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February 1st - PTO Student Talent Show at 5 pm in the gym

February 4 - 4th - 6th Grade Lifetime Activities

February 6 - Caverly Open House for Prospective Students (25-26 school year) 4:30 pm

February 7 - Early Release Day

February 7 - Brandon Artist Guild Student Art Show

February 17- 21 - February Break (NO SCHOOL)

March 3 - 7 - Read Across America Week

March 7 - Early Release Day

March 19th (snow date March 20th) - Music in Our Schools Month Concert for 5-6 Band and Chorus (During School Day, no evening commitment)

March 21 - Inservice Day (NO SCHOOL for students)

April 10 - GDBA Author Visit at OVUHS- 4th-6th grades, 12-2 pm

April 10th - 3/4 Celebration of Learning (5pm) and Concert in the gym (6pm) (snow date April 15th)

May 8 - K-2 Celebration of Learning (5pm) and Outdoor Concert (6pm) (rain date May 13th)

May 14 - District Student Art show at OVUHS

May 15th - Spring Concert for Chorus, 5th and 6th Grade Band, 4th Grade Band and Piano Students in gym (6pm)

Car riders are dismissed to the lower lot on Pleasant Street at 2:35 PM each day. Parents should be waiting in the car pick-up line until they reach the designated pick-up area. If you have students at Lothrop and Otter Valley, please have your children meet and wait together. We ask that you join the end of the car pick-up line to ensure that both of your children are ready to be picked up. If you arrive early, we ask that you pull into the lower lot and park. Please don’t park on Pleasant Street or Cross Street blocking in residents and/or the fire station.

Ms. Alberico's second grade writers brought their freshly written stories up to share with Mrs. Desforges' sixth grade on Tuesday. Sixth grade mentors helped the authors with editing for punctuation and capital letters. This collaboration was successful and both classes look forward to building in more mentor opportunities.

Volunteers: Thank you to all the family members who have volunteered during the last two weeks! We appreciate you! If you are able and willing to volunteer please contact Mrs. Tate at ctate@rnesu.org or your child's classroom teacher. Thank you!

February 4th is our last day for Lifetime activities.

• 6th grade will be bowling at Bowlarama.
• 5th grade will be ice skating at Giorgetti Skating Rink.
• 4th grade will be rock climbing at the Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center.

As we continue to address the recent PowerSchool cybersecurity incident, we want to ensure that questions and concerns are handled efficiently. For the most current information:

1. Visit the RNESU Website:
   Our website will have the most up-to-date information and resources related to the incident as they become available. https://www.rnesu.org/page/powerschool-cybersecurity-incident

2. Contact Via Email:
   For more specific questions or concerns, families and staff can reach out via email to psinfo@rnesu.org.

Thank you for your help and support as we navigate this situation.

If your child is wearing slippers or slides on pajama day, please be sure to send in extra shoes for going outside. Thank you!

Interested in becoming more involved in the school system? Consider becoming a school board member.

The Otter Valley Unified Union School District has the following openings for the Office of School Board of Director for the coming election in March 2025:

All board seats are three year terms unless otherwise noted.

It is the time of year where we begin to think about field trips. If you are planning on chaperoning a field trip or volunteering at Lothrop throughout the year, you are required to complete a background check, fingerprinting, and ID scanning through Raptor, our Supervisory Union security system. Due to the amount of time it takes to complete the full process, we are asking parents/guardians to begin the process now. Appointments for fingerprinting fill up fast and we want to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to attend field trips and take part in volunteering for school events with their students. If you are interested in chaperoning or want to check and see if the background check you completed in the past is still valid, please reach out to Sara Eddy at seddy@rnesu.org or call the office at 802-483-2242.

Email: sfarrington@rnesu.org

Website: https://lothrop.rnesu.org/

Location: US Route 7, Pittsford, VT, 05763
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LothropSchool/