Fair Haven Union Middle and High School

Tonight (September 13th) You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School. This meeting will be in person or you may virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/jjz-yxpn-xyn or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 411 413 765 0756# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/yo9x Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/xtg7 Next Board Meeting: September 27, 6:30 p.m. at CES

Dear Slate Valley Families, We recently announced that your child’s school will be offering weekly COVID testing for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals (staff and students). Unfortunately, due to technical issues with the vendor/state we will not be able to start on September 15th as originally planned. Instead we are planning on starting weekly surveillance testing on September 29th. It will occur weekly every Wednesday after that. Again, it is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line. https://www.cic-health.com/consent/vt. After consenting you should receive an email from COMMUNICATION INTEL. Your building nurse will be organizing the testing. Frequently asked questions about the testing program. https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools/school-staff-covid19-surveillance-testing/school-staff-resources Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions. Best, Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent

We're excited to announce that tonight's Varsity Football game against North Country will be live streaming over on Northeast Sports Network (NSN). NSN has provided us the link below to share with all of Slater Nation so that anyone who wants to follow tonight's action live and isn't able to make their way to LaPlaca Field can still cheer on the Slaters. https://www.nsnsports.net/sponsors/northpoint/?bfplayvid=289730 A special thanks goes out to Kim Alexander, Slate Valley's Athletic Director, for coordinating this opportunity to showcase all of the great things happening with our student athletes.

Dear Slate Valley Families, Your child’s school will be offering weekly COVID testing for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals. We will be starting weekly surveillance testing on September 15th. It will occur weekly every Wednesday after that. It is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line which can be found on the following link. https://bit.ly/3jXlspB After consenting you should receive an email from COMMUNICATION INTEL. Your building nurse will be organizing the testing. Frequently asked questions about the testing program can be found here. https://bit.ly/3BUmAk0 Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions. Best, Brooke

Reminder - Tonight! Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

If you aren't able to make it to LaPlaca field for the 4:00 pm kickoff between the FHUHS Varisty Girls Soccer and Green Mountain come join us over on YouTube and cheer on the Slaters at the following link. https://bit.ly/3yPW1KJ

FHUHS Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Green Mountain game tonight will be at 4pm. Please note the time change.

Happy Wednesday! FHUHS completed our first ALICE/Options Based Drill yesterday afternoon. Our focus was centered on locking down and barricading doors in the event there was an intruder in the building. Overall, students and teachers did very well! The drill has given us opportunities to address areas of need, too. Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions regarding our safety procedures and/or protocols. Thank you!

9/7/21 - FHUHS JV Football game canceled.

Reminder - this Thursday! Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Happy Labor Day weekend! All FHUHS students will be practicing an ALICE Options Based Lockdown Drill this coming week. This is an important safety practice opportunity as we dive back into the school year. We will be sharing safety announcements with families throughout the school year, along with procedures and protocols for families in the event of an emergency during the school day.

As we kickoff Labor Day weekend why not join us for some Vermont high school soccer as the Slaters Varsity Girls Soccer team takes on Bellows Falls on LaPlaca Field? Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 pm and will be streaming live on our YouTube channel at the following link. https://bit.ly/2WRJHwc

Tonight marks the return of 11 on 11 tackle football to LaPlaca Field for the first time since the Fall of 2019 as the Slater Varsity Football Team takes on Middlebury with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 pm. While we look forward to seeing everyone who is able to attend in person to cheer on the Slaters, we'll also be streaming the game live on our YouTube channel for those unable to make it in person at the following link. https://bit.ly/3zKSnD8

Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Tonight marks the return of fall athletics to LaPlaca Field as the Slaters Varisty Boys' soccer team takes on Burr & Burton Academy starting at 6:00 p.m. For those unable to join us in person at the Fair Haven Union High School we'll be streaming the game live on our YouTube channel at the following link. https://bit.ly/3jANiI2

We're all excited for Freshmen Orientation tomorrow! Please join us for a cup of coffee at drop-off (7:45-8:10). We are also excited to see all of our students (grades 9-12) on Thursday, September 2nd, for our first official day of the school year!

Fair Haven Recreation and Slate Valley Vermont Youth Project are hosting their final Summer Pop Up Event tomorrow, Wednesday, September 1st at 6 p.m. in the Fair Haven Town Park: -Get to know your community -End of Summer Party -Free Stewart's Ice Cream

Dear Slate Valley Families, Your child’s school will be offering weekly COVID testing for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals. We will be starting weekly surveillance testing on September 15th. It will occur weekly every Wednesday after that. It is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line. https://www.cic-health.com/consent/vt. After consenting you should receive an email from COMMUNICATION INTEL. Your building nurse will be organizing the testing. Frequently asked questions about the testing program. https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools/school-staff-covid19-surveillance-testing/school-staff-resources Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions. Best, Brooke

The Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County is seeking Youth Development Professionals for our facilities located in Castleton, Fair Haven, Benson, Orwell, and Rutland. If you enjoy working with children and like being on your feet and interacting, making their afterschool experience high quality and fun, then the Boys & Girls Club might be a perfect fit for you. Please see the position description for more details: https://5il.co/y1dj

Congratulations to all of today’s award recipients! SVUUSD Executive Awards: Amy Jackson and Allison Cosey (CVS) Elizabeth Schuyler, Bryan Muller, Jessica Sturtevant, Jessica Thurston (BVS) UVM Outstanding Teacher Awards: Jessica Sturtevant Jessica, a model of grit and resilience. These are probably not the attributes that Jessica thought would get her nominated for UVM Outstanding Teacher and yet, here we are. Just 3 short years into her career, Jessica has accomplished more than many as they approach retirement. She has taught 1st through 4th grades in every possible combination imaginable, completed 2 years of her Vermont Mathematics Initiative Masters program, and never shied away from a committee position or volunteer role. Jessica has taken full advantage of being part of a small school and works tirelessly to provide the highest level of student engagement and instruction. She works as elegantly in a team setting as she does solo. Jessica’s reflective approach to her own development as an educator highlights her intuition and maturity. Kristen Partesi Kristen is a high school art teacher at Fair Haven Union High School which currently serves students in grades 9-12. Kristen is the sole visual arts teacher at the high school and provides an extremely robust visual arts program for her students. Kristen spent hours planning and organizing to provide her students with an incredible art education experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristen, on multiple occasions, sought and secured approval to work extra hours in the building in order to have her materials ready and safe for students. She is as talented and dedicated as they come and her students adore her for it. SVUUSD Outstanding Teacher Awards: Jessica Sturtevant (BVS) Kim Lucci and Randi Ray (CES) Tom DeMatties (CVS) Margaret Quinn and Kevin Eddy (FHGS) Kristen Partesi (FHUHS) Michelle Eagan (Orwell) Instructional Assistant Award: Colleen Howard (BVS) Linda Corliss (CES) William Tyler (CVS) Susan Howe and Launee Salamin (FHGS) David Anderson (FHUHS) Rebecca Warner (OVS) SVUUSD Special Service Award Letter: Nursing Team: Angela Allard, Ashley Casey, Kaitlin Ellis, Heather Hollister, Amanda Keller, Jetta Loomis, Deb Williams, and Mary Winn