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May 27 - Memorial Day (No School)

May 28 - Kindergarten field trip to Maclure Library & Village Farm

May 31 - 5th & 6th Grade Trip to Boston

May 31 - 1st Grade Field Trip to Maclure Library & Village Farm

June 3 – Pre-K Step Up to Kindergarten

June 4 - 1st grade Field Trip to Wonderfeet Museum

June 4 - 2nd grade Field Trip to Montshire

June 7 - Panther Palooza (Rain date of June 6th)

June 10 - Award Ceremony
June 10 - 6th grade Graduation

June 10 - Caverly Celebration of Learning

June 12 - Move up Day and early release (Last day for grades K-5)

The children of Lothrop and the community are welcome to decorate their bikes and join in on the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27th. Arrival is at Noon at the Village Green, Pittsford Congregational Church. The parade starts at 12:30 and ends at the Pittsford Volunteer Fire Department for a brief ceremony and poems to be read by Lothrop students.

On Friday, May 24th, Mrs. Allaire's 4th grade class hosted our Memorial Day Assembly. They lead students out to the cemetery, adjacent to the school, for music by the Lothrop band and lead a processional to the Veteran's Memorial where student left flowers. They proceeded into the school gym where poetry contest winners from 4th, 5th and 6th grade read their poems. These poems will be read again at the Pittsford Town Memorial Day gathering on Monday, May 27th.

Otter Valley Unified Union will have their informational meeting on June 5th at 6pm, with both in person and virtual options available. The revote will take place on Tuesday, June 11th. Thank you for all of your support for RNESU schools, its staff and students!

Otter Valley Unified Union Board is seeking new members with vacancies from all towns and at large seats. If you are interested, please send a letter of interest to l.bertrand@rnesu.org as soon as possible! Your voice is appreciated!

Friday, May 17th, was use Anything but a Backpack Day! As an all school celebration, for filling up our paw bank, students brought their gear to school in anything but a backpack. Students got very creative!

On Friday, May 17th, students from Otter Valley MS/HS helped with tasks in and outside of Lothrop Elementary School. This was a part of their all school community service day. Thank you OV students!

Last Thursday, Kindergarten had their first concert on the Lothrop stage! Their concert, "Itty Bitty Kitty Cats" was a HUGE success. They sang loud and remembered all of their words and dance moves. They were the cutest kitties around! Mrs. Bruce is so proud of their hard work and can't wait to see many more performances from them in the future!

Kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms hosted a Writing Night Showcase, on Thursday, May 16 in the evening. Families visited the primary classrooms to view our authors' writing work! Learners worked hard on various projects, topics, and genres of writing.

All library books are due by June 5th. If your child receives a notice from Mrs. Tate, it's just a reminder to return the book, it is not a fine. Please email me if you have any questions. Thank you! The video below, was created by the current 5th & 6th students when they were in 3rd & 4th Grade, to help us remember to return our library books. Enjoy!

~ Mrs. Tate, ctate@rnesu.org

Learners are expected to dress for school in a manner that contributes to an environment that is conducive to learner learning and success. As the weather warms up be mindful of the dress code when sending students to school. The Student Handbooks states, "Dress should not expose the chest, abdomen, navel, buttocks, or underwear. Shoes must be worn at all times. Hats or hoods are ONLY allowed in classrooms with teacher permission." Thank you!

Please have students leave toys, games and Pokemon or other trading cards (or similar items) at home. Thank you!

PTO is looking for new members including a treasurer for next year. If you are interested, please reach out to the PTO as soon as possible @ lothroppto@rnesu.org.

Email: sfarrington@rnesu.org

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

Location: US Route 7, Pittsford, VT, 05763
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