Castleton Elementary School

Slate Valley is hiring! Here are a few of our employment opportunities. For a complete list, please visit: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities Student Support Coach Anticipated Vacancy 2022-2023 Student Support Coach needed at Fair Haven Middle & High Schools to help manage the In-School Restoration room. For more information, please contact Ben Worthing, Principal at bworthing@svuvt.org 802-265-4966. All applicants must apply on www.SchoolSpring.com. The above position will remain open until filled. EOE Fair Haven Union High School Coaching Vacancy - Spring 2022 JV Baseball Coach Fair Haven Union High School is looking for an experienced, dynamic coach for our JV Baseball program starting Spring of 2022. For additional information, contact Kimberly Alexander, Athletic Director at 802-265-4966 or kalexander@svuvt.org All applicants must apply on www.schoolspring.com Position will remain open until filled. EOE Middle School Coaching Vacancies 2022-2023 SV is looking for experienced coaches to work with our athletes - 7th & 8th Grade Softball – Head Coach - 6th-8th Grade Track and Field – Head Coach For Additional information, contact Kim Alexander, Athletic Director at 802-265-4966 or kalexander@svuvt.org. All applicants must apply on SchoolSpring.com. Position will remain open until filled. EOE

The Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County is seeking Jr. Staff Youth Development Professionals. Please see the flyer for details.

D-II | GIRLS BASKETBALL | FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS #14 Lamoille at #3 FHUHS February 22, 2022 7:00pm

Dear Slate Valley Community, As a result of significant ice on roads and dropping temperatures, all Slate Valley schools will be closed today, Friday, February 18. This includes Benson Village School, Castleton Elementary School, Castleton Village School, Fair Haven Grade School, Fair Haven Union High School, and Orwell Village School. Thank you, and be safe. Casey O’Meara

***Updated with the location.*** This Sunday at Ice House Bar and Grill. All proceeds benefit the CVS 8th-Grade trip to Boston. Thanks to Ice House Bar and Grill for hosting this event and donating the food!

First graders had a lot of fun celebrating 100 days of learning recently. They made necklaces, crowns and listened to fun stories. Keep up the great work!

How many days have we been in school this year? Mrs. Doyle's class knows: 100!

Parenting Workshop Series Join us virtually as we explore parenting, build connections with other parents and explore the 5 protective factors of parenting. See the flyer for details.

Since today is School Resource Officer Appreciation Day, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank our School Resource Officers for all of their efforts throughout the year!

Dear Slate Valley Families, Please read the following update on COVID-19 masking requirements from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell here: https://5il.co/15pyi. Also, please note: COVID Test kits are available to all families/staff prior to February break. Please let your school nurse know if you are interested in a testing kit.

Virtual Listening Tours with SVUUSD Board Members You’re invited to join Slate Valley board members on February 15th and 16th at 6 p.m. virtually for an informal discussion about district reorganization and the FY23 budget. Tuesday, February 15th, 6 p.m. - Join Benson, Fair Haven, and West Haven board members with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/agk-rrsj-zye or by phone (‪US‬)‪+1 415-604-0589‬ PIN: ‪253 194 976#‬ Wednesday, February 16th, 6 p.m. - Join Castleton, Hubbardton and Orwell board members with Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/gyn-ybfw-vva or by phone (US) +1 318-745-9141 PIN: 849743902 Please note that you are welcome to attend any of the meetings regardless of what town you reside in.

Tonight - February 14, 2022 You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union High School Library. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/gqr-vjrz-kib or join by phone (US) +1 415-534-8087 PIN: 961 775 807#. Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/15gkn Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/14rys Next Board Meeting: March 14, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at FHUHS

2022 SLATERS BASKETBALL - PLAYDOWN AND SEMI-FINAL ADMISSION PRICES: -Adults  $6.00 -Sr. Citizens  $5.00 -Students  $5.00 SEASON PASSES TO NOT APPLY FOR THESE GAMES Dates of Games will be posted soon! Come support your Fair Haven Slaters!  Go Slaters!

Students in Kindergarten through Fourth grade read the book How to Solve a Problem by Ashima Saraishi in library class at CES. This book talked about rock climbing and how to solve problems. We created our own "climbing critters."

Universal Preschool Screening is coming up next month! Please see the flyer for details.

Students in 5th grade have just finished a unit of study about how to use atlases in library class. We traveled to the countries they focused on using VR glasses! Students stood on glaciers, went to the Eiffel Tower and visited a coffee shop in Helsinki. Thank you to Ms. Cacciatore and Mr. Batschelet for helping to make this wonderful experience happen!

The Agency of Education Special Education Team will be hosting two Parent Information Sessions on Special Education Rule Changes. Please see the flyer for more information.

Our "K" for Kindness food drive was an enormous success! Mr. Hackett's kindergarten class donated a total of 127 items! Every other classroom donated at least 50 items, in recognition of our 50th anniversary at CES. Castleton Cares Administrative Director, Lyn Petty, who drew the winner for the ice cream party, was overwhelmed by CES's "Kindness!"

In anticipation of the SVUUSD Annual Meeting (February 28) and Town Meeting Day (March 1), we have created a web page with all of the FY23 Budget information in one place. For your convenience, please visit: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget

Thank you to all of our School Counselors, School Based Clinicians, and School Psychologists! National School Counseling Week 2022 is Feb. 7-11, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. We are fortunate in Slate Valley to have a talented and committed group of school counselors, school based clinicians, and school psychologists to support our students and our school community. Please join us in extending sincere gratitude to all of these folks!