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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)

The legal voters of the Otter Valley Union Unified School District, consisting of the Towns of Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting are hereby notified and warned to meet in person at the Otter Valley Union High School Auditorium on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 6:30 PM, to consider and act upon the following articles (Articles 1-10) and for a public informational hearing to discuss the articles to be voted upon by Australian ballot (Article 11-12). Legal voters who attend via Zoom may not act upon Articles from the floor but may participate for informational purposes only. The legal voters are further notified and warned that voting on Articles shall take place by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the times and places listed for the official polling places of the respective Towns comprising the district below. Click on the link below to access the full warning.

We appreciate the Lothrop PTO and Carris Reels for funding this event and helping our students to experience local lifetime sports. We also want to thank all of the families who volunteered to help belay, tie skates, and participate along with our students. We couldn't have done it without you!

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.

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.

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.

Thank you so much to the Lothrop PTO for funding our new classroom library! We’ve named it the Ready Readers Library, and many students have enjoyed reading during intervention time.
Thank you!
Michele Adams & Alyssa Adamsen

Email: sfarrington@rnesu.org

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

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