October 31: Halloween Parade @ 1:15

November 3: Trimester 1 Ends

November 5: Daylight Savings Time Ends

November 9: Family Conferences

November 9: Report Cards Go Home

November 10: Veteran's Day Sub (No School)

November 14: Family Conferences 2

November 17: Early Release

November 21: Family Thanksgiving Luncheon (time to be determined)

• Halloween Parade - On Tuesday, October 31st, students will line up on the blacktop of Lothrop School at 1:15 p.m. and proceed out of the gates to Pleasant and Arch Streets. Students may bring costumes to school in their backpacks with the following guidelines: no weapons, blood, gore, or masks will be permitted. If you have any questions, please reach out to your student's teacher.

• Veggie Van Go has been changed to Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:00 - 11:00 AM at OVUHS Parking Lot - Reminder: Any individual associated with RNESU Supervisory Union (staff, parent, grandparent, etc) may participate AND may pick up for another family as well.

• SCHOOL BOARD OPENINGS: The Otter Valley Union Board continues to have two vacant seats on the board: One for a Brandon Representative and one for a Pittsford Representative.

  The individuals appointed to these positions must reside in the respective towns and will serve until the next election in March 2024. If you are interested, please send a letter to Melinda Piper at mpiper@rnesu.org stating which seat you would like to be considered for and explaining why you would be a valuable addition to the Board. The deadline for submission is Thursday Nov. 2, 2023.

  The Board will make a decision during the OVUU School Board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will take place at the OVUHS Library. For more information, please contact Melinda Piper at mpiper@rnesu.org or (802) 247-5757 x 2722.

• 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!

This year we have been working hard on cooperation and teamwork with our classmates. Every class that we work in groups, teams or partners the students know that I use my randomizer so that each class they are different and everyone gets a chance to work with other students that they might not always work with. We have also been working on our different locomotor skills, the health related components of fitness, and we even got to get outside for some soccer when we were working on the skill of manipulation with your feet. We are now finishing this first trimester off with some fun pumpkin and halloween themed activities, while still working on cooperation, teamwork and body control.

As a reminder please help your child remember to bring sneakers on their PE days. This is for their safety. They have the opportunity to change their shoes in the gym before we begin class. If they do forget, which we all do from time to time, I have extra sneakers that they can borrow for the class. If you have any sneakers that your students have outgrown but are still in good shape we are always taking donations to fill the borrowing shoe closet.

Hello Caverly Families! Here is our latest newsletter!

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Have a great weekend!

Here are my photos from the Pumpkin Patch! Thank you for joining us for a wonderful field trip, Kelly and I had so much fun! Special Thanks to Andrea Winslow who opens early for us and donates pumpkins and gourds to each student. We appreciate her kindness and generosity! The kids made a special card for her today and I will be dropping it off :).

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Email: ewilliamsharryman@rnesu.org

Website: https://lothrop.rnesu.org/
Location: US Route 7, Pittsford, VT, 05763
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