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Meet our SVUUSD's Faculty and Staff! Each Monday we will highlight one of our district employees. First up... Ms. Karla Ramey!
Today at FHUMHS, Slater Nation held a Pep Rally for the Girls Soccer and Field Hockey Teams as they head off this weekend to battle for their State Championships! Girls Soccer plays tonight at Applejack Stadium in Manchester and Field Hockey plays tomorrow afternoon at UVM in Burlington. Good Luck! and Go SLATERS!!
Professor M. K. Adams teaches the art of ASL every Thursday after school at FHUMHS. The ASL Club is open to all Middle and High School students. What a great opportunity to learn such a valuable life skill!
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At Castleton Elementary School, 4th graders are studying "The Importance of Forests." The students have been identifying trees around the school property. A local forester, Kyle Mason, was able to come visit and talk about specific characteristics of forest lands, state forests, and old growth forests. He took 4th grade on the nature trail behind the school. Mr. Mason explained how to measure the height of trees. The class focused on one majestic Northern Red Oak and discovered it was 110 feet tall. Students were then shown how to use a tree auger to determine that the same tree was around 135 years old. The students were amazed and are now very excited to find out how tall the trees are around their own homes.
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COME ONE, COME ALL! Cheer and support our Varsity Football Team in their semi final game this Friday!
Details: #3 FHUHS Varsity Football vs. #2 Mt Anthony, Friday November 4th at Mt Anthony HS with a 7pm start time.
Admission to the game: $10.00 for adults $5.00 for Seniors/Students. Cash at the gate.
NO students 8th grade or under are allowed in without a parent and they MUST stay with their parents during the game.
The visitor Bleachers are closest to the main gate entrance - Adults may sit at any bleacher section, but our student fans must be in the visitor section. Spectators are allowed to stand near ropes along the field, but no one is allowed in the roped off area.
We will be following the VPA pregame statement fan rules!
Booster club will have their Snack Shack open during the game.
Thank you for supporting FHUHS Athletics. Go Slaters!!!
Congratulations to our Girls Soccer Team! They are on their way to the State Championships! PLEASE COME ONE AND ALL TO SHOW YOUR SLATER NATION SUPPORT!!! Here are the details: #1 FHUHS G V Soccer vs. #3 Stowe will match up on Friday, November 4th with a start time of 5 p.m. at Apple Jack Field in Manchester. Parking will be at the site. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time on Gofan - https://gofan.co/app/school/VPA - or you can pay cash/credit at the gate. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors/students. There will be no noise makers allowed, for our fans, on site ie: cowbells, whistles, kazoos, or artificial noise makers of any kind. We will be following the VPA statement player and fan expectations. Go Slater G V Soccer!!
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Congratulations to our Field Hockey Team! They are on their way to the State Championships! PLEASE COME ONE AND ALL TO SHOW YOUR SLATER NATION SUPPORT!!! ! Here are the details: #2 FHUHS Slaters Field Hockey vs. #1 Montpelier Solons will match up on Saturday, November 5th with a 12:30 p.m. start time at the UVM Moulton Winder Field. Parking will either be in the UVM parking garage or in spaces around the field. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time on Gofan - https://gofan.co/app/school/VPA - or you can pay cash at the gate. Prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for seniors/students.
There will be no noise makers allowed on site ie: cowbells, whistles, kazoos, or artificial noise makers of any kind. We will be following the VPA statement player and fan expectations. Go Slater Field Hockey!!
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At Fair Haven Grade School, each day begins with Principal Ms. Infurna and Assistant Principal Ms. Paquette sharing morning announcements with students, faculty and staff by livestreaming into the classrooms. The recording takes place in the school's new makerspace area and is the brainchild of both Ms. Infurna and Ms. Paquette. The goal is to transition the daily announcements into a student led activity. What a wonderful way to connect as a school community! (Photos were taken on hat day during Spirit Week at FHGS)
Dear Slate Valley Families,
I always try to be as transparent as possible about the issues our schools are faced with so we can work together to solve issues. We all want to ensure a safe, welcoming environment for all of our students. As we emerge from the pandemic we have seen a steep rise in the student misbehavior in our school district. The severity of which varies from school to school. Although we are not the only district dealing with these types of issues in the state or country, it is concerning. This coupled with decreased staffing is putting a great strain on our system.
Some of our students and families are really struggling. In the last several years we have increased mental health support throughout our schools, but there is more that needs to be done. Staff are working tirelessly to meet the needs of our students. However, the needs that exist are more than our system can bear at times and there are few resources outside of the school. The schools have been asked to solve all of the problems in our communities and we lack the capacity to do this despite our very best efforts.
In the coming weeks you will receive communication from your school principals on new code of conducts, reminders on expectations, and what the school is doing to teach and reteach those behavior expectations. We would ask that you help us by reviewing these expectations with your children. We would also ask that if you receive a call from the school about a student behavior that you assume good intentions regarding the school staff. Our staff is very dedicated and they all want the very best for our students. While it is okay to question and be frustrated by something, it is never okay to be disrespectful towards our staff. We are always happy to have a conversation with you regarding your child. We are all on the same team.
I often speak about a community caretaking approach. Now is the time for us to come together and support one another. What does it mean to be part of Slate Valley? Some of the behaviors we are seeing in connection to the school do not, and should not, represent what it means to be part of the Slate Valley community. We have many proud Slate Valley traditions, let's all work together to continue the greater good that our district truly represents. We need your support!
Best,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell
Superintendent
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Students enrolled in the Career Exploration course at FHUMHS attend monthly field trips to Hubbardton Forge. During such visits, students see firsthand how subjects taught in school are directly applied within the various Hubbardton Forge departments. Some of the departments explored are Product Design, Engineering, Prototype and Tooling, Forge, Sales Operations, Human Resources, and Marketing. Thank you to Hubbardton Forge and all their employees who graciously give time out of their busy schedules to share their expertise with our students. Also, a thank you to Mr. O’Meara, the Director of Curriculum at Slate Valley, for organizing this wonderful work-based learning opportunity.
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