Last week our Pre-K classes were able to take a walking field trip over to the Fair Haven Fire Station. They were given a tour, taught fire safety, and of course met a real fire fighter! Thank you to the Fair Haven Fire Department for hosting our Pre-K! The kids loved it!
Reminder! Tonight (November 9, 2020)
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board meeting.
Fair Haven Union High School, 6:30 p.m.
Participation will be in person or virtually connect by going to http://meet.google.com/iso-hvnh-hhv or by calling (US) +1 405-656-0082 PIN: 628 068 926#
Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/mvql
Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/mj5k
Upcoming Meetings:
November 23, 2020 - SV Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. (FHUHS)
November 23, 2020 - SV Buildings & Grounds Meeting, 5:30 p.m. (FHUHS)
November 23, 2020 - SV Policy Meeting, 5:30 p.m. (FHUHS)
Reminder - Our Food Drive starts tomorrow! Please consider donating if you are able. Help FHGS help our community!
We would like to welcome Sara Oliva Dallendorfer, MSW to Fair Haven Grade School!
Red Ribbon Week is always a favorite among many students and staff. Here are just a few photos from a great week!
Substitute Teachers
2020-2021 Vacancies
Slate Valley Unified Union School District is seeking Substitute Teachers for the 2020-2021 school year for an hourly rate of $15.00.
All applicants must apply on https://www.schoolspring.com/. Position will remain open until filled. EOE
Good afternoon,
The State of Vermont has updated the Cross State Travel Map: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel.
As you will note, travel outside of the state of Vermont (including Washington County, NY) for non-essential reasons requires a 14 day quarantine.
Fair Haven Grade School will be hosting a Food Drive from November 9 - November 19th. All donations will be taken to Fair Haven Concerned on November 19th. Please donate if you can and help us help our community!
5th grade held a pumpkin coloring contest! The top picture is from Mrs. Folmsbee's class and the bottom picture is from Ms. Morgello's class. The winners were announced today. Drumroll please...
Mrs. Folmsbee
Most Adorable - Wyatt B.
Most Colorful - Adrianna B.
Most Creative - Shaylee W.
Ms. Morgello
Most adorable - Tilly H.
Most Colorful - Ryleigh M.
Most Creative - Sophia R.
Congratulations to ALL of 5th grade! They look wonderful!
Good evening, here is a link to our COVID-19 guide: https://5il.co/ml9y. We hope you find this resource helpful. Note: This guide has been updated from the one (briefly) posted this afternoon to include a missing page.
Swap Day was a success! It was so much fun seeing our students dressed as teachers and staff, as well as our teachers dressed as students. Here are just a few swaps that were made today along with our group shot of Mr. Eddy's lookalikes!
Today was Flannel Day! We loved seeing the sea of flannel coming through the doors. Way to go Falcons!
Dear Slate Valley Families,
As the pandemic wears on, I know that the coming months may be especially difficult for everyone in our Slate Valley Community. I so appreciate all of your efforts and diligence as I know it has been challenging to say the least. For many of us, we miss our family and friends and long for a return to normal. I am hopeful that 2021 will bring with it a return to "normal" albeit a slow return. As we enter winter and the holiday season I would be remiss if I did not remind everyone of the holiday travel guidance from the CDC and the Vermont travel map which is now a sea of red and yellow. I know that as a result many of us will need to adjust our holiday/vacation plans and for that I am sorry. I am certainly hopeful for better days ahead.
Our primary goal is to remain in person for as long as possible with everyone healthy so as such I need to remind you that if students travel out of state during the holiday breaks they may need to quarantine before they return to school. We greatly appreciate your attention to this matter as it will take all of us to do our part. I have included some recent articles on Pandemic Fatigue and the rise of cases. As always please reach out with any questions.
Best,
Brooke Farrell
Superintendent
VT Digger: Pandemic Fatigue
https://vtdigger.org/2020/10/20/as-cases-rise-vermont-balances-economic-health-with-concerns-of-pandemic-fatigue/
NY Times: Pandemic Fatigue
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/coronavirus-pandemic-fatigue.html
CDC Coping with the Holidays
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html#thanksgiving
Cross State Travel
https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel
Good afternoon,
Here is the weekly update of the cross state travel map: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/restart/cross-state-travel
The only Vermont border county that travel is allowed is Washington, NY. All other border counties now require a quarantine.
We had Superheros of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds roaming our halls today! What a great kick-off to Red Ribbon Week!
Mrs. McCrea's 1st graders have been working hard during Library observing the school's trash and learning about composting. Enjoy an informational video that features the new facts they learned!
http://www.shorturl.at/lBGNY
We are very excited that Slate Valley is offering parent tutorials for our remote learning platforms. A huge thank you to Lisa Cacciatore and Rodney Batschelet Slate Valley's Technology Integrationists!
FHGS:
11/4 6 to 6:45pm for grades K-2 https://meet.google.com/mfq-qzzp-xqy
11/4 6:45 to 7:30pm for grades 3-5 https://meet.google.com/sro-nmqb-ujn
11/5 6 to 6:45pm grades 6-8 https://meet.google.com/att-quqy-ois
Mrs. Folmsbee took 5th grade outside for math today! What a beautiful Fall day for our outside classrooms.
Red Ribbon Week is next week! We have some great things planned and already happening to encourage healthy choices at FHGS. Please see the fun themed days below for October 26th-30th. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate!
