What an amazing week we've had at the Moretown School!
School Notes:
- Congratulations to Moretown's 5/6 grade spelling bee team for their 3rd place win today. Way to go team!
- And thank you to Moretown Fire Department for a great first assembly!
Safety and Security:
- You may have noticed the iPad at the front desk. We are using a new program called Envoy to record all visitors and volunteers. If you come in to visit or volunteer please sign in on the iPad, enter a "destination" (the person/classroom you are going to), and then just write your name on a visitor sticker. Thank you for working with us as we make out school the safe and wonderful place we love.
Other updates:
- Monster Mash
- Thank you for your continued support,
10/12/18Hello and happy Friday,It's me again, The Book M0nster. Wow, what a great week! You have some pretty fantastic kids. David wanted me to let you know that.The Book Fair is coming soon. Book Fair will run from Monday November 12th through Friday November 16th. Anyone who is interested in volunteering please contact David or Lindsay Staples. More information on dates and times will be coming soon.Shelving Volunteers are always well-loved and appreciated as are Creative Bulletin Board volunteers and pretty much anything else you would like to volunteer for in the library. The library is a fun cozy place to work, volunteer and just be. Please know that you are always welcome in the Moretown library volunteering or not.Lastly...So, what have we been up to in the library, well I shall tell you…- Preschool and Kindergarten have been reading, rhyming and singing songs. Some of the stories we have shared are:
- First and Second Grade missed library last week, but this week we will continue to learn and talk about Text to Text, Text to Self and Text to World connections. One of the stories we shared is:
- Third and Fourth Grade have been reading and talking about making choices and how individuals can make a difference. Third grade has also been continuing their work in google docs and becoming more familiar with the toolbar and the different features it has to offer. Some of the stories we have shared are:
- Fifth and sixth grade have been doing a lot of collaborative work with how they might want to redesign the playground for current fifth and sixth graders as well as for those who come after. They have also been working on two sentence scary/short stories. The playground work and the two sentence stories will continue throughout the month of October. They have been very active and engaged with their learning. We will continue to talk about how our choices and actions can impact others. One of the stories we shared is:
The Book M0nster
- Calendar Updates
- Goal conferences will be scheduled at the end of October and beginning of November. Please look for the link here or on the website to become live to sign up.
PTO:
Halloween: The Halloween party is on for October 31st at Moretown School. The party will begin at 5:30 to be followed by trick or treating in the village. If you’d like to contribute to treats to provide to the villagers please drop them at the Main Office in the “Treats for Donation” box. If you’d like to help with the party please email the PTO at moretownpto@gmail.com, sign up on the PTO Board, or sign up via the signup genius link (to be distributed shortly).
Advisory Committee: In the next several days please look for a survey regarding the mission and vision of the Advisory Committee coming the next several days. This survey will provide and important voice for the visioning process for those not able to attend the October 23rd Advisory Committee meeting.
PTO Announcements: With the Advisory Committee survey is an event survey to better gauge the wants and needs of the community with respect to fundraisers and events. Additionally, the bulletin board is up and running. Check it out for volunteer opportunities (library and Halloween) and other PTO announcements!
PINNACLE SKI & SPORT
Ski or Snowboard Lease SPECIAL for Moretown
Used $75 (Reg. $119) ~ while supplies last
The Details:
Special rates are eligible for all Moretown School students preschool - 6th grade
(AND any siblings 12yrs old and younger)
Valid everyday EXCEPT Holiday Blackout dates (Nov. 21st -24th , Dec 20th 2018 - Jan 1st , 2019)
October SPECIAL
Get your lease before November 1st and get a
$15 Gift Card
to Pinnacle Ski & Sport
Community Announcements:
Mad River Youth Basketball Registration is now open for boys and girls in grades 3 - 6! Fees: $65 for early registration by October 20, 2018. $80 for late registration after October 20, 2018 until registration closes on October 26, 2018. Register by email, mail or in person with Nicole Rocheleau at Mad River Park on Monday, October 8th and Tuesday, October 9th from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Regular season practices will begin in mid-November and games will start in mid-December. Email: madriverybb@gmail.com with any questions and to request a registration form. Registrations can be mailed to: Nicole Rocheleau, 52 Lester Ln, Moretown, VT 05660
Scholarships are available!
Halloween Concert (for 2-6 year-olds and their families)
Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 3:30-4:30 pm (doors open at 3:15)Green Mountain Performing Arts, 37 Commercial Drive, Waterbury, VT
Come in costume for a fun filled hour of safe, fun, interactive Halloween songs, storytelling, dancing & instrumental fun! Free Halloween gift bag for all children. Featuring Miss Andrea of Musical Munchkins & the Halloween Hoot Musicians.
This will be a fundraiser for the Waterbury Area Food Shelf: Please bring a toiletries as price of the admission (toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet paper, shampoo. deodorant, mouthwash, soap, ect. Any donations appreciated.
RSVP appreciated: musicalmunchkinsofvermont@gmail.com
Also BAKE SALE and RAFFLE PRIZES to benefit GMPA Scholarship fund
Board News:
The High School Visioning Workshop is next Tuesday, October 16! Please register to participate by Friday October 12! (if you end up letting us know by the weekend, we'll probably still have room so please consider it!)
Those interested in participating in the October 16 event should contact the HUUSD board representatives. Board representative contact information can be found at: tinyurl.com/HUUSDboard
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
The HUUSD board is considering a bond proposal to renovate, update, and modernize Harwood Union Middle and High Schools. Work focused on grades 7 and 8 is well underway; we are now turning to the high school facilities, and students in grades 9-12. We are seeking two volunteers from each of our six towns to participate in our high school visioning workshop on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. We hope you will consider being a part of these continuing conversations.
Harwood Union was built in 1965, and has been well-maintained for more than 50 years. As building codes and teaching practices have evolved, and infrastructure and systems have aged, it has become increasingly clear Harwood is in need of an overhaul as we strive to meet the needs of today’s students.
This past spring, the HUUSD board voted to revive the Harwood bond project that had been put on hold in 2015, due to Act 46 merger activities, and to resume working with the architectural firm TruexCullins of Burlington.
Visioning for our Harwood Union High School experience is the second phase of the process, which will continue with TruexCullins facilitating a workshop to help the community articulate its vision for students at the high school. The workshop will be held October 16, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, and will include: administrators, teachers, and staff from Harwood; board members; and community members from each town. For the community member participants, we hope to have two from each town: one parent of a student in the district, and one resident who does not currently have a student in the district. The goal of the workshop is to develop guiding principles for the high school experience. This phase of the project will also revisit ideas generated through workshops that were held in 2015, when TruexCullins originally started work on this project with the former Harwood HS/MS board.
After the workshop, data will be collected by engineers, contractors, and architects who will evaluate the high school building to determine its current physical state, configuration, and capacity. TruexCullins will use information from the visioning workshop and the data collected on the Harwood facility to identify options with cost estimates. This winter, TruexCullins will present its findings and recommendations to the board.
In December, TruexCullins will make a public presentation, and the board will vote whether to move into the design and budgeting phase. Throughout the process there will be ongoing opportunities for public comment, with a continuing dialogue around how best to meet the current and future needs of HUUSD students on the Harwood campus.
More information about the bond project is available on the board page of the HUUSD website: www.wwsu.org
Respectfully,
The HUUSD Board
Christine Sullivan (Waitsfield) *Chair
Caitlin Hollister (Waterbury) *Vice Chair
Alycia Biondo (Warren)
Jill Ellis (Fayston)
Linda Hazard (Moretown)
Gabe Gilman (Moretown)
Garett MacCurtain (Duxbury)
Maureen McCracken (Waterbury)
Theresa Membrino (Fayston)
Melissa Phillips (Waterbury)
Torrey Smith (Duxbury)
Alexandra Thomsen (Waterbury)
Rosemarie White (Warren)
Rob Williams (Waitsfield)
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