Mary Hogan Family Newsletter

Dear Mary Hogan Families,

It was fabulous to see so many of you at our Back to School Night last night. The halls were filled with families learning, laughing, and exploring. I appreciated the time to see you all at school and I know that the teachers did as well. Thanks for coming!

Our next school event is a Fall Garden and Grounds clean up on Saturday 10/5 from 9-11am. Mark your calendars to come and have some fun together!

See you soon!

💙, Jen

Thursday 9/19 - 6.30-8pm - MESA Meeting - MH Library

Thursday 9/26 - 9am - First All School Meeting!

Saturday 9/28 - Cyndi Palmer Photo Shoot (see below)

There was a great deal of caring this week at school. One story was of 2 first graders. One had lost his valuable medal on the playground and was looking for it. A peer noticed and helped him look for it. And she found it for him. The power of teamwork!

Another recess moment of caring happened in 5th grade football. All of the students playing were careful to include everyone in the game and stick to the rules. They took care of one another by playing fair as well as supporting one another when they made a great play. Way to go, football players!

Greetings from the physical education team. The start of the year is exciting in so many ways and as we welcome back students into the gym, we begin the year exploring classroom expectations, practicing procedures and learning how to work together to help make class feel fun and inclusive for all. To help students get the most out of PE, please remind your student to bring sneakers to school on PE days. Some highlights from our first couple weeks have been team building activities with our 3rd-5th grade students, and lots of animal movement games with our K-2nd grade students. We will continue working on basic movements and listening skills, and soon we will be exploring tumbling and soccer as our first official units start on Sept. 16th.

The library is open every day and students can exchange books at any time (with teacher permission). Every class has at least one scheduled visit to the library each week. You can help your child remember their library books on the following days:

Monday- Sears, Bibb

Tuesday- Raymond, Poulin, Schondube, Franny Gould, Adam Gould, Levesque

Wednesday- Baird, Collins, Bibb, Ceci, Sears, Flint, Leavitt, Conklin

Thursday- Mosquera, Sinopoli, Thacker, Payne, Adam Gould

Friday- McColly, Burke, Franny Gould, Corrigan, Schondube, Wisnowski

The Early Breakfast arrival at 7.50am is available for all students who want to get an early breakfast. Students should enter the building through the South Gym door - across the porch from the main entrance. They go directly from Early Breakfast to their classes when the bell rings.

Siblings may enter the building together at whichever entrance works best for the siblings.

We ask that all families say goodbye to their children at the entrances starting on Monday 9/9. Please be thinking about how you can say bye to your child and talk with them about this. There will be staff to support Kindergarteners getting to their rooms next week so no one will lose their way.

We are working hard to keep our students safe. This means limiting the number of people in the building and following a visitor procedure. This helps keep all of our students safe. Thank you for your help with this.

If your child arrives after 8.10, they will need to enter through the main entrance.

In order to prevent the spread of communicable illnesses and to help recover from illness, we require all employees and students to stay home if they have any of the following:

• fever of 100.4 or higher-can return once fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication
• diarrhea-can return once symptom free for 24 hours
• vomiting-can return once symptom free for 24 hours
• persistent cough that interferes with learning or work and is not asthma related. Can return once symptoms are resolved enough to be able to engage in work/learning
• infection requiring antibiotics-may return after taking antibiotics for 24 hours
• rash of unknown origin-may return once a healthcare provider determines the rash is not contagious
• Influenza and COVID-may return once fever free for 24 hours and feeling well enough to be at school/work.

• Per the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Vermont Department of Health, there is no longer a requirement for 5 days of quarantine when you have or suspect you have COVID-19

• You should feel well enough to be at school/work and be fever free (<100.4) without the use of medication for at least 24 hours prior to returning to school

• Please visit the Vermont Department of Health website for more information on current guidance for COVID-19 including testing

• Schools no longer have test kits available, but they can be found at the Ilsley Library and in the foyer at Middlebury Regional EMS (55 Collins Drive). You can also order a free supply from the postal service at this link.

Join us on Saturday, September 28th at the Waybury Inn, 457 E. Main Street in Middlebury for a wonderful fundraising opportunity with Cyndi Palmer Photography.

A minimum donation of $125 is suggested. You will receive 3 high resolution digital images. Additional images may be purchased for $10/image.

Immediate family members are welcome to attend this event. NO PETS PLEASE!

Payment can be made by VENMO (@CPalmerPhotos), check (made out to "Cyndi Palmer"), or in cash on the day of the shoot.

***In case of rain or high winds this event will be re-scheduled for Sunday, September 29th. You will keep the same time slot you signed up for on Saturday.***

For more information or questions please contact Cyndi Palmer at 802-989-4220 or cyndipalmerphotography@yahoo.com

If all the sign up slots are filled we will have a waitlist sign up that you can add your family's name to. Each year we do have last minute cancelations so families do come off the waitlist. This list also helps us gauge how many family's are interested so we can plan for future events.

Proceeds from this event will help support Mary Hogan students and teachers. GO HAWKS!

The MUHS Field Hockey team is excited to offer a fall field hockey clinic for youth interested in

learning about the game! These weekly clinics led by high school players and coaches will touch on fundamental field hockey skills, teamwork, and game play. This clinic is open to players in 2nd-5th grade with any amount of experience. A stick selection is available for players who do not have their own stick. Players should bring their own shin guards, mouth guard, and water. If you are a community member looking to donate lightly used youth field hockey sticks, please reach out to the MUHS coaching staff.

Schedule: Mondays from 3:45-5:00 pm. September 9, 16, 23, &amp; October 7, 14, 21 (6 sessions)

Location: MUHS Field Hockey fields (below high school football fields)

Cost: $60

Register through the Middlebury Parks & Recreation Department

Instructors: MUHS Field Hockey players and coaches (MaKayla Broughton & Tajah Marsden)

If you have questions, or are interested in donating sticks to the program, please contact

MaKayla Broughton (mbroughton@acsdvt.org).

Do you volunteer in our schools? Join Superintendent Wendy Baker for a discussion about how to streamline, strengthen, and improve our volunteer program at ACSD schools. We will schedule a time to meet this fall to gather your feedback. Interested?

You can always access our Family Handbook on our Mary Hogan Website. It had A LOT of important information about Mary Hogan and how we do things, including:

• Arrival and Dismissal,
• Health Information,
• Code of Conduct,
• Student Supports, and more.

Take a minute when you have a chance to check it out. Read what feels pressing now and explore so you know how to find things later.

Each month, we will send home a lunch menu. You can also access the menu on the ACSD website under Families>School Meals (HERE).

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