Wildcat Pride

We want to thank you for taking the time to fill out the PBIS Families Survey. We value your feedback and encourage you to volunteer within the school as well. Below, we've included the survey results and the volunteer form. If you didn't fill out the survey and want to do so, we'll be sending it home again in January and May.

Concord families we are sorry that some of you had to figure out how to pick your children up on 10/3/24 and we hope that Butler's Bus Services will problem solve so that this does not occur again. We do thank our amazing teachers for staying late to help out.

We learned some things as a result of this situation.

1st: Our phone system didn't hold up to the call volume. Families were calling us but not all were not able to connect to the main office. We're working to figure this out. If you cannot reach us in these circumstance, please know that you can call 695-1200 or 695 1201 and get Mrs. West's and Mrs. Brown's extensions directly or you can email us at kwest@kingdomeast.org or angeliquebrown@kingdomeast.org. Please try to contact both Karen and Angelique when possible, in case the other is absent. Also, please know that in these circumstances, we'll ask students with cell phones to try to contact home as needed.

2nd: Many families have not entered emergency contacts into PowerSchool. It's essential that we have at least 3 contacts per student. If you do not know how to enter this information on your own, please call the school at 695-2550 and let Karen West know who your emergency contacts are.

3rd: It's essential that families and emergency contacts are listed in Power School because this is how we communicate through SchoolMessenger. If you have provided us with home phone numbers, cell phone numbers, and email addresses, you should receive SchoolMessenger calls or emails to all of the email addresses and phone numbers that you've provided. If you have not yet received a SchoolMessenger from us, you're not in Power School, and you MUST contact the school on Monday to ensure that you are receiving these messages. If you cannot read emails or listen to voicemail messages at all times during the school day, it is even more essential that you have a list of emergency contacts who can do this in your absence.

Concord 8th graders will attend the High School Fair next Wednesday.

Date: Wednesday October 16, 2024

Location: Vermont State University, Moore Community Room

Time: 8:30-11:30

Breakfast will be offered via a small cold service buffet. They will eat lunch when they return.

Concord 6th graders will go on an AMC day trip.

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Location: The Highland Center, Crawford Notch

Time: 8:30-2:30

Students should sign up for a bagged lunch or should bring a cold lunch.

Students must have the AMC Field Trip Permission Packet on file. Some of you filled this out for the overnight trip that was canceled in September. If that's the case, you won't need to fill out the paperwork again. For any student who doesn't have the paperwork on file, families will find it attached below.

Students earned their first whole school celebration in September. We had recess dance parties. The Limbo was really popular. Students are now working to earn a Fall Festival and a Spirit Week. We'll add information about the Fall Festival as soon as the Student Council finalizes their plans.

If earned, a spirit week will be held from October 28th to November 1st. The mission of redribbon.org is to keep children drug free. https://www.redribbon.org/

This year's theme is "Life is a movie. Film drug free."

Monday the 28th - "Team up against drugs." Wear your favorite sports apparel.

Tuesday the 29th - "Don't get mixed up with drugs." Wear mismatched clothes.

Wednesday the 30th -"Be kind to your mind. Live drug free." Wear red and we'll take a whole-school photo during Community Meeting.

Thursday the 31st - "Scare away drugs." Wear a costume to keep the drugs off set." Boo Bags will be handed out.
Friday the 1st - "Shade out drugs." Wear sunglasses and hats.

Next Friday, October 18th, the Student Council invites families to join us in an afternoon of fall activities at our annual Fall Festival. We will have a cider press, fall games, crafts, face painting and more. The event will kick off shortly after 12:30pm and run until 2:30 pm. Please RSVP at the front office if you are planning on attending with your child.

On September 25th we celebrated students who have demonstrated safety, respect, and responsibility during our Community Meeting. The next round of Star Students will be celebrated on October 9th, 2024.

Good morning KESD families,

Attached is the weekly edition of the KESD Athletics Community Connection.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Courtney

KESD Athletic Community Connection: Edition 2

KESD Athletics Community Connection: Edition 3

KESD Athletics Community Connection

KESD Athletics Community Connection

KESD Athletics Community Connection

The Concord 8th grade class is hosting a middle school dance on 10/11/24 from 6:30-9:00. They are looking for chaperones and for donations. They need the items listed below. If you can chaperone or can send in any of the items below, please email Mrs. Brown @ angeliquebrown@kingdomeast.org.

Baked goods (individually wrapped)

2 cases of bottled water

5 twelve packs of caffeine free soda or seltzer water

3 variety packs of individually wrapped chips

Candy (regular sized)

• Skittles (these go quickly)
• M&Ms
• Snickers
• Twix
• Kit Kats

In order for students to attend, they must exhibit responsible, respectful, and safe behaviors in their own school communities. Therefore, anyone who has had a major impact referral, three minor referrals, or has been investigated and substantiated for harassment, hazing, bullying, or Title IX sexual harassment in the two weeks before a dance, will not be able to attend. Students who are not at school on the date of a dance are also ineligible to attend. The 2 week period for the Concord dance is 9/30/24-10/11/24.

Food & Drinks

Students may bring juice, tea, water or milk to school to have during a snack and/or lunch. Students may only consume water outside of snack and lunch times, unless they have a documented medical need. Students are encouraged to bring healthy snacks to consume during their scheduled snack break.

USDA School Beverage Guidelines define beverages as: unflavored low fat milk or flavored or unflavored nonfat milk or milk substitute or 100% fruit or vegetable juice, plain or carbonated water. Beverages will be kept within these parameters at all times. Soda and energy drinks will not be allowed throughout the school day.

The Kingdom East School District provides several opportunities for students to access healthy and nutritional food before, during, and after school. We have received federal grant funding for pre K-8th grade students to receive fresh fruit and veggie snacks during the week. Our students up to age 18 who stay after school receive a free after school expanded snack as well. Breakfasts and lunches are free this year for all students. The Abbey Food Service Group currently provides delicious, nutritious, and high quality meals to students and staff.

Adult breakfast and lunch prices are listed below. Please still fill out the Free and Reduced lunch application as it is used to determine eligibility to participate in a variety of child nutrition programs. Menus are sent home and are available online www.abbeygroup.net at the beginning of each month to help you plan in advance. Menus are subject to change.

Adult Breakfast $3.00

Adult Lunch $5.25

Menus will also be shared in our newsletters. You will find the menus for September and October below.

Please consider joining the Concord Booster Club. New membership is always welcome! Meeting dates are listed below. They are held at 6:00pm at the Concord School.

October 7th - Moved to October 14th

November 5th

December 2nd

January 6th

February 3rd

March 10th

April 7th

May 5th

June 2nd

Don't forget to purchase your Concord spirit wear. It makes a great gift. It's only available through October 13th.

The 8th grade class and the Concord Booster Club are partnering up to host a BOO BAG sale. All proceeds with go towards the 8th grade class trip. BOO BAGS will be handed out at school on Thursday, October 31st. What are BOO BAGS? They are a Halloween bag filled with items like a pencil, a treat, an eraser, etc. The class will be offering a no candy BOO BAG for those with food sensitivities. Please make sure to mark that spot on the order section. Order forms will be sent home with students or can be printed from this newsletter. Cash or Checks can be made out to Concord Booster Club and note 8th grade in the memo section, please. We appreciate your support.

-October 9th & 23rd Star Student Community Meetings

-October 14th Indigenous People's Day (no school)

-October 16th 8th Grade High School Choice Fair

-October 16 & 30th EL Wednesdays

-October 18th Fall Festival

-October 22nd 6th Grade AMC Trip

-October 25th Early Release Day

-October 28th to November 1st - Red Ribbon Week (hopefully a spirit week)

Communication is our goal! In this age of instant communication, sometimes the best way to reach out is still using a telephone. Please call 695-2550 if you want to reach us during school hours via phone. You can also email Principal, Angelique Brown at angeliquebrown@kingdomeast.org, Assistant Principal, Kandi Greaves at kgreaves@kingdomeast.org, or Administrative Assistant, Karen West at kwest@kingdomeast.org.

Concord School is committed to developing young people with active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. In partnership with parents and the community, we will provide an environment which supports the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of students, while fostering an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of good citizenship.

Website: kingdomeast.org
Location: 173 School Street, Concord, VT, USA
Phone: 802-695-2550
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