Wildcats Newsletter

Volume No. 4

November 17th, 2022

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

SCHOOL REMINDERS

Thanksgiving Break

NO SCHOOL Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11/23-25

Winter Concert Dates:

Thursday, December 1st BES, 6pm

Thursday, December 1st WRVMS 7:30pm

Thursday, December 8th SRES, 6pm

Thursday, December 8th WRVHS 7:30pm

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. 

Bring Warm Clothes!

• We have outdoor break daily! And 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. 

Elementary School News

Hey Amazing Wildcat Families, 

In full disclosure, I sent this same message last year… but it still holds true today! 

Thank YOU!  It’s November and a time to stop and think of all the things that to be thankful for… 

Here are a few of mine:

I am thankful for your children that you share with us everyday.  We love teaching them, learning from them and we have so many fantastic kids in our Bethel-Royalton area!

I am thankful for our teachers who don’t give up!  They flex, persevere and work, work, work for the benefit of our kids!  Our Wildcat teachers are the best!

I am thankful for open communication and our fantastic partnerships with you!  We are just wrapping up conferences and it has been great to be at the table (in person and virtually) to talk about your children’s growth academically and socially and set goals going forward.

I am grateful for the opportunity to be your principal.

Respectfully, Responsibly, Safely and Kindly,

Andra Bowen

Principal

4th Grade News

Hope Yeager, 4th/5th Grade, Royalton

As a part of our study of United States geography, Mrs. Yeager’s class wrote postcards to classrooms across the country. Each postcard summarized what life is like in Vermont with students highlighting what they enjoy doing every season of the year. On October 28, we walked to the South Royalton post office to mail our 49 postcards. We have begun receiving cards back from these classrooms and learning a little bit about life across our country.

Middle School News

To the WRUD Community:

I am happy and sad to share that I will retire from public education this June. I am happy because I will have more time to spend with my family and I am sad because there is never a good time to say goodbye to colleagues who, over the years, have become friends. I’m sad to say goodbye to students and happy that I have seen so many wonderful children grow up to become fine young adults. I am sad to say farewell to families and community members who have helped us and specifically me, lead this lovely place we call school. I am happy that while I am leaving I am confident that the community will continue to support and nurture the school.  

I plan to take a family medical leave beginning on November 28. I am managing a medical concern that requires my undivided attention. I will start an intensive treatment plan for a diagnosis of interstitial lung disease. I look forward to a return in March to finish up the year and graduate with the eighth grade. Superintendent Kinnarney will be sharing a letter with the greater community discussing the next steps for the 22-23 school year.

Finally I have so much pride in the work we have done together. I work each day to see life through a lens of love and abundance. I have been buoyed and supported by so many of you in these communities and I will lean on that same support in this final year of my career. I wish to end with a heartfelt thank you.

Be Well and Stay Safe

Mr. Bradley

WRVMS sports begin!

• Sign up on FamilyID
• 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 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.

Middle School Concert Thursday 12/1

• Musicians arrive at 7:00, Concert begins at 7:30
• Faculty contacts: Joshua Pauly jpauly@wrvsu.org & Amber Leavitt aleavitt@wrvsu.org 

Hulbert Outdoor Center by WRVMS student Emma Austin

On October 24th, Ms. Cleveland’s and Mr. Shumway’s 7th grade pods went to the Hulbert Outdoor Center. In the morning, the two pods split into three groups and we did a couple of team building activities. The first activity my group did was hard for us. It involved a lot of communicating and we had trouble with it. Each person got a picture and we had to place the pictures in the right sequence without looking at one another’s. We each had to explain what our picture looked like. The next activity we did was a maze. We each had to take turns to figure out the pattern of the maze. At first we thought it had to do with the colors of each of the dots, but then we found out that the instructor was switching the colors. We had to communicate with our team which steps to take. Our group had an idea to recreate the maze out of leaves and rocks. We did this so we could remember the pattern of the steps we had to take in order to get through to the end of the maze. Eventually we all made it through the maze. After the two team building exercises, we had lunch. After lunch, we went to the ropes course. When people were on the ropes course, I took photos and videos of them. It was a fun field trip!

High School News

Let's Go Wildcats!

Congratulations to the cast and crew, and our director for an amazing performance this past weekend of Alice and Wonderland!

Another big congratulations to our Wildcats Girls Soccer Coach Kim Prestridge who was just named Coach of the Year by the Vermont Soccer Coaches Association. You can read more about her in this week's Valley News!

This past week was very busy with student-led conferences, and the first quarter ending. Below is a picture from our Dream mentoring program

Principal Thomas