Benson Village School

Bowling field trip!!!

Huge congratulations from everyone at BVS to Jessica Thurston and Jessica Sturtevant on their last VMI session! We are so fortunate to have 2 graduates of this 3-year, highly recognized math Masters program in our Benson family!!!!

Tonight - April 25, 2022 You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Grade School Library. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/wck-ifsf-xve or dial: (US) +1 865-401-0275 PIN: 911 262 892# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/19bi7 Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/18rlk Next Board Meeting: May 9, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School

We're hiring! Slate Valley Unified Union School District has a year round full time position opening for an ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST. Responsibilities including processing accounts payable for the district. Bookkeeping experience is required, as well as strong technology and organizational skills. For more information, please contact Cheryl Scarzello, Director of Finance at (802) 265-2561 or email at cscarzello@svuvt.org Please visit https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/employment-opportunities for a complete listing of employment opportunities with SVUUSD.

3rd grade morning read!

Mrs. Schuyler showing her colors at the BVS School Gift Shop!

Please remember to vote today! Town of Benson: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Benson Community Hall Town of Castleton: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Castleton Fire Station Town of Fair Haven: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Fair Haven Grade School Town of Hubbardton: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Hubbardton Town Hall Town of Orwell: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Orwell Town Clerk's Office Town of West Haven: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM, West Haven Town Hall For more information, we invite you to visit the budget page on our website: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget

Good evening, The budget passed with the following results: Yes: 882 No: 541 We want to thank the community for voting!

Join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the FHUHS Band Room for an informational hearing to discuss the proposed FY23 budget (Article 2), which will be voted on tomorrow by Australian ballot. Virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/kwb-acpu-kjm or by calling +1 352-503-8958 PIN: 358 031 844#. For more information, we invite you to visit our budget web page: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget.

1st grade students have developed strategies for addition facts. We worked on classifying their strategies and modeling our thinking with a number rack

Save the Date! Our next Middle School Family Forum is IN-PERSON on April 28th at 5:30 p.m. at FHU! Join us to hear about athletics and extracurricular activities, as well as other topics. We look forward to seeing you there! *Please note the date change from our previous post.

School Budget Revote on Wednesday, April 13th at Benson Community Hall 10:00 am-7:00 pm Please vote!

As we approach our April 12th Informational Meeting and April 13th Budget Revote, we are highlighting Frequently Asked Questions (https://5il.co/1898z) related to the FY23 Budget. Question: How does Slate Valley’s FY23 Education Spending per Equalized Pupil compare to surrounding districts? Answer: Rutland City: $18,624 Mill River: $18, 376 Estimated State Average: $18,023 Otter Valley: $17,048 Slate Valley: $16,947 Quarry Valley: $16,870 For more information, we invite you to visit our budget web page: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget.

Tonight - April 11, 2022 You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union High School Library. This meeting will be in person or virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/pon-cdyc-ivw or dial: (US) +1 567-250-1061 PIN: 344 705 713# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/18j0p Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/185lr Special Meeting: April 12, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. at FHUHS Band Room

Tax Time!!!!!! Wonderful lesson on taxation using M&Ms as $$$.

There is an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, April 14th from 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM at the Benson Town Hall, 2760 Stage Road, Benson, VT 05743. This is a different location than most previous drives. We prefer that you schedule your appointment online so the number of persons waiting is held to a minimum. Yes, it is safe. You can read about the Red Cross' enhanced safety protocols at https://www.redcrossblood.org/ and schedule an appointment while you are there. You can also reduce your time at the drive by using Rapid Pass within 24 hours of the drive to complete reading the predonation materials and answering the questions online. If April 14th does not work for you or you would like to donate sooner, please find another drive close by and schedule your appointment there. If you can't find the answer to a specific blood donation question, call 1-800 RED-CROSS. We hope to see you on the 14th.

As a reminder, there is a special meeting on Tuesday, April 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union High School Band Room to discuss the proposed FY23 budget (Article 2), which will be voted on by Australian ballot on Wednesday, April 13th. We invite you to visit the budget page on our website for more information: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget

Laura MacLachlan from the Vermont Energy Education Project came in to kick off our unit on wind, solar, and hydro energy! We brainstormed ways that we use electricity, and learned about what types of energy we generate and use in Vermont. Over the next 8 weeks, students will be working to build working models of solar panels and wind turbines to learn about our renewable energy sources.

As we approach our April 12th Informational Meeting and April 13th Budget Revote, we are highlighting Frequently Asked Questions (https://5il.co/1898z) related to the FY23 Budget. Question: What changed from the March vote? Answer: Since the voters of Castleton and Hubbardton voted to close and purchase the Castleton Village School from Slate Valley UUSD, $33,500 of building operation costs were removed from the budget. For more information, we invite you to visit our budget web page: https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/budget.

Today we celebrate National Instructional Assistant Day and National School Librarian Day! Thank you to these amazing folks who do so much for our students! Our Library is a wonderful space of imagination and creativity where students are encouraged to fill their minds and souls through books and projects. Thank you, Mrs. Witt! Our IAs support our students and teachers and care for our 🐻s at recess and lunch. Thank you, Colleen, Cris and Kathy! BVS would not be the success it is without each of you!