
Tonight - November 28, 2022
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Benson Village School Gymnasium. This meeting will be in person. You can virtually connect by going to: https://meet.google.com/kot-tbos-gku
Or dial: (US) +1 475-441-4538 PIN: 323 671 145#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/1l4bh
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/1l4ei
Next Board Meeting: Monday, December 12, 2022 - Fair Haven Union Middle and High School at 6:30 p.m.


Please attend a Listening Tour, happening this week! Three opportunities at three different locations! Attend any or all. Come discuss planning of the 23/24 school budget with administrators and school board members. Your opinion matters to us!


Happy Thanksgiving!


Today Kindergarten discussed all that they are thankful for! We made corn muffins and butter. The children enjoyed celebrating together!





Check out these 2nd Grade Engineers!!




Next Week, please come to a Listening Tour! Three opportunities at three different locations! Attend any or all! Join in the School Budget discussion with administrators and school board members!


Our final Family Lunch for the Fall was Friday with Grades 5 and 6. The turnout for all grades was pretty amazing! See you for Family Lunches in the Spring!



Tonight - November 21, 2022
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Special Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union Middle and High School Library. This meeting will be in person. You can virtually connect by going to: https://meet.google.com/uwg-stse-sct
Or dial: (US) +1 862-701-3479 PIN: 208 245 870#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/1kwwh
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/1jnp5
Next Board Meeting: Monday, November 28, 2022 - Benson Village School at 6:30 p.m


Slushy visited us yesterday! Ms. Russell's class named a Vermont snow plow through the contest the VT Dept. of Transportation had. Slushy was a big hit!




This week's Focus Friday highlights STEAM projects happening around the district. CES students designed and made harnesses for bunnies to pull a small package up a ramp. FHGS and Orwell Village School students made book reviews by recording themselves and creating video reports. Benson Village School students created self powered vehicles, and students from Ms. Doran's class at FHUMHS are working on conducting and recording interviews with our video equipment. Great job everyone!


A few photos from today's grades 3 and 4 Family Lunch. Enjoy!

Throwback Thursday!
50 Years Ago!!! Leave a comment if you know, or are related, to anyone pictured!





You probably guessed today's family lunch was Grade 2! If you did guess that, you are right!




After reading, The Spelling Bee Before Recess by Deborah Lee Rose, students in grades K - 2 played Whack-A-Word in Library Class. Mrs. Rampone displayed a word on the board and students had to tap the letters before the "hammer" came down on the timer. It was a fun, interactive way for students to practice their spelling! Click the link to see a quick video of this activity. https://youtu.be/IIK0GMv01Is
#slate #studentlearningachievedthroughengagement

Family Lunches, Day 2. Here are our First Grade Families!




CES teamed up with Castleton Police Department to collect donations for the Castleton Cares Program. Our school collected items for two weeks and yesterday, Miss Burke’s second grade class helped Officer Justin Szarejko fill his cruiser with donations!

Grade 4 students were divided into engineering teams and given the task of constructing a harness for their rabbit to pull a small sack of supplies up a ramp. Students were expected to measure the rabbit, draw blueprints, gather materials and design the harness. After testing out the harness for a comfortable fit, teams put their rabbit through the ramp challenge, and used a stopwatch to time how long it took for the rabbit to get up the ramp with their loaded sacks. All teams were successful!

Trivia Tuesday: Did You Know?


Meet "Orwell Village School Teacher, Jenna Laslocky" Monday


This week we are hosting Family Lunches. Today was Kindergarten's turn!

