Cornwall School News 12/13/24

We had two very special events at Cornwall this week: Winter Crafts and a band concert. The snapshots of these will go in next week’s newsletter, but I wanted to highlight the power of school rituals and traditions. School rituals create a sense of belonging and purpose, and provide regular, predictable opportunities for students to shine. Routines like our daily morning meetings, gathering for All School Meeting, and the various call-and-responses we use all help to ground students and provide opportunities for learning, but they’re also rituals. Special, once-a-year traditions like Winter Crafts and the band concert are a common experience that create memories and reinforce our common community identity, year after year.

With a full heart,
Nadya

December 23-January 1, December Break, No School

Wednesday, January 8, CORRECTION: NO EARLY RELEASE. REGULAR DAY

Wednesday, January 15, Cross country skiing at Rikert Outdoor Center, Ripton

Monday, January 20, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, No School

Tuesday, January 21, Inservice, No School

Wednesday, January 22, Cross country skiing at Rikert #2

Wednesday, January 29, Cross country skiing at Rikert #3

Thursday, January 30, Cornwall School Winter Concert

Click here for the ACSD 24-25 school year calendar.

Thank you for all the cardboard donations! The kinders planned, built and decorated a village of gingerbread houses. They worked together to build a class house, but this class was so excited and inspired that they grabbed tools, grouped up, and created a whole village! We witnessed self-regulation practice, great communication and fantastic problem solving. All week, kinders played in their gingerbread village.

Cornwall Cougar merchandise will be ready for pick-up on Monday, December 16!

Pick-Up Times:

• 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
• 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Pick-up will be on the K-2 side (not the main entrance side).

Drive through the pick-up/drop-off area and park to the right, on the grass, just south-east of the school.

If you’d like someone else to pick up your merchandise, please fill out this authorization form beforehand to make it easy for them to collect your items. If you have any questions or can’t find someone else to pick up your items, contact EJ Bartlett ebartlett@middlebury.edu

New or gently used books needed for Ms. Abby's Book Giveaway. Please send them to school by Wednesday, Dec. 18th.