WOODSTOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER 

04/23//2017
Issue No.17
WES CALENDAR

April 27  
Report Cards Mailed

April 27
 Parent Edu. Series. "Nutrition and Learning" by Clare Drebitko in the WES Library 6pm

 May 4 
Fitness Team Competition 

May 8 
Board Meeting in the Library 4:30pm

 
May 11 
4th Grade History Fair at Woodstock History Center 6pm

 

May 16

Grades K-2nd to Pentangle performance, "Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun"


 

May 17

Kindergarten Registration at 12:15pm - early dismissal for Kindergarteners 

 

May 24

May Day Celebration on playground 10am 

(rain date May 25)

 

May 26

District Chess Tournament in Barnard


 


 


Scenes from Show Your Stuff

Lucy and Jane's humorous rendition of "A Hole in the Bucket" 
 
1st grade Trolls performing to "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

Additional images can be found in the Vermont Standard.  

WES BRIDGE  BUILDING TEAM RESULTS

Our team of 5th and 6th graders recently capped off their bridge-building season with a successful showing at the state competition in Randolph. The team took second place in bridge strength. Constructed from popsicle sticks, toothpicks, Elmer's glue, and dental floss, their suspension bridge took a 256 pound load. The team's other entry, a solid truss took 159 pounds. The team earned five additional awards including presentation. Congratulations to Declan, Ethan, Hudson, Jack, Jacob, and Will on their accomplishments. Thank you to Ms. Gauvin and Mr. Fisher for advising the team. 



You can read more about the competition and see additional pictures and video on the WES STEM blog


SAVE THE DATE

Final Parent Education Series 
Thursday, April 27th - 6pm




CALL US! 

Need to communicate after school plans for your child? Please call the office at 457-2522 by 2:30 PM. Our goal is to safely get 157 students where they need to go every day. We can be much more successful at getting your children where you want them to be if messages are received by 2:30. Children also feel much more secure if they know their plans prior to dismissal. 


WES PTO and School Facebook Page 


The PTO has helped us start up a new Facebook page to share school news and events. You'll know you have found the page if it looks like this: 


2017-2018 School Calendar and Vacations
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Here is a link to the 2017-2018 school calendar.

Please note the dates of school vacations and holidays for the upcoming school year:

June 15 - August 29 (school begins August 30)
September 4
October 9
November 10
November 22-24
December 25-January 2
January 15
February 19-23
March 5-6
April 16-20
May 28

Please do your best to plan family vacations and travel to match up with our school holidays. This will help your child continue to make steady academic progress. Time in the classroom with skilled educators is invaluable!

S pring Cleaning? 

Donate to our T-Shirt Drive!

The WES Handprinting initiative is seeking clean, gently-used, adult sized t-shirts for a school-wide recycling project. Plain t-shirts in any color or with school-appropriate logos can be donated now through Friday April 28th. A donation box is located in the lobby.