Bobcat Bulletin 5/16/21

 

A huge thank you to the Jenkersons for the wonderful staff lunch!!

School News:

This week's bulletin

Updated bus routes: posted effective 5/17/21 on the HUUSD website.  These route changes are primarily for afternoon, and primarily for HUUSD

https://huusd.org/bus-routes

Families can access the page by going to How Do I/Find my Bus Stop OR by clicking the Bus Routes Quicklink at the bottom of the home page. 

If you would like to contact the admin assistant at Moretown School, please use this email: MES-OfficeAdmin@huusd.org. As I said in an earlier Blog Post, Chelsea has moved to a different position and in the meantime we have Michele Ballard and Karoline May helping us out.  Thank you to both of them!

Library Happenings: 

check out some of the new arrivals ready to be read:

I Heart Art

NotesTO the Health Office 

At last Tuesday's press conference, Governor Scott and others recognized the incredible role school nurses play always and particularly during COVID-19. In honor of National School Nurse Day we celebrated our amazing School Nurse Claire Lindberg.  She decided school nursing was a good next step for her in the time of a global pandemic because she knew she could help, and help she has! Please join me in thanking Claire for all she has done and continues to do for us.

ECO this week

5th and 6th Graders at ECO engaged in boat design for a  boat float challenge. They made observations about various obstacles in the water such as depth, rate of flow, rocks, sticks and other organic matter.  We also collected clay and made clay pots to fire in a week or two, once they dry.  A fun time was had by all!

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.

Field Hockey 

 Have a child in 1st - 6th grade interested in field hockey? Come try it out with the Harwood High School varsity coaching staff on 5/15 or 6/5 for a 90 minute introduction! Learn more information on the flyer linked below. Email hufieldhockey@gmail.com with any questions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xjC8yOSp5aeXUmAWIoL_MK1eYOk2UhBd/edit

Bike Helmets for the whole family for $10 each: The Mad River Valley Recreation District is partnering with The University of Vermont Medical Centers' Protect your Head at All Times Program (PHAT) program and will be hosting a bicycle helmet event at the Waitsfield Farmer’s Market on Saturday, May 15th and May 22nd from 9 am to 1 pm. PHAT, a non-profit program, that promotes the use of helmets by the entire family to keep everyone’s head safe while riding. Along with education on helmet and bicycle safety, helmets will be available for purchase at the price of $10 each, cash or check.

School Board Updates

On May 26th, the School Board will be voting whether or not to continue with its plan to bring all 7th and 8th graders to CBMS in the fall of 2022. If the Board votes to continue, it will be making decisions about possible changes to CBMS -- whether or not there should be an addition, how big it should be, etc. Each decision has implications for costs as well as the way things will feel for students and teachers inside the building. 

Whether or not you are in support of bringing all 7th and 8th graders to CBMS, we invite you to share your thoughts about how, if we do merge, to make that as good as possible for our district. We have put together a very brief survey to understand more about community priorities in this area. We are hoping you will take 5 minutes to do the survey -- and encourage your neighbors to do the same! The survey will be open until Thursday, May 20. Thank you so much,

Torrey Smith

Chair, HUUSD Board

(link to survey: https://forms.gle/RgFbNYUi4A7wKmaf6)