Fair Haven Union Middle and High School

September 14, 2021 Dear Slate Valley Families, If you have not done so already, we are asking you to notify us of your child’s COVID vaccination status. This pertains to all eligible students (age 12 and up). School districts are permitted by law to request that parents voluntarily disclose their student’s vaccination status to assist with the implementation of pandemic precautions. You may opt to not disclose this information. If you decline to provide the school with their child’s vaccination status, your child will be counted as not-vaccinated. Understanding the accurate percentage of vaccinated students in our district is critical to knowing when we meet the 80% threshold where masks will no longer be required. It is also important to know in terms of contact tracing. If your child is fully vaccinated, they will not need to quarantine due to an exposure. We greatly appreciate your help and support in getting this information to our school nurses. Please fill out the form below and return to the school nurse in your building. Again this only pertains to eligible students (12 and up) at this time. We will be mailing forms home as well. As always, if you have any questions please reach out to your school nurse. Best, Brooke Olsen-Farrell Vaccination Attestation Letter: https://5il.co/yvyg Student Vaccination Attestation Form: https://5il.co/yvyi

VSAC's Gear Up program is a great opportunity for all FHUHS students to explore career and college options. Please feel free to reach out to our coordinator, Tia Stillman, if you would like your child involved in the program.

Tonight (September 13th) You’re invited to the Slate Valley Unified Union School District Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Union High School. This meeting will be in person or you may virtually connect by going to https://meet.google.com/jjz-yxpn-xyn or join by phone (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 411 413 765 0756# Tonight’s Agenda: https://5il.co/yo9x Previous Meeting Minutes: https://5il.co/xtg7 Next Board Meeting: September 27, 6:30 p.m. at CES

PSAT & ASVAB EXAM REGISTRATION WHO: - All 10th and 11th grade students are invited to register for the PSAT Exam. (*Please note there is an $18.00 fee for the PSAT Exam for 10th graders only.) - All 10th, 11th and 12th grade students are invited to register for the ASVAB Exam. *We ask that all 11th grade students register for the PSAT and/or ASVAB Exam. WHAT: - The PSAT is a practice exam that helps prepare students to take the SAT during 11th or 12th grade. The PSAT assesses students in the areas of Reading, Writing, Language and Math. - The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) measures aptitudes in four domains: Verbal, Math, Science and Technical, and Spatial. This exam helps students understand what careers may suit them, but does not require students to have an interest in joining the armed services. WHEN: - The PSAT test will be administered on October 13, 2021 - The ASVAB test will be administered on October 21, 2021 WHERE: - Fair Haven Union High School REGISTER: Students may register by returning registration forms, sending an email to elebrun@svuvt.org indicating exam choice(s), or visiting the Guidance Office. QUESTIONS: Please contact Eliza LeBrun, Administrative Assistant in the Guidance Office at (802) 265-3636 if you have any questions. Thank you, Kate Leathe, Assistant Principal Fair Haven Union High School

Dear Slate Valley Families, We recently announced that your child’s school will be offering weekly COVID testing for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals (staff and students). Unfortunately, due to technical issues with the vendor/state we will not be able to start on September 15th as originally planned. Instead we are planning on starting weekly surveillance testing on September 29th. It will occur weekly every Wednesday after that. Again, it is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line. https://www.cic-health.com/consent/vt. After consenting you should receive an email from COMMUNICATION INTEL. Your building nurse will be organizing the testing. Frequently asked questions about the testing program. https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools/school-staff-covid19-surveillance-testing/school-staff-resources Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions. Best, Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent

We're excited to announce that tonight's Varsity Football game against North Country will be live streaming over on Northeast Sports Network (NSN). NSN has provided us the link below to share with all of Slater Nation so that anyone who wants to follow tonight's action live and isn't able to make their way to LaPlaca Field can still cheer on the Slaters. https://www.nsnsports.net/sponsors/northpoint/?bfplayvid=289730 A special thanks goes out to Kim Alexander, Slate Valley's Athletic Director, for coordinating this opportunity to showcase all of the great things happening with our student athletes.

Dear Slate Valley Families, Your child’s school will be offering weekly COVID testing for ages 5 and up for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated individuals. We will be starting weekly surveillance testing on September 15th. It will occur weekly every Wednesday after that. It is completely voluntary. If you are interested you need to complete a consent form on-line which can be found on the following link. https://bit.ly/3jXlspB After consenting you should receive an email from COMMUNICATION INTEL. Your building nurse will be organizing the testing. Frequently asked questions about the testing program can be found here. https://bit.ly/3BUmAk0 Please reach out to your school nurse if you have any questions. Best, Brooke

Reminder - Tonight! Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Happy Wednesday! FHUHS completed our first ALICE/Options Based Drill yesterday afternoon. Our focus was centered on locking down and barricading doors in the event there was an intruder in the building. Overall, students and teachers did very well! The drill has given us opportunities to address areas of need, too. Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions regarding our safety procedures and/or protocols. Thank you!

If you aren't able to make it to LaPlaca field for the 4:00 pm kickoff between the FHUHS Varisty Girls Soccer and Green Mountain come join us over on YouTube and cheer on the Slaters at the following link. https://bit.ly/3yPW1KJ

FHUHS Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Green Mountain game tonight will be at 4pm. Please note the time change.

9/7/21 - FHUHS JV Football game canceled.

Reminder - this Thursday! Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Happy Labor Day weekend! All FHUHS students will be practicing an ALICE Options Based Lockdown Drill this coming week. This is an important safety practice opportunity as we dive back into the school year. We will be sharing safety announcements with families throughout the school year, along with procedures and protocols for families in the event of an emergency during the school day.

As we kickoff Labor Day weekend why not join us for some Vermont high school soccer as the Slaters Varsity Girls Soccer team takes on Bellows Falls on LaPlaca Field? Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 pm and will be streaming live on our YouTube channel at the following link. https://bit.ly/2WRJHwc

Please join Casey O'Meara, Slate Valley's Director of Curriculum, for an informational meeting on leveraging Title I Schoolwide Programs to Address Barriers to Academic Success at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 9th at Castleton Elementary School. The meeting can also be accessed using the following google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wpn-eika-ozr?hs=122&authuser=0. You may view the slides (with a survey at the end) from the presentation here: https://bit.ly/3h1Bddb.

Tonight marks the return of 11 on 11 tackle football to LaPlaca Field for the first time since the Fall of 2019 as the Slater Varsity Football Team takes on Middlebury with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 pm. While we look forward to seeing everyone who is able to attend in person to cheer on the Slaters, we'll also be streaming the game live on our YouTube channel for those unable to make it in person at the following link. https://bit.ly/3zKSnD8

Tonight marks the return of fall athletics to LaPlaca Field as the Slaters Varisty Boys' soccer team takes on Burr & Burton Academy starting at 6:00 p.m. For those unable to join us in person at the Fair Haven Union High School we'll be streaming the game live on our YouTube channel at the following link. https://bit.ly/3jANiI2

We're all excited for Freshmen Orientation tomorrow! Please join us for a cup of coffee at drop-off (7:45-8:10). We are also excited to see all of our students (grades 9-12) on Thursday, September 2nd, for our first official day of the school year!

Fair Haven Recreation and Slate Valley Vermont Youth Project are hosting their final Summer Pop Up Event tomorrow, Wednesday, September 1st at 6 p.m. in the Fair Haven Town Park: -Get to know your community -End of Summer Party -Free Stewart's Ice Cream