Orwell Village School

Join us tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 live on the CVS Athletics YouTube channel, https://bit.ly/38aH5fT, as the CVS/OVS Grades 7 & 8 Girls basketball team takes on Christ the King - Rutland. A roster for the CVS/OVS team can be found here: https://bit.ly/3kKs0qt

Today the FHGS/BVS 5/6 basketball teams take on their district counterparts the CES/CVS/OVS 5/6 teams and both games will be streaming live starting at 4:30 on the FHGS Athletics YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3dX3Nf7 The girls are scheduled to tip off at 4:30 and will be followed by the boys at 6:00. FHGS/BVS rosters can be found here: https://bit.ly/3c0mnjY CES/CVS/OVS rosters can be found here: https://bit.ly/3qkW64N

Thank you to the Slate Valley community for your support! Here are the results from Town Meeting Day: Budget: Yes- 868 No- 810 Transfer of $882,500 to the Reserve: Yes- 1028 No-565 School Board Members elected (all incumbents): Tara Buxton Pati Beaumont-Stannard Peter Stone Rebecca Spears Toni Lobdell Christine Pouliot

Apologies for the brief technical difficulties with our 8th Grade Basketball stream but we are now back live here: https://youtu.be/wywnQ-C1ogY

We have a basketball doubleheader on the schedule over on our CVS Athletics YouTube channel later this afternoon. At 4:30 the CVS/OVS Grade 7/8 Girls tip off vs. West Rutland to be followed at 6 by the CVS/OVS Grade 8 Boys also vs. West Rutland. The CVS Athletics YouTube channel can be found here: https://bit.ly/3b5zHUN Rosters for both CVS/OVS teams can be found at the following link: https://5il.co/q3kk

Please join us for a virtual community conversation on school safety on Monday, March 15 at 6 PM. This meeting will be an opportunity to discuss in more detail some of our infrastructure upgrades, the threat assessment process, drills as well as our planning process. Meeting ID http://meet.google.com/jpc-hjfw-qcu Phone Number (US) +1 413-998-6051 PIN: 650 703 945#

Tomorrow we have two home games featuring the combined CES/OVS Grade 5/6 basketball teams that'll be streaming live over on our YouTube channel, which can be found here: https://bit.ly/2NDiUiX At 4:30 the girls' team tips off vs the combined FHGS/BVS team. That game will be followed at 6:00 by the boys' team playing the combined FHGS/BVS team.

Save the Date! The Slate Valley Unified School Board is hosting a week of Virtual Listening Tours beginning on March 16th to continue the discussion on district reorganization. Listening tours are an opportunity to have a conversation with board members. You may attend any of the meetings - regardless of which town you reside in. Please join us at 6 p.m. for a discussion about district reorganization on the following dates: March 16th with Tim, Julie, Toni, Josh, and Christine (Castleton/Hubbardton) Join with Google Meet https://meet.google.com/wyi-oqrg-pnc or join by phone (US) +1 209-850-2378 (PIN: 574504536) March 17th with Pati, Becky, Beckah, Peter, Glen, and John (Benson/Orwell) Join with Google Meet at https://meet.google.com/ifr-ijcb-qdc or join by phone (US) +1 573-343-8213 (PIN: 143009028) March 18th with Mike, Rick, Tara, Tanya, and Angela (Fair Haven/West Haven) Join with Google Meet https://meet.google.com/ust-vwqk-mmx or join by phone join by phone (US) +1 786-592-9982 (PIN: 735144976)

This afternoon at 4:30 we'll be livestreaming an intersquad scrimmage between the CVS/OVS 7th Grade and CVS/OVS 8th Grade boys' teams over on our YouTube channel that can be found here: https://bit.ly/3kg5lBU

This video was played during the SVUUSD Annual Informational Meeting on February 22, 2021. It features scenes from around the district this school year: http://shorturl.at/rvEVX

Tonight! (February 22, 2021) Slate Valley voters are invited to join us for a virtual informational meeting. Virtually connect by going to http://meet.google.com/yjx-xnzo-dpq or by calling (US) +1 402-337-4387 PIN: 505 127 437# Resources Annual Report: https://5il.co/pc7r Budget PowerPoint (PDF): https://5il.co/pjwn Budget Newsletter: https://5il.co/pgqm

Reminder - Slate Valley voters are invited to join us for a virtual informational meeting on Monday, February 22, 2021. Virtually connect by going to http://meet.google.com/yjx-xnzo-dpq or by calling (US) +1 402-337-4387 PIN: 505 127 437# Resources Annual Report: https://5il.co/pc7r Budget PowerPoint (PDF): https://5il.co/pqu5 Budget Newsletter: https://5il.co/pgqm

High School Prep - Registration High School Prep will be held on the weeks of July 12 and July 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Families can reach out to Melissa Hoyer at mhoyer@svuvt.org 265-4966, or their school counselor with any questions. High School Prep will be a blending of time at the FHUHS campus and Lake Bomoseen State Park. The focus of Prep is to work on building connections, becoming familiar with the high school and high school staff, work on a project, and possibly earn a half credit towards high school graduation. It will be a fabulous way to kick off the high school career for the class of 2025! Register at https://forms.gle/d7iWvBa82CYrcnhG6

Today marks the start of the 2021 winter basketball season for the CVS/OVS combined girls basketball team with a home game being streamed over on our YouTube channel. https://bit.ly/3qbxJaM At 4:30 the 7th and 8th grade girls tip off versus Middlebury. Rosters for the CVS/OVS team can be found here: https://5il.co/pl53

Reminder - tomorrow! Saturday, February 13 10 a.m. to Noon Slate Valley and Fair Haven Concerned Essential Food Box Distribution Day Families within the Slate Valley School District are invited to pick up a Food Box.

How to Build Your Own Outdoor Classroom Outdoor learning labs can engage students in hands-on activities, while providing a safer way to attend school in person. https://www.edutopia.org/video/how-build-your-own-outdoor-classroom

Good afternoon, We are excited to announce the launch of our YouTube channels for our grade 5-8 athletics teams. These channels will be based on gym locations, rather than teams, to allow for the possibility of more than one event to be streamed at one time. On these channels, you’ll be able to watch live streamed athletic events via YouTube Live. Channels: Castleton Elementary School: https://bit.ly/3da2Xvj Castleton Village School: https://bit.ly/3qbxJaM Fair Haven Grade School: https://bit.ly/3tQ9Ebt Visit the new channels and be sure you subscribe and turn on notifications to be automatically notified when there is a live stream taking place.

Athletics update: Tomorrow afternoon, we will be sharing details about Friday’s sporting events - including information on how you can view them.

A message from the Vermont Department of Health: The Health Department has detected an increase in COVID-19 activity in Rutland County during the last two weeks. What we know is: Rutland City and some surrounding towns now have evidence of increased rates, multiple household clusters and workplaces with cases. Surrounding towns with increased rates include Benson, Pittsford, Castleton, West Haven and Fair Haven. At this time we are seeing an increased number of cases that are not known to be associated with an outbreak, which is an indication of more widespread community transmission. We are sharing this information to encourage community-wide public health interventions. Our area is seeing an increase in COVID-19 activity. Take these prevention steps to help slow the spread: -Stay home if you are sick. -Wash your hands often. -Keep your social circle to only the people you live with. -Stay at least 6 feet apart from people you do not live with. -Wear a mask any time you are around people you do not live with. See the complete message and resources from the Department of Health: https://5il.co/pieg

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