Weathersfield Weekly
April 19th, 2024
Chief Spaulding, you will be missed!
Weathersfield VTCAP Schedule Grades 3-8 LAST WEEK!
PAWS-itively Fun STEAM Camp Sign Ups for Summer 2024!
We are pleased to announce we will be offering a PAWS Summer Camp and STEAM Camp at WS! We will offer four weeks of fun and learning…shhh, don’t tell the students!
Camps will run Monday through Friday, beginning July 8th and ending on August 2nd. The camps will be broken into two sessions.
Session #1: PAWS Summer Camp, which will be held from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session #2: STEAM Camp, which will be held from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
PAWS Summer Camp will offer a variety of activities such as crafts, nature activities, sports, cooperative games, and MORE.
STEAM Camp will offer a variety of hands-on activities that involve Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Here are the themes this year:
Week #1 (July 8th - 12th): Rube Goldberg Machines
Week #2 (July 15th - 19th): Enchanted Forest
Week #3 (July 22nd - July 26th): Kitchen Academy
Week #4 (July 29th - August 2nd): STEAM Olympics
Space will be limited to #25 students per camp for each session.
Students can join both camps or just attend one of the camps each week!
The cost for the camps will be $50/week per child for each session ($100/week per child to enroll in both sessions). Sign-ups are offered on a first come, first serve basis. A $25 registration fee will be required to hold your child’s spot in the camp.
Here is the link for sign ups!
Students Gardening on a Nice Spring Day
3-D Student Agency Survey 2.0 – A Three-Dimensional Scan & Other Related Concepts Important to Student Learning
Background:
Student agency is that sense of ownership and control that a student feels over their school experience. The WSESU strategic plan outlines various strategies that address Student Success and Engagement as well as Culture and Student Wellness. Student agency is at the heart of realizing these goals.
The 3-D Student Agency Survey comes to us through our Learning Inspired consultant, Mike Nicholson. Mike has been working with our staff in various capacities over the past several years, since he helped us develop our strategic plan. The following is a summary of what we hope to accomplish with this survey.
Why "3-D"?
We call our study "3-D" because it looks at education from the viewpoint of the three main groups: parents, students, and teachers. This way, we get a full picture without sharing anyone's personal information, focusing on what everyone thinks as a group.
We want to find out:
• What parents, students, and teachers agree and disagree on.
• Deep insights on student decision-making, motivation, the role of teachers, and what education should achieve.
Important Topics:
Questions in the survey cover how students feel about their role in learning, the goal of going to school, how relationships in school are changing, and personal challenges like stress and how they feel about their achievements.
Support for More Schools:
With help from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, we can include more schools in this study without asking them to pay. This means we can learn from a lot of different places.
Making the Survey:
We talked to lots of parents, students, and teachers to make sure the survey asks the right questions. An expert in studying cultures helped us too.
It only takes about 15 minutes to complete the survey.
After the Survey:
Schools that join in will get to see what was learned quickly, within two weeks after they finish. After every school has taken part, we'll share what we found out with everyone.
Let's work together on this exciting project to make education even better by understanding the choices students make in their learning. If you have any questions about this student agency inquiry, please contact Mike Nicholson (mnicholson@learninspired.org, 614-815-6608).
Here is the link to the survey.
Dental Services at Weathersfield School
Weathersfield School will be offering dental cleanings, dental sealants, fluoride applications, and silver diamine fluoride applications to students this May.
Dental services are for students who do not have a regular dentist, or who have not seen a dentist in over a year.
Lisa Watson, Registered Dental Hygienist at NorthStar Dental Clinic, will be visiting our school to provide services. If students need a follow up visit with a dental office, she can arrange one with NorthStar Dental in Ludlow VT.
If you would like your child to have a dental check-up at school, please let Mrs. Knight our school nurse know so we can put your child on the schedule and give you the appropriate forms. Please reach out with any questions.
Join Our Heart Heroes-American Heart Association
Our school is participating in the Kids Heart Challenge, a very special community service program to raise funds for the American Heart Association. It's your child's chance to be a Heart Hero. Students can learn how to keep their hearts and brains healthy while raising funds to help kids with special hearts. By completing Finn’s Mission, they will also learn the lifesaving skills of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Have your child go to: http://www2.heart.org/goto/weathersfield. Your child will earn a wristband just for registering online and taking the challenge!
As a thank you for participating, I will conduct a glow-in-the-dark sports week during the student's regularly scheduled PE class from April 15th to April 19th. The week will include games like glow basketball, badminton, volleyball, Ultimate Team Battleship, and bowling.
Donation online & collection envelopes due: Friday, April 19th
Please register and complete Finn’s Mission
to help our school out!
If 18 or more students at our school complete Finn’s Mission, we will be entered to win a $10,000 gym upgrade!
If 50% of our student population register online, we will receive an extra $500 in USGAMES gift certificates for PE equipment!
Every student who completes Finn’s Mission will be entered to win Super Bowl tickets.
Sincerely,
Laura M Berry
Physical Educator - W.S. / Kids Heart Challenge School Coordinator
Free COVID-19 Tests
Board Meeting
Beauty and the Beast Shirts For Sale
Beauty and The Beast Jr. T-Shirt Fundraiser- This year we will be offering Beauty and The Beast Jr. T-shirts for sale at this link as a fundraiser for our program. All proceeds will go towards costumes and sets for our productions. You can add CREW or CAST to the back of your shirt for an additional $3. You can opt to have the shirts delivered to school, or have them shipped directly to you. Feel free to share the link with your friends and family who would like to support our Weathersfield School Drama Club.
A very big thank you to Lisa Gleeson and Clever Cow Designs for making this happen!
8th Grade Opportunity
The school counselors from Windsor High School will be visiting Weathersfield School on Friday, April 26th during the school day. They will be discussing course registration for next year, and will be answering any questions the students may have. If your student is intending to attend or is interested in attending Windsor High School next year, please have them go to our meeting. In the meantime, students and families can browse at our Program of Studies for the 2024-2025 school year here to see what courses we will be offering. Please visit our School Counseling website to view more details about our school.
Students Safely Enjoying the Solar Eclipse
Even though we were on spring break, we had lots of students that came to Hoisington Field to view the eclipse. The Proctor Library hosted the event with telescopes, solar glasses and a special guest speaker. It was a great opportunity for students and our community to see the eclipse. Thank you Proctor Library for hosting this event.
Menu for the Week of 04/22 - 04/26
Monday Breakfast -Assorted Cereal Milk, Juice, and Fresh Fruit
Lunch- Baked Chicken Tenders Mashed Potatoes Maple Glazed Carrots
Tuesday Breakfast-Scrambled Eggs w/ Cheese VT Maple Sausage, Roasted Potatoes Milk, Fresh Fruit, Juice
Lunch-Nachos w/ Seasoned Beef Roasted Corn, Black Beans House Salsa and Sour Cream
Wednesday Breakfast- WW Bagel w/ Cream Cheese, Milk, Fresh Fruit, Juice
Lunch-Cheese Ravioli w/ Marinara Italian Sausage Meatballs Wilted Spinach, Bread Stick
Thursday Breakfast-Blueberry Muffin, Milk, Fresh Fruit, Juice
Lunch-Local Beef Burger, WW Bun Macaroni Salad Pickle Spear
Friday Breakfast-WW Glazed Donuts Milk, Fresh Fruit, Juice
Lunch- Pizza Pepperoni or Cheese Caesar Side Salad
Save the Dates!
- April 23rd-April 26th VTCAP Testing ELA Grades 3-8
- April 26th P.R.I.D.E.Assembly
- April 26th and 27th Beauty and the Beast Jr. at Weathersfield
- May 1st Early Release Day for Students
- May 14th Panther Cub Night
- May 24th Leadership Day/Early Release Day for Students