Friday, May 10, 2019

Moretown School Update May 10, 2019




School News:



Bus Evacuation- 5th/6th graders showing us how it is done.

It was a rainy week, but that didn't stop us.  Preschool braved the wet and had a great ECO!


  • Please take a few minutes to complete the Climate Survey:
    •  Moretown Elementary School — Parent Survey Link



  • A group of families will be meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at 1:45ish behind Moretown school to plant some beautiful fruit trees.  Come join them make these wonderful additions to the school grounds.  

  • A special thank you to John Hooganboom and the Waterbury Rotary for a donation of a lovely plum tree to celebrate Arbor Day.  It will be an awesome addition to the garden work and fruit trees going in this weekend!

  • SBAC testing starts on Monday for grades 3-6.  Linked is the letter sent to families for your reference.


Monster Mash

  • This week in library we read the book Hug Time by Patrick McDonnell. It is a lovely book and the kids really seemed to enjoy it. One of the messages in the story was about how we can each make the world a better place. After we finished reading the kids were asked what was one thing could they do to make the world a better place. Here is what they came up with…


    Ms. Jenny’s Classes

    Have a swimming party for friends.
    The cat is hugging the world.
    Hug the world.
    Hug the beach Hug my brother.
    Hug a scribble in a fishtank.
    Make a flower.
    Giving the Earth a hug.
    Holding someone's hand.
    Picking up trash on greenup day.
    Putting bottles and cans into the recycling.
    Ride a unicorn.
    Petting a whale.
    Make more princesses.
    Help clean up the Earth.
    Caring about the Earth.
    Loving the Earth.
    Being a superhero and saving the world.
    Help seeds grow.
    Being a superhero and making no cyclones in Kansas.
    Help vacuum and with house chores.


    Ms. VonTrapp’s Class

    Plant a flower.
    Hug my dog Goose.
    Hug Mama.
    I can give everyone a special button.
    Hug my daddy and play with my friends.
    Hug Mommy and Daddy.
    Hug.
    Hug Dada
    Teach kids to care.
    Plant flowers.
    Hug my mommy and daddy and David

  • The end of the school year can be a hectic time in the library. Final overdue notices to students and staff will be sent out the last week of May.  Students and staff are asked to return all materials.  Library materials are not to be checked out two weeks from the projected last day of school. Student may continue to use the library materials in the library during this time. 
Bonjour

  • Back by popular demand is Paris Day.  Coming to Moretown School Monday May 20, 2019


PTO

  • The PTO is still collecting Box Tops for Education.  Send them in, or drop them off.  They add up fast!

Community News

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.

The Valley Players Present HARVEY  a hilarious three-act comedy, May 31-June 16, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm.Tickets are $16 for evening shows and $12 for the matinee.
Free Parent Workshop: Helping Your Kids to Be all That They Can Be June 6th, 6-8pm, Crossett Brook Middle School Cafeteria. Come join us for a night of parenting support and laughter with Charlie Appelstein as we learn positive strength-based approaches to growing our children to be the best that they can be.  We will look at many topics including the decoding of problem behavior, mindset changing, self-esteem building, helping inflexible/explosive children, humor at home, limit setting, logical consequences and so much more. Please RSVP to Moie Moulton LaRock atmmoulton@huusd.org .  Walk ins are also welcome.  Free childcare will be provided at Moretown School.  Childcare space is limited and slots will be first come first serve so please let Moie know if you would like to reserve a spot.

Art Show, Social and Fundraiser for Waitsfield Children's Center   May 16, at The Mad River Barn, with raffle drawing at 6:30.  The raffle prize is seven nights lodging in a one bedroom Condo anywhere within the Interval International Timeshare Network with locations world wide and throughout New England donated by Eagles Resort. All ticket sales benefit The Waitsfield Children's Center. Fifteen percent of food sales will also benefit the Waitsfield Children's Center.

School Board


“3 Word” Conversations......

BACKGROUND: These community conversations are the next step in our plan to develop a vision and goals for the HUUSD district.  It follows the community-wide survey which closed on April 12 and received over 700 responses. We expect to publish results of the survey and conversations in June 2019, and develop a first draft of the vision/goals in time for the board retreat, which will occur sometime in August 2019.  The hope is for the board to finalize the vision/goals in the Fall of 2019.

FUTURE DATES:
If you cannot join us tomorrow, consider joining one of these events - going outside of the town in which you live is encouraged!!
  • Monday, May 13, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Fayston Elementary School
  • Tuesday, May 21, 9:00 - 10:30 am (DAYTIME) at the Waitsfield Town Office
  • Tuesday, May 21, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Warren Elementary School
  • Tuesday, May 28, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Moretown Elementary School
  • Wednesday, May 29, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Crossett Brook Middle School

You can RSVP to a future date using this link:

As always, thank you for engaging with us about education in our district!

The HUUSD School Board

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