt & Lindsay Staples
 Communications: Amy Patenaude

 Activity/Event Leads: 

 Pam Nelson, Ski Program

 Liza Cain, Pancake Breakfast

 Shawn & Amy Patenaude

patenaude@madriver.com

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!  

The Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to Moretown Elementary School Oct 25-30.  To make this a successful event, Mrs. Wood is looking for some volunteers to help out.  Jobs include running the cash register, being a shopping assistant, as well as setting up and closing down the fair.  To sign up please click the following link or talk to Mrs. Wood in the Library.  

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094da8a829a2fe3-book

For more information about the upcoming book fair please visit this website: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/moretownelementaryschool

Weaving Partners

CALENDAR UPDATE

Oct 2017

October 18	Community Meeting 6:30pm School Meeting that will include topics around, Curriculum, Communication and Climate Topics.  More on this meeting coming soon,
October 24	PTN Meeting 6:30pm
Oct 23 to Nov 3	Conferences Link to our on-line conference scheduler is on our blog
October 31	Annual PTN Halloween Party At the School 4:30 - 6:00.   4:30 - 5:00 non-scary time 5:00 - 6:00 scary time
Nov 3	School Hike from South Hill Road through the woods to the school.   More information coming the week of October 23rd.
Nov 6	PTN meeting - 6:30 (First Monday of each month)

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.
 

Halloween Candy Drop Box       There will be a box for Halloween candy donations in the school lobby to help those who live on Old County(Loop)Road.

Monster Bash    Live music, dance party, pizza dinner, costume contest, games and raffles, October 27, 5:30-8:30, at the Warren School. Free admission.

Trick or Trot 3K and 5K   Walk or run and kids' fun run to benefit Warren PTO,October 27, at the Warren School.  Kids' run will be at 4:30 and 3K & 5K run/walk at5:00.  Adults : $20 in advance/$25 day of race.  Kids: $10 in advance/$15 day of race and kids fun run $5. Join the Monster Bash following the race!

A Better Place   A twist on Oliver, presented by Vermont Youth Dancers, November 4 & 5, 3:00pm, at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, in Stowe. For more information call 802-760-4634.

Come try the Sculpture School Escape Room at Knoll Farm -- a family-friendly, team building activity for adults and kids ages 5 & up. Open from October 27 - November 5, 2017. $5 suggested donation per person, all proceeds to towards tools and safety equipment for kids. Schedule an appointment here: http://www.sculptureschoolvt.com/escape-room"Escape rooms are a new form of interactive brain teasing based entertainment rapidly gaining popularity around the world. Trapped in a themed room, your team must work together to find clues, crack codes and solve mind puzzles to complete your mission before your time runs out." - Escape Room 60, Williston, VT

Moretown School Update, October 13, 2017

The Moretown School welcomed 

a student dance troupe from Nicagura 

to our school today.  

Students learned about their culture, their language and

their amazing dance moves.  The best part of the assembly 

featured our whole school dancing to the songs 

of central America.  

School Dance Video Below  - Go Moretown School!  

Parent/Teacher Conferences scheduler information...  

Step-By-Step Parent/Guardian Instructions

Moretown School

October/November Conferences 2017

Beginning October 23 - ending November 3, 2017

1. Visit the scheduling link at: https://www.canyoncreeksoftware.com/scheduler/vt/wwsu/index.cfm
2. Select the Online Scheduler icon/link on the school's blog (under the family conference scheduler link) at: http://moretownschoolblog.blogspot.com/

1. From the Online Scheduler Home Page
1. Choose your student’s school from the drop-down list and click “GO”
2. Enter the school password 3742
3. Enter your student’s “Student ID”.  If you do not know their Student ID, use the LOOKUP STUDENT ID button to access the system.
4. Verify the student’s birth date  
5. A list of your student’s teachers will be displayed.  Check the box next to the name of each teacher(s) you would like to meet with.
6. If you have more than one student in the school you can see all of your students’ teachers’ schedules at one time by answering YES to this question “Do you want to schedule conferences for another student?” then repeat the steps above for your other students.  If you only have one student, answer NO to that question.
7. You will then see the available time slots for each teacher you selected.
8. Select the times that work best for your schedule.  
9. Enter your email address (recommended) if you would like an email reminder sent to you. (your email address is kept private.)
10. Once you have finished you can confirm your appointment details and print your conference schedule.
11. Write down the Confirmation Number (you will need this number to cancel your appointment)

Need help?  Contact the school’s Online Scheduler™ specialist:                   

Name: Loretta DiMario

E-mail: ldimario@wwsu.org

Moretown Places Third in the Annual Spelling Bee

The Moretown Spelling Bee team included Estella, Elsie, Solveig, Nick, Liam, and I. Our great coaches were Mrs. Hopper and Mrs. Puffer. Our team came in third place this year. Crossett Brook won the first place prize. We worked hard and felt proud of our finish! by Colby Kathan  

Winter Sports Program Announcement 

Anyone interested in joining or learning more about the MES ski/snowboard/snowshoe program committee are welcome to join us at our first meeting next Thurs.  We have lots to discuss and will be doing so at Allium, a cool new restaurant in Waterbury owned by one of our very own MES families!  Please note, while many of us enjoy planning and munching in unison, the choice to purchase food/drink is yours and by no means expected. ALL are welcome!   

If you're able to join us, please email Pam Nelson at  pamelabatesnelson@gmail.com by TUES 10/17.  Hope to see you there!

When:Thursday, Oct 19th

Time: 6:30pm

Where: Allium, Waterbury

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!  

The Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to Moretown Elementary School Oct 25-30.  To make this a successful event, Mrs. Wood is looking for some volunteers to help out.  Jobs include running the cash register, being a shopping assistant, as well as setting up and closing down the fair.  To sign up please click the following link or talk to Mrs. Wood in the Library.  

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094da8a829a2fe3-book

For more information about the upcoming book fair please visit this website: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/moretownelementaryschool

Keeping a sick child home . . .

Deciding when to keep a sick child home from school is not always easy.  It’s important for children to attend school and for some parents, staying home means missing work.  But when a child is truly sick, they need to be kept home in the care of an adult to get well and to prevent spreading illness to others.

Here are some guidelines:

• She/he has a temperature of 100 degree Fahrenheit or above.  Your child should be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine (Tylenol/Advil) before returning school.

• S/he has vomited or has diarrhea.  A single episode of vomiting could be brought on by a number of things – nerves, too much bouncing around.  But if the vomiting is accompanied by other symptoms (fever, sore throat, lethargy), your child should be kept home.

• If started on an antibiotic, treatment should be underway for 24 hours before your child can return to school.

• S/he has a rash of unknown origin.  A rash may be one of the first signs of a contagious childhood illness.  Please have your medical provider diagnose, and offer guidelines, before sending your child to school.

These are only brief guidelines.  As the parent, you know your child best and should feel confident using your good judgment.  Most childhood illnesses are over soon and are no cause for worry.  But if the symptoms are severe or persist for more than 24 hours, you should consult your medical care provider.  Please contact me at school if you should have any questions regarding a specific condition.  Thanks for your help with keeping ALL our children healthy.

Halloween Party Announcement 

Moretown Parent Teacher Neighbor (PTN) News!

The PTN is busy planning out our activities and fundraisers for the year!  We will be hosting some of our regular events and adding a few new things this year.  

Our first event will be the annual Halloween Party on Halloween night Tuesday 10/31!  We will have a NEW LOCATION this year in the Moretown Elementary School Multi-Purpose room (aka cafeteria).  There will be games and activities for the kiddos and a safe place to start and end your trick-or-treating from.  To make this event a success we need your help!  Even just a 1/2hour of your time will help make this event the best it can be for our children. Click the following link for a Sign Up Genius with more details. 

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f054caca62ea5fb6-halloween/59058291

Schedule:

            Games and Non-Scary Costume: 4:30-5:00pm

            Games and Scary Costumes: 5:00-6pm

            Trick-or-Treating in the village throughout the evening.

A BIG THANKS to our village residents for their support of this community event and a safe trick-or-treating environment for our children.

Mark your calendar for our Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, November 18th! It’s guaranteed to be the best breakfast in town!

Have you thought about joining the PTN but just don’t feel like you have the time? We understand and we want you to know there are lots of ways you can help.  There are options!   

            • We would, of course, LOVE to have you as part of the regular committee that meets once a month and helps with planning and organizing our activities.  

            • You can also help with a single event!  If you love Halloween or baking or cooking or holiday decorating then the single event/fundraiser volunteer option might be for you!  You can help with event planning or just 1 hour on the day of the event.  In this case, when the event is over, you’re done!  

            • If you only have a 1/2 hour here or there or you can pick up supplies while you’re out shopping for your family we’d need your help too!  All of our events/activities need supplies and helpers for one-off tasks and many hands make light work, right?  Just check out the Sign-Up Genius links when you see them and search for those quick one or two things that might fit your schedule/capacity.  

Whatever level of support you are able to provide, including bringing your children to events and purchasing items during our fundraisers we are grateful for your help and we THANK YOU for all that you do.  

This year’s Moretown PTN leadership: 

            Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Burt & Lindsay Staples

            Communications: Amy Patenaude

            Activity/Event Leads: 

            Pam Nelson, Ski Program

            Liza Cain, Pancake Breakfast

Shawn & Amy Patenaude

802-496-5113

patenaude@madriver.com

CALENDAR UPDATE

Oct 2017

October 18	Community Meeting 6:30pm School Meeting that will include topics around, Curriculum, Communication and Climate Topics.  More on this meeting coming soon,
Oct 23 to Nov 3	Conferences Link to our on-line conference scheduler is on our blog
October 31	Annual PTN Halloween Party at the school.  4:30 - 6:00.

NOTE:  The date of our School Hike from South Hill to the school will be announced sometime next week.

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.

Monster Bash    Live music, dance party, pizza dinner, costume contest, games and raffles, October 27, 5:30-8:30, at the Warren School. Free admission.

Trick or Trot 3K and 5K   Walk or run and kids' fun run to benefit Warren PTO,October 27, at the Warren School.  Kids' run will be at 4:30 and 3K & 5K run/walk at5:00.  Adults : $20 in advance/$25 day of race.  Kids: $10 in advance/$15 day of race and kids fun run $5. Join the Monster Bash following the race!

A Better Place   A twist on Oliver, presented by Vermont Youth Dancers, November 4 & 5, 3:00pm, at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, in Stowe. For more information call 802-760-4634.

JUNIOR SKI or SNOWBOARD

SEASON LEASE PACKAGE SPECIAL!!!

Dear Moretown Families,

The folks at Pinnacle Ski and Sport in Stowe are hooking us up and offering Moretown Elementary School families an AWESOME rate for Jr ski or snowboard lease packages this year.  

The Details:

- This rate is eligible for ALL Moretown elementary students preschool-6th grade and siblings 12yrs old and younger starting NOW!

-Valid everyday starting now EXCEPT for  Nov. 22-25 and Dec 21-Jan 1, 2018 so please plan ahead

BRAND NEW Ski/Snowboard Package:

$99/season (reg. $159)

or

USED Ski/Snowboard Package:

$75/season (reg $119) *while supplies last

3391 Mountain Road, Stowe, VT

Open daily 8:30am – 5:30pm

802-253-7222