Kindergarten students listened to the book, "If You Find a Leaf". They used their listening skills to retell and make connections. Then they used their imagination and fine motor skills to turn a leaf into something different. The children made boats, hammocks, rocket ships and more.
We are excited to announce that FHGS Spirit Wear can now be purchased through 1st Place Spirit Wear. Please use this link
https://1stplacespiritwear.com/partner/98901
to access the FHGS spirit wear items. There are a wide variety of items available. They currently have a 20% off sale going on until December 8th.
10% of sales will directly support our FHGS School Store which we plan to open in January 2024. Our Student Voice group is working hard preparing for this. Thank you for your support and happy shopping!
Reminder: School will be closed for Thanksgiving break November 22, 23 and 24. We will resume Monday, November 27th!
SVU teachers, who are also alumni of Castleton University, came together to share their experiences in the field with two Vermont State University-Castleton classes. The classes were comprised of future educators who are either currently doing their student teaching or will be in the spring.
The panel of Slate Valley teachers responded to the following prompts:
What surprised you about teaching during your first few years?
What successes have you experienced in teaching, and what allowed for your success?
What do you wish you knew before you had your own classroom?
What advice do you have for those who are soon to enter teaching?
It was another great collaboration between Slate Valley and Castleton University.
Kindergarten students are learning to match numbers with the correct tally marks, and they are doing a great job!
Celebrating the Class of 2024 with our first Senior Spotlight - Timothy Kendall! Stay tuned for more features in the coming weeks! We hope to highlight each of our seniors!
Yesterday two of our faculty were celebrated at the University of Vermont's Outstanding Educator Day. Congratulations to Shannan Mead and Nate Morris for their acknowledgement of being UVM Teachers of the Year!
Tonight - November 13, 2023: You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 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/vpe-iafw-stg Or dial: (US) +1 904-580-6324 PIN: 670 027 336#
Reminder: The Finance Committee Meeting before the District Board Meeting will begin at 5:00 PM in the Central Office Conference Room.
THE UPSTANDERS
THE UPSTANDERS WILL SCREEN LIVE ON
Thursday, November 16, 2023
AT FHUMHS in the gym
Pizza/childcare beginning at 5:30pm
Film starting at 6:00 p.m.
Questions & Answer Session 7:00-7:30 pm
The Upstanders Toolkit Access Link: https://cct.impactful.co/upstanders/watch.html?id=slatevalleyunified
All Slate Valley Schools will be closed today due to the weather. Typically this would have been a delayed start, but because it is a scheduled half day we need to just cancel. Parent teacher conferences will be rescheduled.
October Falcon Gathering. Here are more pictures from our fantastic celebration of students on October 31st!
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, we had our Falcon Gathering for the month of October. it is such an honor to celebrate these students for their amazing work and dedication to our SOAR expectations. Here are a few of the pictures from our celebration. More to follow as we have so many fantastic awards to give!
The next Slate Valley Community Advisory Council meeting will be Monday, November 6th, from 5:45 - 6:45 PM in the Central Office Conference Room at FHUMHS. If you are interested in helping bridge the gap between the community and school, please join Brooke Olsen-Farrell, our district's superintendent, along with other administrative staff for an hour of conversation. All are welcome! Information and Agenda can be found at https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/slate-valley-community-advisory-council.
As part of their current science unit, Kindergarten students explored weather and climate in the outdoor classroom space. Students used their five senses and recorded their observations and experiences.
Tuesday at FHGS had Falcon gear flying all over! It was awesome to see so many showing their school spirit with Falcon Shirt and Hat Day for Spirit Week! Go Falcons!
THE UPSTANDERS
THE UPSTANDERS WILL SCREEN LIVE ON
Thursday, November 16, 2023
AT FHUMHS in the gym
Pizza/childcare beginning at 5:30pm
Film starting at 6:00 p.m.
Questions & Answer Session 7:00-7:30 pm
The Upstanders Toolkit Access Link: https://cct.impactful.co/upstanders/watch.html?id=slatevalleyunified
What a great start to our Spirit Week here at FHGS. Yesterday was book character day and our students showed off some of their favorite characters. This is just a few of the pictures from yesterday. More to come all week long with our awesome Spirit Week!
Our students enjoyed a performance by Karen Montanaro. Karen has performed in hundreds of schools entertaining and educating students about the art forms of mime and dance and uses her phenomenal technique and control in both ballet and performance-mime to tell stories through movement. Some of our students and Mrs. Infurna were asked to participate in the performance. It was awesome to see the reaction from our students and watch them try out some of the techniques while they were watching. Thank you Karen for sharing your art with us!
Today FHGS 1st graders walked to FHUMHS so they could cheer on the Field Hockey team as they proceeded to win the first playoff game. Congratulations! And thank you to the little super fans for their enthusiasm!
