7th Grade Families,

It's time to start fundraising for your child's 8th grade class trip. The first fundraiser will occur on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26th. The Concord Booster Club is looking for a donation of lunch items to sell after the Memorial Day Parade. The items needed are listed below and were listed in the spreadsheet that was emailed to all of you. The Booster Club is also looking for students and parents to help prepare and sell these items from 9:00am-1:00pm. If you can help out, please open the spreadsheet and add your name to the items you can send in and/or to the volunteer section. Anything you can do is much appreciated.

This event will be set up at Memorial Park next to the post office. Items can be dropped off at Memorial Park at 9:00am.

hot dogs

hamburgers

hot dog buns

hamburger buns

soda

water

chips

baked goods

candy

condiments

paper and plasticware

ice

grills

We'd like to congratulate our April Star Students. Students were honored for demonstrating Safety, Responsibility, and Respect.

If you don't see your Star Student here it's because the school doesn't have permission to post photos of them. If you'd like to change this, please contact Karen West in the front office.

Please find information about our Preschool/Kindergarten Roundups that will occur across the district in May. Any family residing within the Kingdom East School District can register to attend the Concord Preschool Roundup. Students who reside in East Concord and Concord can register to attend the Concord Kindergarten Roundup. If you reside in another KESD town and would like your child to attend kindergarten in Concord, you must request school choice using our School Choice Policy and Procedures. We've provided links to the policy and the application below. We are currently waitlisting any nonresident incoming kindergarten students because of our current numbers in our k-2 classes. We are anticipating the need for a k-1 and a 1-2 for next year, which is the configuration that we used during the 2023-2024 school year.

Concord's Roundup will occur on May 29th. We will not have preschool on this day so that the space is available for the Roundup.

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Please find trip details below. Barandee Peterson is working on a newsletter about the 8th grade trip and medication requirements. Once this is finished, it will be linked her, so please check for updates over the next week or so.

We have one more Booster Club Meeting at 6:00pm on Monday, June 2nd in the staff room. Please join us!

POPPIN POPCORN

Items are supposed to be delivered to the school this Thursday the 15th. We hope to have them ready for pick up on Friday the 16th. We'll send a SchoolMessenger if this changes. If you have a big order, please plan to pick up your child and your items at dismissal. If you cannot pick up on the 16th please notify us in advance so that we create a different pick up plan.

We are excited to announce that registration is open of the 2025 KESD Summer Camp! Please review the information on the forms below, and use the forms to register your students:

Elementary Registration Form (students currently in grades K-4th)

Middle School Registration Form (students currently in grades 5th-8th)

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Thank You,

Morgan Moore
Director of Experiential Learning

Summer School Program Director

Kingdom East School District

(802) 626-6100 x4731

morganmoore@kingdomeast.org

Concord School is currently looking for instructional assistants or intensive instructional assistants to work in our middle school next year. If you're interested, please apply on Schoolspring or contact Angelique Brown.

Here is this week's edition of the KESD Athletics Community Connection.

Dear Concord 3rd-8th grade Parents and Caregivers,

The Kingdom East School District is continuing its collaboration and partnership with over 20 local community educators/businesses/resources to build a robust Wellness Fair, “Discovery of Wellness and Visions of Success,” that focuses on educating and celebrating the Whole Child. KESD students in grades 3rd-8th will attend workshops that incorporate various aspects of Wellness and Health including but not limited to: Physical Health, Nutrition, Personal Health, Mental Health Promotion, Social and Emotional Health and Career Exploration. These workshops will elevate the instructional efforts that are currently happening within each of the KESD schools. This Wellness Fair is an interactive way for students to participate and be educated in their own personal 'Whole Health', paving the way for a healthy and successful future!

LOGISTICAL DETAILS:

WHO: All KESD students in grades 3rd through 8th

WHEN: 05/14/25 and 05/15/25 from 9 am - 2pm

WHERE: Burke Mountain Hotel & Conference Center, East Burke

BREAKFAST/LUNCH: Students will eat breakfast prior to loading the buses. Students will either bring their own bag lunch from home or will be provided with a bag lunch from school.

TRANSPORTATION: All students are expected to ride the school bus to and from the Burke Mountain Hotel & Conference center unless an educational plan has been arranged by administration. Your child will be bussed to the Burke Mountain Hotel & Conference Center and participating in two to four workshops during the day.

If you have questions about the wellness fair, please reach out to Andrea Fressie or Angelique Brown.

Sincerely,

Angelique Brown & Andrea Fressie

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

You will find the May menus below.

-5/14 Middle School Wellness Fair @ Burke Mountain

-5/15 3rd to 5th Grade Wellness Fair @ Burke Mountain

-5/21and 5/28 Lunenburg & Concord Middle School EL Days

-5/23 Early Release Days

-5/26 NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY

-5/30 Field Day

-6/4 to 6/6 8th Grade Class Trip

-6/9 K-2 Trip to Squam Lakes

-6/10 8th Grade Graduation @ 6:00pm

-6/11 5th Grade Shadow Day

-6/12 3rd/4th Grade Planting, Cook Out, and Movie Day

-6/12 5th Grade Trip to Siskin

-6/13 LAST STUDENT DAY & EARLY RELEASE

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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