Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

It is a busy time of the year as we come towards the end of the school year, so please take a look at the calendar below for events - and be on the look out in your emails for information about field trips from your child's teacher.

Yesterday, the 1st grade celebrated beach day. This was part of their end of school alphabet days, counting down the days til the end of school with something related to the letter of the alphabet each day. So Thursday was A, Friday B and Monday will be C. If I am counting correctly, somehow this means there are 24 days left of school! Holy moly! We will pack in a lot of fun as well as community building so that classes can end the year the way they began - building community and connections.

This week also marked the week our 5th grade students went to Keewaydin Environmental Education Camp (KEEC). This is a long tradition at Mary Hogan and is so much fun and learning for students. The week takes a lot of planning and help by teachers, staff, and families. Check out the Instagram account to see some of the photos from this week - and more will be coming next week!

We also had other things going on:

• Visitors from NEASC and IB who came to learn more about Mary Hogan and ACSD.
• Dr. Haslam met with 1st-4th grade students as part of the Listening Circles Project. Preschool, Kindergarten, and 5th graders who have permission will meet with her on 5/22.
• 3rd graders walked around MIddlebury on a bridge tour.
• Preschool went to PAHCC to visit their green houses.
• Everyone enjoyed the work from last week's Green Up Clean Up with new sandboxes out front. More to come in this project soon!

Of course there was a lot more this week, so check it out below!

Be well,

Jen

We extend Teacher Appreciation Week to all staff and celebrate all month long! Our teachers and staff do so much to support our students and community. You can help us recognize them! Click here to share your appreciation.

Your appreciations also help to inform our nominations for our fall Teacher & Staff of the Year awards! We share as many of these appreciations as possible (last year we received over 220!)

May 13 - 1st grade field trip to Kayhart Farms

May 15 - Spirit Day determined by 5th grade - Stay tuned!

May 16 - 5th grade to Montshire Museum

• 9am - All School Meeting led by Kindergarten

May 17 - MESA-sponsored Teacher and Staff Appreciation Lunch

May 19 - 3-5pm - Mini-Golf at Mary Hogan - sponsored by MESA - SIGN UP HERE!

May 22 - 6-7 - Incoming Kindergarten Parent Info Night

May 23 - 3rd Grade to Dead Creek Wildlife Area

• 5pm - Parent/Guardian Info Night at MUMS

May 24 - Kindergarten to Robert Frost Trails

May 25 - Mary Hogan Night at the Lake Monsters Game (see MESA Section for more info)

May 27 - No School

May 30 - Field Day (see MESA Section for more info) - rain date 6/3

June 6 - 5th grade goes to visit MUMS

June 7 - Progress Reports go home

June 13 - 1.30pm - 5th Grade Promotion

If you’re interested in volunteering for end-of-year activities and field trips, now is the time to register to volunteer! It takes a few weeks for background checks, so please start the process now with this volunteer form to ensure you’re approved. If you think you are approved already but are not currently volunteering regularly at school, it is probably a good idea to double check with Lorrie to make sure everything is all set. Once you are approved, you will be emailed at the beginning of each school year to remain an active volunteer.

The Student Council held a Bake Sale on Friday at the MUHS Unified Basketball Game and made over $100. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed baked goods and helped support our work in raising money for the playground!

The 5th grade goes each year for a week to KEEC. There, they learn how to be in community day and night, while digging into the amazing resources around us in VT. The students hiked, climbed, cooked, created a skit, swam and more during this great adventure. Ask a 5th grader what they loved most and what was hardest in this awesome and intense week of learning!

• Friday, May 17th - Teacher Luncheon - MESA hosts a teacher luncheon every year for all of the staff and teachers at Mary Hogan. If you would like to buy a teacher or staff person lunch, you can send us payment via venmo/paypal or cash/check. If you include a message in your donation, we will share that message with the teacher or staff person. Typically, lunch is $15 per person. There are over 100 teachers and staff members at Mary Hogan. We are also looking for donations of items, found here: Teacher Luncheon Sign Up
• Venmo: https://www.paypal.com/qrcodes/venmocs/533ad668-3f21-4644-adec-ad1562395437?created=1709142115
• Paypal: https://paypal.me/mesavt?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
• Sunday, May 19th - Mini Golf at MHS - 3-5pm MESA is hosting a free mini golf event at Mary Hogan. SIGN UP HERE!
• Saturday, May 25th - Lake Monsters Game - Saturday, May 25th 6:05pm (First Pitch) - The Lake Monsters are hosting a Mary Hogan School night. Tickets are $8 and $4 from each ticket goes back to Mary Hogan.Click on the link for tickets: Lake Monsters
• Thursday, May 30th - Field Day (rain date Monday, June 3rd) - Field day is a fun-filled, all day, all school event. We have 8 stations set up on the fields by the school. Students are split into groups of 20 and rotate around stations run by volunteers. Stations planned for this year are: Disc Golf, Kickball, Skate Park/Pump Track, Dance & Bubbles, Relay Races, Lawn Games, Art and Tag. We are looking for more volunteers to run the stations in the time slots below. Please reach out to me at mesa@acsdvt.org to sign up.
• 8:30-9:15 AM - station set up
• 9:15-11:15 AM - 8 stations for Pre-K through 2nd grade
• 11:00 AM-1:00 PM - hand out popsicles at the BBQ lunch *Popsicles donated by Hannaford! *stay for lunch and eat with your student!
• 12:45-2:45 PM- 8 stations for 3rd Grade through 5th grade
• 2:30-3:00 PM - clean up
• Friday, June 14th - Dance Party! - MESA is hosting an end of the year dance party at the Middlebury Rec Gym. More details to follow.

Want to know more about the Volunteer Process? Check out more information HERE.

For more awesome photos, check out the Instagram account, below!