Bobcat Bulletin February 7, 2020

ECO Forest Festival is next weekend!  Hope to see you there.

Dear MES Families 

As some of you may know the ECO (Educating Children Outdoors) program that the Pre-K through 2nd Graders get to participate in is facing funding shortfalls for the 2020 - 2021 school year and beyond. To ensure that this great program can remain a part of the curriculum at MES a group of parents and teachers is working together to raise the money needed to sustain this incredible and critical program. There is a small festival and a raffle set up to help meet the fundraising goal...

Please check out the below : 

1. Moretown ECO Fest (a family friendly gathering to raise awareness and money for the ECO Program) is taking place on Saturday February 15th from 2pm - 4pm. All Moretown families are invited. Check out the ECO FEST WEBSITE for more info! And please add your name to the sign up sheet in the school entry way if you're able to help in any way. There are opportunities to contribute items needed or volunteer. 

2. To further support the ECO Program we will be hosting a raffle to raise funds to keep this program going for years to come. There are lots of fun and environmentally friendly prizes to be won. Paper tickets will be sold in the lobby of the school at pick up time starting on Friday 2.7 Tickets are $10 each and can be ALSO purchased online here : ECO @ MES RAFFLE TICKETS 

Here's our list of prizes : 

4 Movie Tickets + Popcorn // Big Picture Theatre
Brow Shape + Wax // BHAV Spa
Year of Cheese (100Lbs) // Cabot Creamery
Family Membership // Echo Museum
6 Blueberry Bushes // Elmore Roots
$40 Gift Card // Hunger Mountain Co-Op
CBD Products + Gifts // Luce Farm
$50 Gift Card + T-Shirt // North Branch Nature Center
Healthy Sweet Treats Party Pack  // Nude Food
Semester of Dance // Mad River Dance
Gift Card for Treatment or Eye Wear // Mad River Eye Care
$100 Gift Card // Monkey Do Indoor Playground
$50 Gift Card // Outdoor Gear Exchange
90 Minute Massage // Richard Savory
Full Interior Detail + Hoodie // Snow Fire Auto
5 Fitness Class Passes // Studio Zenith
2 Private Swim Lessons for Kids // Swimming Hole
Beer Night + Glassware // VT Beer Shepherd
4 x One Day Passes // VINS
LEGO Creator Set // Woodbury Mountain Toys
LEGO The Movie Set // Woodbury Mountain Toys

Please support the program as much as possible - either by buying a raffle ticket or by MAKING A DONATION or sharing along this info with anyone else that might like to support !

School News:

The VSO stringed trio that visited MES last Friday was just an amazing way to spend the afternoon!

3 was the magic number!

 Malayaka House Handmade Card Fundraiser!!!!

             

Alex and Samuel - reading in the Malayaka House LIBRARY!!! And a sample card design...

To Uganda with Love….

Malayaka House, located in Entebbe, Uganda, is an orphan home for over 40 children ages 6 months to 19 years old. Over the past six years, Sara Baker, our learning specialist, has been traveling to Malayaka House as their volunteer educational consultant and has introduced our students to these wonderful, joyful children who are living in a very different context. As an outgrowth of this experience, the children at Moretown School will be creating beautiful, hand painted all-occasion cards to help raise money for the care and education of these children. All contributions are tax deductible. Please make checks out directly to Malayaka House. It is OK to send cash too – we will collect and write one check. Cards will be delivered no later than Friday, February 7th so that you will have them for Valentine’s Day.

Each $10 donation will receive, as a thank you gift, a package of 5 cards – the cards will be decorated with beautiful children’s artwork which can be used for many reasons – thank you cards, get well soon cards and even for Valentine's Day! Each card will come with an envelope and a label on the back indicating that it was purchased in support of the children of Malayaka House. Thank you in advance for your generosity – if you have questions or would like more information about Malayaka House, feel free to contact Ms. Baker - sbaker@huusd.org or check out Malayaka House’s website - www.malayakahouse.com
PLease follow this link for a form to order cards: Malayka House Cards



Library Happenings

This came out last week but ...
For the first time, the Newbery Medal winner is a Graphic Novel!  This book has been very popular in our library.  Here is the link to learn more about this year's winner and honor books

www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal

Just wanted to share - it's a big deal in the Library World

Also, here's the Caldecott Medal winner
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal

5/6th graders are working on their 20% time projects.  Want more information about what 20% time means?
 https://www.20timeineducation.com/

Two of the projects have collection boxes in the front hallway:

PTO News

The Next PTO meeting will next Tuesday 2/11/2020 from 5:30-7:00.  We are hoping to have child care arranged and available to make sure anyone who wants to participate can!

Don't forget to clip those Box Tops for Education, there's a collection box right outside Loretta's window:)

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.

Girl Scouts Information Night:

MECA Children's Clothes Swap: February 8, 10-12, at Moretown School.  Bring your child's outgrown clothing or shop for new-to-you gear at the MECA Children's Clothing swap.  They are looking for infant through 6th grade clothing sizes in good condition that can be swapped on the day of the event.  Bring your children's old clothing, pay a $5 entry fee and fill a bag of new clothing for your child.  You need not have clothes to swap. Just pay the entry fee and fill a bag full of clothes.  Here is a list of what to bring to trade(warm clothing for ages infant-6th grade): long sleeves and long sleeve onesies for babies, long johns, warm socks, boots, hats, gloves, jackets, sweaters, snow pants, and sneakers.

LITTLE - SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Mad River Valley Little League provides a safe and fun environment for Boys and Girls(Ages 4 to 12) to learn and develop the love for the Baseball and Softball.  Developing essential life skills of working in a team environment all while having a blast and building life long friendships.  Registration is now open on-line at  www.madriverbaseball.com.  Take advantage early registration discounts now through March 10th.

Reach out to mikenagle23@comcast.net if you have any questions regarding our Programs.

Scrag Mountains has upcoming Musical Storytelling For All Ages concert to feature the woodwind family of instruments and a new work by Evan Premo based on Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina. We’ll be performing in Waitsfield on February 9 and hope to get the word out to students and families in the community.

Poster attached and details here: http://www.scragmountainmusic.org/musical-storytelling.html

School Board Updates

https://huusd.org/huusd-board