"Slate Valley students are sending a sweet message to children in Ukraine. Recently, students across the district have been making care packages containing maple candy to send children living in the war-torn eastern European country."
https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/local/slate-valley-students-send-sweet-notes-to-ukraine/article_f84bb2c2-2845-57f3-b310-7c0325940e94.html
FGHS Student Voice is holding a food drive. Collection will end May 13th.
Bike Club Starts tomorrow!
The Lion's Club will be holding their Kids Fishing Derby again this year in West Haven. The derby is FREE to kids 0-12 years old!
Dear Slate Valley Staff and Families,
Unfortunately Covid-19 is making a resurgence in our area. If anyone is experiencing symptoms, even if you think it is just allergies or other illness, it is still recommended that you test to be sure. You can request tests from the school if you need them. If you are unable to test, you should stay home if you have symptoms until you feel better.
You can also choose to wear a mask, wash your hands frequently, keep your hands away from your nose and mouth, clean surfaces frequently and distance yourself where you feel it is necessary.
Please see the Department of Health website for more in depth information. Hopefully by following these strategies, we can keep this resurgence to a minimum.
https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19
Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions.
Best,
Brooke Olsen-Farrell
Superintendent
Exciting news! The installation of the new playground has started!
April has been BUSY at FHGS and we know the next few weeks will be even more! We are happy to share our April Newsletter highlighting a few of the activities taking place at FHGS. Enjoy! https://5il.co/19ocn
8th grade spent the day visiting CCV in Rutland. They got a taste of college classes, learned more about higher education and options they have as they head to high school and beyond.
Yesterday the 7th and 8th graders were transported 50 years ago to 1972! They had a chance to explore older tools and technologies like antique encyclopedias, Viewmasters, Litebrites, and rotary telephones. They all had a blast trying to type their names exactly in the center of a page on a manual typewriter. Only a handful were able to do it! It was a fun blast from the past.
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.
Unfortunately, Boys and Girls Club will be closed this week (April 25-April 29) at the Fair Haven Grade School Site.
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
7th and 8th grade students visited Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade classes to read Spanish books the older students have been reading in Spanish class. Through different stories, Spanish students have been learning a variety of vocabulary and improving their reading skills in the target language, as well as practicing reading aloud in Spanish.
Middle School students created flashcards they donated to elementary students so our little ones could continue to practice with some of the words they learned in Spanish. It was a wonderful experience for our students and they had such a great time. Students are looking forward to doing it again sometime!
Spring soccer opportunity for 8-14 year old students.
Please reach out to David Carrabino at svufc21@gmail.com with questions.
Calling all Heritage Heroes aged 8-12! Celebrate National Credit Union Youth Month with us at the Dream BIG dance party, sponsored by Heritage Heroes!
Join us on Friday, April 22, from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Heritage Family Fieldhouse for a night of fun. Featuring a DJ, games, and prizes - PLUS special prizes for Heritage Heroes!
This event is free and open to the public
RSVP REQUIRED through Rutland Rec - https://register1.vermontsystems.com/wbwsc/vtrutland.wsc/search.html?module=AR&primarycode=912345&fbclid=IwAR3hd3_tFCZJof7u4b3oY4ZlJuQTslPjd9ZioDEzuLODzEYDp3hAI1vS_JU
We were so SO EXCITED to hold our first in-person concert in over two years! K-2 music students held a pajama party with Mrs. Hutchins directing the party. Our 7/8 band also performed for a packed house under the direction of Mrs. Adams. FHGS would like to extend a huge "thank you!" to both of these fabulous teachers for all their hard work putting together a great night for our students and families. Many teachers and staff were on hand to help the concert run smoothly. We couldn't have done it without them as well. We hope families enjoyed the night and were just as excited to be back at FHGS! We look forward to many more events with you.
Good evening,
The budget passed with the following results:
Yes: 882
No: 541
We want to thank the community for voting!
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
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.
Reminder - Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13th will be the Slate Valley School Budget Re-Vote. For Fair Haven residents, the voting site will be at Fair Haven Grade School from 10am-7pm. Please enter the school through the main entrance, the handicap accessible ramp on the left side of the building. There will be signs posted directing voters to the correct door.
As a reminder to our families, there is a K-2 music concert and 7/8 band concert tomorrow night beginning at 6:30pm. Students are asked to be here by 6:15pm to get ready. We encourage families to come early enough to vote before the concert begins.
