OUTDOOR DAY REMINDER

Dress your child warmly tomorrow (November 30) for out ECO day.  Your child will need:

• snowpants
• winter coat
• hat
• gloves or mittens
• boots
• thick (preferable wool) socks

I also recommend hot food in a thermos, hand warmers, and long underwear.  Let's be over-prepared!

EGG CARTONS NEEDED

Hi families,

We are starting a new math unit on fractions (a detailed information sheet will come home today), and as part of the unit we need almost 100 egg cartons!  Please bring in any empty egg cartons you can. 

Thank you!

THANKSGIVING LUNCH

Our annual Thanksgiving Lunch will be held on Wednesday, November 14th.  Families are invited to join their child for lunch on this day if possible.  Our regular lunch time is at 11:25.  I will let you know if it will be different for Thanksgiving Lunch. 

Hope to see you there!

ECO REMINDER for Friday, November 9

This Friday, November 9, we will head outside at 10:30 and spend the day in Hubbard Park. Unless you have indicated that you always want school lunch on ECO days, please remember to pack hearty snacks and a lunch. Hot food in a thermos is great to pack throughout the winter. Remember to also send your child with a water bottle.

Please send your child in clothing that will keep him/her comfortable all day long. This includes: comfortable, sturdy walking shoes or boots with (preferably wool) socks, long pants, a warm jacket, snow pants (for insulation), a hat, gloves or mittens. We are in for our first really cold outing of the year so let's be over-prepared! Your child can always leave extra layers in his/her bag when not needed.

ECO REMINDER: COME PREPARED FOR THE OUTDOORS

Tomorrow (Friday, October 26^th) we will head outside at 10:30 and spend the day in Hubbard Park. Unless you have indicated that you always want school lunch on ECO days, please remember to pack hearty snacks and a lunch. Remember to also send your child with a water bottle.

Please send your child in clothing that will keep him/her comfortable all day long. This includes: comfortable, sturdy walking shoes with (preferably wool) socks, long pants, and a warm jacket. Rain and snow pants can make sitting on the damp ground more enjoyable for some; your child can always leave them in his/her bag if not needed.

Field Trip to the Vermont History Museum

On Thursday, October 25 we will walk to the Vermont History Museum to enrich our understanding of Abenaki culture before European contact.  We will sit inside a wigwam, see and touch artifacts, and learn about Abenaki daily life.  We will head out around 11:55 (after lunch) and return before 1:30 (in time for FIT).

Chaperones are welcome to join us, the more the merrier.  Please let me know if you are able to accompany us by emailing me at wendym@mpsvt.org or calling me at 225-8238.  I hope you can join us!

A Note From School

Greetings,

Now that the morning weather is quite cold, our school's main location for Lost and Found items has grown exponentially. Our school's main Lost and Found area is at the top left side of the auditorium. Classrooms may also have their own Lost and Found bins. Please encourage your child(ren) to stop to find any lost item anytime between now and Wed. Oct 17. Then, on the days of Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences we will move the items out in the main lobby/ foyer in order that parents may also assist in finding items. Items range from lunch boxes, plastic-ware, water bottles, shirts, sweaters, fleeces, hats, gloves, scarves, boots and coats. Any recently found items will be separated from the items that have been accumulating since the beginning of the school year. Any of these older items that are not claimed will be bagged up and sent to various local agencies on Oct. 26th.

Thanks so much for your help!