Moretown School Update January 18, 2019

School News:

• Next week is a short one, with Monday off for the holiday and Tuesday off for students, while teachers and staff spend the day in inservice. 
• Report cards will go home with students on Thursday January 24.

• The first week of the Outdoor Sports Program at Sugarbush was a hit!  It was so exciting to watch all the students.  Some were learning, while others were whizzing around the mountain like pros, but all with smiles on their faces.

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From the Health Office:

• Flu:
• The incidence of flu is rising in our state.  The Centers for Disease Control recommends that anyone age 6 months and older get a flu vaccine to prevent the flu.  It's not too late to schedule a flu vaccine for your child with his or her primary care provider.
• Check out this flu decision chart from UVM Health Network- CVMC to help make the best decision for you and your family.  Your primary care physician can help guide you as well.
• When to keep your child home:
• If your child has a fever greater than 100, please keep them home. Children need to be fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication in order to return to school. If your child has vomited in the previous 24 hrs, please keep them at home as well.

PTO

Cookie Love Cookie Dough Fundraising Starting 

- Watch the video for full details and look for fillable forms on the announcement board and in backpacks next week!

- Fundraiser runs until February 7- ALL FORMS AND ALL MONEY DUE February 7 so that we can get orders BACK and cookie dough delivered on February 13.

- Checks must be made out to Moretown PTO

LINK TO VIDEO EXPLAINING DETAILS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12WmNGovO2wbHJCrYV96bFkKY9yPcWiq3/view?usp=sharing

Community News:

Event: Feb 18, 2019, 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM

All parents, guardians, community members, and professionals from the Harwood communities are invited to a student facilitated workshop about the health and wellbeing of all Harwood Middle & High School students. Harwood students will be leading all participants through a review of Harwood's 2017 YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey) data. We will look at the data relative to Harwood's collective strengths and challenges with a specific focus on how we can address the identified problems. Please join us! A similar workshop has taken place for Harwood students, so we excited to have the communities input as well! Food will be provided, so please RSVP if you are able to attend. Babysitting will be available if requested by 2/15.

If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please contact: Tara Cariano at tcariano@wwsu.org

Dear Mad River Youth Lacrosse Parents,

Registration is now open for the 2019 Spring Lacrosse Season @ www.madriverlax.com


We have had a few issues again this year with registration via our website, but please give it another shot and let us know if you have any questions. As a reminder, here are the details for the 2019 Lacrosse season.

Mad River Valley Youth Lacrosse will offer both girls and boys lacrosse again this year. There are three separate grade levels including 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, and 7th-8th. Equipment will be provided for 3rd-4th-grade players as supplies allow. We will also offer a Sunday morning program for 1st-2nd-grade boys and girls that we call “Chill Lax.” First timers are welcome at every level.

Registering at www.madriverlax.com as early as possible is highly recommended, as teams often fill to capacity. Player space is open on a first-come, first-serve basis. Team assignments will be provided by March 1, 2019. Coaches encourage athletes who might play other spring sports to try lacrosse. Our season is short and we try our best to accommodate other spring sports schedules.

Official outdoor practices are held at Mad River Park, beginning in Mid April, while pre-season indoor sessions may be scheduled by team coaches. Games will be held from the first week of May through mid-June.

Founded in 2008, Mad River Valley Youth Lacrosse is a community-based, volunteer, non-profit recreational organization. Mad River Valley Youth Lacrosse is a developmental organization and is committed to providing a positive, team-oriented athletic experience. Mad River Valley Youth Lacrosse is affiliated with the Northern Vermont Youth Lacrosse League (Boys), and the Northern Vermont Girls Youth Lacrosse League. Coaches complete required certification through US Lacrosse, and player insurance is provided through US Lacrosse.

School Board News:

Dear members of our six town community,

Below please find the votes and key agenda items from the HUUSD board meeting on January 16, 2019.

1. Approved the following items as part of the consent agenda for December 19, 2018:  Approve 12/19/2018 meeting minutes; Accept board warrants totaling $708,085.77, approve board buddies for student representatives, authorize reporting in one segment for grade for grades 7-12, confirm announced FY 2020 tuition rate, approve Winooski Valley High School Choice agreement.

2. Engaged in in-depth discussion about HUUSD budget.

3. Moved to ask HUUSD administration to provide specific STEM amounts for CBMS and HUMS, so BOD will have details on time students spend in STEM classes at CMBS and HUMS, respectively.

4. Moved to accept EPC committee’s recommendation to direct HUUSD administration to determine if CBMS can “house” all 7/8 graders, as well as W/D 5th and 6th graders. Accepted the recommendation with an amendment to ask the superintendent to put initial calculations of what the administration already knows in writing to help the EPC determine next steps. BOD also directed EPC to determine list of variables to consider in determining operational expenses and/or cost savings.

Our next HUUSD board meeting is scheduled for 7:00 pm on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 at the HUHS library.  

Please note this meeting follows our recently adopted HUUSD board agenda format, with the first hour spent with committees meeting individually from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.  The full board will come back together at 7:00 pm.

Please visit wwsu.org for board packets, agendas, and minutes - and to find the link to watch board meetings. The direct link to watch this and past meetings is: https://mrvtv.com/category/school-board-meetings/

Thank you for your continued support and engagement.

Respectfully,

The HUUSD Board

Christine Sullivan (Waitsfield)  *Chair

Caitlin Hollister (Waterbury)  *Vice Chair

Alycia Biondo (Warren)

Jill Ellis (Fayston)

Gabe Gilman (Moretown)

Linda Hazard (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)