Bobcat Bulletin 12/17/19

School News:

CIRCUS!!

I can't wait to see you all at the circus performance on Thursday at 6:00.

Our Artist in Residence, Troy Wonderle, has worked with students all week to prepare for a wonderful performance.  It will be a night enjoyed by all.

ECO Greeting cards for sale the night of the circus! Please consider purchasing a set of nature-art greeting cards to support the Moretown Elementary School ECO Program! Cards will be on sale before and after the circus. A set of three cards for $5.00 or 6 cards for $10.00. Thank you in advance for supporting our ECO fundraising effort. Checks can be made out to Moretown  Elementary School PTO ECO ♥️

Each year Moretown Elementary School partners with local businesses and organizations, such as the Mad River Interfaith Council, to support our families over the holidays. We have received a generous donation of gifts that we would like to make available. If you are interested in checking out what we have to offer, please contact our School Counselor, Jason Stevenson (jstevenson@huusd.org). 

PTO News

Extra wreaths are here at school for sale.  Pop in and brighten your holiday with a wreath.

Make sure to return ski and ride packets as soon as possible.  Thanks

Community News/Opportunities

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.

Volleyball: Registration for Harwood Volleyball Club March Madness 2020 Season is open for all interested grade 5-8 boys and girls in HUUSD. Learn the basic skills and rules of the sport. Month of March only: twice a week practice, once a week match, and end-of-season tournament. Practices at Thatcher Brook Primary School and Crossett Brook Middle School.  Matches/tournament at various locations.
Early Signup Discount by 1/20/2020. For more information and to register, go to: http://tinyurl.com/harwoodmsmm2020

Moretown Joins CVFiber CVFiber is an 18-town initiative attempting to bring faster Internet to residents of Central Vermont who have poor Internet connectivity.  In order to help assess Moretown's needs and plan our offerings, we need data from Moretown residents about their current Internet access.  Please take 5-10 minutes to help us by filling out the following survey.  If you have questions, feel free to contact Chuck Burt at chuck.burt@gmail.com or 802-735-2319 Thank you in advance! http://chaz.in/cvfiber

Gifts of Kindness Harwood Union Rotary Interact club is holding the Gifts of Kindness clothing and toy drive for our 16th year. This drive seeks to collect new and like new toys and clothing for families in Washington County experiencing homelessness. We plan to collect items between the dates of November 25th and December 11th. There is a collection box in the school lobby. Interact works with the Good Samaritan House, the only homeless shelter in Central Vermont, and CIRCLE in Barre, who provide shelter for families experiencing domestic violence. Our goal is to brighten the holiday season for people in need. We hope you will be able to help out! Please feel free to contact Ellen Berrings, 882-1167 or eberrings@huusd.org for more information. 

Registration NOW OPEN for Mad River Valley Youth Lacrosse 

 Mad River Valley Youth Lacrosse offers girls and boys lacrosse for grades K-8. Weather permitting, outdoor practices begin in April at Mad River Park. The registration fee is $100 before January 31st and $120 after. For more information and to register, please go to www.madriverlax.com.

School Board Updates

HUUSD Board Meeting Recap 12/11

Dear members of our six town community,

At our last meeting on December 11, 2019, of the Harwood Unified Union School District (HUUSD) Board: 

• Michelle Baker, Director of Finance & Operations, gave a presentation and answered board member questions on the FY21 Budget. Her report, and all FY21 budget documents, can be found at https://huusd.org/business-office under “FY21 Budget Development.”

The Board took action on the two (2) items below:

1. Approved the following items as part of the consent agenda: Approved: Minutes of 12/4/19 and Policy Committee Minutes of 12/2/19; Accepted: Voucher 1129 for $361,889.19 

2. Voted against having all HUUSD 7th and 8th graders attend Crossett Brook Middle School next year.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, December 18th at 6:00 pm in the Harwood Union School library. Please visit https://huusd.org/huusd-board to confirm time and place of meetings. 

You’ll also find all board and committee agendas, packets and minutes, and the link to board meeting videos. The direct link to watch this and other recent meetings is: https://mrvtv.com/category/school-board-meetings/. An archive of older meetings can be found here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=Harwood+Unified+Union+School+Board&sort=-date 

Thank you for your continued support and engagement.

Respectfully,

The HUUSD Board