Panther Press

End of Year Dates

May 3-The Roar Show-K-2 and 3-6

May 19-Generation Celebration-Formally Grandfriends Tea @ 9:00 AM-Lothrop Cafeteria

May 19-Pittsford Reads

May 25-Middle Level-Celebration of Learning

May 26-Primary-Celebration of Learning

June 1-Grade 2 to Montshire Museum

June 2-OV 6th Grade Family Night-5:00 PM-6:00 PM

June 3-Boston Trip

June 8-6th Grade Lothrop Step-up Day to OV @ 9:00 AM-11:30 AM

June 9-Rain Date for Panther Palooza (If Friday looks crumby, we will move to Thursday)

June 10-Panther Palooza

June 13-Awards Assembly and Graduation Practice

June 14-6th Grade Last Walk of the Halls

June 14-6th grade Graduation @ 6:30 PM

Briana Graham, from the National Forest Service, was our visitor for PIttsford Reads on Thursday, April 29. Pittsford Reads is sponsored by OMYA, the Maclure Library and the Lothrop Library, in which community members visit Lothrop classes, read books and gives away books to each student.

Please see the attached flyer for all the great summer program opportunities offered at Neshobe School for students currently in grades K-6. Use the link below to sign up for summer programs. If you have already signed up, or sign up by Friday evening, you will receive a confirmation email by Wednesday of next week. Sign ups after this Friday will be confirmed the week of May 9th.

If you have any questions or would like more information please contact:

Heather Best, hbest@rnesu.org about the Summer Camps

Colleen Wright, cwright@townofbrandon about the Rec program, and

Nancy Bird, nbird@rnesu.org about SOAR

RUTLAND NORTHEASTSUPERVISORY UNION

Brandon, Chittenden, Goshen, Leicester, Mendon, Pittsford, Sudbury, Whiting

(RNESU, Otter Valley & Barstow Unified Union School Districts)

Let this serve as notice that Personnel Records of employees who were employed at Barstow Memorial School, Lothrop Elementary School, Neshobe School, Otter Creek Academy (formally known as Leicester Central, Sudbury County and Whiting Elementary Schools), or Otter Valley High School prior and up to the 1992 school year are being destroyed in accordance with Federal, State and Local Guidelines.

Anyone who would like their record should call Pam Reed at the RNESU Office at (802)247-5757 prior to December 31, 2022 to make arrangements to pick it up.

Brooke Dahlin

Human Resources Coordinator

FREE Shares of produce are available to all community members through the Veggie VanGo program. The Veggie VanGo flier for the monthly event at Otter Valley is below. We are pleased to offer delivery of pre-ordered shares to Lothrop on those dates. Pick-up at Lothrop will be available from 1-4pm. Shares can be ordered each month through the following link: Lothrop Veggie VanGo Order Form. The next delivery is Friday, May 27th. Orders must be received before May 16th.

“Sick people should not be at school.” - Dr. Rebecca Bell

Stay home when you are sick

• Any person with symptoms of illness should stay home until they have been fever-free, without the use of medication, for 24 hours and have markedly improved symptoms. Anyone ill at school, will be sent home.

COVID-19 Testing

• 2 negative antigen tests, as close to 24 hours apart as possible, or 1 PCR or LAMP test are recommended before returning to school for anyone with the following symptoms:

• Fever, Cough, Shortness of breath, Chills, Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or Vomiting, Diarrhea or New loss of taste or smell.

Testing for new symptoms is recommended even for those who have tested positive within the last 90 days

• If a person is not up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccines or is unvaccinated, testing is recommended:

• No earlier than day 4, take 2 antigen tests 24 hours apart OR

• On or after day 5, take a PCR or LAMP test

• If you develop symptoms at any time, get tested regardless of vaccination status.

Notify the school nurse of any student with symptoms of illness.

Antigen and LAMP tests are currently available at all RNESU schools.

The PTO & Lothrop Community thanks;

Brandon blue seal for donating mulch for the caverly clean up in May.

Baird Farm for donating maple syrup for the preschool to taste, as well as a grading display for them to look at this week for a maple sugaring unit.

Don't forget about the Lothrop PTO when you shop on Amazon smile. Follow the link and the PTO will get a portion of your purchase. Or search for Pittsford parent teacher on Amazon smile. Thank you! http://smile.amazon.com/ch/03-6011454

Please contact Kelly Connaughton if you would like some coupons for $2 off a haircut at SportClips in Rutland. The PTO gets $2 for every coupon and you get $2 off!!

Reusable bags - help the environment and support the PTO! $5 for a set of 4 bags. 2 sandwich bags, 2 snack bags. Dishwasher safe! PM or email lothroppto@rnesu.org or Kelly Connaughton kfield16@yahoo.com Cash, Check or Square payments accepted: https://lothrop-pto.square.site/ Checks payable to Lothrop PTO.

Shop at Price Chopper/Market 32 to help our school earn free classroom equipment! Please link your AdvantEdge card to our school at: rewards.pricechopper.com. Each time you shop and have your linked card scanned, our school will earn free classroom equipment, all donated by Price Chopper/ Market 32.

How Supporters can Enroll their AdvantEdge Cards to your school:

Lothrop School Code: 15378

Parents and supporters need to sign up at https://rewards.pricechopper.com even if they participated in the past!

If a supporter doesn't already have a Price Chopper AdvantEdge Card, they can sign-up for one at any Price Chopper store or visit us online at www.pricechopper.com.

2021-22 PTO Officers:

President-Sybren Spensley

Vice President-Kate Lathrop

Treasurer-Brett and Hillary Mullin

Secretary- Meghan Fox

Facebook Page & Group

We have a public page and a private group, we will be posting items/updates in the private group as well as the public page. Please 'like' our page and request to be added to the group (link).

Meetings

For the time being, The Lothrop PTO meets the second Wednesday of the month ONLINE at 6:30pm. ALL Lothrop families are considered members of the PTO and are welcome to attend meetings. Meeting notices/invites will be posted in the private Facebook group.

Help Needed

We are always looking for folks willing to help with various tasks and events so please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to contribute.

Lothroppto@rnesu.org