February 10, 2012
Dear Parents,
Given the warm temperatures and sunshine, it feels more like we are week away from April vacation rather than February vacation. I have to say I enjoy the longer hour+ of daylight and the savings in heating my house.
Our school web page has an updated version of the budget. I urge all of you to plan to attend the Annual School District meeting on Monday, March 5 at 7:30 PM. I also urge everyone to vote on Town Meeting day.
Now it is time to nag. Parents, please, please get your students to school on time. We have students arriving to school at all hours of the morning on a regular basis. Classes start at 8:00, so students who arrive late miss valuable class time, which teachers should not have to repeat. We would really like to see a reduction in tardiness. Thank you.
This week, the Hartland School participated in the Young Vermont Writer’s Initiative. Every person in the school dropped what they were doing to write for a period of time on Tuesday. The point was to encourage students to respond to a number of prompts, and to see adults enjoy writing. Thanks to Sarah Stewart Taylor for bring this event to our school.
We received the results of our NECAP state assessments this week. I am putting together a report for our school board, which will be posted soon on our website. I am pleased with our results! Individual student reports will be sent home before vacation.
Please check out the lost and found. We have quite a collection of coats and boots.
I want to thank Karen Rodis, our K – 5 Spanish teacher for participating in a Journey North program. Mrs. Rodis’s students are communicating with schools in Mexico, while tracking the migration route of Monarch butterflies from Vermont to their winter sites in Mexico. In the spring, they will track them back to Vermont. Students in grades 1 and 2 have sent paper butterflies to two schools in Mexico. If you click on this link to Mrs. Rodis’s school web page, you will be able to see photos of students in Mexico displaying the art work of our students. http://hartlandspanish.blogspot.com/2012/02/symbolic-monarch-migration-update.html
The Footnotes, a special chorus from Hanover High school gave an fabulous performance this week. They sang songs from Wicked, and Grease. It was especially thrilling to welcome Genevera Wetmore, Kendra Comstock, and Olivia Zerphy back to Hartland. These former students sang solos for our students. I was very pleased that we were asked to host this performance. I am sure it inspired many students.
Have a great weekend. As always, give your child a hug for me.
Judy Callens, Principal
