There will be no practices or athletic games in Slate Valley tomorrow (2/4/22).
Good Afternoon,
All schools in the Slate Valley School District will be closed tomorrow, February 4th due to the weather. Stay safe and enjoy your weekend!
Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent
Good Morning,
All Slate Valley Schools will be closed today, February 3rd due to the weather conditions. The back roads are all icing over. Please stay safe and enjoy your day.
Best,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent
Due to the impending Winter Weather, the COVID vaccine clinic scheduled to take place at Fair Haven Grade School on Thursday, February 3rd has been RESCHEDULED to Tuesday, February 8th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. All appointments will be moved to the same time on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Thank you.
Join us later today when the FHGS 7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball teams take to the court against CVS/OVS. The 7th Grade Boys game tips off at 4:00 pm and will be followed by the 8th Grade Boys at 5:00 pm. If you aren't able to make it to FHGS in person, join us over on our YouTube Channel and follow the game live!
https://www.youtube.com/c/FHGSAthletics
That's a warp on January 2022! FHGS is happy to share our January Newsletter with families. Check out what our students have been busy with the past month. https://5il.co/14znw
Fair haven Grade School successfully completed an "All Options" drill today. We thank our teachers, staff and students for their cooperation in completing the drill.
Middle School students tackled an engineering design challenge proposed by Ms. Cacciatore. They were given an Edison robot, a pen and an EdCreate expansion pack along with this prompt; "Attach a pen to an Edison robot using EdCreate so the robot can draw a shape."
Be sure to check out the video clip of the challenge here: https://youtu.be/0UMY0XnWPsY
Mrs. McCrea's kindergarten class created an alphabet path for the Ozobots to follow. Working with Ms. Cacciatore, they were successful in having the robots run non stop from A to Z!
Yesterday at FHGS we celebrated the halfway point of the year with a pajama day. We also had a schoolwide "story hour." Some classrooms read independent reading books, some read stories together, and others completed book related crafts. 4th grade read "Rosie Revere Engineer" and did a STEAM activity where they had to create a mode of transportation that would hold Rosie and survive the trip down the zipline in their classroom. The PTO provided snacks for the ENTIRE school. Thank you to our wonderful PTO for adding to our celebration!
As a reminder - Tomorrow, Wednesday the 26th, will be a half day for students. Lunches will be provided and dismissal will be just before 11:30am.
We are also going to be celebrating the mid-point of the school year with a school-wide pajama day! Everyone can wear their pajamas if they would like to.
The PTO will be providing snacks for all the classrooms!
Photos from last week's FHGS 7th boys game vs. Rutland Town
Tonight - Community Connections Virtual Chat - 6 p.m.
You're invited to join Central Office administrators for an informal, virtual conversation on district reorganization and the FY23 budget.
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/pbg-uvwb-idb or by phone (US) +1 402-751-0259 (PIN: 257707057)
Tonight - January 24, 2022
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Benson Village School Gym. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/dpf-dqdu-grc or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 408 056 886 3092#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/14kn5
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/147pz
Next Board Meeting: February 14, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at FHUHS
We have three games on the schedule later today as the FHGS/BVS 5/6 Boys, FHGS Grade 7 Boys, and FHGS Grade 8 Boys each take to the court at the Fair Haven Grade School. First at 4:30 the Grade 7 Boys tip off against Rutland Town and they'll be followed by the Grade 8 Boys at 5:30 also against Rutland Town. To cap off our basketball tripleheader the FHGS/BVS Grade 5/6 Boys tip off against the Mill River Unified combined team at 6:30. Whether you join us in person or over on our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/FHGSAthletics, it should be an exciting night of basketball and we look forward to seeing you there!
Tonight the CES/OVS Grade 5/6 basketball teams take to the court against FHGS/BVS in a basketball doubleheader. At 4:30 pm the girls game will tip off to be followed by the boys game at 5:30. If you can't join us in-person in the CES Gym you're welcome to follow along live on our YouTube channel, https://bit.ly/33Opv1U.
Dear Slate Valley Families,
We again thank you for your patience and understanding as we all contend with the ever changing guidance. This is happening nationwide in regards to the Return-to-Play Protocol. While it is still recommended, we no longer require the medical clearance form for your child to return to physical activity including sports, PE, and recess. We encourage you to communicate with your child’s physician after their covid diagnosis, but they will no longer be excluded from physical activity. Please let us know if your child has restrictions following their covid illness, but otherwise they will be able to participate fully in all physical activity. Again, we apologize for this change and please contact your school nurse with any questions.
Sincerely,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell,
Superintendent
Join us this afternoon as the FHGS 7/8 basketball teams welcome Poultney to town for a basketball double header. The 7/8 Girls team is scheduled for tip off at 4:00 to be followed by the 7/8 Boys team at 5:00. If you're not able to make it here in person please join us over on our YouTube channnel, https://www.youtube.com/c/FHGSAthletics, to follow the action live!
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. If you are interested, you can visit https://www.covidtests.gov/ for more information and to sign up.
Join us later this afternoon either in-person or online over on our YouTube channel, https://bit.ly/3tthLgn, as the CES/CVS/OVS 5/6 basketball teams take on FHGS/BVS. The girls game tips off at 4:30 and will be followed by the boys game at 5:30.