Please Vote! Thank You!
Please join us for the 3rd night of our School Safety Series, this Wednesday, March 8th at 6:00 PM at the Fair Haven Union Middle & High School Library. The focus will be on Emergency Operations Planning.
In honor of Dr. Seuss's Birthday, Ms. Benway, our Director of Special Services, wanted to read her favorite Dr. Seuss story to you. We hope you all enjoy!
Click the link: https://youtu.be/GBq7mJZrz8Y
Each month our students get to explore the artistic expression of dance. We are fortunate to have Ms. Ashley, from Dance Factory, working with our school through a dance residency. This program will continue throughout the year, culminating in May with a show for the community. Students are learning how to tell stories through movement, collaborate in groups, and develop choreography.
Thank you all for participating in the Slate Valley food drive benefiting Fair Haven Concerned! After three weeks of collecting, the numbers are in, and the food delivered. As a district we donated 1158.5 lbs. of non perishable and household items to the local food shelf. Listed below are the winning classrooms in each school for largest donation.
OVS = Ms. Valley
FHGS = Ms. Morgello
CES = Ms. Russell/ Ms. Molis
Middle school = Mr. Clark
The winning classrooms will choose if they would like a pizza or ice cream party sometime in March.
While it was a tight race, the school with the most pounds donated and winner of the district wide prize is Castelton Elementary coming in at 590.1 lbs. CES will be joined by Miss Lucy Neel from Holland, VT for a day of learning centered around Vermont Native American history and culture. Lucy is a member of the VT Nulhegan Abenaki tribe.
Earlier this week, some students enjoyed eating lunch with superintendent Brooke Olsen-Farrell. During this time, they also gave a presentation exhibiting the benefits of going outside for recess even when it is below 10 degrees! It was quite the compelling study, backed by research and data. A fine example of student advocacy and leadership. Good job!
Slate Valley will be holding Preschool Screenings during the month of March. Call to make an appointment for your upcoming preschooler, or please share this information with anyone you may know with a child about to enter preschool. Thank you.
Tonight: Please Attend!
You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Annual Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union Middle and High School Band Room. This meeting will be in person. You can virtually connect by going to: https://meet.google.com/oiq-okkg-med
Or dial: (US) +1 1352-800-6514 PIN: 943 590 076#
SVUUSD Annual Meeting - February 27th: Please Attend!
Please Read:
We Asked. You Responded. We Listened.
Follow Up to Hoax Call at FHUMHS from Superintendent, Brooke Olsen-Farrell.
From the State of Vermont Department of Public Safety and the Vermont State Police...
This morning, February 8th, we were under a Hold in Place (Secure the Building) at Fair Haven Union Middle/High School for approximately 15 minutes as a precautionary measure due to a concerning call made to the Fair Haven Police Department. Hoax calls like this have been coming into schools across the state and country recently. While there hasn’t been any credibility to these hoax calls, we wanted to make sure we were taking the proper precautions as student/staff safety is our number one priority. Again, there is no immediate threat to Fair Haven Union Middle/High School. Law enforcement led our response, and at this time we have released the Hold in Place.
If you see any of these wonderful people, please thank them for their dedication in helping our students! Slate Valley is fortunate to have this dynamic team in our district!
#NationalSchoolCounselorAppreciationWeek February 6th - 10th
Attention: Next week's ALICE Training, (part of the Public Safety Series) is postponed to a later date. The next scheduled presentation will be Emergency Operations Planning on March 8th.
We have really enjoyed our chats with community members at the Coffee and Conversation events. Thank you to those who have spent time visiting with us. There are still a couple scheduled for next week. One is on the 8th at the Fair Haven Grade School and then on the 9th at the Bomoseen Diner. We hope to see you there!
Please read this Cold Weather Statement from Superintendent Brooke Olsen-Farrell. Follow this link to see the PDF version.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a3dDQuP9VpZ-Ma_dlJBWIzahHVo-va2U/view?usp=sharing
