Clarendon Elementary School Newsletter June 2017
Clarendon Elementary School 84 Grange Hall Road, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 P: (802) 775-5379 F: (802) 747-7584 Fred Valastro, Principal •
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“Every Student, Every Day, Our Personal Best in Every Way!” Hello Clarendon Families, Is it June already? What a wonderful ten months! We could not be more pleased, truly happy for your children and OUR students. We all hope that you enjoy the last newsletter of the school year. The days for the end of the school year have been scheduled. As a reminder, Sixth grade class trip is Friday, June 9th. Sixth grade Promotion Night will be Thursday, June 15th. The next day, Friday, June 16th, will be the school-wide field day and community picnic lunch. The sixth grade will go bowling and this will also be their last honor walk in the halls of CES. Parents and family are welcome to join us for the honor walk. The last day of school and step up day for K-5 is a half day for students on June 19th with dismissal at 12:15. We will serve lunch to the kids and the busses will take the children home. To our students – Have fun this summer, be safe and be smart. Your decisions through life help shape who you will become. Make – good - choices! Play – get outside and enjoy the physical activity that keeps you healthy and living well. We will miss you and we all look forward to your return in the fall. And yes, Read, Read, Read!! Parents, the school will be a busy place over the summer. You are invited to visit us anytime and encouraged to schedule an appointment if you need some extended time to meet. Look for updates and notices in midsummer to help plan and prepare for another wonderful year!
First Day of School for the 2017/2018 school year is August 30th! Please reach out to me with any questions!
IMPORTANT DATES
School Board Meetings Wednesday, June 7th, 7-8@ MRUHS Wednesday, June 21st, 7-8 @ WES
Your principal, Fred Valastro
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Monday, June 19 Dismissal at 12:15 Promotion Night Thursday, June 15 6:30
It is with much trepidation and heartfelt thanks that we bid a fond farewell to many of our educators. The end of this school year will be the start of the next chapter for ten of our esteemed and beloved family members. Thank you all for your years of dedicated service to and caring for OUR children. You will be missed, but always remembered for what you did to better the lives of many.
Carolyn Hanrahan 23 years
Andrea D’Amico 14 years
Clare Bornarth 32 years
Jen Cohen 12 years
Patt McLaughlin 42 years
Chris Redman 18 years
Kathy Schiller 14 years Liz Fothergill 28 years
Monika Loyzelle 36 years
Joan Lind 46 years
Learning about dinosaurs, writing in journals & making eggs!
Miss Doiron’s Kindergartners threw her a birthday party!!
Kindergartners stick together!
Kindergarten collected food for Red Nose Day USA!
Fun with water and 4th grade friends! Helping in the garden!
Saying goodbye to Miss Adrienne. Thank you for volunteering in our classroom!
Mrs. Loyzelle’s class had an outdoor pizza party!
Enjoying ice cream!
Four students represented CES as demonstrators for VITALearn's Robot Rodeo program at the Dynamic Landscapes conference in Burlington. Robot Rodeo is a program that has brought free robots to CES for students to learn coding and logic skills. In this picture, they are experimenting with Pinbox 3000 cardboard pinball machines.
Students in K-4 have been experimenting with 3Doodler Start pens in Technology class. They have produced some great work.
Learning about and making bird nests with 4-Winds!
Teacher Appreciation Week—its not just a day Mrs. Gedney….Luke Sampson
Peace Garden Planting. Mindfulness during morning meeting. Light exploration.
Partner reading and Word Work!
Mrs. McLaughlin's first graders proudly display the flags they created for the CES Memorial Day Program. It has been interesting to learn about the history of our flag and other American symbols.
Jazalyn wore her special "flag shirt" made by her mom!
We love to partner read with our friends!
Clarendon students collected a total of 421 food items for Red Nose Day which recognizes childhood hunger. The food was brought and donated to the Community Cupboard in Rutland.
2nd grade artists. The students made the coolest trees with a paper bag and tissue paper.
Impressive Tanagrams!
2nd grade is doing a STEM project. They had to make a paper chain-the longest chain won. The students worked in pairs, had 2 pieces of construction paper, a ruler, and 12" of masking tape. We compared the results, then were given the same materials, and redid the paper chains. They did such a great job. They really worked well with their partners.
Peace Garden Planting!
The students worked together to make a mascot for our classroom.
4th Grade visited Fort Ticonderoga on May 25. Thank you to the parent, grandparent and sibling chaperones that attended as well!
Fifth and Sixth graders visited the Montshire Museum, extending their learning in relation to their classroom STEM projects. They attended workshops focusing on music, climate change, fossils, and bridge building. It was a great day of exploration!
Building future master gardeners! The 5th grade has begun a multi year learning experience by reestablishing the CES garden. This hands on project will incorporate science and math concepts, while at the same time building
The 5th graders met Uncle Dave from 94.5 the Drive. He came in to give advice on their marketing plans for promoting Clarendon VT.
upon their collaboration and communication skills. The main scientific focus is learning how to harvest and store seeds for the spring, while the math focus is measurement and fraction concepts. This garden will also be a means to provide fresh vegetables for the lunch program to use in their meal planning. This is a huge endeavor for us, but the students are extremely excited to get involved and dirty!
5th graders attended a mock trial at Rutland County Court House.
*Kindergarten plays lacrosse. *Pre K in PE. *Jumping Rope.
Art, Chris and Bryan from the Rutland Regional Airport attended Camille, Jenna and Sidney’s presentation. Board member, George Ambrose also attended.
Friends, Family and Students, Can you believe it is already the END of May? The sun is finally shining and we’re starting to have more and more warm days. The end of the school year is starting to creep up! Please help your student to search for library books they’ve misplaced during the school year. The week of Monday, May 29th will be the last week for students to check books out from the library. The remaining weeks will be spent digging for misplaced library books! Some places books often hide: -in the car (trunk, under seats, in back seats) -under beds -in family book shelves -on the counter under the stack of mail to go through -in kiddo’s closets -in backpacks -in classrooms, book bins, your neighbor’s classroom or book box! Happy Searching!!
Lily’s soap carving.
Father Day Portraits
Domonick’s clay cat sculptures
Clarendon Elementary School 84 Grange Hall Road, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 P: (802) 775-5379 F: (802) 747-7584 Fred Valastro, Principal • fvalastro@millriverschoolsorg www.millriverschools.org
Every Student, Every Day, Our Personal Best in Every Way!
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1 -Band/Chorus judging -Girl Scouts 5:30
2 -Band/Chorus Great Escape -Kindergarten Field Trip
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7 5th & 6th STEM Performance Gallery—6:00
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9 6th Grade Boston Trip -Running Club
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14 MRUHS Graduation
15 -Promotion Night—6:30 -K & 1 Field Trip
16 Field Day Picnic -Pre K Field Trip -6th Gr. Bowling
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