Greetings Moretown Elementary Community.
We have had a warm and productive week here at Moretown Elementary School. Our students are settling into their routines and acquiring new learning each day.
There has been some confusion regarding school
start time. School doors open at 7:20, school starts at 7:25 with students checking into their classrooms, attending to breakfast needs and morning routines. Our student day begins promptly at 7:40 and students are considered tardy at 7:41. Thank you for helping getting students here on time.
Last week we sent students home with a free and reduced lunch application. It is important that all families return this information so that our school can continue to be eligible for federal grant monies, student incentives and it offsets our food service expenses. While the title can be deceiving, "free and reduced lunch" forms provide the school with more than just money for lunches. Help us by filling out the form, whether you think/know you qualify or not.
http://sites.google.com/huusd.org/food/free-meals?authuser=0
Morefest happens tomorrow! Join our community on the Moretown Rec Fields tomorrow, September 9th at 4pm for musical performances, local craft vendors, a Lawson's beer tent, a cookie competition and more. Come hungry and support our 5th and 6th grades who will be selling pulled pork sandwiches to raise money for their school trips. Our family attends this event every year and always looks forward to the firework finale!
Is your child going to be absent? Please fill out the 23-24 Absence Form AND update PickUp Patrol! We request that you do not email the classroom teachers as most of them are unable to check their email until the end of the day.
We will be wishing our fantastic music teacher well as he steps back from school for the next several weeks. Please see Mr. Hill's note to the community below.
Our school photo day will be happening at the end of September and we are excited to be partnering with Ember Photography again. Sign up for photo day looks different this year and
directions can be found HERE. We are asking that families sign up online using the linked in form and we recognize that some would prefer a paper order form. If you'd like a paper form to be sent home with your student, please call the main office during school hours. 802-496-3742.
We hope to see you all at Morefest and look forward to welcoming our students back on Monday.
Ms. Kate
MES Principal
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Dear Moretown School Community,
I will be taking a leave of absence from my position as music teacher in the valley elementary schools to help care for my mother who is currently in the final stage of her life in the comfort of her home in New Hampshire. Currently, this leave is planned for seven weeks, starting on Monday, September 11th and ending on Friday, October 27th. You will be informed if this time frame changes. This was a difficult decision for me as I regret leaving the students for such a long time. I feel this decision will provide the best outcome for my family.
Peg Mehuron, a valley resident who has taught elementary music in a neighboring district for much of her career, has agreed to pause her very recent retirement to step in and instruct the Mad River Valley students in my absence. Mrs. Mehuron is a highly experienced and regarded teacher who will bring her own creativity and knowledge to helping our students continue to grow musically.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Jeremy Hill
Music Teacher, HUUSD Mad River Valley Elementary Schools
Harvest Festival at Living Tree Alliance
Living Tree Alliance Harvest Festival takes place on Sunday, October 1st from 10-12:30pm. Join us to celebrate five years of providing regernative agriculture field trips for schools!
Visit the animals, join the potato harvest, bring home a bouquet, press apples, join a community field game or scavenger hunt, make sauerkraut or visit with local friends in peak foliage.
11am there will be a special performance for young children by Musical Munchkins'.
Come and enjoy local music and jam around the music. Buy your lunch at the food trucks!
2D Robots, Drawing and Printmaking at Camp Meade
Fridays, October 6-27
3:30-5:30pm
For children in Grades K-3
Become a Robot designer and engage your imagination! Artists will discover and explore details and shapes to draw and paint Robots. Will your Robot have a task/purpose? How will it move? What colors and materials will it need? Where will they live?
Children will design their very own original and imaginative Robot prints with LEGOS. This medium offers a wonderful printmaking experience because of their mechanical and geometric nature.
We will practice drawing skills, shading practice, printmaking, problem solving, collaboration and more!
Taught by artist-educator Heather O'Hare.
For more information and to sign up visit:
https://campmeade.today/art-and-music-programs/p/2d-robots-drawing-printmaking
Playing Fields; a partnership between HUUSD and the Flynn
The HUUSD and the Flynn are thrilled to bring Playing Fields to Crossett Brook Middle School.
12-foot tall, luminous horses will light up the fields and joust, dance, and play with the audience to bring a whimsical and surprising back-to-school celebration to the school district and surrounding community.
Bring your friends, family, and neighbors to come play with us on Thursday, September 14th.
Doors open at 6pm. Show starts at 6:30pm
For more information check out: https://huusd.org/blog/playing-fields-event-cbms
