Next week!
CES School Spirit Week
October 25-29
CES Book Character Parade
Friday October 29th, 2 p.m.
CES Parking Lot
Ms. Janny's 2nd graders took a field trip to the Casella Quarry in West Rutland. Students learned about the properties of matter and measured different rock samples. One of our favorite parts was seeing the boulders going through the crusher which got sorted into different sized piles of gravel. Thank you Kyle, Nicole, and Casella Construction for having us!
Dear Slate Valley Families,
On Friday, October 22nd, 2021 we learned about 2 individuals in our learning community with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Fair Grade School and Castleton Elementary School.
Please read the letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell: https://5il.co/10ug6
Dear Slate Valley Staff and Families,
If you or your child are participating in our weekly COVID-19 surveillance testing on Wednesday please check to see if your results are in prior to coming to school on Friday.
If you are still interested in signing up for the weekly surveillance testing the information is below:
Weekly COVID testing on Wednesdays will be offered for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals. It is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line: https://www.cic-health.com/consent/vt. After consenting you should receive an email from COMMUNICATION INTEL. Your building nurse will be organizing the testing.
Frequently asked questions about the testing program: https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools/school-staff-covid19-surveillance-testing/school-staff-resources
Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions.
Best,
Brooke
Dear Slate Valley Families,
As we head into flu and cold season, we are seeing more and more illness. If your child is sick, please keep them home. Please understand that this year, even with allergy symptoms, you need to keep your child home and if it lasts more than 24 hours, they also require a Covid test per the Vermont Department of Health. Please do not send them in and tell them to go see the nurse.
Students with any symptoms will be sent home. This year, even seemingly innocent symptoms can spread illness and students need to stay home to prevent the spread of not only Covid, but other illnesses like colds, flu, and other viruses that end up spreading, requiring others to have to stay home. By keeping your child home, some of that spread is stopped. Please read the following document from the VT Department of Health, it should answer any question you may have about safe return to school with illness: https://5il.co/10qu5.
Thank you very much for you cooperation with this important issue.
Join us virtually on November 3rd from 6:00-6:45 p.m. when we discover how Google Classroom works to provide learning to students wherever they may be.
We will also be looking at how to best use the PDF file editor, KAMI. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
Link to join: https://bit.ly/3G2TlhL
Tonight! October 18th
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School. This meeting will be in person or you may virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/ehd-nyzc-hhm or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 634 020 265 3536#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/10hiu
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/zp13
Next Board Meeting: October 25, 2021, 6:30 p.m. at FHGS
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Did you know? The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) is a temporary federal program to help eligible households pay for internet service during the pandemic.
To see if you qualify for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, please visit https://getemergencybroadband.org/do-i-qualify/.
If you have questions about the EBB Program, your eligibility to participate, or to find information about participating providers near you, please visit https://getemergencybroadband.org, call 833-511-0311, or email EBBHelp@usac.org.
To apply, you can fill out an application either online, by mail, or through a participating service provider https://getemergencybroadband.org/companies-near-me/.
A Reminder about Free Meals - All students 18 and under are able to eat free breakfast and lunch with the Abbey Group every day.
Families do not need to fill out any paperwork to access free meals for students. Breakfast and lunch will be available free for the 2021-2022 school year!
Dear Slate Valley Families,
On Friday, October 8th 2021 we learned about 4 individuals in our learning community with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Castleton Elementary School, Castleton Village School and Orwell Village School.
Please read the letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell: https://5il.co/1076q
Officer Stevens reads "I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared" to students to teach about safety.
Dear Slate Valley Families,
On Thursday, October 7th 2021 we learned about an individual in our learning community with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Castleton Elementary School.
Please read the letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell: https://5il.co/104rq
Mayor Murphy and Tony were hard at work while Miss Burke's and Ms. Janny's classes got to enjoy some special reading time. Thanks, Murphy and Tony!
For your convenience, here is the 2021-2022 Academic Calendar. You may also view it as a PDF: https://5il.co/qnmg.
We’re hiring!
To see our current employment opportunities, visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities
Check out these 5th Grade Rock Stars! They presented at the School Board Meeting on Monday night and did an amazing job!
Dear Slate Valley Families,
On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 we learned about a person in our learning community with presumed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Castleton Elementary School.
Please read the complete letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell here: https://5il.co/zqs0
Friday Assemblies: We are sad to report that we will need to continue with these assemblies virtually, for now. We are hoping that even as early as November, we will be back to in-person celebrations!
Officer Justin from the Castleton Police Department shared some frisbees with Miss Burke's and Ms. Janny's second graders. We have been using them at recess and they are loving them! Thanks, Officer Justin and the Castleton Police Department!
