CATAMOUNT UPDATE

Dear St. Johnsbury School Families,

If you’ve been at school this week you hopefully noticed a lot of changes happening around our new playgrounds and other outdoor spaces! We’re getting very close to having access to these new spaces and to say we are anxiously waiting for the day that they can be opened is an understatement. The playground equipment and other additions to the play spaces have been mostly installed and mulch and other finishing touches are going in. The basketball court has been surfaced and the new hoops will be up next week. And the new outdoor learning pavilion is close to completion as well! There is still a lot of work to be done next week but we are hoping that within the next two weeks most areas will be ready and we can’t wait to show them off during Open House on October 2nd (see the flyer below).

Next week we will participate in our first Fire Drill of this school year. The Agency of Education requires that schools schedule monthly drills for students and staff to practice evacuating the building. The drill will be held on Tuesday, September 17th at 9:00AM. The fire alarm WILL NOT sound this time. We will make an announcement to start the drill. If you have any questions about fire drills at our school please feel welcome to reach out to your student’s teacher or to either of us.

It looks like this weekend is set to be a perfect early fall weekend with plenty of sunshine, warmth and fall colors starting to show up. We hope that you are able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather and we look forward to seeing everyone on Monday!

Sincerely,

Jeremy Ross and Lydia Cochrane