February 15: PTO Meeting at 6:30 pm in the Lothrop Library (Virtual Option)

February 20-24:Winter Break

Spring Dates

March 3: Lip Sync Battle

March 9: Family Conferences

March 15: Family Conferences

April 13: Primary Celebration of Learning @ 6:15 PM

May 6: PTO Golf Tournament

May 24: 3/4 Celebration of Learning @ 6:15 PM

June 2: 6th Grade to Boston

June 9: OV Awards Night

June 10: OV Graduation

The PTO will be sponsoring a lip sync battle on the evening of March 3rd. Students will be required to prepare a 90 second act. Here is a list of songs that have been approved in the past. Below you will find a sign-up form for students to fill out so that we have numbers for the Battle and songs not on the list can be screened for approval. Registration forms due NO LATER THAN February 27th.

Please see the links below to register to be in the Lip Sync Battle and to volunteer. The Lip Sync Battle cannot move forward without volunteers!

Please view the 5/6 edition of Panther News below as they helped our school understand what it means to be trustworthy.

Girls on the Run contacted me this week to see if I would put out the word seeking GOTR coaches. While it is not a Lothrop sponsored program, we support the program by helping to communicate with families and by providing space in our gym and outdoor campus. Here is the information below. There will need to be 3 coaches in order for the program to run.

We have received a number of requests with help in connecting families for birthday parties and play dates. This spured an idea of creating a voluntary Family Email and Phone Number Share for families who wish to participate. The pandemic did not allow for our current primary learners to connect with others during important developmental years and we are hoping that making connections a bit easier might provide more opportunities as our learners grow.

The intent of this form is to collect family contact information on a VOLUNTARY basis to be shared with other families in your child's grade level for play date coordination, birthday parties etc. After February Break, I will share a list of contact information with the families who contribute information. I provided spaces for 2 family members, but you only need to include one. Here are the surveys:

Pre-K

Kinder

First

Second

We are extremely fortunate to have family and community volunteers that organize and lead science lessons from the 4 Winds Institute for our K-4 learners. Our 5/6 learners take turns supporting the lessons and they often star in puppet shows explaining science content. The PTO is a large financial contributor, allowing Lothrop to participate. This past week, Kinder, had a special 4 Winds lesson on squirrels with Mrs. Stickney! The Kinders loved learning about grey, red, and flying squirrels. We watched a puppet show put on by some middle school helpers and then students got to do interactive stations to examine squirrels up close. You will notice 5/6 learners helping to facilitate the stations. We look forward to our next exciting 4 Winds lesson in March!

The health office is very low on boys, elastic waist pants. Sizes 5-12 are needed. If you have some gently used pants, donations are appreciated.

The Great Kindness Challenge - School Edition is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible on campus. Over 18 million students in over 36 thousand schools, completed over 900 million acts of kindness in over 110 countries!

Lothrop School is proudly participating in The Great Kindness Challenge, a week-long program dedicated to creating a culture of kindness and compassion in communities worldwide. This year Lothrop's Great Kindness Challenge is February 13-17, 2023.

To help our students practice kindness and put their compassion into action, they will receive a Great Kindness Challenge checklist and daily school wide act of kindness challenges.

Together, we will lift eachother up, cheer each other on and show the world that KINDNESS Matters!

Mr. Matt went on to say: Pippa used colored pencils and a reference photo to create this piece. She used blending and shading to great effect here, and have the reindeer a warm personality with a glint in its eye. Note the fun detail of the plant stuck atop the right antler!”

Hello Lothrop Families,

Grades ⅚ are fundraising for a trip to Boston at the end of this year. We are sending this High Mowing Organic Seed order form home to all grades as they have been requested by families in all age groups. Please do not feel obligated to participate but we would love it if you do! Please make any checks out to: LOTHROP SCHOOL and the deadline for orders is February 15. Please contact Kelly Connaughton with any questions, kfield16@yahoo.com.

Interested in becoming more involved in the school system? Consider becoming a school board member.

The Otter Valley Unified Union School District has the following openings for the Office of School Board of Director* for the coming election in March 2023:

• Brandon

• Goshen-1 year remaining of a 3 year term

• Leicester

• Pittsford – 2 years remaining of a 3 year term.

• At-Large – 2 Seats (Candidates can be from any of the OVUUSD towns: Brandon; Goshen; Leicester; Pittsford Sudbury; and Whiting)

The Barstow Unified Union School District has the following opening for the Office of School Board of Director* for the coming election in March 2023:

• At-Large (Candidates can be from either BUUSD town.)

*All seats are three year terms unless otherwise noted.

Petitions are available at the links provided above, at your Town Clerk’s Office, and the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Central Office at 49 Court Drive in Brandon. Requests for petitions can also be made by calling the RNESU Central Office at (802) 247-5757.

Completed petitions, along with a signed Consent of Candidate Form, are due to your Town Clerk by Monday, January 30, 2023. Petitions for town specific seats require signatures of the lesser of 1% of registered voters or 30 signatures. Petitions for at-large seats require the signature of 60 registered voters.

The PTO will be holding a golf tournament to raise funds for the school. They are looking for businesses and families to sponsor holes on the course. If you are interested in sponsoring or finding sponsors, please contact lothroppto@rnesu.org.

Family Vacation/Non-Truant Letter

RNESU District Calendar 2022-2023