January 9 - Pittsford Reads visits K-3rd

January 10 - PTO Meeting at 6pm in the Lothrop Library

January 11 - 5/6 Grade Holiday Lights Concert at 6 pm

January 15 - Martin Luther King Day (No School)

January 19 - Early Release Day

January 26 - Talent Show

February Break - 2/19 - 2/23

• Car drop offs and pick ups should occur in the lower lot only in the morning and afternoon.
• Please pull all the way forward so we can unload or load as many students at one time as possible, it really does make it go faster.
• Please remain in your vehicle, although we understand that some younger students still need help with seatbelts, if possible, please work with your child to be able to buckle their own seat belt.
• Please remember that student safety is our priority. Please do not park in the lot and ask your child to come to you or pass other vehicles in line.
• Please be patient, we're all working hard to make these times run smoothly. Thank you!

The 5th & 6th grade Holiday Lights concert has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 11th at 6 pm.

Families can order FREE COVID-19 TESTS HERE.

Schools are no longer receiving tests for community distribution.

This week in art Kinders, first and second graders are working on mixing colors with paint. Third graders have started work on their plaster masks. Fourth graders are experimenting with clay. Fifth graders are finishing up their paintings of reindeer and sixth grade are finishing their logo design project.

• Mrs. Bruce is looking for volunteers, with building experience, who would be willing to help build sets for this year's 3/4 musical, James and the Giant Peach. We are also looking for donations of materials (lumber, hardware, paint, etc) to help build the set. Please contact her if interested at cbruce@rnesu.org. Thank you!

Sora is an online shared digital library that provides audiobooks and ebooks. RNESU subscribes to this resource and every student can access it with their school email account. The Sora app can be downloaded to almost every type of device (unfortunately not Kindle tablets). To access this resource;

1. Download app or go to https://soraapp.com/welcome
2. Use location finder or search for Vermont Schools Shared Digital Collection
3. After clicking on the button for Vermont Schools Shared Digital Collection. Scroll through the list of schools and locate "Rutland Northeast SU 36"-click on that button.
4. Click on the button "Sign in using Rutland Northeast SU 36"
5. Sign-in with Google using your student's RNESU email address.

The OVUU school board has decided that we will have an early release day for students on Monday, April 8, 2024 because of the total solar eclipse that will take place on that day. Dismissal time will be the same as early release days; 11:30 dismissal for car riders and 11:40 dismissal for bus riders.

We will be having a Lothrop Rock Climbing team this year. If your child is interested please contact our coaches; Margaret Day at 802-282-6079 or Jen Tinsman at 802- 558-8061.
We will have partial scholarships available.
Practices start the first Friday of January.

When someone from Lothrop is trying to call you,

your caller ID may say Albany, VT.

Please answer the call.

Volunteer to be a Girls on the Run coach for Lothrop School this spring! The impact of a Girls on the Run volunteer coach is as boundless as it is beautiful. Girls on the Run is an after-school program that uses a research-based curriculum to empower, increase self-worth, and spark joy in its participants.

Coach registration is now open. Visit gotrvt.org/coach to learn more or sign up to volunteer. Questions? Contact GOTRVT at anne@girlsontherunvermont.org or 802-871-5664.

Email: sfarrington@rnesu.org

Website: https://lothrop.rnesu.org/

Location: US Route 7, Pittsford, VT, 05763
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