Weybridge Family News

Thursday, 1/9, 6:30-7:30 - ACSD Public Budget Q&A

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Friday, 1/10, 12:00-2:50 - 4/5 trip to Salisbury Community School for band/chorus rehearsal (Snow date 1/13)

Tuesday, 1/14, 6:00-7:30 - FOWE meeting

Monday, January 20 - No school - Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance

Tuesday, January 21 - No school - Progress report work day for teachers

ACSD School Board Meetings - 49 Charles Ave., Middlebury

• Monday, January 6, 6:30-8:30 - budget presented to the Board

• Monday, January 13, 6:30-8:30

• Friday, January 17, 6:30-8:30 - budget to be adopted by the Board

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

Dear Families,

Welcome back! Thank you so much for all the kindness you have sent my way. My husband seems to be on the mend and I am feeling much more at ease. I have shifted my plans to return to school next Wednesday instead of Tuesday. I hope everything falls into place here.

Lunch volunteers: We need sign-ups next week for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Barbara will be out most of January and your help is extra important. If you can volunteer for one or more of the days, please email me cjohnston@acsdvt.org or sign up directly on the calendar. If you can sign-up for the weeks ahead it would be very helpful.

Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko will be returning this winter for another energetic drumming residency to shake out the winter doldrums. He will be here January 22, 28, 29 and February 4, 5. The finale of the residency will be February 5, 2:00. All are invited!

Middlebury College Students: During this month my college J-term class, Children and the Arts (and Play), will be meeting at WES Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, starting next Wednesday, 1/8.

I miss you all. 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

Happy New Year from the Health Office!

Hope you all had a wonderful break and have fun celebrating the holidays!

Please keep in mind that any students exhibiting these symptoms must stay home:

● Fever <100.4°F

● Vomiting

● Diarrhea

● Flu-like symptoms

● A rash of unknown origin

● Any other symptoms or illness that impede a student's ability to learn

Students can return to school after an illness when they are 24 hour fever/vomit/diarrhea free without the aid of medications. We can all do our part to keep Weybridge Elementary healthy. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Dani Girard RN MSN

dgirard@acsd.org

Our FY26 Budget development process is underway and we invite the ACSD community to learn more and share feedback as we build toward a final budget:

• On January 6 at 6:30pm, the ACSD Board meeting will offer an overview of the full ACSD FY26 Budget spending plan (MUHS Library or virtual).

• On January 9th at 6:30, Superintendent Baker will host a virtual Public Input Session where the ACSD community can ask questions and share feedback. (Use this meeting link (password: ACSD)

Find these meeting links and more information, resources, and opportunities for community engagement on our FY26 Budget webpage.

Sign up for SEPAC updates here.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.