Echo Valley Community School District Washington Village Campus Wednesday Letter October 10, 2018 Newsletters are also sent digitally to your contact email

Letter from Principal Harlow Upcoming WVC Events

● October 11 - 6:00 - EVCSD PTO Meeting at the Dear Parents and Friends, Washington Village Campus

Thank you to all who came to our Open ● October 12 - WVC Hike to the Old Pepper Place House last Thursday evening! I think that we had a 95% turn out! This shows the power of our new ● October 16 - School Picture Day merged community! Thank you also for supporting ● October 29 - November 2 - Wunderle’s Big the book fair! Circus Adventures Residency

We are excited for the all school hike which ● October 31 - Early Release will happen on Friday! Please read below if you are curious about what it is! Parents who want to join ● November 9 - Early Release us need to check in with Jessi in the office to have ● November 12 - NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day a background check done! ● November 21 - 23 - Thanksgiving Break DON’T FORGET THE PTO MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE WASHINGTON Winter Sports Meeting Scheduled VILLAGE CAMPUS! 6:00! for Thursday, 10/18

in the St. Monica’s cafeteria at 6:30pm. Dates to Remember: Please come and sign-up your child if they plan to play BackPack Program Starts- October 12, 2018 basketball (for Echo Community Valley School and St. School FLU Clinic for Students - November 6, 2018 Monica/St.Michael Students) or participate in the Bolton Ski Program. (Echo Valley Community students). Dental Hub Trailer Visits - November 20, 2018 Practice schedules will be handed out, coaches Ronald McDonald Van Visits- December 4, 2018 introduced and expectations for the season will be Please feel free to contact me at any time! reviewed.

Best, If you have questions please email Janis Blais at [email protected] or call 371-9281 after 4:30pm. Amy Harlow

What is The All School Hike? This will be our third year bringing our whole school on a fall hike to the Old Pepper Place! All students grades K - 4 will be transported from the school to the top of the Old Pepper Road. We will hike in from the beginning of the Class 4 road about 1 mile where we will have a picnic lunch. After that we will collaborate with the Vermont Institute of Natural Science to enjoy nature based activities in the woods and fields of the beautiful old farmland. We will hike back out to the buses around 1:30 and return to the school around 2:00! If you would like to join us, please contact Jessi in the office 883-2312! CVSU Habits of Success of ALL Learners ● Respectful Learner = Personal Development ● Responsible Learner = Work Ethic ● Engaged Learner = Critical Thinking ● Effective Learner = Communication

Music Notes from Mr. Hamel ONWARD! News! The band and recorder programs have gained plenty of momentum and we are sure to have a successful LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD year ahead of us. One of the most helpful ways IINSTRUCTORS TO WORK IN OUR parents can support our program is to remind your kids ONWARD PROGRAM NEXT SESSION! that Lessons are on Wednesday and we need instruments to be in school. This will keep the Please contact Jenn Ball at jball@cvsu or at 883-2312 students moving forward in their studies and help our program grow exponentially. Please remind your Troy Wunderle of Wunderle’s Big Top Circus students to bring their instruments every Adventures will be in our school the last week of Wednesday. October! Students will be able to “Try your hands Upcoming Events: at the time-treasured traditions of the circus Sli’s Allnighter V Benefit Concert (to support the Echo world . . . astound your friends as Troy directs

Valley Community School District!) them through the ancient art forms of , -Saturday October 20th at the Barre Elks Lodge. , feather balancing, hula , devil sticking, diablo manipulation, jump roping, pogo sticking, unicycling rolling globe walking rolla bolla balancing, and stilt dancing! Games, human stunts, clowning workshops and entertaining magic tricks will be taught as well!”

For more information go to Big Top Adventures

News from Nurse Chantelle

We are a nut aware school! Please try to send Nut Allergy Safe snacks to school! Thanks!