Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

This week was centered on being inquirers, as we had the solar eclipse museum at Mary Hogan and our All School Meeting focused on this attribute. Some of our inquiry is highlighted below. However, this week's newsletter is largely an update on some of the projects that are in action led by Student Council:

• an art contest
• a bake sale to benefit the playground
• recycling old Hawk shirts
• reducing our use of plastic

Their hard work on this as well as updating the menu (which will be shared next week) have been inspiring to watch unfold.

Also in this week's newsletter is information about next year's grade sections (below).

Be well,

Jen

Early in March, we reviewed student data as part of our process to determine the number of sections for each grade for the 2024-25 school year. While it would be ideal to have 4 sections at each grade, we do not yet have this option. As such, the data informed the sections for next year. They will be:

• Preschool - 2

• Kindergarten - 4

• 1st grade - 4

• 2nd grade - 4

• 3rd grade - 3

• 4th grade - 3

• 5th grade - 4

In late April, we will share more about the teachers at each grade.

Monday 3/25 - Shine a Light on Neurodiversity in ACSD - ACSD School Board Meeting (208 Charles Ave, Middlebury)

Tuesday 3/26 - 1.45pm - All School Concert by the 4th and 5th grade chorus and band students

• 6.30pm - Band and Chorus Concert

Thursday 3/28 - Students meet virtually with Kate Allen Fox as she talks about her book, A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing a Solar Eclipse

Tuesday 4/2 - Last day to preorder a Hawk Water Bottle

Wednesday 4/3 - Walk and Roll to School Day

• Early Release Day - 11.30 for preschool, 12.35 for K-5th grades

Thursday 4/4 - 9am - All School Meeting led by 1st grade

Friday 4/5 - Space art contest entries due to Ms. Kravitz

Week of 4/8 - Week of the Young Child

Monday 4/8 - Early Release Due to Solar Eclipse - 11.30 for preschool, 12.35 for K-5th grades

A Mary Hogan student made a suggestion that we have some art contests. Student Council thought this was a great suggestion, so we are having a space-themed art contest in honor of the upcoming eclipse.

• Make a new alien.
• Design your own space ship.
• Create a map of a new planet!

Art is due to Ms. Kravitz by April 5th.

Hello Mary Hogan Hawks and families,

In Student Council, we have been working on a bake sale to help improve our school playground. The time and the day is April 8, 1-2:30. Click this link to sign up to help bring something. You would bring the food on 4/8.

Best to all,

Mary Hogan Student Council

Dear students and guardians,

If your hawk t-shirt does not fit, we would like to repurpose it into a bag!

Bring it to the front lobby and put it in the box saying t-shirt donations. We are going to sell the bags. The money will go to the student council to help with the projects we do there. We want to raise awareness of repurposing and recycling.

Let's go Hawks!

- Student Council

The Student Council and Water Health Club are working to reduce plastic waste.

You can pre-order an all-new reusable Hawk water bottle! These are a much better option than plastic water bottles, which can hurt the environment.

Water bottles are high-quality aluminum, silver at the top and fading into blue at the bottom. They are customized with a Mary Hogan hawk logo on it and will hold 25 oz. They will cost $12.50.

To get one, you must pre-order using this form, so fill it out before April 2nd.

We celebrated neurodiversity this week each day on the announcements as well as in classes. Students were curious about what neurodiversity meant as well as were encouraged to think about how each of our differences make our community stronger.

Want to know more about neurodiversity? Check out this infographic, adapted by Xanthe. Videos of the 5th graders sharing more information are on our Instagram page too!

Ms. Hartman just opened up the construction center in art and it was so popular, she could use your help! Please consider sending in these items with your child to bring to the art room. We are always in need of these materials:

MESA is excited to invite you to join us for our first Cookies and Canvas painting event! Sunday, April 7th from 2-4 p.m

Local artist, Gail Dorman, will provide step-by-step guidance to help you create your piece of art to take home. Don't worry if you have no previous painting experience, this event is for everyone!

The theme "Lights out, Green Mountains", is a celebration of our community being in the path of totality for the solar eclipse occurring the next day!

$35 per student or adult includes all the necessary painting supplies required to make an 11 x 14 canvas painting. Preregistration and cash or check payment is required before March 31st to confirm your spot. Complementary cookies will be provided.

Adults can attend with or without children, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

To register: Click Here to Sign Up

We look forward to painting with you!

**Payment is nonrefundable, however, reserved spots can be filled by someone else if you aren't able to attend**

MESA has 26 Funky Chickens hats left, plus some patches. They will have them at the Band and Chorus Concert and you can reach out to mesa@acsdvt.org if you would like to get one beforehand.

The Mary Johnson Summer Camp operates out of Mary Hogan. If you are interested in signing up your child for this camp, please reach out to Aly Gebo, the School Age Director. Her email is: school-age@mjccvt.org.

Like all camps, this camp fills up quickly so please do not wait to reach out to Aly for the forms!

Girls, now, more than ever, need programs that build unwavering confidence, nurture their emotional health, and create welcoming places of belonging. By signing YOUR girl up for Girls on the Run, she will look back at this chapter of her life as the time she began becoming the leader she was always destined to be. Register her today at gotrvt.org and inspire her life for years to come.

Our 10 week program is for students in grades 3-5. Our season begins the week of March 18 but you can still join!

Our team will meet on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:45pm at Mary Hogan. The season will culminate with our team crossing the finish line at GOTRVT’s 5k Celebration!

The registration fee is $130. GOTRVT provides financial assistance directly on the registration form as well as a payment plan. GOTRVT is committed to being accessible to any student who wants to participate, and is dedicated to ensuring that program cost is not a barrier. Please contact GOTRVT directly at 802-871-5664 regarding financial assistance options.

Visit gotrvt.org to register!

Dates:Thursdays March 28-April 18

Time: 2:52 PM until 5:15 PM.

Student Ratio: 1:6, we will have room for 12 students and if registration is in high demand a lottery will be used

Cost: $60 for members, $100 for non-members. ($15 per session, $40 additional cost for non-member)

Pick up location: Chipman Hill.

Contact: Please email rachel@maltvt.org if you are interested

Details:

MALT's education programs provide an experience that not only gives your child the opportunity to explore freely and adventure in the outdoors but works to create a land ethic where respect for nature and other living beings are of the utmost importance. We spend all our time on MALT’s conserved lands and Middlebury Town Forests. Sign your kiddos up and help them get in touch with their wild side as they bolster their classroom learning.

MALT instructors meet students at Mary Hogan (students from other schools may take the afterschool bus to the Mary Hogan program OR be dropped off). Pickup will be at Chipman Hill off Seminary St Ext in Middlebury.

If you have a child who will be 3 by Sept 1, 2024 and needs preschool placement, please fill out the preschool interest survey by the end of March. ACSD has two school-based programs: Mary Hogan and Bridport. Space is extremely limited, so we also encourage you to consider other preschool options. ACSD partners with prequalified private preschool programs to pay tuition for 10 hours/week, 35 weeks/year of preschool. This means your child could receive a tuition discount at a private preschool. Your first step is to enroll with the program directly. They will help you to complete the preschool tuition paperwork. Visit this site for more about which local programs have met the quality standards for partnership or contact Meg Baker at mbaker@acsdvt.org or 382-0045

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

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