CVU Celebrations

Dear CVU Community, Welcome! This is CVU Celebrations, our weekly publication that spotlights the moments we see our students, staff, and community members living our core values (we throw some news items in, too). While we call this Celebrations, we don't just celebrate accomplishments. As we discussed in our opening assembly, school needs to be a place where we can be authentic...where we can be vulnerable enough to grow, to learn, and to be creative. What if we spent less energy (especially on the first day of school) avoiding embarrassing moments and more energy embracing those wonderful goofs that make us all human. Wouldn't school be a fun and courageous place if we could just laugh at ourselves a bit more? Anyway, this would be a great time to ask your student these questions: What amazing mistakes and missteps can you celebrate this week? When have you been courageous this year? Finally, thanks to our caregivers and parents for getting this year off to a great start!

The morning moon over CVU last week

9/8 Chittenden Core Field Trip

9/13 Nichols Core Field Trip

9/15 Fairbanks and Snelling Core Field Trip

Students, you may have noticed it was a touch warm in your rooms this week...or in the halls because your rooms were too hot! You maintained focus despite the challenges. Well done!

This is a photo of 300 9th graders, 1 Nik Blasius, and dozens of Flight School leaders. Thank you to our many students who gave up their last day of summer to welcome our newest students.

Congratulations to Robert Nesbit who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout!

Botany students Ruby, Storey, and Anna braving the heat to observe the flowers in the CVU garden beds as part of a pollinator-flower investigation.

Looking for Students to join CVU Robotics

If you're interested in Engineering, Coding, CAD / Modeling, Digital Video Editing, or Graphic Design we want you to check out CVU Robotics. We meet Mondays & Thursdays after school (3:15-5:30) We meet during C3 on Wednesdays & Thursdays! ROOM 154

Thank you to our faculty and staff for...well...everything! Not only did you kick off this year with style (and harmony), but you did so in really, really warm rooms. Thank you for the joyfulness you bring to our work!

The Playing Fields event was awesome on Thursday night, and it reminded me of the choreography of Add/Drop this week. Direction Center, you rock! And...Jacqui Roden, you get a shout out, too! Anyone who has to manage parking at CVU deserves one!

PowerSchool Annual Updates

Annual Update Forms MUST be completed in order for your student to participate in field trips and other school events. Forms may be completed on-line or using the PowerSchool Mobile App.

Returning students and anyone who registered their student this year before August 1 must fill out the forms.

Use these directions to use the PowerSchool Mobile App

Please contact the school if you need support in any way.

ACCESS CVU is your local CVSD Community Education Program!

Our FALL/WINTER 2023 Catalog of classes is now open for registration! We are excited to start the semester with 191 diverse classes featuring 79 talented instructors. Keep ACCESS CVU top of mind this fall, and add community enrichment to your calendar!

New classes will be added to the catalog every month, and announced first in our newsletter and on Instagram and Facebook! Follow and tag us at @ACCESSCVU, and make sure you are signed-up for the ACCESS CVU NEWSLETTER.

Posters and flyers will be available for pick up at your local supermarket, library, town office, and at all CVSD Schools. Link to our flyer is on our homepage for easy viewing and printing. September's list of classes can be found HERE.

Do you or someone you know want to teach at ACCESS CVU? Click the New Instructor Form or email access@cvsdvt.org.

Save The Date! CVU Craft Fair- Saturday, Oct 14 and Saturday, Nov 25.

Reach out to Carol Fox at cvuvenue@cvsdvt.org if you would like to volunteer for these events!

To view classes and enroll online, visit https://cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com/ (or Google, ACCESS CVU). Questions about classes or to enroll via email or phone, contact access@cvsdvt.org / 802-482-7194.

Connect, learn, and grow at ACCESS CVU!

Please join Adam Bunting and Jessica Hoskins (CVU Director of Special Services) on Monday, September 11, from 8-8:45am, at CVU for our fall meeting of the Partners for Meaningful Inclusion. Partners for Meaningful Inclusion is a forum for CVU parents, students, faculty, staff and administrators to connect and have meaningful conversations around programming and structures at CVU that support inclusive practices. The meetings are designed to be informal and accessible to all families. This is a group that began in the 21-22 school year and has yet to meet in person, and we are excited to have in-person conversation about these topics.

Dear Seniors & Parents/Caregivers of Seniors,

On Tuesday, September 12th, at 7:45 am, students and senior parents/caregivers are invited to attend a presentation with the Direction Center faculty for information on future planning as well as an explanation of how the counselors help students navigate the college exploration and application process. This event will be held in-person in the CVU Auditorium. If you are unable to attend in person, we will be livestreaming and recording the event. Use this link to access the event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz9S6_r1pIE

The link will also be posted on the CVU Direction Center webpage along with the Powerpoint presentation for all to access when they choose.

VTCAP Update

All students grades 3-9 took the new VTCAP assessment this spring in math and literacy (and grades 5, 8 & 11 in Science). Results from the assessment were recently shared with districts. We are just beginning to compile those in an effort to send individual student reports to families. We are not anticipating that those will be ready to send until closer to the end of September. When the individual student reports are sent, there will be a guide for families that accompanies the report.

Dear CVSD Families and Caregivers,

Our district values your feedback! Starting on September 22 and continuing through October 9, we will be asking you to take a brief survey to tell us about your experience with the school(s) your child attends. To ensure we continue to provide high-quality learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We invite you to share your thoughts.

We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact us using Let's Talk.

Thank you,

Champlain Valley School District

Please join us on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Cedar Knoll Country Club in Hinesburg for the 3rd Annual CVU Redhawks Girls Basketball Golf Tournament. The day will include greens fees, cart rental, food (a light breakfast, lunch, appetizers and cash bar,) raffle prizes and the winning team will receive the Dick Hess Championship Trophy at the end of the day. $100 per person or $400 per foursome who register by September 10th. To sign up for your spot or register a foursome, contact Christine Jacobs at monkton127@gmail.com