Panther Press

March 9:Report Cards Emailed

March 9: Family Conferences

March 10: Early Release

March 15: Family Conferences

March 17: Inservice No school

March 18: Basket Raffle Drawing

March 24: Friday Morning Meeting-Alberico Hosting

March 24: Lip Sync Battle @ 6:00 PM

Spring Dates

April 13: Primary Celebration of Learning @ 6:00 PM

May 6: PTO Golf Tournament

May 24: 3/4 Celebration of Learning @ 6:00 PM

June 2: 6th Grade to Boston

June 9: OV Awards Night

June 10: OV Graduation

LOTHROP 5/6 BASKET RAFFLE

SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH, 10AM-12PM

3447 U.S. 7

PITTSFORD, VT

Come see over 60 baskets and gift certificates! We are raising money for a field trip to Boston in June.

Lothrop Middle School students are selling basket raffle tickets to raise money for their field trip to Boston. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six tickets. We have over 60 great baskets and gift certificates in the raffle. Please see below for info on each basket. Feel free to share this Basket Raffle Newsletter with family and friends who are far away. They can see all the baskets right here and let you know which ones they want to bid on! The raffle is also open during parent conferences on March 9 and 15 in the lobby of the school, and March 18 from 10 AM-12 in the Gym. We will pick winners at noon. You do not have to be present to win, we will contact all winners.

*Please continue to use the lower lot for drop off in the morning. We are beginning to have several families wait until 8:00 and then drop off in the upper lot. Staff need to get into the building at 8:00 to begin school and there is a bus that arrives right at 8:00 as well.

*There is always a staff member in the lower lot until 8:00 AM. Please remember to walk your child into the building after 8:00 AM.

*I recognize that everyone's mornings look a little different and we have a 25 minute arrival window, beginning at 7:35 AM so that we can accommodate all and get school started at 8:00 AM.

*As we are over half way through the year, it is a time when building independence with exiting/entering the car is helpful with drop off and pick up. We recognize that child locks and some car seats require families to get out and we understand. When at all possible, please encourage independence.

*Please pull to the last cone near the exit if you are the next person entering the drop off zone, we can typically line up 5 cars beside the cones. As always, unless a staff member ask you to unload or load before you are next to the drop off zone, please wait so that we can keep everyone safe and keep the line moving.

Middle Level learners have been exploring living and non-living things and their characteristics. They were able to share the characteristics of one living thing that they learned about-Guiness the Police Dog from Brandon PD. Thank you Officer Aidan Alnwick & K-9 Guinness

Please sign up for Spring Family Conferences that will take place on March 9th and 15th using the links below:

Lucas/Blanchard

Clark

Sadowski

Alberico

Desabrais

Kay

Pearsons

Audrey Allaire

Duggan

Lori Allaire

Desforges

The PTO Lip Sync Battle has been postponed till 3/24 to give acts more time to prepare and to allow more kids to enter. We are still in need of volunteers, so please click on the link below to sign up and help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0a48adae23a4f49-lipsync#/

In an effort to assist families who are navigating illness and absences, the school nurse has put together the following guidelines. Please reach out to Melanie Parker, School Nurse if you have any questions or concerns.

Please keep your child home for at least 24 hours if they have:

1. Fever over 100.0 F (without Tylenol or Ibuprofen)

2. Vomiting

3. Diarrhea

Please also keep them home if they have:

4. Unidentified Rash

5. Uncontrolled Cough

{If your child requires Tylenol or Ibuprofen in the morning, it may be best to keep them home for the day.} If you are unsure of whether to send your child to school or not, please feel free to call the school and ask.

If your child has been absent for 10 days or more, the school nurse will be calling each additional day that your child is not in school. Absent days will be excused if:

1. a note from a medical provider is received or

2. a parent has spoken with the school nurse.

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. The Girls on the Run programming is an after school program that uses a research based curriculum to empower, increase self-worth and spark joy in its participants.

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.

A huge shoutout of thanks to the current volunteers and officers of the Lothrop PTO. Lothrop Learners are supported well by the PTO each year.

In April there will be a number of officer positions up for nomination on the PTO Board and they are always in need of members to help out with fundraising efforts and organization of events.

Monthly meetings are organized according to the pleasure of the Board and can be held fully virtual or a combination of virtual and in-person.

If you are interested in becoming a member or an officer, please reach out to the team through Lothroppto@rnesu.org

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