Newsletter May 4, 2012
Dear Parents,
Every year the CARE/CRISIS team conducts a drill. Today we ran a lock down drill. The team deliberately planned a drill
during lunch time for grades 3-4 and 7-8.
We wanted to plan for moving a large group of students out of a public
space and into secure areas.
Teachers prepared students and debriefed after the drill ended. I want you all to know that this was a
drill, not a real crisis.
Each year, our teachers select two students to represent the
school as Vermont Scholar Leaders. This year sixth grader, Kyle Prior, and
eighth grader Tim Alibozek were chosen to attend a ceremony in June at Norwich
University. The Scholar Leader program is sponsored by the New
England League of Middle Schools and the Vermont Association for Middle Level
Education. We congratulate them both!
Mrs. Ziegler has been accepted into the Vermont Mathematics
Initiative, which is a three- year program leading to a Masters degree in
mathematics education. I am
thrilled to have another teacher leader here at HES.
The School Board approved the appointment of Scott
Richardson to replace Tom Kennedy at its meeting on April 23. We welcome his efforts to help the
community.
Teacher Appreciation week is May 7 – 11. As usual, the PTSF
has planned a variety of ways to thank the teachers for their hard work. I am so appreciative of the efforts of
the PTSF. If you have a moment
next week, please stop by to express your thanks to your children’s
teachers. It means so much to be
recognized for this demanding work.
On Friday night many of us will attend the movie, Bully, at
the Nugget Theater in Hanover. We
are previewing the movie so that we can prepare the 7th and 8th
grade students for their private show on Tuesday. We feel strongly that viewing the movie, and having
discussions and activities at the school will help reduce the troublesome
behaviors between our students.
Tomorrow is Green Up Day. Mrs. White, wearing her conservation committee hat, has
worked hard to make sure that materials
are available for families to help clean up our roadsides.
I want to see some sunshine. That’s all that is left to say. Have a great weekend. As always, give your child a hug for me.
Judy Callens
