January 3, 2025
Happy New Year! I trust that our Moretown students and families
had a restful and fulfilling holiday season. It was wonderful to welcome students back this morning, see them excitedly reconnect with classmates and to hear about their adventures these past few weeks.
Our PTO-sponsored Winter Sports Program will start on Tuesday, January 14th. MES kindergarten students will spend Tuesday afternoons XC skiing here at school while students in grades 1-6 will travel to 
Sugarbush to ski or ride down the slopes. We will send out specific program information as our start date gets closer, but in the meantime we ask that you make sure your student has the gear they need to find success on the slopes or the trails.
I hope our students have a nice weekend
after an extra short week of school this week. I look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday.
Ms. Kate
Great news!
We have completed the required sampling for Radon at Moretown Elementary School and are happy to report, all tested areas are well below the EPA action level of 4.0 pCi/L.
Ski Program
Families please be sure to send in your child's ski participation check or pay your invoice if you haven't done so already. We are looking forward to the first day on snow, January 14th. Students came home with a reminder list of gear needed weekly for skiing. If you have any questions about this please contact Natessa Cournoyer at [email protected].
PTO Update
Happy New Year, Moretown families! We hope that you enjoyed a restful winter break. The PTO's first meeting of the new year will be on Thursday, January 9th at 7:00pm. It will be held via GoogleMeet: meet.google.com/hfh-iseu-snh
We welcome all MES community members to our monthly meetings. Just want to listen in and learn more about the PTO? Ready to pitch ideas and get involved? We encourage all levels of involvement. Join us!
2025 Harwood Summer Basketball Camps
It's hard to believe that we are already planning for summer! The registration for the 2025 Harwood Summer Baksetball Camps is open. This summer camp is open to players in 2nd grade through 9th grade. See the following for more information and to sign up:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DpCYjhWNG5NdTvHzaQtT3ASmuTKnY6UcNpUfIuHXspE/edit?tab=t.0
Children's Poetry Workshop at Inklings
What is poetry? What are the rules (if any)? Can I write a poem? Writer Erika Nichols-Frazer is leading a poetry workshop for young people curious about this beautiful artform that people have expressed themselves with for thousands of years.
Erika will share examples of various types of poetry, talking about the different approaches of each writer. She'll also give everyone the opportunity to write something of their own and also write something as a group!
RECOMMENDED AGE: 8 - 12
DATE: January 11th - 21st, 11AM - 12:30PM
Dinner with Dayna Lorentz at Inklings
Award-winning author, Dayna Lorentz, will be reading from her riveting middle grade book, "Wayward Creatures." Following the reading, Dayna will answer questions from children. She'll also share insight into how she approaches her writing - all while enjoying delicious food!!
Registration is FREE. Only 20 seats are available. Please RSVP at [email protected]
Purchase a copy of "Wayward Creatures" in advance, using this link! - https://square.link/u/GI0kQBfW
Date: January 24th, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Inklings Children's Books
Dinner: Provided
