All Slate Valley buses will be main road pickup only today due to the icy conditions of back roads.
Tonight! School Safety Series kickoff. First focus: Threat Assessment presented by Slate Valley Unified Union School District Administration.
Trivia Tuesday: Did You Know?
Adults know that building relationships with students is a key part of every child's support system at school. Check out this shot of one of our SRO's who got to spend some time in our Pre K classroom last week.
Tonight - January 9, 2023
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union Middle & High School Library. This meeting will be in person. You can virtually connect by going to: https://meet.google.com/rxq-iphh-rgx
Or dial: (US) +1 321-805-3448 PIN: 448 935 190#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/1mobx
Previous Meeting Minutes:https://5il.co/1mbtz
Next Board Meeting: Monday, January 23, 2023 – FHGS – 6:30pm
The SVUUSD Finance Committee Meeting is at 5:30 p.m., also in the FHUMHS Library. The FY24 Budget - Final Draft will be discussed. All are welcome to attend in person, or you can virtually connect by going to: https://meet.google.com/ypr-ccpr-vgh
Or dial: (US) +1 347-508-5454 PIN: 387 999 213#
At Friday’s academic assembly, Mr. DeMatties’s sixth grade class started things off with a skit that his students produced and performed. The short play was to teach their younger audience the meaning of Compassion. They did a wonderful job! Click the link to see their performance. https://youtu.be/BMfzqgD4xB8
First Trimester Academic Awards: Congratulations Cougars!
Do you really get the internet service providers say you do on the FCC Map? Click the link to check and to file a challenge if the info is wrong. Correcting it could mean tens of millions of additional federal dollars for Vermont and more affordable service for Vermonters!
1. Visit the FCC National Broadband Map website. https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home
2. Type your address into the Search by Address field and
press the enter key. The map will zoom in on your location. On
the right of the screen are the reported broadband service
providers and maximum connection speeds they offer for sale at your
location.
3. Review the reported services.
4. If the reported services are available at your location, you’re all done with
the availability assessment! If the reported service availability is inaccurate,
we encourage you to enter an availability challenge.
5. If you are having difficulties, call the Consumer Affairs Hotline (800) 622-4496.
For video instructions on how to file an availability or location challenge:
How to Submit an Availability Challenge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiFoxZKywv4
How to File a Location Challenge to the FCC’s Map - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKmM9ES7nUQ
It's 2023! Today is a good day to...........
Our latest ThoughtExchange is still active. Please participate, review the full FY24 proposed budget presentation, add some thoughts and rate others. Go to
https://tejoin.com/scroll/826931701 or scan the QR code.
School Safety Series, beginning next week! Free and Open to the Public!
Meet "Castleton Elementary School Custodian, Tammy Davis" Monday
Mrs. Lanfear's third grade class made apple pies just before December break. They were delicious!
4th grade minions rose to the challenge of creating wind turbine blades that had the best shape and angle to produce the most energy . A voltmeter determined the energy created as the blades spun around on the VEEP generator facing the wind source made by a large box fan. Students discovered they needed a consistent angle on all blades to harness the most wind power, like a sail on a ship.
Yesterday, 4th grade celebrated the winter solstice with hot chocolate by the campfire. They read the story "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper.
We at Slate Valley, wish everyone a wonderful break. In celebration of the Winter Solstice ("The darkest evening of the year."), Mr. O'Meara, our Director of Curriculum, would like to share Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". Enjoy!
Click the link to see the video: https://youtu.be/ORY5IkRAm5g
Trivia Tuesday: DYK?
Last night, the projected Slate Valley Unified School FY24 budget was presented to the district school board. We have set up a ThoughtExchange for community comments and questions. Both the presentation and board video are included in the exchange. To participate click this link: https://tejoin.com/scroll/826931701 or scan the QR code. This exchange will close on January 4, 2023.
Last night, our second graders presented to the school board. They talked about their experience working with Casella to engineer structures. This is the third year we have partnered with Casella. These second graders rocked it last night!
Elly Moriarity from Castleton University visited with our 3rd graders to talk about the Granger House project and showed students the artifacts the archaeologists dug up there. Pretty cool!
