On Wednesday, February 7th, Superintendent, Ms. Olsen-Farrell and Director of Curriculum, Mr. O'Meara, enjoyed conversation over lunch with members of the FHGS Student Voice. The students shared that school day favorites included recess, math, science and dismissal. They also gave Ms. Olsen-Farrell and Mr. O'Meara a tour of their school store. Their list of improvements were:
-to provide Vegetarian options at lunch
-Snacks should be free, but just 1 a day
-They shouldn’t use Lexia
-They really needed to stock up on stress balls in the school store!
What do you do on the 100th day of school? You make yourself 100 years old and wear Day 100 crowns!
This week the 5th graders worked on new vocabulary words with Kindergarteners . They had fun with this activity!
This week we celebrate both school counselors and our school-based clinicians for all they do. Slate Valley greatly appreciates their dedication, compassion, and hard work.
Thank you!
Exciting News!!! NED's Mindset Mission is coming to our school on Monday, February 12th. NED stands for "Never Give Up", "Encourage Others", and "Do Your Best". YoYos will be used by the performers as a way to share their message. We will have YoYos available for purchase next week. The money earned from the sale of YoYos will allow an additional school to host a NED performance at no-cost, just as we are at FHGS. Look for information about YoYos going home with students.
It's Vermont School Board Recognition Month! Thank you to our SVUUSD Board for their dedicated service and commitment to our educational system.
This past weekend, Castleton Elementary School's Assistant Principal, Bonnie Lenihan along with Linda Corliss, an Instructional Assistant also from CES, presented at the VPA Winter Symposium, in Woodstock, VT. They proudly shared information about our district's Instructional Assistant Mentoring Program. Wonderful job ladies, we thank you!
REMINDER TONIGHT! If you were not able to attend one of the in-person events, or did and still have questions concerning the FY25 Budget, please join us for the last of our Budget Forums tonight (February 5) at 6:30 PM. This forum is ONLINE ONLY. The virtual session link is:
https://meet.google.com/qpd-gxdf-ody
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 559-856-2317‬ PIN: ‪113 535 185‬#
Other information links:
Slate Valley FY25 Budget Presentation: https://5il.co/2e2qf
2023-24 Slate Valley Annual Report & FY25 Proposed Budget: https://5il.co/2da4p
Available to every student, every morning!
Mark your calendars for our February Coffee & Conversation Events: Enjoy a cup of coffee on us while engaging in conversation about the FY25 Budget with school board members and administration! We hope to see you there!
If you were not able to attend one of the in-person events, or did and still have questions concerning the FY25 Budget, please join us for the last of our Budget Forums this upcoming Monday (February 5) at 6:30 PM. This forum is ONLINE ONLY. The virtual session link is:
https://meet.google.com/qpd-gxdf-ody
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 559-856-2317‬ PIN: ‪113 535 185‬#
Other information links:
Slate Valley FY25 Budget Presentation: https://5il.co/2e2qf
2023-24 Slate Valley Annual Report & FY25 Proposed Budget: https://5il.co/2da4p
Thank you to Mr. DeMatties - 6th grade teacher at CES, for making these 4 beautiful new benches for our after school athletic programs at CES. We are so
thankful. The benches are appreciated by all of our 5th and 6th grade teams and coaches.
Falcon Gathering Pictures continued...
One of my favorite days of the month....Falcon Gathering!!! Today was awesome! We had a bunch of SOAR Awards and even a few Falcon Excellence Awards! Then for the Grand Finale, The American Heart Association stopped by to make us aware of the February challenge to be heart healthy!
FHGS is happy to have the grand opening of our school store and be teaming with 1st place spiritwear to offer a discount on Falcon gear! Check it out!
New Episode of Educational Insights: A Superintendent's Podcast
FY25 Budget Discussion with Director of Finance, Cheryl Scarzello.
https://youtu.be/GUmcqDsXnFM?si=XW0PX2qpAQin-FQr
Slate Valley Unified USD is hosting another round of Coffee & Conversations starting in February. Please join us to discuss any questions you may have concerning the FY25 Proposed Budget. The dates are as follows:
February 6, 2024 at Buxton's Store in Orwell 7:30-9:00 AM
February 7, 2024 at the Wooden Soldier in Fair Haven 7:30 - 9:00 AM
February 22, 2024 at the Castleton Free Library 12 noon - 1:30 PM
Just a reminder that breakfast is available for every student, every morning!
What do you do on a rainy Friday? At FHGS, you work on learning new things!
1st grade, thanks for teaching me all about Australia!
Today, January 25th, all Slate Valley schools are on a 2 hour delay due to icing on the back roads.