Castleton Elementary School

Join us virtually this evening (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

CES's Book Character Parade!

Dear Slate Valley Families, The winter sports COVID guidelines for Slate Valley can be viewed here: https://5il.co/11d7m. These guidelines will also be followed for other school events. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation as we continue to navigate the operation of school during a pandemic. As always if you have any questions please feel free to reach out. Best, Brooke Olsen-Farrell

November 2, 2021 Dear Slate Valley Families, We are getting ready to begin the antigen Test to Stay (TTS) program. Your child's school will notify you when they are ready to begin which will be at the earliest November 8th but definitely by November 15th. Please note that we can only staff this if we have manageable numbers of quarantined students. If we have large numbers then this program will be difficult to staff. That being said, we will continue to do our very best. The TTS program is activated when a student or student(s) are identified as a close contact to a confirmed case of COVID-19 inside school. The intention of the TTS program is to allow students that would otherwise be required to quarantine to remain in school. A detailed description of this program can be found on the Agency of Education Test to Stay website (https://bit.ly/3nPFnHK) and you can also take a look at how the program will work in this flowchart (https://bit.ly/3GGn14N). Please read the complete letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell for important information on the Test to Stay Program: https://5il.co/11cwl

Slate Valley Parent Tech Night Grades K-2 Wednesday November 3 from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Designed to help parents navigate online work in the event their student needs to quarantine. Topics Covered: SeeSaw, Gmail, Google Meet, & Bitmoji Classroom *FHGS Parents of 2nd Grade Students will want to join the Grades 3-5 Session to see Google Classroom rather than SeeSaw. This Virtual Meeting will be hosted by District Tech Integration Coach Lisa Cacciatore. Please join by going to: http://meet.google.com/kqu-ysaf-buv

Thanks to our Castleton Firefighters for coming on Friday to discuss Fire Safety with our students. They are amazing and our kids had a blast!

Pictures from Pajama Day!

Book Character Parade! The weather for this event tomorrow looks fantastic! We hope to see families here at 2 pm to see the parade!

Wednesday was Twin Day/Same Day/Dress as a Famous Person Day!

It's School Spirit Week at CES! Check out these shots of Throwback Day!

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

Murfee and Grizzly of Caring Canines visited multiple classrooms today. They, along with their costumes, made many smile.

Tonight! October 25th You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Grade School Learning Center. This meeting will be in person or you may virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/dve-dwqc-tmc or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 157 773 867 2874# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/10t1s Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/10p2y Next Board Meeting: November 8, 2021, 6:30 p.m. at FHUHS

School Spirit Week begins tomorrow! CES School Spirit Week October 25-29 CES Book Character Parade Friday October 29th, 2 p.m. CES Parking Lot

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

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, I hope everyone is staying healthy as the cold weather begins to take hold. Again thank you for your patience, understanding and willingness to collaborate as we navigate these trying times. We know it isn’t easy and every child, staff member and family is experiencing the pandemic differently. Our commitment is to meet every child everyday where they are academically, socially/emotionally and grow them. Please read the full letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell for a COVID update here: https://5il.co/10uqr

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.