Weybridge Family News

Monday-Friday, October 14-18 - Schoolwide Engineering Design Project (see below)

Tuesday, October 15, 6:00 - FOWE is hosting a meet-and-greet with Wendy Baker, ACSD Superintendent - all are welcome. Light refreshments and childcare provided. (see below)

Monday morning, 10/28 - School Pictures

Thursday, October 31, 2:10 - Halloween parade followed by cider and donuts in the Common Room - all are welcome (see below)

Friday, 11/1 - Parent Conferences (see below)

ACSD School Board Meetings - 208 Charles Ave., Middlebury

• Monday, October 14, 6:30-8:30

Below you will find the form to complete before Monday morning at 7:30am for ordering breakfast and lunch for your student/s. Click on the button and help your child make their food choices for the week. Thank you

Please send in clear, clean 1 liter plastic bottles on Monday for our engineering project. Thank you.

Dear Families,

Engineering: We still need clean 1 liter plastic bottles!!! Please send in Monday.

The engineering schedule for this week is the following

Monday - 12:20-1:20

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10/17 - 10:00-10:50

Friday - 1:50-1:40

As in the past K-5 student teams will be working together to fulfill a design challenge.

Childcare for Tuesday evening: Please let Samantha sfarrellschmitt@acsdvt.org know if you need childcare by Tuesday morning.

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) visit: The NEASC team visited all the schools and met with the administrators and various interest groups over the past week. They presented introductory information about the process to all of the ACSD teachers on Wednesday and trained the ACSD administration on Thursday.

Thanks once again to FOWE and especially Erin Davis who planned and facilitated the after school program on Wednesday. Thanks as well to Shannon Minor who provided school staff oversight and Megan, Samantha and Monte for behind the scenes support. It was reported to be a great success.

Parent Conferences: The goals of these conferences are to connect with you about your child, set and share goals and report progress to date. If you haven’t been able to schedule a conference yet, please be in touch with your teacher.

Halloween: The annual costume parade will begin at approximately 2:10pm on the blacktop. Thursday, October 31st. Students will get into costumes between 1:50 and 2:05pm. (Costumes and makeup are not allowed earlier in the day.) Wearing a costume or being in the parade is, of course, optional for students. We hope you'll join us for the festivities, in costume if you’d like. It is always wonderful to experience the children’s capacity to imagine themselves into character.

We encourage imaginative, homemade costumes with maximum child involvement in the making of them. Weapons or dangerous accessories are to be left at home. We also request that students not wear costumes that objectify and stereotype racial or ethnic identity, for example, dressing as a Native American. ln addition, please keep in mind the age-range of students and moderate the degree of grim and gruesome your child dons for the occasion.

Cider and donuts will be provided for all students/families after the parade in the Common Room.

Lunch volunteers: Once again we were fully covered for this week. Thank you! Next week we need coverage for Wednesday and Thursday. If you can volunteer for one of these days, please email Christina cjohnston@acsdvt.org or sign up directly on the calendar.

Best, Christina

In the 2-3 Classroom, we have been testing ideas for simple, inexpensive water bottle holders attached to student desks. (We often have quiet, focused work sessions interrupted with the Clunk-Clankety-Clank of metal water bottles falling onto the floor.)

After collecting ideas all summer and testing a few prototypes, we have a design that seems to work pretty well-- an old icing container attached to the desk with velcro. (Thank you, Erica Castle, for suggesting the velcro!)

Now we need more icing containers!

If you ice a cake, please save your icing containers for us!

The 2-3 class thanks you!

Mel

Dear Parent/Guardians,

There have been a number of cases of head lice throughout the school these last few weeks. Attached you will find a letter from Nurse Dani about what to look for and what to do if you do discover head lice on your student. We would recommend that you check your child's head for lice and their eggs (nits) this weekend. Do reach out if you are not sure what you are looking for. We can help.

We appreciate your understanding and diligence,

Best wishes,

Christina and Samantha

Thank you to Erin Davis for the photos

Last year, ACSD schools participated in the 802 Smiles Dental Hygiene Program and this was very successful. I'm excited to share that we are once again partnering with dental hygienist, Michael Messina, to offer free dental screenings and preventative care to all ACSD students. The enrollment deadline is October 1st

WHO WE ARE:

The Addison Central Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) is an organization led by parents (defined broadly) that focuses on improving the education and experiences of students with special needs and disabilities in the Addison Central School District (ACSD). (Learn more at: www.AddisonCentralSEPAC.org)

WHAT WE DO:

• Support families through information, events, and community.

• Collect community input and help district leaders understand the concerns of families and students.

• Collaborate with ACSD to improve district policies and practices.

STAY IN THE KNOW!

Don’t miss out on SEPAC resources and events! Sign up for updates at the link below.

The link to the bus routes are below and on the ACSD website. Please be waiting at your stop 5 minutes before the approximate bus stop time. Younger students will need their parent at pick up and drop off.