Tonight - November 13, 2023: You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven Union Middle and High School Library. This meeting will be in person. You can virtually connect by going to:https://meet.google.com/vpe-iafw-stg Or dial: (US) +1 904-580-6324 PIN: 670 027 336#
Reminder: The Finance Committee Meeting before the District Board Meeting will begin at 5:00 PM in the Central Office Conference Room.
THE UPSTANDERS
THE UPSTANDERS WILL SCREEN LIVE ON
Thursday, November 16, 2023
AT FHUMHS in the gym
Pizza/childcare beginning at 5:30pm
Film starting at 6:00 p.m.
Questions & Answer Session 7:00-7:30 pm
The Upstanders Toolkit Access Link: https://cct.impactful.co/upstanders/watch.html?id=slatevalleyunified
All Slate Valley Schools will be closed today due to the weather. Typically this would have been a delayed start, but because it is a scheduled half day we need to just cancel. Parent teacher conferences will be rescheduled.
October Falcon Gathering. Here are more pictures from our fantastic celebration of students on October 31st!
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, we had our Falcon Gathering for the month of October. it is such an honor to celebrate these students for their amazing work and dedication to our SOAR expectations. Here are a few of the pictures from our celebration. More to follow as we have so many fantastic awards to give!
The next Slate Valley Community Advisory Council meeting will be Monday, November 6th, from 5:45 - 6:45 PM in the Central Office Conference Room at FHUMHS. If you are interested in helping bridge the gap between the community and school, please join Brooke Olsen-Farrell, our district's superintendent, along with other administrative staff for an hour of conversation. All are welcome! Information and Agenda can be found at https://www.slatevalleyunified.org/page/slate-valley-community-advisory-council.
As part of their current science unit, Kindergarten students explored weather and climate in the outdoor classroom space. Students used their five senses and recorded their observations and experiences.
Tuesday at FHGS had Falcon gear flying all over! It was awesome to see so many showing their school spirit with Falcon Shirt and Hat Day for Spirit Week! Go Falcons!
THE UPSTANDERS
THE UPSTANDERS WILL SCREEN LIVE ON
Thursday, November 16, 2023
AT FHUMHS in the gym
Pizza/childcare beginning at 5:30pm
Film starting at 6:00 p.m.
Questions & Answer Session 7:00-7:30 pm
The Upstanders Toolkit Access Link: https://cct.impactful.co/upstanders/watch.html?id=slatevalleyunified
What a great start to our Spirit Week here at FHGS. Yesterday was book character day and our students showed off some of their favorite characters. This is just a few of the pictures from yesterday. More to come all week long with our awesome Spirit Week!
Our students enjoyed a performance by Karen Montanaro. Karen has performed in hundreds of schools entertaining and educating students about the art forms of mime and dance and uses her phenomenal technique and control in both ballet and performance-mime to tell stories through movement. Some of our students and Mrs. Infurna were asked to participate in the performance. It was awesome to see the reaction from our students and watch them try out some of the techniques while they were watching. Thank you Karen for sharing your art with us!
Today FHGS 1st graders walked to FHUMHS so they could cheer on the Field Hockey team as they proceeded to win the first playoff game. Congratulations! And thank you to the little super fans for their enthusiasm!
Today members of the Elk's Club from Whitehall continued their over 20 year tradition of delivering dictionaries to every 3rd grader. The students were very excited and thankful!
FHGS Safety Patrol has officially started! Our 6th graders have started "walking the beat" during arrival and dismissal to support SOAR behavior in the halls. We are very excited to have these patrols supporting FHGS!
Yesterday, Fourth Graders traveled to the Granger House on Castleton University's Campus. They were able to take part in the college's Hidden History Archaeology Project.
One of our own was the School Superstar Spotlight yesterday morning on MyNBC5! Congratulations to Mrs. Mead!
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/school-superstar-spotlight-shannan-mead/45622887
Yesterday we held our last of this fall's Coffee & Conversations at Buxton's Store in Orwell. It was a nice turnout with about 10 community members stopping in to chat with district administrators and school board members. We will be sharing dates soon for our Listening Tours that, as in years past, will be held at the district schools during evening hours.
This week throughout Slate Valley, all of our schools took part in some experiential learning. Benson Village School’s fourth graders went to Castleton University and learned about the Hidden History Archaeology Project. Orwell Village School’s grades 4, 5, 6 traveled north to Isle La Motte and visited Goodsell Ridge Fossil Preserve. Castleton Elementary School’s 3rd graders walked along the main street of Castleton, visiting local sites connected to the traditionally read story, “The Blue Cat of Castle Town”. Fair Haven Grade School enjoyed performances by singer / songwriter Jared Campbell, who through humor and engaging music, shared messages about being a good friend, finding your passion, and making a positive impact in the world. Fair Haven Union Middle & High School’s Theatre Group invited all district elementary students to the high school to see performances of various short skits themed around fairy tales. The younger students had a wonderful time. Just a few of the great things happening in Slate Valley!
