Dear Slate Valley Families,
This is a message to let you know that the State has discontinued Surveillance Testing effective immediately. Therefore, there will be no Surveillance Testing tomorrow. Please stay tuned. I will be putting out our plan later this week to transition to the new Guidance on COVID Management.
Thank you,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell,
Superintendent
Dear Slate Valley Community,
We plan to be open tomorrow (January 11th) and following our regular schedule. Thank you for your patience and continued cooperation.
Regards,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell,
Superintendent
Tonight - January 10, 2022
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the FHUHS Library. This meeting will be in person or you may virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/udp-oixw-oyn or join by phone (US) +1 219-250-4559 PIN: 684 979 835#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/13wd1
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/13hzm
Next Board Meeting: January 24, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at Benson Village School
Good Afternoon,
All Slate Valley Schools will be closed tomorrow January 10th due to the number of COVID cases, staffing shortages and not having enough testing supplies. I will update you tomorrow afternoon on the status for Tuesday. We appreciate you patience and cooperation. Please stay well!
Thank you,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell,
Superintendent
There will be a drive-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic (no appointment necessary) on Saturday, January 8th from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Fair Haven Union High School parking lot. Pfizer for 12+ for first and second doses (and 12+ are eligible for boosters) and Moderna for 18+ will be available at the clinic. You do not need to live in the Slate Valley School District.
Note: You have to meet the current eligibility requirements to receive the vaccine/booster. We are currently working to organize an evening clinic for the following week. More details will be shared as they become available.
Good afternoon,
The weekly COVID update letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell is now available: https://5il.co/1407c
Reminder: There will be a Covid-19 vaccination clinic at Castleton Elementary School on Tuesday, January 11th and one at Fair Haven Grade School on Thursday, January 13th. If you are interested in having your child vaccinated you can sign-up here: https://bit.ly/3JPq3oy
Dear Slate Valley Staff and Families,
We are seeing a number of COVID cases in our schools, especially the High School. For many of our High School students it has been more than 5 months since their last vaccine and they have not been boosted. We encourage you to sign your child up for Test to Stay if you haven't already. Please register here: https://bit.ly/3eQAtGx.
If you are interested in having your child (12 and up) boosted or vaccinated there is a 12+ walk-up clinic in the High School parking lot this Saturday from 10:30-1:00. Preregistration is not required.
We continue to do our best to keep students in school but it is especially challenging at the high school right now. Please anticipate that there could be school cancellations in the coming days.
Please keep your child home if they have any symptoms at all. If you are unsure if they should attend school please check with the school nurse before sending your child in.
Always thank you for your support. We know this have been a challenging time for families as well.
Best,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell,
Superintendent
FHUHS vs. Rutland JV and V Boys Basketball --Tonight 1/4/2022 at FHUHS --
POSTPONED. Date of Reschedule TBD.
No Basketball Practices at FHUHS today 1/4/2022.
Since January is National School Board Recognition Month, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank our school board members for their tireless efforts!
Good morning,
There will be a walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinic (no appointment necessary) on Saturday, January 8th from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School.
Pfizer for 12+ for first and second doses (and 16+ are eligible for boosters) and Moderna for 18+ will be available at the clinic. Note: You have to meet the current eligibility requirements to receive the vaccine/booster.
We are currently working to organize an evening clinic for the following week. More details will be shared as they become available.
Good afternoon,
The weekly COVID update letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell is now available: https://5il.co/13mno. This week's update includes some important updates from the Vermont Department of Health that you need to be aware of.
Good afternoon,
Governor Phil Scott today announced that parents and caregivers of Vermont’s K-12 children will be able to pick up one free rapid antigen test kit per student this week at sites around Vermont. The state is encouraging parents to use these kits to test kids before they return to school next week, but a test is not a requirement for returning to school.
Families with children in kindergarten through grade 12 will be able to pick up one kit per child at one of 51 Agency of Transportation sites around the state on Thursday, December 30 or Friday, December 31. The pick-up sites will be open both days from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Name and school of the student(s) will be required to pick up the tests.
Starting today, Wednesday, December 29, families can complete the registration (https://bit.ly/3sIE69F) for a time to pick up their child’s (or children’s) kit. Registration to pick up the tests is necessary to ensure supply can be distributed equitably across sites.
Please read the Governor’s press release (https://bit.ly/3FD30es) for more information.
As the time of year approaches for good cheer and happy hearts, Fair Haven Grade School invited students and families to join us in Lighting up FHGS with Kindness! We asked for candles to be filled out with a random act of kindness that your child has done and then send the candle back to school. We also asked for candles to be sent in with gratitude notes for teachers and staff. Our FHGS community really delivered! We received many MANY candles. All candles received have been displayed in the hallways at FHGS. Thank you for your help as we strive to strengthen the connection between home and school and to show our students the importance of generous, considerate acts towards one another.
Today was Pajama Day at FHGS, but we were also lucky enough to have a school wide ice cream party sponsored by our amazing PTO! Members of Student Voice as well as PTO members were on hand to help dish up the ice cream and toppings for our very happy students and staff!
We have a boys basketball doubleheader happening this afternoon at the Fair Haven Grade School. At 5pm the 7th Grade Boys tip off against Otter Valley and will be followed at 6pm by the 8th Grade Boys also against Otter Valley. Be sure to join us either in-person or virtually over on our YouTube channel, https://bit.ly/3edGegZ, later today.
Good morning,
The weekly COVID update letter from Superintendent Olsen-Farrell is now available: https://5il.co/13hsj