Wildcats Newsletter

Volume No. 5

December 8th, 2022

A bi-weekly newsletter from Principal Bowen, Principal Arnold and Principal Thomas.

Important School Reminders

Holiday Break!

HALF DAY - Wed. Dec. 20

NO SCHOOL Thurs. Dec 1 - Mon. Jan 2

Winter Concerts:

Thursday, December 8th SRES, Winter Concert 6pm

Thursday, December 8th WRVHS Winter Concert 7:30pm

FamilyID

Please complete forms on FamilyID if you have not already done so.

Many families have not completed the media release.
Don't forget to complete the "additional forms".
Contact our office if you need assistance or have questions.

A Letter from the Nurse

Hi All,

I have a healthy supply of COVID tests here (yay) ! I'd like to remind parents/guardians that we have them available and are happy to send them home prior to the holiday break. You can contact myself and/or Nurse Susan.

Thanks,

Nurse Becky

Bring Warm Clothes!

Elementary students have outdoor breaks daily! And MS pods often go outside on Mondays and Fridays.
All students should bring a coat, hat, mittens, and boots to school if they have those items at home.

Bethel Elementary Basketball

Basketball registrations are open for Pre-K to 6th grade. Parents can email bethelspringsports@gmail.com to register their child.

WRVMS Sports Begin!

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Basketball for grades 7,8 (6th graders will play basketball through town rec.)
Bowling for grades 6,7,8.
Faculty contact: Tim Perreault tperreault@wrvsu.org

No December MS After School Clubs

Stay tuned for the January schedule. We need community member club advisors. If you are interested in sharing your interests from chess, arts n crafts to animal tracking and more and would like to be a club advisor please contact Mary Schell mschell@wrvsu.org asap. Stipends are available.

Storytime Fun!

On November 15th, we had Odds Bodkin come to the South Royalton campus. He performed for both the elementary and High School. Odds Bodkin is the pseudonym of an American storyteller, musician, and author who has published a number of spoken and/or musical interpretations of traditional tales, as well as a number of original tales and children's books.

Safety First!

On Friday, November 18th, both campuses practiced an evacuation and relocation drill and everyone did so well!

Elementary School News

Our teachers are looking "SUPER" during Elementary Spirt Week!

Hey Amazing Wildcat Families,

Dear Families,

Report cards will be coming home Monday. You’ll see a big change as we are moving to an SU wide report card based on proficiencies. In the report card you will find a more detailed letter from me outlining the changes.

Thank you to all of you that have come out for our recent concerts. They were wonderful! It was great! We also want to thank those of you who have, or are going to be, attending our school Feasts! It’s so wonderful to be able to welcome you back into our buildings!

In other news, we are also excited to be organizing winter activities that will complement the Snow Cats program at S6 (replacing Ski Runners). More to come on all of this!

I hope you are well!

Happy to be working with you for the betterment of all of our Wildcat kids!

Respectfully, Responsibly, Safely and Kindly,

Principal Bowen

5th Grade News

Mrs. Fors homeroom

Rebecca Fors’ homeroom on the Bethel Campus has been busy with chicken care. Each morning two students are chosen as Chicken Ambassadors and they pair up with younger students in the school to help with the daily care of chickens. This care includes changing and filling their water and checking on the food.

But everyone's favorite part by far is collecting the eggs. Once the eggs are collected, the team comes in to wash and dry the eggs. From there, they head to our Mathmachicken Board. Here we keep track of our daily chicken production. We use math to calculate the number of dozens of eggs we get as well as what it costs to care for the chickens. We have started selling eggs, although we are only producing about three dozen per week. Each Friday the students deliver the eggs to their clients. We hope in the spring we will be getting twice that. Plus we are looking forward to hatching another batch of chicks in the new year!

Middle School News

It is with great enthusiasm that I have joined the WRVSU as the Interim Principal for the middle school in Bethel while Principal Owen Bradley is on leave for the next three months. My first week was an amazing experience getting to know staff, students, and families. I also enjoyed the Winter Concert that showcased the incredible band and choral programs under the direction of Amber Leavitt and Joshua Pauly! What a celebration!

As was shared in my introductory letter, my primary responsibility is to support teaching and learning through ensuring an inclusive school environment where everyone feels safe, respected, valued, and celebrated.

I welcome the opportunity to meet as many families as possible. Please feel free to reach out parnold@wrvsu.org

The Middle School will offer Success Club to ALL students in grades 6-8th after-school from 3-4:30pm, on all full days of school. This is an opportunity for students to be part of a quiet and supported work environment. Students may also connect with teachers after school and then complete work in the Success Club. Please see the specifics in the embedded link.

Middle School Success Club Information

Pictures: Enjoy the action photos of students in math class measuring and using fractions to double the recipe for baking pies and cooking on an open fire in outdoor education.

High School News

Let's Go Wildcats!

We have had a lot going on at the High School since our last newsletter! We had a Veteran’s day Celebration where we recognized nine veterans. Three of them spoke to us about their experience serving in the United States Military. Our band and chorus provided us with the fight songs for each branch, and the playing and singing of the National Anthem.