Bobcat Bulletin 3/13/22

 

What a fun time we had at our Winter Walk to School Day!!

A large crowd turned out for the event.  It was great to see families and community members!

A big thank you to Melanie Kessler, who worked with Local Motion to work out details.  Thanks also to the PTO for doughnut holes and for coming out to cheer us along.  Thanks to MES staff for volunteering and making it all work!  And a special thank to Stefan Pratt for setting up cones and have the lights on so traffic was a super safe!!!

School News:

Read this week's HUUSD bulletin.

Masking and other COVID Updates

On Thursday, Superintendent Nease sent out a SwiftReach with community updates regarding COVID protocols. Please be sure to read that here: https://huusd.org/blog/2022-03-10-huusd-community-update

As of Monday, March 14, masks will be optional in HUUSD schools, pk-12, including for school events such as athletics and on school transportation.

Here is a resource, adapted for elementary students, to support talking about masking in your own family.

ECO this week

The Water is Life Project is well underway with a launch date of March 22- World Water Day.  There will be four weeks of Water themed projects and learning in all the grade levels.

PTO News

It's our last week of Winter Sports Program.  How lucky are week to have about a foot of new snow!?!

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.

 

Hannah's House Sponsors Walk & Talk:

Move your body, meet some new people, and experience the inspiring power of nature in this beautiful place where we live. Free and open to all ages; no dogs please.

WHAT: Walk & Talk (or snowshoe)

WHERE: Various sites in the Valley

WHEN: Thursdays from 10:00-11:30-ish, beginning February 3rd

HOW: Just indicate your interest to Chrissy Rivers at cjrivers@madriver.com or 802-496-9715 each week you want to participate. Let us know if you’ll need snowshoes to use, or if you have your own. We’ll reply with directions to the site of the week.

WHY: For fun, health, and increased sense of community.

Expanded Hours at Moretown Library

we are excited to announce new expanded hours on Fridays from 10am-2pm beginning on March 11th! More information and details on a restart of our Read & Play group are also coming soon.

Amphibian Ecology and Road Rescue Training
Thursday, March 24th, 6pm

Zoom link to join training: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82388466159

Join our team of amphibian “crossing guards” this spring!

Salamanders and frogs migrate by the thousands from forests to wetlands each spring, often crossing roads at great peril. On the rainiest nights, these seldom-seen amphibians radiate charisma, inspiration, and moxie.

At this year’s virtual training event hosted by MRV Libraries and Friends of Mad River, North Branch Nature Center’s biologist Pete Kerby-Miller will share local amphibian ecology and tips for participating in the Amphibian Road Crossing (ARC) community science project. 

Register below to volunteer and get notified when we host a pop-up monitoring event this Spring. All three MRV Libraries also have free ARC kits to loan with all of the supplies you will need to help our amphibian friends.

NBNC volunteer link: https://forms.gle/hzLzfbpgNQytEnp76