January 15 - Martin Luther King Day (No School)

January 19 - Early Release Day

January 26 - PTO Talent Show at 6 pm

February Break - 2/19 - 2/23

Stacey Farrington grew up in Rutland City and graduated from Rutland High School. She attended St. Michael’s College before transferring to College of St. Joseph in Rutland, VT where she earned her BS in Elementary Education. Stacey received her Master of Arts in Education Degree with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Castleton University. Stacey has worked in various roles in Rutland County schools for over 22 years. Before joining RNESU as the Home School Coordinator, Stacey was employed at Mill River Union High School for 11 years with her last role being that of Dean of Students. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve as Lothrop’s Interim Principal.

Stacey spends her free time with her husband and their goldendoodle, Emmie. On school vacations, she enjoys traveling to California, South Carolina, and Texas to visit her family.

All students in third through sixth grade who would like to sing the national anthem at the Spartan Arena on Saturday, January 13th can meet Mrs. Bruce at the arena behind the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland at 3:30pm. The game starts at 4pm and all Lothrop students and siblings get in for free! Please come and share a fun night of hockey with us!

Ms. Allaire's 5th grade class hosted our all school morning meeting on January 12, 2024. They spoke about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and read the book, Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport. In response to the book, each 5th grade student shared their "big word" that could help impact our world and inspire change.

The 5th and 6th grade hosted their Holiday Lights Concert on the evening of Thursday, January 11th.

Pittsford Reads is a program created by Maclure Library and funded by Omya, in which a community member reads to students at Lothrop in kindergarten through third grade and each student receives a free book. This month, Mike Laurent, an engineer at Omya read some of his favorite picture books to students and shared about his job at Omya. There are two more events scheduled for February and March.

• Car drop offs and pick ups should occur in the lower lot only in the morning and afternoon.
• Please pull all the way forward so we can unload or load as many students at one time as possible, it really does make it go faster.
• Please remain in your vehicle, although we understand that some younger students still need help with seatbelts, if possible, please work with your child to be able to buckle their own seat belt.
• Please remember that student safety is our priority. Please do not park in the lot and ask your child to come to you or pass other vehicles in line.
• Please be patient, we're all working hard to make these times run smoothly. Thank you!

Kindergarten:

In Kindergarten music, we have begun a new set of songs for the New Year. We are currently working on "Itty Bitty Kitty Cat," "Our Gallant Ship" and "My Hat, It has 3 Corners."

First and Second Grade Music

In First and Second Grade Music, we have been working on reading rhythms. This week, we are reading rhythms while playing instruments. We have also begun learning songs for our concert coming up in February. Stay tuned for more information!

Third and Fourth Grade

Third and Fourth Graders have been working very hard on learning their blocking, music and choreography for the musical! Next week, we will start working with individual characters on solo songs and lines.

Fifth and Sixth Grade

Fifth and Sixth Graders have been preparing for their concert, "Holiday Lights." Hope to see you there!

Sora is an online shared digital library that provides audiobooks and ebooks. RNESU subscribes to this resource and every student can access it with their school email account. The Sora app can be downloaded to almost every type of device (unfortunately not Kindle tablets). To access this resource;

1. Download app or go to https://soraapp.com/welcome
2. Use location finder or search for Vermont Schools Shared Digital Collection
3. After clicking on the button for Vermont Schools Shared Digital Collection. Scroll through the list of schools and locate "Rutland Northeast SU 36"-click on that button.
4. Click on the button "Sign in using Rutland Northeast SU 36"
5. Sign-in with Google using your student's RNESU email address.

Families can order FREE COVID-19 TESTS HERE.

Schools are no longer receiving tests for community distribution.

The OVUU school board has decided that we will have an early release day for students on Monday, April 8, 2024 because of the total solar eclipse that will take place on that day. Dismissal time will be the same as early release days; 11:30 dismissal for car riders and 11:40 dismissal for bus riders.

We will be having a Lothrop Rock Climbing team this year. If your child is interested please contact our coaches; Margaret Day at 802-282-6079 or Jen Tinsman at 802- 558-8061.
We will have partial scholarships available.
Practices start the first Friday of January.

When someone from Lothrop is trying to call you,

your caller ID may say Albany, VT.

Please answer the call.

Volunteer to be a Girls on the Run coach for Lothrop School this spring! The impact of a Girls on the Run volunteer coach is as boundless as it is beautiful. Girls on the Run is an after-school program that uses a research-based curriculum to empower, increase self-worth, and spark joy in its participants.

Coach registration is now open. Visit gotrvt.org/coach to learn more or sign up to volunteer. Questions? Contact GOTRVT at anne@girlsontherunvermont.org or 802-871-5664.

Email: sfarrington@rnesu.org

Website: https://lothrop.rnesu.org/

Location: US Route 7, Pittsford, VT, 05763
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