April 30 2010

MORETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

April 30, 2010

School Website: www.moretownschool.org

Dear Parents and Friends,

Haven’t we had the most interesting weather this week? At my house we had over a foot of snow. I kept saying to myself that snow makes our valley so very beautiful. Truly though, I wanted to see those daffodils and tulips – not more snow!

Now that the weather is turning nicer, parents and community members will again be volunteering their time to serve as crossing guards for our students each morning between 7:30 and 8:00 am. This will begin next week. Thanks go to Safe Routes to School and Dara Torre for their organization and support.

As we hear about initiatives that encourage physical activity and walking or biking to school, I urge you to think about your child(ren) and safety. Route 100B is busy road. Please make decisions to allow walking or biking based on your child’s experience near roads, understanding of safety rules, and personal level of responsibility. Some children may pay more attention to their friends than to cars and curbs. I’ve noted students riding with their helmets on the handlebars instead of on their heads. We want all of our students to arrive at school safely and happily!

Respectfully,

Debbie Lesure, Principal

Turn the page to …. Lily!

Why did you want to be a library page?

Because I like making the library a better place and making it easier for people to find things.

What do you like best about the job?

I like getting to see the new books that come in before anyone else.

Who are some favorite authors and books?

Suzanne Collins, Rick Riordan, The Other Side of the Island, Into the Dark, Michael Buckley, Trenton Lee Stewart.

Personal motto: It doesn’t matter who does it, it just matters that it gets done.

Helmets

In conjunction with our safe routes to school program, the Moretown PTN is once again pleased to offer low cost helmets and safety gear through Provider. Forms should be arriving home this week. Please indicate the items you wish to order and provide a check made out to Moretown PTN. Please include a $1.00 shipping fee per item. Orders are due back by May 5^th. Any questions, please contact Mrs. Brown or the office.

Important Dates

May 1 School Grounds Clean-Up Day and Potluck - Noon

May 3 School Board Strategy Retreat

May 10 School Board Meeting 6:00 pm

May 10 PTN Meeting 7:00 pm

May 12 Early Release Day

May 13 Art Show, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

May 16 Bike Safety Fair

May 19 Vermont Symphony Orchestra @ MES, 8:45 – 9:30 am

May 21 Walk and Bike to School Day

June 11 Last day of school – FULL DAY

June 11 6^th Grade graduation

Spring Clean Up Day and Potluck is This Saturday!

Please come to help spruce up the school grounds this Saturday, May 1, starting at noon. We need as many parents as we can get to finish the projects listed below. Please bring garden tools if you have them (rakes, pruners, weeders, shovels, etc.), and bring a potluck dish to share after the work is done. Here's what we're working on.

• weeding the front entrance to the school and planting new flowers

• building a new perennial bed at the Main Street entrance to the school

• moving the shed by the upper-grade playground and replacing it with pea stones and log benches

• installing a new trash can on the playground

• general clean up

If you haven't helped with a PTN project this year, here is your opportunity! If you can make it, please contact Sarah Zschau at zone4@accessvt.com or 496-3097. The rain date is May 2.

After School Yoga

The after-school Yoga classes have been cancelled due to low interest. We will be setting up times to share this experience in the classrooms before the end of the year. That way, all who would like to participate will have a chance and teachers can include techniques in their classrooms. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Jill Brown, RN

Alligator Summer Camps at Moretown School

We are happy to be able to once again offer summer Theater and Science Camps at Moretown School. Theater Camp will run from July 19 to July 23, 9 am to 1 pm. Science camps will be July 26 to July 30 and August 2 to August 6, 9 am to 1 pm. Science camps will be structured so that each week is different, so children may attend one or both camps. Camp fees are $150 per week for Theater Camp and $160 per week for Science Camps (Science Camp fee includes cost of materials). Discounts available for multiple Camps are open to ages 7 to 14. Camp instructors include Thom McAllister (Mr. Alligator) and Deb Fadden (Ms D.) For additional information and registration forms contact Thom McAllister (thommca@gmavt.net or 434-4977). Registration is open until all slots are filled.

Parenting in a Technological World

A program designed to educate parents about how to parent in a technological world will be held at The Warren School on May 13th from 6 - 7:30pm. Parents will learn about the newest technology related activities and how children are using them. Kathy Kretz and Erin McKenney from Prevent Child Abuse Vermont will present information about how parents can safely introduce technology to young children and how to encourage safe online behavior of older children while using these technologies. There will be 2 different presentations offered. Each presentation will offer information directed toward specific age groups (pre-K - grade 2, and grades 3 - 8). This program is being sponsored by Spring Hill School and The Warren School. Limited space and childcare are available. Call 279-3218 or e-mail sheilam@madriver.com

Valley School Day at Sugarbush

Friday, June 25th is Valley School Day at Sugarbush. School-age kids are invited to come sample zipline rides, chairlift rides, disc golf, the inflatable bounce house, golf, tennis, and pool activities FOR FREE. Parental guidance required. Details at sugarbush.com.

Summer Fun at Camp Sugarbush

This summer, Sugarbush is offering a variety of week-long Monday through Friday camps for kids interested in outdoor adventure:

Mini Campers (ages 4-6) and Day Camp (ages 6-11) provide campers a traditional day camp with a touch of adventure. Activities include lift rides, hiking, swimming, tennis, rock climbing, biking, art, nature crafts, field trips and more. June 21-August 20.

Adventure Camp (ages 7-17) activities include biking, zipline, hiking, naturalist tours, disc golf, swimming, and climbing. July 5-9; July 26-30; August 9-13; August 16-20.

Mountain Bike Adventure Camps (ages 7-17) are similar to the Adventure Camps but with an emphasis on mountain biking. July 19-23 and August 2-6.

And the Junior USPTA/USPTR Tennis Camp (ages 6-12) offers tennis in the morning followed by afternoon adventures. August 2-6.

Both Adventure Camp and Mountain Bike Adventure Camp offer an optional Thursday overnight adventure at Allyn’s Lodge. Single-day, multiday and weekend tennis, golf, tennis/golf combo, adventure, and mountain bike camps, clinics and schools also available. For reservations and more information, call 800.53.SUGAR or visit sugarbush.com. Register by April 17 and receive a discount.

Seminary Art Center

Two note worthy activities coming up at Seminary Art Center in April.

‘A Taste of Art’

4/17 & 18 Noon to 4 pm

Each day the SAC will be offering an opportunity to play with a little clay, make an art project, check out the school, summer camp programs and meet teachers.

Children’s teachers will be available to talk about the after school program, vacation Art Camps and the expanded summer Art Camps program. On display in the art gallery will be completed samples of upcoming camps art and adult workshops.

Also on hand will be instructors of the adult program to share information about the next workshop series as well as ongoing classes in Clay, Visual Arts and Glass Fusing. Meet Teachers, See Samples, Check Out Space, Peruse Programs & Make Some Art!

Beverages and snacks will be provided but be warned – A Taste of Art just might leave you hungry for more!

April 15 Newsletter

MORETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

April 15, 2010

School Website: www.moretownschool.org

Dear Parents and Friends,

Vacation is upon us. Once we return on Monday, April 26, we will have only seven weeks of school left this year. The last day of school will be a full day of school on Friday, June 11. We expect that graduation will be that evening. As we approach the end of the year, it remains important that we continue to focus on student learning. Please take some time to read with your child(ren) during the vacation and find ways to highlight your use of math in your day to day lives.

Did you hear about the raptors? This week we had a special presentation by the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS). A great-horned owl, a barn owl, a red-tailed hawk, and a turkey vulture helped our students learn from direct observation that raptors have three characteristics in common: strong talons, a curved beak, and very keen eyesight. This assembly helped to support the unit on Owls in kindergarten and Birds in the 3^rd/4^th grades. Our thanks go to the Moretown General Store and Jolley who awarded us the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant allowing us to bring VINS to our school.

Mrs. Moore has been a wonderful addition to our school staff for the past six months. Due to changes in our requirements for special education staffing, she will not be returning as a paraeducator. It is our hope that she will return on a regular basis to substitute and reconnect with our students and staff. Did you know she is a certified teacher? We wish her the best as she seeks a teaching position!

Enjoy the vacation. Let’s hope the weather turns warm and sunny once again.

Respectfully,

Debbie Lesure, Principal

Moretown School Spring Clean Up Day We are looking for able-bodied parents to help spruce up the school grounds on Saturday, May 1, starting at noon. We need as many hands as we can get to help with projects including: • weeding the front entrance to the school and planting new flowers • building a new perennial bed at the Main Street entrance to the school • moving the shed by the upper-grade playground and replacing it with pea stones and log benches • installing a new trash can on the playground • general clean up If you haven't helped with a PTN project this year, here is your opportunity! If you can make it, please contact Sarah Zschau at zone4@accessvt.com or 496-3097. The rain date is May 2. Turn the page to … Shane! Why did you want to be a library page? I thought it would be a different experience and something that would be interesting. I wanted to try something I hadn’t done before. What are some of your favorite books? I love to read about World War II. Also Winter War, Soldier X as well as The Percy Jackson series and the Hunger Games. I love reading … it’s awesome! Personal motto: Don’t give up : there’s always something to look forward to. Vermont Families Needed to Host Educators from Moldova Waitsfield, VT – March, 2010 – PH International (formerly Project Harmony) will be hosting ten educators from the Republic of Moldova who are participating in a Community Connections program sponsored by USAID and administered by World Learning. These visitors will be studying secondary school administration and management by spending time at a number of schools, and receiving training from a diverse array of education representatives in the State of Vermont. PH is currently seeking families in Washington and Chittenden Counties to host one or more of these participants for all or part of the 18 days during which the group is in Vermont, from April 22 – May 10, 2010. While the delegation is mainly comprised of school principals (former teachers), they are also here to learn about how parents and the community enhance the educational learning environment. The hope is that teachers, principals and parents of school children will volunteer to host our guests so that learning can happen in the host families as well as in the more formal, program-planned activities. Host families are asked to provide a comfortable and clean place to sleep, breakfast and dinner, minimal transportation to centralized pick-up and drop-off locations, and some weekend activities. Importantly, the program will offer Moldovans an experience of life in the United States and afford Vermonters an opportunity to establish new relationships while learning about the culture and history of this unique country through the homestay experience. For more information about becoming a host family, please contact Renee Berrian at (802) 496-4545 (x106) or email at renee.berrian@ph-int.org. PH is an international nonprofit organization based in Waitsfield, Vermont. Additional information about PH and the Community Connections Program is available at http://www.ph-int.org/ Summer Fun at Camp Sugarbush This summer, Sugarbush is offering a variety of week-long Monday through Friday camps for kids interested in outdoor adventure: Mini Campers (ages 4-6) and Day Camp (ages 6-11) provide campers a traditional day camp with a touch of adventure. Activities include lift rides, hiking, swimming, tennis, rock climbing, biking, art, nature crafts, field trips and more. June 21-August 20. Adventure Camp (ages 7-17) activities include biking, zipline, hiking, naturalist tours, disc golf, swimming, and climbing. July 5-9; July 26-30; August 9-13; August 16-20. Mountain Bike Adventure Camps (ages 7-17) are similar to the Adventure Camps but with an emphasis on mountain biking. July 19-23 and August 2-6. And the Junior USPTA/USPTR Tennis Camp (ages 6-12) offers tennis in the morning followed by afternoon adventures. August 2-6. Both Adventure Camp and Mountain Bike Adventure Camp offer an optional Thursday overnight adventure at Allyn’s Lodge. Single-day, multiday and weekend tennis, golf, tennis/golf combo, adventure, and mountain bike camps, clinics and schools also available. For reservations and more information, call 800.53.SUGAR or visit sugarbush.com. Register by April 17 and receive a discount. Valley School Day at Sugarbush Friday, June 25th is Valley School Day at Sugarbush. School-age kids are invited to come sample zipline rides, chairlift rides, disc golf, the inflatable bounce house, golf, tennis, and pool activities FOR FREE. Parental guidance required. Details at sugarbush.com. Alligator Summer Camps at Moretown School We are happy to be able to once again offer summer Theater and Science Camps at Moretown School. Theater Camp will run from July 19 to July 23, 9 am to 1 pm. Science camps will be July 26 to July 30 and August 2 to August 6, 9 am to 1 pm. Science camps will be structured so that each week is different, so children may attend one or both camps. Camp fees are $150 per week for Theater Camp and $160 per week for Science Camps (Science Camp fee includes cost of materials). Discounts available for multiple Camps are open to ages 7 to 14. Camp instructors include Thom McAllister (Mr. Alligator) and Deb Fadden (Ms D.) For additional information and registration forms contact Thom McAllister (thommca@gmavt.net or 434-4977). Registration open until all slots are filled. Seminary Art Center Two note worthy activities coming up at Seminary Art Center in April. ‘A Taste of Art’ 4/17 & 18 Noon to 4 pm Each day the SAC will be offering an opportunity to play with a little clay, make an art project, check out the school, summer camp programs and meet teachers. Children’s teachers will be available to talk about the after school program, vacation Art Camps and the expanded summer Art Camps program. On display in the art gallery will be completed samples of upcoming camps art and adult workshops. Also on hand will be instructors of the adult program to share information about the next workshop series as well as ongoing classes in Clay, Visual Arts and Glass Fusing. Meet Teachers, See Samples, Check Out Space, Peruse Programs & Make Some Art! Beverages and snacks will be provided but be warned – A Taste of Art just might leave you hungry for more! Vacation Art Camp 4/19 – 22 9 am to 2:30 Monday through Thursday This is the perfect stay-cation for your child. Mornings the art will be with clay and afternoons will be visual arts and crafts. Between projects we will run around outdoors, weather permitting. Enroll for just mornings, just afternoons ($140) or all day ($210). Either way, pack a lunch and some snacks – we will be working hard! SAC is located in the beautiful Green Mountain Seminary building at 201 Hollow Road in Waterbury Center. Contact Mame McKee at 253-8790 or seminaryart@gmail.com or visit http://sites.google.com/site/seminaryartcenter/ for more information.

FW: Sunday Red Sox Tix Fundraiser - Act Fast!

Teachers, please forward this email to your parent groups ASAP. 

 

 

Dear Moretown School Parents and Staff,

 

The Moretown PTN has just received a donation of two tickets to this Sunday's (4/18) Red Sox game (Tampa Bay Rays) at Fenway Park at 1:30 PM.  

 

Good seats!  Section 26, Box 148, Row EE, Seats 1 & 2 (see seating chart:  http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/seating_pricing.jsp)

 

Starting bid $180.  Email mesptn@gmail.com with your offer!  Bids are due this Thursday at noon. Please provide your contact phone and email info.  Winner will be notified on Friday. 

 

Proceeds will benefit the Moretown Parent Teacher Network.  Thanks for your support!

 

MORETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

April 8, 2010

School Website:  www.moretownschool.org

 

Dear Parents and Friends,

 

On Tuesday, we had a special performance from Slim Goodbody about health and wellness. In very creative ways, he spoke, rapped, and sang to our students. See the information below provided by our school nurse who received a grant and arranged this assembly. Thank you, Mrs. Brown.

 

Nutrition lessons seem to have taken hold. Paul Morris, Food Service Director at Harwood Union who provides our school lunches, reported that yesterday’s localvore lunch was a big success. He appreciated that our students tried the Junior Iron Chef’s Winning Chicken and Butternut Squash “Pan” Chilada. He’d heard that many students consider this their new favorite lunch!

 

There are so many benefits to eating healthy. I remember reading a book by Jane Goodall titled, Harvest for Hope. Although I no longer have the book to quote from directly, there was a section about a food trial conducted in a state prison. Inmates were given a healthy diet that significantly limited sugars, artificial flavors and coloring. Researchers found a marked decrease in aggressive behaviors and inmates reported feeling generally happier. I wonder the implications for all of us?

 

Here at Moretown Elementary School, we are forming a Health and Wellness Committee comprised of staff, parents, School Board, and perhaps student representatives. We will be looking at research in nutrition, our school policies and practices regarding treats and sweets, and other topics as suggested. Please let Mrs. Brown know if you have ideas for our meeting agendas.

 

Have a healthy weekend with nutritious food and enjoyable exercise!

 

Respectfully,

                                                                                    Debbie Lesure, Principal

 

 

 

MES SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

School Board Meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 6:00 in the Moretown School Library. Parents and community members are welcome to attend and these meetings are open to the public. You can find meeting minutes on the Moretown School website, moretownschool.org, under School Board. This will help you stay informed on the work of the School Board.

 

Free/Reduced meal eligibility

Did you know that a family of four earning as much as $40,000 a year may qualify for free or reduced hot lunch? This is a federal program designed to ensure that children have adequate nutrition for growth and learning. Many families may be unaware that qualifying incomes were changed in the past year. If your economic situation has changed or you may meet the new requirements, please ask Pam Kathan for the forms. Information on who receives free or reduced meals is kept confidential. If you believe that you are eligible, please apply. This program provides additional funding to our school. You child may still bring lunch from home if that is your preference.

 

 

Slim Goodbody presents:   Lighten up The Great American Nutrition Musical

 

The Moretown Elementary School hosted an assembly promoting good nutrition and physical activity with the famous Slim Goodbody.  This interactive show transported children through the human body and along the journey of one child.  The students learned how to balance calories in and calories out to stay healthy.  This assembly was held at the conclusion of the Know Your Body nutrition units being taught in the elementary health classes.  During this assembly we also talked about the importance of physical activity and that we should have an hour each day of some kind of physical activity. 

 

	Important Dates April 12                       PTN Meeting, 7:00 p.m. April 19 – 23               NO SCHOOL - Spring Break May 10                        PTN Meeting May 13                        Art Show, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.  May 31                        NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the page to … Lucie!

 

What is the best part of being a library page?

I read books that I wouldn’t normally read.  I feel really helpful.  I know how to find the books I need so that I’m not wandering around.

 

What are some of your favorite books and authors?

The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, The Graveyard Book, Babar, Calvin & Hobbes, Garfield, Savvy, Diamond Willow, Stolen, and the author Kate Klise, who wrote me a letter last year.  When I was little I loved Raising Dragons.

 

Personal motto:

            Wag more, bark less.

 

 

 

Vermont Families Needed to Host Educators from Moldova

Waitsfield, VT – March, 2010 – PH International (formerly Project Harmony) will be hosting ten educators from the Republic of Moldova who are participating in a Community Connections program sponsored by USAID and administered by World Learning. These visitors will be studying secondary school administration and management by spending time at a number of schools, and receiving training from a diverse array of education representatives in the State of Vermont.  

 

PH is currently seeking families in Washington and Chittenden Counties to host one or more of these participants for all or part of the 18 days during which the group is in Vermont, from April 22 – May 10, 2010.  While the delegation is mainly comprised of school principals (former teachers), they are also here to learn about how parents and the community enhance the educational learning environment.  The hope is that teachers, principals and parents of school children will volunteer to host our guests so that learning can happen in the host families as well as in the more formal, program-planned activities.  Host families are asked to provide a comfortable and clean place to sleep, breakfast and dinner, minimal transportation to centralized pick-up and drop-off locations, and some weekend activities.

 

Importantly, the program will offer Moldovans an experience of life in the United States and afford Vermonters an opportunity to establish new relationships while learning about the culture and history of this unique country through the homestay experience.

 

For more information about becoming a host family, please contact Renee Berrian at (802) 496-4545 (x106) or email at renee.berrian@ph-int.org.

 

PH is an international nonprofit organization based in Waitsfield, Vermont.  Additional information about PH and the Community Connections Program is available at www.ph-int.org

 

After school survey

Please go to the school website at www.moretownschool.org and complete the after school needs survey, there will be a link on the homepage of our website. 

 

Sugarbush Adventure Games Kids’ Triathlon

On Saturday, April 10, 2010, kids twelve and under can enjoy the competitive spirit of the Sugarbush Adventure Games by participating in the Kids’ Triathlon. Participants can compete as teams of three or as bionic athletes running, biking and kayaking their way to the finish. Day-of registration from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM at the snowmaking pond by the Kingsbury Bridge Greenway, Mad River Path. Race starts at 1:00 PM. Registration is $12 in advance or $15 at the event. For more information visit madriverpath.com.

 

Summer Fun at Camp Sugarbush

This summer, Sugarbush is offering a variety of week-long Monday through Friday camps for kids interested in outdoor adventure:

Mini Campers (ages 4-6) and Day Camp (ages 6-11) provide campers a traditional day camp with a touch of adventure. Activities include lift rides, hiking, swimming, tennis, rock climbing, biking, art, nature crafts, field trips and more. June 21-August 20.

Adventure Camp (ages 7-17) activities include biking, zipline, hiking, naturalist tours, disc golf, swimming, and climbing. July 5-9; July 26-30; August 9-13; August 16-20.

Mountain Bike Adventure Camps (ages 7-17) are similar to the Adventure Camps but with an emphasis on mountain biking. July 19-23 and August 2-6.

And the Junior USPTA/USPTR Tennis Camp (ages 6-12) offers tennis in the morning followed by afternoon adventures. August 2-6.

Both Adventure Camp and Mountain Bike Adventure Camp offer an optional Thursday overnight adventure at Allyn’s Lodge. Single-day, multiday and weekend tennis, golf, tennis/golf combo, adventure, and mountain bike camps, clinics and schools also available. For reservations and more information, call 800.53.SUGAR or visit sugarbush.com. Register by April 17 and receive a discount.

 

Valley School Day at Sugarbush

Friday, June 25th is Valley School Day at Sugarbush. School-age kids are invited to come sample zipline rides, chairlift rides, disc golf, the inflatable bounce house, golf, tennis, and pool activities FOR FREE. Parental guidance required. Details at sugarbush.com.

 

Alligator Summer Camps at Moretown School

We are happy to be able to once again offer summer Theater and Science Camps at Moretown School.   Theater Camp will run from July 19 to July 23, 9 am to 1 pm.  Science camps will be July 26 to July 30 and August 2 to August 6, 9 am to 1 pm.  Science camps will be structured so that each week is different, so children may attend one or both camps.  Camp fees are $150 per week for Theater Camp and $160 per week for Science Camps (Science Camp fee includes cost of materials).  Discounts available for multiple Camps are open to ages 7 to 14.  Camp instructors include Thom McAllister (Mr. Alligator) and Deb Fadden (Ms D.)  For additional information and registration forms contact Thom McAllister (thommca@gmavt.net or 434-4977).  Registration open until all slots are filled.

 

Seminary Art Center

Two note worthy activities coming up at Seminary Art Center in April.

 

‘A Taste of Art’  4/17 & 18  Noon to 4 pm

   Each day the SAC will be offering an opportunity to play with a little clay, make an art project, check out the school, summer camp programs and meet teachers.

Children’s teachers will be available to talk about the after school program, vacation Art Camps and the expanded summer Art Camps program. On display in the art gallery will be completed samples of upcoming camps art and adult workshops.

  Also on hand will be instructors of the adult program to share information about the next workshop series as well as ongoing classes in Clay, Visual Arts and Glass Fusing. Meet Teachers, See Samples, Check Out Space, Peruse Programs & Make Some Art!

   Beverages and snacks will be provided but be warned – A Taste of Art just might leave you hungry for more!

 

Vacation Art Camp 4/19 – 22  9 am to 2:30 Monday through Thursday

  This is the perfect stay-cation for your child. Mornings the art will be with clay and afternoons will be visual arts and crafts. Between projects we will run around outdoors, weather permitting.  Enroll for just mornings, just afternoons ($140) or all day ($210). Either way, pack a lunch and some snacks – we will be working hard!

SAC is located in the beautiful Green Mountain Seminary building at 201 Hollow Road in Waterbury Center.

Contact Mame McKee at 253-8790 or seminaryart@gmail.com or visit http://sites.google.com/site/seminaryartcenter/  for more information.

 

 

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY vs HARLEM AMBASSADORS

SLAM DUNK FUN

 

The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will be visiting Central Vermont for a game at the Barre Auditorium on April 14, 2010.  Tip off at 6 pm

 

Habitat for Humanity has fielded a team of volunteers including TJ Sorrentine, Benson Callier, Jen Neibling, Germain Njila Mopa, and others anxious to play for you and the Habitat partner families.

 

The Harlem Ambassadors offer a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines.

 

The Ambassadors feature non-stop laughs and deliver a positive message for kids wherever the Ambassadors play. “At our shows, we want the kids to know that they’re part of our team too,” Coach Ladè Majic said. “We invite as many kids as we can to come sit on the bench, have a front row seat during the show, and get involved in all of the fun stuff we do.”

 

The Ambassadors set themselves apart from other “Harlem-style” basketball teams by working with local not-for-profit and service organizations and holding Harlem Ambassadors shows as community fundraising events. For the Central Vermont event the Ambassadors have partnered with Habitat for Humanity to help raise funds to complete 3 homes in the region this summer 2010.

 

“It feels good to be able to provide quality entertainment and create memories that the fans will take with them,” Moss explained. “We’re able to give even more when we can help provide funding for a Habitat for Humanity house or new computers for the school library, and that feels great.”     

 

Tickets will be available at the door $5 students/seniors, $10 adults

 

 

 

 

April 2

MORETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

April 2, 2010

School Website: www.moretownschool.org

Dear Parents and Friends,

Have you noticed our new website? If not, please go to http://www.moretownschool.org/. Thank you to Mr. Isham for his work in design and getting this new website up and running. You’ll see it looks very different and has some new features. Check out the staff pictures – all drawn by students here at school! Over the new few months, there will be changes, updates, and additional links. We hope this will enhance communication and provide you with easy access to school and teacher newsletters, our calendar, the school lunch menu, and more. We plan to add a Kid’s Resource page and links to Moretown community sites. Please feel free to let me know if you have ideas for features that you would find helpful.

We are looking for a few parents to help us develop our new School Action Plan. Each year, schools are required to develop or review this plan. Reading, math and school climate goals are required. It will be developed collaboratively with teachers and staff, parents, School Board, and myself. Data analysis and school/community input will help us to define areas that we believe we should focus on for the next three to five years. Would you like to be involved? Give me a call!

Enjoy this beautiful weekend. Spring fever is upon us!

Respectfully,

Debbie Lesure, Principal

Tax Season Means Good News for Your Family

Did your family apply for and receive the Earned income Tax Credit (EITC) on your most recent income tax return? If so, your household is automatically eligible for the 3 Squares VT program, which helps to provide monthly benefits to make food more affordable. If your family both receives EITC and applies for 3 Squares VT, your children can receive free school meals – which helps provide your local school with funding and resources. Free school meals are good for your school, your family, and can mean saving hundreds of dollars per month on your grocery bill. For more information on the 3 Squares VT program, visit http://www.vermontfoodhelp.com/ . For a school meals application, visit http://www.vtnohunger.org/schoolmealapplication.pdf .

MES SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

School Board Meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 6:00 in the Moretown School Library. Parents and community members are welcome to attend and these meetings are open to the public. You can find meeting minutes on the Moretown School website, moretownschool.org, under School Board. This will help you stay informed on the work of the School Board.

Slim Goodbody presents:

Lighten up

The Great American Nutrition Musical

The Moretown School is pleased to welcome Slim Goodbody for a school wide assembly on Monday April 5^th 2010. The show will run from 1:30-2:30. Parents are welcome to attend. This program is made possible by a generous grant from the Vermont Caring Foundation. Please contact Jill Brown with any questions you may have.

Vermont Families Needed to Host Educators from Moldova

Waitsfield, VT – March, 2010 – PH International (formerly Project Harmony) will be hosting ten educators from the Republic of Moldova who are participating in a Community Connections program sponsored by USAID and administered by World Learning. These visitors will be studying secondary school administration and management by spending time at a number of schools, and receiving training from a diverse array of education representatives in the State of Vermont.

PH is currently seeking families in Washington and Chittenden Counties to host one or more of these participants for all or part of the 18 days during which the group is in Vermont, from April 22 – May 10, 2010. While the delegation is mainly comprised of school principals (former teachers), they are also here to learn about how parents and the community enhance the educational learning environment. The hope is that teachers, principals and parents of school children will volunteer to host our guests so that learning can happen in the host families as well as in the more formal, program-planned activities. Host families are asked to provide a comfortable and clean place to sleep, breakfast and dinner, minimal transportation to centralized pick-up and drop-off locations, and some weekend activities.

Importantly, the program will offer Moldovans an experience of life in the United States and afford Vermonters an opportunity to establish new relationships while learning about the culture and history of this unique country through the homestay experience.

For more information about becoming a host family, please contact Renee Berrian at (802) 496-4545 (x106) or email at renee.berrian@ph-int.org.

PH is an international nonprofit organization based in Waitsfield, Vermont. Additional information about PH and the Community Connections Program is available at http://www.ph-int.org/

After school survey

Please go to the school website at http://www.moretownschool.org/ and complete the after school needs survey, there will be a link on the homepage of our website.

Alligator Summer Camps at Moretown School

We are happy to be able to once again offer summer Theater and Science Camps at Moretown School. Theater Camp will run from July 19 to July 23, 9 am to 1 pm. Science camps will be July 26 to July 30 and August 2 to August 6, 9 am to 1 pm. Science camps will be structured so that each week is different, so children may attend one or both camps. Camp fees are $150 per week for Theater Camp and $160 per week for Science Camps (Science Camp fee includes cost of materials). Discounts available for multiple Camps are open to ages 7 to 14. Camp instructors include Thom McAllister (Mr. Alligator) and Deb Fadden (Ms D.) For additional information and registration forms contact Thom McAllister (thommca@gmavt.net or 434-4977). Registration open until all slots are filled.

Habitat Partners vs. Harlem Ambassadors

Tickets will be available at the Door $5 Students/Seniors, $10 Adults

Kids under 5 FREE!

April 14, 2010 - 6 pm - Barre Auditorium

Advance Tickets ($4 and $8) are available

4/2, 4/8 6:30 - 8:30 or 9pm Barre Auditorium during the last 3 home games of the Frost Heaves 3/21-22

Waterbury Home & Garden Show- Crossett Brook Middle School

Northfield: Norwich Univ. Dining hall front desk

Waitsfield: Lincoln Peak Properties, Chittenden Bank, Lee-Parrish Gallery

Waterbury: Zach's

Randolph : Cover to Cover, Main St.

Barre: Nelson's Ace, Main St

Thygesen's Sports, 51 Smith St

Number 9 Boutique Main Street

Montpelier: Onion River Sports, Langdon St

Number 9 Boutique Main Street