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Our K-1 teacher, Ms. Grenier, was today's celebrity reader at Fair Haven Free Library's Story Time. Story Time takes place at 10 AM each Tuesday in July. Join them next week to find out who the celebrity reader will be!
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For the School Year 2022-23, Slate Valley Unified Union schools worked on this goal:
Establish Community Engagement, Service, and Partnerships by providing valuable, relevant, engaging and inclusive learning experiences for a global economy.
Below is a link to a video snapshot highlighting some of the great community engagement activities that happened in our schools throughout the district, such as Open Houses, Guest Readers, Evening of the Arts, Celebrations of Learning, Lunch and Dinners with Families, Work Based Learning Opportunites, just to name a few. Thank you to our community partners and parents who contributed in making this goal achievable and successful. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/eAnPvbk3Awk
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Our 5/6 students had a beautiful day for their Lake Bomoseen State Park trip on Monday of this week. Super way to wrap up the year! We wish our 6th grade students the very best of luck as Middle School students next year!
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Faculty and Staff surprised the students with a flash mob at the end of this morning's live
Falcon News broadcast. It was great fun! Happy Summer everyone!
See the video at: https://youtu.be/9188tyaBXUY
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Congratulations to Vicki Shaddock on your retirement! We appreciate your many years dedicated to keeping our students safe. You deserve all the happiness during this next stage.
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Thank you, Ann, for 17 years of being an amazing instructional assistant for Slate Valley. Your never-ending patience, motivation, and persistence helped many students grow. You will be missed. Congratulations on your retirement!
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Thank you to our staff, students and School Resource Officer for a successful, and final, safety drill for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Congratulations to Jane Riedel, who is retiring! Jane, we appreciate your hard work and consistant dedication. Best wishes as you enter this next chapter of your life!
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Before the end of the year, FHGS will do one final safety drill.
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Move up day is a little 'smaller' than it used to be as we have multiple grades that loop. However, you could still feel the excitement for the students that were moving up and meeting a new teacher! 🥳
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After 21 years of working in our district, Colleen Heibler is retiring! Colleen, we truly appreciate all your contributions through the years, you’ve earned this! Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement.
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Congratulations and best wishes to Arlene Disorda who will be retiring after 23 years of dedicated service as an educator in Slate Valley. Arlene, you may be leaving our buildings, but your ethics, values, and hundreds of enlightened students will remain! Enjoy your retirement!
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Congratulations to Dale Martin on her retirement! Thank you for your amazing contributions to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District. We wish you good health and happiness as you enter this next phase of life.
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Congratulations and best wishes to Launee Salamin who will be retiring after 24 years working as one of our amazing instructional assistants. You’ve devoted much of your life assisting our children; look back with pride on all those little hands and hearts you helped along the way! Enjoy your retirement!
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After 24 years of working in our district, Nancy Ward is retiring! Nancy, we appreciate your hard work and consistant dedication. Best wishes as you enter this next chapter of your life!
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Congratulations and best wishes to Rodney Batschelet who will be retiring after 14 years working as one of the district technology integration coaches. 'Mr. B.' was integral in bringing 3D design and printing into class curriculum, and more recently he pioneered the use of VR goggles. You will be greatly missed, Mr. B! We wish you all the best in your retirement.
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Congratulations to Benson Village School's Administrative Assistant, Ms. Pam Arel!
Ms. Arel is retiring after working 17 years in our district. She has worn many hats during her tenure and will be leaving some tough shoes to fill. Best wishes on a happy retirement!
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It's time to celebrate our wonderful retirees! We'd like to start by congratulating one of our high school math teachers, Toni Christensen, on her retirement. Ms. Christensen retires with a total of 23 years of teaching experience. We appreciate you and wish you the best!
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Today, Mr. Morris and some senior students from FHUMHS demonstrated various fun physic lessons to the FHGS 1st grade classes. The younger students were captivated!
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FHGS would like to extend a giant thank you to our Abbey Food Group folks who managed to serve over 500 meals in three locations in our building in under an hour!! We were excited to see so many families joining us today! Thank you to everyone involved for a successful school-wide BBQ!
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