The Pulse of the Pride

Lyme School Friends,

It is October! We have had another fantastic week here at school. We are into the routine of school now and it is clear we all know our way around our schedule. Blisters for Books was a success and it was great to see staff decked out in their Lyme/running gear for the day in celebration of this event.

We are gearing up for Open House and I know teachers have been working hard hosting virtual events to give you a sense of their classroom and curriculum. I appreciate their willingness to host these events for you and be here for Open House on the 13th for you to visit the School.

This week was a short week at school with a teacher in-service day today. Our teachers have been hard at work and Mrs. Foxall explains what we did today if you are interested a bit further down in the newsletter.

It was suggested we highlight the important stuff in the newsletter, as it is a comprehensive newsletter. We just wanted to mention that the first section is the essential information and announcements. We have now included an important dates section to call out special events. As always, we appreciate feedback to improve our newsletter and communication home.

Please remember, we do not have school on Monday. The next Pulse will hit your inbox on October 21st. Have a fantastic long weekend and we will see you back at school on Tuesday, October 11th!

Best,

John P. D'Entremont, Principal

October 10th - No School

October 11th - PTO Meeting @ 7PM

October 13th - Open House @ 2PM - 5PM

October 16th - Birthday Book Club @ 8:15

October 20th - Board Meeting @ 7PM

We hope you enjoyed your virtual sessions with the teachers that have been happening!

Families are invited to Open House at the school on Thursday, October 13th from 2PM - 5PM. This will be an opportunity for families to visit the school and visit the spaces where your children are learning. We look forward to welcoming you into the building on the 13th!

If ordering school photos, get free shipping if ordered by October 11th. The absolute deadline is December 4th to order photos. https://caniaphotography.gotphoto.com/login

If you are coming to school during school hours to drop off something your student forgot or to meet with a teacher, it is imperative that all visitors check-in at the main office. This allows us to have accurate numbers in case of an emergency and avoid disruptions.

Thank you for checking in with Ms. Perry and saying hello!

Design a pumpkin or gourd to look like your favorite book character. You may use paint, glue, markers, fabric, etc. but you may not carve! Be creative!

Fill out the attached form and send it and your creation into school between October 17 - 21. Your character will be on display for everyone to enjoy. Pick up your character on October 28 (or it will be disposed of).

Let’s celebrate reading, fall, and the pumpkin season!

We are looking forward to hosting several Middle School Activity Nights this year. Please mark your calendars for the following dates:

October 28

December 16

February 10

April 28 (5th graders invited too)

The Activity Nights will be held from 7 PM to 8:30 PM. There will be dancing in the gym, games in another space, as well as snacks and drinks. We ask students to leave their phones at home and wear sneakers to keep our gym floor sparkly.

Kati Miller RN BSN: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Matthew Greenway RN BSN: alternating Weds and coverage as needed

Celeste McCool RN BSN: alternating Weds and coverage as needed

The flu clinic for students is scheduled for November 3, 2022 at school.

The Influenza vaccine can prevent Influenza (flu). The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated every flu season.

Please review the attached information regarding the Influenza vaccine.

If you would like your student to receive the Flu vaccine, please sign and return the attached consent form.

***Students must have a consent form signed by a parent/guardian in order to receive the Flu vaccine.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like a paper copy of the consent form sent home with your student.

~ Nurse Miller

The Lyme School will be following NHDHHS guidance and NHDHHS guidance is based on CDC recommendations. We encourage you to take a look to review the provided links regarding COVID-19 recommendations from the CDC:

Hello Lyme Families!

Now that it is October, I am back in the building full time. Very grateful that I was able to spend the last few months with my daughter before she headed off to daycare.

Our WISE educators once again had a great time with our Lyme students - they were so happy to start their school programming with such a fun, bright, inquisitive, and respectful group!

Here is what we’ll be discussing/working on in K-5th grade over the next few weeks during weekly Stanton Time:

Kindergarten - Whole Body Listening/Intro to Expected and Unexpected Behaviors

First Grade - Bucket Filling/Dipping - Review Expected/Unexpected Behaviors

Second Grade - Bucket Filling/Dipping Part 2/Responsibility (Lyme School Value!)

Third Grade - Growth Mindset/Self-Compassion and Positive Self-Talk

Fourth Grade - Stanton Time Challenges/Team & Community Building

Fifth Grade - Stanton Time Challenges Pt 2/Team & Community Building Pt 2

I am so excited to be back in the classroom learning and growing with these amazing students!

Have a wonderful long weekend, and as always, please reach out if you need anything!

Best,

Rachel

• October 16th - Sunday - 3:00pm - Thetford Academy Open House - join us at one of our Admissions Open House events and explore the academic, athletic, arts, and outdoor offerings at Thetford Academy. Hear from TA’s award-winning faculty about our programs and curriculum and learn from current students about the TA community and experience. We can’t wait to meet you! Questions? Contact Enrollment Coordinator, Moll Dugan-Sullivan - molly.dugan-sullivan@thet.net - REGISTER HERE

• St. Johnsbury Academy will be hosting their fall open house in November - more info to come!

Please reach out if you have any questions at this time.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who supported our students and the children’s book fund for the town/school library collection through the Blisters for Books fundraiser.

Reminder to all families to help students remember to return library books in a timely manner for others to enjoy. Overdue notices are sent periodically. Thank you for your help with this.

There are several resources available and easily accessible to students at school AND at home, including SORA, Typing Club, Newsela, and others. If your student would like to access these resources at home, we have put links to everything in one page on the Lyme School Library, Media, and Tech website. If you have any questions or trouble accessing anything, feel free to contact me. bneuroth@lymeschool.org

Enjoy the long weekend!

Our teachers and assistants have a busy schedule for the October 7th in-service!

Ten staff members are participating in a Crisis Response/Prevention Intervention training with Geoff Tomlinson, our Director of Student Services. This training focuses on verbal de-escalation strategies that help children who become dysregulated to make safe choices, maintain their dignity, and get back on track in the classroom.

Lower School teachers (Grades K-4) are taking part in a training to learn to administer the Universal Screener for Number Sense. Number sense is the ability to be flexible with numbers. It helps children understand both how our number system works, and how numbers relate to each other. Children who develop number sense have a range of mathematical strategies at their disposal. The Universal Screener for Number Sense screener is a quick interview-based assessment that will help to identify skills and concepts that indicate readiness for grade level content, as well as identify students who would benefit from additional supports.

Middle school teachers and our specialists are revisiting our K-8 technology competencies and taking a close look at our students’ strengths and areas for growth in technology. Teachers are discussing where they see some of our tech skills best integrated into our curriculum. Teachers are also updating their subject curriculum maps to reflect where inquiry and research are taking place in their classrooms. They will have the opportunity to plan cross curricular activities and projects that involve tech skills and/or inquiry with the specialists. This is a precious time when our specialists and academic teachers can plan together!

Our all staff afternoon meeting is an informative session about Alma, a new student information system.

This week 5th grade broke out the glockenspiels! We will be using the instrument to apply and practice the musical scale and reading notes on the Treble Staff. Students can expect to practice note reading, improvisation, and composing with the glockenspiels.

October is Country Music Month! This week, Elementary classes were introduced to common Country and Bluegrasses instruments and the genre's long and rich history. Each week, student's learn about a composer or a musician relating to our month's theme. This week, students learned a bit about Country music star Johnny Cash and enjoyed a video of him performing "Ring of Fire". It has been a hit amongst students and staff! Feel free to follow the link and enjoy watching at home!

Digital Music Production received their results from the Battle of the Collabs rubric project! Group 3 had the highest ranking scores amongst the teacher rubrics and Group 2 amongst the student rubrics. Their work is attached for you to hear. Great job to everyone!

Group 2

Group 3

Session 1 of Middle School Electives wrapped up this week. In Drawing Elective, students worked to build their drawing skills through value exercises and understanding how to look closely at the relationships between all the parts of an image. They hatched and they cross-hatched. They stippled and scumbled. They discussed core shadows and reflected highlights and got smudges of drawing charcoal on their faces. This last drawing, though…they struggled ….and then hung in there. It felt like I blinked, and suddenly they all had it. They worked with purpose and pride and they understood what it felt like to get to the other side of a good drawing.

As the sixth graders recently learned in health, stress affects both one’s mental and physical well-being . Learning ways to cope and manage stress are important and having tools that we can use when we are feeling stressed can certainly help!

From exercising to reading books,
listening to music, and talking to someone you trust, such as a caregiver, teacher, friend, or counselor are healthy ways to not let stress get in your way.

Life can get hectic but thanks to the sixth graders, there are tips to follow to help us feel better when we are feeling overwhelmed or anxious . Thanks, sixth grade!

7th and 8th grade students in the Outdoor Adventure Elective summited Mount Moosilauke in beautiful fall conditions last Tuesday. The trip was the culmination of our elective course, which focused on trip planning and team building. Students researched and proposed various hiking trips before settling on Moosilauke as the goal. I am particularly proud of our adventuring group for showing excellent “expedition behavior”, leading to a trip atmosphere that was positive, supportive, and fun.

"A challenge is a chance to grow"...and learn practical science and engineering skills. The past couple weeks, lower school classes have had their ups and downs while designing, building and testing marble roller coasters. To construct a fun and successful half-pipe marble coaster (works every time), students must rapidly test and refine their designs. Students had so much fun they hardly noticed that they were learning science and engineering by acting like scientists and engineers. Learning through play is the best way.

Advisories in the middle school participated in this.

The next Board meeting is Thursday, October 20th at 7 PM at the Lyme School.

Just wanted to send out a reminder to everyone so there's no confusion about how the lyme ski program works....

Early dismissal is @ 1:30 for those in the program, who are bused to the skiway where their equipment is waiting for them - more details on how that happens later.

It is held during the 1st 6 thursday's of the year with the last Thursday before Winter break as a make-up day. The program will end when vacation starts.

Your child will have to have a skiway season pass - can be bought online (link: https://dartmouth.resortstore.net/en/catalogue/lyme-resident-child-season-pass_30/) Note that the processing fee for this pass is $25 through the end of October, after that it goes to $50. If your child doesn't have a pass and signs up for the lyme ski program they will need to bring $10 for a ticket for every day they attend......so getting a pass is a no-brainer!

There will also be lyme ski program rentals, more on that later but very inexpensive. You can also get season long rentals at the skiway now!!!

Please be advised that the Lyme Ski Program has nothing to do with any programs offered by the Skiway Snowsports School programs.

Hope this helps you plan for the upcoming winter!

Thanks and think snow (after today of course) - Steve

Steve Small - Recreation Director

(O) 603-442-6781

(C) 603-491-7537

Recreation@lymenh.gov

www.lymenh.gov

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OUR VALUES

● Fairness ● Acceptance of Others ● Integrity ● Responsibility

● Perseverance ● Individuality ● Compassion ● Courage

John P. D'Entremont, Principal

Elise Foxall, Academic Director

Geoff Tomlinson, Student Services Director